October 4th 2012 Computing Commons 120 View Web Cast Video Definitions of information are often circular in nature. I present a new definition, rooted in the second law of thermodynamics, based on the requirements of replication and selection. The definition is...
Wednesday April 25 6 p.m. Biodesign Auditorium 727 E. Tyler St. Tempe AZ 85287 View Web Cast Video The fluid phase of solid tumors is a clinical tool in personalized cancer care and an emerging research tool in basic science cancer discoveries. The Scripps Physics...
November 15 2012 Biodesign Auditorium 727 E. Tyler St. Tempe AZ 85287 View Web Cast Video Lung cancer, and more specifically non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), is the primary contributor to cancer related mortalities within the United States and accounts for the...
November 29th 2012 Biodesign Auditorium 727 E. Tyler St. Tempe AZ 85287 During inflammation, flowing leukocytes tether to and roll on activated endothelial cells, then decelerate and arrest before they emigrate into the underlying tissues. Interactions of selectins...
January 10 2013 Biodesign Auditorium 727 E. Tyler St. Tempe AZ 85287 Mayo Clinic is building proton therapy facilities in Rochester, Minnesota, and Phoenix, Arizona. These machines represent the state of the art of so-called “Bragg peak therapy,” in which the majority...
January 24 2013 Biodesign Auditorium 727 E. Tyler St. Tempe AZ 85287 VIew Web Cast Video The work from Dr. Bissell’s laboratory in the last three decades has led a field that is now central to the current recognition and acceptance of the importance of...