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Title: “Imaging single mRNA molecules to investigate the regulation of the stress response” Dr. Maria Vera Ugalde, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, McGill University Abstract: Eukaryotic cells survive to adverse conditions by adapting their gene expression programs. The rapid and specific production of the heat shock proteins (HSPs) prevents protein milfoding and functional damage. The HSP […]
BMBDG Seminar – Dr. Kirsten Wolthers Title: “H2S Biogenesis by the Opportunistic Pathogen, Fusobacterium nucleatum” Dr. Kirsten Wolthers , Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia Abstract: Fusobacterium nucleatum is a Gram-negative oral anaerobic bacterium that has been known for a long time to play a role in the development of periodontal disease. […]
Title: “Chaperone-mediated mechanisms of cellular proteostasis” Dr. Kevin A. Morano, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Abstract: A broad range of major diseases ranging from diabetes to neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s (AD), Parkinson’s (PD) and Huntington’s (HD) diseases have been linked to protein misfolding and aggregation. […]
