School of Molecular Biosciences

SMB Seminars

Seminar Schedule

Unless otherwise posted, all SMB seminars will begin at 12:10PM in BLS 402.

Date Speaker
Jan. 12, 2012 The Role of Kinase Anchoring Protein 122 (AKAP121) In the Regulation of Steroid Hormone Biosynthesis
Ray Reeves
SMB, Washington State Univ.
Jan. 19, 2012 Flea-ing the plague: the Yersinia pestis biofilm Transmission phenotype
Viveka Vadyvaloo
Global Animal Health, Washington State Univ.
Jan. 24, 2012 Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance of longevity in Caenorhabditis elegans
Jason Watts, Rotation Student
SMB, Washington State University
and
Prevention of maternal aging-associated oocyte aneuploidy and meiotic spindle defects in mice by dietary and genetic strategies
Ross Rowsey, Hassold Lab
SMB, Washington State Univ.
Jan. 26, 2012 Cellular mechanisms of herpesvirus Membrane fusion and entry
Anthony Nicola
Vet. Micro. and Pathoology, Washington State Univ.
Feb. 2, 2012 Recognition of DNA Lesions by the Human Nucleotide Excision Repair System
Nicolas Geacintov
New York University
Feb. 7, 2012 Evidence of extensive populations of novel phenazine-producing Pseudomonas spp. in the Inland Pacific Northwest
Jim Parejko, Thomashow Lab
SMB, Washington State Univ.
and
Myostatin is a negative regulator of cardiac muscle growth and performance
Melissa Jackson, Rodgers Lab
SMB, Washington State Univ.
Feb. 9, 2012 The fungi among us: a peregrination in the 5th kingdom
Jack Rogers
Plant Path., Washington State Univ.
Feb. 14, 2012 Large-scale in silico modeling of metabolic interactions between cell types in the human brain
Leanne Whitmore, Rotation Student
SMB, Washington State Univ.
Feb. 16, 2012 Challenging conventions about how antibiotic Resistance arises and persists
Doug Call
Vet. Med., Washington State Univ.
Feb. 21, 2012 A Disease-associated Polymorphism Alters Splicing of the Human CD45 Phosphatase Gene by Disrupting Combinatorial Repression by Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs)
Nathan Havko, Rotation Student
SMB, Washington State Univ.
and
Inhibition of Protein Degradation Induces Apoptosis through a Microtubule-Associated Protein 1 Light Chain 3-Mediated Activation of Caspase-8 at Intracellular Membranes
Olga Shiva, Rotation Student
SMB, Washington State Univ.
Feb. 23, 2012 Reconstructing the molecular impacts of Chemicals on reproduction
Edward Perkins
USACE(hosted by MBGSA)
Feb. 28, 2012 Tyrosine Kinase Receptor RON in Human Pancreatic Cancer Expression, Function, and Validation as a Target
Kevin Church, Rotation Student
SMB, Washington State Univ.
and
Glycosylation of Skeletal Calsequestrin, Implications for its Function
Emil Sanchez, Kang Lab
SMB, Washington State Univ.
Mar. 1, 2012 Riboflavin Biosynthesis in Sinorhizobium meliloti
Dr. Svetlana N. Yurgel
IBC, Washington State Univ.(hosted be John Nilson)
Mar. 6, 2012 Metagenomic Profile of the Bacterial Communities Associated with Ixodes ricinus Ticks
Katie Kirkham, Rotation Student
SMB, Washington State Univ.
and
The complete biosynthesis of the genetically encoded amino acid pyrrolysine from lysine
Colin Lafferty, Rotation Student
SMB, Washington State Univ.
Mar. 8, 2012 In vivo behavior of the mouse seprmatogenic stem Cell population and their control in seminiferous tubules
Shosei Yoshida
Division of Germ Cell Biology, National Inst. Health(hosted by Mike Griswold)
Mar. 12-16, 2012 Spring Break - No Seminars
Mar. 20, 2012 Pramel7 Mediates LIF/STAT3-Dependent Self-Renewal in Embryonic Stem Cells
Ryan Anderson, Rotation Student
SMB, Washington State Univ.
and
Plzf regulates germline progenitor self-renewal by opposing mTORC1
Frieda Chan, Rotation Student
SMB, Washington State Univ.
Mar. 22, 2012 Looking out for #1: How the brain protects its own fuel supply
Sue Ritter
VCAPP, Washington State Univ.(hosted by Mike Griswold)
Mar. 27, 2012 Reconstruction of Arabidopsis Metabolic Network Models Accounting for Subcellular Compartmentalization and Tissue-specificity
Sean Johnson, Lange Lab
SMB, Washington State Univ.
and
Phosphoproteomic Analysis Identifies Grb10 as an mTORC1 Substrate that Negatively Regulates Insulin Signaling
Brandon Kyriss, Hunzicker-Dunn Lab
SMB, Washington State Univ.
Mar. 29, 2012 TBA
Matt Kaeberlein
University of Washington(hosted by Jenny Watts)
Apr. 3, 2012 RNA Editing Underlies Temperature Adaptation in K+ Channels from Polar Octopuses
Katie Adolphsen, Rotation Student
SMB, Washington State Univ.
and
Phosphoproteomic Analysis Identifies Grb10 as an mTORC1 Substrate that Negatively Regulates Insulin Signaling
James Rosser, An Lab
SMB, Washington State Univ.
Apr. 5, 2012 TBA
Binghui Shen
City of Hope National Cancer Center(hosted by Weihang Chai)
Apr. 10, 2012 c-Met Signaling Induces a Reprogramming Network and Supports the Glioblastoma Stem-like Phenotype
Chromewell Mojica, Rotation Student
SMB, Washington State Univ.
and
Development of a New Murine Model for the Study of Gene Regulation in Pituitary Gonadotropes
Veronica L. Windell, Nilson Lab
SMB, Washington State Univ.
Apr. 12, 2012 TBA
Julien Chen
Dept. Of Biochemistry, Univ. of Arizona(hosted by Weihang Chai)
Apr. 17, 2012 Invasive Three-Dimensional Organotypic Neoplasia from Multiple Normal Human Epithelia
Jasmine Villanueva, Rotation Student
SMB, Washington State Univ.
and
Fluoroquinolone Efflux in Streptococcus suis is Mediated by SatAB and Not by SmrA
Jody Andersen, Rotation Student
SMB, Washington State Univ.
Apr. 24, 2012 Interactions between the Nitrogen and Phosphate stress responses in Sinorhizobium meliloti through GlnB, GlnK and PhoB
Kelly Hagberg
Penn State Univ.(hosted by John Wyrick)
Apr. 26, 2012 RNA folding and x-ray scattering: new tools, new insights
Lois Pollack
Cornell University(hosted by Lisa Gloss)

 

Video Conferencing

The Tuesday and Thursday seminars are video conferenced with WSU Spokane, WSU Tri-Cities and WSU Vancouver. Additional locations can be added by request.

AMS Video Conferencing Schedule

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