UIUC Biophysics and Related Seminars

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- Zoom
Oligo-based technologies for visualizing nucleic acids in single cells
Brian Beliveau, PhD University of Washington; Assistant Professor of Genome Sciences "Oligo-based technologies for visualizing nucleic acids in single cells"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Zoom
Microbiology Student Seminar: Sneha Das/Kuzminov Lab and Katie Frye/Kehl-Fie Lab
To join the virtual seminar, a link will be added (University login/password required to access)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Thursday, February 4, 2021

- 11:00 am
- Zoom
Molecular and Integrative Physiology Seminar: Matthew Sikora, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of SOM-Pathology, Univ. of Colorado, Denver, Title: “Estrogen drives an unorthodox Wnt signaling pathway via WNT4 in lobular carcinoma”
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Zoom
CBI/Microbiology Seminar: James G. Ferry, Pennsylvania State University -- "Electron Transport in the Model Acetotrophic Methanogen Methanosarcina acetivorans"
To join the virtual seminar, a link will be added (University login/password required to access from the posted link)
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 8, 2021

- 9:00 am 10:00 am
- Zoom
Microbiology Thesis Defense: Andi Liu/Mitchell Lab
To join the virtual thesis defense, a link will be added (University login/password required to access from the posted link).
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- Zoom
Attempts to identify and understand the sources of regulatory variation in crop genomes
Nathan Springer, PhD University of Minnesota; Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Karthish Manthiram, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "Controlling Interfacial Electron and Atom Transfer Reactions for Chemical Synthesis", (host: Prof. Paul Kenis)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Zoom
Microbiology Student Seminar: Molly Crowder/Blanke and Nic Handy/Wilson Lab
To join the virtual seminar, a link will be added (University login/password required to access)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Thursday, February 11, 2021

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Zoom
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Eva Harris, University of California - Berkeley: "The Flavivirus NS1 protein: Unraveling mechanisms of pathogenesis of dengue, Zika, and beyond"
To join the virtual seminar, a link will be added (University login/password required to access from the posted link).
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 12, 2021

- 9:00 am
- Via ZOOM
CPLC/iPoLS Seminar: "MINFLUX Nanoscopy and Related Matters"
- Lecture

Monday, February 15, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- Virtual Event via Zoom (link will be provided)
Professor Wei-chen Chang, North Carolina State University, "Mechanistic Studies and Potential Application of Non-heme Iron Enzymes in Natural Product Biosynthesis"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- Zoom
Deconstructing Sinorhizobium – defining a minimal genome for symbiotic nitrogen fixation
Turlough Finan, PhD McMaster University, Professor of Biology “Deconstructing Sinorhizobium – defining a minimal genome for symbiotic nitrogen fixation”
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Matthew Paszek, Cornell University, "Sugary Materials in Intercellular Communication and Biotechnology" (host: Prof. Deborah Leckband)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Zoom
Microbiology Student Seminar: Roy Rodriguez Carrero/Metcalf Lab and Laura Suttenfield/Whitaker Lab
To join the virtual seminar, a link will be added (University login/password required to access)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Thursday, February 18, 2021

- 11:00 am
- Zoom
Molecular and Integrative Physiology Seminar: Thierry Alquier, Ph.D. Title: "Endozepinergic control of the melanocortin system and energy homeostasis by hypothalamic astrocytes"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
- Zoom
Careers in Start-ups and Industry
IGB Postdoc Association Presents Chinmay Soman, PhD Co-founder and CEO of EarthSense Chang He, PhD Research scientist “Careers in Start-ups and Industry”
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Zoom
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Lauren Palmer, University of Illinois-Chicago -- "Nutrients and Acinetobacter infection"
To join the virtual seminar, a link will be added (University login/password required to access from the posted link).
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 19, 2021

- 10:00 am 11:00 am
- Zoom
Microbiology Thesis Defense: Samantha DeWerff/Whitaker Lab
To join the virtual thesis defense, a link will be added (University login/password required to access from the posted link).
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
- Zoom Meeting: https://illinois.zoom.us/ and sign in with your @illinois.edu address
Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Robert Kirchdoerfer (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Biochemistry), “Molecular Virology of Coronavirus Infection"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- via ZOOM
CPLC/iPoLS Seminar: "Genetically-Encoded Tags for Multi-Scale Microscopy"
- Lecture

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- Zoom
IGB Seminar
Dana Dolinoy, PhD University of Michigan; Professor of Environmental Health Sciences & Nutritional Sciences, Director of Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease (M-LEEaD) Center
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Yvonne Chen, University of California, Los Angeles, "Engineering Next-Generation T Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy" (host: Prof. Huimin Zhao)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Zoom
Microbiology Postdoc Seminar: Fadi Alnaji/Brooke Lab and Mohea Couturier/Whitaker IGB Lab
To join the virtual seminar, a link will be added (University login/password required to access)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Thursday, February 25, 2021

- 11:00 am
- Zoom
Molecular and Integrative Physiology Seminar: Daniel Bernard, Ph.D., Title "Regulation of FSH synthesis by members of the TGFbeta family: Beware of dogma."
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/87392779917?pwd=enJpRGJsTm1MQS9Lb1dwR29NdEROZz09
Ms. Susanna Barrett, UIUC, "Whole-Organism NMR: A Complementary Window into the Metabolic World"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Zoom
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Felipe Cava, Umea University -- "D-Amino Acids Shape the Environmental Microbial Biodiversity"
To join the virtual seminar, a link will be added (University login/password required to access from the posted link).
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 26, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- Zoom Webinar: Contact kneef1@illinois.edu
Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program and the Dept. of Biochemistry Seminar: Prof. Joseph Petrosino (Baylor College of Medicine) "The human microbiome in the era of personalized medicine…and a SARS-CoV-2 origin story"
- Seminar/Symposium

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