UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Life Sciences Research Seminar Programme
Timetable (Semester 2, 2013-14)
Date
Title and presenter
1. Monday
24 February 2014
Mutational analysis of c-KIT receptor in gastrointestinal stromal tumours
2. Monday
3 March 2014
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3. Monday
10 March 2014
Malta Biobank
4. Monday
17 March 2014
Aspirin-induced apoptosis of yeast cells is mediated by accumulation of
mitochondrial superoxide radicals and oxidation of mitochondrial NAD(P)H
Charlene Busuttil
Dr Robert Formosa
Joanna Vella
Dr Gianluca Farrugia
5. Monday
7 April 2014
Models to understand the developmental control of foetal haemoglobin
6. Monday
28 April 2014
Crystallography and physicochemical characterisation of C. elegans superoxide
dismutase mutant proteins
Laura Grech
Rosalin Bonetta
Identification of novel drug combinations to synergistically target molecular
pathways in breast and prostate cancer
Vanessa Petroni
7. Monday
5 May 2014
Prevalence and risk factors of Extended spectrum Beta-lactamase (ESBL)
producing Enterobacteriaceae in Mater Dei hospital
Cassandra Sturgeon
8. Monday
12 May 2014
The cooperation of growth factor signalling and glucocorticoid transcription
regulation in human erythroid progenitor expansion
Victoria Borg
9. Monday
19 May 2014
Structure-functional analyses of Aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein
(AIP) and mutant derivative associated with pituitary adenomas in Malta.
Marita Vella
Drug induced alternative splicing of the PPP2CA mRNA in haematopoietic cell
lines
Stephanie Gauci
Modelling the motor neuron degeneration disorder, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, in
Drosophila
Rebecca M Borg
10. Monday
26 May 2014
Determination of the genetic status of the local honey bee Apis mellifera ruttneri
Sheryl Sammut
Genetic characterisation of Thunnus thynnus
Katrina Grech
How does the absolute MCHbF in adult F-cells correlate with genomic variants in
HPFH?
Jeanesse Scerri
Venue:
Time:
nALR (Anatomy Lecture Room),
University of Malta
4.00 – 5.00 pm unless otherwise indicated
Website: http://www.um.edu.mt/events/scisem/
Email: scisem@um.edu.mt