Biophysics Seminars and Supergroup
Biophysics Seminars 2024/2025 Academic Year
Sep 11 - Anthony Leung (Johns Hopkins) "Molecular Mechanism of Poly(ADP-ribose)-Induced Protein Condensation" - Host: Karolin Luger
Oct 2 - Geeta Narlikar (UC-San Francisco) "ATP-dependent remodeling of chromatin condensates uncovers distinct
mesoscale effects of two remodelers" - Host: Vignesh Kasinath
Oct 16 - Jen Heemstra (WashU) "A chemical biology toolbox for probing A-to-I RNA" - Host: Student-invited seminar
Dec 4 - Kara McKinley (Harvard) “Regeneration in the uterus†- Host: Student-invited seminar
Dec 11 - Joseph Jardine (Scripps) “From viruses to serpents: How HIV research inspired a new generation of snake antivenoms†- Host: Student-invited career seminar
Biophysics Supergroup 2023/2024 Academic Year
Fall Semester: Friday 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Aug 30 - Presenting - Annette Erbse and Joe Dragavon - Shared Instruments and Advanced Light Microscopy Core Presentations
Sep 27 - Presenting - Bryant and Schwartz Labs; Introducers: Anthony Dominic and Ella Tommer
Oct 25 - Presenting - Batey and Sprenger Labs; Introducers: Samson Adelani and Olivia Irvin
Nov 15 - Presenting - Perkins and Luger Labs; Introducers: Angie Liu and Oscar Cordova
Dec 13 - Presenting - Montoya-Castillo and Whitehead Labs​; Introducers: Patrick Holland and Lindsey Whitmore
Spring Semester: Friday 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Jan 24 - Presenting - Cech and Leinwand Labs; Introducers: Alex Fiorenza and Fred Longshore-Neate
Feb 21 - Presenting - Shirts and Voeltz Labs; Introducers: Aitana Ignes-Romeu and Andy Garcia Gordillo
Mar 14 - Presenting - Palmer and Randolph Labs​; Introducers: Sylas Anderson and Laurel Robbins
Apr 11 - Presenting - Neu and Cameron Labs; Introducers: David Kelaita and Angie Liu
May 2 - Presenting - Shields and Aaron Whiteley Labs; Introducers: Faith Olulana and Jonah Kern
Past Seminar and Supergroup Meetings
Biophysics Seminars - 2023/2024 Academic Year
Sep 13 - Christina Woo (Harvard) "Reading and rewriting protein modifications in cells" - Host: Alex Whiteley
Sep 20 - Scott Hansen (Univ of Oregon) "Mechanisms controlling spatial patterning of membrane proximal signaling reactions" - Host: Joseph Falke
Sep 27 - Michael Summers (Univ of Maryland, BC) "How HIV-1 selectively packages its RNA genome" - Host: Student-invited seminar
Oct 25 - Arup Chakraborty (MIT) "The Antibody Response to Repeated Vaccination" - Host: Student-invited seminar
Nov 8 - Tanja Mittag (St Jude Children's Hospital) "Understanding the driving force for phase separation of PLCDs, the material properties of condensates and their aging processes" - Host: Dylan Taatjes
Nov 15 - Troy Walton (Beyond Meat) "Beyond Biophysics: Working in plant based food technology" - Host: Student-invited career seminar
Dec 13 - Rebecca Voorhees (Caltech) "How to make a membrane protein" - Host: Alex Whiteley
Mar 13 - Yifan Cheng (UC-San Francisco) "Structure of INO80-hexasome and - nucleosome complexes - the basis of its mechanistic versatility" - Host: Halil Aydin
Apr 24 - Whitney Stevens-Sostre (Univ of Wisconsin) "Kv channels, Retinal Circuits, and Black in Biophysics" - Host: Student-invited seminar
Biophysics Supergroups - 2023/2024 Academic Year
Fall Semester: Monday 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Sep 11 - Presenting - New Biophysics Faculty Overview Presentations
Oct 2 - Presenting - Batey and Leinwand Labs; Introducers: Jon Faris and Clair Huffine
Oct 23 - Presenting - Sprenger and Luger Labs; Introducers: Naiara Garcia and Holly Coleman
Nov 13 - Presenting - Hough and Whitehead Labs; Introducers: Ashley Sullivan and Anthony Dominic III
Dec 11 - Presenting - Cech and Taatjes Labs​; Introducers: Daniel Ocampo and Alexandria Fiorenza
Spring Semester: Monday 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Jan 29 - Presenting - Shirts and Wuttke Labs; Introducers: Lottie Steward and Aitana Ignes-Romeu
Feb 19 - Presenting - Palmer and Randolph Labs; Introducers: Faith Olulana and Ella Tommer
Mar 11 - Presenting - Cameron and Perkins Labs​; Introducers: Sylas Anderson and Angie Liu
Apr 1 - Presenting - Shields and Aaron Whiteley Labs; Introducers: David Kelaita and Patrick Holland
Apr 22 - Presenting - Kaar and Falke Labs; Introducers: Samson Adelani and Lottie Steward
Biophysics Seminars - 2022/2023 Academic Year
Sep 21 - Darrel Irvine (MIT) "Regulation of the immune response by spatially compartmentalized proteolysis in lymphoid organs" - Host: Student-invited seminar
Oct 26 - Gustavo Silva (Duke) "Ribosome ubiquitination and translation control during oxidative stress" - Host: Alex Whiteley
Nov 2 - Polly Fordyce (Stanford) "Microfluidics for quantitative, high-throughput biophysics and biochemistry" - Host: Student-invited seminar
Nov 30 - Cynthia Wolberger (Johns Hopkins) "Histone H2B ubiquitination in transcription regulation" - Host: Vignesh Kasinath
Dec 7 - Markita Landry (UC Berkeley) "Nanomaterials Enable Delivery of Genetic Material Without Transgene Integration in Mature Plants" - Host: Student-invited seminar
Feb 22 - Amy Andreotti (Iowa State) "Exploring the Regulatory Apparatus of Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase - A Drug Target for B-Cell Cancers" - Host: Natalie Ahn
Apr 12 - Lin Tian (UC Davis) "What genetically engineered serotonin sensors teach us about the mind" - Host: Amy Palmer
Apr 19 - Michelle Wang (Cornell) "DNA Topology and Mechanics During Fundamental Processes" - Host: Student-invited seminar
Apr 26 - Anna Huttenlocher (UW-Madison) "Navigating Complex 3D Spaces During Tissue Homeostasis and Repair" - Host: Joseph Falke
May 3 - Christopher Downey (U.S. FDA) "From RNA to the FDA" - Host: Student-invited career seminar
Biophysics Supergroups - 2022/2023 Academic Year
Fall Semester: Monday 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Sep 19 - Presenting - Betterton and Sousa Labs; Introducers: Liz George and Holly Coleman
Oct 3 - Presenting - Fox and Aydin Labs; Introducers: Nicole Day and Mando Ramirez
Oct 24 - Presenting - Palmer and Aaron Whiteley Labs; Introducers: Mando Ramirez and Naiara Garcia
Nov 14 - Presenting - Figueroa and Taatjes Labs; Introducers: Danielle Guillen and Clair Huffine
Dec 5 - Presenting - Shirts and Wuttke Labs​; Introducers: Ameya Prabhune and Daniel Ocampo
Spring Semester: Monday 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Jan 23 - Presenting - Luger and Randolph Labs; Introducers: Shea Siwik and Faith Olulana
Feb 13 - Presenting - Cameron and Perkins Labs; Introducers: Lottie Steward-Blanke and Ashley Sullivan
Mar 6 - Presenting - Kasinath and Whitehead Labs​; Introducers: Danielle Guillen and Nicole Day
Apr 3 - Presenting - Kaar and Niswander Labs; Introducers: Shea Siwik and Ameya Prabhune
Apr 24 - Presenting - Batey and Leinwand Labs; Introducers: Jon Faris and Liz George
Biophysics Seminars - 2021/2022 Academic Year
Aug 25 - Jessica Anna (U Penn) "Ultrafast Dynamics of Natural Light Harvesting Complexes, Isolated Cofactors, and Model Systems" - Host: Student-invited seminar
Sep 1 - Stephen Harrison (Harvard) "Molecular Mechanisms of Virus Cell Entry" - Host: Vignesh Kasinath
Oct 13 - John Whitney (McMaster) "A bacterial toxin inhibits translation in competitor cells" - Host: Aaron Whiteley
Oct 27 - Rachel Green (Johns Hopkins) "Ribosome collisions activate cell fate signaling pathways" - Host: Alex Whiteley
Nov 3 - Mikhail Shapiro (Caltech) "Talking to cells: biomolecular engineering for noninvasive imaging and control of cellular function" - Host: Student-invited seminar
Nov 17 - Eizabeth Kellogg (Cornell) "Molecular Mechanisms of Programmable DNA-Transposition via CRISPR-Associated Transposons" - Host: Vignesh Kasinath
Feb 23 - Jean-Paul Armache (Penn State) "The Defining Role of Dynamics in Cryo-EM" - Host: Halil Aydin
Mar 2 - Bil Clemons (Caltech) "A detailed look at tail-anchored membrane protein targeting - from opisthokonts to protists to plants" - Host: Student-invited seminar
Mar 16 - Adam Frost (UCSF) "Pattern Formation in Biological Membranes" - Host: Halil Aydin
Apr 6 - Heran Darwin (NYU) "Identifying a New Vulnerability in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis" - Host: Aaron Whiteley
Biophysics Supergroups - 2021/2022 Academic Year
Fall Semester: Monday 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Sep 20 - Presenting - New Faculty Overview Presentations
Oct 4 - Presenting - Palmer and Nesbitt Labs; Introducers: Chris Brininger and Hector Sanchez-Moran
Oct 25 - Presenting - Shirts and Taatjes Labs; Introducers: Alison Leonard and Tom Wieser
Nov 15 - Presenting - Betterton and Wuttke Labs; Introducers: Montana Minnis and Meg Palacio
Dec 6 - Presenting - Luger and Randolph Labs​; Introducers: Richelle Streater and Calvin Voong
Spring Semester: Monday 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Jan 10 - Presenting - Cameron and Perkins Labs; Introducers: Jack Gugel, Shea Siwick
Feb 7 - Presenting - Goodrich and Whitehead Labs; Introducers: Liz George and Dusty White
Mar 7 - Presenting - Kaar and Falke Labs​; Introducers: Danielle Guillen and Mando Ramirez
Apr 4 - Presenting - Batey and Leinwand Labs; Introducers: Chris Brininger and Nicole Day
Apr 25 - Presenting - Shields and Stowell Labs; Introducers: Ameya Prabhune and Alison Leonard
Biophysics Seminars - 2020/2021 Academic Year
Oct 14 - Lingyin Li (Stanford) "Understanding the extracellular cGAMP-STING pathway and harness it to treat cancers"
Oct 28 - Manu Prakash (Stanford) "That sinking feeling: Gravity, cilia, flagella and their roles in how life navigates the oceans"
Dec 2 - Eva Nogales (UC Berkeley) "Structural surprises from a plant native immune system"
Dec 9 - Kris Niyogi (UC Berkeley) "Understanding and altering regulation of photosynthesis"
Dec 16 - Wesley Legant (UNC) "Lattice light sheet mircoscopy - innovations, applications, and future directions"
Feb 24 - Kate Carroll (Scripps Florida) Canceled due to COVID 19
Mar 3 - Laura Kiessling (MIT) "Glycans in host-microbe interactions"
Mar 17 - Ingrid Wertz (Genentech) "Targetomg BCL-2 and MCL-1 overcomes treatment resistance in relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma"
Mar 31 - John Kuriyan (UC Berkeley) "Deep mutagenesis of a DNA polymerase clamp loader system"
Apr 21 - Alex Dunn (Stanford) "Tissue construction, from molecules up"
May 5 - Jennifer Lubbeck-Bee (Nike) Professional Development Talk
Biophysics Supergroups - 2020/2021 Academic Year
Fall Semester: Monday 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Sep 14 - Presenting - Shields & Whitely Labs; Introducers: Kate DaPron & Erin Richards
Oct 5 - Presenting - Hind & Taatjes Labs; Introducers: Katie Mains & Alison Leonard
Oct 26 - Presenting - Betterton & Wuttke Labs; Introducers: Gayle Geschwind & Montana Minnis
Nov 16 - Presenting - Luger & Falke Labs; Introducers: Shelby Lennon & Meg Palacio
Dec 7 - Presenting - Cameron & Perkins Labs​; Introducers: Taylor Jones & Richelle Streater
Spring Semester: Monday 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Jan 25 - Presenting - Spencer & Goodrich Labs; Introducers: Dustin White & Calvin Voong
Feb 15 - Presenting - Kaar & Kralj Labs; Introducers: Tom Wieser & Chris Brininger
Mar 8 - Presenting - Batey & Schwartz & Labs​; Introducers: Jack Gugel & Hector Sanchez-Moran
Mar 29 - Presenting - Anseth & Nesbitt Labs; Introducers: Kate DaPron & Erin Richards
Apr 19 - Presenting - Sousa & Palmer Labs; Introducers: Gayle Geschwind & Katie Mains
Seminars and Supergroup Meetings - 2019/2020 Academic Year
Sep 4 - Caroline Ajo-Franklin (Rice University) "Engineering Microorganisms to Make and Communicate Materials"
Oct 2 - Danielle Bassett (U Pennsylvania) "Network architectures supporting learnability"
Oct 9 - Randy Stockbridge (U Michigan) "Evolutionary insights from Nature’s minimalist membrane transport proteins"
Oct 30 - Emily Que (University of Texas, Austin) "Chemical tools for investigating cellular zinc metalloenzymes"
Nov 20 - Keith Yamamoto (UC San Francisco) "A CU Boulder PhD: What's it mean? What's it good for?"
Spring 2020 Seminar Series Canceled Due to COVID-19
Biophysics Supergroup Schedule
Fall Semester Location: JSCBB A104 - Monday 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Sep 6 - Welcome BBQ Picnic - East Terrace, JSCB Building
Sep 9 - Presenting - Taatjes & Whitehead Labs; Refreshments: Voeltz & Wuttke; Introducers: Kira Cozzolino & Sarah Schoonraad
Sep 30 - Presenting - Voeltz & Wuttke Labs; Refreshments: Hough & Luger; Introducers: Jeffre Allen & Gayle Geschwind
Oct 21 - Presenting - Hough & Luger Labs; Refreshments: Cameron & Perkins Labs; Introducers: Nick Lammer & Taylor Jones
Nov 11 - Presenting - Cameron & Perkins Labs; Refreshments: Old & Spencer; Introducers: Claire Armstrong & Shelby Lennon
Dec 9 - Presenting - Old & Spencer Labs​; Refreshments: Kaar & Kralj Labs; Introducers: Greg Morrin & Kathryn Mains
Spring Semester Location: Ekeley E1B20 - Monday 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Jan 13 - Presenting - Kaar & Kralj Labs; Refreshments: Batey & Bryant; Introducers: Kathryn Dapron & Srijit Muckherjee
Feb 10 - Presenting - Batey & Bryant Labs; Refreshments: Schwartz & Betterton; Introducers: Ellyse Scheider & Erin Richards
Mar 9 - Presenting - Schwartz & Betterton Labs​; Refreshments: Sousa & Palmer; Introducers: Andres Chaparro Sosa & Desmond Hamilton
Apr 6 - Presenting - Sousa & Palmer Labs; Refreshments: Falke & Fox; Introducers: Kira Cozzolino & Sarah Schoonraad
Apr 27 - Presenting -Falke & Fox Labs; Refreshments: Taatjes & Whitehead Labs; Introducers: Claire Armstrong & Srijit Muckherjee
Seminars and Supergroup Meetings - 2018/2019 Academic Year
Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 3:30 pm in JSCBB Butcher Auditorium
Oct 3 - Phil Nelson (U Pennsylvania) "The physics, biology, and technology of resonance energy transfer"
Oct 24 - Derek Lovley (U Mass Amherst) "Protein Nanowires: Biological Function and Synthetic Constructs for ‘Green’ Electronics"
Nov 14 - Taekjip Ha (Johns Hopkins) "From Single Molecule Fluorescence to Superenzyme Engineering and Beyond"
Feb 27 - Floyd Romesberg (Scripps Research Institute) "A Semi-synthetic Organism that Stores and Retrieves Increased Genetic Information"
Apr 3 - Ken Dill (Laufer Center, Stony Brook) "How Proteins Make Decisions in Cells and in Evolution"
Apr 10 - Bertil Hille (U Washington) "G protein couples receptors and dynamic phosphoinositide changes modulate neuoral excitability"
Apr 18 - Kyle Landgraf (Reflexion Pharma) Biophysics Professional Development Talk - "Route-finding in biotechnology: Is there a career path for me?"
Apr 24 - Eric Westhoff (U de Strasbourg) "tRNA modifications in decoding and miscoding"
Biophysics Supergroup Schedule
Fall Semester Location: Ekeley E1B20 - Monday 5:00-6:30 pm
Aug 27 - Welcome BBQ Picnic - East Terrace, JSCB Building
Sep 24 - Presenting - Hough & Luger Labs; Refreshments: Neu & Wuttke; Introducers: Broadwell & Armstrong
Oct 22 - Presenting - Neu & Wuttke Labs; Refreshments: Cameron & Perkins; Introducers: Damon & Allen
Nov 12 - Presenting - Cameron & Perkins Labs; Refreshments: Old & Spencer; Introducers: Gordon & Cozzolino
Dec 10 - Presenting - Old & Spencer Labs; Refreshments: Kaar & Kralj; Introducers: Markert & Hamilton
Spring Semester Location: JSCBB A104 - Monday 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Jan 14 - Presenting - Kaar & Kralj Labs; Refreshments: Batey & Bryant; Introducers: Thomas & Lammer
Feb 11 - Presenting - Batey & Bryant Labs; Refreshments: Schwartz & Betterton; Introducers: Morrin & Schneider
Mar 11 - Presenting - Schwartz & Betterton Labs; Refreshments: Sousa & Palmer; Introducers: Mukherjee & Schoonraad
Apr 1 - Presenting - Sousa & Palmer Labs; Refreshments: Falke & Fox; Introducers: Broadwell & Gordon
Apr 29 - Presenting - Falke & Fox Labs; Refreshments: Hough & Luger; Introducers: Damon & Markert
2017-18 Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 3:30 pm in JSCBB Butcher Auditorium
Sep 20 - David Mooney (Harvard University) "Stress Relaxation and Stem Cells"
Oct 11 - Ming Chen Hammond (University of California, Berkeley) "Illuminating the Single-cell Biology of Chemical Signals in Bacterial and Immune Cells"
Mar 7 - Edward Boyden (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) "Expansion Microscopy, Optogenetics, and Other Tools for Mapping and Repairing Biological Systems"
Biophysics Supergroup Schedule – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm
Fall Semester Location: Ekeley E1B20 - Monday 5:00-6:30 pm
Sep 11 - Presenting - Anseth & Luger Labs; Refreshments: Cameron & Kaar; Introducers:
Oct 2 - Presenting - Cameron & Kaar Labs; Refreshments: Spencer & Kralj; Introducers:
Oct 23 - Presenting - Spencer & Kralj Labs; Refreshments: Old & Perkins; Introducers:
Nov 27 - Presenting - Old & Perkins Labs; Refreshments: Batey & Randolph; Introducers:
Dec 18* - (*CIRES Auditorium) Presenting - Batey & Randolph Labs; Refreshments: Schwartz & Palmer; Introducers:
Spring Semester Location: JSCBB A104 **4:30 - 6:00pm
Jan 22 - Presenting - Schwartz & Palmer Labs; Refreshments: Sousa & Falke; Introducers:
Feb 12 - Presenting - Sousa & Falke Labs; Refreshments: Betterton & Nesbitt; Introducers:
Mar 12 - Presenting - Betterton & Nesbitt Labs; Refreshments: Jimenez & Wuttke; Introducers:
Apr 23 - Presenting - Jimenez & Wuttke Labs; Refreshments: Anseth & Luger; Introducers:
2016-17 Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 3:30 pm in JSCBB Butcher Auditorium
Sep 14 - Allen Minton (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) "What We Know and What We Do Not Know 91ÖÆƬ³§ Macromolecular Crowding"
Sep 28 - Jeff Gelles (Brandeis University) "A Hitchiker's Guide: How Proteins Cooperate to Regulate mRNA Synthesis"
Nov 2 - Hilary Coller (UCLA) “Toward a Molecular Understanding of Proliferating, Quiescent and Cancer-Associated Fibroblastsâ€
Mar 1 - Ann Claude Gingrass (Mt. Sinai Hospital, The Lunenfeld-Tannenbaum Research Institute, Toronto) "A Physical Map of a Human Cell"
Mar 8 - ***David Mooney (Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)***RESCHEDULED FOR SEPT. 2017
Mar 15 - Paul Ahlquist (University of Wisconsin, Madison and HHMI) “New Structure / Function Insights into Viral RNA Replication Compartments"
Mar 22 - Margaret Gardel (University of Chicago) "Cytoskeletal Materials and Machines"
Apr 12 - Dan Herschlag (Stanford University) "Adventures in the RNA World: Past, Present and Future"
Apr 19 - Mike Rosen (UT Southwestern) "Physical Mechanisms of Cell Organization on Micron Length Scales"
Biophysics Supergroup Schedule – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm
Fall Semester Location: Ekeley E1B20
Aug 29 - Presenting - Cameron & Spencer Labs; Refreshments - Krajl & Kaar; Introducers - Bruni & Lamson
Sep 19 - Presenting - Krajl & Kaar Labs; Refreshments - Palmer & Perkins; Introducers - Nakamoto & Ruppe
Oct 3 - Presenting - Palmer & Perkins​ Labs; Refreshments - Batey & Randolph; Introducers - Anson & LeBlanc
Nov 7 - Presenting - Batey & Randolph Labs; Refreshments - Schwartz & Shirts; Introducers - Christensen & Edwards
Dec 5 - Presenting - Schwartz & Shirts​ Labs; Refreshments - Sousa & Falke; Introducers - Allen & Matyjasik
Spring Semester Location: JSCBB B115
Jan 30 - Presenting - Sousa & Falke Labs; Refreshments - Betterton & Nesbitt; Introducers - Nicholson & Snell
Feb 20 - Presenting - Betterton & Nesbitt Labs; Refreshments - Jimenez & Wuttke; Introducers - Buckles & Sorret
Mar 20 - Presenting - Jimenez & Wuttke Labs; Refreshments - Anseth & Luger ; Introducers - Bruni & Moore
Apr 24 - Presenting - Anseth & Luger Labs; Refreshments - Cameron & Spencer; Introducers - LeBlanc & Nakamoto
2015-2016 Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 3:30 pm in JSCBB Butcher Auditorium
Sep 12 - Jamie Cate (University of California, Berkeley) "Human eIF3: The Mediator of Translation."
Sep 16 - Grant Jensen (California Institute of Technology) "How Electron Cryotomography is Opening a New Window into Microbial Ultrastructure"
Sep 23 - Dorothee Kern (Brandeis University) "Separated at Birth, the Evolution of Kinase Dynamics Over a Billion Years Reveals a Modern Cancer Drug’s Mechanism"
Oct 14 - Galit Lahav (Harvard Medical School) "Dynamics of Cancer Pathways in Single Cells"
Nov 11 - Nieng Yan (Tsinghua University and HHMI) “Seeing is Believing: The Snapshots During the Glucose Uptakeâ€
Feb 17 - Enrique de la Cruz (Yal University) “Tµþ¶Ùâ€
Mar 9 - David Eliezer (Weill Cornell Medical College) “Tµþ¶Ùâ€
Mar 16 - Karen Fleming (Johns Hopkins University) “Tµþ¶Ùâ€
Mar 30 - Melissa Moore (University of Massachusetts Medical School and HHMI) “Tµþ¶Ùâ€
Apr 20 - Adam Cohen (Harvard University) “Tµþ¶Ùâ€
Apr 27 - Gerald Feigenson (Cornell University) “Tµþ¶Ùâ€
2015-16 Biophysics Supergroup Schedule – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm
Fall Semester Location: Ekeley E1B20
Sep 21- Presenting - Krajl & Kaar Labs; Refreshments – Cech & Sousa; Introducers - Okoniewski & Nakamoto
Oct 12 - Presenting - Cech & Sousa Labs; Refreshments – Batey & Randolph; Introducers - Maguire & Edwards
Nov 9 - Presenting - Batey & Randolph Labs; Refreshments - Batey & Randolph; Introducers - Perkins & Allen
Dec 7 - Presenting - Vaida & Taatjes Labs; Refreshments - Perkins & Falke; Introducers - Swisher& Snell
Spring Semester Location: JSCBB B115
Jan 11 - Presenting - Perkins & Falke Labs; Refreshments - Betterton & Yin; Introducers - Weltz & Lamson
Feb 8 - Presenting - Betterton & Yin Labs; Refreshments - Jimenez & Luger; Introducers - Bruni & LeBlanc
Mar 7- Presenting - Jimenez & Luger Labs; Refreshments - Schwartz & Wuttke; Introducers - Wall & Brown
Apr 4 - Presenting - Schwartz & Wuttke Labs; Refreshments - Goodrich & Hough; Introducers - Maguire & Swisher
May 2 - Presenting - Goodrich & Hough Labs; Refreshments - Krajl & Kaar; Introducers - Okoniewski & Weltz
Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 11:30 am in JSCBB Butcher Auditorium
Sep 3 - Kenneth Yamada (National Institutes of Health) "Dynamics of Three-dimensional Cell-Matrix Interactions in Development and Cancer"
Oct 1 - Karolin Luger (Colorado State University) "Histone Chaperones in Transcription and DNA Repair: The Usual and Unusual Suspects"
Oct 8 - Harry Noller (University of California, Santa Cruz) "The Role of Ribosomal RNA Dynamics in Ribosomal Translocation"
Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 3:30 pm in JSCBB Butcher Auditorium
Nov 5 - Gregory Voth (University of Chicago) "Theory and Simulation of Biomolecular Systems: The Multiscale Challenge"
Nov 12 - Carlos Bustamante (University of California, Berkeley) "Divison of Labor and Coordination Among the Subunits of a Nearly Perfect Biological Machine"
Dec 10 - James Prestegard (University of California, Santa Cruz) "The Role of Ribosomal RNA Dynamics in Ribosomal Translocation"
Feb 18 - Zhijian James Chen (UT Southwestern) "TBD"
Feb 25 - Peter Wright (The Scripps Research Institute) "TBD"
Mar 8 - Nizar Batada (Ontario Institute of Cancer Research) "TBD"
Apr 1 - Kurt Wuthrich (The Scripps Research Institute) "TBD"
Apr 15 - Mitchell Guttman (California Institute of Technology) "TBD"
Biophysics Supergroup – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm, Fall Ekeley E1B20 and Spring JSCBB B115
Sept 8 - Presentation: Kaar & Vaida Labs, Refreshments – Batey & Stowell Labs, Introducers – A. Horn & T. Brown
Oct 6 - Presentation: Batey & Stowell Labs, Refreshments – Perkins & Taatjes Labs, Introducers – J. Greenberg & M. Liu
Nov 3 - Presentation: Perkins & Taatjes Labs, Refreshments - Parker & Falke Labs, Introducers - N. Lloyd and L. Maguire
Dec 8 - Presentation: Parker & Falke Labs, Refreshments - Hoenger & Nesbitt Labs, Introducers - J. Polaski & S. Okoniewski
Jan 12 - Presentation: Hoenger & Nesbitt Labs, Refreshments - Betterton & Wuttke Labs, Introducers - D. Protter & R. Perkins
Feb 2 - Presentation: Betterton & Wuttke Labs, Refreshments - Anseth & Palmer Labs, Introducers - A. Horn & H. Swisher
Mar 2 - Presentation: Anseth & Palmer Labs, Refreshments - Goodrich & Hough Labs, Introducers - N. Lloyd & K. Wall
Apr 6 - Presentation: Goodrich & Hough Labs, Refreshments - Sousa & Randolph Labs, Introducers - J. Polaski & J. Weltz
May 4 - Presentation: Sousa & Randolph Labs, Refreshments - Kaar & Vaida Labs, Introducers - D. Protter & TBA
Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 3:30 pm in JSCBB Butcher Auditorium
Nov 20 - Joan Steitz (Yale University) "Noncoding RNAs: With a Viral Twist"
Feb 26 - Yale Goldman (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine)"TBD"
Mar 19 - Evgeny Nudler (New York University Medical Center "TBD
Biophysics Supergroup – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm, Fall Ekeley E1B20 and Spring JSCBB D320
Sep 9 - Presentation: Batey & Stowell Labs, Refreshments – Perkins & Taatjes Labs, Introducers – S. Hunt and D. Protter
Oct 7 - Presentation: Perkins & Taatjes Labs, Refreshments – Parker & Falke Labs, Introducers – J. Polaski & M. Balboa
Nov 4 - Presentation: Parker & Falke Labs, Refreshments - Hoenger & Nesbitt Labs, Introducers - S. Singh & M. Liu
Dec 16 - Presentation: Hough & Nesbitt Labs, Refreshments - Better & Goodrich Labs, Introducers - H. Kuan & A. Horn
Jan 13 - Presentation: Betterton & Goodrich Labs, Refreshments - Anseth & Pardi Labs, Introducers - M. Siewny & P. Chaffey
Feb 3 - Presentation: Anseth & Pardi Labs, Refreshments - Wuttke & Hough Labs, Introducers - N. Lloyd & J. Greenberg
Mar 3 - Presentation: Wuttke & Hoenger Labs, Refreshments - Sousa & Randolph Labs, Introducers - J. Polaski & D. Protter
Apr 7 - Presentation: Sousa & Randolph Labs, Refreshments - Tan & Yin Labs, Introducers - M. Siewny & H. Kuan
May 5 - Presentation: Tan & Yin Labs, Refreshments - Batey & Stowell Labs, Introducers - S. Singh & S. Hunt
Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 3:30 pm in JSCBB Butcher Auditorium
Sep 19 - Bill DeGrado (UC San Francisco) "Moving Protons Through Membranes: Analysis of M2, a Proton Transporter from Influenza A Virus and De Novo Design of Zn(II) /Proton Antiporter"
Oct 10 - Lukas Tamm (University of Virginia)"Synaptic Exocytotic Fusion Machine"
Nov 7 - Rob Batey (CU Boulder) TBA
Dec 5 - Eva Nogales (UC Berkeley) TBA
Feb 20 - Jay Groves (UC Berkeley) TBA
Feb 27 - Jose-Maria Carazo (Spanish National Center for Biotech) TBA
Apr 3 - Dan Kahne (Harvard University) TBD
Apr 10 - David Eisenberg (UC Los Angeles) TBD
Biophysics Supergroup – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm, Fall Ekeley E1B20 and Spring JSCBB D320
Sep 17 - Presentation: Perkins & Taatjes Lab, Refreshments - Palmer and Falke Labs, Introducers - D. Adams and K. Goldfarb
Oct 22 - Presentation: Palmer & Falke Labs, Refreshments – Hoenger & Nesbitt Labs, Introducers – S. Hunt and K. Jansen
Nov 12 - Presentation: Hoenger & Nesbitt Labs, Refreshments – Bryant & Wuttke Labs, Introducers – H. Kuan & M. Siewny
Dec 3 - Presentation: Bryant & Wuttke Labs, Refreshments – Clark & Pardi Labs, Introducers – S. Singh & G. Smith
Jan 14 - Presentation: Clark & Pardi Labs, Refreshments – Hough & McHenry Labs, Introducers – N. Van Horn & S. Weiss
Feb 18 - Presentation: Hough & McHenry Labs, Refreshments – Kaar & Sousa Labs, Introducers – J. Zinder & J. Polaski
Mar 11 - Presentation: Kaar & Sousa Labs, Refreshments –Cech & Yin Labs , Introducers – TBA
Apr 8 - Presentation: Cech & Yin Labs, Refreshments – Batey & Stowell Labs, Introducers – TBA
Apr 29 - Presentation: Batey & Stowell Labs, Refreshments – Perkins & Taatjes Labs , Introducers – TBA
Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 4:00 pm in Chem 142
Sep 21 - Anna Pyle (Yale University) TBD
Oct 12 - Jack Johnson (Yale University)"Mechanisms of Biological Dynamics Determined from Studies of Virus Particle Maturation"
Nov 2 - Ken Dill (UC-San Francisco) TBD
Nov 9 - Taekjip Ha (U Illinois, Champaign-Urbana) "Single Molecule Fluorescence-Force Analysis of Protein Dynamics on Single Stranded DNA"
Nov 30 - Jin Zhang (Johns Hopkins) "Spatiotemporal Regulation of Protein Kinases"
Jan 18 - David Draper (Johns Hopkins) "Putting RNA, Ions and Osmolytes Together: Are There Simple Answers for Complex Solutions?"
Mar 7 - Steve Brenner (UC-Berkeley) TBD
Mar 14 - Ruth Nussinov (National Cancer Institute) TBD
Apr 11 - Juli Feigon (UC - Los Angeles) "The Architecture of Telomerase RNA"
Apr 25 - Ed Chapman (U of Wisconsin) TBD
Biophysics Supergroup – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm in Ekeley E1B20
Oct 3 - Presentation: Perkins & Falke Labs, Refreshments – Betterton & Nesbitt Labs, Introducers – D. Adams & E. Holmstrom
Oct 24 - Presentation: Betterton & Nesbitt Labs, Refreshments – Eaves & Wuttke Labs, Introducers – K. Goldfarb & G. Smith
Nov 14 - Presentation: Eaves & Wuttke Labs, Refreshments – Clark & McHenry Labs, Introducers – P. Slivka & S. Weiss
Dec 5 - Presentation: Clark & McHenry Labs, Refreshments – Gill & Pardi Labs, Introducers – K. Hassett & J. Swan
Jan 23 - Presentation: Gill & Pardi Labs, Refreshments – Kaar & Sousa Labs, Introducers – K. Jansen & J. Marcano-Velazquez
Feb 13 - Presentation: Kaar & Sousa Labs, Refreshments – Cech & Yin Labs, Introducers – I. Godfroy & J. Zinder
Mar 5 - Presentation: Cech & Yin Labs, Refreshments –Batey & Stowell Labs, Introducers – E. Holmstrom & P. Slivka
Apr 2 - Presentation: Batey & Stowell Labs. Refreshments - Jimenez & Taatjes Labs, Introducers - J. Swan & J. Zinder
Apr 23 - Presentation: Jimenez & Taatjes Labs, Refreshments – Perkins & Falke Labs, Introducers – K. Goldfarb & Joan Marcano-Velazquez
Biotechnology Opportunities Series – Wednesday 5:30 pm in Koelbel 340 & Chem 142
Sep 15 - Hot Topics & Careers in Biotechnology - Koelbel 340
Sep 29 - Is my Biotech Idea Feasible? - Chem 142
Oct 13 - People & Partnerships: The New Model of Biotech Financing - Koelbel 340
Oct 27 - Product Development - Chem 142
Nov 10 - Commercial Development - Koelbel 430
Nov 17 - Intellectual Property & Licensing Strategies - Chem 142
Dec 1 - Business Development - Chem 142
Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 4:00 pm in Chem 142
Oct 27 - Cynthia Wolberger (Johns Hopkins) Structural Insights into Ubiquitin Signaling
Nov 3 - Don Engleman (Yale) pH-Dependent Transmembrane Peptide Insertion: Mechanisms and Uses in Drug Delivery and Tumor Imaging
Nov 10 - Steve Harrison (Harvard) Molecular Mechanisms for Entry of Viruses into Cells
Feb 16 - Chris Lima (Baylor) TBD
Mar 9 - Steve Mayo (Caltech) TBD
Mar 16 - Robert Blankenship (Washington U) TBD
Apr 6 - Roger Williams (Cambridge, MRC) TBD
Apr 13 - Jennifer Duodna (Berkeley) TBD
Apr 20 - Tom Alber (Berkeley) TBD
Apr 27 - Doug Rees (Caltech) TBD
Biophysics Supergroup – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm in Ekeley E1B20
Sep 13 - Presentation: Falke & Leinwand Labs, Refreshments – Nesbitt & Palmer Labs, Introducer – M. Tibbitt
Oct 4 - Presentation: Nesbitt & Palmer Labs, Refreshments – Goodrich & Randolph Labs, Introducer – J. Marcano-Velazquez
Oct 25 - Presentation: Goodrich & Randolph Labs, Refreshments – McHenry & Wuttke Labs, Introducer – J. Deacon
Nov 15 - Presentation: McHenry & Wuttke Labs, Refreshments – McIntosh & Pardi Labs, Introducer – T. Dickey
Dec 6 - Presentation: McIntosh & Pardi Labs, Refreshments – Kaar & Sousa Labs, Introducer – K. Dean
Jan 10 - Presentation: Kaar & Sousa Labs, Refreshments – Cech & Yin Labs, Introducer – J. Lubbeck
Feb 7 - Presentation: Cech & Yin Labs, Refreshments –Stowell & Batey Labs, Introducer – J. Swan
Feb 28 - Presentation: Stowell & Batey Labs, Refreshments – Taatjes & Jimenez Labs, Introducer – Y. Yan
Mar 28 - Presentation: Taatjes & Jimenez Labs, Refreshments – Anseth & Perkins Labs, Introducer – V. Bowman
Apr 18 - Presentation: Anseth & Perkins Labs, Refreshments – Falke & Leinwand Labs, Introducer – E. Holmstrom
Methods and Career Series – Tuesday 12:15 pm in CIRES S274
Oct 20 - Barbara Dix - Applications of spectroscopy to atmospheric sciences
Oct 27 - Rebecca Montange - Optical trapping in single molecule biology
Nov 10 - Delphine Farmer - Applications of aerosol mass spectrometry to atmospheric sciences
Dec 1 - Andrea Edwards - X-Ray crystallographic analysis of proteins and nucleic acids
Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 4:00 pm in Chem 142
Sep 16 - Bill Weis (Stanford) Molecular Insights into Alpha-Catenin as a Regulator
Sep 23 - Bill Clemons (Caltech) Structural Studies of Tail-Anchored Protein Targeting
Sep 30 - Kevin Sanbonmatsu (Los Alamos) Simulation of Ribozymes and Riboswitches
Oct 14 - Rob Knight (CU Boulder) RNA as a Lens into the Human Microbiome
Dec 2 - Scott Blanchard (Cornell) Conformational Dynamics in the Ribosome
Jan 13 - David Baker (U Washington) Prediction of Protein Structure and Function
Jan 27 - Bonnie Bassler (Princeton) Quorum Sensing Mechanisms in Bacteria
Feb 10 - Sunney Xie (Harvard) Single Molecule Biophysics
Mar 10 - Chris Chang (UC Berkeley) Metals in Neurons
Mar 14 - Dorothee Kern (Brandeis) Protein Dynamics
Mar 28 - Lewis Kay (U Toronto) NMR Studies of Larger Proteins
Biophysics Supergroup – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm in Ekeley E1B20
Sep 14 - Presentation: Nesbitt & Palmer Labs
Refreshments – Ahn & Wuttke
Introducer – R. Brown
Oct 5 - Presentation: Ahn & Wuttke Labs
Refreshments – Randolph & Yin Labs
Introducer – A. Churnside
Oct 26 - Presentation: Randolph & Yin Labs
Refreshments – McIntosh & Pardi Labs
Introducer – M. TibbittSep 17 - Presentation:
Nov 16 - Presentation: McIntosh & Pardi Labs
Refreshments – Copley & Sousa Labs
Introducer – C. Sandoval
Dec 7 - Presentation: Copley & Sousa Labs
Refreshments – Betterton & McHenry Labs
Introducer – J. DeaconSep 17 - Presentation:
Jan 25 - Presentation: Betterton & McHenry Labs
Refreshments – Stowell & Batey Labs
Introducer – J. Cope
Feb 15 - Presentation: Stowell & Batey Labs
Refreshments –Taatjes & Jimenez Labs
Introducer – T. Dickey
Mar 8 - Presentation: Taatjes & Jimenez Labs
Refreshments – Anseth & Perkins Labs
Introducer – Q. Yuan
Apr 5 - Presentation: Anseth & Perkins Labs
Refrments – Falke & Hoenger Labs
Introducer – K. Deanesh
Apr 26 - Presentation: Falke & Hoenger Labs
Refreshments – Nesbitt & Palmer Labs
Introducer – J. Lubbeck
Career Events
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Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 4:00 pm in CIRES Auditorium with these exceptions:
*Wednesday 4:00 pm in Duane G1B20
**Friday 4:00 pm in JILA Auditorium
Sep 10 - Ray Stevens (Scripps) Crystal structures of GPCRs and pharmacological insights
Sep 17 - Jeff Gordon (Washington Univ) Bioinformatics of human gut microbiome
Oct 1 - Paul Chaikin (NY Univ) Self-replication with colloids
Oct 8 - Art Johnson (Texas A&M) Fluorescence analysis of membrane protein biogenesis
Oct 15 - Sheng Ding (Scripps) Chemical approach to stem cell biology
Oct 29 - Lan Huang (UC Irvine) Proteomics analysis of the ubiquitin degredation pathway
Nov 5 - Christine Payne (Georgia Tech) Intracellular delivery and imaging of quantum dots
Nov 12 - Tobias Meyer (Stanford) Exploring cell signaling by fluorescence microscopy
Nov 19 - Jackie Barton (Caltech) DNA-mediated protein signaling in damage and repair
Dec 10 - Michelle Wang (Cornell) Unpacking DNA at the single molecule level
Jan 18 - Sean Eddy (Washington Univ) Next generation search tools: Beyond BLAST
Mar 4 - Jon Weissman (UCSF) Functional insights from hi-res genetic interaction maps
Apr 1 - Bill Weiss (Stanford) Structural analysis of the Wnt signaling pathway
Apr 15 - Mike Rosen (UT Southwestern) Strucure and dynamics of cooperativity in Vav1
Apr 24 - Jennifer Ogilvie (U Michigan) Spectroscopy from single molecules to single cells
Biophysics Supergroup – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm in Ekeley E1B20
Sep 8 - Presentation: McIntosh & Smalyukh
Refreshments – Randolph & Yin
Introducer – K. Landgraf
Oct 6 - Presentation: Randolph & Yin Labs
Refreshments – Pardi & Wuttke Labs
Introducer – J. Cope
Oct 27 - Presentation: Pardi & Wuttke Labs
Refreshments – Knight & Sousa Labs
Introducer – P. Dittmer
Nov 17 - Presentation: Knight & Sousa Labs
Refreshments –Betterton & McHenry Labs
Introducer – C. DeForest
Dec 8 - Presentation: Betterton & McHenry Labs
Refreshments – Stowell & Batey Labs
Introducer – A. Garst
Jan 26 - Presentation: Stowell & Batey Labs
Refreshments – Taatjes & Jimenez Labs
Introducer – C. Sandoval
Feb 23 - Presentation: Taatjes & Jimenez Labs
Refreshments –Hoenger & Perkins Labs
Introducer – R. Brown
Mar 16 - Presentation: Hoenger & Perkins Labs
Refreshments – Falke & Anseth Labs
Introducer – A. Libby
Apr 6 - Presentation: Falke & Anseth Labs
Refreshments – Nesbitt & Palmer Labs
Introducer – A. Churnside
Apr 27 - Presentation: Nesbitt & Palmer Labs
Refreshments – McIntosh & Smalyukh Labs
Introducer – J. Falke
Career Lunches
Fri Noon in CIRES S274, lunch provided
*Friday 4:00 pm in JILA AuditoriumBiophysics Seminars – Wednesday 4:00 pm in CIRES Auditorium with these exceptions:
Sep 26 - Chris Hill (Univ Utah) Crystallographic studies of proteosomes
Oct 3 - Jen. Lippincott-Schwartz (NIH) Biophysical imaging of events in live cells
Oct 24 - Jamie Williamson (Scripps) Structural studies of RNA structure-function
Nov 7 - Rod MacKinnon (Rockefeller) Crystallography of channels (Nobel Laureate)
Nov 28 - Sam Butcher (Wisconsin) RNA structure-function, NMR
Nov 30 - Matt Lang (MIT) Single molecule and optical tweezer analysis of proteins
Dec 14 - Harry Gray (Caltech) Optical/laser spectroscopy of metalloproteins, Bioinorganic
Mar 5 - Pascale Legualt (Montreal) RNA structure-function, NMR
Mar 19 - David Lilley (Dundee) Analysis of nucleic acid conformations by FRET
Apr 2 - Art Johnson (Texas A&M) Biophysical studies of G-proteins
Apr 4 - Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli (MIT) Nanotechnology and new materials
Apr 9 - Mike Rosen (UT Southwestern) Biophysical studies of Rho-GTPases
Apr 23 - Amy Rosenzweig (Northwestern) Structure-function of metalloenzymes
Biophysics Supergroup – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm in Ekeley E1B20 (may change in Spring)
Aug 27 - Presentation: Copley & Lin Labs
Refreshments – McIntosh & Pardi Labs
Introducer – K. Landgraf
Oct 1 - Presentation: McIntosh & Pardi Labs
Refreshments – Knight & Sousa Labs
Introducer – T. Armel
Oct 22 - Presentation: Knight & Sousa Labs
Refreshments – Betterton & Batey Labs
Introducer – P. Dittmer
Nov 12 - Presentation: Betterton & Batey Labs
Refreshments –Stowell & Voeltz Labs
Introducer – J. Cope
Dec 10 - Presentation: Stowell & Voeltz Labs
Refreshments – Taatjes & Perkins Labs
Introducer – A. Edwards
Jan 28 - Presentation: Taatjes & Perkins Labs
Refreshments – Hoenger & Jimenez Labs
Introducer – C. DeForest
Feb 18 - Presentation: Hoenger & Jimenez Labs
Refreshments –Falke & Nesbitt Labs
Introducer – J. Fiore
Mar 10 - Presentation: Falke & Nesbitt Labs
Refreshments – Anseth & Palmer Labs
Introducer – K. Wenberg
Mar 31 - Presentation: Anseth & Palmer Labs
Refreshments – Leinwand & Wuttke Labs
Introducer – S. Altschuler
Apr 28 - Presentation: Leinwand & Wuttke Labs
Refreshments – Copley & Yin Labs
Introducer – H. Lee
NEW! 2006-2007 Career Lunches
Fri Noon in CIRES S274, lunch provided
Sep 29 - Joshua Bornhorst (U. Arkansas Med. Ctr.) Clinical chemistry: A field with a shortage of Ph.D. researchers and directors
Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 4:00 pm in CIRES Auditorium with these exceptions:
*Mon 4:00 pm in Benson 185, Thu 4:00 pm in MCDB A2B20, ***Friday 4:00 pm in JILA Auditorium
Sep 18 - Shimon Weiss (UCLA) Single-molecule studies of gene expression and rafts
Sep 20 - Rob Batey (U. Colorado) Crystallographic studies of RNA switches
Oct 4 - Greg Voth (U. Utah) Computational approaches to biomolecular dynamics
Oct 5 - Siegfried Musser (U. Texas) Biophysical studies of membrane proteins
Nov 8 - Karolin Luger (CSU) Crystallographic studies of chromosomes
Nov 15 - Olve Peersen (CSU) Structural analysis of protein-nucleic acid interactions
Nov 29 - U. Kutateladze (UCHSC) NMR structural studies of membrane docking proteins
Dec 1 - Peter Wolynes (UCSD) Potential energy surfaces and protein folding
Dec 13 - Tom Steitz (Yale) Structure of DNA polymerase III
Feb 14 - Nick Grishin (UTSW, HHMI) Computational studies of protein structure-function
Feb 28 - Anna Marie Pyle (Yale, HHMI) RNA structure-function
Mar 7 - Carolyn Bertozzi (UC Berkeley, HHMI) Carbohydrate structure-function
Mar 21 - Chris Miller (Brandeis U., HHMI) Biophysics of ion channels
Apr 4 - Kathy Collins (UC Berkeley) Structural biology of telomeres
Apr 11 - Danny Reinberg (UMDNJ) Molecular mechanisms of epigenetics
Biophysics Supergroup – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm in Ekeley E1B20
Sep 11 - Presentation: Knight & Sousa Labs
Refreshments – Betterton & McHenry Labs
Introducer – Carrie Bernecky
Oct 2 - Presentation: Betterton & McHenry Labs
Refreshments – Batey & Jimenez Labs
Introducer – Micah Hamady
Oct 23 - Presentation: Batey & Jimenez Labs
Refreshments –Hoenger & Stowell Labs
Introducer – Loren Hough
Nov 13 - Presentation: Hoenger & Stowell Labs
Refreshments –Perkins & Taatjes Labs
Introducer – Karen Meyer-Arendt
Dec 11 - Presentation: Perkins & Taatjes Labs
Refreshments –Ahn & Falke Labs
Introducer – Rebecca Montagne
Feb 5 - Presentation: Ahn & Falke Labs
Refreshments – Nesbitt & Randolph Labs
Introducer – Sarah Altschuler
Feb 26 - Presentation: Nesbitt & Randolph Labs
Refreshments – Leinwand & Palmer Labs
Introducer – Chris Arthur
Mar 19 - Presentation: Leinwand & Palmer Labs
Refreshments – Goodrich & Wuttke Labs
Introducer – Daniel Cash
Apr 16 - Presentation: Goodrich & Wuttke Labs
Refreshments – McIntosh & Pardi Labs
Introducer – Julie Fiore
May 7 - Presentation: McIntosh & Pardi Labs
Refreshments – Knight & Sousa Labs
Introducer – David Wren
Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 4:00 pm in CIRES Auditorium with these exceptions:
*Wednesday 4:00 pm in Duane Physics G1B20, **Friday 4:00 pm in JILA Auditorium
Sep 7 - Paul Selvin (Illinois) Single-molecule studies of molecular motors
Sep 9 - Jim Weisshaar (Wisconsin) Protein diffusion and vesicle fusion
Sep 21 - Ed Chapman (Wisconsin) Molecular mechanisms of Ca-triggered exocytosis
Sep 28 - Kevin Weeks (UNC) High-throughput RNA structural analysis
Oct 5 - Jack Szostak (Harvard) Transition from chemical to darwinian evolution
Oct 7 - Hans Frauenfelder (Los Alamos) Protein energy landscapes: flucuations & function
Oct 12 - Diana Murray (Weill of Cornell) Computational analysis of PIP signaling
Oct 28 - Jane Vanderkooi (U. Penn) Water interactions with biomolecules
Nov 9 - Scott Silverman (U. Illinois) DNA in bioorganic chemistry and nanotechnology
Dec 7 - Xiaowei Zhang (Harvard) Single molecule imaging in vitro and in vivo
Feb 1 - Thomas Kunkel (NIH) Structure-function studies of DNA replication fidelity
Feb 15 - Kira Misura (U. Washington) Computational approaches to protein structure
Mar 1 - Eric Stebbins (Rockefeller U.) Structural studies of bacterial invasion machinery
Mar 8 - S. Khorasanizadeh (U. Virginia) NMR analysis of histone methylation
Apr 5 - Steve Hahn (Hutchinson Inst.) Structural studies of RNA polymerases
Apr 26 - Peter von Hippel (U. Oregon) Biophysics of protein-nucleic acid interactions
Molecular Biophysics Supergroup – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm in Ekeley E1B20
Aug 29 - Presentation: Clark & Copley Labs
Refreshments – Betterton & Pardi Labs
Introducer – Thomas Armel
Sep 19 - Presentation: Betterton & Pardi Labs
Refreshments – Batey & Jimenez Labs
Introducer – Carrie Bernecky
Oct 17 - Presentation: Batey & Jimenez Labs
Refreshments –Perkins & Stowell Labs
Introducer – Ryan Crisman
Nov 14 - Presentation: Perkins & Stowell Labs
Refreshments –Resing & Taatjes Labs
Introducer – Carl Carlsson
Dec 5 - Presentation: Resing & Taatjes Labs
Refreshments –Falke & Sousa Labs
Introducer – Amy Gelinas
Jan 23 - Presentation: Falke & Sousa Labs
Refreshments – Nesbitt & Randolph Labs
Introducer – Liang Guo
Feb 20 - Presentation: Nesbitt & Randolph Labs
Refreshments – Cech & Leinwand Labs
Introducer – Kyle Landgraf
Mar 13 - Presentation: Cech & Leinwand Labs
Refreshments – Goodrich & Wuttke Labs
Introducer – Karen Meyer-Arendt
Apr 10 - Presentation: Goodrich & Wuttke Labs
Refreshments – McIntosh & Chen Labs
Introducer – Rebecca Montagne
May 1 - Presentation: McIntosh & Chen Labs
Refreshments – Clark & Copley Labs
Introducer – Troy Walton
Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 4:00 pm in CIRES Auditorium (Wednesdays not listed are Biochemistry seminar dates)seminar dates)
Aug 13 - Howard Berg (Harvard) FRET detection of kinase activity in vivo
Aug 19 - Lloyd Smith (Univ. Wisconsin) Single molecule mass spec
Oct 27 - James Ferrell (Stanford) Ultrasensitivity and oscillations in the Cdc2 system
Nov 10 - John Perona (UC Santa Barbara) Ensuring fidelity in aminoacyl-tRNA synthesis
Nov 17 - Xiaojiang Chen (USC) Structures of T antgen and MCM complexes
Dec 8 - Anjana Rao (Harvard Med) Calcineurin-NFAT signaling
Jan 12 - Richard Roberts (Caltech) Protein synthesis machinery
Feb 23 - Gerard Marriott (Univ. Wisconsin) Biophotonics analysis of the cytoskeleton
Mar 2 - Sunny Xie (Harvard) Single molecule approach to biology
Apr 13 - David Cafiso (Univ. Virginia) EPR spin labeling study of a membrane transporter
Apr 20 - Hiroaki Suga (Univ. Tokyo) Artificial Ribozymes for Programming the Genetic Code
Biophysics Supergroup – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm in Ekeley E1B20
Sep 20 - Presentation: Betterton & Pardi Labs
Refreshments – Sousa & Pace Labs
Introducer – Joe Falke
Oct 18 - Presentation: Sousa & Pace Labs
Refreshments – Batey & Jimenez Labs
Introducer – Jen Roberts
Nov 15 - Presentation: Batey & Jimenez Labs
Refreshments –Perkins & Stowell Labs
Introducer – Aaron Cullen
Dec 6 - Presentation: Perkins & Stowell Labs
Refreshments –Ahn & Falke Labs
Introducer – Amanda Carpenter
Jan 24 - Presentation: Ahn & Falke Labs
Refreshments – Anseth & Nesbitt Labs
Introducer – Christopher Arthur
Feb 21 - Presentation: Anseth & Nesbitt Labs
Refreshments – Cech & Leinwand Labs
Introducer – Petia Gatzeva-Topalova
Mar 14 - Presentation: Cech & Leinwand Labs
Refreshments – Goodrich & Wuttke Labs
Introducer – Parag Shah
Apr 11 - Presentation: Goodrich & Wuttke Labs
Refreshments – McIntosh & Chen Labs
Introducer – Aaron S. Miller
May 2 - Presentation: McIntosh & Chen Labs
Refreshments – Betterton & Pardi Labs
Introducer – Michael Latham
Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 4:00 pm in CIRES Auditorium (Wednesdays not listed are Biochemistry seminar dates)
Sep 10 - Nils Walter (Univ. Michigan) In the fluorescent spotlight: RNA enzymes reveal their structural dynamics and utility
Oct 8 - Andy Robertson (Univ. Iowa) Protein Phrenology: Reading the Surface of Ubiquitin To Determine its Aptitudes and Tendencies
Oct 15 - Thorston Dierkman (Univ. Calif., Davis) Adaptability, Dynamics, and Electrostatics in RNA-Ligand Interactions
Oct 22 - Bob Sauer (MIT) Mechanism of Substrate Recognition and Unfolding During Energy Dependent Degradation by AAA+ Proteases
Nov 12 - Lloyd Smith (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison) Towards Single Molecule Mass Spectrometry
Nov 19 - Carolyn Price (Univ. Cincinnati) Telomeric DNA Processing: an Essential Step in Wuttke U. Cincinnati Med. Telomere Capping
Dec 10 - Erik Zuiderweg (Univ. Michigan)
Jan 27 - Steven White (Univ. California, Irvine) How Membranes Shape Protein Structure
Feb 4 - Sunney Xie (Harvard Univ)Single Molecule Chemistry & Spectroscopy
Feb 11 - Floyd Romesberg (Scripps) Protein Dynamics
Feb 18 - Kevin Gardner (Univ. Texas Southwestern Medical Ctr.)
Feb 25 - Gourisankar Gosh (Univ. California, San Diego)
Mar 3 - Adrian Ferre Amare (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Ctr.)
Mar 10 - Mona Norcum (Univ. Massachussetts Medical Ctr.)
Mar 17 - Henry Bourne (Univ. California, San Francisco) Eukaryotic Chemotaxis
Mar 31 - Chris Francklyn (Univ. Vermont)
Apr 7 - Mark Hochstrasser (Yale Univ.)
Mar 14 - Tom Kerppola (Univ. Michigan Medical School)
Mar 21 - Scott Strobel (Yale Univ.)
Mar 28 - James Spudich (Stanford Univ. ) Molecular Studies of Motor Proteins
Biophysics Supergroup – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm in Ekeley E1B20
Sep 22 - Presentation: Ahn & Cech Labs
Refreshments – Sousa & Pace Labs
Introducer – Amy Buck
Oct 13 - Presentation: Sousa & Pace Labs
Refreshments – Batey & Jimenez Labs
Introducer – Chris Downey
Nov 10 - Presentation: Batey & Jimenez Labs
Refreshments –Perkins & Stowell Labs
Introducer – Aaron Cullen
Dec 8 - Presentation: Perkins & Stowell Labs
Refreshments –Betterton & Falke Labs
Introducer – Aaron Miller
Jan 26 - Presentation: Betterton & Falke Labs
Refreshments – Anseth & Nesbitt Labs
Introducer – Petia Gatzeva-Topalov
Feb 16 - Presentation: Anseth & Nesbitt Labs
Refreshments – Pardi & Leinwand Labs
Introducer – Dan Resnicow
Mar 8 - Presentation: Pardi & Leinwand Labs
Refreshments – Goodrich & Wuttke Labs
Introducer – Matt Seefeldt
Apr 5 - Presentation: Goodrich & Wuttke Labs
Refreshments – McIntosh & Chen Labs
Introducer – Jennifer Roberts
May 3 - Presentation: McIntosh & Chen Labs
Refreshments – Ahn & Cech Labs
Introducer – Aaron Hieb
Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 4:00 pm in CIRES Auditorium (Wednesdays not listed are Biochemistry seminar dates)
Oct 2 - Jeff Kieft (Univ. Colorado Health Sciences Center) Structural insights into the molecular basis of Hepatitus C virus translation initiation
Oct 9 - Ignacio Tinoco (Univ. California, Berkeley) Mechanical unfolding of single RNA molecules: The biological way
Oct 16 - Deborah Wuttke (Univ. Colorado, Boulder) NMR studies of telomeric protein structures and the OB fold
Oct 30 - Patsy Babbitt (Univ. California, San Francisco) Computational development of models for understanding how protein structures deliver protein function
Nov 6 - Valerie de Crecy-Lagard (Scripps) From experimental evolution to comparative genomics: Revisiting the genetic code
Mar 5 - Kevin Shokat (UCSF) Engineered proteins for unnatural ligands: New tools for tracing protein kinase cascades
Mar 6 - Joel Pomeranz (Caltech) Transcriptional Target-Based Expression Cloning of Signaling Molecules
Mar 12 - Doug Turner (Univ. Rochester) Folding and Targeting RNA
Mar 19 - Youxing Jiang (Rockefeller Univ.) Structure and Mechanism of a Calcium-Gated Potassium Channel
Apr 2 - Xiao-Fan Wang (Duke Univ.) ATM/ATR Activation, Checkpoint, and Genomic Instability
Apr 9 - Jeff Gelles (Brandeis Univ.) How kinesin keeps its grip: The mechanism of a processive motor enzyme
Apr 16 - Michelle Arkin (Sunisis Pharmaceuticals) Small-molecule Antagonists of Interleukin-2/IL-2 Receptor
Apr 23 - Jun Liu (Johns Hopkins Univ.) Calcium Signaling Modules Regulating Transcription During T Cell Activation and Apoptosis
Biophysics Supergroup – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm in Porter (Fall) or Ekeley (Spring)
Sep 16 - Presentation: Anseth & Falke Labs – Porter B121
Refreshments – Perkins & Stowell Labs
Oct 14 - Presentation: Ahn & Copley Labs – Porter B121
Refreshments – Anseth & Falke Labs
Nov 18 - Presentation: Nesbitt & Cech Labs – Porter B121
Refreshments – Ahn & Copley Labs
Dec 9 - Presentation: Goodrich & Gill Labs – Porter B121
Refreshments –Nesbitt & Cech Labs
Jan 13 - Presentation: McIntosh & Chen Labs – Ekeley 165/166
Refreshments – Goodrich & Gill Labs
Feb 17 - Presentation: Rowlen & Pardi Labs – Ekeley 165/166
Refreshments – McIntosh & Chen Labs
Mar 17 - Presentation: Pace & Sousa Labs – Ekeley 165/166
Refreshments – Pardi & Rowlen Labs
Apr 14 - Presentation: Batey & Wuttke Labs– Ekeley 165/166
Refreshments – Pace & Sousa Labs
May 5 - Presentation: Perkins & Stowell Labs – Ekeley 165/166
Refreshments – Batey & Wuttke Labs
Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 4:00 pm in CIRES Auditorium (Wednesdays not listed are Biochemistry seminar dates)
Sep 5 - Jack Johnson (Scripps) Structure and dynamics of DNA and RNA virus capsids
Sep 26 - Larry Hunter (Univ. Colorado Health Sciences Center) Data mining in the era of high throughput molecular biology
Oct 3 - Greg Petsko (Brandeis) Structural biology in the age of genomics
Oct 24 - Carlos Bustamante (Univ. California, Berkeley) Reversible unfolding of single RNA molecules by mechanical force
Oct 31 - Anthony Kossiakov (Univ. Chicago) Energetics of cytokine-induced receptor signaling
Nov 7 - Stephen Benkovic (Penn State Univ.) Perspective on biological catalysis
Nov 28 - Kris Palczewski (Univ. Washington) Crystal structure of rhodopsin: Implications for vision and G protein signaling
Dec 5 - Elizabeth Komives (Univ. California, San Diego) Biophysical studies of protein-protein interfaces using biacore, NMR and H/D exchange
Dec 12 - Rick Dahlquist (Univ. Oregon) Structural and dynamic view of sensory transduction in bacteria
Feb 20 - Chris Garcia (Stanford Univ.) Structural analysis of receptor-receptor and receptor-ligand interactions
Mar 6 - Steve Block (Stanford Univ.) Single molecule studies of molecular motors
Apr 24 - David Blair (Univ. Utah) Biophysics of the bacterial flagellar motor
May 1 - David Baker (Univ. Washington) Predictionof protein folding mechanisms
Biophysics Supergroup – Monday 5:00-6:30 pm in Porter (Fall) or Ekeley (Spring)
Sep 17 - Presentation: Ahn & Falke Labs – Porter B121, Refreshments – Rowlen & Wuttke Labs
Oct 15 - Presentation: McIntosh & Randolph Labs – Porter B121, Refreshments – Ahn & Falke Labs
Nov 12 - Presentation: Cech & Pace Labs – Porter B121, Refreshments – McIntosh & Randolph Labs
Dec 10 - Presentation: Gill & Goodrich Labs – Porter B121, Refreshments – Cech & Pace Labs
Jan 28 - Presentation: Chen & Nesbitt Labs – Ekeley 165/166, Refreshments – Gill & Goodrich Labs
Feb 18 - Presentation: Leinwand & Pardi Labs – Ekeley 165/166, Refreshments – Chen & Nesbitt Labs
Mar 18 - Presentation: Sousa & Uhlenbeck Labs – Ekeley 165/166, Refreshments – Leinwand & Pardi Labs
Apr 15 - Presentation: Batey & Wuttke Labs– Ekeley 165/166, Refreshments – Sousa & Uhlenbeck
May 6 - Presentation: Perkins & Stowell Labs – Ekeley 165/166, Refreshments – Batey & Wuttke Labs