Seminars
BMB Fall Seminar Schedule
Fridays, 4:00pm in 348B
Noble Research Center
August 28 Dr. Glenn Zhang, Associate Professor, Department of Animal
Science, Oklahoma State University. "Potential of Host Defense
Peptides in Disease Control and Prevention."
September 4 Dr. Michael Rosen, Professor, Department of Biochemistry,
UT Southwestern Medical Center. "Hierarchical Regulation
of WASP/WAVE Proteins"
September 10 BMBGSA Symposium Lecture: 9:30am-10:30am
Dr. Manyuan Long. Professor, Department of Ecology
and Evolution, University of Chicago.
"Evolution and Phenotypic Effects of New Genes"
September 11 BMBGSA Symposium Lecture: 4:00pm-5:00pm
Dr. Siva P. Kumpatla, Research Leader, Molecular Technology
Development, Dow AgroSciences LLC.
"Tools for Crop Improvement in Molecular Era"
September 18 Dr. Liang Tang, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular
Biosciences, University of Kansas. "Viruses as genome packaging
and injection machines: structural virology by means of X-ray crystallography
and electron cryo-microscopy"
September 25 Dr. Keith Murphy. Professor and Chair, Department of Genetics and
Biochemistry, Director, Clemson University Genomics Institute, Clemson
University. "Genetics of Hereditary nephropathy and the Merle Phenotype of
the Domestic Dog"
October 2 Dr. Oliver Kerscher, Assistant Professor, Biology Department,
College of William and Mary. "Search & Destroy: a function for SUMO
in proteolytic targeting"
October 16 Dr. Aron Fenton, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center. "Allosteric
regulation of pyruvate kinase"
October 23 Robert J. Sirny Memorial Endowed Professorship in Agricultural
Biochemistry Lecture.
Dr. Lynn Zechiedrich, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular
Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine. "A new non-viral,
non-toxic DNA minivector for basic and clinical research: how basic
research opened doors for gene therapy"
October 30 Dr. Haochu Huang, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of
Chicago. "Tolerance defects in a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis"
November 6 Dr. Yan Xiang, Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology,
University of Texas Health Center at San Antonio. "Poxviruses Immune
Evasion Mechanisms"
November 13 Dr. Ann West, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
University of Oklahoma. "Signal Transduction in Yeast Involving a His-to-Asp
Phosphorelay System"
November 20 Dr. Kenton Swartz, Senior Investigator, Molecular Physiology and
Biophysics Section, National Institutes of Health: National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. "Structural basis of
voltage sensor function and pharmacology in voltage-activated ion
channels."
December 4 Dr. Patricia Ayoubi, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University.
Science, Oklahoma State University. "Potential of Host Defense
Peptides in Disease Control and Prevention."
September 4 Dr. Michael Rosen, Professor, Department of Biochemistry,
UT Southwestern Medical Center. "Hierarchical Regulation
of WASP/WAVE Proteins"
September 10 BMBGSA Symposium Lecture: 9:30am-10:30am
Dr. Manyuan Long. Professor, Department of Ecology
and Evolution, University of Chicago.
"Evolution and Phenotypic Effects of New Genes"
September 11 BMBGSA Symposium Lecture: 4:00pm-5:00pm
Dr. Siva P. Kumpatla, Research Leader, Molecular Technology
Development, Dow AgroSciences LLC.
"Tools for Crop Improvement in Molecular Era"
September 18 Dr. Liang Tang, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular
Biosciences, University of Kansas. "Viruses as genome packaging
and injection machines: structural virology by means of X-ray crystallography
and electron cryo-microscopy"
September 25 Dr. Keith Murphy. Professor and Chair, Department of Genetics and
Biochemistry, Director, Clemson University Genomics Institute, Clemson
University. "Genetics of Hereditary nephropathy and the Merle Phenotype of
the Domestic Dog"
October 2 Dr. Oliver Kerscher, Assistant Professor, Biology Department,
College of William and Mary. "Search & Destroy: a function for SUMO
in proteolytic targeting"
October 16 Dr. Aron Fenton, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center. "Allosteric
regulation of pyruvate kinase"
October 23 Robert J. Sirny Memorial Endowed Professorship in Agricultural
Biochemistry Lecture.
Dr. Lynn Zechiedrich, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular
Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine. "A new non-viral,
non-toxic DNA minivector for basic and clinical research: how basic
research opened doors for gene therapy"
October 30 Dr. Haochu Huang, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of
Chicago. "Tolerance defects in a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis"
November 6 Dr. Yan Xiang, Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology,
University of Texas Health Center at San Antonio. "Poxviruses Immune
Evasion Mechanisms"
November 13 Dr. Ann West, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
University of Oklahoma. "Signal Transduction in Yeast Involving a His-to-Asp
Phosphorelay System"
November 20 Dr. Kenton Swartz, Senior Investigator, Molecular Physiology and
Biophysics Section, National Institutes of Health: National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. "Structural basis of
voltage sensor function and pharmacology in voltage-activated ion
channels."
December 4 Dr. Patricia Ayoubi, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University.
