Seminars this week: Oct 18-22, 2021

Monday, October 18

9:00 AM     UW Proteomics Seminar:  “Mass spectrometry-guided precision biology and medicine;” Speaker:  Yu-Ju Chen PhD, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, and National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; President, Human Proteome Organization.  “Proteomes in 3D;” Speaker:  Paola Picotti, PhD, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

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12:00 PM   CHGPM Seminar:  “Deciphering the non-coding genome with iPSCs and genome editing;” Speaker:  Dr. Valentina Lo Sardo, Assistant Professor, Dept of Cell & Regenerative Biology, UW-Madison.

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3:30 PM     McArdle Trainee Seminar:  “Examining how obesity-associated inflammation promotes mammary gland and tumor fibrosis;” Speaker:  Genevra Kuziel (Advisor:  Lisa Arendt).  “BCR signaling and LMP2A in Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) positive diffuse large B cell lymphomas;” Speaker:  Makoto Ohashi, PhD (Advisor:  Eric Johannsen).

Join via Zoom Passcode: 374167 (new & required) 

Tuesday, October 19

12:00 PM   Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Seminar:  “Translational control of gene expression regulates muscle stem cell activity;” Speaker:  Dr. Colin Crist, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept of Human Genetics, McGill University.

Attend in person:  DeLuca Forum, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery 

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Wednesday, October 20

8:00 AM     Oncology Grand Rounds:  “Hereditary ovarian cancer syndromes and the future of cancer prevention;” Speaker:  Lisa Barroilhet, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynecology, UW-Madison.

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8:00 AM     RNA Collaborative Seminar:  Hosted by Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI); Moderator & Host:  Neva Caliskan, PhD.

“CRISPR-Cas systems and the dilemma(s) of adaptive immunity;” Speaker:  Chase Beisel, PhD.

“Uncovering host-pathogen interaction modalities using single-cell RNA-seq and RNA metabolic labeling;” Speaker:  Antoine-Emmanuel Saliba, PhD.

Zoom Registration Link: 

https://uni-wuerzburg.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErcu6rpjMjGtSzwAjHPVeri6gXeBR_kQWu 

12:00 PM   Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program Student Seminar (PBS 930):    “Understanding the effects of LTBP-2 mutations in the anterior segment of the eye in a feline model of glaucoma”; Speaker:  Odalys Torne (McLellan lab, SVM – Surgical Sciences).

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12:00 PM   Neuroscience Seminar:    “Wearing many hats:  post-transcriptional control of cortical development;” Speaker:  Debra Silver, PhD, Duke University.

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Thursday, October 21

8:00 AM     Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds:  “The crypto-lab:  fate or fad? – Blockchain basics for the lab person;” Speaker:  Alaa Alsadi, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, UW-Madison.

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12:10 PM   Molecular Virology Seminar:  “Lost in (or maybe after) translation:  HIV-1 programmed ribosomal frameshifting and virus particle assembly;” Speaker:  Prof. Nathan Sherer, Molecular Virology, McArdle, UW-Madison.

Attend in person:  Room 1211 – Biochemical Sciences Building, 440 Henry Mall.

Friday, October 22

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