BMB Seminars presented in 2001-2002

For up-to-date schedule information about visiting speaker seminars, you can also check the on-line seminars calendar.

    September 25, 2001
    Robert Hondal. Ph.D.
    A novel catalytic triad of PI-PLC revealed by matched mutagenesis
    University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

    October 2, 2001
    Amy Davidson, Ph.D.
    Trapping the transition state of an ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter
    Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

    postponed - HOWARD MASON LECTURE
    Vincent Massey, Ph.D.
    The chemical and biochemical versatility of riboflavin
    J. Lawrence Oncley Distinguished University Professor
    Department of Biological Chemistry
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

    December 11, 2001
    Dennis Thiele, Ph.D.
    Copper transport: From yeast cell growth to mammalian development
    Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
    University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI

    December 13, 2001 - 4 p.m.
    Ruedi Aebersold, Ph.D.
    Quantitative proteome analysis: new technology and applications
    Professor
    Institute for Systems Biology

    December 18, 2001
    John E. Johnson, Ph.D.
    Structure and dynamics of RNA and DNA virus capsids
    Professor, Department of Molecular Biology
    Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA

    January 8, 2002
    Julie Overbaugh, Ph.D.
    Retroviral variation: causes and consequences
    Member, Division of Human Biology
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA

    January 29, 2002
    Betty Eipper, Ph.D.
    Using monooxygenases to make signaling molecules
    Professor, Department of Neuroscience
    University of Connecticut Health Center

    February 5, 2002
    Vern Schramm, Ph.D.
    Enzymatic transition states, transition state inhibitors, cancer and malaria
    Professor and Ruth Merns Chair, Department of Biochemistry
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY

    February 12, 2002
    Pamela Focia, Ph.D.
    Crystallographic snapshots of active site motion in near transition state structures of Hypoxanthine/Guanine Phosphoribosyltransferases
    Crystallography Facility Manager
    Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL

    February 26, 2002
    Maria Czyzyk-Kreska, M.D., Ph.D.
    Regulation of gene transcription by the von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein
    Assistant Professor
    University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

    March 12, 2002
    Kiran Madura, Ph.D.
    UBA domains in RAD23 may control substrate delivery to the 26S proteasome
    Associate Professor, Director of the Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - UMDNJ, NJ

    March 19, 2002
    Seth Darst, Ph.D.
    Structural studies of prokaryotic transcription
    Professor,
    The Rockefeller University, NY

    April 2, 2002
    Smita Patel, Ph.D.
    Unzipping the mysteries of the helicase proteins
    Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - UMDNJ, Piscataway, NJ

    April 9, 2002
    Karen Palter, Ph.D.
    Tissue-specific expression of dominant negative mutant Drosophila HSC70 causes developmental defects and lethality
    Department of Biology
    Temple University, Philadelp1hia, PA

    April 16, 2002
    Hassane S. Mchaourab, Ph.D.
    Structure and functional mechanism of lens alpha-crystallin
    Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
    Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

    April 30, 2002
    Marcella McLure, Ph.D.
    The genome parsing-suite: Identifying potentially active reverse transcriptase sequences in genomes
    Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Center for Computational Biology
    Montana State University

    May 7, 2002
    Michael Kastan, M.D., Ph.D.
    DNA damage responses in the cause and cure of cancer
    Chairman, Department of Oncology and Hematology-Oncology
    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

    May 28, 2002
    Colleen Sweeney, Ph.D.
    New Concepts in ErbB Receptor Signaling
    Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry and Cancer Center
    UC Davis, CA

    January 8, 2002
    Julie Overbaugh, Ph.D.
    Retroviral Variation: Causes and Consequences
    Member, Division of Human Biology
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA

    January 29, 2002
    Betty Eipper, Ph.D.
    Using Monooxygenases to Make Signaling Molecules
    Professor, Department of Neuroscience
    University of Connecticut Health Center

    February 5, 2002
    Vern Schramm, Ph.D.
    Enzymatic Transition States, Transition State Inhibitors, Cancer and Malaria
    Professor and Ruth Merns Chair, Department of Biochemistry
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY

    February 12, 2002
    Pamela Focia, Ph.D.
    Crystallographic Snapshots of Active Site Motion In Near Transition State Structures of Hypoxanthine/Guanine Phosphoribosyltransferases
    Crystallography Facility Manager
    Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL

    February 26, 2002
    Maria Czyzyk-Kreska, M.D., Ph.D.
    Regulation of Gene Transcription By the on Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein
    Assistant Professor
    University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

    March 12, 2002
    Kiran Madura, Ph.D.
    UBA Domains In RAD23 May Control Substrate Delivery To the 26S Proteasome
    Associate Professor, Director of the Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - UMDNJ, NJ

    March 19, 2002
    Seth Darst, Ph.D.
    Structural Studies of Prokaryotic Transcription
    Professor,
    The Rockefeller University, NY

    April 2, 2002
    Smita Patel, Ph.D.
    Unzipping the Mysteries Of the Helicase Proteins
    Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - UMDNJ, Piscataway, NJ

    April 9, 2002
    Karen Palter, Ph.D.
    Tissue-specific Expression of Dominant Negative Mutant Drosophila HSC70 Causes Developmental Defects and Lethality
    Department of Biology
    Temple University, Philadelp1hia, PA

    April 16, 2002
    Hassane S. Mchaourab, Ph.D.
    Structure and Functional Mechanism of Lens Alpha-Crystallin
    Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
    Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

    April 30, 2002
    Marcella McLure, Ph.D.
    The Genome Parsing-Suite: Identifying Potentially Active Reverse Transcriptase Sequences In Genomes
    Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Center for Computational Biology
    Montana State University

    May 7, 2002
    Michael Kastan, M.D., Ph.D.
    DNA Damage Responses In the Cause and Cure Of Cancer
    Chairman, Department of Oncology and Hematology-Oncology
    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

    May 28, 2002
    Colleen Sweeney, Ph.D.
    New Concepts In ErbB Receptor Signaling
    Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry and Cancer Center
    UC Davis, CA




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