Morgan Desantis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology University of Michigan Host: Rick Baker Title: Mechanisms of dynein regulation Motor proteins are molecular machines that power cellular movement. The DeSantis lab studies mechanisms of how microtobule associated motor proteins transport cellular cargo. We ask questions like “How do motor proteins move?”, “How are … Read more
Don't miss the 12th Annual TIBBS Career Blitz! At the annual Career Blitz PhD-trained dozens of scientists from different career tracks are on hand in a casual setting to answer your questions about what they do, how they navigated their career paths, and how you can follow in their footsteps.
The Bioanalysis Forum is sponsored by Merck as an initiative to increase recruiting and establish research-sponsored projects across the UNC campus. It is a great opportunity for everyone to interface with Merck Scientists. There will be approximately 15 attending the day-long event and will be able to answer questions and talk science. There is also free food and prizes!
October 21, 2022, Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC. Main Event: 8:30 AM – 5:15 PM. Click to download the Agenda.
For our final event of our 2022 Research Retreat will be: Happy Hour at the Butterfly House, Museum of Life and Science from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
Sarah Keane, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biophysics University of Michigan Host: Qi Zhang Title: Structural determinants of microRNA biogenesis Research: The discovery of functional non-coding (nc) RNAs has revolutionalized our understanding of gene expression and regulation. There is a wealth recent information implicating ncRNAs as regulators of a variety of cellular and pathogenic processes. … Read more
Please join us for a DEI Town Hall meeting organized by Jean Cook, Qi Zhang, and Silvia Ramos. We would like everyone to attend, if possible, to go over the DEI survey and obtain feedback from everyone, especially students, regarding the results and suggestions regarding improvement. There will also be a zoom option (please see … Read more
Nick Rhind, Ph.D., Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology University of Massachusetts Medical School Host: Jean Cook Title: “The Spatial and Temporal Organization of DNA Replication.” Dr. Rhind has a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.A. with Honors in Biology from Brown University and a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California. He … Read more
Yes, you are invited to come to see the students from BIOC710 give their final presentations on Wednesday, November 2, and November 16. Our students are excited to share their research with the department. Refreshments provided. November 2, 1-2:30 pm, 1131 Bioinformatics Matt Begley Determination of AP-3 Membrane Engagement and Cargo Selection Introduction by Matthew … Read more
Biochemistry and Biophysics Student Defense: Reem Hakeem (student of Dr. James Bear) Title: "A photopolymer-based hydrogel system reveals distinct actomyosin-based mechano-responses in fibroblast durotaxis" Date/location: Friday, November 4th at 3:00 pm, Bioinformatics 1131/Zoom
