UIUC Biophysics and Related Seminars

12:00 pm 2/2/2021

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 2/2/2021

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

4:00 pm 2/3/2021

Qi Zou (Cronan lab) - Exploration of Two acyl carrier proteins functioning differently in Enterococcus faecalis.

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm 2/3/2021

Kade Biochemistry Fellow: Zhenglin Yang (Lu lab) - “Developing selective DNAzyme-based sensors for monovalent metal ions in living cells”.

Seminar/Symposium

11:00 am 2/4/2021

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 2/4/2021

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

9:00 am 10:00 am 2/8/2021

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

12:00 pm 2/9/2021

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 2/9/2021

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 2/9/2021

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

2:00 pm 2/10/2021

Prof. Frank Huo, University of Rochester, "New Theoretical Approaches to Investigate Chemical Reactions Enabled by Quantum Mechanical Behavior"

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm 2/10/2021

Andrew Blake (Burke lab) - “Hinokitiol Switches from Mobilizing to Sequestering Iron via Higher-Order Aggregation”

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm 2/10/2021

Mashiat Chowdhury (Jin lab) - Functions of RNA binding proteins and snoRNAs in translation

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm 5:00 pm 2/11/2021

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

9:00 am 2/12/2021

CPLC/iPoLS Seminar: "MINFLUX Nanoscopy and Related Matters"

Lecture

4:00 pm 2/15/2021

Professor Wei-chen Chang, North Carolina State University, "Mechanistic Studies and Potential Application of Non-heme Iron Enzymes in Natural Product Biosynthesis"

Seminar/Symposium

12:00 pm 2/16/2021

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 2/16/2021

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 2/16/2021

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

4:00 pm 2/17/2021

Zac Dewald (Kalsotra lab) - “Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 Exacerbates Fatty Liver Disease and Inhibits Drug Metabolism ”

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm 2/17/2021

Sarah Gardner (Chan lab) - "The Development and Application of Imaging Modalities to Monitor Cancer Biology"

Seminar/Symposium

11:00 am 2/18/2021

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 2/18/2021

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 2/18/2021

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

10:00 am 11:00 am 2/19/2021

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 2/19/2021

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Robert Kirchdoerfer (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Biochemistry), “Molecular Virology of Coronavirus Infection"

Seminar/Symposium

2:00 pm 2/19/2021

CPLC/iPoLS Seminar: "Genetically-Encoded Tags for Multi-Scale Microscopy"

Lecture

12:00 pm 2/23/2021

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