FALL 2018 SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Please join us at 4:00 p.m. in VBS 145 (unless noted otherwise) for the following seminars.
| August 20 |
Dr. Paul Blum, Charles Bessey Professor, School of Biological Sciences "Repurposing Bacterial Toxins for Therapeutic Treatment of Pain" Hosted by Dr. Greg Somerville |
| August 27 |
Dr. Mike Heaton, Research Microbiologist, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska "In search of a genetic cause for heart failure in beef cattle" Hosted by Dr. Brian Vander Ley |
| September 17 |
Dr. Xinghui Sun, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, University of Nebraska–Lincoln "LncRNA-regulated DNA damage response in obesity-associated insulin resistance" Hosted by Dr. Jay Reddy |
| September 24 |
Dr. Hillel Haim, MD, PhD, Department of Microbiology, Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa "Predicting Evolution of HIV-1 Proteins in each Patient for Personalized Antiviral Treatment" Hosted by Dr. Shi-hua Xiang |
| October 1 |
Dr. Junguo (Joe) Zhou, PhD, DABT, Principal Scientist, Preclinical Leader at Janssen, The Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson "Drug Development Process and How to Become a Scientist in the Pharmaceutical Industry" Hosted by Dr. Rodrigo Franco |
| October 8 |
Dr. Indira M. Raman, Bill and Gayle Cook Professor of Biological Sciences, Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL "Synaptic signaling in cerebellar circuits" Hosted by Dr. Jay Reddy |
| October 22 |
Dr. Forrest Kievet, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln "Nanoparticles for delivery to and treatment of neurological disorders" Hosted by Dr. Rodrigo Franco |
| October 29 |
Dr. Aimin Peng, Ph.D., Associate Professor, College of Dentistry, "PNUTS as a new and multifaceted regulator of DNA repair" Hosted by Dr. Rodrigo Franco |
| November 5 |
Dr. Paul Thomes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center "Autophagy Regulation by Alcohol in the Liver" Hosted by Dr. Rodrigo Franco |
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November 14 Location: E103, |
Dr. Mihalis I. Panagiotidis, BSc, MSc, PhD | Professor, Northumbria University, Department of Applied Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK "Turn the Heat on Cancer: Therapeutic Effectiveness of Hyperthermia in Malignant Melanoma" This seminar is co-sponsored by the Biotechnology / Life Sciences Seminar Series and will be held at the Center for Biotechnology, E103 Beadle Center. Hosted by Dr. Rodrigo Franco |
| November 19 |
Dr. Annabel Olson, Ph.D. Student, Biological Sciences "Regulation of vaccinia virus replication by vaccinia toxin/antitoxin proteins: The discovery of a functional role for vaccinia B12 pseudokinase" Hosted by Dr. Matthew Wiebe |
| November 26 |
Bikash Ranjan Sahoo, Graduate Research Assistant, School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln “Cellular Responses to Zika Virus Infection” Hosted by Dr. Asit Pattnaik |