FY 2005-2006 Seminar Schedule
Seminars were held in Biosciences West room 208 at 4:05 p.m., unless otherwise indicated
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Seminar Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | Dr. Michael Wells Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics University of Arizona |
Lipoprotein Metabolism in Insects: A 20 year retrospective | |
| Sept 2 | No Seminar | ||
| Sept 9 | Dr. Stephen Wright Department of Physiology University of Arizona |
Molecular and Cellular Organization of Renal Organic Cation Transport | Dr. Thomas Baldwin |
| Sept 16 | BMB/MCB Graduate Student Research Retreat | ||
| Sept 23 | Dr. Amy Cheng Vollmer Department of Biology Swarthmore College |
Bacterial Stress Response in Escherichia coli: Bioluminescent Reporters | Dr. Thomas Baldwin |
| Sept 30 | No Seminar | ||
| Oct 7 | CANCELLED Dr. Rebekka Wachter Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Arizona State University |
Mechanistic Aspects of GFP Chromophore Biogenesis | Dr. Matt Cordes |
| Oct 14 | No Seminar - Parent's Weekend | ||
Robert L. Davis Lecture Oct 21 |
Dr. David Eisenberg Institute for Genomics and Proteomics UCLA-DOE Reception: 3:30 Lecture: 4:05 Place: ILC 140 |
The structure of amyloid fibrils | Dr. Thomas Baldwin (lecture jointly sponsored by BMB & BIO5) |
| Oct 28 | Dr. John Engen Department of Chemistry University of New Mexico |
Using mass spectrometry to study the structure of "uncooperative" proteins | Dr. Vicki Wysocki |
| Nov 4 | Dr. Hassane Mchaourab Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Vanderbilt University |
Mechanism of Protein Stability Sensors. The Chaperone Activity of Small Heat-Shock Proteins | Dr. Elizabeth Vierling |
| Nov 11 | Veterans Day | ||
| Nov 18 | Dr. David Goldenberg Department of Biology University of Utah |
Folding, function and dynamics of a protease inhibitor | Dr. Matt Cordes |
| Nov 25 | Thanksgiving | ||
| Dec 2 | Dr. Dennis Winge Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry University of Utah |
Assembly of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase: Involvement of a novel matrix copper pool | Dr. Megan McEvoy |
Special "Dead Day" Seminar Dec 8 |
Dr. James Gentile Research Corporation Tucson |
Scholar/Educators: Change or Go Extinct | Dr. Thomas Baldwin |
| Dec 19 - Jan 10 | Winter Break/Winter Session | ||
Candidate Seminar Jan 20 |
Dr. Dennis Wykoff Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard University Time: 9:00am Place: BSW 301 |
Systems Analysis of Phosphate Signaling in Budding Yeast |
Dr. Vahe Bandarian |
Jan 20 |
Energy Landscape, Folding Pathways, and Evolution of Repeat Proteins |
Dr. Megan McEvoy |
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Candidate Seminar Jan 25 |
Dr. Yu (Brandon) Xia Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Yale University Time: 10:00 Place: BSW 208 |
Integrated Modeling in Computational Proteomics | Dr. Howard Ochman |
| Jan 27 |
Understanding the properties of omega-3 polyunsaturated lipids |
Dr. Michael Brown |
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| Candidate Seminar Jan 31 |
The Carboxysome: A Case Study in the Structure and Function of Prokaryotic Organelles |
Dr. Matt Cordes | |
| Candidate Seminar Feb 1 |
Dr. Peter Bowers UCLA-DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics Time: 10:00 Place: BSW 208 |
Interrogating Genomic Data to Decipher Cellular Pathways and Disease Processes | Dr. Howard Ochman |
| Feb 3 |
Vascular actions of insulin and adiponectin |
Dr. Tsu-Shuen Tsao |
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Special Seminar Feb 9 |
Dr. James Baleja Department of Biochemistry Tufts University Time: 12:30 Place: BSW 208 |
Life at the Interface: Protein-Protein Interactions of Papillomavirus and Prospects for Inhibition | |
| Feb 10 |
Structure of Substrate Binding Sites in Respiratory Complex II and Complex III |
Dr. Ann Walker |
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| Recruiting Weekend Feb 17 |
Dr. Roy Parker Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Arizona Time: 4:05 Place: PAS 201 |
Life, Death, and Mid-life Crises of Eukaryotic mRNA |
Dr. Matt Cordes |
| Feb 24 |
Dr. JoAnne Stubbe Departments of Chemistry and Biology, MIT Reception: 3:30 Lecture: 4:05 Place: ILC 140 |
Ribonucleotide Reductases: Exquisite Control of Radical Reactions |
Dr. Vahe Bandarian |
Chemistry Mar 2 |
Dr. Annette Beck-Sikinger Department of Chemistry University of Leipzig Time: 4:00 Place: Koffler 218 |
Expressed Protein Ligation Towards a Better Understanding of the Function of Interleukin 8 | Dr. Victor Hruby |
| Mar 3 |
X-ray Crystallographic Studies of Lantibiotic Biosynthetic Enzymes |
Dr. Nancy Horton |
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| Eminent Scholars Seminar Mar 6 |
Dr. Jeffery W. Kelly Department of Chemistry Scripps Research Institute Reception: 1:00 Lecture: 1:30 Place: ILC 130 |
The Mechanisms of the Therapeutic Strategies Against Misfolding Diseases | Dr. Neel Ghosh |
| Mar 10-17 | Spring Break | ||
| Mar 24 |
Mapping protein folding landscapes by NMR |
Dr. Matt Cordes |
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| Mar 31 |
Time-resolved X-ray crystallography of photoreceptors |
BMB Graduate Students |
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| Apr 7 | Dr. Catherine F. Clarke Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
The Long and Short of Coenzyme Qin Yeast and Worms |
Dr. Carol Dieckmann |
| Apr 10 | CANCELLED Eminent Scholars Seminar |
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| Apr 14 |
Mechanistic studies of RNA modification |
Dr. Nancy Horton |
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| Apr 21 |
Dr. William Dowhan Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology University of Texas- Houston Medical School |
Lipids as Determinants of Membrane Protein Folding and Topological Organization |
Dr. John Osterhout |
| Apr 28 |
RNA Genomes and Their Structures |
Dr. Carol Dieckmann |
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| May 4 |
Systems Biology: Transforming Biology and Medicine |
Undergraduate Biochemistry Club |
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| July 21 | Dr. Carl Johnson Department of Biological Sciences Vanderbilt University Time: 11:00 Place: BSW 208 |
As Time Glows By: Biological Clock Systems in Cyanobacteria from Populations to Molecules | Dr. Elizabeth Vierling |