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Seminar Schedule
MCDB Olympics Schedule
Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology
225 Sinsheimer Laboratories
Phone: 831.459.4986
Fax: 831.459.3139
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MCDB SEMINAR SCHEDULE SPRING 2008
Mondays & Fridays, 12:30-1:30PM
Natural Sciences Annex 101 (UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE)
FRIDAY
April 4 |
Gabriel Roybal, UCSC MCD Biology, Jurica Lab
"1,2 Punch: Two Methods to Capture Novel Splicing Complexes"
3rd Year Talk |
MONDAY
April 7
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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
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FRIDAY
April 11 |
Nate Dudley, UCSB MCD Biology
"Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Totipotency
in the C. elegans Germline"
Host: Susan Strome |
MONDAY
April 14 |
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
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FRIDAY
April 18 |
Hongqing Du, UCSC MCD Biology, Ares Lab
"The Mechanisms by which CUG Repeats Cause DM1"
3rd Year Talk |
MONDAY
April 21 |
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
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FRIDAY
April 25 |
Kristel Dorighi, UCSC MCD Biology, Tamkun Lab
"Kismet: A Drosophila Chromatin-Remodeling Factor with Roles in Transcription and Development"
3rd Year Talk
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MONDAY
April 28 |
Marvin Wickens, Professor of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin
"Regulating mRNAs"
Host: Harry Noller
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FRIDAY
May 2 |
Nicole Lambert, UCSC MCD Biology, Zahler Lab
Characterization of C. elegans microRNA Containing Complexes
3rd Year Talk |
MONDAY
May 5 |
Ahna Skop, Assistant Professor of Genetics, University of Wisconsin
"The Role of Dynamin in C. elegans Embryos"
Host: Bill Sullivan
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FRIDAY
May 9
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Connie Cepko, Harvard Medical School, Dept of Genetics
"Cell Fate Determination in the Vertebrate Retina"
Host: MCD Biology Postdocs |
MONDAY
May 12 |
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
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FRIDAY
May 16 |
Giulia Ruben, UCSC MCD Biology, Kamakaka Lab
"The Nuclear Pore Complex in the Functional Organization of Chromatin Domains"
3rd Year Talk |
MONDAY
May 19 |
Dean Li, Univ of Utah, Molecular Biology Program, Prof of Medicine & Oncological Sciences
"Vascular Guidance and Stability"
Host: Lindsay Hinck
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*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 |
FRIDAY
May 23 |
Eric Maklan, UCSC MCD Biology, Noller Lab
"Analysis of the GTPase Associated Center of the Large Ribosomal Subunit"
3rd Year Talk
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MONDAY
May 26 |
HOLIDAY, No Seminar Scheduled
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FRIDAY
May 30 |
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
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MONDAY
June 2 |
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
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*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
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FRIDAY
June 6
*Note, special time & location:
Friday, 240 PSB, 12:30-2:30PM |
1st-Year Graduate Student Rotation Talks
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*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
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Anyone needing special arrangements to accomodate a disability should call 831-459-4986 two weeks prior to the date of the seminar they wish to attend.
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