The Frontiers In Science (FIS) program is intended to introduce students from all disciplines and academic levels to the beauty and fun of scholarly pursuits in the natural and physical science disciplines, and to engage faculty in interdisciplinary and multi-institutional research activities. The foundation of the FIS program are monthly seminar presentations on leading-edge interdisciplinary research in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and physics, and open discussions on opportunities in science as a career, research training internships for students, and faculty research collaborations.

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• Science Building 2, Rm 242 (SCI2, Rm 242)
• 12:00 (noon) - 1 pm
• Refreshments (soda, pizza) are usually served (starting ~ 11:45 am) at the seminar on the third Thursday of the month.

Seminars are generaly held the third Thursday of every month throughout the academic school year. But always check the schedule below for exact days, because the schedule is always adjusted for recognized holidays, semester breaks and final exam schedules.

• April 16, 2009
  • Fighting Infectious Diseases using Physics and Computers, J. Andrew McCammon, PhD., Professor, HHMI Investigator, and Senior Investigator, CTBP & the Department of Pharmacology, UCSD
  
  
• March 26, 2009
  • A Physicist's Look at Brain Tumors, Len Sander, PhD., Professor, Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  
  
• March 19, 2009
  • Biological Networks, Wei Wang, PhD., Asst. Professor & Senior Investigator, CTBP & the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCSD
  
  
• March 10, 2009
  • Physics for Animation Artists, Alejandro Garcia, PhD., Professor, Physics, San Jose State University
  
  
• March 5, 2009
  • Serving up Medicinal SQuID: 20th Century Physics for 21st Century Hospitals, Stephen Tsui, Ph.D., Professor, Physics, CSUSM
  
  
• February 19, 2009
  • The Quest to Understand Protein Folding, Peter Wolynes, PhD., Professor & Senior Investigator, CTBP & the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCSD
  
  
• January 29, 2009
  • The Physics of Proteins: Research at the Interface of Physics and the Life Sciences, Jose Onuchic,