College of Biological Sciences Events & Seminars
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Events for 8/1/09 -
- 8832. Sep 17, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Dr. Victoria Seewaldt
Affiliation: Duke University
Title: Breast cancer early detection: from the bench to the bedside and back again
Where: UC Davis Cancer Center auditorium, 4501 X St., Sacramento
When: 9:00 am
Sponsored by: UC Davis Cancer Center Basic Science
Contact: Fran Richardson
- 8834. Sep 28, 2009 (Mon)
Speaker: Brian Mulloney
Affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, University of California, Davis
Title: Passing phases: Structure of a neural circuit that couples modular neural oscillators
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 12 pm noon
Sponsored by: Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
Contact: Dave Furlow
- 8839. Sep 30, 2009 (Wed)
Speaker: Carlos Castillo-Chavez
Affiliation: Arizona State University
Major Issues in Modern Biology Lecture Seminar Series
Title: "The Complexity of Epidemics and the Simplicity of Epidemiological Theory: with examples from the H1N1 ongoing pandemic"
Where: 1005 Genome
When: 4:10
Sponsored by: College of Biological Sciences, Storer Life Sciences Endowment
Contact: Theresa Garcia
Abstract: Professor Carlos Castillo-Chavezs pioneering research program is carried out at the interface of the natural and social sciences, and it puts emphasis on the role of dynamic social landscapes on disease evolution. Currently, his research efforts focus on problems at the interface of homeland security and disease invasions (natural or deliberate) and on models for the spread of social "diseases" that involve addiction. Dr. Castillo-Chavez has received numerous awards including two White House Awards, the 2002 SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) Distinguished Scientist Award, and the Richard Tapia Award. He received the 2007 AAAS Mentor Award for his efforts in securing funds and mentoring the Ph.D. careers for underrepresented students in mathematics and biological sciences.
- 8820. Oct 1, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Jonathan Wallis
Affiliation: Neuroscience Institute, UC Berkeley
Title: Heterogeneous value signals in the primate prefrontal cortex
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
Abstract: Reward processing in prefrontal cortex The frontal cortex comprises at least 18 cytoarchitectonically distinct regions and accounts for about 30% of our total cortical area, yet despite this anatomical complexity, little progress has been made in linking specific functions to specific anatomical subregions. Single-unit neurophysiology provides us with unparalleled spatial and temporal resolution to dissociate the functional properties of these regions. Early neurophysiological studies emphasized the importance of orbitofrontal cortex in representing reward information, but reward-related signals have subsequently been discovered in all frontal areas. The current challenge is to identify the role that reward plays in these different areas, and in this talk, I will describe several experiments focused on this aim. Our results are consistent with reward signals in lateral prefrontal areas serving a role in the allocation of attentional resources, while reward signals in orbital and medial areas have properties that would be useful in decision-making. In closing, I will discuss experiments that we currently have under way aimed at dissociating the differential contribution of orbital and medial areas to decision-making.
- 8871. Oct 1, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Doug Cole
Affiliation: University of Idaho
Title: "The Intraflagellar Transport Machinery of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii"
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 4:10PM
Sponsored by: The College of Biological Sciences, Graduate Groups in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Cell & Developmental Biology, Section of Microbiology, Section of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Cell Biology & Human Anatomy, the Molecular & Cellular Biology Training Grant (NIH), and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Contact: Theresa Garcia
- 8831. Oct 2, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Botanical Conservatory
Title: Plant Pre Sale
Where: UC Davis campus, parking lot 27 (http://greenhouse.ucdavis.edu/conservatory/maps.html)
When: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Sponsored by: UC Davis Botanical Conservatory, College of Biological Sciences
Contact: Ernesto Sandoval
Abstract: Plant Lovers! You are all invited to participate in the Botanical Conservatory's annual Plant Sale Pre sale in Parking Lot 27 next to the Botanical Conservatory on the UC Davis campus. You can purchase plants grown by the Conservatory such as Houseplants (leafy and flowering), Carnivorous plants, Succulents, and other plants that are suitable for inside or outside the home. The plants will be labeled with growing information to help you decide what to pick out. Davis Botanical Society (DBS) members will receive a 10% discount at this sale. The DBS also hosts a series of events, classes, open houses, and field trips each year. For information about the DBS and how to join, visit http://herbarium.ucdavis.edu/society.html#membership.
- 8854. Oct 2, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Nicole Starsinic
Affiliation: UC Davis
Title: Introduction to the Little Bang/Big Bang
Where: 1022 LSA
When: 11:00 am
Sponsored by: Biotech Program
Contact: Marianne Hunter
- 8881. Oct 2, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Tsung-Yu Chen
Affiliation: University of California, Davis
Title: Blockade and Punch-through of Amphiphilic Blockers in the Pore of the CLC-0 Chloride Channel
Where: 241 Hunt Hall
When: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Sponsored by: Biophysics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8863. Oct 5, 2009 (Mon)
Speaker: Jacqueline Heard
Affiliation: Monsanto Co.
Title: Improving maize productivity in water-limiting environments.
Where: PES 2005
When: 4:10pm
Sponsored by: Genetics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8835. Oct 5, 2009 (Mon)
Speaker: Martin Usrey
Affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, University of California, Davis
Title: Dynamic Properties of Neural Circuits for Vision
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 12 pm noon
Sponsored by: Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
Contact: Dave Furlow
- 8872. Oct 8, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Michael Russell
Affiliation: California Institute of Technology
Title: "Life emerged to quicken the hydrogenation of CO2 to CH3COOH and CH4"
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 4:10 p.m.
Sponsored by: The College of Biological Sciences, Graduate Groups in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Cell & Developmental Biology, Section of Microbiology, Section of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Cell Biology & Human Anatomy, the Molecular & Cellular Biology Training Grant (NIH), and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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- 8855. Oct 9, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Paul Hastings
Affiliation: OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Title: New Advances in Cancer Therapeutics
Where: 1022 LSA
When: 11:00 am
Sponsored by: Biotech Program
Contact: Marianne Hunter
- 8882. Oct 9, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Robert H. Fairclough
Affiliation: University of California, Davis
Title: My Favorite Protein: The Neuromuscular Nicotinic Acetylecholine Receptor
Where: 241 Hunt Hall
When: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Sponsored by: Biophysics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8864. Oct 12, 2009 (Mon)
Speaker: Norman Ellstrand
Affiliation: Center for Conservation Biology and Dept. of Botany and Plant Sciences - UC Riverside
Title: Feral crops for the study of the evolution of invasiveness
Where: PES 2005
When: 4:10pm
Sponsored by: Genetics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8824. Oct 14, 2009 (Wed)
Speaker: Steven F. Warren, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Kansas
Title: Automatically Mapping the Language Learning Environment of Young Children with Autism: Implications for assessment and intervention
Where: M.I.N.D. Institute Auditorium, 2825 50th Street, Sacramento - Room 1115
When: 4:30 p.m.
Sponsored by: UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
Contact: Kathy Keihl
Abstract: Delayed and disordered communication and language development is common among young children diagnosed with autism and related developmental disorders. Early intervention efforts typically attempt to accelerate the development of communication skills in these children. However, in the past very little has been known about the language learning environments that these children experience on a day-to-day basis. This presentation will focus on the results obtained with a new tool that for the first time enables the automatic measurement of certain core elements of young childrens language learning environments. This breakthrough technology may have far reaching implications for screening, assessment, and treatment of children with autism.
- 8880. Oct 14, 2009 (Wed)
Speaker: Doug Risser
Affiliation: Meeks Lab, Department of Microbiology
Title: Evidence that heterocyst patterning is regulated by inhibitor gradients that promote activator decay
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 4:10 pm
Sponsored by: Microbiology 291 Seminar Series
Contact: Sharon Boylan
- 8890. Oct 15, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Dr. Michael R. Freeman
Affiliation: Children's Hospital Boston & Harvard Medical School
Title: Cholesterol-sensitive Signal Transduction in Prostate Cancer
Where: UC Davis Cancer Center auditorium, 4501 X St., Sacramento
When: 9:00 am
Sponsored by: UC Davis Cancer Center
Contact: Dr. Hongwu Chen
- 8873. Oct 15, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Nevan Krogan
Affiliation: UC San Francisco
Title: "Functional insights from protein-protein and genetic interaction maps"
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 4:10 p.m.
Sponsored by: The College of Biological Sciences, Graduate Groups in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Cell & Developmental Biology, Section of Microbiology, Section of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Cell Biology & Human Anatomy, the Molecular & Cellular Biology Training Grant (NIH), and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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- 8856. Oct 16, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Paul T. Henderson, PhD
Affiliation: Accelerated Medical Diagnostics, LLC.
Title: Predicting Patient Response to Cancer Chemotherapy
Where: 1022 LSA
When: 11:00 am
Sponsored by: Biotech Program
Contact: Marianne Hunter
- 8883. Oct 16, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Tiffany Zink
Affiliation: University of California, Davis
Title: Investigation of Bone Marrow-Derived Mast and RBL-2H3 Cells
Where: 241 Hunt Hall
When: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Sponsored by: Biophysics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8865. Oct 19, 2009 (Mon)
Speaker: Paul Gepts
Affiliation: Dept. of Plant Sciences - UC Davis
Title: Multiple domestications in Phaseolus.
Where: PES 2005
When: 4:10pm
Sponsored by: Genetics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8894. Oct 21, 2009 (Wed)
Speaker: Patty Hwang and Neil Hunter
Affiliation: Department of Microbiology
Title: "Small Chromosomes Can't Help Themselves, Despite Extra Crossovers"
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 4:10 pm
Sponsored by: Microbiology 291 Seminar Series
Contact: Sharon Boylan
- 8891. Oct 22, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: V. Craig Jordan, OBE, PhD, DSc, FMedSci
Affiliation: Georgetown University Medical Center
Title: Estrogen in the Life and Death of Breast Cancer Cells
Where: UC Davis Cancer Center auditorium, 4501 X St., Sacramento
When: 9:00 am
Sponsored by: UC Davis Cancer Center Breast Cancer Program
Contact: Dr. Colleen Sweeney
- 8892. Oct 22, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Dr. Derek Radisky
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Jacksonville FL
Title: TOPIC: How different environmental signals contribute to induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in breast epithelial cells
Where: UC Davis Cancer Center auditorium, 4501 X St., Sacramento
When: 2:30 pm
Sponsored by: UC Davis Cancer Center Breast Cancer Program
Contact: Dr. Colleen Sweeney
- 8874. Oct 22, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Kathleen Collins
Affiliation: UC Berkeley
Title: "Sequence, biogenesis, and function of diverse small RNA classes bound to the Piwi-family proteins of Tetrahymena thermophila"
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 4:10 p.m.
Sponsored by: Sponsored by: The College of Biological Sciences, Graduate Groups in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Cell & Developmental Biology, Section of Microbiology, Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Cell Biology & Human Anatomy, the Molecular & Cellular Biology Training Grant (NIH), and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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- 8901. Oct 23, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Murray B. Gardner, MD
Affiliation: Dept. of Pathology, Center for Comparative Medicine, UC Davis
Title: The History of Simian AIDS at UC Davis
Where: Auditorium Room 1005 Genome Biomedical Science Facility
When: 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm
Sponsored by: School of Medicine, Med Microbiology & Immunology "Emerging Challenges in Microbiology & Immunology"
Contact: Sandra Vaden
- 8857. Oct 23, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Paul Richardson, PhD
Affiliation: Progentech USA, Inc.
Title: "Automated Solutions For Life Sciences and Diagnostics"
Where: 1022 LSA
When: 11:00 am
Sponsored by: Biotech Program
Contact: Marianne Hunter
- 8884. Oct 23, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Ahmet Yildez
Affiliation: University of California, Berkeley
Title: Single Molecule Studies on Coordinated Movement of Motor Proteins
Where: 241 Hunt Hall
When: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Sponsored by: Biophysics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8866. Oct 26, 2009 (Mon)
Speaker: John Bowers
Affiliation: Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory - U Georgia
Title: Macro assembly of the Sorghum bicolor genome from a whole genome shotgun sequence, and insights from the sorghum genome
Where: PES 2005
When: 4:10pm
Sponsored by: Genetics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8896. Oct 28, 2009 (Wed)
Speaker: Jonathan Pham
Affiliation: Dawson Lab, Department of Microbiology
Title: "Why does Giardia have two nuclei?"
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 4:10 pm
Sponsored by: Microbiology 291 Seminar Series
Contact: Sharon Boylan
- 8875. Oct 29, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Richard Vallee
Affiliation: Columbia University Medical Center
Title: "LIS1 and NudEL control brain development by a new form of motor protein regulation"
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 4:10 p.m.
Sponsored by: Sponsored by: The College of Biological Sciences, Graduate Groups in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Cell & Developmental Biology, Section of Microbiology, Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Cell Biology & Human Anatomy, the Molecular & Cellular Biology Training Grant (NIH), and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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- 8822. Oct 29, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Matt Walker
Affiliation: Neuroscience Institute, UC Berkeley
Title: Overnight alchemy*: Sleep-dependent memory processing
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
Abstract: Abstract: The functions of sleep remain largely unknown, a surprising fact given the vast amount of time that this state takes from our lives. One of the most exciting, and contentious hypotheses, is that sleep contributes importantly to processes of human learning, memory and brain plasticity. Over the last decade, a large number of studies, spanning most of the neurosciences, have begun to provide a substantive body of evidence supporting this role of sleep in what is becoming known as sleep-dependent memory processing. In this talk, I will present a selection of cognitive and neuroimaging studies describing 1) the essential need for sleep before learning in preparing the human brain for initial memory formation, 2) the critical need for sleep after learning for the subsequent neuroplastic consolidation of memory, and 3) evidence that the ultimate goal of sleep lies not simply in the strengthening of individual memories, but rather, the integration and flexible assimilation of new memories into preexisting schemas, affording next-day predictive insights and improved statistical predictions about the world. [*Alchemy: any magical power or process of transmuting a common substance, usually of little value, into a substance of great value]
- 8858. Oct 30, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Hoyoung Huh, MD, PhD
Affiliation: BiPar Sciences, Inc.
Title: Rapid Diagnostics Systems for the Life Sciences
Where: 1022 LSA
When: 11:00 am
Sponsored by: Biotech Program
Contact: Marianne Hunter
- 8903. Oct 30, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Victor Alexander, MD, PhD
Affiliation: Capital Stem Cell Research Corporaiton, Sacramento
Title: High Dose of Progestrone with LPS promote in vitro long term multiplication of Hepatocytes and create Immunotolerance between two Allogeneic Liver Tissue Cells
Where: Auditorium Room 1005 Genome Biomedical Sciences Facility
When: 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm
Sponsored by: School of Medicine, Medical Microbiology & Immunology "Emerging Challenges in Microbiology & Immunology"
Contact: Sandra Vaden
- 8885. Oct 30, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Josh Baker
Affiliation: University of Nevada, Reno
Title: TBA
Where: 241 Hunt Hall
When: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Sponsored by: Biophysics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8867. Nov 2, 2009 (Mon)
Speaker: Scott Sebastian
Affiliation: Pioneer Hi-Bred Inc
Title: Accelerated Yield Technology: Context-Specific MAS for Yield QTL
Where: PES 2005
When: 4:10pm
Sponsored by: Genetics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8895. Nov 4, 2009 (Wed)
Speaker: Drew Reams
Affiliation: Department of Microbiology
Title: Steady-state duplication frequencies: stable polymorphisms in bacterial populations
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 4:10 pm
Sponsored by: Microbiology 291 Seminar Series
Contact: Sharon Boylan
- 8876. Nov 5, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Lain Cheeseman
Affiliation: WhiteHead Institute & MIT
Title: "Generating Dynamic Kinetochore-Microtubule Interactions"
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 4:10 p.m.
Sponsored by: Sponsored by: The College of Biological Sciences, Graduate Groups in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Cell & Developmental Biology, Section of Microbiology, Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Cell Biology & Human Anatomy, the Molecular & Cellular Biology Training Grant (NIH), and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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- 8899. Nov 6, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Charles M. Rice, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Laboratory of Virology & Infectious Diseases, The Rockefeller University
Title: Hepatitis C: Understanding the Virus and Finding a Cure
Where: Auditorium Room 1005 Genome Biomedical Science Facility
When: 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm
Sponsored by: School of Medicine, Med Microbiology & Immunology "Emerging Challenges in Microbiology & Immunology"
Contact: Sandra Vaden
- 8886. Nov 6, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Michael Oda
Affiliation: Childrens Hospital Oakland
Title: Biological Systems in Nanotechnology-Based Pharmaceutical Solutions
Where: 241 Hunt Hall
When: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Sponsored by: Biophysics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8859. Nov 6, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Michael Rogawski, MD, PhD
Affiliation: UCD; Neurology School of Medicine
Title: Getting a Drug Into Clinical Trials: A Case Study in the Translation of Novel Epilepsy Drug
Where: 1022 LSA
When: 11:00 am
Sponsored by: Biotech Program
Contact: Marianne Hunter
- 8868. Nov 9, 2009 (Mon)
Speaker: Tao Sang
Affiliation: Dept. Plant Biology - U Michigan
Title: What I have learned from studying rice domestication
Where: PES 2005
When: 4:10pm
Sponsored by: Genetics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8825. Nov 9, 2009 (Mon)
Speaker: Betty A. Diamond
Affiliation: Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Title: Autoantibodies and the Brain: Lessons from lupus
Where: M.I.N.D. Institute - 2825 50th Street, Sacramento - Room 1115
When: 4:30 p.m.
Sponsored by: UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
Contact: Kathy Keihl
Abstract: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease characterized by the production of multiple autoantibodies, most notably antibodies to double stranded DNA. A subset of these anti-DNA antibodies cross-reacts with the NR2A and NR2B subunits of the NMDA receptor. This receptor is the primary molecular mechanism for controlling synaptic plasticity and memory function. These antibodies are present in serum of approximately 50% of patients. They can be found in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with neuropsychiatric lupus, and their titers correlate with symptomatology. They can also be found in brain tissue. In vivo in mice, they mediate memory loss if they access the hippocampus or impaired fear conditioning if they access the amygdala. These antibodies modulate excitatory post synaptic potentials at low concentration and induce mitochondrial transition permeability and apoptosis at high concentration. When these antibodies are present in serum of pregnant mice, they alter fetal brain development in a dose dependent fashion and can lead to permanent but isolated cognitive impairments. Dr. Diamond will present information from studies that show that: 1) anti-brain antibodies may be responsible for multiple instances of altered cognition and behavior in adults, and altered brain development in fetuses, and 2) such antibodies may arise in susceptible individuals in response to microbial challenge. She will also discuss studies of anti-pneumococcal antibodies that support this hypothesis.
- 8833. Nov 12, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Dr. Gerhard A. Coetzee
Affiliation: USC, Keck School of Medicine
Title: Understanding the Functional Consequences of Non-Protein Coding Cancer Risk Regions keywords: SNPs, GWAS, androgen, cancer genetics, enhancers
Where: UC Davis Cancer Center auditorium, 4501 X St., Sacramento
When: 11:00 am
Sponsored by: UC Davis Cancer Center Basic Science
Contact: Fran Richardson
- 8821. Nov 12, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Craig Stark
Affiliation: Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, UC Irvine
Title: Pattern Separation and the Aging Hippocampus
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
- 8877. Nov 12, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Karlene Cimprich
Affiliation: Stanford School of Medicine
Title: "Mechanisms for maintaining genome stability at the replication fork and beyond"
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 4:10 p.m.
Sponsored by: Sponsored by: The College of Biological Sciences, Graduate Groups in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Cell & Developmental Biology, Section of Microbiology, Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Cell Biology & Human Anatomy, the Molecular & Cellular Biology Training Grant (NIH), and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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- 8860. Nov 13, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Steve Doberstein, PhD
Affiliation: Xoma
Title: Engineering & Development of XOMA 052, a novel anti-IL-1b Antibody
Where: 1022 LSA
When: 11:00 am
Sponsored by: Biotech Program
Contact: Marianne Hunter
- 8887. Nov 13, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Jamie Cate
Affiliation: University of California, Berkeley
Title: New Structures of the Universal Translator, the Ribosome
Where: 241 Hunt Hall
When: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Sponsored by: Biophysics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8900. Nov 13, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: David B. Weiner, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Dept. of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; Chair, Gene Therapy & Vaccine Program, CAMB, University of Pennsylvania
Title: Directing and Improving Immune Responses Induced by DNA Vaccines in vivo
Where: Auditorium Room 1005 Genome Biomedical Science Facility
When: 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm
Sponsored by: School of Medicine, Med Microbiology & Immunology "Emerging Challenges in Microbiology & Immunology"
Contact: Sandra Vaden
- 8869. Nov 16, 2009 (Mon)
Speaker: Peter Morrell
Affiliation: Dept. of Agronomy and Plant Genetics - U Minnesota
Title: Population structure in wild barley: implications for barley domestication
Where: PES 2005
When: 4:10pm
Sponsored by: Genetics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8836. Nov 16, 2009 (Mon)
Speaker: Karen Zito
Affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, University of California, Davis
Title: Development and plasticity of spine synapses
Where: 1022 Life sciences
When: 12 pm noon
Sponsored by: Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
Contact: Dave Furlow
- 8898. Nov 18, 2009 (Wed)
Speaker: Lillian Fritz-Laylin
Affiliation: UC Berkeley
Title: How does Naegleria make an entire microtubule cytoskeleton in 75 minutes?
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 4:10 pm
Sponsored by: Microbiology 291 Seminar Series
Contact: Sharon Boylan
- 8879. Nov 19, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Dieter Söll
Affiliation: Yale University
Title: "The genetic code revisited - Four decades after Francis Crick"
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 4:10 p.m.
Sponsored by: Sponsored by: The College of Biological Sciences, Graduate Groups in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Cell & Developmental Biology, Section of Microbiology, Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Cell Biology & Human Anatomy, the Molecular & Cellular Biology Training Grant (NIH), and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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- 8906. Nov 19, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Dr. Alan Wells
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Title: There goes the neighborhood: tumors and their surrounding normal tissue conspire with each other
Where: UC Davis Cancer Center auditorium, 4501 X St., Sacramento
When: 9 am
Sponsored by: UC Davis Cancer Center Basic Sciences, UC Davis Dept. of Dermatology
Contact: Fran Richardson
- 8861. Nov 20, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Jennifer Ong, PhD
Affiliation: New England Biolabs, Inc.
Title: "In vitro selection: creating new tools for molecular biology"
Where: 1022 LSA
When: 11:00 am
Sponsored by: Biotech Program
Contact: Marianne Hunter
- 8904. Nov 20, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Dr. Maurice Moloney
Affiliation: Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, SemBioSys
Title: "From construct to clinic: Plant-made pharmaceuticals and drug development using green technology "
Where: 1002 Giedt Hall
When: 4:10 PM
Sponsored by: The UC Davis NSF CREATE-IGERT program, Co-Sponsored by the storer Endowment in Life Sciences
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- 8889. Nov 20, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Chris Berger
Affiliation: University of Vermont
Title: TBA
Where: 241 Hunt Hall
When: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Sponsored by: Biophysics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8902. Nov 20, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Edward Miao, MD, PhD
Affiliation: Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA
Title: Innate Immune Detection of Bacterial Virulence Factors through Caspase 1
Where: Auditorium Room 1005 Genome Biomedical Sciences Facility
When: 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm
Sponsored by: School of Medicine, Med Microbiology & Immunology "Emerging Challenges in Microbiology & Immunology"
Contact: Sandra Vaden
- 8870. Nov 23, 2009 (Mon)
Speaker: Roger Chetelat
Affiliation: Dept. Plant Sciences, UC Davis
Title: "Genetic diversity in wild tomatoes: how genome evolution and reproductive barriers limit its utilization"
Where: PES 2005
When: 4:10pm
Sponsored by: Genetics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8837. Nov 30, 2009 (Mon)
Speaker: Craig Warden
Affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, and the Rowe Genetics Program, University of California, Davis
Title: Maternal and endocrine influences on obesity
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 12 pm noon
Sponsored by: Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
Contact: Dave Furlow
- 8905. Dec 1, 2009 (Tue)
Speaker: Dr. Michael Clegg
Affiliation: UC Irvine
Major Issues in Modern Biology Lecture Seminar Series
Title: "What can Genetics Tell us about the History of Crop Domestication"
Where: AGR Room, Alumni Center
When: 4:10 pm
Sponsored by: College of Biological Sciences, Storer Life Sciences Endowment
Contact: Theresa Garcia
- 8897. Dec 2, 2009 (Wed)
Speaker: Maria Marco
Affiliation: Food Science & Technology
Title: Investigating the gut ecosystem with probiotic bacteria
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 4:10 pm
Sponsored by: Microbiology 291 Seminar Series
Contact: Sharon Boylan
- 8878. Dec 3, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Steve Brill
Affiliation: Rutgers University
Title: "The Sgs1/BLM helicase in DNA repair: Insights and questions from a new functional domain and new SUMO synthetic interactor"
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 4:10 p.m.
Sponsored by: Sponsored by: The College of Biological Sciences, Graduate Groups in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Cell & Developmental Biology, Section of Microbiology, Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Cell Biology & Human Anatomy, the Molecular & Cellular Biology Training Grant (NIH), and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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Abstract: The human Bloom Syndrome DNA helicase BLM and its yeast ortholog Sgs1 are large proteins that are well-known for their role in maintaining genome stability. However, the function of the N-terminal halves of these proteins is largely unknown - even though genetic analysis in yeast indicates that they are critical for Sgs1 function in-vivo. We have now performed biochemical studies on this 650 aa portion of the protein. We have identified a region that binds DNA and will describe its biochemical activities. A second approach to understanding Sgs1 function involves the study of genes required in the absence of SGS1 (1). Such synthetic-lethal screens have identified genes involved in the regulation of sumoylated proteins, such as the Slx5-Slx8 SUMO-dependent Ub ligase (2), but not the more common SUMO regulators such as the SUMO E1, E2, E3s, or Ulps. I will describe the activity of a new synthetic interactor, Wss1, involved in regulating the stability of sumoylated proteins. The results suggest that recombination-dependent DNA repair is regulated by a unique form of sumoylation. 1. Mullen, J. R., Kaliraman, V., Ibrahim, S. S., and Brill, S. J. (2001). Requirement for three novel protein complexes in the absence of the Sgs1 DNA helicase. Genetics, 157, 103-118. 2. Mullen, J. R. and Brill, S. J. (2008). Activation of the Slx5-Slx8 Ub ligase by poly-SUMO conjugates. J. Biol. Chem. 283, 19912-19921.
- 8862. Dec 4, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Joan Greve, PhD
Affiliation: Genentech, Inc.
Title: The Magnitude & Phase of Genentech Biomedical Imaging
Where: 1022 LSA
When: 11:00 am
Sponsored by: Biotech Program
Contact: Marianne Hunter
- 8888. Dec 4, 2009 (Fri)
Speaker: Bryan Krantz
Affiliation: University of California, Berkeley
Title: Structural Basis for the Pre-translocation Unfolding of Proteins by Anthrax Lethal Toxin
Where: 241 Hunt Hall
When: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Sponsored by: Biophysics Graduate Group
Contact: Ellen Picht
- 8838. Dec 7, 2009 (Mon)
Speaker: Jochen Ditterich
Affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, University of California, Davis
Title: Perceptual decisions between multiple alternatives and flexible decision-making
Where: 1022 Life Sciences
When: 12 pm noon
Sponsored by: Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
Contact: Dave Furlow
- 8826. Dec 9, 2009 (Wed)
Speaker: Simon Baron-Cohen, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Cambridge University
Title: The Androgen Theory of Autism
Where: M.I.N.D. Institute - 2825 50th Street, Sacramento - Room 1115
When: 4:30 p.m.
Sponsored by: UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
Contact: Kathy Keihl
- 8823. Dec 10, 2009 (Thu)
Speaker: Sacha Nelson
Affiliation: Department of Biology, Brandeis University
Title: Physiological Genomics of Cortical Circuits in Health and Disease
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
- 8840. Jan 11, 2010 (Mon)
Speaker: Nikos Logothetis
Affiliation: Max Planck Institute (MPI)
Storer Lectureship in the Life Sciences
Major Issues in Modern Biology Lecture Seminar Series
Title: Electrical Microstimulation and fMRI
Where: Genome Center
When: 4:10 PM
Sponsored by: Tracy and Ruth Storer Endowment.
Contact: Theresa Garcia
Abstract: Electrical stimulation (ES) of the brain has been performed for over 100 years, and although some might say it is a crude technique for understanding the detailed mechanisms underlying different neural computations, microstimulation has made significant contributions to our knowledge in both basic and clinical research. Recently there has been resurgence in its use in the context of electrotherapy and neural prostheses. For example, ES has made it possible to at least partially restore hearing to deaf patients by delivering pulses via implanted electrodes to different regions of the cochlea. Stimulation of the basal ganglia is remarkably effective in restoring motor function to Parkinsons patients, and microstimulation of the geniculostriate visual pathway is regarded by some as a very promising (future) method for making the blind see again. Yet, the methodology still suffers from at least two fundamental problems; (a) we do not always know exactly what is being stimulated when we pass currents through the tissue; and (b) stimulation causes activation in a large number of areas even outside the stimulation site, making it difficult to isolate and evaluate the behavioral effects of the stimulated area itself. Microstimulation during fMRI (esfMRI) could provide a unique opportunity to visualize the networks underlying electrostimulation-induced behaviors, to map neuromodulatory systems, or to develop electrotherapy and neural prosthetic devices. Last but not least, esfMRI can offer important insights into the functional neurovascular coupling. In my talk, I shall discuss findings from recent and on-going work on signal propagation during electrical stimulation. These findings not only offer some insights into functional neurovascular coupling and the interpretation of negative hemodynamic responses, but also reveal some interesting properties of the cortical microcircuits and the way they could propagate incoming population signals.
- 8827. Jan 13, 2010 (Wed)
Speaker: Matthew W. State, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine
Title: Recent Insights into the Genetics of Tourette Syndrome
Where: M.I.N.D. Institute - 2825 50th Street, Sacramento - Room 1115
When: 4:30 p.m.
Sponsored by: UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
Contact: Kathy Keihl
- 8841. Jan 28, 2010 (Thu)
Speaker: Loren Frank
Affiliation: UC San Francisco
Title: TBA
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: UCD Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
- 8843. Feb 4, 2010 (Thu)
Speaker: William Mobley
Affiliation: UC San Diego
Title: TBA
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 1100 AM
Sponsored by: Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
- 8828. Feb 10, 2010 (Wed)
Speaker: Marsha Mallick Seltzer, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Title: Psychosocial and Biological Markers of Stress in the Lives of Mothers of Adolescents and Adults with ASD
Where: M.I.N.D. Institute, 2825 50th Street, Sacramento - Room 1115
When: 4:30 p.m.
Sponsored by: UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
Contact: Kathy Keihl
- 8842. Feb 11, 2010 (Thu)
Speaker: Antonello Bonci
Affiliation: UCSF Gallo Centr
Title: TBA
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: UCD Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
- 8844. Feb 18, 2010 (Thu)
Speaker: Barbara Knowlton
Affiliation: UCLA
Title: TBA
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
- 8893. Mar 3, 2010 (Wed)
Speaker: John Lisman
Affiliation: Brandeis University
Title: TBA
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: UCD Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
- 8845. Mar 4, 2010 (Thu)
Speaker: Carol Barnes
Affiliation: University of Arizona
Title: TBA
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
- 8829. Mar 10, 2010 (Wed)
Speaker: Jacqueline N. Crawley, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health
Title: Mouse Models of Autism to Discover Causes and Develop Treatments
Where: M.I.N.D. Institute, 2825 50th Street, Sacramento - Room 1115
When: 4:30 p.m.
Sponsored by: UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
Contact: Kathy Keihl
- 8846. Mar 18, 2010 (Thu)
Speaker: John Huguenard
Affiliation: Stanford University
Title: TBA
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
- 8830. Apr 14, 2010 (Wed)
Speaker: John N. Constantino, M.D.
Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine
Title: The Genetic Epidemiology of Autism
Where: M.I.N.D. Institute, 2825 50th Street, Sacramento - Room 1115
When: 4:30 p.m.
Sponsored by: UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
Contact: Kathy Keihl
- 8847. Apr 15, 2010 (Thu)
Speaker: Howard Eichenbaum
Affiliation: Boston University
Title: TBA
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
- 8848. Apr 22, 2010 (Thu)
Speaker: Russ Poldrack
Affiliation: University of Texas, Austin
Title: "Stop it! The neural basis of response inhibition"
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
- 8849. Apr 29, 2010 (Thu)
Speaker: Wade Regehr
Affiliation: Harvard University
Title: TBA
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
- 8850. May 13, 2010 (Thu)
Speaker: Jay McClelland
Affiliation: Stanford University
Title: Dynamics of reward and stimulus influences on decision making: Theory, physiology, and behavior
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
- 8851. May 27, 2010 (Thu)
Speaker: Kalanit Grill-Spector
Affiliation: Stanford University
Title: TBA
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
- 8853. Jun 2, 2010 (Wed)
Speaker: Gina Turrigiano
Affiliation: Brandeis University
Title: TBA
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright
- 8852. Jun 10, 2010 (Thu)
Speaker: Dennis Dacey
Affiliation: University of Washington
Title: TBA
Where: Center for Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Ct, Research Park
When: 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: Center for Neuroscience
Contact: Terry Wright