Seminar Series - Fall 2006

Unless otherwise noted, seminars are in Life Science North, Rm. 452

                       

October 9                     Daniela Zarnescu, Ph.D.

Monday                       Assistant Professor, Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Arizona

                                    Title:  Finding Your Way If You're An RNA: A Fragile Situation

                                    Host:  Carol Gregorio, Ph.D. (626-8113)

 

October 23                   Mac Hadley, Ph.D.

Monday                       Professor Emeritus, Cell Biology & Anatomy, University of Arizona

                                    Title: The Melanocortin Hormones: Discovery, Biological Roles,

                                    and Commercialization

                                    Host:  Clark Lantz, Ph.D. (626-6716)

 

October 30                   Linda Restifo, M.D., Ph.D.

Monday                       Associate Professor, Neurobiology, Neurology, and BIO5, University of Arizona

                                    Title:  Fascinatin' Neurons: Drosophila Models of Developmental Brain Disorders

                                    Host:  Clark Lantz, Ph.D. (626-6716)

 

November 6                 Kevin Vaughan, Ph.D.

Monday                       Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Department of Biological Sciences,

AHSC                         University of Notre Dame

8403                            Title:  Differential Targeting of Cytoplasmic Dynein Through Phosphorylation

                                    Host:  Carol Gregorio, Ph.D. (626-8113)

                                    Joint Seminar:  Cell Biology & Anatomy, and Molecular & Cellular Biology

 

November 13               Mike Reedy, Ph.D.

Monday                       Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Duke University

                                    Title:  Action Structures of Myosin Crossbridges as Motors and Brakes in an

                                    Insect Flight Muscle That is Almost a Crystal

                                    Host:  Darrell Goll, Ph.D. (621-7236)

                                    Joint Seminar:  Cell Biology & Anatomy, and Nutritional Sciences

 

November 20               William Montfort, Ph.D.

Monday                       Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona

                                    Title:  Structure and Biology in Nitric Oxide Signaling: Plants, Insects and Fibrosarcoma

                                    Host:  Matt Salanga, Graduate Student (626-2022)

 

November 27               Jan Burt, Ph.D.

Monday                       Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Arizona

                                    Title:  Gap Junctions in Cardiovascular Development, Function and Response  to Injury

                                    Host:  Paul St. John, Ph.D. (626-2553)

 

December 11               Andrew Lumsden, Ph.D.

Monday                       Director of the MRC Center for Developmental Neurobiology, and Professor of

AHSC                          Developmental Neurobiology at Guy's Hospital in London

5403                            Title:  Compartments and Local Organizers in Early Brain Development

                                    Host:  Diana Darnell, Ph.D. (626-9925)