Last updated: April 23, 2008
Spring 2008
BIOM 272A and 274A: Seminars in Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Course co-directors:
Karen Oegema, PhD.
Binhai Zheng, Ph.D.
Course description:
This course will provide perspective on selected seminars representing diverse areas of modern biomedical sciences, including molecular cell biology, genetics/genomics, developmental biology and neurobiology. The course consists of one selected seminar on campus and one additional meeting (Friday 11:00-1:00 pm, CMME 2047) per week. The Friday meetings will combine a student-led discussion of the previous week's seminar (post-session) with an introduction to the upcoming seminar by a guest lecturer (pre-session). The guest lecturer (a senior student, postdoctoral fellow or faculty member from the local research community who works on a related research topic) will introduce the upcoming seminar following a format designed to encourage student participation.
Who may register:
BMS students who are interested in current topics in MCB and Genetics. Priority will be given to 1st year students.
Friday meetings (post- and pre- sessions):
Time: Friday 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (April 4 - June 6, with exceptions, see below)
Place: CMME 2047
Schedule (subject to change):
Notes:
1) Exceptions in time and/or place are indicated in bold.
2) Class sessions are shaded in grey; seminars are indicated with white background.
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1 |
Friday |
4/4/08 |
11 - 1 pm |
CMME 2047 |
Dmitri Nusinow |
Pre-session for Lee |
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2 |
Thursday |
4/10/08 |
4 pm |
CMG |
Jeannie Lee |
Sex chromosomes, heterochromatin, pairing, and stem cells |
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3 |
Wednesday |
4/16/08 |
3 - 5 pm |
CMME 2047 |
Gene Yeo |
Discussion: Leah Boyer and Mason Israel
Pre-session for Burge
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3 |
Thursday |
4/17/08 |
4 pm |
CMG |
Chris Burge |
Global patterns in alternative pre-mRNA splicing |
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3 |
Friday |
4/18/08 |
11 - 1 pm |
CMME 2047 |
Gentry Patrick |
Discussion: Margaret Timmers and Bethany Sotak
Pre-session for Patrick |
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4 |
Tuesday |
4/22/08 |
4 pm |
LBR 107 |
Gentry Patrick |
Synaptic regulation of the ubiquitin proteasome system |
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5 |
Monday |
4/28/08 |
11 - 1 pm |
CMME 2047 |
Arshad Desai |
Discussion: No leader
Pre-session for Nogales |
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5 |
Thursday |
5/1/08 |
4 pm |
CMG |
Eva Nogales |
Coupling of self-assembly processes at the microtubule kinetochore interface |
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5 |
Friday |
5/2/08 |
- |
- |
- |
Class cancelled |
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6 |
Thursday |
5/8/08 |
- |
- |
- |
Seminar cancelled (BMS off-site retreat) |
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6 |
Friday |
5/9/08 |
11 - 1 pm |
CMME 2047 |
Maximiliano D'Angelo |
Discussion: Deanna Stevens and Taylor Gilliland
Pre-session skipped. Please read on Hetzer's work |
|
7 |
Thursday |
5/15/08 |
4 pm |
CMG |
Martin Hetzer |
Nuclear structure and dynamics |
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7 |
Friday |
5/16/08 |
11 - 1 pm |
CMME 2047 |
Manuela Schuksz |
Discussion: Diane Bushman and Yun Liang
Pre-session for Bertozzi |
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8 |
Thursday |
5/22/08 |
4 pm |
CMG |
Carolyn Bertozzi |
Chemical strategies for imaging glycans |
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8 |
Friday |
5/23/08 |
11 - 1 pm |
CMME 2047 |
Wendy Huang |
Discussion: Chris Gregg and Loren Brown
Pre-session for Aderem |
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9 |
Thursday |
5/29/08 |
4 pm |
CMG |
Alan Aderem |
A systems approach to dissecting immunity |
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9 |
Friday |
5/30/08 |
11 - 1 pm |
CMME 2047 |
Jae Lee |
Discussion: Mary Winn and Cody Diehl
Pre-session for He |
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10 |
Tuesday |
6/3/08 |
4 pm |
LBR 107 |
Zhigang He |
Extrinsic and intrinsic control of axon regeneration |
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10 |
Friday |
6/6/08 |
11 - 1 pm |
CMME 2047 |
None |
Discussion Ariana Lorenzana and David Kochman
Wrap up/Course evaluation |