MBB Seminar Schedule 2021-2022
Please check date, location and time for each event
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Ernestina Schipani (UPenn)
TBD Ernestina Schipani, MD. PhD William Wikoff Smith Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Host: Olga Razorenova...
12:00 PM June 02
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Cullen Taniguchi (MD Anderson)
TBD Cullen Taniguchi , MD. PhD Assistant Professor Department of Radiation Oncology The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Host: Chris Halbrook...
12:00 PM March 17
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Edna Cukierman (Fox Chase Cancer Center)
TBD Edna (Eti) Cukierman, PhD Professor Co-Leader, Cancer Signaling and Epigenetics Program Co-Director, Marvin & Concetta Greenberg Pancreatic Cancer Institute Co-Director, Immune Monitoring Facility Fox Chase Cancer Center - Temple Health Host: Chris Halbrook...
12:00 PM March 03
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Andrew Hryckowian (University of Wisconsin – Madison)
TBD Andrew Hryckowian, MD. PhD Assistant Professor Departments of Medicine & Medical Microbiology & Immunology University of Wisconsin - Madison Host: Kathrine Whiteson and Travis Wiles...
12:00 PM February 17
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Matthew Griffin (UCI)
TBD Omar Y. Mian, MD. PhD Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry University of California, Irvine Host: Celia Goulding...
12:00 PM February 03
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Lily Wu (UCLA)
TBD Lily Wu, MD. PhD Professor Departments of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Urology, and Pediatrics Member, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Molecular Biology Institute, California NanoSystems Institute University of California, Los Angeles Host: Olga Razorenova...
12:00 PM January 20
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Barbara Nikolajczyk (University of Kentucky)
Mechanisms that promote inflammation in human obesity and type 2 diabetes Barbara Nikolajczyk, PhD Professor Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Associate Director for Translational Research in Diabetes, Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center University of Kentucky Host: Dequina Nicholas...
12:00 PM December 09
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Max Wilson (UCSB)
Optogenetic control of cellular signaling through dynamic nucleation of liquid droplets Max Wilson, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology University of California, Santa Barbara Host: Rachael Barry...
12:00 PM November 18
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Joshua Coon (University of Wisconsin Madison)
TBD Joshua J. Coon, PhD Professor of Chemistry and Biomolecular Chemistry Thomas and Margaret Pyle Chair at the Morgridge Institute for Research University of Wisconsin-Madison Host: Paul Gershon...
12:00 PM October 28
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The Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort & Spa
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Department Retreat
Please fill out the form below to RSVP for the Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Retreat.If you have any questions, please contact Cecilia Arceo at carceo1@uci.edu or (949) 824-8510Rates: $199 per night single occupancy $209 per night double...
00:00 AM September 30
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Lauren V. Albrecht (UCI)
Protein Methylation Orchestrates Cancer Cell Metabolism and Proteostasis Lauren V. Albrecht, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of California, Irvine...
12:00 PM April 29
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Omar Mian (Case Western Reserve University)
TBD Omar Y. Mian, MD. PhD Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, School of Medicine Member, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University Host: Olga Razorenova...
12:00 PM May 27
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Thomas P. Burke
A War with Two Fronts: How Innate Immunity Battles Infectious Disease and Cancer Thomas J. Burke, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics University of California, Irvine Host: Chris Halbrook...
12:00 PM May 13
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Olga Guryanova (University of Florida)
DNMT3A in Hematopoiesis: Role in Myeloid Malignancies and Beyond Olga A. Guryanova, MD. PhD Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics University of Florida Host: Olga Razorenova...
12:00 PM April 15
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Howard Crawford (Henry Ford Cancer Center)
Cellular Plasticity in Pancreatic Cancer Howard C. Crawford, PhD Scientific Director Henry Ford Pancreatic Cancer Center Host: Chris Halbrook...
12:00 PM April 01
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Mike Wilton (UCSB)
Mike Wilton, PhD Lecturer Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology University of California, Santa Barbara...
12:00 PM March 04
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Anna Belkina (Boston University)
How much a single cell can tell us: why full spectrum cytometry became our new normal? Anna Belkina, PhD Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Director, Flow Cytometry Core Facility Boston University School of Medicine Host: Dequina Nicholas ...
12:00 PM February 18
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Dequina Nicholas
Nutrient Sensing in the Pituitary: Mechanisms of Reproductive Hormone Secretion Dequina Nicholas, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry University of California, Irvine...
12:00 PM December 10
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Peter Mullen (USC)
Metabolic Sensing in Cancer and Viral Infections Peter Mullen, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California...
12:00 PM October 08
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Cosimo Commisso (Sanford Burnham Prebys)
Role of Metabolic Stress in Tumor Progression and Therapy Cosimo Commisso, Ph.D. Director and Associate Professor Cell and Molecular Biology of Cancer Program Sanford Burnham Prebys NCI-Designated Cancer Center...
12:00 PM October 22
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Marina Pasca Di Magliano (University of Michigan)
Cellular Crosstalk in the Pancreatic Cancer Microenvironment Marina Pasca di Magliano, PhD Professor Department of Surgery, Rogel Cancer Center University of Michigan...
12:00 PM November 19
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Thomas Martinez (UCI)
Annotation and Characterization of Human Protein-coding Small Open Reading Frames Thomas Martinez, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of California, Irvine ...
12:00 PM November 05
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Online – https://uci.zoom.us/j/91820740125
Benjamin Wylie (Texas Tech University)
Title: Regulation of Kir Channels and GPCRs by Cholesterol and Anionic Lipids
Host: Rachel Martin
...12:00 PM May 21
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https://uci.zoom.us/j/91016886865
Francesca Marassi, Sanford Burnham
Title: Insights into pathogen-host response from structural biology
Host: Melanie Cocco
...12:00 PM November 20
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Online – https://uci.zoom.us/j/98484724887
Ayesha N. Shajahan-Haq (Georgetown University Medical Center)
Title: Targeting drug resistance in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer.
Host: Student/Postdoc Committee, Kyleen Castro
...12:00 PM May 14
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Online – https://uci.zoom.us/j/99981864152
Josh Wand, Texas A&M University
Title: TBD
Host: MBB Students/Postdocs (Erick Aitchison)
...12:00 PM April 02
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Online – https://uci.zoom.us/j/98978941890
Tom Huxford (San Diego State U)
Title: A molecular mechanism for NEMO subunit-mediated control over IκB Kinase activation in response to polyubiquitin binding
Host: Roberto Tinoco
...12:00 PM June 04
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Online – https://uci.zoom.us/j/95706748944
Kris Palczewski (UCI)
Title: Pathways and disease-causing alterations in visual chromophore production for vertebrate vision
Host: Celia Goulding
...12:00 PM February 26
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Online – https://uci.zoom.us/j/91964188763
Lalit Deshmukh, UCSD
Title: ALIX in Wonderland: Multivalency, Phosphorylation-mediated Amyloids, Autoinhibition, and Endosomal Membrane Interactions.
Host: Melanie Cocco
...12:00 PM January 08
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Online – TBA
Wendy Liu, Biomedical Engineering, UC Irvine
Title: Biophysical regulation of macrophages during wound healing
Host: Celia Goulding and Melissa Lodoen
...14:00 PM November 06
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Gross Hall 4th Floor, Thorp Conf Room
Dequina Nicholas (UCSD)
Title: Nutrient Sensing in the Pituitary: Mechanisms of Reproductive Hormone Secretion
Host: Melanie Cocco
...12:00 PM February 10
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Nat Sci 2, room 4201
Ting Fu (Salk Inst, La Jolla)
Title: Genetic, Dietary and microbial risk factors of intestinal diseases converged on bile acid-FXR axis.
Host: Melanie Cocco
...12:45 PM February 20
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Nat Sci 2, room 4201
Anthony Covarrubias (UCSF)
Title: Mechanistic insight on how aging-related inflammation impacts NAD metabolism
Host: Melanie Cocco
...12:45 PM February 13
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Chris Halbrook (U Michigan)
Title: Metabolism Drives Therapy Resistance and Shapes Pancreatic Tumorigenesis
Host: Melanie Cocco
...12:00 PM February 24
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105 Sprague
Gaurav Pathria (Sanford Burnham, La Jolla)
Title: Targeting Co-Vulnerabilities of Nutrient Restricted Cancer
Host: Melanie Cocco
...12:00 PM January 15
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Nat Sci 2, room 4201
Jordan Bisanz (UCSF)
Title: Probing Microbial Functional Diversity in Human Health
Host: Katrine Whiteson and Andrea Tenner
...12:00 PM January 29
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Nat Sci 2, room 4201
Marco Jost (UCSF)
Title: Harnessing CRISPR to dissect the molecular logic of host-microbiota interactions
Host: Katrine Whiteson and Andrea Tenner
...12:00 PM January 27
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Nat Sci 2, room 4201
Ashley Wolf (Wash U)
Title: Bacterial metabolism and competition in the mammalian gut
Host: Katrine Whiteson and Andrea Tenner
...14:00 PM January 22
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Nat Sci 2, room 4201
Travis Wiles (U Oregon)
Title: Dissecting the Form & Function of the Intestinal Ecosystem
Host: Katrine Whiteson and Andrea Tenner
...12:00 PM January 13
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Patrick Bradley (Gladstone)
Title: Using natural variation to study function in the human microbiome
Host: Katrine Whiteson and Andrea Tenner
...12:00 PM January 08
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Nat Sci 2, room 4201
Canceled – Graham George (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
Title:
Host: Yilin Hu
*Note room change for Apr 24: Natural Sciences 2, room 4201...12:00 PM April 24
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Online – https://uci.zoom.us/j/97563588746
Jen Wargo (MD Anderson)
Title: The Role of the Gut and Tumor Microbiome in Cancer
Host: Katrine Whiteson
...12:00 PM January 29
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Online – https://uci.zoom.us/j/92376199346
Beatrice Knudsen (University of Utah)
Title: Machine learning models to quantify lineage plasticity and neuroendocrine differentiation in high-grade prostate cancer
Host: Olga Razorenova
...12:00 PM April 30
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https://uci.zoom.us/j/95438167087
Antonio L. Amelio (Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC)
Title: Design and Application of Engineered Biologic Light Sources for Cell and Tumor Biology
Host: David Fruman and Jen Prescher
...12:00 PM December 11
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uci.zoom.us/s/93031525804
Max Wicha (U Michigan)
Title: Targeting Breast Cancer Stem Cells Challenges and Opportunities
Host: Olga Razorenova
...12:00 PM October 09
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https://uci.zoom.us/j/98478684031
Rees Kassen (U Ottawa)
Title: Sounds of silence: genetics of adaptation via synonymous mutations.
Host: Greg Weiss
...12:00 PM October 23
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
Ed Egelman (U Virgina)
Title: Cryo-EM of Helical Polymers at Near-Atomic Resolution Yields Surprises: From Microbial Nanowires to Indestructible Pili
Host: Allon Hochbaum
...12:00 PM February 28
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Nat Sci 1, Room 1114
David Barondeau (Texas A & M)
Title: Structural architecture and activity control mechanisms for the human iron-sulfur cluster biosynthetic complex
Host: Markus Ribbe and Yilin Hu
...12:00 PM February 14
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Gross Hall 4th Floor, Thorp Conf Room
Anna Beaudin (UC Merced)
Title: Unraveling layered immunity: how perturbation of developmental hematopoiesis shapes disease susceptibility
Host: Matt Inlay
...12:00 PM January 17
For more information on the schedule, please contact Dr. Chris Halbrook (chris.halbroo@uci.edu).