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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar Series
Please mark your calendars for these upcoming Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminars.
The normal departmental seminar time is Monday, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Under exceptional circumstances (such as job searches), Tuesday from 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Wednesday from 2:30 to 5:30, and Friday from 2:30 to 5:30 are available.Some people to contact for specific questions:
Ron Porter (rdp1@psu.edu): Graduate research seminars
Richard Frisque (rjf6@psu.edu): Department Head
SUMMER 2008
June 5, 2008
Mr. Bryan Venters
Penn State University
“High-Resolution Genome-Wide Organization of the Yeast Transcription Machinery”
9:00 a.m. – 108 Wartik Laboratory
Host: Dr. Frank Pugh (863-8252)
June 20, 2008
Mr. Michael Gleghorn
Penn State University
“X-ray Crystal Structures Explain DNA-Hairpin Promoter Binding and de novo Transcription Initiation for the N4 Virion RNA Polymerase”
10:00 a.m. – 108 Wartik Laboratory
Host: Dr. Katsuhiko Murakami (865-2758)
June 23, 2008
Mr. Il Minn
Penn State
“Centrosome Attachment to the Nucleus Requires the SUN-1 Mediated Localization of ZYG-12 to the Outer Membrane of the Nuclear Envelope in C. elegans Embryos”
1:00 p.m. – 101 Althouse Laboratory
Host: Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose (865-7904)
July 2, 2008
Dr. Kerstin Bystricky
University of Toulouse
“Loops and Limits: Silencing and Nuclear Organization”
4:00 p.m. – 101 Althouse Laboratory
Host: Dr. Robert Schlegel (865-6974)
FALL 2008
September 8, 2008
University of California, Santa Cruz
“title to be announced”
4:00 p.m. – 101 Althouse Laboratory
Host: Dr. Melissa Rolls (867-1395)
September 15, 2008 – Marker Lecture (1 of 2)
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom)
“title to be announced”
6:00 p.m. – Berg Auditorium, 100 Life Sciences Building
Host: Dr. Arthur Lesk (865-4743)
September 16, 2008 – Marker Lecture (2 of 2)
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom)
“title to be announced”
11:30 a.m. – Berg Auditorium, 100 Life Sciences Building
Host: Dr. Arthur Lesk (865-4743)
September 22, 2008
OPEN
September 29, 2008
OPEN
October 6, 2008
Penn State University
“title to be announced”
4:00 p.m. – 101 Althouse Laboratory
Host: Dr. Richard Frisque (863-1851)
October 13, 2008
Penn State University
“title to be announced”
4:00 p.m. – 101 Althouse Laboratory
Host: Dr. Richard Frisque (863-1851)
October 20, 2008 – Pollard Lecture
Washington University School of Medicine
“title to be announced”
4:00 p.m. – 101 Althouse Laboratory
Host: Dr. Katsuhiko Murakami (865-2758)
October 27, 2008
University of Michigan
“title to be announced”
4:00 p.m. – 101 Althouse Laboratory
Host: Dr. Andrey Krasilnikov (865-5050)
November 3, 2008
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
“title to be announced”
4:00 p.m. – 101 Althouse Laboratory
Host: Dr. Emine Koc (865-8300)
November 10, 2008
San Diego State University
“title to be announced”
4:00 p.m. – 101 Althouse Laboratory
Host: Drs. Stephan Schuster & Iliana Baums (863-9872)
November 17, 2008 – Stone Lecture
Cornell University
“title to be announced”
4:00 p.m. – 101 Althouse Laboratory
Host: Dr. Paul Babitzke (865-0002)
December 1, 2008
University of Texas Medical Branch
“title to be announced”
4:00 p.m. – 101 Althouse Laboratory
Host: Dr. Kouacou Konan (863-8254)
December 4, 2008
Mr. Demesew Abebe
Penn State University
"title to be announce"
11:15 a.m. – 101 Althouse Laboratory
Host: Dr. Ross Hardison (863-0113)
December 8, 2008
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
“title to be announced”
4:00 p.m. – 101 Althouse Laboratory
Host: Dr. Kenneth Keiler (863-0787)
Refreshments will be served prior to each seminar.
Faculty and graduate student discussions will be arranged with all speakers -- please contact the host for an appointment.
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