Department of Biological Sciences Inga Richter Fall2022 Seminar Series
In memory of a former doctoral student lnga R. Richter. Inga was dedicated to her students and profession. She felt that her teaching responsibilities did not stop in the classroom; they stopped when her students understood. All seminars except the ones marked with * are held on Zoom at 12:30PM. The in-person seminars are held in Room 926 North (69th Street between Park and Lexington)
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Mon. 29-Aug
Cytotoxic ion channel formation by human apolipoprotein L-I (APOL1)
Dr. Russell Thomson
Hunter Biology
Host: Jayne Raper
Mon. 12-Sep
Discovering molecular mechanisms of proteins with new computational approaches to the study of their dynamics and allosteric pathways underlying their function
Dr. Ekaterina Kots
Weill Cornell Medicine
Host: Hualin Zhong
Mon. 19-Sep-Canceled
Defined Bacterial Consortia, a Novel Approach to Tackle Clostridioides difficile Infection
Dr. Silvia Caballero
Vedanta Biosciences
Host: Shirley Raps
*Thurs. September 29
Microbiological studies of hypereutrophic and dead zone ecosystems
Dr. Elias Broman
Stockholm University
Host: Mitch Goldfarb
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87448548764?pwd=WUJvTlAvRS9Zb3g4N0x6RG1QeEVqdz09
Mon. Oct 3
Gut Bacteroides cause severe malaria
Dr. Rabindra Mandal
Indiana University
Host: Mitch Goldfarb
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81687693075?pwd=Y0ZyNXNlbU1KajVoM2RrYVk2VXJQUT09
Mon. 17-Oct
TBA
Host: Mitch Goldfarb
Mon. 24-Oct
How Gram positive bacteria monitor their cell walls for defects and catalyze their repair
Dr. David Rudner
Harvard Medical School
Host: Shirley Raps
Mon. 31-Oct
Gene Therapy Approach Using Synthetic Anc80L65 Viral Vector Harboring Acid Ceramidase Gene for Treatment of Senescence Driven Diseases
Dr. Efrat Eliyahu
Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine
Host: Mitch Goldfarb
Mon. 7-Nov
TBA<
Dr. Marie Samanovic
NYU Vaccine Center
Host: Jayne Raper
Mon. 14-Nov
Integrative analysis of the m6A readers; uncovering how m6A regulates mRNA fate
Dr. Sara Zaccara
Weill Medical College/Columbia Univ
Host: Hualin Zhong
Mon. 21-Nov
Developing a soluble adenylate cyclase inhibitor into an on demand male contraceptive
Dr. Melanie Balbach
Weill Cornell Medicine
Host: Hualin Zhong
Mon. 28-Nov
Mycobiota interactions: sensing intestinal fungi regulates both local and systemic immunity
Dr. Xin V. Li
Weill Cornell Medicine
Host: Hualin Zhong
Mon. 5-Dec
Axo-glial interactions between midbrain dopamine axons and oligodendrocyte lineage cells and their implications for experience-dependent myelination
Dr. Leora Yetnikoff
CSI
Host: Katya Likhtik
Mon. 12-Dec
My Cold Storage Journey and Lab Sustainability
Allison Hunter
Imperial College London
Host: Carmen Melendez-Vasquez