Molecular Biology Institute

Cole Trapnell, Ph.D.
2020-11-05 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
“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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All MBI Faculty Welcome

MBIDP Student Defense
2020-10-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Zoom

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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All MBI Faculty Welcome

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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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

MBIDP Student Seminar
2020-09-09 12:00 - 13:00
“RNA-binding proteins in genome organization”
Nivedita Damodaren (Plath/Black labs)

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Irene Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
2020-09-08 12:00 - 13:00
Irene Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Chentao Lin, Ph.D.
2020-09-01 12:00 - 13:00
Chentao Lin, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology

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MBIDP Student Seminar
2020-08-26 13:00 - 14:00
Yan Li (Guo lab)
“Structure-based design of antisense oligonucleotide”

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Pavak Shah, Ph.D.
2020-08-25 12:00 - 13:00
Pavak Shah, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology

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MBIDP Short Talks 3
2020-08-18 16:00 - 17:00
Jiayan Zhang “Baby Jeff and kitties too!”
Andrew Lopez “Film 101”
Glo Hernandez “A fish and a tail!”
Raquel Aragón “Make your money work for you!”
Jessica Ochoa “Cuerdas de México”

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Julia Mack, Ph.D.
2020-08-11 12:00 - 13:00
Julia Mack, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology

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Claudio Villanueva, Ph.D.
2020-08-04 12:00 - 13:00
“Tales from the cold—metabolic adaptations that promote thermogenesis”
Claudio Villanueva, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Integrative Biology and Physiology

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Stephanie Correa, Ph.D.
2020-07-28 12:00 - 13:00
“Sex differences in the regulation of temperature and metabolism”
Stephanie Correa, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology and Physiology

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MB-IDP Town Hall
2020-06-15 14:00 - 15:00
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MBIDP Student Seminar
2020-06-11 11:00 - 12:00
Amara Thind (Bradley Lab)
“Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bradyzoite Dense Granule Proteins in Toxoplasma gondii.”
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MBIDP Short Talks Round 2
2020-06-04 16:00 - 17:00
Matt Lowe “Functional Artwork: How to Start a Record Collection”
Matilde Miranda “Skincare Bootcamp”
Lauren Thurlow “Infinite Houseplants”
Andrew Lopez “Film Cameras 101”

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Thursday Research Seminar Series
2020-05-28 16:00 - 17:00
Russell Vance, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology
UC, Berkeley
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Baking with the BEST
2020-05-27 19:00 - 20:00
Featuring: Ian Ford, Michal Juda, and Kaiser Atai
