MCB Calendar
Monday, February 18, 2019
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
"Profiling Cells Inside and Out with Nanostructured Materials" Shana Kelley, PhD University of Toronto, Departments of Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biochemistry, Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
During this debate, Professor Rhodes and Juraska will present each of their views on whether sex differences in brain size are proportional to body size within a species
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Dan Davidson Director of CNRG and Research Computing "Efficient Data Management"
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Friday, February 22, 2019
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Monday, February 25, 2019
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Transport of polysomes stalled at elongation/termination in RNA granules to synapses allows for fast reactivation and production of proteins locally in the absence of translation initiation. This is important for the fast protein synthesis required for some forms of synaptic plasticity.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Xudong Guan NMR Specialist, IGB Core Facilities "Pure Shift NMR"
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Friday, March 1, 2019
Monday, March 4, 2019
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Noah Fierer, PhD University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology "The Microbial Ecology of Our Homes"
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is an endogenous peptide associated with resilience in rodents through humans. This presentation will discuss the novel neural mechanisms induced in the basolateral amygdala by NPY in a rodent model of stress resilience.
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Liqing Chen Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Biology "Imaging Sugar Distribution in Vivo Using FRET Sensors"
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Professor Martha Gillette presents “Title."
Redefining heredity, weaving together historical and current scientific research, exemplary original reporting, and his own experience as a parent of two daughters, New York Times columnist and author Carl Zimmer will explore ways in which DNA editing and CRISPR may change our world, and examine controversial topics in light of current advances in DNA analysis.
Friday, March 8, 2019
The Beckman Institute Open House features many exhibits that highlight the work taking place at one of the nation’s leading centers for interdisciplinary research. This year's event will take place 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, March 8, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 9.
Saturday, March 9, 2019
The Beckman Institute 2019 Open House features many exhibits that highlight the work taking place at one of the nation’s leading centers for interdisciplinary research. This year's event will take place 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, March 8, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 9.
Monday, March 11, 2019
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Lisa Ainsworth, PhD USDA ARS, University of Illinois; Department of Plant Biology; IGB Faculty, Genomic Ecology of Global Change & Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation themes "Genetic and Genomic Approaches to Improve Maize Response to Ozone"
Type 1 adenylyl cylcase (ADCY1) is a major calcium-stimulated adenylyl cyclase in brain. Under physiological condition, ADCY1 is required for synaptic and behavioral flexibility. Under pathological condition, our data suggest a causal role of ADCY1 in regulating cellular and behavioral abnormalities associated with fragile X syndrome.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Mayandi Sivaguru Associate Director, IGB Core Facilities "A Geobiological Vantage Point of Human Kidney Stone Changes the Medical Wisdom Held Over a Century"
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Friday, March 15, 2019
The Inclusive Lab Leaders workshops are a new program by the 21st Century Scientists Initiative at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. The goal of this program is to help PIs—new and veteran—become more effective at managing their research groups. There will be four sessions, all on Fridays from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Beckman.
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Monday, March 18, 2019
Monday, March 25, 2019
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
The renin-angiotensin system has emerged as a key mediator of metabolic, cardiovascular and related pathologies, but the neuronal circuits that orchestrate these interactions are not known.
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Jingyi Fei Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago "Kinetic Mechanisms of RNA-based Gene Regulation Revealed by Quantitative Imaging"
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Monday, April 1, 2019
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Professor Narayan Aluru presents “Title."
Friday, April 5, 2019
Monday, April 8, 2019
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
During this debate, Associate Professors Ceman and Llano will present their views on whether beta-amyloid plaques cause Alzheimer's disease.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Friday, April 12, 2019
The Inclusive Lab Leaders workshops are a new program by the 21st Century Scientists Initiative at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. The goal of this program is to help PIs—new and veteran—become more effective at managing their research groups. There will be four sessions, all on Fridays from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Beckman.
Monday, April 15, 2019
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Many species of primate have been produced in relatively short periods of evolutionary time, and their faces all look extremely different, even when they’re closely related. Here, I explore the mechanisms maintaining and producing variation in facial coloration and patterning, both within and between species.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Monday, April 22, 2019
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
"Axon regeneration and functional recovery," by Zhigang He, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard Medical School
In the adult mammalian CNS, injured axons cannot regenerate, contributing to unrecoverable functional deficits. This lecture will present recently uncovered cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating the processes of neuronal injury responses and axon regeneration.
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Friday, April 26, 2019
Monday, April 29, 2019
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Friday, May 3, 2019
Friday, May 10, 2019
The Inclusive Lab Leaders workshops are a new program by the 21st Century Scientists Initiative at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. The goal of this program is to help PIs—new and veteran—become more effective at managing their research groups. There will be four sessions, all on Fridays from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Beckman.
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Monday, May 13, 2019
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Designed by scientists and science journalists for their peers in #scicomm and supported by the National Association of Science Writers, Amplify the Signal is a two-day professional development workshop.
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Designed by scientists and science journalists for their peers in #scicomm and supported by the National Association of Science Writers, Amplify the Signal is a two-day professional development workshop.