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Dr. Kate White of the University of Southern California presents

March 4 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Kate White, PhD, seminar speaker

Kate White, PhD
Gabilan Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
University of Southern California

Seminar Title: “Chemical biology approaches for mapping peptide hormone maturation”

Please join us and show support for our seminar speakers!
(For those unable to attend, a zoom link is available upon request to Mimi Baltz.)

Host: Rob Nicholas

Dr. White studies secretion in pancreatic beta cells and neuron and is a former postdoc of the Nicholas and Roth Labs.

Our lab focuses on developing new chemical biology tools to uncover how cells coordinate the secretion of peptide hormones—small chains of amino acids that circulate in the blood and bind to specific cell receptors. Defects in the storage, maturation (enzymatic cleavage), or secretion of these hormones can lead to various mental and metabolic disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, and diabetes. Using pancreatic β-cells and neurons as model systems, we investigate how these cells reorganize during peptide hormone production, trafficking, and secretion. Despite the critical role of this secretion mechanism, the cellular signals regulating secretory vesicle maturation are still unclear. To address this knowledge gap, our lab has four main research directions: 

~ https://www.katewhitelab.com/

Flyer [pdf]

2025_03_04 Kate White, PhD, seminar flyer

Details

Date:
March 4
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Event Category:

Organizer

Mimi Baltz
Email
my.le@unc.edu

Venue

1131 Bioinformatics
130 Mason Farm Rd
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 United States
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