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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.