Molecular Physiology & Biological Physics co-sponsored by SCBB
Fall 2008
Non-Departmental seminars in non-bold print
Refreshments served 15 min before seminar
| Date | Speaker-affiliation-title | Host |
| Friday, 8/1/08 2PM | Marek Cieplak- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Science- Stretching to understand proteins | Wladek Minor |
| Wednesday,8/20/08 Noon- Thesis Defense | Ronald Neppl- UVA- Thromboxane A2-Induced Bi-Directional Regulation of Cerebral Arterial Tone | Avril Somlyo |
| Monday, 9/8/08 | Charles Sanders- Vanderbilt University- "Structural studies of the transmembrane amyloid precursor protein: Is APP a cholesterol sensor?" | John Bushweller |
| Monday, 9/8/08 10AM Thesis Defense | Yunpeng Zhou- UVA-Solution Structure and Functional Insights of the Integral Membrane Protein DsbB | John Bushweller |
| Monday, 9/29/08 4PM | Volker Kiessling- UVA- Building the minimal fusion machinery from scratch: Insights into SNARE mediated membrane fusion from a supported membrane assay | Lukas Tamm |
| Thursday, 10/9/08 Jordan Hall Room 6006, 1PM- Thesis Defense | Abigail Flower- UVA- An Investigation of Decelerations in the Neonatal Heart Rate | Randall Moorman |
| Monday, 10/20/08 4PM | David Giedroc- Indiana University- Metal Sensing Transcriptional Regulators from Pathogenic Bacteria: Structure and Mechanism | Zygmunt Derewenda |
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Friday, 10/24/-08 2PM Thesis Defense |
David Shultis- UVA- TonB Dependent Transport | Michael Wiener |
| Monday, 10/27/08 4PM | Binyong Liang- UVA- Molecular Physiology- Structures and Dynamics of Outer Membrane Proteins A and G by Solution NMR | Lukas Tamm |
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Wednesday, 10/29/08 Jordan Hall Auditorium 4PM |
Beams Lecturer- Richard Lerner -President, The Scripps Research Institute- New Immunochemistry | Mark Yeager |
| Monday, 11/3/08 4PM | Bryan Sutton- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston- Inferring the function of synaptotagmin from structure |
Cameron Mura |
| Thursday, 11/20/08 | Tetsufumi Ueda- University of Michigan, Department of Pharmacology- Synaptic Transmission and Glucose Metabolism: Role of Glycolytic ATP-generating Enzymes in Neurotransmitter Accumulation in Synaptic Vesicles | John Hackett |
| Monday, 12/1/08 4PM | Ching-Ling Teng- UVA- Psychology-Plasticity of Auditory Cortex | Robert Nakamoto |
| Tuesday, 12/2/08 Rescheduled from Monday, 11/10/08 4PM | Victor Laubach- UVA-Department of Surgery- Mechanisms of Pulmonary Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury | Mark Yeager |
| Thursday, 12/4/08- Thesis Defense- 3PM | Shin-Kai Lin- Dept. Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics- The structural and functional role of the gamma-epsilon rotor in Escherichia coli FOF1 ATP synthase | Robert Nakamoto |
| Tuesday, 12/ 9/08- Noon | Dr. Xuelin Lou- Yale University, Department of Cell Biology- Understanding the dynamic control of synaptic vesicles at a large, central synapse | Lukas Tamm, Center for Membrane Biology |
| Thursday, 12/11/08- Noon | Dr. Jochen Zimmer- Harvard University, Department of Cell Biology- Structural basis for SecA mediated protein translocation | Lukas Tamm , Center for Membrane Biology |
DIRECTIONS FOR INVITING SPEAKERS
Follow these directions if you wish to invite a seminar speaker. Remember that you as host have the major responsibility of arranging the professional and social schedule for your guest.
1. Check current "OPEN" seminar dates.
2. Tentatively arrange a date with the speaker. Tell speaker he/she will be receiving a letter from the Seminar Director containing details regarding travel and overnight accommodations. The host should obtain the following information from the speaker at this time:
1.Speaker's full name and Institution.
2 Title of seminar
3.Complete mailing address, email, telephone and FAX numbers.
4.Internet "URL" address for the speaker so we can link to his/her homepage.
5.One or two relevant references to place at the bottom of the seminar announcement.
3. Send email to John Hackett (jth@virginia.edu) containing the above information, and ask for confirmation of the seminar date.
4. Confirm date with speaker.
5. The host is responsible for taking care of the speaker during the visit, including meeting schedule and meals. The host is also responsible for obtaining the correct forms if the speaker is to be reimbursed with an honorarium. An I-9 and an honorarium form are available from the front office (Jordan 4-7). Be aware that payments to foreign nationals have a very strict set of rules and requirements, so please talk to us in advance.