Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology

Seminars

BCMB 601 Department Seminar Fall 2024

Wednesdays 3:35pm-5pm
Mossman 202

DateSeminar SpeakerTitleHost
8/21Dan Roberts (UTK)Celebration of the career of an exceptional scientific and academic leaderGladys Alexandre
8/28Shannon Eaker Chief Technology Officer, Xcell Biosciences, CA)Cell and Gene Therapy Applications targeting Solid TumorsGladys Alexandre
9/4Megan Behringer (Vanderbilt)Leveraging Experimental Evolution to Unravel Bacterial Metabolism and EpigeneticsGladys Alexandre
9/11Courtney Ellison (UGA)DNA binding capacity sets the limit for natural transformationGladys Alexandre
9/18Tianhu Sun (ETSU)Harnessing Plant Synthetic Biology for Crop Nutritional Quality ImprovementGladys Alexandre
9/25Fran Barrera (BCMB)TBAGladys Alexandre/ Barry Bruce
10/2Jessica KissingerTBAJianbin Wang
10/9Jen Liou (UT Southwestern)Signaling at ER-PM contact sitesAmit Joshi
10/16Rajan Lamichhane (BCMB)Single-Molecule Approaches Demonstrate Activation of G Protein-Coupled ReceptorGladys Alexandre/ Barry Bruce
10/23Ed Lyman (Univ Delaware)TBASarah Shelby
10/30Erik Anderson (John Hopskin Univ)Benzimidazole resistance: Going beyond beta-tubulin in multiple speciesJianbin Wang
11/6Jared Nordman (Vanderbilt)TBAMariano Labrador
11/13Robert J. Johnston Jr. (John Hopskin Univ)An hourglass mechanism to generate neuronal diversity in human retinal organoidsMariano Labrador
11/20Vasanthi Jayaraman (UT Houston, McGovern School of Medicine)Glutamate receptors from single molecules to synapsesRajan Lamichhane
11/27No ClassThanksgiving 

Spring 2024 Seminars

DateSpeaker Name / AffiliationTitleHost
1/24/2024Hameeda Sultana, UTKExosomes and their enriched molecular determinants as novel vaccine candidates to combat vector-borne disease.Rajan Lamichhane
1/31/2024Hugh O’Neill, ORNLAn Intrinsically Disordered Plant Microtubule-Associated Protein that Reorganizes MicrotubulesRajan Lamichhane
2/7/2024Plant Faculty Search CandidateTBDAndreas Nebenführ
2/14/2024Plant Faculty Search CandidateTBDElena Shpak
2/21/2024Plant Faculty Search CandidateTBDBrad Binder
2/28/2024Biochemistry Faculty Search CandidateTBDTessa Calhoun
3/6/2024Matthias Buck, Case Western Reserve UniversityComputational and experimental studies of Ras GTPase and Eph Receptors at (and in) the plasma membraneFran Barrera
3/20/2024Jae Park, UTKDrosophila Neuroendocrine System: metabolism, behavior, and apoptosisElena Shpak
3/27/2024Sharon Kessler, Purdue UniversityProcessing extracellular information: MLO signaling from flowers to rootsAndreas Nebenführ
4/3/2024Ava Udvadia, Appalachian State UniversityGene Regulatory Mechanisms Governing Successful Optic Nerve Regeneration.Rachel McCord
4/10/2024Raluca Gordan, Duke UniversityAn unexpected role for transcription factors in DNA mutagenesisRachel McCord
4/17/2024Jayhun Lee, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical SchoolThe very hungry parasite: discovering the mechanism of schistosome immune evasion.Jianbin Wang
4/24/2024Vivian Gama, Vanderbilt UniversityDefective Mitochondrial and Peroxisomal Fission Impairs NeurogenesisAmit Joshi
5/1/2024Roger Deal, Emory UniversityTranscriptional control in plant genomes: new discoveries and new questionsElena Shpak

Fall 2023 Seminars

DateName and affiliation of the speakerWebsite/TitleHost
8/23/2023Billy Lau, Departments of Psychology and Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TNNeural basis of behaviorRajan Lamichhane
8/30/2023Ivis Chaple Gore: Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TNRadiochemistry Research Capabilities at the University of Tennessee KnoxvilleRajan Lamichhane
9/6/2023Larry York: Biosciences Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville TNFunctional phenomics for carbon efficiency of roots, plants, and ecosystems https://www.ornl.gov/staff-profile/larry-m-yorkRajan Lamichhane /Gladys Alexandre
9/13/2023Ian Wallace: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GAian.wallace@uga.edu https://iwallace36.wixsite.com/wallacelab Synthesis, deposition, and regulation of cell wall polysaccharides in ArabidopsisBrad Binder
9/20/2023Justin Miller: Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TNhttps://millerbiochem.wixsite.com/mtsu Investigating the Impact of Novel DNA-Binding Activity Exhibited by Poly(aspartic acid) hydrolase-1 on Biofilm StructuresRajan Lamichhane
9/27/2023Itay Budin: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CAwww.budinlab.com  How lipid chemistry shapes membranes: from mitochondria in our cells to life at the bottom of earth’s oceansSarah Shelby  
10/4/2023Keerthi Krishnan: Biochemistry and Cellular & Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TNTenure talkGladys Alexandre /Brad Binder
10/11/2023Colleen Niswender: Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, TNhttps://lab.vanderbilt.edu/niswender-lab/ Metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 as a therapeutic target in neurodevelopmental disordersKeerthi Krishnan
10/18/2023Jingyi Fe: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, ILhttp://feilab.uchicago.edu RNA-mediated gene regulation: action under the lightRajan Lamichhane
10/25/2023Nora Springer: College of Veterinary Medicine, Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, Knoxville, TNBuilding a Better Model: Utilizing Natural Disease in Dogs to Enhance Translation of Basic Cancer ResearchRajan Lamichhane /Gladys Alexandre
11/1/2023Reza Vafabakhsh: Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, ILhttp://www.rezalab.orgRajan Lamichhane
11/8/2023Shalini Low-Nam: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, INhttps://www.chem.purdue.edu/people/profile/slownam Molecular mechanisms of CAR T cell activation and tumor cell killingSarah Shelby
11/15/2023James Olzmann: Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California Berkley, Berkley CAhttp://www.olzmannlab.com/ Cellular mechanisms of lipid homeostasis and lipotoxicityAmit Joshi
11/29/2023Jebrell Glover: Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PAhttps://sites.google.com/lehigh.edu/glover-research-lab-lehigh/homeFran Barrera
12/6/2023Jonathan Wall: Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TNhttp://gsm.utmck.edu/internalmed/faculty/wall.cfmElias Fernandez

Spring 2023 Seminars

DateSpeakerTitle of TalkHost
1/25Snow Zhou, MIT (Cellular Faculty Candidate)Of Yeast and MEN: How budding yeast ensures genome partitioning to its daughtersJianbin Wang 
2/1TBA (Cellular Faculty Candidate) Andreas Nebenfuehr 
2/8Kate Lee, University of Toronto (Cellular Faculty Candidate)Mechanisms of stress-induced organelle assembly and disassemblyRachel McCord 
2/15Sho Suzuki, Cornell University (Cellular Faculty Candidate) Amit Joshi 
2/22SaraH Zanders, Stowers Institutewtf causes infertilityJianbin Wang 
3/1Belinda Akpa (ORNL)   Rachel McCord 
3/8Tim Downing, UC Irvine   Rachel McCord 
3/15No Class, Spring Break  
3/22Matt Eddy, University of Florida Biophysical Tools for Investigating Mechanisms of Drug Signaling with Human GPCRsRajan Lamichhane 
3/29Kirk W. Deitsch, Cornell University A Parasite of Many Disguises: How Human Malaria Parasites Avoid Their Host’s Immune Response       Jianbin Wang 
4/5Victor Corces, Emory University  Mariano Labrador 
4/12Anindya Dutta, University of Alabama Birmingham EccDNAs and a 6q22 microdeletion: two tales of the intersection of DNA damage repair and cancerJianbin Wang 
4/19Siyuan Wang, Yale  
4/26TBA  
5/3TBA  

Fall 2022 Seminars

DateName and affiliation of the speakerTitle of the talkHost
8/24/2022Polly Hsu, Michigan State UniversityRoadblocks on mRNAs: Gene Expression Regulation by Upstream Open Reading Frames in PlantsAlbrecht von Arnim
8/31/2022Nils G. Walter, University of MichiganSingle Molecules Come Into Focus: The RNA World We Live InRajan Lamichhane
9/7/2022Tian Hong, UTKModeling Non‐canonical Switch and Oscillator in Gene Regulatory NetworksGladys Alexandre
9/14/2022Tomo Kawashima, The University of KentuckyDynamics in Plant Reproduction: From Fertilization to Seed DevelopmentAndreas Nebenfuehr
9/21/2022Tania Rozario, University of GeorgiaMaking heads or tails of tapeworms: Region‐specific regulation of stem‐ cell driven regeneration in Hymenolepis diminutaJianbin Wang
9/28/2022Eberhard Voit, Georgia TechWeaving Biological Snapshots into Stories through Mathematical ModelingTian Hong
10/5/2022Elena Shpak, UTKRegulation of plant morphogenesis by cell‐cell signaling. Gladys Alexandre
10/12/2022Scott  Lenaghan, UTKDeveloping the Toolbox for Plant Synthetic BiologyElena Shpak
10/19/2022Peter Kim, University of TorontoPexophagy meeting Mitophagy: A case for selective autophagy defect in Peroxisome Biogenesis DisordersAmit Joshi 
10/26/2022Priya Banerjee, University of BuffaloA Programmable Landscape of Biomolecular CondensatesRajan Lamichhane
11/2/2022Aman Husbands, UPennHD‐ZIPIII transcription factors are controlled by deeply conserved START domainsElena Shpak 
11/9/2022David Jackson, CSHLCommunication between plant stem cells by direct transfer of proteins and RNAsElena Shpak 
11/16/2022Bonnie Bartel, Rice UniversityPeroxisome function, dysfunction, and dynamics in ArabidopsisAmit Joshi
11/30/2022Adam Smith, Texas Tech UniversityResolving membrane protein‐protein interactions in live cells with PIEFCCSFran Barrera
12/7/2022Joe Zhou, UPennTBDKeerthi Krishnan