Guang Hu, Ph.D., leads the Stem Cell Biology Group within the NIEHS Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, and holds a secondary appointment in the NIEHS Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory. Seminar Title:“The tail that wags the dog – Post-transcriptional regulation of the stem cell state.” Host: Jill Dowen
Iryna Ethell PhD Professor of Biomedical Sciences Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Medicine University of California - Riverside Seminar Title: “Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9, Perineuronal Nets and Cortical Circuits in Auditory Hyperexcitability in Fragile X Syndrome Mouse Model” Host: Patricia Maness PhD Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is the most prevalent cause of … Read more
Christine Dunham, PhD (Emory) 2019 ASBMB Young Investigator Christine M. Dunham, Ph.D. Associate Professor of BiochemistryAssociated Faculty Member, Department of Chemistry Emory University Title “RNA-mediated Mechanisms of Translational Control" The Dunham lab studies the structure and function of bacterial protein synthesis. The ribosome is a large macromolecular machine that produces all proteins in every living … Read more
Silvia Ramos (UNC) and Nivedita Nivedita (Errede lab) will speak from our department on their latest research. SILVIA RAMOS, MD, PHD, UNC-Chapel Hill “Can mRNA Structure at the 3'UTR influence RNA-protein interaction?" NIVEDITA NIVEDITA, PHD (ERREDE LAB), UNC-Chapel Hill “Noise in Cellular Decision Making”
Seminar title: "Retroviral Integration: the good, the bad, and the targeted" Host: Jack Griffith
Seminar title: "CONFOUNDING ROLES OF ESSENTIAL CARETAKER GENES IN TUMORIGENESIS: INSIGHTS GAINED FROM BCCIP STUDIES” Shen lab
Seminar Title:“Morning larks and night owls shed light on the molecular basis for circadian timekeeping” Host:Andrew Lee PhD Biochemistry & Biophysics and Sancar lab Alumnae (2006) Carrie Partch received her Ph.D. from UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics in 2006 working in Aziz Sancar’s lab. The Partch Lab at UC Santa Cruz works to identify the structural and … Read more
Seminar title:“Expanding the structural biologist's toolbox with high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy” Host: Rob McGinty Dr. Bartesaghi is a pioneer in computational methods for solving structures of large macromolecular complexes by single particle cryo-EM, cryo-electron tomography, sub-volume averaging. His recently reported 1.5 Å resolution structure of an inhibitor-bound beta-galactosidase ranks among the highest resolution structures achieved … Read more
Seminar title:"Quantitation of Single Molecule Combinations of Post-translational Modifications Reveals New Mechanistic Landscapes of Chromatin Regulation” Nicholas L. Young PhD Link to profile for Nicholas L. Young PhD Host: Brian Strahl
Phil Bradley PhD Seminar title "Patterns of epitope recognition by T cell receptors" Host: Brian Kuhlman
