Department of Molecular Biology

College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources

Departmental Seminars

The Molecular Biology Department鈥檚 seminar program is one of the very best on campus. We make a strong effort to bring in visiting scientists who can provide a entertaining, enlightening, and current research report on an important area of molecular biology. Shown below is a listing of the current semester鈥檚 seminar speakers. Note that departmental seminars during Spring 2014 semester will start at 2:10 pm. in Room 103 - AS/MB Building.

 
Molecular Biology Spring 2014 SEMINARS

Date
Speaker & Affiliation
Seminar Title
Host
1/17/2014
Richard Steet
Univ. of Georgia
Uncovering New Insights into Lysosomal Disease Pathogenesis using Zebrafish
Jarvis
1/24/2014
Matthew DeLisa
Cornell University
Bacterial Glycoengineering: From Enzymes and Pathways to Human Therapies
and Vaccines
Jarvis
1/31/2014
Andrew Chisholm
UC San Diego
Axon Regeneration and Cellular Self Repair in
C. elegans
Fay
2/7/2014
Deborah Hogan
Dartmouth Medical School
Signaling Interactions in Mixed Bacterial-Fungal Infections of the Lung
Ward
2/14/2014
Aaron Turkewitz
University of Chicago
Tailoring the Secretory Pathway: The Origins of Novelty in Specialized Cells
Bowman
2/21/2014
Lihsia Chen
University of Minnesota
C. elegans L1CAMs in Nervous System Development and Maintenance
Fay
2/28/2014
Rudy Fratti
University of Illinois
A Role for Lipids in Endolysosomal Maturation
Gigley
3/7/2014
Chandra Tucker
Univ of Colorado - School of Medicine
Optogenetic Probes to Elucidate Cellular Function
Gomelsky
3/14/2014
Kerry Bloom
UNC Chapel Hill
The Structure and Function of a Chromatin Spring
Gatlin
3/28/2014
Christina Payne
University of Kentucky
Molecular Level Characterization of Processive Glycoside Hydrolase Function
Liberles
4/4/2014
Cynthia Collins
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Microbial Communities, Synthetic Biology and Biofilm Formation in Space
Liberles
4/11/2014
John Kirby
University of Iowa
Chemosensory Regulation of Microbial Communities
Wall
4/25/2014
Larry Gerace
Scripps Research Institute
Endoplasmic Reticulum Proteins that Brake Lipid Biosynthesis
Levy
5/2/2014
Daria Mochly-Rosen
Stanford University
Metabolic Enzymes Control Cell Life/Death Decisions Through the Mitochondria
Edens

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