Gabriel Roybal, UCSC MCD Biology, Jurica Lab

"1,2 Punch: Two Methods to Capture Novel Splicing Complexes"

3rd Year Talk

MONDAY
April 7

Kristen Verhey, Univ of Michigan Medical School, Dept of Cell & Developmental Biology

"Road Signs for Kinesin Motor Transport"

Host: Bill Saxton

*THURSDAY
April 10

*Note, special day, time, and location: Thur, 123 Sinsheimer, 11:00AM-12:00PM

Michael Ryan, National Cancer Institute

"SpliceCenter: a suite of web-based bioinformatic applications for evaluating the impact of alternative splicing on RT-PCR, RNAi, microarray, and peptide-based studies"

Host: Ares Lab

Nate Dudley, UCSB MCD Biology

"Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Totipotency
in the C. elegans Germline"

Host: Susan Strome

Tom Blumenthal, Univ of Colorado Health Sci Ctr, Dept of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics

"Connections between Trans-splicing, Novel snRNAs and Fertility in C. elegans"

Host: Susan Strome

Hongqing Du, UCSC MCD Biology, Ares Lab

"The Mechanisms by which CUG Repeats Cause DM1"

3rd Year Talk

Ian D. Chin-Sang, Dept of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

"The Role of Eph Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling in C. elegans Development"

Host: Susan Strome

*THURSDAY
April 24

*Note, special day, time, and location: Thur, 240 PSB, 11:00AM-12:00PM

Gayatri Pal, UCSC MCD Biology, Kellogg Lab

"Control of Mitotic Entry by Cdc25 Phosphatase"

Dissertation Defense

Kristel Dorighi, UCSC MCD Biology, Tamkun Lab

"Kismet: A Drosophila Chromatin-Remodeling Factor with Roles in Transcription and Development"

3rd Year Talk

Marvin Wickens, Professor of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin

"Regulating mRNAs"

Host: Harry Noller

Nicole Lambert, UCSC MCD Biology, Zahler Lab

Characterization of C. elegans microRNA Containing Complexes

3rd Year Talk

Ahna Skop, Assistant Professor of Genetics, University of Wisconsin

"The Role of Dynamin in C. elegans Embryos"

Host: Bill Sullivan

Connie Cepko, Harvard Medical School, Dept of Genetics

"Cell Fate Determination in the Vertebrate Retina"

Host: MCD Biology Postdocs

Sergio Barberan, UCSC MCD Biology, Zahler Lab

"Alternative Splicing Regulation During C. elegans Development and Evolution"

Dissertation Defense

*TUESDAY
May 13

*Note, special day, time, and location: Tues, 240 PSB, 2:00-3:00PM

Karen Artiles, UCSC MCD Biology, Kellogg Lab

"A Novel Pathway Regulates Polar Cell Growth via PP2ARts1"

Dissertation Defense

*THURSDAY
May 15

*Note, special day, time, and location: Thur, 240 PSB, 2:00-3:00PM

John Little, UCSC MCD Biology, Jurica Lab

"A Role for SPF30 Protein in Spliceosome Assembly: Does the Substrate Matter?"

Dissertation Defense

Giulia Ruben, UCSC MCD Biology, Kamakaka Lab

"The Nuclear Pore Complex in the Functional Organization of Chromatin Domains"

3rd Year Talk

Dean Li, Univ of Utah, Molecular Biology Program, Prof of Medicine & Oncological Sciences

"Vascular Guidance and Stability"

Host: Lindsay Hinck

*TUESDAY
May 20

*Note, special day and location: Tues, 123 Sinsheimer, 12:30-1:30PM

Amy Tong, UCSC MCD Biology, Chisholm Lab

"C. elegans DAPK-1 functions in Epidermal Response to Damage"

Dissertation Defense

*WEDESDAY
May 21

*Note, special day and location: Wed, 240 PSB, 12:30-1:30PM

Timothy Nilsen, Dir, Center for RNA Molecular Biology, Case Western Reserve University

"Dynamic Regulation of Alternative Splicing & Mechanisms of miRNA-mediated Regulation in Animal Cells"

Host: Melissa Jurica

Eric Maklan, UCSC MCD Biology, Noller Lab

"Analysis of the GTPase Associated Center of the Large Ribosomal Subunit"

3rd Year Talk

HOLIDAY, No Seminar Scheduled

Jennifer Kabat, UCSC MCD Biology, Zahler Lab

"In silico, in vivo, in vitro: A Multifaceted Approach for Discovering Novel Regulators of Alternative Splicing in C. elegans"

Dissertation Defense

Peggy Farnham, UC Davis School of Medicine & Assoc Dir of Genomics, Genome Center

"Using ChIP-chip and ChIP-seq Technology to Characterize Mechanisms of Transcriptional Repression"

Host: Susan Strome

*FRIDAY
June 6

*Note, special time & location:
Friday, 240 PSB, 10:00-11:00AM

Jian Cao, UCSC MCD Biology, Sullivan Lab

"Polarized Cell, Membrane Addition and Cytokinesis"

Dissertation Defense

FRIDAY
June 6

*Note, special time & location:
Friday, 240 PSB, 12:30-2:30PM

1st-Year Graduate Student Rotation Talks

*FRIDAY
June 6

*Note, special time & location:
Friday, 240 PSB, 2:30-3:30PM

Craig Tamble, UCSC MCD Biology, Lokey Lab

"Small Molecule Screening and Characterization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Mammalian Cells"

Dissertation Defense