Molecular Biology Institute

MBIDP Student Dissertation Defense
2021-01-26 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu to request Zoom link.

MBIDP Student Defense - Shawn Tan
2021-02-11 16:00 - 18:00 | Zoom

Suraj Bhat, Ph.D.
2021-02-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Suraj Bhat, Ph.D.
Professor, Ophthalmology

David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc | Hosted by Elizabeth Tarling
2021-02-18 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
MBI Thursday Research Seminar

“Personalized, Personalized Medicine: Lessons Learned While Chasing My Cure”
David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

Pearl Quijada, Ph.D.
2021-02-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Pearl Quijada, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology

Marisa Bartolomei, Ph.D. | Hosted by Patrick Allard
2021-02-25 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
MBI Thursday Research Seminar

“Epigenetic Regulation of Imprinting in Clusters”
Marisa Bartolomei, Ph.D.
Perelman Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
Co-Director, Epigenetics Institute
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Eri Srivatsan, Ph.D.
2021-03-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Eri Srivatsan, Ph.D.
Professor, Surgery

Luciano Marraffini, Ph.D. | Hosted by Hung Ton-That
2021-03-04 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
MBI Thursday Research Seminar

“CRISPR-Cas13 immunity: sacrificing the host for the population”
Luciano Marraffini, Ph.D.
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Professor and Head, Laboratory of Bacteriology
The Rockefeller University

Harold Pimentel, Ph.D.
2021-03-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Harold Pimentel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Computational Medicine, Human Genetics

Journey Talk - Andrew Goldstein, Ph.D.
2021-03-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
“A scientific journey of learning”
Andrew Goldstein, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology

William Weis, Ph.D. | Hosted by Jie Zheng
2021-03-11 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
MBI Thursday Research Seminar

“Force-dependent allosteric regulation of cell-cell adhesion”
William Weis, Ph.D.
William M. Hume Professor in the School of Medicine,
Professor of Structural Biology, of Molecular and Cellular Physiology and of Photon Science
Stanford University

Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom link.

MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Danelle Devenport, Ph.D. | Hosted by Alvaro Sagasti
2022-01-13 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
“Principals of Planar Cell Polarity: From Molecules to Morphogenesis”
Danelle Devenport, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Molecular Biology
Princeton University

MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Titia de Lange, Ph.D. | Hosted by Oliver Fregoso
2022-01-20 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
“Telomere shortening: Why and How?”
Titia de Lange, Ph.D.
Leon Hess Professor
American Cancer Society Professor
Head of Laboratory of Cell Biology and Genetics
Director, Anderson Center for Cancer Research
The Rockefeller University

MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Sara Linse, Ph.D. | Hosted by David Eisenberg
2022-01-27 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
“Secondary nucleation in amyloid formation”
Sara Linse, Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry and Structural Biology
Lund University

MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Catriona Jamieson, M.D., Ph.D. | Hosted by Hilary Coller
2022-02-03 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
“Malignant Deaminase Activation Drives Pre-Cancer Stem Cell Generation”

Catriona Jamieson, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Medicine, UC San Diego
Koman Family Presidential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Director, Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center
Deputy Director, UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
Chief, Division of Regenerative Medicine
Director, CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic at UC San Diego
Co-Leader, Hematologic Malignancies Program

MBIDP Student Defense | Pavlo Nesterenko (Witte lab)
2022-02-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom

MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Weizhe Hong, Ph.D.
2022-02-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
“Understanding the Social Brain”
Weizhe Hong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biological Chemistry, Neurobiology
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles

MBIDP Student Defense | Xiaorui Fan (Mentor: James Wohlschlegel)
2022-02-22 12:00 - 14:00 | Zoom

MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Guojun Bu, Ph.D. | Hosted by Chao Peng
2022-02-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
“Pathobiology of APOE in Alzheimer’s disease”
Guojun Bu, Ph.D.
Mary Lowell Leary Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience
Jorge and Leslie Bacardi Associate Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville

MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Sundeep Kalantry, Ph.D. | Hosted by Kathrin Plath
2022-03-03 16:00 - 17:00 | 159 Boyer Hall, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
“Tracing the Evolutionary Origins of X-chromosome Inactivation”
Sundeep Kalantry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Human Genetics
University of Michigan

MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Katey Rayner, Ph.D., F.A.H.A. | Hosted by Tom Vallim
2022-03-10 16:00 - 17:00 | WebEx, WebEx
Katey Rayner, PhD, FAHAAssociate ProfessorMember, College of the Royal Society of Canada
Director, Biochemistry Graduate ProgramDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology, Immunology
Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute

MBI Thursday Research Seminar | John Schoggins, Ph.D. | Hosted by Melody Li
2022-11-03 16:00 - 17:00 | 159 Boyer Hall, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
“Cell intrinsic control of viral infection”
John W. Schoggins, PhDAssociate Professor of MicrobiologyDirector of Molecular Microbiology Graduate ProgramUT Southwestern Medical Center

Riboforum RNA Talk
2023-01-11 15:30 - 17:00 | 159 Boyer Hall, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Speakers:
Grant Shoffner (Guo Lab)
Carlos Gonzalez-Figueroa (Xiao Lab)

MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Peter Adams, Ph.D. | Hosted by Oliver Fregoso
2023-01-12 16:00 - 17:00 | 159 Boyer Hall, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
“The dynamic epigenome – challenges and opportunities for health aging and suppression of cancer”
Prof. Peter D. Adams
Professor and Co-Director
Aging, Cancer and Immuno-oncology Program
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Ruslan Afasizhev, Ph.D. | Hosted by Hong Zhou
2023-01-19 16:00 - 17:00 | 159 Boyer Hall, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
“The ABC of RNA Editing in Trypanosomes”
Ruslan Afasizhev, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
