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Seminars & Events

The weekly colloquium is generally held on Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. in K-207 Auditorium (2-6408). Unless otherwise noted, our departmental colloquia program is supported by the Alejandro Zaffaroni Endowment Fund and the John R. Murlin Fund. For outside guests, contact Dr. Houhui Xia. For graduate student colloquia, contact Dr. Cesare Orlandi.

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Guest Seminar: "Gene-based Therapies for GRIN Neurodevelopmental Disorders"

Amy Ramsey, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto

Apr 13, 2023 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | K207, 2-6408

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"Mitochondrial Precursor Overaccumulation Stress (mPOS) Affects Muscle Mass Homeostasis and Heart Function"

Xin Jie Chen, Ph.D. - SUNY Distinguished Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology; Director, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program; State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Apr 06, 2023 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | Anders Room, 4-6912

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Research Talk: "Alteration in stimulus-secretion coupling in a model of the early stages of Sjogren’s syndrome"

Kai-Ting Huang - Laboratory of Dr. David Yule

Mar 30, 2023 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | Anders Room, 4-6912

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Second Year Research Talk: "ATP binding sites in inositol (1,4,5)-Trisphosphate Receptors (IP3R)"

Xiaoxuan Lin - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. David Yule

Mar 09, 2023 @ 1:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Anders Room 4-6912

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Second Year Research Talk: "Controlling mitochondrial Bioenergetics with Light"

Nada Ahmed Selim - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Andrew Wojtovich

Mar 09, 2023 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | Anders Room 4-6912

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Second Year Literature Review: "A single historical substitution drives an increase in acetylcholine receptor complexity"

Alireza Mousaei - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. David MacLean

Mar 02, 2023 @ 1:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Anders Room 4-6912

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Second Year Literature Review: "Mitochondrial function is preserved under cysteine starvation via glutathione catabolism in NSCLC"

Fatemeh Alimohammadi - Graduate student in the Laboratory of Dr. Isaac Harris

Mar 02, 2023 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | Anders Room 4-6912

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Thesis Proposal: "Molecular Mechanisms Regulating G Protein Signal Bias"

Rana Alabdali - Graduate Student, Laboratory of Dr. Cesare Orlandi

Feb 16, 2023 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | Anders Room, 4-9612

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Research Talk: "Electroporation-mediated gene delivery of CFTR plasmids as a novel approach to treat Cystic Fibrosis in vivo."

David Delemos - Laboratory of Dr. David Dean

Feb 02, 2023 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | Anders Room, 4-6912

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Research Talk: “Combinatorial Treatment of CF Nonsense Mutations with ACE-tRNAs and Small Molecules”

Wooree Ko - Laboratory of Dr. John Lueck

Jan 26, 2023 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | Anders Room, 4-6912

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Research Talk: “Thrombocytopenia Independently Leads to Monocyte Immune Dysfunction in Sepsis”

Chen Li - Laboratory of Dr. Craig Morrell

Jan 12, 2023 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | Anders Room, 4-6912

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Internal Guest Speaker: "Understanding the Roles of Antioxidants in Disease"

Isaac S. Harris, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Genetics; Associate Member, Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center

Jan 05, 2023 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | Anders Room, 4-6912

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