April Events
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Workshop: Sandipan Chowdhury, PhD
Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Structural basis of electrochemical linkage in a novel membrane transporter" Sandipan Chowdhury, PhD Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Thesis Defense Seminar: Kathryn Hobbs
Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
"Caspase-7 Allostery and Drug Targeting" Kathryn Hobbs, PhD Candidate Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Mentor: Dr. M. Ashley Spies
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar Series: Banu Ozkan, PhD
Thursday, April 6, 2023, 10:30am to 11:30am
"Protein Evolution and Monod's Secret of Life" Banu Ozkan, PhD Professor of Physics Arizona State University Hosted by Ernesto Fuentes, PhD
Ramon and Victoria Lim Medical Science Lecture - Ning Zheng, PhD
Thursday, April 6, 2023, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Dr. Ning Zheng, PhD, will visit campus on April 6, 2023 to present a lecture: "Targeting Ubiquitin Ligases: Hormones, Metabolites, & Drugs," at noon in Beisner Auditorium 1 in the Bowen Science Building. Dr. Zheng is an HHMI Investigator and the David B. Arnold Jr. Professor of Science, Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Physics at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Workshop: Kailey Cash, PhD
Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"RAD51 nucleoprotein filament formation, dynamics, and regulation" Kailey Cash, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology PI: Maria Spies, PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Jonathan Bird, PhD
Thursday, April 13, 2023, 10:30am to 11:30am
"How a myosin motor shapes the actin cytoskeleton to detect sound" Jonathan Bird, PhD Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics University of Florida College of Medicine https://pharmacology.med.ufl.edu/profile/bird-jonathan/ Hosted by Dr. Lori Wallrath
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Workshop: Zach Frevert
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Structural Snapshots of DNA Polymerase Iota Catalyzing Nucleotide Incorporation" Zach Frevert Graduate Student, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Mentor: Todd Washington, PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar Series: Ben Major, PhD
Thursday, April 20, 2023, 10:30am to 11:30am
"Intricacies and Implications of the KEAP1/NRF2 Signaling Pathway in Disease" Ben Major, PhD Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology Washington University of St. Louis Hosted by Miles Pufall, PhD
Distinguished Biomedical Scholar Lecture - Beth Stevens, PhD
Thursday, April 20, 2023, 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Dr. Beth Stevens, PhDÂ will present a lecture on April 20 at 4 p.m. Dr. Stevens is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, the FM Kirby Neurobiology Center at Boston Childrens' Hospital and an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute....
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Workshop: Thad Wadas, PhD
Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Targeting Fibroblast Activation Protein as a Biomarker for Glioblastoma Thad Wadas, PhD Associate Professor of Radiology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Lokesh Gakhar, PhD
Thursday, April 27, 2023, 10:30am to 11:30am
"Unlocking the Power of Autophagy-dependent Targeted Degradation" Lokesh Gakhar, PhD Director of Structural Biology and Protein Sciences PAQ Therapeutics Faculty hosts: Drs. Todd Washington and Ernie Fuentes, co-sponsored by the Protein and Crystallography Facility