GDCB Department Seminars

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Fall Seminars

Fridays, 4:10 pm
1414 Molecular Biology Building
Unless otherwise noted

GDCB Loomis Lecture Series

August 22, 2008
Dr. Mark Lange
Director - M.J. Murdock Metabolomics Laboratory, Washington State University
"Tackling the Regulation of Complex Metabolic Pathways by Combining Mathematical Modeling with Experimental Testing"
Host: Dr. Eve Wurtele

September 5, 2008
Dr. Thomas Lubberstedt
Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University
"Functional Markers for Cell -Wall Digestibility in Maize."
Host: Dr. Bing Yang

September 12, 2008
Dr. Jeanne Serb
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University
"Viewing the eye from a different biological perspective"
Host: Dr. Steve Rodermel

September 19, 2008
Dr. Matthew Ellinwood
Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University
"Neuropathic Lysosomal Storage Diseases: Challenges of Treating Neuropathic Enzymopathies"
Host: Dr. Steve Rodermel

September 26, 2008
Dr. Bryony C. Bonning
Department of Entomology, Iowa State University
"Of Juvenile Hormone, Mitochondria, Pheromones and Hyperactive Flies"
Host: Dr. Clark Coffman

October 3, 2008
Dr. Barry Ganetzky
Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin
"Temperature-Sensitive Paralytic Mutants and Gene Discovery for Neuronal Function, Development, and Maintenance in Drosophila."
Host: Dr. Clark Coffman

Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Dr. Philip Becraft
Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University
"The Beginning and the End of Aleurone Cell Differentiation"
Host: GDCB Promotion and Tenure Review Seminars

October 10, 2008
Dr. Kristen Johansen
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University
"Regulation of Chromatin Structure and Gene Expression by JIL-1 Kinase-mediated Histone H3S10 Phosphorylation in Drosophila"
Host: Dr. Yanhai Yin

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Dr. Don Sakaguchi
Associate Professor, Dept. of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University
"Development of Experimental Strategies for Rescue and Repair of the Central Nervous System"
Host: GDCB Promotion and Review Seminars

October 17, 2008
Dr. Erik Lundquist
Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas
"Cytoskeletal Signaling in Neuronal Migration and Axon Pathfinding"
Host: Dr. Jeff Essner

October 24, 2008
Dr. Judith Bender
Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University
"Histone methyltransferases that control DNA methylation"
Host: Dr. Yanhai Yin

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
9:00 AM
Workshop on Translational Biology
"Register by October 22nd via email to lmosman@iastate.edu"
Location: ISU Memorial Union Cardinal Room
Host: Dr. Carolyn Lawrence

October 31, 2008
Dr. Karen Bennett
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Missouri
"The C. elegans P Granule Protein GLH-1 associates with Dicer and appears up-regulated by miR-67 and miR-83"
Host: Dr. Clark Coffman

November 7, 2008
Dr. Stephen DiNardo
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
"Stem Cell - Niche Interactions: The more you look, the more you learn"
Host: Dr. Clark Coffman

November 14, 2008
Dr. George E. Davis
Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine
"Molecular Control of Endothelial Lumen Formation"
Host: Dr. Jeff Essner

November 21, 2008
Dr. Alice Barkan
Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon
"Emergence of Novel RNA Binding Domains in the Context of Nuclear-Organellar Coevolution"
Host: Dr. Steve Rodermel

December 5, 2008
Dr. Todd Mockler
Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing, Oregon State University
"Analyzing Alternative Splicing in Plants using High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS)"
Host: Dr. Yanhai Yin

December 12, 2008
Dr. Elissa Hallem
Department of Biology, California Institute of Technology
"Infectivity and Host-seeking Behavior in Parasitic Nematodes"
Host: Dr. Jo Anne Powell-Coffman