UIUC Biophysics and Related Seminars

Friday, September 17, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- Contact Department for Zoom Link
Biochemistry Seminar: Prof. Sujatha Jagannathan (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics), “When cell's garbage disposal fails: Compromised RNA quality control in the human muscle disease"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/84300618052?pwd=RlFtRTZFUUo3L0twZC9ISk5qbW5kZz09
Soil respiration responses to climate change are constrained by climate history
Christine Hawkes, PhD North Carolina State University; Professor, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology "Soil respiration responses to climate change are constrained by climate history"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Qiqi Tian (Zhao lab) - Insights into bacterial secondary metabolism in plant-associated ecosystems.
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 23, 2021

- 11:00 am 12:00 pm
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Elli Harrison, University of Sheffield -- "The evolutionary ecology of bacteria-mobile genetic element interactions"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 11:00 am
- https://go.illinois.edu/mip-seminars
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar: Dr. Maria Geffen, University of Pennsylvania
Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Neuroscience and Neurology. Dr. Geffen has been directing the Laboratory for Auditory Coding at the University of Pennsylvania since 2010.
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- Virtual Event via Zoom (link will be provided at later time)
Professor Shanteri Singh, University of Oklahoma, "Utilizing Aromatic Prenyltransferases for the Late-stage Diversification of Natural Products"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- https://www.igb.illinois.edu/webform/picture_a_scientist_rsvp
Q&A with "Picture A Scientist" Director
The IGB is hosting a virtual Q&A with Ian Cheney, one of the two directors of the documentary "Picture A Scientist."
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Michael Toney, University of Colorado, Boulder, "Insights into Battery Operation and Degradation through X-ray Scattering" (host: Diao)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
Microbiology Abigail Salyers Distinguished Early Career Researcher Seminar: Tara Essock-Burns, University of Hawaii -- "How microbe-host dialogue shapes the neighborhood: spatial transcriptomic tools to study tissue microbiogeography"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

- 2:00 pm
Prof. James Shepherd, University of Iowa, "Developing electronic structure methods for metals and electrons with finite temperature”
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 30, 2021

- 11:00 am
- https://go.illinois.edu/mip-seminars
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Student Seminar: Hashni Vidana Gamage (E. Nelson Lab) and Simon Lizarazo Chaparro (Tsai Lab)
Hashni Epa Vidana Gamage, "Evaluation of Selective Farnesoid X Receptor Modulation in Breast Cancer Pathophysiology" Simon Lizarazo Chaparro, "Role of Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein in Amyloid Beta Induced Translation Suppression"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Norma Cecilia Martinez-Gomez, University of California-Berkeley -- "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, October 4, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- Virtual Event via Zoom
Prof. Xin Zhang, Pennsylvania State University, "Chemical Biology of Protein Aggregation in Membraneless Organelles and the Stressed Proteome"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/82804724888?pwd=ZnFncjNnVFNzeTIzMHBHTXdadzJwUT09
Building Breakthrough Genomics Startups
Fox Family Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture Marc Martin-Casas Seed Investments and Venture Development, Illumina Accelerator "Building Breakthrough Genomics Startups"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Westcott Biosciences Fellow: Andrea Hernandez Garcia (Nair lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Westcott Biosciences Fellow: Page Daniels (van der Donk lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 7, 2021

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Alvaro Sanchez, Yale University -- "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Thursday, October 14, 2021

- 11:00 am
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar: Dr. Todd Fiacco, University of California Riverside
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology. Glial-Neuronal Interactions, Astrocyte control of neuronal excitability and Reactive astrocytes in disease.
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
- RAL 116
CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Noah Haskin, UIUC, Title TBD
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory, 601 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana
Microbiology Seminar: "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 15, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- Contact Department for Zoom Link
Biochemistry Seminar: Prof. Wilfried Weber (Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, BIOSS Centre for Biological Signaling Studies), “TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

- 2:00 pm
Prof. David Masiello, University of Washington, TBA
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Qi Zou (Cronan)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Yanheng Chen (Chen)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 21, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- RAL 116
CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Mayuresh Gadgil, UIUC, Title TBD
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
Molecular & Integrative Physiology, C. Ladd Prosser Endowed Lecture Series: Dr. Carla Shatz, Standford University,
Sapp Family Provostial Professor, The Catherine Holman Johnson Director of Stanford Bio-X and Professor of Biology and of Neurobiology
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Lily Cheung, Georgia Institute of Technology, "Spying on Sugar Transporters: Kinetic Studies of Biomolecular Sensors" (host: Shukla)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Xindan Wang, Indiana University -- "How condensin resolves chromosomes in Bacillus subtilis"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, October 25, 2021

- 1:15 pm
FINAL DEFENSE, Mr. Bijal Bankim Patel, "Self-Assembly and Additive Manufacturing of Bottlebrush Block Copolymer Photonic Materials"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Arnab Mukherjee, University of California Santa Barbara, "Biomolecular Imaging with Magnetic Resonance" (host: Schroeder)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Huaxun Fan (Zhang)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Stella Ekaputri (Burke)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 28, 2021

- 9:00 am
- 279 Davenport Hall
FINAL DEFENSE, Whitney Sinclair, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
- RAL 116
CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Thomas Pires, UIUC, Title TBD
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory, 601 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Nichole Klatt, University of Minnesota -- "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 29, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- Contact Department for Zoom Link
Biochemistry Seminar: Prof. Kenneth Matreyek (Case Western Reserve University, Department of Pathology), “TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 1, 2021

- 1:00 pm
- TBA
FINAL DEFENSE, Mr. Hao Yu, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- Via Zoom
Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar: Dr. Pierre McCrea, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
"TBA." Director, Genetics and Epigenetics Program.
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Christopher Hawk (Jin lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Sonya Kumar Bharathkar (Stadtmueller lab) -
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 4, 2021

- 10:00 am
Allan Sykes, UIUC, "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 11:00 am
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar: Dr. Aras Mattis, University of California San Francisco
Department of Pathology. Regulation of hepatic development, metabolism, and paths towards cancer.
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Jennifer Laaser, University of Pittsburgh (host: Sing)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory, 601 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Anna Konovalova, University of Texas -- "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

- 2:00 pm
CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: Cheyenne Mitchell, UIUC, TBA
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: David Friday, UIUC, TBA
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Junya Li (Kalsotra lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Lainie Liang (van der Donk lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 11, 2021

- 11:00 am
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar: Dr. Michelle L. Olsen, Virginia Tech
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Neuroscience. The focus of the Olsen lab is to better understand the role of astrocytes in normal and abnormal central nervous system function.
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Roman Melnyk, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) -- "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 12, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- B102 CLSL - Chemical and Life Sciences Building, Charles G. Miller Auditorium
Biochemistry Seminar: Prof. Wenjing Wang (University of Michigan, Department of Chemistry), “Designing molecular sensors and tools for studying brain signaling"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Lisa Hall, The Ohio State University, "Coarse-Grained Modeling of Ion Transport through Block Copolymers" (host: Sing)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

- 2:00 pm
CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: David Durden, UIUC, TBA
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- CLSL B102
Chem 545 Literature Seminar: Lakshmy Ajayakumar, UIUC, TBA
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Kisurb Choe (Sweedler lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Kritika Mehta (Zhang lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 18, 2021

- 11:00 am
Molecular & Integrative Physiology Seminar: Dr. Sarah C. Kucenas, University of Virginia
Professor, Department of Biology. Bioinformatics and Genomics, Biology, Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neuroimmunology, Neuroscience, Translational Science
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
- RAL 116
CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Marya Ornelas, UIUC, Title TBD
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Blair Brettmann, Georgia Institute of Technology (host: Diao)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory, 601 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Katie Berry, Mount Holyoke College -- "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

- 2:00 pm
- contact cbowser@illinois.edu
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Carlos Aguilar, University of Michigan (host: Harley)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Recny Fellow: Santanu Ghosh (Shapiro lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
TJ Oh (Zhang lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, December 2, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- RAL 116
CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Christopher Rakowski, UIUC, Title TBD
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Rafael Verduzco, Rice University, "Molecular Engineering and Processing of Covalent Organic Frameworks" (host: Guironnet)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory, 601 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. John Rawls, Duke University -- "Integrative physiology of host-microbiome interactions in the vertebrate digestive tract"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, December 3, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- B102 CLSL - Chemical and Life Sciences Building, Charles G. Miller Auditorium
Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program and Dept. of Biochemistry Seminar: Prof. Erin Adams (The University of Chicago) "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Dr. Gregg Beckham, "Development of Chemical Recycling Approaches for Waste Plastics" (host: Peters)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- Via Zoom
Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar: Denis Jabaudon, University of Geneva.
"TBA." Department of Basic Neurosciences.
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Mashiat Chowdhury (Jin lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Rachel Martini (van der Donk lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Sarah Gardner (Chan lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Zack Dewald (Kalsotra lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Heather Liu (Stadtmueller lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Issac Kim (Martinis lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Adrika Raybarman (Huang lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Xiaodan Lin (Martinis lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar: Dr. Jennifer Gerton, University of Kansas School of Medicine.
"TBA." Investigator, Stowers Research Institute.
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Brendan Sullivan (Leckband lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Yannan Tian (Huang lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Che Yang (Zhao lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Layla Wu (van der Donk lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar: Dr. Andrea Kasinski, Purdue.
"TBA." Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences.
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Westcott Biosciences Fellow: Dylan Blaha (Kranz lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Westcott Biosciences Fellow: Krishna Narayanan (Procko lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Arthur Zou (Leckband lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Ullyot Fellow: Shukun Yang (Silverman lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 1, 2022

- 11:00 am 1pm
- B102 CLSL
Annual Biochemistry Graduate Student Symposium
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Graeme Lindsey (Procko lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Rayeed Ihsan (Cronan lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Hina Zhou (van der Donk lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Iris Lyu (Stadtmueller lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
JUnyao Zhu (Shapiro lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Rebecca Schneider (Stadtmueller lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 6, 2022

- 4:00 pm
Flygare Memorial Lecture, Prof. Naomi Halas, Rice University, TBA
- Lecture

Please contact the UIUC Illinois Biophysics Society webmaster if you know of other events to add to the list.