BCMB Seminar Schedule

Seminars are Wednesdays 1:50-2:50PM in Bodine 300

Jan 17
No class

Jan 24
Organizational meeting

Jan 31
How to prepare a research seminar (for BCMB thesis students)

Feb 7
Seminar: Targeting gene mutations in leukemia
Julia Maxson, OHSU
Host: Dr. Sharon Torigoe

Feb 14
Topic: Protein structure and dynamics in biomolecualr condensates
Dr. Carlos Baiz, UT-Austin
Host: Julio dePaula

Feb 21
Topic: Traction forces on aggregates of D. discoideum
Dr. Albert Bae, Lewis & Clark College
Host: Dr. Greg Hermann

Feb 28
Yes, And: Looking beyond patterning genes & minimal enhancers in Drosophila segmentation
Dr. Olivia Foster '13, Harvard/HHMI
Host: Dr. Greg Hermann

Mar 6
Pathogenic bacteria make surgical strikes on host ubiquitin signaling
Dr. Jonathan Pruneda, OHSU
Host: Dr. Nikolaus Loening

Mar 13
Surviving the Cell: Assessing the tolerance of DNAzyme theraputics to DNA damage
Dr. Shannen Cravens, Gonzaga University
Host: Dr. Norma Velazquez

Mar 20
How we hear (cancelled)
Dr. Sarah Clark, OSU
Host: Dr. Greg Hermann

Apr 3
BCMB thesis presentation
Making moves: Investigating the region of binding between dynein IC-2C and dynactin p150Glued.
AJ Di Nicola
Faculty Mentor: Nikolaus Loening

Apr 10
BCMB thesis presentation
Exploring enhancer grammar in pluripotent stem cells.
Sarah Swanson
Faculty Mentor: Sharon Torigoe

Apr 17
BCMB thesis presentation
Polyphosphate accumulating organism characterization and assisted recovery of phosphate yielded by glyphosate degradation
Mia Bell
Faculty Mentor: Louis Kuo

Apr 24
BCMB thesis presentation
Investigating potential causes of alpha-synuclein aggregation in Parkinson's disease using zebrafish
Brendan Creeks
Faculty Mentor: Tamily Weissman-Unni