October 2007

New Approaches to Study the Role of Phosphoinositides in Cellular Signaling

October 8, 2007, 12 noon, Room 444B
Dr. Tamas Balla, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Department of Physiology

Proteome Dynamics Measured by Mass Spectrometry

October 9, 2007; 4:00 pm, Institute of Biotechnology, Room 3.002
Dr. Junmin Peng, Emory University
Department of Molecular Medicine

Polyglutamine Expansion and Neurodegeneration

October 10, 2007; 12 noon, Rm 444B
Dr. Xiao-Jiang Li, Emory University School of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology

Mechanism and Function of HECT Ubiquitin Ligases

October 11, 2007; 12 noon, Rm 444B
Dr. John Huibregtse, University of Texas at Austin
Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Mechanistic Studies of Pterin and Flavin-Dependent Enzymes

October 12, 2007; 12 noon, Room 209L
Dr. Paul Fitzpatrick, Texas A & M University
Department of Biochemistry

Couch Potato Life Histories in Drosophila

October 15, 2007; 12 Noon; Room 444B
Dr. Paul Schmidt, University of Pennsylvania
Department of Physiology

Neuroprotective Strategies for Dopaminergic Neurons

October 17, 2007; 12 noon, Room 444B
Dr. Wei Zhang, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Department of Pharmacology

SiRNA Intervention Strategies for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections

October 18, 2007; 12 noon, Room 444B
Dr. Rene Alvarez, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Recent Advances in Computational Protein Design

October 19, 2007; 12 noon, Room 209L
Dr. Stephen L. Mayo,  California Institute of Technology
Department of Biochemistry

Deconstructing Sensory Transduction in C. Elegans

October 22, 2007; 12 noon, Room 444B
Dr. Miriam Goodman, Stanford University
Department of Physiology

How chromatin modification is coordinated with Pol II transcription

October 23, 2007, 3:30p.m., IBT Conference Rm 3.002, Texas Research Park Campus
Dr. Michael F. Carey, University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Biological Chemistry

Kaposi’s Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus Interactions with Integrins and Associated Molecules and Signal Induction-Gateway for Successful Infection

October 25, 2007; 12 noon, Room 444B
Dr. Bala Chandran, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Mitochondria and Neurodegeneration: ATP supply, Calcium and Reactive Oxygen

October 29, 2007; 12 noon, Room 444B
David Nicholls, PhD, FRSE, Professor & Director of the Morphology Core, Buck Institute for Age Research
Department of Physiology

From Chromosome Engineering to Chromatin Remodeler: CHD5 is a Tumor Suppressor Mapping to Human 1p36

October 30, 2007; 11:00 am, Room 3.002, Texas Research Park Campus
Alea Mills, PhD, Associate Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Department of Molecular Medicine

New Insights into Tumor Immunotherapy

October 31, 2007; 12 noon, Room 444B
Tyler J. Curiel, MD, MPH, Director, San Antonio Cancer Institute
Department of Pharmacology