ANN ARBOR—A University of Michigan lecture series focusing on new developments in the life sciences resumes Jan. 27 with a presentation by physician and scientist Marie Csete on stem cells.

U-M’s Life Sciences Values and Society Program hosts the Outreach Lecture Series on Sunday evenings. The discussions of scientific developments and related social effects feature U-M experts presenting a wide range of topics. Rebecca Eisenberg, U-M professor of law and a nationally known expert on intellectual property and biotechnology, moderates the discussions.

Speakers scheduled for the winter term are:

Jan. 27—Marie Csete: “A Stem Cell Primer.” Csete is associate professor of anesthesiology and assistant professor of cell and developmental biology. Her laboratory studies the role of gases in regulating growth and development of stem cells, and her major clinical interest is liver transplantation.

Feb. 3—Marie Csete: “Stem Cells from the Outside In.”

Feb. 10—Richard Miller: “Are There Genes for Aging?” Miller, professor of pathology, studies the genetics of aging and immunity, especially in mice. He also is an associate director for research in the Geriatrics Center, and is a research scientist at the Institute of Gerontology and at the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center.

Feb. 17—Richard Miller: “Extending Human Longevity: Scientific Prospects and Political Obstacles.”

All lectures are scheduled for 7:30-9 p.m. in Room 100 of Hutchins Hall, in U-M’s Law Quad, at the corner of State and Monroe streets in Ann Arbor. Informal discussion and refreshments will follow. There is no cost to attend.

All lectures are videotaped for broadcast on channel 22 on the Ann Arbor-area Comcast cable TV system. Check http://www.itd.umich.edu/umtv/external/calendar.html for times. Tapes are also available for purchase through Life Sciences Values and Society Program.

For more information about the life sciences at Michigan, an initiative that builds on U-M’s long tradition of ground-breaking advancements with major investments in new programs, facilities and faculty, visit http://www.lifesciences.umich.edu/

To learn more about the Values and Society program, visit http://www.lifesciences.umich.edu/values/index.html. To join a mailing list for this lecture series, send an e-mail to [email protected] with “subscribe” in the subject line.

For a map of U-M’s Central Campus: http://www.umich.edu/~newsinfo/ccamp.html

For more about the lecture series speakers, visit these U-M Web sites:

Marie Csete http://www.anes.med.umich.edu/research/profiles/csete_marie.htmhttp://www.med.umich.edu/cdb/faculty/csete.html

Richard Miller http://www.med.umich.edu/cmb/miller.htmhttp://www.pathology.med.umich.edu/faculty/Miller/biosketch.htmhttp://www-personal.umich.edu/~millerr/RAM_home_page.htm

Kathleen Collins http://www.med.umich.edu/microbio/faculty/collins.htmlhttp://www.med.umich.edu/cmb/collins.htm

Rosina Bierbaumhttp://www.snre.umich.edu/about/pressrelease.htmlhttp://www.snre.umich.edu/about/deans_message_src.html

Rebecca Eisenberghttp://www.law.umich.edu/_FacultyBioPage/facultybiopage.asp?uniqname=rse

Marie CseteLife Sciences Values and Society ProgramRebecca EisenberganesthesiologyRichard Millerhttp://www.itd.umich.edu/umtv/external/calendar.htmlhttp://www.lifesciences.umich.edu/