Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology - Iowa State University
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Host: Marna Yandeau-Nelson
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"Modulating Substrate Specificity and Understanding the Effect of Acetylation on Acetyl CoA Synthetase from Plants" Read more about Naazneen Sofeo Seminar
Department of Biochemistry - Weill Cornell Medical College
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Host: Eric Underbakke
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"Flipping Lipids Across Membranes" Read more about Anant Menon Seminar
Sponsors: The Labs of Stone Chen, Walter Moss, Julien Roche, Eric Underbakke and Olga Zabotina
"Biochemical and Cellular Studies of Glycosyltransferases Involved in Xyloglucan Biosynthesis"
ALL ARE WELCOME! Read more about Ning Zhang - Work-in-Progress Semianr
Complex Carbohydrate Research Center - University of Georgia
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Host: Olga Zabotina
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"Hemicellulose Biosynthesis: From Genes to Function" Read more about Breeanna Urbanowicz Seminar
Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology - University of Massachusetts Medical Center
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Host: Gustavo MacIntosh
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“Cu-binding Transcription Factors: Fundamental Players in Skeletal Muscle Differentiation” Read more about Teresita Padilla-Benavides Seminar
Department of Animal Science - Iowa State University
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Host: Don Beitz
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“New Perspectives on Regulation by a Metabolite of Vitamin D” Read more about Carmen Reynolds Seminar
Department of Chemistry - Iowa State University
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Host: Eric Underbakke
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"Molecular Excited States and Interactions between Proteins and Small Molecules"
Our research program aims to develop tools to interrogate, understand and manipulate the interactions that occur between (bio)macromolecules. Read more about CANCELLED: Brett Van Veller Seminar
Iowa State assistant professor of biochemistry Dipali Sashital, an expert in CRISPR technology, offers the fall Sigma Xi lecture to discuss how CRISPR tools are enabling scientists to precisely alter DNA through gene editing in all forms of life. Read more about Lectures Program: Dipali Sashital
Department of Animal Science - Iowa State University
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Host: Kristen Johansen
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“Ovarian Impacts of Chronic Exposure to the Herbicide Glyphosate” Read more about Aileen Keating Seminar
RSVP with full name before 12:00 noon on Tuesday, November 27 for the food order: https://doodle.com/poll/enter56an4raerqc Read more about BBMB Department Chair Lunch with Graduate Students
Sponsors: The Labs of Stone Chen, Walter Moss, Julien Roche, Eric Underbakke and Olga Zabotina
"Activation of the WAVE Complex by Two Distinct GTPases"
ALL ARE WELCOME! Read more about Sheng Yang - Work-in-Progress Seminar
The BBMB GLC will be having its monthly breakfast from 8:30 to 10:00 AM next Tuesday, November 20th. For those of you who have not already left for the fall break, we hope that you will come join us for coffee and bagels from Panera. Once again, this is an informal gathering, so please feel free to come and go as you please. Read more about BBMB Graduate Learning Community Breakfast
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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Hosts: Vincenzo Venditti and Adam Barb
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“Structure, Conformational Dynamics and Hydration of RNA and DNA from Wide-angle X-ray Scattering, NMR, and Computation” Read more about Alexander Grishaev Seminar
Sponsors: The Labs of Stone Chen, Walter Moss, Julien Roche, Eric Underbakke and Olga Zabotina
"Identification of Functional RNA Structures"
ALL ARE WELCOME! Read more about Ryan Andrews - Work-in-Progress Seminar
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology - Iowa State University
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Host: Kristen Johansen
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"Mechanisms of CRISPR-Cas Systems: From Adaptive Immunity to Biotechnology" Read more about Dipali Sashital Seminar
Department of Biochemistry - University of Iowa
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Host: Vincenzo Venditti
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"Histone tail binding in the context of the nucleosome" Read more about Catherine Musselman Seminar
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Conservation Science Laboratory
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Host: Guru Rao
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"Solving Art Mysteries through Chemistry" Read more about Gregory Smith Seminar
Sponsors: The Labs of Stone Chen, Walter Moss, Julien Roche, Eric Underbakke and Olga Zabotina
"Bacterial Gibberellin Biosynthesis - A Tale of Two Cytochrome P450s"
ALL ARE WELCOME! Read more about Raimund Nagel - Work-in-Progress Seminar
Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer - University of Montreal
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Host: Jorgen Johansen
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"Cell cycle regulation by the Greatwall-PP2A axis in Drosophila" Read more about Vincent Archambault Seminar
Department of Chemistry - Iowa State University
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Host: Kristen Johansen
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"Multi-scale Computational Studies of Gene Regulation: A Collage of Studies from Biomolecular to Nuclear Dynamics" Read more about Davit Potoyan Seminar
Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology - University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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Host: Olga Zabotina
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"Analysis of the Roles of CSLD Proteins During Polarized Plant Cell Wall Deposition in Arabidopsis" Read more about Erik Nielsen Seminar
Sponsors: The Labs of Stone Chen, Walter Moss, Julien Roche, Eric Underbakke and Olga Zabotina
"The Dual Functions of α-synuclein"
ALL ARE WELCOME! Read more about Ryan Khounlo - Work-in-Progress Seminar
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - University of Pittsburgh
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Host: Lauren Kueffer
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“HIV-1 Nef: Biological Probe of Host Cell Kinase Regulation and Drug Target for HIV/AIDS” Read more about Thomas Smithgall Seminar
College of Pharmacy - University of New Mexico
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Host: Eric Underbakke
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"Deciphering Conformational Control of NO Synthases by an Integrated Approach" Read more about Changjian Feng Seminar
Department of Cell Biology and Department of Biomedical Engineering - Johns Hopkins University
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Host: Stone Chen
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“Generating Force in Living Cells at Will” Read more about Takanari Inoue Seminar
Sponsors: The Labs of Stone Chen, Walter Moss, Julien Roche, Eric Underbakke and Olga Zabotina
"Folding and Oliomerization Mechanisms of Transthyretin and its Implication for Amyloid Formation"
ALL ARE WELCOME! Read more about Julien Roche - Work-in-Progress Seminar
Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology - Iowa State University
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Host: Kristen Johansen
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"The Role of Microtubule-generated Tension in the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint and Accurate Chromosome Segregation" Read more about Mohan Gupta Seminar
Sponsors: The Labs of Stone Chen, Walter Moss, Julien Roche and Olga Zabotina
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Professor of Biology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Host: Julien Roche
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"Novel Tools for Biophysical Studies of Amyloidogenesis" Read more about George Makhatadze Seminar
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics - University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
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Host: Julien Roche
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"Protein Dynamics, Entropy and Function" Read more about Joshua Wand Seminar
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology - Iowa State University
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Host: Dipali Sashital
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"Knockdown of RNAi Pathway Genes Impacts the Fitness of Western Corn Rootworm" Read more about Courtney Davis-Vogel Seminar
Sponsors: The Labs of Stone Chen, Walter Moss, Julien Roche, Eric Underbakke and Olga Zabotina
"Mechanism and Architecture of Postsynaptic Density Signaling Complexes"
ALL ARE WELCOME! Read more about Quinlin Hanson - Work-in-Progress Seminar
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology - Iowa State University
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Host: Olga Zabotina
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"Structure and Function of the Xyloglucan Xylosyltransferases" Read more about Alan Culbertson Seminar
Register for the 2nd annual Iowa State Research Day! Whether you are a chemist, artist, performer, engineer, historian, scientist, grant coordinator, or research development professional; if you are involved with research, scholarship or creative activity at Iowa State, you are invited to register and participate! Let’s “Discover. Read more about Iowa State Research Day 2018
Department of Biophysics - Johns Hopkins University
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Host: Julien Roche
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"Protein Electrostatics: Experimental Insights that Challenge the Paradigm" Read more about Bertrand Garcia-Moreno Seminar - CANCELED DUE TO WINTER STORM
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology - Iowa State University
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Host: Michael Shogren-Knaak
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"Effects of a Transcriptional Activator on SAGA Histone Acetyltransferase Activity" Read more about Sannie Culbertson Seminar
Sponsors: The Labs of Stone Chen, Walter Moss, Julien Roche and Olga Zabotina
“Initial Characterization of the Epstein-Bar Virus Stable Intronic Sequence RNAs"
ALL ARE WELCOME! Read more about Van Tompkins - Work-in-Progress Seminar
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology - Iowa State University
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Host: Adam Barb
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"Elucidating How N-glycosylation Impacts Immunoglobulin G Fc Structure and Receptor Binding" Read more about Daniel Falconer Seminar
There will be a social immediately following the seminar by Dr. Simcox
outside of the lecture hall in the 2nd floor atrium of the Bessey Hall addition.
All are welcome!
(Photo courtesy of the University of Virginia)
Department of Molecular Physiology & Biological Physics - University of Virginia
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Host: Olga Zabotina
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"Mechanisms of Cellulose Biosynthesis in Bacteria and Plants'" Read more about Jochen Zimmer Seminar
(Photo courtesy of Texas Tech University)
Department of Chemistry - Texas Tech University
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Host: Charles Stewart
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"The Evolution of Tropane Alkaloid Biosynthesis in the Erythroxylaceae" Read more about John D'Auria Seminar
Department of Physics and Astronomy - Iowa State University
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Host: Kristen Johansen
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"Biophysics of Cell Adhesion: How Cells Sense and Respond to Force" Read more about Sanjeevi Sivasankar Seminar
Sponsors: The Labs of Stone Chen, Walter Moss, Julien Roche and Olga Zabotina
ALL ARE WELCOME! Read more about Julien Roche - Work-in-Progress Seminar
Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology – Iowa State University
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Host: Kristen Johansen
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"Mechanisms of Cardiac Aging: A Tale of Two mTOR Complexes" Read more about Hua Bai Seminar
Environmental Health and Safety - Iowa State University
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Host: Robert Thornburg
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"What Happens in the Lab, Let it Stay in the Lab!" Read more about Michelle Thompson Seminar
(Photo courtesy of the University of Arizona)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry - University of Arizona
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Host: Walter Moss
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"Dropping the Liquid: RNA-Binding Proteins and their Functional Droplets" Read more about Jacob Schwartz Seminar
Sponsors: The Labs of Stone Chen, Walter Moss, Julien Roche and Olga Zabotina
ALL ARE WELCOME! Read more about Daniel Kramer - Work-in-Progress Seminar
Department of Biomedical Sciences - Iowa State University
Host: Marit Nilsen-Hamilton
"A Novel Approach to Correct Splicing Defects in Humans" Read more about Ravindra Singh Seminar
Sponsors: The Labs of Stone Chen, Walter Moss, Julien Roche and Olga Zabotina
"Catalytic Activity, Structure and Function of Xyloglucan Xylosyltransferases"
ALL ARE WELCOME!
DuPont - Pioneer
"Metabolic Engineering to Improve Soybean Seed Composition"
Host: Basil Nikolau Read more about Anthony Kinney Seminar
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology - Iowa State University
Host: Dipali Sashital
"Real-time Observation of Target Search by the CRISPR Surveillance Complex Cascade" Read more about Chaoyou Xue Seminar
Sponsors: The Labs of Stone Chen, Walter Moss, Julien Roche and Olga Zabotina
"Exploring RNAs via Their Ensemble Structural Properties"
ALL ARE WELCOME! Read more about Walter Moss - Work-in-Progress Seminar
Department of Biochemistry - University of Iowa
Host: Dipali Sashital
“Interrupting Double Negative Feedback Loops to increase Glucocorticoid Potency in Leukemia Treatment” Read more about Miles Pufall Seminar
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior - Cornell University
Host: Robert Thornburg
"From Perfumes to Private Channels: A Full Spectrum of Volatile-mediated Pollination by Moths" Read more about Robert Raguso Seminar
Swanland Endowed Chair - University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign
Host: Stone Chen
"Revealing the Structure and Function of Membrane Proteins Through Nanotechnology" Read more about Steve Sligar Seminar
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology - Iowa State University
Host: Kristen Johansen
"Mechanisms of rRNA Recycling in Eukaryotes and What Happens When They Fail" Read more about Gustavo MacIntosh Seminar
Sponsors: The Labs of Stone Chen, Walter Moss, Julien Roche and Olga Zabotina
"Interaction between a-Synuclein and VAMP2 promotes SNARE-dependent vesicles docking and fusion"
ALL ARE WELCOME! Read more about Brenden Hawk - Work-in-Progress Seminar
Today is the last day of the CALS United Way Book Sale. The book sale will be held at the Curtiss Hall rotunda from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. All remaining items will be sold for a free will donation. All proceeds will go to the 2017 ISU United Way Campaign. If you have any questions, contact Carla Persaud at cpersaud@iastate.edu or call her at 294-1823. Read more about CALS United Way Book Sale
The eighth annual CALS United Way book sale is scheduled for Thursday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the ground floor rotunda of Curtiss Hall and the Molecular Biology Building Atrium. Books and CDs will be sold for $1 each (or six for $5), and DVDs will be sold for $2 each. On Friday, September 29, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., the remaining items will be sold at the Curtiss Hall rotunda location for a free will donation. All proceeds will go to the 2017 ISU United Way Campaign. Read more about CALS United Way Book Sale
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics - University of Iowa
Host: Dipali Sashital
"Driving Forces of Protein Assembly in Greasy Membranes" Read more about Janice Robertson Seminar
Biology Department - University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Host: Walter Moss
"RNA Structure and Post-transcriptional Regulation of Protein Expression" Read more about Alain Laederach Seminar
Iowa State University (ISU) has been named a National Science Foundation Innovation-Corps site (NSF I-Corps). As one of the newest NSF I-Corps sites in the country, the goal of ISU is to build and maintain a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in faculty, students and research staff. Read more about NSF I-Corps Informational Session
Iowa State University (ISU) has been named a National Science Foundation Innovation-Corps site (NSF I-Corps). As one of the newest NSF I-Corps sites in the country, the goal of ISU is to build and maintain a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in faculty, students and research staff. Read more about NSF I-Corps Informational Session
School of Molecular Sciences - Arizona State University
Host: Adam Barb
"Understanding the Versatile Cytokine Pleiotrophin"
Pleiotrophin (PTN) is a versatile cytokine involved in neural development, tissue regeneration, inflammation and cancer metastasis. It has a high affinity for the polysaccharide glycosaminolglycan (GAG) found on proteoglycan receptors, but is also known to bind non-proteoglycan receptors. Despite its importance in biology, very little is known about structural interactions of PTN with these receptors. Read more about Xu Wang Seminar
Sponsors: Stone Chen Lab, Julien Roche Lab and Walter Moss Lab
"Activation Mechanism of the WAVE Regulatory Complex by Distinct GTPases"
ALL ARE WELCOME! Read more about Sheng Yang - Work-in-Progress Seminar
