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.
| 1 | Friday | 4/4/08 | 11 - 1 pm | CMME 2047 | Dmitri Nusinow | Pre-session for Lee |
| 2 | Thursday | 4/10/08 | 4 pm | CMG | Jeannie Lee | Sex chromosomes, heterochromatin, pairing, and stem cells |
| 3 | Wednesday | 4/16/08 | 3 - 5 pm | CMME 2047 | Gene Yeo | Discussion: Leah Boyer and Mason Israel
Pre-session for Burge |
| 3 | Thursday | 4/17/08 | 4 pm | CMG | Chris Burge | Global patterns in alternative pre-mRNA splicing |
| 3 | Friday | 4/18/08 | 11 - 1 pm | CMME 2047 | Gentry Patrick | Discussion: Margaret Timmers and Bethany Sotak
Pre-session for Patrick |
| 4 | Tuesday | 4/22/08 | 4 pm | LBR 107 | Gentry Patrick | Synaptic regulation of the ubiquitin proteasome system |
| 5 | Monday | 4/28/08 | 11 - 1 pm | CMME 2047 | Arshad Desai | Discussion: No leader
Pre-session for Nogales |
| 5 | Thursday | 5/1/08 | 4 pm | CMG | Eva Nogales | Coupling of self-assembly processes at the microtubule kinetochore interface |
| 5 | Friday | 5/2/08 | - | - | - |
Class cancelled |
| 6 | Thursday | 5/8/08 | - | - | - |
Seminar cancelled (BMS off-site retreat) |
| 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 |
| 7 | Friday | 5/16/08 | 11 - 1 pm | CMME 2047 | Manuela Schuksz | Discussion: Diane Bushman and Yun Liang
Pre-session for Bertozzi |
| 8 | Thursday | 5/22/08 | 4 pm | CMG | Carolyn Bertozzi | Chemical strategies for imaging glycans |
| 8 | Friday | 5/23/08 | 11 - 1 pm | CMME 2047 | Wendy Huang | Discussion: Chris Gregg and Loren Brown
Pre-session for Aderem |
| 9 | Thursday | 5/29/08 | 4 pm | CMG | Alan Aderem | A systems approach to dissecting immunity |
| 9 | Friday | 5/30/08 | 11 - 1 pm | CMME 2047 | Jae Lee | Discussion: Mary Winn and Cody Diehl
Pre-session for He |
| 10 | Tuesday | 6/3/08 | 4 pm | LBR 107 | Zhigang He | Extrinsic and intrinsic control of axon regeneration |
| 10 | Friday | 6/6/08 | 11 - 1 pm | CMME 2047 | None | Discussion Ariana Lorenzana and David Kochman
Wrap up/Course evaluation |