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IBB Distinguished Lectures

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The Biology and Therapeutic Promise of Small RNAs

2009-10-02 , Sharp, Phillip A.

The discovery of the multiple roles of small RNAs in regulation of gene expression is a revolutionary advance in biology. MicroRNAs probably interact with mRNAs from half of all human genes. Overexpression of some microRNAs is associated with certain types of cancer while, more commonly, a reduction in microRNA levels is seen in tumors. Recent evidence suggests that the primary role of microRNAs might be to provide robustness or stability to systems. We have recently found that cytoplasmic subcellular localization of mRNAs and microRNAs is dependent upon formation of poly(ADP-ribose) and that microRNA repression is reduced under stress conditions.

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Sustaining Growth in Medical Technology

2002-11-14 , Collins, Arthur D., Jr.

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Biomedicine and Materials Science

2008-11-06 , Whitesides, George M.

George M. Whitesides joined the Department of Chemistry of Harvard University in 1982, and was Department Chairman 1986-89, and Mallinckrodt Professor of Chemistry from 1982-2004. He is now the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor.

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Harnessing New Technologies to Improve Health

2003-10-16 , Sykes, Richard Brook

The Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience’s annual Petit Distinguished Lecture features Sir Richard Sykes, rector of the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine.