| Date | Speaker, Department/Institution | Workshop Title |
| Jan. 29 |
Daniel Weeks, PhD Biochemistry, University of Iowa |
Using Xenopus oocytes to examine functional protein aggregation |
| Feb. 12 |
Miles Pufall, PhD Biochemistry, University of Iowa |
Do steroids regulate B-cell development? |
| Feb. 19 |
Charles Brenner, PhD Biochemistry, University of Iowa Saumya De Silva, Graduate Student Chemistry (Musselman lab), University of Iowa |
Trying to protect a neuron and can't get no satisfaction: A new story with NAD Investigating the Nucleic Acid binding activity of the Polybromo-1 Bromodomains |
| Feb. 26 |
Bin He, PhD Biology, University of Iowa |
Evolution of reduced co-activator dependence led to target expansion of a starvation response pathway |
| Mar. 5 |
Bonnie Hall, PhD Biology, Grand View University |
Developing a PUI/R1 Research Collaboration: Evolution of DNA-Binding Specificity |
| Mar. 12 | Rainbo Hultman, PhD Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa |
Dissecting mechanisms of depression vulnerability using brain network electrical activity |
| Mar. 26 | Venkata Sanaboyana, Graduate Student Biochemistry (Elcock lab), University of Iowa Liping Yu, PhD NMR Facility, University of Iowa |
Molecular dynamics simulations of filament formation on the inner membrane of E.coli NMR Spectroscopy and Metabolic Profiling of Complex II-Energized Mitochondria |
| Apr. 2 | Todd Washington, PhD Biochemistry, University of Iowa |
Modeling conformationally flexible proteins with X-ray scattering and molecular simulations |
| Apr. 9 | Lokesh Gakhar, PhD Protein and Crystallography Facility, University of Iowa |
A Tale of Two Cores |
| Apr. 16 | Fletcher Bain, Graduate Student Biochemistry (M. Spies lab), University of Iowa Colleen Caldwell, Graduate Student Biochemistry (M. Spies lab), University of Iowa |
Unraveling the G-quadruplex: A novel approach to assessing bypass of DNA Secondary Structure RPA Conformational Dyanmics and the Recombination Mediator Mechanism |
| Sept. 10 | Charles Brenner, PhD Biochemistry, University of Iowa |
PPM1D Mutations Silence the NARPT Gene and Sensitize to NAMPT Inhibition in Glioma |
| Sept. 17 | Kris DeMali, PhD Biochemistry, University of Iowa |
Integration of Cell Mechanics and Metabolism |
| Oct. 1 | Zachary Wehrspan, Graduate Student Biochemistry (Elcock lab), University of Iowa |
Towards Cellular Scale Models of Gram-Negative Peptidoglycan |
| Oct. 8 | Colleen Caldwell, Graduate Student Biochemistry (M. Spies lab), University of Iowa Fletcher Bain, Graduate Student Biochemistry (M. Spies lab), University of Iowa |
RPA domain dynamics in the regulation of DNA maintenance G-quadruplex DNA: Probing the effect of DNA secondary structure and sequence in replication bypass |
| Oct. 15 | Daniel Summers, PhD Biology, University of Iowa |
Novel intersections between protein homeostasis and neurodegeneration |
| Oct. 22 | Lori Wallrath, PhD Biochemistry, University of Iowa |
Defective coupling between the nucleus and cytoskeleton in muscular dystrophy |
| Oct. 29 | Brittany Ripley, Graduate Student Biochemistry (Washington lab), University of Iowa |
Determining the structural basis of Rad6-18 autoinhibition |
| Nov. 12 | William Sivitz, MD Internal Medicine, University of Iowa |
Role of oxaloacetate in the regulation of Complex II-energized mitochondrial respiration |
| Nov. 19 | Rainbo Hultman, PhD Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa |
Use of brain-wide electrical dynamics to dissect underlying mechanisms of stress vulnerability in preclinical depression model |
| Dec. 3 | Tingting Duan, Graduate Student, Thesis Defense Seminar Biochemistry (Geyer lab), University of Iowa |
The nuclear lamina is required for stem cell mitosis and survival |