University of Wisconsin–Madison

Seminar list for this week: March 28-April 1, 2022

Monday, March 28 9:00 AM         Cell & Regenerative Biology Faculty Candidate Seminar:  Cancer cell dissemination and dormancy:  a tumor microenvironment perspective; Speaker:  Lucia Borriello, PhD, Postdoc, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Join in person:  1325 HSLC. Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/93967128770?pwd=RUVHK2dINGJBRTZOMHJZbEt5NHNKdz09   12:00 PM        Biomedical Engineering Seminar:  Programmable tools for DNA, RNA and protein targeting:  new approaches, new challenges; Speaker:  Prashant Mali, PhD, Associate Professor of Bioengineering, UC-San Diego. Join in person:  1003 Engineering Centers (Tong Auditorium)   3:00 PM          The David Green Lecture in Enzyme Chemistry:  A metabolic paradigm for H2S signaling; Speaker:  Ruma Banerjee, University of Michigan. Join in person:  1211, HFD Biochemical Sciences Building Streaming here:  https://go.wisc.edu/bio_colloq   3:30 PM          McArdle Trainee Seminar:  Determining the role of fusion proteins, E8^E2 and E1^E4 in the viral life cycle of MmuPV1; Speaker:  Cooper Cavers (Advisor:  Paul Lambert). Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/93271024904?pwd=TEZYTVNjV0lkNlNpNDhGVWQ1anJHUT09&from=addon   Tuesday, March 29 12:00 PM        Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center Seminar:  Investigating the regulatory dynamics of somatic cell reprogramming to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs); Speaker:  Stefan Pietrzak (Sridharan lab). Join in person:  DeLuca Forum, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96958883460?pwd=bWVHbEdWdGxQdHMyOVkxTHV5UW9mdz09 (PASSCODE:  936743)   Wednesday, March 30 8:00 AM         Oncology Grand Rounds:  Translational research in myeloma:  a focus on t(11;14) and BCL2 inhibition; Speaker:  Jonathan Kaufman, MD, Professor, Hematology & Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine. Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/s/95367945796?pwd=RnQwdTVSWTlBQXc2a1NseTBDODlqUT09   10:30 AM       Cancer Biology Seminar:  Single-stranded DNA-binding co-factor CST sets the stage for DNA polymerase alpha/primase activation and primer synthesis; Speaker:  Ci Ji Lim, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, UW-Madison. Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95629175029?pwd=QXJPVUpYRHQwZmVFaUh2bk51UXMvdz09   12:00 PM        Neuroscience Seminar:  DNA-enabled membrane engineering for customized protein study; Speaker:  Zhao Zhang, PhD, UW-Neuroscience. Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98248357487?pwd=Y0VVVStUajZScVZHTmFQUFQ5MUFHZz09   12:00 PM        PBS 930 Seminar:  Plasma neurofilament light chain (pNfL) concentration in Labrador retrievers affected with idiopathic laryngeal paralysis (ILP); Speaker:  Jackie Perino (Sample lab, SVM – Surgical Sciences). Join in person:  Room 2255 SVM Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/97556353520?pwd=Sk5JMlRWUGdhTXZXeHlrWDFaMUp4QT09   3:30 PM          Genetics Colloquium:  Leveraging large population-based biobanks to investigate the genetic architecture of coronary artery disease; Speaker:  Hooman Allayee, Univ of Southern California. Join in person:  1111 Gen/Biotech Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/93110169921?pwd=UXQwclJMemxub1B1SGUvTWFJWWxHQT09   4:00 PM          Special Statistics Seminar:  Undergraduate Statistics/Data Science Research Quick Talks; Presenters are researchers from different fields around campus. Register for a personal Zoom link:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckcuytrTgvEtaFt3UYcFgWLV_X4xXTACVg   Thursday, March 31 9:00 AM         Cell & Regenerative Biology Faculty Candidate Seminar:  Stem cells in motion:  dynamic stem cell processes promoting adult tissue repair; Speaker:  Daniel Hu, PhD, Postdoc, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA. Join in person:  1325 HSLC. Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92508117038?pwd=WDBFOXgvM1BKT0wrV1FFblNCQTRqdz09   9:00 AM         Biomolecular Chemistry Special Seminar:  Characterization of poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) mechanical properties:  switch-like behavior of PAR compaction upon metal binding; Speaker:  Dr. Mohsen Badiee, Johns Hopkins University. Join via Zoom:  https://go.wisc.edu/0p66g0   12:10 PM        Molecular Virology Seminar:  Host cell lipid composition modulates viral infection; Speaker:  Gina Wade (Simcox lab). Join in person:  1211 Biochemical Sciences Building.   Friday, April 1 12:00 PM        BMI Seminar:  Title:  TBA; Speaker:  Irene Ong. Join in person:  Biotech Center Auditorium Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98097650633