Download Missed WALS Lectures as Podcasts
Did you miss a WALS lecture? Are you looking for something to watch on your metro ride? Do you want to stay updated on cutting-edge research during your flight from Washington, DC to Boston? Download lectures to your computer or your iPod.
All lectures are available via http://videocast.nih.gov or you can download podcasts directly through iTunes.
All archived videos and podcasts are made available about one week after the lecture.
September 2009
September 16, 2009, Dr. Helen Piwnica-Worms:
"Targeting Chk1 in Breast Cancer"
Septemer 23, 2009, Maya Angleou
An archived videocast from Maya Angelou's lecture is unavailable.
September 30, 2009, Dr. James Hildreth:
"The Lipid and the Virus: The Story of Cholesterol and HIV"
October 2009
October 14, 2009, Dr. Frank J. Rauscher, III
"Gridlock on the Genomic Beltway: How Epigenetic Gene Silencing Shapes our Cellular Phenotypes"
October, 21, 2009, Dr. Bonnie Bassler
"Intra- and Inter-Species Cell-to-Cell Communication in Bacteria"
October 28, 2009, Dr. Robert Sapolsky
"Stress and Health: From Molecules to Societies"
The list below will take you to each video lecture from the 2008-2009 WALS Season.
September 2008
September 3, 2008, Dr. Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado:
"Dying Young as Late as Possible: Planarians, Regeneration and Stem Cells"
September 10, 2008, Dr. Joseph Schlessinger:
"Cell Signaling Receptor Tyrosine Kinases: From Basic Principles to Cancer Therapy"
September 24, 2008, Dr. Nathan Wolfe:
"Viral Forecasting"
October 2008
October 1, 2008, Dr. Ana Marie Cuervo:
"Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy: Tales from an Old "Picky" Broom"
October 8, 2008, Dr. Warner Green:
"The APOBECs: A Biodefense Against 'Retro-threats' Foreign and Domestic"
October 22, 2008, Dr. Elaine Ostrander:
"Genetics and the Shapes of Dogs"
October 29, 2008, Dr. Roger Kornberg:
"The Molecular Basis of Eukaryotic Transcription"
November 2008
November 5, 2008, Dr. Virginia Lee:
"TDP-43: A New Class of Proteinopathies in Neurodegenerative Diseases"
November 12, 2008, Dr. Judy Cameron:
"Exercise is Good for the Brain as well as the Body: Effects on Gene Expression, Neural Function and Neuroprotection"
November 19, 2008, Dr. Leonard Guarente:
"Sirtuins, Aging and Disease"
December 2008
December 2, 2008, Dr. R. John Collier:
"Structure and Function of the Anthrax Toxin Pore"
December 3, 2008, Dr. Jonathan Beckwith:
"Evolution and Diversity of Pathways for Disulfide Bond Formation and Reduction"
December 17, 2008, Dr. D. Holmes Morton:
"A Pediatrician's Perspective on the Human Genome Project and Genomic Pediatrics"
January 2009
January 7, 2009, Dr. Victor Ambros:
"MicroRNA Pathways in Animal Development"
January 14, 2009, Dr. Harry Dietz:
"Marfan Syndrome and Related Disorders: From Molecules to Medicines"
January 21, 2009, Dr. Martha Gray:
"Towards Imaging Biomarkers for Osteoarthritis: Surprises, Challenges and Opportunities"
January 28, 2009, Dr. Aravinda Chakravarti:
"Human Genome Analysis, Disease Pathophysiology and Genetic Medicine"
February 2009
February 4, 2009, Dr. James Ntambi:
"Role of Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 Metabolism: Implication in Human Disease"
February 11, 2009, Dr. Atul Gawande:
"The Science of Failure in Medicine"
February 18, 2009, Dr. Steve Kay:
"Systems Approaches to Understanding Circadian Transcriptional Networks"
February 25, 2009, Dr. David Relman:
"Explorations of Inner Space: Human Microbial Communities in Health and Disease"
March 2009
March 4, 2009, Dr. Janet Rossant:
"Making the Blastocyst: Linking Cell Behavior with Cell Fate"
March 11, 2009, Dr. Jeffrey Peters:
"Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs) as Molecular Targets for the Treatment and Prevention of Diseases"
March 18, 2009, Dr. Christine Jacobs-Wagner:
"Exploring the Bacterial Internal Organization: Cell Polarization and Cytoskeleton-dependent Cell Morphogenesis"
March 25, 2009, Dr. Alfred Wittinghofer:
"The Universe of GTP-binding Proteins: Un Tema Con Variationi"
April 2009
April 1, 2009, Dr. Aj Hudspeth:
"Making an Effort to Listen: Mechanical Amplification by Myosin Molecules and Ion Channels in Hair Cells of the Inner Ear"
April 8, 2009, Dr. S. Ananth Karumanchi:
"Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia"
April 15, 2009, Dr. Lois Smith:
"Understanding Angiogenesis through Retinopathy"
April 22, 2009, Dr. Ruslan Medzhitov:
"Innate Host Defense: Mechanisms and Pathways"
April 29, 2009, Dr. Erkki Ruoslahti:
"Vascular Zipcodes in Targeted Delivery of Multifunctional Nanodevices"
May 2009
May 6, 2009, Dr. Eric Nestler:
"Transcriptional Mechanisms of Drug Addiction"
May 13, 2009, Dr. James Collins:
"Engineering Gene Networks: Integrating Synthetic Biology and Systems Biology"
May 14, 2009, Dr. Thomas C. Sudhof:
"Molecular Physiology of Neurotransmitter Release"
May 20, 2009, Dr. Tom Rapoport:
"Mechanisms of Protein Translocation Across Membranes"
May 27, 2009, Dr. Hidde Ploegh:
"A Fresh Look at Host-Pathogen Interactions: New Tools"
June 2009
June 3, 2009, Dr. Leon Gordis:
"Epidemiology at the Interface of Science, Policy and Politics: Are New Directions Needed for Epidemiology Training Today?"
June 10, 2009, Dr. Susan Lindquist:
"HSF and the Balancing Act between Neurodegeneration and Cancer"
June 17, 2009, Dr. Huda Zoghbi:
"Neurobiology of Rett Syndrome and Related Disorders"
June 24, 2009, Dr. Karen Hsiao Ashe:
"Molecular Mechanisms of Memory Loss in Alzheimer's Disease"
