The Molecular Biology Department’s 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’s seminar speakers. Note that departmental seminars during Spring 2008 semester will start at 2:10 pm. in room 103 of the Animal Science/Molecular Biology building.
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Date |
Speaker & Affiliation |
Seminar Title |
Host |
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Jan. 16 |
Jeffrey Wilusz |
The cellular RNA decay machinery: How do viruses overcome this hurdle to a productive infection? |
Jarvis |
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Jan. 23 |
Norm Pace |
A molecular view of microbial diversity and the biosphere |
Ward |
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Jan. 30 |
Min Han |
Systematic analysis of microRNA regulation in C. elegans by a biochemical approach |
Fay |
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Febr. 6 |
Bernard Lemire |
Caenorhabditis elegans: A model system for aging and mitochondrial disease |
Thorsness |
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Febr. 13 |
Jacques Baenziger |
The molecular language of carbohydrates: A new level of hormonal regulation |
Jarvis |
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Febr. 20 |
Suzannah Rutherford |
Genetic architecture of signal transduction variation |
Liberles |
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Febr. 27 |
Herbert Schweizer |
Molecular genetics approaches to define efflux pump function in the biodefense agent Burkholderia pseudomallei |
Wall |
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March 6 |
Jeb Gaudent |
Development and function of pharyngeal glands in C. elegans |
Fay |
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March 13 |
Dagmar Ringe |
Structural biology of unstable proteins |
Adrianos Grad student |
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March 20 |
Spring break |
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March 27 |
Daniel Kearns |
A bifunctional flagellar clutch disables motility in the Bacillus subtilis biofilm |
Gomelsky |
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April 3 |
Steven Mayo |
TBA |
Liberles |
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April 10 |
Easter break |
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April 17 |
Hugo Dooner |
Genome structure variation and recombination in maize |
Sylvester |
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April 24 |
Nathan Deleault |
Biochemical studies of prion disease |
Leah Kyle Grad student |
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May 1 |
Bill Bonner |
H2AX and genome integrity |
Zlatanova |
