Molecular Biology Institute

Robert Clubb, Ph.D.
2019-03-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Robert Clubb, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology

Arjun Raj, Ph.D.
2019-03-14 16:00 - 17:00 | 159 Boyer Hall, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Arjun Raj, Ph.D.
“Free will, determinism, and therapy resistance in cancer”
Associate Professor, Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania

Claudio Scafoglio, M.D., Ph.D.
2020-01-14 12:00 - 13:00 | 130 Boyer Hall
Claudio Scafoglio, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

All MBI Faculty Welcome

Thursday Research Seminar Series
2020-01-16 16:00 - 17:00 | 159 Boyer Hall, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
“Egg Development and Evolution, Inside and Out”
Cassandra Extavour, Ph.D.
Professor, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Harvard University

Thursday Research Seminar Series
2020-01-23 16:00 - 17:00 | 159 Boyer Hall, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
“How gut microbes enhance enteric virus infection”
Julie Pfeiffer, Ph.D.
Professor, Microbiology
Kern and Marnie Wildenthal President’s Research Council Professorship in Medical Science
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Paul Boutros, Ph.D.
2020-01-28 12:00 - 13:00 | 130 Boyer Hall
Paul Boutros, Ph.D.
Professor, Human Genetics

All MBI Faculty Welcome

Lachezar Nikolov, Ph.D.
2020-02-04 12:00 - 13:00 | 130 Boyer Hall
Lachezar Nikolov, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology

All MBI Faculty Welcome

Thursday Research Seminar Series
2020-02-06 16:00 - 17:00 | 159 Boyer Hall, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
“How cells form and sense their shape”
Amy Gladfelter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Luis De La Torre-Ubieta, Ph.D.
2020-02-11 12:00 - 13:00 | 130 Boyer Hall
Luis De La Torre-Ubieta, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

All MBI Faculty Welcome

Thursday Research Seminar Series
2020-02-13 16:00 - 17:00 | 159 Boyer Hall, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
“Transcriptional Regulation of Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism”
Mitchell Lazar, M.D., Ph.D.
Willard and Rhoda Ware Professor in Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases
Director, Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

Laura DeNardo, Ph.D.
2020-02-18 12:00 - 13:00 | 130 Boyer Hall
Laura DeNardo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Physiology

All MBI Faculty Welcome

Thursday Research Seminar Series
2020-02-20 16:00 - 17:00 | 159 Boyer Hall, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
“Defining totipotency- from embryos to stem cells”
Janet Rossant, Ph.D., FRS, FRSC
Senior Scientist, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
SickKids
Professor, Molecular Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Toronto

Lindsay De Biase, Ph.D.
2020-02-25 12:00 - 13:00 | 130 Boyer Hall
Lindsay De Biase, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Physiology

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Valerie Arboleda, M.D., Ph.D.
2020-03-03 12:00 - 13:00 | 130 Boyer Hall
Valerie Arboleda, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

All MBI Faculty Welcome

Thursday Research Seminar Series
2020-03-05 16:00 - 17:00 | 159 Boyer Hall, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Trent Northen, Ph.D.
“Exploring the chemistry of microbiomes with mass spectrometry”
Chemist Senior Scientist, Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, DOE Joint Genome Institute
Berkeley Lab Biosciences

Junyoung Park, Ph.D.
2020-03-10 12:00 - 13:00 | 130 Boyer Hall
Junyoung Park, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Thursday Research Seminar Series
2020-03-12 16:00 - 17:00 | 159 Boyer Hall, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
“A tale of two pathogens: Yersinia pestis and Staphylococus aureus”
Dominique Missiakas, Ph.D.
Director of the Howard T. Ricketts Laboratory
Co-founder and owner of ImmunArtes LLC
Professor, Microbiology
University of Chicago

MBI Thursday Research Seminar
2021-01-07 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
“Molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating neuron-glial interactions”
Kelly Monk, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist and Co-Director
Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Sciences University

Marlin Touma, M.D., Ph.D.
2021-01-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Marlin Touma, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor-In-Residence, Pediatrics

All MBI Faculty Welcome

Mindful Movement with Raquel
2021-01-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
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Maxence Nachury, Ph.D. | Hosted by Daniel Velez-Ramirez and Kent Hill
2021-01-14 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
MBI Thursday Research Seminar

“Regulated trafficking of signaling receptors out of the primary cilium.”
Maxence Nachury, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
University of California, San Francisco

Robert Schiestl, Ph.D.
2021-01-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Robert Schiestl, Ph.D.
Professor, Pathology, Environmental Health Sciences, Radiation Oncology

Marie Kmita, Ph.D. | Hosted by Samantha Butler
2021-01-21 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
MBI Thursday Research Seminar

“Pioneering digit development”
Marie Kmita, Ph.D.
Research Unit Director
Laboratory of Genetics and Development
Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal

Chao Peng, Ph.D.
2021-01-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Chao Peng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neurology

MBIDP Student Dissertation Defense
2021-01-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Zoom

Yongsheng Shi, Ph.D. | Hosted by Douglas Black
2021-01-28 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
MBI Thursday Research Seminar

“Targeting mRNA 3’ end processing in cancer therapy”
Yongsheng Shi, Ph.D.
Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
University of California, Irvine

MBI Postdoc Chalk Talk - Daniel Velez-Ramirez, Ph.D.
2021-01-28 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom

Alexander Hoffmann, Ph.D.
2021-02-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Alexander Hoffmann, Ph.D.
Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics

Jodi Nunnari, Ph.D. | Hosted by Catherine Clarke and Alexa Novales
2021-02-04 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
MBI Thursday Research Seminar

“Mitochondrial Behavior”
Jodi Nunnari, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of California, Davis

Tzung K. Hsiai, M.D., Ph.D. | Hosted by Jie Zheng
2021-02-11 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
MBI Thursday Research Seminar

“Light at the End of SARS-CoV-2: Integrating 4-D Light-Sheet and Light-Field to Elucidate Cardiac Morphogenesis”
Tzung K. Hsiai, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Bioengineering
UCLA Cardiovascular Engineering & Light-Sheet Imaging Laboratory
Maud Cady Guthman Endowed Chair in Cardiology
Abstract: During cardiac development, peristaltic contraction of the embryonic heart tube produces time-varying hemodynamic forces and pressure gradients across the atrioventricular canal. However, the relative importance of myocardial contraction and hemodynamic force to modulate cardiac morphogenesis remain poorly understood. By using dual illumination and dual detection light-sheet system, we recapitulate flow-mediated Notch1b-Nrg1-ErbB2 signaling underlying the initiation of endocardial trabeculation for contractile function. We demonstrate myocardial contractile force-mediated Notch1b-endothealial mesenchymal transition underlying valvulogenesis in the ventricular outflow tract. Overall, we integrate advanced optics with zebrafish genetics to provide biomechanical insights into cardiac development with translational implications for congenital heart disease.

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