This three-day intensive training program was designed to meet the needs of coordinators who have less than one year of experience or who have never received formal training. It is useful to anyone who requires a fast, thorough introduction to clinical research trial conduct, Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), and the federal regulations governing research. The class is geared toward providing practical information to get students "up and running" in the clinic, with many tools and templates to assist with study implementation. Classes are typically limited to ten students to ensure that each student receives individualized instruction suited to their levels of experience. The course fee includes all materials, and students completing the course will receive 22.0 hours of CE credit. More Information.

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Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)

"New Opportunities, Old Patterns? Participation in the Public Sphere in the Age of Digital Media" by Eszter Hargittai, Associate Professor of Communication Studies and IPR Faculty Associate More Information.

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Patricia Reese
Institute For Policy Research

Lecture presented by Claire Metelits (Washington State U) More Information.

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Kate Dargis
Program of African Studies

This three-day intensive training program was designed to meet the needs of coordinators who have less than one year of experience or who have never received formal training. It is useful to anyone who requires a fast, thorough introduction to clinical research trial conduct, Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), and the federal regulations governing research. The class is geared toward providing practical information to get students "up and running" in the clinic, with many tools and templates to assist with study implementation. Classes are typically limited to ten students to ensure that each student receives individualized instruction suited to their levels of experience. The course fee includes all materials, and students completing the course will receive 22.0 hours of CE credit. More Information.

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NUCATS Institute Staff
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)

Molecular Genetics of B-cell Malignancy Riccardo Dalla-Favera, MD Director, Institute for Cancer Genetics Irving Cancer Research Center New York, NY More Information.

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Cancer Center
Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

CRC Basic Training Online is an online classroom where you meet weekly with your class and instructor to learn the role of a clinical research coordinator and the basics of clinical research. The course content is designed to provide a practical introduction to the clinical research coordinator role with tools and templates to allow you to hit the ground running. It includes an overview of the clinical research process, an introduction to roles of key personnel involved in clinical research, good clinical practice, ethics, regulatory considerations and best practices for success in this position. More Information.

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NUCATS Institute Staff
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)

"Patient Sorting and Information Disclosure" by Yang Zhang, Doctoral Student in Management and Strategy. Kellogg School of Management More Information.

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Patricia Reese
Institute For Policy Research

This three-day intensive training program was designed to meet the needs of coordinators who have less than one year of experience or who have never received formal training. It is useful to anyone who requires a fast, thorough introduction to clinical research trial conduct, Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), and the federal regulations governing research. The class is geared toward providing practical information to get students "up and running" in the clinic, with many tools and templates to assist with study implementation. Classes are typically limited to ten students to ensure that each student receives individualized instruction suited to their levels of experience. The course fee includes all materials, and students completing the course will receive 22.0 hours of CE credit. More Information.

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NUCATS Institute Staff
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)

The Role of Mitochondria in Cancer Frank Weinberg, IGP Student Department of Pulmonary (Dr. Navdeep Chandel's Lab) Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL More Information.

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Cancer Center
Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Keyman Modern Turkish Studies > A Moveable Empire: Ottoman Nomads, Migrants, and Refugees In his talk, Kasaba will examine the history of the Ottoman Empire through a new lens, focusing on the migrant groups that lived within its bounds and their changing relationship to the state's central authorities. Unlike earlier studies that take an evolutionary view of tribe-state relations-casting the development of a state as a story in which nomadic tribes give way to settled populations-he will argue that mobile groups played an important role in shaping Ottoman institutions and, ultimately, the early republican structures of modern Turkey. Resat Kasaba is the Henry M. Jackson Professor of International Studies and the former Director of the Center for Global Studies at the University of Washington. He is the author and editor of several books and articles dealing with the Ottoman Empire, Turkey, and the Middle East. Most recently, he edited volume four of the Cambridge History of Modern Turkey (2008) and finished A Moveable Empire: Ottoman Empire, Migrants, and Refugees, which is in press. He teaches courses that study the interaction between states and markets from a world-historical perspective, the impact of Islam in Italian cities, and how the U.S. decided to go to war in Iraq. In 1999, he received the University of Washington's Distinguished Teaching Award. More Information.

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Krzysztof Kozubski
Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies

"AN INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY-ENGAGED RESEARCH: COMBINING SCIENTIFIC RIGOR WITH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION"Jen Kauper-Brown, MPHCo-Director - Alliance for Research in Chicagoland CommunitiesNorthwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS) More Information.

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Elizabeth Kollross
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)

"TBA" by Sebastian Galiani, Professor of Economics, Washington University in St. Louis More Information.

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Patricia Reese
Institute For Policy Research

Faculty & Fellows Colloquium > The State and Enterprise in Nigeria: On the Political Economy of Private Sector Development Chikwendu Christian Ukaegbu, Sociology Much of immediate post independence Africa started economic development on a policy of a mixed economy comprising state and private participation in national economies. The failure of the policy of mixed economy, the fall of the Soviet political economy as role model for some countries, and the ascendancy of neo-liberalism as the global economic paradigm, coupled with the wave of global democratization, motivated the embrace of neo-liberalism across the continent. Nigeria, a leading country on the continent, vigorously pursued the neoliberal path through an aggressive privatization policy and other forms of economic deregulation. The latter automatically places entrepreneurs and the private sector at the center of economic development. The extent to which Nigerian entrepreneurs as a social category can effectively tackle this challenge remains a primary question especially when examined through internal and external measures of the business environment. Put another way, does, and should, the state play a role in private sector development? And what lessons can other African countries draw from the Nigerian experience? Chikwendu Christian Ukaegbu, distinguished senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology, obtained his bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and his master's and PhD in sociology and Certificate of African Studies from Northwestern University. Ukaegbu has served as a senior lecturer at the University of Nigeria, a senior Fulbright research fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, and a visiting associate professor at Saratov State University, Russia, and at the Academy of International Economic Affairs, Hsin Chu, Taiwan. Ukaegbu has served as a professor and chair of Sociology, director of African American studies, and director of International Studies at the University of Wyoming. His teaching interests include social change, race & ethnicity, international development, African societies, African diaspora, political economy, comparative international crime & justice, formal organizations, urban sociology and global terrorism among others. Ukaegbu's research focuses on economic development in Africa with Nigeria as his case country. He has researched and published on science & technology human capital, ethnicity & politics, indigenous entrepreneurship & enterprise management, public policy and human development. He is currently working on the intersection of politics, entrepreneurship, neo-liberalism and industrial development in Nigeria and Africa. More Information.

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Krzysztof Kozubski
Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies

How shifts in drug discovery and pre-clinical development at pharma companies have created new opportunities for therapeutic innovations. Discussion topics covered in this brown bag lunch include: * Non-traditional approaches to the treatment of disease * Chemical biology in target identification and validation * Compound library screening pros and cons * Rational drug design and a discussion of "druggability" * Biologics versus small molecule drugs and managing the FDA process * Resources here at NU to help! More Information.

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Jim Bray
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)

"Who Comes Back? A Longitudinal Analysis of the Re-Entry Behavior of Exiting Teachers" by Michelle Reininger, Assistant Professor of Human Development, Social Policy, and Learning Sciences and IPR Faculty Fellow More Information.

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Patricia Reese
Institute For Policy Research

How shifts in drug discovery and pre-clinical development at pharma companies have created new opportunities for therapeutic innovations. Discussion topics covered in this brown bag lunch include: * Non-traditional approaches to the treatment of disease * Chemical biology in target identification and validation * Compound library screening pros and cons * Rational drug design and a discussion of "druggability" * Biologics versus small molecule drugs and managing the FDA process * Resources here at NU to help! More Information.

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Jim Bray
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)

Film cosponsored with the African Students Association. More information at http://www.praythedevilbacktohell.com/v3/ More Information.

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Kate Dargis
Program of African Studies

CRC Basic Training Online is an online classroom where you meet weekly with your class and instructor to learn the role of a clinical research coordinator and the basics of clinical research. The course content is designed to provide a practical introduction to the clinical research coordinator role with tools and templates to allow you to hit the ground running. It includes an overview of the clinical research process, an introduction to roles of key personnel involved in clinical research, good clinical practice, ethics, regulatory considerations and best practices for success in this position. More Information.

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NUCATS Institute Staff
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)

Title and abstract coming soon. NICO Coffee Hour will follow for questions, networking, and collaboration. More Information.

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Tanya Stanfield
Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)

Northwestern University's Office of Foundation Relations and Office of Corporate Relations cordially invite you to a drop-in clinic on foundation and corporation grant-seeking. Our primary target audience is early-career faculty with PI status. We are offering two clinics:Wednesday, November 18th, noon-3pm, Norris Center Arch Room, Evanston CampusFriday, November 20th, noon-3pm, Lake Shore Conference Room, 9th Floor of the Rubloff Building (750 N. Lake Shore Drive), Chicago CampusTo arrange a fifteen-minute appointment with one of our staff, please email l-spraggins@northwestern.edu or call 847 491-4590 for a foundation relations appointment or email katrice-lee@northwestern.edu or call 847 491-7483 for a corporate relations appointment. Staff members will be available to help you on a drop-in or appointment basis. Please forward this invitation to others who may be interested in attending, especially early-career faculty. Clinic services include the following:* conduct a preliminary search for possible funders for your research or project* respond to your draft letter of inquiry or pre-proposal* take information on your project for further research* address any questions you may have about getting foundation and corporation supportPlease stop by on November 18th or 20th to meet us, have a cup of coffee and a cookie, and find out more about the possibilities of getting foundation and corporation funding for your work. More Information.

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Jen Lawrence
Foundation Relations

The Role of EGF Receptor Family Members in Breast Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Jeffrey Segall, PhD Professor, Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY More Information.

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Cancer Center
Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Human Rights Series > Is Climate Change a Violation of Human Rights? Dinah L. Shelton is professor of international law at George Washington University. She is the author or editor of three prize-winning books: Protecting Human Rights in the Americas; Remedies in International Human Rights Law; and the three volume Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity. She also has authored many articles and books on international law, human rights law, and international environmental law. She is a member of the board of editors of the American Journal of International Law and is a vice-president of the American Society of International Law. Professor Shelton serves on the boards of many human rights and environmental organizations. In 2006, she was awarded the prestigious Elizabeth Haub Prize in Environmental Law. She has served as a legal consultant to the United Nations Environment Programme, UNITAR, World Health Organization, European Union, Council of Europe, and Organization of American States. In 2009, she became the first woman nominated by the United States to become a member of the Inter-American Human Rights Commission, established by the Organization of American States to promote and protect human rights in the Western Hemisphere. She was elected to a four-year term in June, 2009. More Information.

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Krzysztof Kozubski
Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies

"Employment Adjustment and Labor Utilization" by Ija Trapeznikova, Doctoral Student in Economics, Northwestern University More Information.

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Patricia Reese
Institute For Policy Research

Faculty & Fellows Colloquium > After the Revolution: Problems of Writing in Postrevolutionary Haiti Doris Garraway, French & Italian More Information.

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Krzysztof Kozubski
Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies

ASH Fellow Presentation: Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1 alpha Regulates CD20 Expression in Lymphoma Cells: Possible Implications for Rituximab Based Therapy in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) Sairah Ahmed, MD Fellow, Division of Hematology/Oncology Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL More Information.

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Cancer Center
Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Northwestern University's Office of Foundation Relations and Office of Corporate Relations cordially invite you to a drop-in clinic on foundation and corporation grant-seeking. Our primary target audience is early-career faculty with PI status. We are offering two clinics:Wednesday, November 18th, noon-3pm, Norris Center Arch Room, Evanston CampusFriday, November 20th, noon-3pm, Lake Shore Conference Room, 9th Floor of the Rubloff Building (750 N. Lake Shore Drive), Chicago CampusTo arrange a fifteen-minute appointment with one of our staff, please email l-spraggins@northwestern.edu or call 847 491-4590 for a foundation relations appointment or email katrice-lee@northwestern.edu or call 847 491-7483 for a corporate relations appointment. Staff members will be available to help you on a drop-in or appointment basis. Please forward this invitation to others who may be interested in attending, especially early-career faculty. Clinic services include the following:* conduct a preliminary search for possible funders for your research or project* respond to your draft letter of inquiry or pre-proposal* take information on your project for further research* address any questions you may have about getting foundation and corporation supportPlease stop by on November 18th or 20th to meet us, have a cup of coffee and a cookie, and find out more about the possibilities of getting foundation and corporation funding for your work. More Information.

Contact:
Jen Lawrence
Foundation Relations

"Party Asymmetry in America: Organizational Change in the Democratic and Republican Parties" by Daniel Galvin, Assistant Professor of Political Science. More Information.

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Patricia Reese
Institute For Policy Research

CRC Basic Training Online is an online classroom where you meet weekly with your class and instructor to learn the role of a clinical research coordinator and the basics of clinical research. The course content is designed to provide a practical introduction to the clinical research coordinator role with tools and templates to allow you to hit the ground running. It includes an overview of the clinical research process, an introduction to roles of key personnel involved in clinical research, good clinical practice, ethics, regulatory considerations and best practices for success in this position. More Information.

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NUCATS Institute Staff
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)

"Framing, Motivated Reasoning, and Opinions About Emergent Technologies" by James Druckman, Payson S. Wild Professor in Political Science and IPR Faculty Fellow More Information.

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Patricia Reese
Institute For Policy Research