BMB Seminars 2007-2008 Please click on the speech title for information on time and location. 2007 | Date | Guest Speaker | Title | Host | | September 11 | Dr. Michael Ostrowski | Integration of Signaling and Gene Expression During Osteoclast Differentiation | Merry J. Oursler, Ph.D. | | September 18 | Dr. Ron Breaker | Gene Control by Riboswitches | | | September 25 | Dr. Jessica Tyler | Regulation of Genomic Processes by Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly | Zhiguo Zhang, Ph.D. | | October 2 | Dr. Bert O'Malley, Kendall-Mattox Named Lecturer | Nuclear Receptor Coactivators: 'Master Genes' for Cell Regulation | Thomas C. Spelsberg, Ph.D. and David O. Toft, Ph.D. | | October 9 | Dr. Bill Tansey | Transcriptional Control by the Ubiguitin Proteasome System | Zhiguo Zhang, Ph.D. | | October 16 | Dr. W. James Nelson, Szent-Gyorgyi Named Lecturer | Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional Mechanisms in the Biogenesis of Epithelial Cell Polarity | Peter C. Harris, Ph.D. | | October 23 | Dr. Tom Coffman | The kidney in Hypertension: Guyton Redux | Frank V. Brozovich, M.D., Ph.D. | | October 30 | | | | | November 6 | Dr. Andre van Wijen | "Cell cycle control of osteoblasts by Runx2" | Jennifer J. Westendorf, Ph.D. | | November 13 | | | | | November 20 | Dr. Xue Ru Wu Professor of Urology and Director of Urological Research New York University School of Medicine | "Molecular Pathways of Urothelial Tumorigenesis: Lessons from Genetically Engineered Mice" | Peter C. Harris, Ph.D. | | November 27 | Dr. Zaidi | "Disruption of Calcium Homeostasis in the Aging Brain: Role of the Plasma Membrane CA2+-ATPase"; | Emanuel E. Strehler, Ph.D. | | December 4 | Dr. Hebrok | Hedgehog and Wnt Signaling in Pancreas Development and Cencer - the good, the bad, and the ugly | Martin E. Fernandez-Zapico, M.D. and Raul A. Urrutia, M.D. | | December 11 | Dr. Craig Logsdon | "Mouse Models of Pancreatic Cancer-Some Old Ideas and Some New Ideas" | Martin E. Fernandez-Zapico, M.D. and Raul A. Urrutia, M.D. | 2008 | Date | Guest Speaker | Title | Host | | January 15 | Dr. Hicham Drissi | "Transcriptional Control of Mesenchymal Cell Differentiation during Skeletal Repair" | Thomas Spelsberg, Ph.D. and John Hawse, IV, Ph.D. | | January 22 | Dr. Bruce Stillman, Getz Named Lecturer | "Control of the Chromosome Cycle in Human Cells by the Origin Recognition Complex" | Zhiguo Zhang, Ph.D. and Cynthia T. McMurray, Ph.D. | | January 29 | Dr. John Denu | "Reversible Protein Acetylation and Chromatin Function" | Zhiguo Zhang, Ph.D. | | February 5 | | | | | February 12 | Dr. Mark Williams | "Force-induced Single Molecule DNA Interactions: From Small Molecule Binding to HIV Replication" | L. J. Maher, Ph.D. | | February 19 | Dr. Nabeel Bardeesy | "Developmental Signaling Pathways and Pancreatic Cancer Progression" | Martin E. Fernandez-Zapico, M.D. | | February 26 | Dr. Cam Patterson | "Size Matters in the Heart: Some New Ideas about Cardiac Hypertrophy" | Debabrata Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D. | | March 4 | Dr. James Chen | "Chemical Probes of Embryonic Signaling and Patterning" | "Stephen C. Ekker, Ph.D. | | March 11 | Dr. Michael Rosen | "Hierarchical Regulation of WASP/WAVE Proteins During Actin Assembly" | Daniel D. Billadeau, Ph.D. | | March 18 | Dr. Stein | "Role of the MafA and MafB transcription factors in Islet Insulin-producing Beta Cell Development and Function | Martin E. Fernandez-Zapico, M.D. and Raul A. Urrutia, M.D. | | March 25 | Dr. Brian Lewis | "Modeling Pancreatic Tumorigenesis in the Mouse" | Martin E. Fernandez-Zapico, M.D. | | April 1 | Dr. Luke Szweda | "Modulation of Mitochondrial Function in Response to Alterations in Redox Status | Grazia Isaya, M.D., Ph.D. | | April 8 | Dr. Richard Wolfenden, Rusnak Named Lecturer | "Enzyme Action, Inhibition, and the Depth of Chemical Time" Please note: Meeting will be in Mann Hall in Rochester and LC58A in Scottsdale | BMB Students | | April 15 | | | | | April 22 | | | | | April 29 | Dr. Dwight Towler | "TNF-alpha and Msx2-Wnt Signaling in Diabetic Vascular Disease" | Merry J. Oursler, Ph.D. | | May 6 | Dr. Gary Bokoch | "Coupling Rho GTPase Signaling Dynamics to the Cytoskeletal Machinery"" | Daniel D. Billadeau, Ph.D. | | May 13 | Dr. Nicky Partridge | "Nuclear Events in Parathyroid Hormone Action on the Osteoblast" | Jennifer J. Westendorf, Ph.D. | | May 20 | Dr. Rong Li | “Regulation of Estrogen Action and Synthesis During Breast Cancer Development” | Zhiguo Zhang, Ph.D. | Previous Seminars |