Molecular Physiology & Biological Physics co-Sponsored by Structural and Computational Biology and Biological Physics

Fall 2005 Seminar Series

All Departmental Seminars are in Bold and will be held in the Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics Conference Room Jordan Hall, Room 4-25 at 4 PM (Refreshments at 3:45) unless otherwise noted

Distinquished Lecture and special seminars are in italics - locations will vary, call sponsoring department for details

Date  Speaker, Association & Title of Seminar Host
9/12/2005 SOM Conference Center 4PM Johan Deisenhofer   Univ. Texas SW, Nobel Prize Winner Wladek Minor
9/20/2005 MR5, Rm 1005 Abdul Basit, University of Virginia  "Role of Adhesion Molecules and Chemokines in Lung Inflammation"
 Klas Ley
10/17/2005 Michael Koval, Emory  `"Structural Determinants of Gap Junction and Tight Junction Assembly"
 Brian Duling
10/21/2005 Mark Glover,  University of Alberta, Edmonton  "Mechanisms of Phosphorylation-Dependent Signaling in the DNA Damage Response"
 Zygmunt Derewenda co-host Cancer Center
11/2/2005 Distinguished Lecture- Jordan Hall Auditorium Connie Cepko, Harvard University "Cell fate determination in the vertebrate retina" Cell Biology- Doug Desimone, Neuroscience and MRM
11/3/2005 2PM Oliver McDonald, University of Virginia    THESIS DEFENSE"Epigenetic Control of Smooth Muscle Differentiation"   Gary Owens
11/7/2005 Clifford Robinson, University of Delaware  "Folding and Assembly of GPCRs: Insights into Structure and Function" Lukas Tamm
11/14/2005 Slawomir Lukomski, West Virginia University "Streptococcal collagen-like proteins: biology, structure, and function" Zygmunt Derewenda 
11/14/2005 Yizhou Liu, University of Virginia THESIS DEFENSE“Structural and Functional Studies on AML1 and the
                 Oncoprotein AML1-ETO.”
 John Bushweller
11/15/2005     1PM Steve Lukasik, University of Virginia THESIS DEFENSE   “Structural and Functional Insight into the Type A CBFb-SMMHC Protein and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)” John Bushweller
11/21/2005 David Castle, University of Virginia "Function of SCAMPs in Exocytosis and Membrane Recycling" Gabor Szabo
12/2/2005 Alan Pinkerton, University of Toledo “X-ray crystallography - from structure to thermodynamics”  Sponsored by: Wladek Minor
12/5/2005 Stefan Bekiranov, University of Virginia "Probe Effects in Oligonucleotide Arrays" Robert Nakamoto
12/6/2005 Heedeok Hong, University of Virginia THESIS DEFENSE Thermodynamic Stability and Ion-conduction Mechanism of the Outer
Membrane Protein A from Escherichia coli.
 Lukas Tamm
12/7/2005  9AM MR5 Room 2005 T.J. O'Neill, University of Virginia THESIS DEFENSE Bone Marrow Derived Cells Influence Hypoxia-Mediated Angiogenesis and Arteriogenesis Through a Paracrine Mechanism but Not Via Transdifferentiation Tom Skalak & Gary Owens
12/12/2005 Jordan Hall Lecture Room 1-5 4:00PM Anthony Kossiakoff, Center for Integrative Science "Minimizing protein-protien interfaces- How long can you go?" Zygmunt Derewenda

DIRECTIONS FOR INVITING SPEAKERS

Follow these directions if you wish to invite a seminar speaker. Remember that you as host have the major responsibility of arranging the professional and social schedule for your guest.

1. Check current "OPEN" seminar dates.

2. Tentatively arrange a date with the speaker. Tell speaker he/she will be receiving a letter from the Seminar Director containing details regarding travel and overnight accommodations. The host should obtain the following information from the speaker at this time:

1.Speaker's full name and Institution.

2 Title of seminar

3.Complete mailing address, email, telephone and FAX numbers.

4.Internet "URL" address for the speaker so we can link to his/her homepage.

5.One or two relevant references to place at the bottom of the seminar announcement.

3. Send email to  Zygmunt Derewenda (zsd4n@virginia.edu) containing the above information, and ask for confirmation of the seminar date.

4. Confirm date with speaker.

5. The host is responsible for taking care of the speaker during the visit, including meeting schedule and meals. The host is also responsible for obtaining the correct forms if the speaker is to be reimbursed with an honorarium. An I-9 and an honorarium form are available from the front office (Jordan 4-7). Be aware that payments to foreign nationals have a very strict set of rules and requirements, so please talk to us in advance.

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