Friday, June 4

BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM--Thomas Jue: Heart to heart--connecting molecular biology and biophysics. 11 a.m., 1022 Life Sciences Addition.

WESTERN CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY--Daniel Sumner: Effects of farm programs on farm health and safety. Noon, TB 137.

BIOPHYSICS GRADUATE GROUP--Emma Terama: Investigating anesthetic effect of alcohols through structural changes in membranes, a molecular dynamics study. 12:10 p.m., 1128 Bainer Hall.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND OTHERS--Eileen Brady, Spencer Beebe: Ecotrust.org/Salmon Nation.com. 12:10 p.m., 1150 Hart Hall.

PLANT BIOLOGY GRADUATE GROUP--Brian Larkins: Unraveling the molecular basis of quality protein maize. 12:10 p.m., 1022 Life Sciences Addition.

AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS--David McKenzie: Network effects and the dynamics of migration and inequality--theory and evidence from Mexico. 3:30 p.m., 2102 Social Sciences and Humanities Building.

INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS--Dan Black: Un-derstanding the returns to education when wages and prices vary by location. 3:30 p.m., 5214 Social Sciences and Humanities Building.

Saturday, June 5

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION--28th Annual Fingers to the Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedics. Stanford Sierra Camp, Fallen Leaf Lake, Calif. Continues through June 11. For more information or to register, visit http://cme.ucdavis.edu.

Monday, June 7

ANIMAL SCIENCE--Marisa Wong: Characterizing transcriptional expression profiles of genes associated with the murine high growth (HG) deletion by real time RT-PCR. 12:10 p.m., Weir Room, 2154 Meyer Hall.

PLANT PATHOLOGY--Thomas Burr: Developing strategies to manage grape crown gall through an improved understanding of bacterial/host interactions. 12:10 p.m., 230 Wellman Hall.

POMOLOGY--Ryann Muir: The synthesis of gallic acid, a novel role for shikimate dehydrogenase. 12:10 p.m., 2124 Wickson Hall.

CENTER FOR AQUATIC BIOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE--David Welch: Thermal limits on the ocean distribution of Pacific salmon--global warming and the future of north Pacific salmon resources. 4:10 p.m., Temporary Classroom 3.

ECONOMICS--Catherine Wolfram: Has restructuring improved operating efficiency at U.S. electric generating plants? 4:10 p.m., 1131 Social Sciences and Humanities Building.

GENETICS GRADUATE GROUP--Paul Gepts: A phylogenetic approach to QTL identification and utilization--the case of the common bean. 4:10 p.m., 1022 Life Sciences Addition.

NEMATOLOGY--Ashleigh Smythe: Molecular phylogenies and the evolution of simple-lipped cephalobid nematodes. 4:10 p.m., 115 Wellman Hall.

NUTRITION GRADUATE GROUP--Francene Steinberg: Soy isoflavones and prevention of chronic disease. 4:10 p.m., 1309 Surge III.

Tuesday, June 8

CENTER FOR POPULATION BIOLOGY, POPULATION BIOLOGY GRADUATE GROUP--Michael Turelli: The consequences of genetic drift on polygenic characters under a general model of epistasis. 4:10 p.m., 1022 Life Sciences Addition.

PHYSICS--Andre Sopczak: Higgs physics--from LEP to a linear collider. 4:10 p.m., 416 Physics/Geology Building.

Wednesday, June 9

M.I.N.D. INSTITUTE--Christopher Gillberg: Where in the brain is autism? 4 p.m., M.I.N.D. Institute auditorium, 2825 50th St., UCDMC.

ECONOMICS--Chang-Tai Hsieh: Relative prices and relative prosperity. 4:10 p.m., 1131 Social Sciences and Humanities Building.

JOHN MUIR INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, GEOGRAPHY GRADUATE GROUP--Martha Davis: Integrated water resources planning from a Southern California water agency perspective. 4:10 p.m., 179 Chemistry Building.

M.I.N.D. INSTITUTE--Christopher Gillberg: The autism spectrum--recent advances. 6:30 p.m., M.I.N.D. Institute auditorium, 2825 50th St., UCDMC.

Thursday, June 10

CANCER CENTER/BASIC SCIENCE--Leslie Shaw: Involvement and specificity of insulin receptor substrate function in breast cancer progression. 9 a.m., Cancer Center auditorium, 4501 X St., UCDMC.

JOHN MUIR INSTITUTE OF THE ENVIRONMENT--David Kimbro, Marisa Escobar, Kraig Kraft, Victoria Nihart, Yu Nie, Tessa Fojut, Sarah Null, Jon Haloin, Jenna Shinen, Erwan Monier, Hu Dui: Lunchtime presentation. Noon, 2005 Plant and Environmental Sciences Building.

OFFICE OF RESEARCH--Distinguished Lecture Series with Bernardo Huberman: Information dynamics in a networked world. 4 p.m., 226 Wellman Hall.

Friday, June 11

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION--27th Annual Ophthalmology Symposium: Anecdote vs. Science--An Evidence-Based Review of Current Ophthalmic Practice. Continues June 12. The Lodge at Sonoma. For more information or to register, visit http://cme.ucdavis.edu.

PSYCHIATRY--Grand Rounds with Renato Alarcon: Personality disorders and culture--clinical and therapeutic perspectives. 11:30 a.m., G300 Patient Support Services Building, UCDMC.

Monday, June 14

POMOLOGY--Louise Ferguson: Phoenixes from the ashes--California's fig and olive industries. Noon, 2124 Wickson Hall.

ANIMAL SCIENCE--Elizabeth Bishay: Grant-seeking strategies for P.I.s--how to locate, build and submit competitive proposals. 12:10 p.m., Weir Room, 2154 Meyer Hall.

Tuesday, June 15

CENTER FOR COMPARATIVE MEDICINE--Ralph Feuer: Coxsackievirus B3 neurotropism, immune activation and pathogenesis. Noon, California National Primate Research Center lecture hall.