SPEAKER: Dr. Vikas Kulshreshta, Department of Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: Role of 33K protein (non-structural protein) in Bovine adenovirus type 3 replication.

Join us Wednesday, October 19 for the 2011 Gairdner Lecture at the University of Prince Edward Island. Dr. Michael Hayden, 2011 Canada Gairdner Wightman Laureate and Canada Research Chair in Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, will deliver his lecture, "Black Swans, genetics and drug discovery." The 2011 Gairdner Lecture takes place at 3 p.m. in Lecture Theatre A of the Atlantic Veterinary College. Dr. Hayden’s work focuses on understanding the genetic roots of illness and using that understanding to develop better approaches to treatment for patients. He researches diabetes, coronary artery disease, and is part of a large collaboration to determine the genetic basis for adverse drug reactions in children. Much of his career has also been dedicated to understanding the development of Huntington disease and finding a way to cure it. "When we started working on Huntington disease, the future was dark and patients and families felt hopeless," says Dr. Hayden. "Today, that has all changed." Researchers in the Hayden laboratory have found a critical pathway in the development of juvenile forms of Huntington’s disease. Blocking the action of caspase-6 prevents the progression of the disease in mice. This finding could lay the groundwork for an effective approach to therapy for Huntington disease. Dr. Hayden was named to the Order of British Columbia in 2009. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research awarded him Canada's Health Researcher of the Year in 2008. He is also a past Prix Gailen awardee. The Gairdner Foundation was created in 1957 by James Arthur Gairdner to recognize and reward the achievements of medical researchers whose work contributes significantly to improving the quality of human life. Since the first awards were made in 1959, the Gairdner Awards have become Canada's foremost international award. They hold up the pinnacle of achievement as a mirror to Canadians, and in so doing, play a role in helping Canada achieve its goals of excellence.

Jesus Christ Superstar ... complete with free popcorn! Come and bring a friend.

Catholic Student Association General Members Meeting to discuss and plan upcoming events.

University students from all over the Maritimes will come to PEI to participate in our regional conference which goes all weekend.

There will be a fundraising lunch on Wednesday, October 12 from 10:30 am to 1pm to support the upcoming Wheel & Win Wheelchair Challenge that supports the Canadian Paraplegic Assocation (formerly the Rick Hansen Wheelchair Challenge). Sponsored by EAP classes 20A and 17B, everyone who comes will receive an international lunch and entertainment for $6.00. Entertainment includes a Chinese dance, several guitar solos and a Gujung performance at 12 noon by Oxana Wang. Food includes sushi, dumplings, fried chicken, fried rice, noodles, sweets and more! We also have a nicknack table of sale items and you are welcome to bring something along to sell for the cause!

The UPEI Career Development Centre will host the Fall Federal Career Fair on November 9th 2011 from 11:00-2:00 pm at the WA Murphy Student Centre. It is an opportunity for students and graduates seeking information about career opportunities with the federal government and for federal organizations to help guide the students through the application process.

Please join Faculty of Education’s PhD and Masters students as they present their work. The seminar will start with a Ph.D Panel: “Issues of identity in Educational Research: Bridging theory and practice” with Verne Lorway presenting “Musical ruling relations and youth cultural identity in reflexive educational research” and Bonnie Stewart presenting “Social Media Identity: Practices, Platforms, and Performativity.” MED student Joanne MacNevin will present her research on "‘Feeling our way in the dark’: Educational Directions for Students from Refugee Backgrounds.”

Dr. Janet Ferguson will present “Understanding Teacher Identity Development Through Narrative Inquiry.” Narrative inquiry can expose the struggle created by competing forces that come to bear on all of us as teachers and thus create spaces for renewed compassion and appreciation for pre-service teachers but also for each other as teacher educators.

Dr. Laura Mae Lindo will present “Challenge, Change, and Sensibilities: Learning from the ‘Race Comic.’” Research focus: Re-envisioning anti-racist interventions in pre-service classrooms and beyond.