Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Steven Berberich, Ph.D., Chair

Spring Semester 2013 Seminar Series

All seminars will be held at 11 a.m., on Thursdays, in 135 Oelman. For more information, contact Biochemistry & Molecular Biology.

Date and Host

Speaker

Topic

Jan. 17
Host: Michael Markey, Ph.D.

Dr. Smita Krishnamurthy
Department of Pathology & Dermatology
Wright State University

Comparison of Ewing sarcoma and small cell melanoma by immunohistochemical and molecular methods

Jan. 24
Host: Gerald Alter, Ph.D.

Dr. Roger Sunahara
Department of Pharmacology
University of Michigan Medical School

To be announced

Jan. 31
Host: Michael Markey, Ph.D.

Dr. Samisubbu Naidu
Department of Dermatology
Indiana University School of Medicine

Twisting the apoptotic arm of p53 in melanoma

Feb. 7
Host: Michael Leffak, Ph.D.

Dr. Kay Huebner
Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics
The Ohio State University

Initiation of Genome Instability and Preneoplastic Processes through Loss of Fhit Expression

Feb. 14
Host: Heather Hostetler, Ph.D.

Dr. Eric Xu
Center for Structural Biology and Drug Discovery
Van Andel Institute

Structures and drug discovery of nuclear receptors and G-protein coupled receptors

Feb. 21
Host: Julian Cambronero, Ph.D.

Dr. Alexander Sorkin
Department of Cell Biology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Regulation of the EGF receptor and dopamine transporter by endocytosis

Feb. 25 – March 1

Spring Break

March 7
Host: Yong-jie Xu, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Junjie Chen
Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Protein-protein interaction network in DNA damage response and tumorigenesis

March 14

No seminar scheduled

March 21
Host: Gerald Alter, Ph.D.

Dr. Vince Hilser
Biology and Biophysics
Johns Hopkins University

Intrinsic Disorder Modulates Allostery in an Ensemble

March 28
Host: Daniel Organisciak, Ph.D.

Dr. John Crabb
Department of Cell Biology
Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Quantitative Proteomic Approaches to AMD Mechanisms and Biomarkers

April 4
Host: Oleg Paliy, Ph.D.

Cancelled

April 11
Host: Heather Hostetler, Ph.D.

Dr. Craig Thomas
Department of Investigative Toxicology
Eli Lilly and Company

Pharmacology and Toxicology — The Yin and Yang of Drug Discovery as Exemplified by Nuclear Receptors

April 18
Host: Steven Berberich, Ph.D.

Dr. Jinsong Zhang
Vontz Center for Molecular Studies
University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Dissecting the epigenetic and transcriptional mechanisms of AML1-ETO and histone deacetylases in leukemia and breast cancer

 

Last updated: April 02, 2013