BMBDG Seminar: Scott D Emr, on March 27

BMBDG Seminar: Scott D Emr, on March 27

scott.emr“Protein quality control at the plasma membrane – Role for the ESCRT machinery and a ubiquitin-ligase adaptor network”, by Scott D Emr, Professor, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Director of the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University.  Thursday March, 27, 2014, @ 11:00 a.m. Michael Smith Labs, Room102.

Hosted by: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Cellular & Physiological Sciences

Neng Nancy Fang – Doctoral Exam, March 27

feng.nancy.2Thesis title, “Good Riddance to Bad Proteins:  Identification of Novel Protein Quality Control Pathways Targeting Cytosolic Misfolded Proteins for Degradation”.  Thursday, March 27, 2014 @12:30 pm, Room 337, Michael Smith Labs, 2185 East Mall.

BMBDG Seminar – PhD Exit Seminars: Alina Chan and Lynn Kimlicka

alina.and.lynn.2Alina Chan – Thesis title: “DNA:RNA Hybrid Genome-Wide Profiling and Links to Genomic Instability”.

Lynn Kimlicka – Thesis title: “Structural and biochemical characterizations of the skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle ryanodine receptor N-terminal disease-associated mutants”.

Monday, March 17 in LSC #3 at 3:00 pm, 2350 Health Sciences Mall

BMBDG Seminar: Chuan He

chuan.he.2“Reversible DNA and RNA methylation in biological regulation”, by Chuan He, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Director of the Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago. Thursday, March 20th @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall

Lynn Kimlicka – Doctoral Exam

kimlicka.lynn.2Thesis title: “Structural and biochemical characterizations of the skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle ryanodine receptor N-terminal disease-associated mutants”, by Lynn Kimlicka. Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 4:00 pm, Room 203, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road.

BMBDG Seminar: Lucie Parent

lucie.parent.2“Unravelling the web of interactions between the Proteins forming the L-type calcium channel”, Lucie Parent, Professor , Department of Physiology, Université de Montréal.  Wednesday, March 26, @3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall

BMBDG Seminars: George Mackie Retirement Seminar Series – Stanley Dunn

stanley.dunnOur second seminar in the George Mackie Retirement Series, will be Dr. Stanley Dunn presenting, “The Right-handed Coiled Coil of the ATP Synthase Stator Stalk”. Dr. Dunn is from the Department of Biochemistry, University of Western Ontario. Monday, March 10th @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall

BMBDG Seminar: Keith Dunker

keith.dunker.2“An IDP-Based Swiss-Army-Knife-Like Toolkit for Signaling Diversification”, by Keith Dunker, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine.  Wednesday, March 5 @ 11:00 am. Michael Smith Labs, Room 102, 2185 East Mall, UBC

BMBDG Seminar: Richard Kriwacki, March 3

richard.kriwacki-0903.2“Regulated Unfolding in Signaling by Proteins”, by Richard Kriwacki, Member, St. Jude Faculty, Adjunct Associate Professor, Molecular Sciences Dept, UT Health Science Center, Memphis. Monday, March 3 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall

BMBDG Seminars: George Mackie Retirement Seminar Series – Sidney Kushner

sidney.kushnerOur first seminar in the George Mackie Retirement Series, will be Dr. Sidney Kushner presenting, “New Insights into Polyadenylation in Bacteria”. Dr. Kushner is from the Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens. Monday, February 24th @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall