Molecular Biology Institute

MBI Thursday Research Seminar
2021-01-07 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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

Ahna R. Skop, Ph.D., D.Sc.
2020-12-17 09:00 - 10:00
“The midbody is a translationally active RNP granule necessary for intercellular communication”

Ahna R. Skop, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Professor, Genetics
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Scott Dehm, Ph.D.
2020-12-10 09:00 - 10:00
“Evolution and Plasticity of the Androgen Receptor in Prostate Cancer”
Scott Dehm, Ph.D.
Professor and Apogee Enterprises Chair in Cancer Research
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
University of Minnesota
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MBI Faculty Seminar
2020-12-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Stronger than hunger was sorrow”: epigenetic consequences of glucose deprivation in lung cancer
Claudio Scafoglio, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

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All MBI Faculty Welcome

MBIDP Student Defense
2020-12-07 11:00 - 13:00, 2020-10-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Zoom

Samie Jaffrey, M.D., Ph.D.
2020-12-03 09:00 - 10:00
“Understanding the function and dynamics of m6A in the epitranscriptome”
Samie Jaffrey, M.D., Ph.D.
Greenberg-Starr Professor, Pharmacology
Weill Medical College, Cornell University

MBIDP Student Defense
2020-12-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
“Characterization of a Trichomonas vaginalis surface protein that mediates parasite binding to host cells and establishment of a male mouse model for in vivo study of parasite pathogenesis”
Brenda Molgora (Patricia Johnson lab)

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MBIDP Student Seminar
2020-12-02 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
“Investigating the role of the transcription factor ZFHX4 in human corticogenesis”
Yuki Hebner (de la Torre-Ubieta lab)
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“Understanding Neuronal Stress in Monogenic Intellectual Disability Syndromes”
Abril Morales (Lowry lab)

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MBI Faculty Seminar
2020-12-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Roy Wollman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Integrative Biology and Physiology

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All MBI Faculty Welcome

MBIDP Defense
2020-11-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom

Cecilia Moens, Ph.D.
2020-11-19 09:00 - 10:00
“Building a Topographic Map: What Happens in Vagus”
Cecilia Moens, Ph.D.
Member, Division of Basic Sciences
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Affiliate Professor, Biology
University of Washington

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MBI Faculty Seminar
2020-11-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Dysregulated NFκB impairs B lymphopoiesis by disrupting proper pacing of developmental transitions”
Alexander Hoffmann, Ph.D.
Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics

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Benoit G. Bruneau, Ph.D.
2020-11-12 09:00 - 10:00
“Transcriptional regulation of heart development and congenital heart disease”
Benoit G. Bruneau, Ph.D.
Director, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease
William H. Younger Chair in Cardiovascular Research, Gladstone Institutes
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UC San Francisco

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MBI Faculty Seminar
2020-11-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Effect of rare variants on gene expression and Alzheimer’s disease”
Jae Hoon Sul, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

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Cole Trapnell, Ph.D.
2020-11-05 09:00 - 10:00
“Embryo-scale, single-cell spatial transcriptomics”

Cole Trapnell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Genome Sciences

University of Washington

MBI Faculty Seminar
2020-11-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“DNA methylation landscapes inform cellular responses to COVID as well as factors that impact aging”
Matteo Pellegrini, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology

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All MBI Faculty Welcome

Dominique Missiakas, Ph.D.
2020-10-29 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
“A tale of two pathogens: Yersinia pestis and Staphylococcus aureus”
Dominique Missiakas, Ph.D.
Professor, Microbiology
University of Chicago

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Henry N. Higgs, Ph.D.
2020-10-22 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
“Dissecting the mechanisms by which actin influences mitochondria in mammals”
Henry N. Higgs, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

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MBI Faculty Seminar
2020-10-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Engineering Next-Generation CAR-T Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy”
Yvonne Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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MBI Faculty Seminar
2020-10-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“A saga of protein arginine methyltransferases: Tuning PRMT5/PRMT7 activity for health?”
Steven Clarke, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry

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Pamela Bjorkman, Ph.D.
2020-10-08 09:00 - 10:00
“Antibody recognition of pandemic viruses”

Pamela Bjorkman, Ph.D.

David Baltimore Professor, Biology and Biomolecular Engineering

California Institute of Technology

Audree V. Fowler Fellowships in Protein Science Special Seminar
2020-10-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
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Eric Skaar, Ph.D., M.P.H.
2020-10-01 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
“Nutritional Immunity and Microbial Countermeasures”
Eric Skaar, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Director, Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation (VI4)

Director, Division of Molecular Pathogenesis

Ernest W. Goodpasture Chair in Pathology

Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology

Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Vanderbilt University

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Jorge Torres, Ph.D.
2020-09-29 12:00 - 13:00
Jorge Torres, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

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MBIDP Student Seminar
2020-09-23 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
“NFkB RelB Prevents Type I interferon Overproduction and Autoimmune Disorders”
Hector Navarro (Hoffmann lab)

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Gay Crooks, M.B.B.S.
2020-09-22 12:00 - 13:00
Gay Crooks, M.B.B.S.
Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics

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MBIDP Student Seminar
2020-09-18 13:00 - 14:00
“Exploring Mechanisms of Stem Cell Niche Maintenance in the Drosophila testis”
Jordan Kryza (Jones lab)

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MBIDP Student Defense
2020-09-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
“Biomaterials to Enhance T cell Therapies“
Negin Majedi (Butte lab)

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MBI Annual Retreat
2020-09-14 09:00 - 2020-09-15 19:00 | Zoom
Agenda
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Contact stephanie@lifesci.ucla.edu with any questions
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
9:15 – 9:20 A.M. INTRODUCTION/WELCOME
Hilary Coller, PhD, MBI and MBIDP Interim Director
9:30 – 10:45 A.M. STUDENT/FACULTY TALKS
9:30 – 9:45 A.M. Peter Back (Bradley Lab, IMMP)
9:45 – 10:00 A.M. Ying Lin (Zipursky Lab, CDB)
10:00 – 10:15 A.M. Xiaorui Fan (Wohlschlegel Lab, BBSB)
10:15 – 10:30 A.M. Tamir Gonen, PhD (Biological Chemistry)
10:30 – 10:45 A.M. Tim O’Sullivan, PhD (MIMG) 11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Andrew Brack, PhD,
University of California
San Francisco
“Muscle Stem Heterogeneity and the Niche”
12:00 – 12:30 P.M. STUDENT Q&A WITH DR. BRACK 1:00 – 2:00 P.M. STUDENT/FACULTY TALKS
1:00 – 1:15 P.M. Luke Riggan (O’Sullivan Lab, Home Area)
1:15 – 1:30 P.M. Lisa Golden (Voskuhl Lab, BBSB)
1:30 – 1:45 P.M. Patrick Chang (Crooks Lab, CDB)
1:45 – 2:00 P.M. Evan Maltz (Wollman Lab, BMSB) 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. POSTER SESSION via DISCORD
Discord Instructions 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. SOCIAL ACTIVITY – TRIVIA NIGHT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
9:00 – 11:00 A.M. STUDENT/FACULTY TALKS
9:00 – 9:15 A.M. Carla Koehler, PhD (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
9:15 – 9:30 A.M. Daniel Velez-Ramirez, PhD (Hill Lab, IMMP)
9:30 – 9:45 A.M. Yang (Alice) Zhou (Yang Lab, IMMP)
9:45 – 10:00 A.M. Samantha Mensah (Weiss Lab, Chemistry & Biochemistry)
10:00 – 10:15 A.M. Alexander Sercel (Teitell Lab, IMMP)
10:15 – 10:30 A.M. Jimmy Hu, PhD (Dentistry)
10:30 – 10:45 A.M. Elizabeth Tarling, PhD (Medicine-Cardiology) 11:00 A.M. – 12:15 P.M. STUDENT/FACULTY TALKS
11:00 – 11:15 A.M. Jiayan Zhang (Zhou Lab, IMMP)
11:15 – 11:30 A.M. Yanruide (Charlie) Li (Yang Lab, IMMP)
11:30 – 11:45 A.M. Ming Guo, MD, PhD (Neurology)
11:45 – 12:00 P.M. Orkun Akin, PhD (Neurobiology)
12:00 – 12:15 P.M. Alvaro Sagasti, PhD (MCDB) 1:00 – 2:00 P.M. CAREER PANELS
Panel 1 – Scientists in Industry
Panel 2 – Government, Consulting and Patent Law
2:00 – 3:15 P.M. STUDENT/FACULTY TALKS
2:00 – 2:15 P.M. Geoffrey Pronovost (Hsiao Lab, IMMP)
2:15 – 2:30 P.M. Rachel Hodge (Jones Lab, CDB)
2:30 – 2:45 P.M. Lili Yang, PhD (MIMG)
2:45 – 3:00 P.M. Yibin Wang, PhD (Medicine-Anesthesiology)
3:00 – 3:15 P.M. Julia Mack, PhD (Medicine-Cardiology) 3:20 – 3:55 P.M. STUDENT AWARDS
Poster Awards
MBIDP Dissertation year award
Teaching Awards
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
5:00 – 7:00 P.M. SOCIAL ACTIVITY
