FY 2006-2007 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 |
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| Sept 8 | Dr.
Matthew Cordes Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics University of Arizona |
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Special Seminar Sept 11 |
Dr.
Stan Opella Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry UC San Diego Time: 5:00 Place: ILC 140 |
Structure Determination of Membrane Proteins by NMR Spectroscopy |
Dr. Megan McEvoy |
| Sept 15 | Dr.
Knud Nierhaus Ribosome Group Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics |
The E-site story: fundamental aspects of protein synthesis | Dr. Matt Cordes |
| Sept 22 | No Seminar - BMB/MCB Research Retreat | ||
| Sept 29 | Dr.
Rebekka Wachter Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Arizona State University |
Why Is GFP Green? Structural and Mechanistic Studies on Color Acquisition | Dr. Matt Cordes |
| Oct 6 | Dr.
Raymond Jacobson Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Texas CANCELLED |
Structural Characterization of the General Transcription Factor TFIID | Dr. Megan McEvoy |
| Oct 13 | No Seminar | ||
| Oct 20 | No Seminar - Family Weekend | ||
| Oct 27 | Dr.
Nancy Thornberry Department of Biochemistry Merck Research Laboratories |
Proteases as Therapeutic Agents: Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Inhibition for the Treatment of Diabetes | Dr. Matt Cordes |
| Nov 3 | Dr.
David Gang Department of Plant Sciences University of Arizona |
Biosynthesis of medicinal compounds in sweet basil | Dr. Elizabeth Vierling |
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Special Seminar Nov 6 |
Dr.
Hans Frauenfelder Center for Nonlinear Studies Los Alamos National Laboratory Time: 5:00 Place: ILC 140 |
Proteins: Energy Landscape, Fluctuations, and Function |
Dr. Osamu Miyashita |
| Nov 10 | Dr.
Brian Kuhlman Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics University of North Carolina |
Computer-based Design of Protein Interfaces and Switches | Dr. Matt Cordes |
| Nov 17 | Dr.
Horia I. Petrache Department of Physics Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
X-ray studies of ion-binding to membranes | Dr. Michael Brown |
| Nov 24 | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| Dec 1 | Dr.
Elizabeth Komives Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry UC San Diego |
H/D Exchange reveals conformational changes in protein-protein interactions | Dr. Elizabeth Vierling |
| Dec 18 - Jan 9 | Winter Session | ||
| Jan 12 | Dr.
Shirley Luckhart Department of Microbiology and Immunology UC Davis |
Conserved signals and signaling during malaria parasite infection: insights from 600 million years of evolution | Dr. William Montfort |
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Special Seminar Jan 22 |
Dr.
Stephen Benkovic Department of Chemistry Pennsylvania State University Time: 5:00 Place: ILC 150 |
A Perspective on Biological Catalysis CANCELLED |
Dr. Bogdan Olenyuk |
| Jan 26 | Dr.
Maureen Charron Department of Biochemistry Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
Metabolic Consequences of Altered GLUT4 Expression | Dr. Tsu-Shuen Tsao |
| Feb 2 | Dr.
David Beratan Department of Chemistry Duke University |
Protein Electron Transfer: When Does Structure Matter, and Why? | Dr. Osamu Miyashita |
| Feb 9 | Dr.
Kevin Gardner Department of Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
PAS Domains: A Versatile Way to Build a Biological Switch | Dr. Michael Cusanovich |
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Special Seminar Feb 12 |
Dr.
Raoul Kopelman Department of Chemistry University of Michigan Time: 5:00 Place: ILC 150 |
Magic Nanobullets: Nanophotonicsensors and Cancer Nanomedicine |
Dr. Craig Aspinwall |
| Feb 16 | Dr. William Montfort Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics University of Arizona |
Structure and Biology in Nitric Oxide Signaling: Plants, Blood-Sucking Insects, and Fibrosarcoma |
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| Feb 23 |
Dr.
Stephen Sligar CANCELLED |
Self-assembled nanometer scale lipid bilayers for elucidating the structure and function of integral membrane proteins | Dr. Nancy Horton |
| Mar 2 | Dr.
J. Ellis Bell Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Richmond |
Conformational
Flexibility, Catalysis and Cooperativity in Oligomeric Dehydrogenases |
Dr. James Hazzard |
| Mar 10-18 | Spring Break | ||
| Mar 23 | Dr. Amy Rosenzweig Department of Chemistry Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology Northwestern University |
Copper trafficking in a hyperthermophile | Dr. Megan McEvoy |
| Mar 30 | Dr. Rama Ranganathan University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
The Evolutionary Design of Proteins | BMB/BCP Graduate Students |
| Apr 6 | Dr. Mike Riehle Department of Entomology University of Arizona |
The tangled web of insulin signaling: Impacts on aging and reproduction in the mosquito | Dr. Roger Miesfeld |
Special Seminar Apr 9 |
Dr. Stephen Lippard Department of Chemistry MIT Time: 5:00 Place: ILC 150 |
Chemical and Biological Studies of Platinum Anticancer Drugs |
Dr. Katrina Miranda |
| Apr 13 |
Dr. Mary Wirth |
Advances in Protein Separations through Nanotechnology | Dr. Thomas Baldwin |
| Apr 20 | Dr. Clay Clark Department of Biochemistry North Carolina State University |
Death by Caspase Dimerization | Dr. Thomas Baldwin |
| Apr 27 | Dr. Kalervo Hiltunen Department of Biochemistry University of Oulu |
Mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis - from respiratory deficient yeast to cardiomyopathic mice | Dr. Carol Dieckmann |
Special Seminar Apr 30 |
Dr. Michael Wasielewski Department of Chemistry Northwestern University Time: 5:00 Place: ILC 150 |
Charge and Spin Transport Dynamics in Bio-inspired Molecules: From Photosynthesis to Organic Electronics | Dr. Jeff Pyun |