Biophysics Seminars and Supergroup
Biophysics Seminars & Supergroup
Biophysics Seminars 2026/2027 Academic Year
Sep 2 - Jorge Galan (Yale) "Typhoid fever: toxin driven disease in a human-restricted pathogen" - Host: Marcelo Sousa
Sep 23 - Helgi Ingolfur Ingolfsson (Lawrence Livermore NL) "Capturing lipid-protein interactions during
RAS-RAF activation using machine learning driven multiscale simulations" - Host: Joseph Falke
Sep 30 - Juan Perez-Mercader (Harvard) "Synthesizing abiotic artificial-life systems in the laboratory" - Host: Student-invited seminar
Oct 14 - Daniel Portnoy (Univ of California, Berkeley) “T” - Host: Aaron Whiteley
Feb 17 - James Bardwell (Univ of Michigan) “T” - Host: Student-invited seminar
Mar 10 - Jeffrey Gray (Johns Hopkins) “T” - Host: Student-invited seminar
Apr 21 - Peter Kwong (Columbia) “T” - Host: Student-invited seminar
Biophysics Supergroup 2026/2027 Academic Year
Fall Semester: Friday 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Aug 28 - Presenting - Belliveau and Syntrivanis Labs
Sep 25 -Presenting - Shirts and Aaron Whiteley Labs; Introducers: Chris Rauchet and Maria Rogan
Oct 23 - Presenting - Sprenger and Leinwand Labs; Introducers: Noah Lohar and Andrew Berger
Nov 13 -Presenting - Whitehead and Montoya-Castillo Labs; Introducers: Melissa Duncan and Natalie Bratset
Dec 11 -Presenting - Stowell and Luger Labs; Introducers: Hannah Padgette and Emily Clark
Spring Semester: Friday 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Jan 15 -Presenting - Neu and Falke Labs; Introducers: Siobhan Kells and Sydney Edwards
Jan 29 -Presenting - Perkins and Schwartz Labs; Introducers: Oscar Cordova and Ivana Tang
Feb 26 -Presenting - Shields and Palmer Labs; Introducers: Lauren Ohler and Ange Morignot
Mar 26 -Presenting - Voeltz and Nesbitt Labs; Introducers: Chris Rauchet and Meg Radke
Apr 16 -Presenting - TBD and Wuttke Labs; Introducers: Maria Rogan and Spandan Basu
Past Seminar and Supergroup Meetings
Biophysics Seminars - 2025/2026 Academic Year
Sep 10 - Carrie Bernecky (Inst. of Science and Technology, Austria) "Phosphorylation of the innate immune sensor MDA5 controls its specificity for RNA agonists" - Host: Dylan Taatjes
Sep 17 - Eva Nogales (UC-Berkeley) "Structural insights into the regulation of the gene silencer PRC2" - Host: Dylan Taatjes
Oct 8 - Anne Meyer (Univ of Rochester) "Creating bacterial microlenses and other (living) materials" - Host: Student-invited seminar
Oct 15 - Andres Leschziner (Weill Cornell Medicine) “Regulation of LRRK2: Identifying vulnerabilities for Parkinson's Disease therapeutics” - Host: Vignesh Kasinath
Nov 18 - Cole DeForest (Univ of Washington) “Engineering Native Biological Complexity from the Inside–out and Outside–in” - Host: Kristi Anseth
Feb 11 - Joseph Mougous (Yale University) “Conflict at the border: molecular mechanisms underlying obligate and opportunistic interbacterial antagonism” - Host: Student-invited seminar
Mar 4 - Clifford Brangwynne (Princeton University) “Building functional and dysfunctional ribosome nanomachines” - Host: Student-invited seminar
Apr 15 - Parisa Hosseinzadeh (Univ of Oregon) “The coming of age of peptide/protein design” - Host: Student-invited seminar
Biophysics Supergroups - 2025/2026 Academic Year
Fall Semester: Friday 12:45 - 2:00 pm
Sep 5 - Presenting - Allen, Brumbaugh, and Eichel Labs
Sep 26 -Presenting - Hough and Ferguson Labs; Introducers: Jonah Kern and Angie Liu
Oct 17 - Presenting - Sousa and Hind Labs; Introducers: Fred Longshore-Neate and Lindsey Whitmore
Nov 7 -Presenting - Cech and Randolph Labs; Introducers: Patrick Holland and Hannah Padgette
Dec 5 -Presenting - Wuttke and Betterton Labs; Introducers: Chris Rauchet and Andy Garcia-Gordillo
Spring Semester: Friday 12:45 - 2:00 pm
Jan 16 -Presenting - Alex Whiteley and Kasinath Labs; Introducers: Maria Rogan and Angie Liu
Feb 6 -Presenting - Parker and Walczak Labs; Introducers: Melissa Duncan and Oscar Cordova
Feb 27 -Presenting - Falke and Bay Labs; Introducers: Siobhan Kells and Jonah Kern
Mar 27 -Presenting - Taatjes and Figueroa Labs; Introducers: Lauren Ohler and Andrew Berger
Apr 17 -Presenting - Batey and Fox Labs; Introducers: Noah Lohar and Laurel Robbins
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
Feb 5 - Elif Sarinay Cenik (Univ of Texas) “Ribosome Biogenesis and Nucleolus at the Nexus of Growth, Homeostasis, and Development” - Host: Roy Parker
Mar 19 - Susan Shao (Harvard) “Mechanisms regulating protein sorting and organellar distributions” - Host: Alex Whiteley
Apr 2 - Eduardo Perozo (Univ of Chicago) “The Molecular Basis of Auditory Amplification: Prestin Conformational Dynamics” - Host: Joe Falke
Apr 23 - Jonathan Pruneda (Oregon Health Sciences Univ) “Pathogenic bacteria manipulate host ubiquitin signaling with surgical precision” - Host: Aaron Whiteley
Biophysics Supergroups - 2024/2025 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
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 proteintargeting - from opisthokontsto 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 FacultyOverview 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 - 2019/2020Academic 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 ǸԹ 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 &BryantLabs;Refreshments: Schwartz &Betterton;Introducers:Ellyse Scheider & Erin Richards
Mar 9-Presenting -Schwartz &BettertonLabs;Refreshments: Sousa &Palmer;Introducers:Andres Chaparro Sosa& Desmond Hamilton
Apr 6-Presenting -Sousa &PalmerLabs;Refreshments: Falke&Fox;Introducers:Kira Cozzolino & Sarah Schoonraad
Apr 27-Presenting -Falke&FoxLabs;Refreshments: Taatjes & Whitehead Labs;Introducers:Claire Armstrong & Srijit Muckherjee
Seminars and Supergroup Meetings - 2018/2019Academic 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 & PerkinsLabs;Refreshments: Old & Spencer; Introducers: Gordon & Cozzolino
Dec 10 -Presenting - Old & SpencerLabs;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 & BettertonLabs;Refreshments: Sousa & Palmer; Introducers: Mukherjee & Schoonraad
Apr 1 -Presenting - Sousa & Palmer Labs;Refreshments: Falke & Fox; Introducers: Broadwell & Gordon
Apr 29 -Presenting - Falke & FoxLabs;Refreshments: Hough & Luger; Introducers: Damon & Markert
2017-18Biophysics 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:
2016-17Biophysics 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 ǸԹ 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 Fibroblasts”
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 andHHMI) “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 Uptake”
Feb 17 -Enrique de la Cruz (Yal University) “T”
Mar 9 -David Eliezer (Weill Cornell Medical College) “T”
Mar 16 -Karen Fleming (Johns Hopkins University) “T”
Mar 30 -Melissa Moore (University of Massachusetts Medical School and HHMI) “T”
Apr 20 -Adam Cohen (Harvard University) “T”
Apr 27 -Gerald Feigenson (Cornell University) “T”
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
Oct12 - Presenting -Cech & Sousa Labs;Refreshments – Batey & Randolph;Introducers - Maguire & Edwards
Nov9 - Presenting -Batey & Randolph Labs;Refreshments - Batey & Randolph;Introducers - Perkins & Allen
Dec7 - Presenting -Vaida & Taatjes Labs;Refreshments - Perkins & Falke;Introducers - Swisher& Snell
Spring Semester Location:JSCBB B115
Jan11 - Presenting -Perkins & Falke Labs;Refreshments - Betterton & Yin;Introducers - Weltz & Lamson
Feb8 -Presenting -Betterton & Yin Labs;Refreshments - Jimenez & Luger;Introducers - Bruni & LeBlanc
Mar7- Presenting -Jimenez & Luger Labs;Refreshments - Schwartz & Wuttke;Introducers - Wall & Brown
Apr4 -Presenting -Schwartz & Wuttke Labs;Refreshments - Goodrich & Hough;Introducers - Maguire & Swisher
May2 - 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"
Oct8 -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
Nov5 -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 & StowellLabs,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 & TaatjesLabs,Refreshments – Parker & Falke Labs, Introducers – J. Polaski & M. Balboa
Nov4-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
Apr7-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 ǸԹ)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 & FalkeLabs,Refreshments – Hoenger & Nesbitt Labs,Introducers – S. Hunt and K. Jansen
Nov 12-Presentation:Hoenger & NesbittLabs,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 & StowellLabs,Refreshments – Perkins & Taatjes Labs ,Introducers – TBA
Biophysics Seminars – Wednesday 4:00 pm in Chem 142
Sep 21 -Anna Pyle (Yale University)TBD
Oct12 -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 & NesbittLabs,Refreshments – Eaves & Wuttke Labs,Introducers – K. Goldfarb & G. Smith
Nov 14 -Presentation:Eaves & WuttkeLabs,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 & PalmerLabs,Refreshments – Goodrich & Randolph Labs,Introducer – J. Marcano-Velazquez
Oct 25-Presentation:Goodrich & RandolphLabs,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 ǸԹ)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 & SousaLabs
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
Oct3-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 & LinLabs
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 & BateyLabs
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 & SousaLabs
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 & StowellLabs
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 & CopleyLabs
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 & StowellLabs
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 & PardiLabs
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 & StowellLabs
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 & CechLabs
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 & StowellLabs
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, ǸԹ)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
Oct14-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
Nov12-Presentation:Cech & Pace Labs– Porter B121,Refreshments – McIntosh & Randolph Labs
Dec 10 -Presentation:Gill & GoodrichLabs – 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