Department of Biochemistry / UTHSCSA
Seminar Schedule 2005

2005
Wed., Jan 5 Dr. Jens Wohnert, Biochemistry Faculty Candidate, Univ. Frankfurt, "Investigating Regulatory RNA-Elements and Their Interaction with Ligands and Proteins by NMR", 12:00 - 1:00pm; Room 209-210L
Thur. Jan 20 Faye Gordon, Dissertation Defense, "Contributions of the Core Histone N-terminal Tail Domains to Higher Order Chromatin Structure: A Chromatin Model System Reconstituted from Bacterially Expressed Purified Components." 10:00 - 11:00 am; Rm 309-310L.
Fri. Jan 21 Dr. Asish Chaudhuri, Barshop Inst., UTHSCSA, "A New Tool of Proteomics: Search for Structurally Altered Proteins in Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)." 12:00-1:00pm, Rm 1.284 T (Dental).
Fri. Feb 4 Dr. Yuzuru Shiio, Inst. Systems Biology, Seattle (faculty candidate for CCRI), "Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Myc Network Function", 12:00-1:00, CCRI 2.160
Mon. Feb. 7 Dr. Tobias Ulmer, NIDDK-NIH, Chalk Talk with Biochemistry Faculty. 10:30-11:45 Rm 425D
Thur. Feb. 10 Dr. Konstantin V. Pervushin, Swiss Inst. of Technology, Chalk talk with Biochem faculty. 11:30-12:30 pm, Rm AHB 5.208
Fri. Feb 11 Dr. Barry Nall, Dept Biochemistry, UTHSCSA. "Transition States for Protein Folding", 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L
Fri. Feb 18 Dr. Feng Liu, Dept. Pharmacology, UTHSCSA. "Signaling Downstream of the Insulin Receptor", 12:00-1:00, Rm 409-410L
Tue. Feb 22 Dr. Jens Wöhnert, NMR Faculty Candidate, Chalktalk, Rm 425D, 12:00-1:00
Fri. Feb 25 Dr. Richard Luduena, Dept. Biochem., UTHSCSA. "Functional Significance of Tubulin Isotypes". 12:00-1:00, Rm 409-410L
Fri. Mar 4 Dr. Lee Henn, Dept. Biochem., UTHSCSA. "Contributions Of An Enzyme Family To Energetics And Antioxidant Function", 12:00-1:00, Rm 409-410L.
Thur. Mar. 31 Dr. Jun Liu, Scripps Research Institute, CCRI candidate, "Chalk Talk". 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 425D.
Fri. Apr. 1 Dr. David R. Borchelt, Johns Hopkins Univ. "Misfolding of SOD1 in SOD1-linked Familial ALS", 12:00-1:00, Rm 409-410L. host: Dr. John Hart
Fri. Apr. 8 Dr. William E. Sonntag, Wake Forest Univ. "Pleiotropic Actions of Growth Hormone and IGF-1: A regulatory Hormone for Aging?", 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L, host :Dr. Martin Adamo
Fri. Apr. 15 Dr. Martin Adamo, Dept. Biochem., UTHSCSA. "IGF-I Expression and Action: Lessons from Mouse Models", 12:00-1:00 pm; Rm 409-410L,
Fri. Apr. 22 Dr. Michael F. Rexach, Stanford Univ. "Deciphering Networks of Protein Interactions at the Nuclear Pore Complex". 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 309-310L. host: Dr. Susan Weintraub
Fri. Apr. 29 Dr. Larry D. Barnes, Dept. Biochem., UTHSCSA. "Mutagenesis and Phosphorylation of Fhit Tumor Suppressor". 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L.
Fri. May 6 Dr. Borries Demeler, Dept. Biochem., UTHSCSA. "Genetic Algorithms Applied to Composition Analysis in Sedimentation Experiments", 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L.
Fri. May 13 Dr. Mark R. Walter, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham. "Structure and Assembly of Cellular and Viral IL-10 Receptor Complexes: Virus Host Interactions at the Molceuclar Level". 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L. host: Dr. Andrew P. Hinck
Fri. May 20 Dr. Manjeri Venkatachalam, Dept. Pathology, UTHSCSA. "Autoregulation of Growth and Differentiation in Proximal Tubule Epithelium by TGF-beta and PI3K Signaling", 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L.
Fri. May 27 Dr. Andrew P. Hinck, Dept. Biochem., UTHSCSA. One fold, Many Binding Modes: How Tinkering with Receptor Structure Has Enabled Diversification of Function in the TGF-beta Superfamily", 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L
Fri. June 3 Dr. Philip Serwer, Dept. of Biochem., UTHSCSA. "Intermediates in Bacateriophage T7 DNA Packaging and Injection". 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L
Mon. June 6 Dr. Rita Bernhardt, Univ. Saarlandes, Germany. "Steroid Hydroxylating P450s and their Role in Biotechnology and Medicine". 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 409-410. host: Dr. Bettie Sue Masters
Tue. June 7 Dr. Michel Kranendonk, Univ. Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. "Human Cytochrome P450 Competent Bacterial Cell-systems. Applications in Genotoxicology". 12:00-1:00 pm., Rm 409-410L. host: Dr. Bettie Sue Masters
Fri. June 10 Dr. Juri Rappsilber, FIRC Inst. of Mol. Oncology Foundataion, Italy. "Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics". 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L.
Fri. June 17 Dr. Brad Rothberg, Dept Physiology, UTHSCSA. "The Moving Parts of Calcium-Gated Potassium Channels." 12:00-1:00pm, Rm 409-410L.
Fri. June 24 Dr. Chris Jenkinson, Dept. Med., UTHSCSA. "Molecular Genetics of Diabesity". 12:00-1:00pm, Rm. 409-410L
Wed. June 29 Dr. Thomas Laue, Dept of Biochem. and Mol. Biol., Univ of New Hampshire. "High-Concentration Protein Solutions". 12:00-1:00pm, Rm 409-410L.
Mon. July 18 Dr. Richard T. Okita, Program Director, NIGMS. "Current Trends in NIH Grants. A (NIGMS) Program Director's Perspective of the Grants Process". 12:00 - 1:00pm; Rm 444-445B.
Tue., Aug 2 Arlene J. Siller-Jackson, Dissertation Proposal Seminar, "Cx43-Hemichannels Regulate Osteocyte Responses to Mechanical Stress". 12:00-1:00pm, Rm 409-410L.
Fri., Sept 2 Dr. Rui Sousa, Dept. Biochemistry, UTHSCSA, "T7 RNA Polymerase and the Hsc70 Chaperone: A Tale of Two Demons"  12:00 - 1:00pm; Room 409-410L.
Fri., Sept. 16 Dr. Steven Ludtke, Co-Director National Center for Macromolecular Imaging, Dept. of Biochemistry, Baylor College of Medicine. "Visualizing Transmembrane Helices and Beta-strands: New Frontiers in Electron Cryomicroscopy". Abstract. 12:00-1:00 pm; Room 409-410L, host: Dr. Borries Demeler
Fri., Sept. 23 Dr. John Lee, Dept. Biochemistry, UTHSCSA, "Action of Osteogenic Protein-1 (BMP-7) on Osteoblastic Cell Differentiation".   12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L.
Fri., Oct. 7 Dr. Neal Robinson, Dept. Biochemistry, UTHSCSA, "Mitochondrial Cardiolipin: The Reason It's There". 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L.
Fri., Oct. 14 Dr. Dean Appling, Dept. Chemistry and Biochemistry, UT Austin, "Mammalian Mitochondrial C1-THF Synthase: The Saga Continues". 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L. host: Dr. John Hart
Fri., Oct. 21 Dr. Thomas Mueller, Dept. Physiological Chemistry II, Univ. Wurzburg, Germany,  "Molecular Mechanisms of BMP Receptor Activation." 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L. host: Dr. Andrew Hinck
Thur., Oct. 27 Dr. Yuzuru Shiio, CCRI & Dept. Biochemistry, JOINT SEMINAR. "Quantitative
Proteomic Analysis of Proteins Important in Cancer", 12:00-1:00 pm, Room 2.424T (dental). NOTE UNUSUAL DATE and ROOM.
Thur. Nov. 3 Eric Banks, Dissertation Proposal Seminar. "Promotion of Lens Epithelial-Fiber Differentiation by C-terminus of Connexin 45.6, a Role Independent of Gap Junction Communication." 10:00 - 11:00, Rm 409-410L. Note unusual time and date.
Fri., Nov. 4 Dr. John Cunningham, Dept. Hematology/Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis. "Grainyhead like factors: Novel modulators of epithelial morphogenesis and barrier formation", 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm. 409-410L.  host: Dr. Feng Liu
Mon., Nov. 7 Anjana Chandrasekhar, Dissertation Proposal seminar, "Insights into the Mechanisms of Growth Suppression by Cx26 in HeLa Cells" Rm 409-410L, 11:00am-12:00 noon. Note Unusual Day and Time
Thur., Nov. 10 Dr. Edward J. Collins, Dept. Microbiology and Immunology, Univ. of North Carolina. "MHC restriction and T cell receptor cross-reactivity." 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Rm 2.030. host: Dr. John Hart  NOTE unusual day and Room
Fri., Nov. 11 POSTPONED till spring. Dr. P. John Hart, Dept. Biochemistry, UTHSCSA. "Structure and Function of the Copper-Containing Enzymes SOD1 and Fet3p", POSTPONED till spring.  
Fri., Nov. 18 Dr. Mark Horowitz, Dept. of Orthopedics, Yale Univ. School of Medicine. "Immunological Control of Skeletal Development", 12:00-1:00 pm, Rm. 409-410L. host: Dr. John Lee
Mon., Nov. 21 Sirisha Burra, Dissertation Proposal Seminar, "Function and Regulation of CX43 in Osteocytes in Response to Mechanical Stimulation", 12:00 - 1:00, Rm 309L-310L NOTE UNUSUAL DAY and ROOM
Fri., Nov. 25 THANKSGIVING
Tue., Nov. 29 Rekha Kar, Dissertation Proposal Seminar,"Protein Sulfhydryls, Protein Misfolding and Calcium Homeostasis in ER-mediated Cell Death", 3:00pm - 4:00pm, Rm 309-310L
Fri., Dec. 2 Dr. Mark Panda, Dept. of Biochemistry, UTHSCSA. "Fluorescence and High Pressure Studies of Proteins: Monomers, Oligomers, and Aggregates." 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L.