Seminar list for this week: February 6-10

February 6, 2023

Monday, February 6, 2023 10:00 AM Faculty Candidate Seminar: Dynamics and disruption of human translation initiation; Speaker: Chris Lapointe, Dept of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine. Join in person: 1211 HFD Biochemical Sciences Bldg. 12:00 PM Precision Medicine Interest Group: Targeting JAK-STAT signaling in B cell lymphoma; Speaker: Dr. Lixin Rui, PhD. Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92883594719?pwd=OGJxRE1ZUEh0K2d0UVdZelJvR2JEQT09 3:00 PM Biochemistry Colloquium: Beyond PTMs: exploring the secret life of proteins via direct analysis of 3D conformational changes in cell extracts using mass spectrometry; Speaker: Michael R. Sussman, Salm-Bray Distinguished Chair Professor. Join in person: 1211 HFD Biochemical Sciences. 3:30 PM McArdle Trainee Seminar: Single-cell delineation of strain-specific HIV-1 gene activities using multicolor biosensors and live cell imaging; Speaker: Jorge Guerrero (Kalejta lab). Title: TBD; Speaker: Zach Kauffman (Lang lab). Join in person: 6571 WIMR Tuesday, February 7, 2023 12:00 PM Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Seminar: Cellular and molecular tools to interrogate arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy pathology; Speaker: Dr. Jared Churko, PhD, University of Arizona. Join in person: DeLuca Forum, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96958883460?pwd=bWVHbEdWdGxQdHMyOVkxTHV5UW9mdz09 Wednesday, February 8, 2023 8:00 AM Oncology Grand Rounds: Town Hall – learn more about the state of UW Carbone and oncology service line updates – NCI renewal, fiscal outlook and new directions; specialty care redesign, and Eastpark Medical Center; Q&A; Speakers: Dr. Howard Bailey, UWCCC Director and Dr. Lee Wilke, Senior Medical Director, Clinical Cancer Services. Join in person: 1306 HSLC Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/s/92233857483?pwd=SFFOa1hBZG1QaThPRnJ3cXduUU4zQT09 11:00 AM Cancer Biology Seminar: Epstein-Barr Virus molecular pathogenesis in the nasopharynx and liquid biopsy for the risk assessment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Speaker: Kathy Ho Yen Shair, PhD, Asst Prof, Dept of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Univ of Pittsburgh. Join in person: 1335 HSLC Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/97329437283 12:00 PM CBS Grad Program Student Seminar (Path-Bio 930): Nanoadjuvant system for mRNA vaccines against mycobacteria; Speaker: Bubacarr J.B Touray (Talaat lab, SVM – Pathobiological Sciences). Join in person: 2255 SVM 12:00 PM Neuroscience Seminar: Cones and cone pathways remain functional in advanced retinal degeneration; Speaker: A.P. Sampath, PhD, UCLA. Join in person: 3571 WIMR. 3:30 PM Genetics Colloquium: TBA; Speaker: Satchin Panda, Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Join in person: 1111 Genetics/Biotech Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/93703991509?pwd=YStCMnpzRHFXOTVuN0t6V2REYWhtZz09 7:00 PM Darwin Day 2023: Finding other ancient minds across the human evolutionary tree; Speaker: John Hawks, Vilas-Borghesi Distinguished Achievement Professor, Dept of Anthropology, UW-Madison. Join in person: 1111 Genetics Biotech Center. Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92427136645 For more information: https://evolution.wisc.edu/darwin-day/ Thursday, February 9, 2023 9:00 AM Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Seminar: Gut microbiome and intestinal permeability in Alzheimer’s disease; Speaker: Margo Heston, CMP grad student (Bendlin lab). Join in person: 1345 HSLC 12:10 PM Molecular Virology Seminar: (Re)defining the roles of viruses in microbiomes; Speaker: Prof. Karthik Anantharaman, Bacteriology. Join in person: 1211 Biochemical Sciences Auditorium 12:30 PM Evolution Seminar (Darwin Day): More energy, more neurons, more time: human evolution as a story of self-reinforcing opportunities; Speaker: Suzanna Herculano-Houzel, Associate Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University; Associate Director for Communications, Vanderbilt Brain Institute. Join in person: 1111 Genetics/Biotech Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrce2vrDwtHNBMv0FxIcmw56npNOhu831_ For more information: https://evolution.wisc.edu/darwin-day/ 3:30 PM Biology Colloquium: Harnessing plant metabolism for new catalysts, medicines, and materials; Speaker: Jing-Ke Weng, MIT. Join in person: 168 Noland Hall Friday, February 10, 2023 12:00 PM Wiley Seminar: Nucleotide repeat expansion disorders: molecular mechanisms and paths to therapy; Speaker: Peter Todd, MD, PhD, Bucky and Patti Harris Professor and Associate Chair of Research, Dept of Neurology, Univ of Michigan Medical School. Join in person: Wiley Conference Center