Toward Biologic Networks for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders
Speaker
Jake Lusis. PhD
Date
May 19, 2010, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Location
Cummings Life Science Center 101
University of Chicago
Description
Department of
Human Genetics
S E M I N A R
“Toward Biologic Networks for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders”
Jake Lusis, PhD
Professor
UCLA Departments of Medicine, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics and Human Genetics
Hosted by
Abraham Palmer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Genetics
Wednesday – May 19, 2010
Cummings Life Science Center 101
4:00 pm
For assistance, contact Vikki Webster @ 4-0525
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