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SPRING 2007 |
| Fri. Jan. 5 |
Ramon Riojas, DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Characterization of PDK1 Regulation and Function in the
Insulin-Stimulated PI3-Kinase Pathway", Rm 409-410L, 12:00 - 1:00 pm. |
| Thur. Jan 25 |
Srikanth Polusani, DISSERTATION PROPOSAL SEMINAR, "Characterizing the role of gap junctions in cell migration.", Rm 2.010, 9:00 - 10:00am, Note unusual time and place. |
| Fri. Jan 26 |
Jailu Liu, DISSERTATION PROPOSAL SEMINAR, "Post-translational Modification of lens fiber Connexin 45.6 and the
Interaction with Major Intrinsic Protein (Aquaporin-0)", Rm 444B, 10:00 - 11:00 am. Note unusual time and place. |
| Fri. Feb. 9 |
Dr. Youxing Jiang, Dept. Physiology, Univ. Texas Southwestern Med. Ctr., "Structural and Functional Study of a
Ca2+-gated K+ Channel", 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Rm. 409-410L, host: Dr. Bruce Nicholson |
| Wed., Feb. 14 |
James Trbovich, Dissertation Proposal Seminar, "Structural studies of activin
receptor assembly: Understanding
the mechanism of activin
type I receptor binding.", CCRI Auditorium (Rm 2.160), 12:00 - 1:00. Note unusual time and place.
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| Fri. Feb. 16 |
Dr. Eileen Shore, Univ. of Pennsylvania, "Mutations in the BMP Receptor ACVR1 in an Inherited Human Disease of
Extra-Skeletal Ossification.", Rm 409-410L, 12:00 - 1:00, host: Dr. John Lee |
| Fri. Mar. 23 |
Dr. David Eide, Dept. Nutritional Sci., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison; "Cellular mechanisms of nutrient metal ion
homeostasis.", 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L, host: Dr. John Hart |
| Mon., Mar. 26 |
Dr. Marlene Bouvier, Univ. Connecticut, "The Class I Antigen Presentation Pathway and Its Susceptibility to Viral Proteins: A Molecular View.", Rm 209-210L, 2:00 - 3:00 pm. Note Unusual Time and Place. |
| Thur. Mar. 29 |
Dr. Martin Margittai, Dept. of Biochem. & Mol. Biol., Univ. of Sourhern California, Zilkha Neurogenetic Inst., "Towards a Molecular Understanding of Tau-Mediated Neurodegeneration". Rm 309-310L, 2:30 - 3:30 pm. Note Unusual Time and Place. |
| Mon. Apr. 2 |
Dr. Ikuko Hiyashi, Div. of Signaling Biol., Univ. of Toronto. "Molecular Mechanism of Microtubule Assembly by Plus-End Tracking Proteins", Rm 209-210L, 2:00 - 3:00pm. Note Unusual Time and Place. |
| Wed. Apr. 4 |
Dr. Qiu-Xing Jiang, Lab. of Mol. Neurobiol. and Biophysics, Howard Hughes Medical Inst, Rockefeller Univ., "Structural and Functional Analysis of a Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel", Rm 209-210L, 2:00 - 3:00 pm. Note Unusual Time and Place. |
| Wed. Apr. 11 |
Dr. Sudharshan Eathiraj, Mol. Med., Univ. of Massachusetts Med. School., "Structural Insights into the Mechanism and Specificity of Rab GTPase
Regulated Membrane Trafficking", 2:00-3:00, Rm 209-210L. Note unusual time and place |
| Fri. Apr. 13 |
Dr. John A. Putkey, Dept Bioch. and Mol. Biol., Univ. of Texas Medical School-Houston. "PEPing up calmodulin: Structurally disordered
regulators of calmodulin signaling", 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Rm. 2.104 Allied Health, NOTE UNUSUAL PLACE, host: Dr. Andrew Hinck |
| Tue. Apr. 17 |
Qian Lu, DISSERTATION PROPOSAL SEMINAR, "Investigation of the dual
compartmental localization of mammalian non-mitochondrial NADP+
-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase (mammalian IDP2)", Rm 409-410L, 10:00 am - 11:00 am. Note Unusual time and day. |
| Fri., Apr. 20 |
Dr. James Hall, Dept. Physiology and Biophys, UC Irvine, "Regulation of the water permeability of
aquaporin zero", Rm 409-410L, 12:00 -1:00 pm. host: Dr. Jean Jiang |
| Tue Apr. 24 |
Dr. Lan Guan, Dept. of Physiology, UCLA. "Lessons from Lactose Permease: Structure/function
Studies on a Cation-Coupled Symporter", 4:00 - 5:00 pm, CCRI Auditorium. Note unusual time and place. |
| Thur. Apr. 26 |
Jorge E. Zuniga, DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Binding Properties
and Solution Structure of the TGF-Beta. Type I Receptor Extracellular Domain", 2:30 - 3:30 pm, Rm 1.284T. Please note Unusual Day, Time, and Place |
| Fri. Apr. 27 |
Yeu Zhou, DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Solution Studies of Protein Complexes of the Endocytic Machinery", 10:00 - 11:00 am, Rm 409 - 410L. |
| Fri. Apr. 27 |
Battle of Flower Day. This is a Texas Holiday. Skeleton crew only will be on duty. |
| Tue. May 1 |
Dhananjaya Nayak, Dissertation Proposal Defense. "An Insight into T7
RNA Pol pausing/termination at the Concatemer Junction of T7 DNA", 10:00 - 11:00 am, Rm 409-410L. |
| Thur. May 3 |
Dr. Gregg Fields. Chalk Talk. 12:00-2:00, Rm 2.030. |
| Fri. May 4 |
Dr. Tyler J. Curiel, Director, San Antonio Cancer Inst., Dept. Medicine, Medical Oncology, "Novel approaches to tumor immunotherapy", Rm 409-410L, 12:00 - 1:00pm. host: Dr. Bruce Nicholson |
| Mon May 7 |
Dr Sheng Ye, Dept. of Physiology, UTSW Med. Ctr. Dallas., "Structural and Functional Studies of Ion Channel
Selectivity and Ligand Gating", 12:00 - 1:00 pm, 409-410L. Note unusual day. |
| Fri. May 11 |
CANCELLED. Dr. Andrew L. Harris, Dept of Pharmacology and Physiology, New Jersey Medical School. "Insights about Connexin Channels from Molecular Permeability Studies.." Rm 409-410L, 12:00-1:00. hosts: Dr. Bruce Nicholson, Dr. Jean Jiang |
| Mon. May 14 |
Dr. Lesa Beamer, Assoc. Prof., School of Medicine, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia., "The Enzyme PMM/PGM from P. aeruginosa: Structure,
Mechanism & Dynamics", 12:00 - 1:00 pm, 409 - 410L. Note unusual day |
| Fri., May 18 |
Arlene Siller-Jackson, DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Connexin 43 Hemichannels are Regulated by Mechanical Stress and alpha 5 Integrin in Osteocyte-like Cells". 10:00 - 11:00 am, Rm 409-410L. Note unusual time.
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| Fri., May 18 |
Dr. Sonia M. Najjar, Dept. Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Director, Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research (CeDER), "Circuiting insulin and lipid
metabolism", Rm 409-410L, 12:00 - 1:00 pm. hosts: Dr. Feng Liu, Dr. Martin Adamo |
| Tue., May 22 |
Dr. Lawrence Hayward, Univ. of Mass. Medical School. "SOD1 Misfolding in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: What are the Toxic Conformations?". Rm 209-210L 12:00 - 1:00. host: Dr. John Hart. Note Unusual place |
| Mon. June 11 |
Lijun Zhou, DISSERTATION PROPOSAL, "ER-Stress Inhibits Adiponectin Production", Rm 409-410L, 12:00 - 1:00 pm. Note unusual Day |
| Tue. June 12 |
Duane Winkler, DISSERTATION PROPOSAL, "The Copper Chaperone for SOD1 (CCS) in SOD1 Maturation and
Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis", Rm 409-410L, 2:00 - 3:00. Note Unusual time. |
| Mon., June 18 |
Anjana Chandrasekhar, DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Mechanisms of Tumor Suppression by Connexins in Model Systems", 9:30 - 10:30am, 209-210L. Note unusual time, day and place |
| Tue. June 19 |
Dr. Alan Lau, Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, "Regulation of Gap Junctions by Phosphorylation and Interaction Proteins", 11:30 am - 12 :30 pm, Rm 409-410L. host: Dr. Bruce Nicholson. Note Unusual Day and time.
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| Wed. June 20 |
Eugene Guy Maes, DISSERTATION PROPOSAL, "Mechanistic Studies of the Hsp70Chaperone System", Rm 409-410L, 1:00 - 2:00 pm, Note unusual time and day |
| Thur. June 21 |
Renjing Wang, DISSERTATION PROPOSAL, "Structure and Function of Polycomb Group Proteins.", 9:30 - 10:30 am, Rm 409-410L. Please note unusual day and time |
| Thur. June 21 |
Dr. Lesa Beamer - Chalk Talk, Rm. 425D, 12:00 - 2:00 pm. |
| Mon. June 25 |
Dr. Hendrik (Henry) Andre Jonker, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magentic Resonance, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Univ., Germany "Study on ribosomal L11-RNA, L11 domain rearrangement upon binding to RNA and thiostrepton studied by NMR", 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L, host: Dr. Andrew Hinck Note unusual day |
| Mon. June 25 |
Dr. Ikuko Hayashi - Chalk Talk, Rm 425D, 3:00 - 5:00 pm. |
| Tue. June 26 |
Jiayan Guo, DISSERTATION PROPOSAL, "The studies of beta isotypes of tubulin in neuron differentiation, ROS defense, and interaction with actin filaments.", 2:00 - 3:00 pm,, Rm 409-410L. |
| Wed. June 27 |
Dr. Linda Musil,
Oregon Health and Science Univ., "Post-translational upregulation of gap junction function by stress
induced inhibition of connexin degradation and by growth factors: two
means to the same end". 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L, host: Dr. Jean Jiang. Note Unusual Day
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| Thur. June 28 |
Eric Banks, DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Cx45.6 Promotes Lens Differentiation Independent
of Intercellular Communication", 9:00 - 10:00 am, Rm 209-210L. Note unusual time and day
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| Fri., June 29 |
Thomas Millstead, DISSERTATION PROPOSAL, "Structural and Functional Characterization of the Endoglin Related REgion of the Transforming Growth Factor beta type III receptor." 2:00 - 3:00 pm, CCRI Auditorium (2.160) |
| Mon. July 2 |
Dr. Sheng Ye - Chalk Talk, Rm 425D, 12:00 - 2:00 pm | .
| Fri., July 6 |
Jonas Noeske, Graduate Student, "Ligand-binding and conformational changes in the purine-binding riboswitch RNA". Presentation of Dissertation Work. (Jonas will be going back to Johann-Wolfgang Goethe Univ., Germany to formally defend his dissertation). 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Rm 409-410L. |
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Fall 2007
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| Wed., Aug 22 |
Dr. Dan Sackett, NIH/NICHD, "Dynamic microtubules, nanoscopic rings, and bar-coded proteins", Rm 309-310L, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, host: Dr. Eileen Lafer |
| Fri., Aug 31 |
Masoud Toloue, Presentation of Dissertation Work (which will be formally defended in Buffalo on Aug. 22). "Effect of Connexin Composition on Pore Structure of Gap Junction Channels and their Permeability to Metabolites", 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Rm 444-445B |
| Fri., Sept. 7 |
Dr. Sriram Neelamegham, Dept. Chem. Engineering, State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, "Systems level modeling and experimentation: Leukocyte adhesion during inflammation", Rm 209-210L, 12:00 - 1:00 pm. |
| Fri., Sept. 28 |
Dr. Peter Igarashi, Chief, Div. of Nephrology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, "Molecular Pathogenesis of Cystic Renal Disease", Rm 209-210:, 12:00 - 1:00 pm. JOINT BIOCHEMISTRY/NEPHROLOGY SEMINAR, host: Dr. Venkatachalam |
| Fri., Oct 12 |
Dr. Paul Fitzpatrick, Texas A&M University,"Mechanistic Studies of Pterin and Flavin-Dependent Enzymes" 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Rm 209 - 210L. |
| Mon., Oct 15 |
Dr. Paul Fitzpatrick, CHALK TALK, 9:00 am - 11:00 am, Rm 425D |
| Fri., Oct 19 |
Paul M. Horowitz Lectureship: Dr. Stephen L. Mayo, Bren Professor of Biology and Chemistry, Caltech, "Recent Advances in Computational Protein Design", Rm 209-210L, 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
| Thur Oct 25 |
Huiran Yin, DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Expression, Purification and Characterization of the Extracellular Domain of Human BMPR-II in Solution". Rm 409-410L, 9:00 - 10:00 am. |
| Fri., Nov. 9 |
Dr. Christopher J. Lynch, Dept. of Cell. and Mol. Physiology, Penn State Univ., "Novel Mechanisms Underlie Improved Adiposity and Insulin Sensitivity after Deletion of the First Step in Branched Chain Amino Acid Metabolism Catalyzed by BCATm", 12:00 - 1:00, Rm 209-210L, host: Dr. Feng Liu
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| Fri., Nov. 16 |
Biochemistry Dept. Retreat |
| Mon., Nov. 19 |
Chintan Kikani - Doctoral Dissertation Defense, "Oncogenic Transformation of Murine Fibroblasts by Nuclear Localization of PDK1", 1:00 - 2:00 pm, Rm 209-210L |
| Mon. Nov. 19 |
Dr. Pedrag Cudic is giving a seminar of interest at UTSA, "Design and synthesis of novel biologically active small molecules and despsipeptides", Rm BSE 2.102, 3:30 - 4:30 pm. |
| Tue., Nov. 20 |
Dr. Keqiang Ye, Emory Univ., "NGF Signaling in Neuronal Survival and Drug Discovery for Neuroprotection"., 9:00 - 10:00 am, Rm 209-210L, hosts: Chintan Kikani and Dr. Feng Liu Please Note unusual time and day. |
| Tue. Nov. 20 |
Dr. Predrag Cudic, Florida Atlantic Univ., CHALK TALK, 11:30 am, Rm 425D |
| Fri., Nov. 30 |
Dr. David C. Chan, Div. of Biology, Cal. Tech.,
"Mitochondrial Fusion and Neurodegeneration.", 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Rm 209-210L, host: Dr. Hardies |
| Fri., Dec. 7 |
Dr. Jack Tuszynski, Div. of Experimental Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Canada, "In silico Design and Testing of New Cancer Chemotherapy Compounds and Their
Preclinical Experimental Assessment". Abstract, Rm 209-210L, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, host: Dr. Luduena.
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| Fri., Dec. 14 |
Dr. Xin-Hua Feng, Baylor College of Medicine, "Regulatory Networks of TGF Beta/Smad Signaling", Rm 209-210L, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, host: Dr. Venkatachalam |