Genetics Faculty Candidate Seminars:
Monday, February 4, 9 a.m. - Kateryna Makova, Pennsylvania State University
(Molecular Candidate): "Studying mutations in the age of genomics." 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.
To schedule a time to meet with the faculty candidates, please contact Jeannine Lee at 353-9845.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1
10:45 a.m. – W.K. Kellogg Biological Station: Brian Mauer, MSU Fisheries and Wildlife, Klausmeier Lab. Stack 237 at Kellogg Biological Station.
11:15 a.m. - Science at the Edge Quantitative Biology/Gene Expression in Development & Disease Seminar: "Using Weak Perturbations to Probe Gene Networks and Phenotypic Variation," Ian Dwokin, MSU. 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4
9 a.m. – Genetics Program Faculty Candidate: "Studying mutations in the age of genomics," Kateryna Makova, Pennsylvania State University (Molecular Candidate). 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences
12:30 p.m. – Genetics Program Research Forum: "C/EBPgamma: A Stimulatory Role in Inflammation for an Otherwise Inhibitory Transcription Factor," Richard Schwartz, Michigan State University. 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences
4:10 p.m. – Plant Biology: "Bioprospecting in Yellowstone National Park: Discovery of a 6th phylum containing chlorophototrophs and other adventures in genomics," Donald Bryant, Penn State University. 101 Biochemistry.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
10 a.m. – Breast Cancer Biology Faculty Candidate: "The Role of HOX Genes in Breast Cancer," Hexin Chen, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.
Noon – Pharmacology and Toxicology Thesis Proposal Seminar: "Suppression of Interleukin-2 Secretion by a Cyclooxygenase-2 Metabolite of 2-Arachidonyl Glycerol Involves the Activation of Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma," Priya Raman, Michigan State University. B448-449 Life Sciences.
3:30 p.m. – Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior: "Geographic Variation in Arabidopsis Flowering Responses to Different Seasonal Environments," Johanna M. Schmitt, Brown University. 247 Plant Biology.
4 p.m. – Food Science and Human Nutrition Spring Seminar Series: "Molecular Regulation of Calcium Metabolism: Lessons from Animal Models." James Fleet, Purdue University. 1135 South Anthony.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7
11:30 a.m. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: "Genetic redundancy associated with tumor suppressor genes and systematic analysis of microRNA effector complexes in C. elegans," Min Han, University of Colorado, Boulder. 101 Biochemistry.
12:30 p.m. – Neuroscience: "Local dendritic protein synthesis and synaptic homeostasis," Michael Sutton, University of Michigan. 1425 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.
4:10 p.m. – Horticulture and Crop & Soil Sciences: "The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center: An Overview," Ken Keegstra, Michigan State University, Plant Research Lab. A149 Plant & Soil Sciences.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8
11:30 a.m. – Science at the Edge, Interdisciplinary Physics Seminar: "Breaking the Diffraction Limit: Committing an Optical Misdemeanor for Microfluidics and Cell Biology," Alan Hunt, University of Michigan. 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences.
