Michael Freundlich, professor of clinical pediatrics, will present Pediatric Grand Rounds on Tuesday, March 15 from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Mailman Center for Child Development, eighth-floor auditorium. Freundlich will present “RANKL, Osteoprotegerin FGF23: Master Molecules in Bone Health and Disease.” For more information, contact Javier Salazar at 305-585-6042 or [email protected].

The Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy will host a seminar by Katherine L. Wilson, professor of cell biology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, on Tuesday, March 15 at 12 p.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, fourth-floor auditorium. Wilson will present “Nuclear Envelope, Nucleoskeleton, and Human Disease.” For more information, contact Nilcer Aviles at 305-243-6691 or [email protected].

The Department of Art and Art History will present a Master of Fine Arts exhibition by contemporary artist Brian Gefen, beginning Saturday, March 12. The exhibition, titled “Development of Power vs. Untitled Creatures,” is a progressive series of narrative artwork that grasps ideas from various 20th-century artists to create an endless graphic narrative. The exhibition will be available for viewing through March 25 at the University of Miami Wynwood Project Space, 2200-A NW 2nd Avenue, Miami.

The theme of the exhibition demonstrates a conflicting mythical world in which characters battle one another for food and the basic amenities of life. The mythical world exposes a system of nobility, featuring King Steamer and Queen Tatiana Dee Dee. Untitled Creatures is tribal, with leaders such as Doyleox, Helmet Jack, and Hixon.

Development of Power controls the food and weapons, which are heavily guarded by the security farmers who are constantly on alert because the opposing Untitled Creatures lurk around the land in an attempt to steal food. The two groups cannot agree on anything, and as a result tension grows. This discord is displayed through Brian Gefen’s series of paintings in “Development of Power vs. Untitled Creatures.”

Aesthetically, Brian Gefen’s painting surfaces are visually flat but complimented by many strongly contrasting color combinations and lively characters illustrating events in the ongoing, unfolding artistic drama of “Development of Power vs. Untitled Creatures.” Gefen uses an array of mixed media, including acrylic paint, spray paint, markers, photos, computer printouts, and vinyl stickers.

For more information about the artist, e-mail [email protected]. A full schedule of exhibitions can be viewed at www.as.miami.edu/art. In celebration of the exhibition’s opening, there will be a reception for the artist on Saturday, March 12 from 6 to 10 p.m. Other viewing times can be arranged by appointment.

For more information about the exhibition or Wynwood Project Space, call 305-284-3161 or e-mail [email protected].

Laurent Verkoczy, assistant professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center, will present “The HIV Neutralizing Antibody Problem: Insights from Mouse Models” on Tuesday, March 15 at 12 p.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, Room 3109. For more information or to add your name to the distribution list, e-mail Michelle Perez at [email protected].

The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics will host a seminar by Mariana Tomic-Canic, professor and director of the Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine Research Program in the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the Miller School of Medicine. Tomic-Canic will present “Genomics and Epigenetics of Tissue Repair and Regeneration in Skin” on Tuesday, March 15 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Mailman Center for Child Development, eighth-floor auditorium. For more information, contact Lourdes Acosta at [email protected] or Nora Matelis at [email protected].