Thomas Martínez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of California- Irvine
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
BMB Seminar Room
264 McDonnell Sciences, St. Louis, MO 63110
Thomas Martínez, Ph.D.
University of California-Irvine
“Big Surprises from Small Proteins”
Host: Dr. Benjamin Garcia
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar with Dr. Keren Lasker
Keren Lasker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Integrative Structural and Computational Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
Biochemistry and Biophysics Community at Washington University
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Keren Lasker, Ph.D.
The Scripps Research Institute
“The PopZ condensate: mechanistic insight into regulating asymmetry and potential synthetic applications”
Host: Student & Postdoc Liaison Committee (SPLC)
Cell Biology & Physiology | 2024 Erlanger-Gasser Lecture
Thomas L. Schwarz, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology & Neurobiology
Harvard Medical School
F.M. Kirby Center for Neurobiology
Boston Children's Hospital
** Note: Erlanger-Gasser Lecture will begin at 3:00 pm **
Moore Auditorium, North Building, 1st Floor
4580 Scott Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
“Mitochondrial Dynamics for mRNA Transport and Neuronal Survival”
Thomas L. Schwarz, Ph.D.
The Schwarz Lab works at the intersection of neuroscience and cell biology. In the last decade, the mechanisms of axonal transport and the dynamics of mitochondria have become primary areas of interest and combine fundamental cell biology with insight into the etiology and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. Our approach has been to use whatever system is most pertinent to the scientific question, from Drosophila genetics to rodent neurons, to patient-derived iPSCs. We combine advanced imaging methods, molecular biology, genetics, and pharmacology to reach our goal of a mechanistic understanding. One current focus is on neurodegenerative mechanisms and, in particular, how defects in mitochondrial transport and clearance contribute to neuropathology in Parkinson’s Disease and ALS. These studies complement our other projects on synapse formation and the cell biological processes that allow a growth cone to transform into a functional synaptic bouton.
* Reception Following Lecture, FLTC, 2nd Floor, Hearth
Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar Series
Wei Yang, Ph.D.
NIH Distinguished Investigator
Mechanism of DNA Repair, Replication, and Recombination Section
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
National Institutes of Health, NIDDK
Faculty Host: Dr. Zhongsheng You
McDonnell Sciences Building, 4th Floor, Room 423
“Dynamic Movement of proteins, nucleic acids and cations in DNA repair, replication and recombination (3R)”
Wei Yang, Ph.D.
Vision Science Seminar
Benjamin Sivyer, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Oregon Health & Science University
MCC Building RM 1404
4590 Nash Way, St. Louis, MO 63110
Vision Science Seminar
“Melanopsin in strange places: intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in primates.”
Presented by
Associate Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Oregon Health & Science University
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar with Dr. Jonathan Friedman
Jonathan Friedman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell Biology
University of Texas-Southwestern
Biochemistry and Biophysics Community at Washington University
McDonnell Medical Sciences Building, Room 264
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
Jonathan Friedman, Ph.D.
University of Texas-Southwestern
“Spatial Organization of Mitochondria”
Host: Natalie Niemi
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar with Dr. Lindsay Case
Lindsay Case, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Biochemistry and Biophysics Community at Washington University
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Lindsay Case
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
“Phase separation regulates integrin clustering and downstream signaling”
Host: Alex Holehouse
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar with Dr. Margot Quinlan
Margot Quinlan, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of California-Los Angelos
Biochemistry and Biophysics Community at Washington University
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Margot Quinlan, Ph.D.
University of California-Los Angelos
“Using actin to put our heads, tails and hearts in the right place”
Host: John Cooper
Vision Science Seminar and BIG Seminar Series
Dorothy Schafer, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Neurobiology
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
1st Floor , North Building, Moore Auditorium
4580 Scott Ave., St. Louis, Missouri 63110
Vision Science Seminar and BIG Seminar Series
“Microglia: Key regulators of neural circuit dysfunction during neurodegeneration”
Presented by
Associate Professor
Department of Neurobiology
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
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Hope Center/Neurology Monday Noon Seminar
Chenghua Gu, PhD
Professor of Neurobiology
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Harvard University
Zoom/Fort Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium (1st floor, NRB; Medical Campus)
Talk title: “Neuro-vascular interactions in the CNS”
This Monday Noon seminar mini-series is co-hosted by the WashU Hope Center for Neurological Disorders and Department of Neurology.
Mini-series: Role of Neurovascular Unit and Neurovasculature in Aging and Degeneration
Organizers: David Holtzman and Fareeha Saadi (WashU Neurology)
- September 30: Ikbal Sencan Egilmez (WashU Radiology)
- October 14: Gregory Zipfel (WashU Neurosurgery)
- October 21: Jonathan Kipnis (WashU Pathology & Immunology)
- October 28: Chenghua Gu (Harvard University)
Full schedule, Hope Center Monday Noon Seminars
For inquiries contact the Hope Center.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar with Dr. Elliot Elson
Elliot Elson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Washington University School of Medicine
Biochemistry and Biophysics Community at Washington University
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Elliot Elson
Washington University School of Medicine
“Title TBD”
Host: Ben Garcia
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar with Dr. Emma Morrison
Emma Morrison, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Medical College of Wisconsin
Biochemistry and Biophysics Community at Washington University
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Emma Morrison, Ph.D.
Medical College of Wisconsin
“Identity and distribution of histone H3 tail basic residues tune nucleosome phase separation”
Host: Tim Lohman
Morrison_Flyer
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar with Dr. Yi-Wei Chang
Yi-Wei Chang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
University of Pennsylvania
Biochemistry and Biophysics Community at Washington University
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Yi-Wei Chang, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
“Cellular structural biology of the apicomplexan rhoptry secretion system by cryo-ET”
Host: Rui Zhang
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar with Dr. Jennifer Ross
Jennifer Ross, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Physics
Syracuse University
Biochemistry and Biophysics Community at Washington University
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Jennifer Ross, Ph.D.
Syracuse University
“Self-Assembly and Self- Organization of Motors and Enzymes”
Host: Michael Greenberg
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar with Dr. Doug Barrick
Doug Barrick, Ph.D.
Thomas C. Jenkins Professor and Chair
Department of Biophysics
The Johns Hopkins University
Biochemistry and Biophysics Community at Washington University
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Doug Barrick, Ph.D.
The Johns Hopkins University
“Understanding protein stability and activity using physical chemistry and bioinformatics”
Host: Janice Robertson
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar with Dr. Hedeok Hong
Heedeok Hong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Michigan State University
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Heedeok Hong, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
“How do hydrophobic environments mediate membrane protein folding?”
Host: Janice Robertson
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