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The Department of Cell Biology Seminar Series
2007 - 2008
Tuesdays, 12 Noon (*Except where noted)
Room K2.610

Date

Speaker

Topic

September 11 Richard Maser, Ph.D.
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School
Host:  Jerry Shay, Ph.D.
Cancer and Aging in the Telomerase Mutant Mouse

September 18

Shuji Kishi, M.D., Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Schepens Eye Research Institute
Department of Ophthalmology
Host:  Jerry Shay, Ph.D.

Identifying Zebrafish Mutants with Senescence-Associated Biomarkers

September 25

Paul Fisher, Ph.D.
Columbia University Medical Center
Departments of Pathology, Neurosurgery & Urology
Host:  Jerry Shay, Ph.D.

Differentiation Therapy of Cancer:  From Bench to Bedside

October 2

*CANCELED*
Michael Rosbash, Ph.D.
Brandeis University
Department of Biology
Host:  Beatriz Fontoura, Ph.D.

Coupling Between Different Aspects of Nuclear Gene Expression in Yeast

October 9 Gurol Suel, Ph.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Department of Pharmacology
Host:  Richard G.W. Anderson, Ph.D.
Noisy out of necessity?  Differentiation at the Single Cell Level

October 16

*CANCELED*
Eduardo Macagno, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
Division of Biological Sciences
Host:  Wen-hong Li, Ph.D.

Mechanisms of Self- and Mutual-Avoidance in Arbor Tiling

October 23

Ramiro E. Verdun Ph.D.
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Molecular and Cellular Laboratories
Host:  Jerry W. Shay, Ph.D.

Telomere Processing Throughout the Cell Cycle

October 30

Leslie Loew, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut Health Center
Center for Cell Analysis & Modeling
Host:  Wen-hong Li, Ph.D.

Where Does All the PIP2 Come From?

November 6

Julie A. Brill, Ph.D.
The Hospital for Sick Children
Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Host:  Helmut Kramer, Ph.D.

Cell Morphogenesis and Membrane Trafficking in Drosophila:  Phosphatidylinositol Lipids Run the Show

November 13 Susan Ferro-Novick, Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine
Department of Cell Biology
Host:  Joachim Seemann, Ph.D.
Rab Exchange Factors and Their Role in Vesicle Tethering

December 4

Philipp E. Scherer, Ph.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Department of Internal Medicine
Host:  Richard G.W. Anderson, Ph.D.

Adipocyte-Specific Secretory Molecules: Intracellular Trafficking and Extracellular Fate

December 11 Wen Jiang, Ph.D.
Purdue University
Department of Biological Sciences
Host:  Qiu-Xing Jiang, Ph.D.
High Resolution Cryo-EM 3-D Reconstruction of Viruses
January 8 Dennis E. Discher, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Biophysical & Polymer Engineering Lab
Host:  Fred Grinnell, Ph.D.
Matrix Elasticity Directs Stem Cell Lineage Specification
January 15 Leanne Jones, Ph.D.
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Laboratory of Genetics
Host:  Lawrence Lum, Ph.D.
Aging-Related Changes to Stem Cells and the Stem Cell Niche

January 22

Michael Rosbash, Ph.D.
Brandeis University
Department of Biology
Host:  Beatriz Fontoura, Ph.D.

Coupling Between Different Aspects of Nuclear Gene Expression in Yeast

January 29 Jean Wang, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
Division of Biology
Host:  Michael White, Ph.D.
DNA Damage Alters the RNA Polymerase II CTD Code Through ABL to Regulate Splicing
February 5

Priyamvada Rai, Ph.D.
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Host:  Woody Wright, M.D., Ph.D.

Oxidative Stress and Cellular Senescence: Diverse Pathways but a Common Origin?
February 12 Rajat Rohatgi, M.D., Ph.D.
Stanford University
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Host:  Lawrence Lum, Ph.D.
Hedgehog Signaling at the Primary Cilium
February 19 Eric Lai, Ph.D.
Sloan-Kettering Institute
Developmental Biology
Host:  Lawrence Lum, Ph.D.
MicroRNAs and Other Small RNAs in Drosophila

February 26

Alexander Sorkin, Ph.D.
University of Colorado Health Science Center
Department of Pharmacology
Host:  Lily Huang, Ph.D.

Endocytosis of the EGF Receptor and Dopamine Transporter:  Functional Role and Surprising Similarity of the Mechanisms

March 4

Caroline Enns, Ph.D.
Oregon Health & Science Center
Department of Cell & Developmental Biology
Host: Peter Michaely, Ph.D.

Hereditary Hemochromatosis:  Trafficking of an Eclectic Family of Dysfunctional Proteins
March 11 Lois S. Weisman, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Life Sciences Institute
Host:  Joachim Seemann, Ph.D.

How does misregulation of PI3,5,P2 lead to neurodegeneration?

March 25

Rebecca W. Heald, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology
Host: Beatriz Fontoura, Ph.D.

Mechanisms of Mitotic Spindle Assembly and Function

April 1

Eduardo Macagno, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
Division of Biological Sciences
Host:  Wen-hong Li, Ph.D.

Mechanisms of Self- and Mutual-Avoidance in Arbor Tiling

April 8 Dennis Shields, Ph.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology
Host:  Joachim Seemann, Ph.D.
Fragmentation of the Golgi Apparatus During Mitosis and Apoptosis;  The Role of p115-Heads or Tails?

*April 16 ULS-Wednesday

Rupert E. Billingham Lecture Series
Paul Nurse, Ph.D.
Rockefeller University
Lab of Yeast Genetics & Cell Biology
Host:  Richard G.W. Anderson, Ph.D.

Controlling S-Phase in Fission Yeast

April 22

William C. Hahn, M.D., Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Host:  Woody Wright, M.D., Ph.D.

Experimental Models, Functional Genomics and Cancer

April 29 Don Rockey, M.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Internal Medicine-Digestive & Liver Diseases
Host: John Abrams, Ph.D.
The Cell and Molecular Biology of Wound Healing-The Liver as a Model System
May 6 Ke Shuai, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Biological Chemistry
Host:  Lily Huang, Ph.D.
A Novel SUMO ligase-mediated gene regulation pathway
Friday
May 9
Michael Welte, Ph.D.
University of Rochester
Department of Biology
Host:  Joel Goodman, Ph.D.
Lipid Droplets as Dynamic Organelles: Motor-Driven Transport and Regulated Protein Sequestration
May 13 Yue Xiong, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Host:  Mike White, Ph.D.
Control of Cancer and Stem Cell Cycle

May 20
Ramanujan Hegde, M.D., Ph.D.
Cell Biology & Metabolism Branch
National Institutes of Health
Host:  Richard G.W. Anderson, Ph.D.
The Cell Biology of Neurodegeneration in Prion Diseases