Tuesday, April 27, 2010

DSS - April 29 - Dr. Philip Howe

The next Distinguished Scientist Seminar will be presented by Dr. Philip Howe on April 29, 2010, at 4 p.m. in the Medical Sciences Building auditorium. His seminar is titled "Transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta)-regulated epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)."

Currently, Dr. Howe is professor of physiology and biophysics at the Case Western Reserve University and a staff member in the department of cancer biology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Howe’s research focuses on understanding signaling mechanisms of transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) growth action.

He completed his B.A. in biology at Augusta College and his Ph.D. in biochemistry at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Howe completed his postdoctoral studies in cell biology at Vanderbilt University.

For more information on Dr. Howe’s research, visit http://www.lerner.ccf.org/cancerbio/howe. For additional information on the lecture, contact Natalie Kent at 461-1548.