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January 25 (Virtual)
Elizabeth Kellogg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cornell University
Host: Brian Kuhlman
Title: Mechanistic studies of CRISPR-associated transposons (CAST) using cryo-EM
February 8 (Virtual)
Peter Penzes, Ph.D., Director, Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment
Northwestern University
-Host: Patricia Maness
Title: Synaptic biology of ankyrin
February 15 (Hybrid) (zoom or 1131 Bioinformatics)
Abid Khan, Ph.D. (Research in Process)
UNC postdoc
Title: A Novel Role for SETD2 Histone Methyltransferase in Nuclear Lamina Integrity
February 22 (Virtual)
Lydia Contreras, Ph.D., Associate Professor
University of Texas-Austin
Host: Student invitation
Title: Novel insights into small bacterial RNAs and their big regulatory networks using genetic studies and computational modeling
March 1 (Hybrid) (zoom or 1131 Bioinformatics)
BCBP Research in Progress Seminar with UNC postdocs
Martha Johnson, Ph.D. (Cook lab)
Title: “Defining Molecular Mechanism to Establish Cell Cycle Quiescence”
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Kathryn Gunn, Ph.D. (Neher lab)
Title: “Oligomeric Diversity of Lipoprotein Lipase”
March 8 (Virtual)
Gustavo Silva, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biology
Duke University
Host: Student choice
Title: “Ubiquitin and the regulation of translation during oxidative stress”
March 22
BCBP Research in Progress Seminar with UNC postdoc
Kanishk Jain, Ph.D. (Strahl lab)
UNC postdoc
Title: “Understanding the role of a novel chromatin-interacting protein, PHRF1, in transcription and cancer biology”
March 29 (hybrid) (1131 Bioinformatics)
Judd Hultquist, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Northwestern University
Host: Ron Swanstrom
Title: “Mapping the Genetic Determinants of HIV Replication”
April 5
Peter Walter, Ph.D., Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics
University of California-San Francisco
Host: Saskia Neher
Title: “Targeting the Cell’s Stress Pathways for Therapeutic Benefit”
April 12
Lingjun Li, Ph.D., Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Host: Xian Chen
Title: “Advancing Biomedical Research via Innovation in Mass Spectrometry-based Approaches”
April 19 (hybrid) (1131 Bioinformatics)
Gabriel Rocklin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
Northwestern University
Host: Brian Kuhlman
Title: “High-throughput studies of protein stability and conformational dynamics”
April 26
Yi Zhang, Ph. D., Fred Rosen Chair Professor, Department of Genetics and Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Host: Greg Wang
2022 Spring Seminar Series on Tuesdays at 11:00 AM in 1131 Bioinformatics. Please contact Rhonda Strickland for details.