“The Secret Life of Cellular Prion Proteins,” David Westaway, Professor and Director, Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, University of Alberta. Friday, February 13, 2015 @ 2:00 pm, Michael Smith Labs, Room #102, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver, BC
“Targeted Biomaterials: Applications in Hemostasis, Immunomodulation and Gene Delivery”, by Suzie Pun, Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington. Monday, February 16, 2015 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
“Constructed to Deconstruct: ATP-fueled Molecular Machines for Protein Degradation”, Dr. Andreas Martin, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley. Monday, February 23, 2015 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
Thesis title, “Structural characterization of DNA binding and auto-inhibition in the Ets1 transcription factor” by Genevieve Desjardins. Revised: Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 12:30 pm in Room 1510, Life Science Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
“Connecting R-Loop- and Transcription-Medicated Genome Instability with Chromatin Reorganization and Replication Stress,” by Andrés Aguilera, Professor of Genetics, Head of the Molecular Biology Department, University of Seville, Spain. Monday, March 9, 2015 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
“Two unrelated topics: Organizing Human Chromosomes; Disorganizing Fungal Pathogens,” by Paul Kaufman, Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Thursday, March 12, 2015 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
“Structure, mechanism, engineering and application of targeted nucleases for genome engineering,” by Barry Stoddard, Full Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Basic Sciences Division. Monday, March 16, 2015 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
Thesis title, “Characterization of the mechanisms by which CAIX facilitates tumour growth and metastasis” by Maria de Lourdes Vallejo Espi. Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 12:30 pm in Room 203, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road
“Sweet and savory: Understanding biological systems through structure-activity relationships between carbohydrates and enzymes”, by Harry Brumer, Professor, Michael Smith Lab, UBC. Monday, March 30, 2015 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences.
“Form and function of intrinsically disordered proteins”, by Rohit Pappu, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Director, Center for Biological Systems Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis. Monday, April 13, 2015 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.