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Biol 871 Microbiology, Cell & Molecular Biology Colloquium
 Sponsored by MARC/RISE programs
FALL 2005
SCI 210, Thursdays, 4pm - 5:30pm
seminar begins 4:10pm, refreshments at 4pm
All students, faculty, and staff are welcome
Biol 871 Students:  click here for announcements
week
 date
 speaker
links
 seminar title
1
 25-Aug
  BIOL 871 STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND CLASS TODAY
2
 1-Sep Felipe-Andrés Ramírez-Weber
Assistant Professor, Biology, SFSU
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publications		 Cell-Cell signaling mechanisms during embryonic tissue development
3
 8-Sep Neil Risch
Professor and Director, UCSF Center for Human Genetics
Interview with Dr. Risch
 web page
publications		 Human Genetics: The SNP Endgame
4
 15-Sep Tsonwin Hai
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
and Center for Molecular Neurobiology, Ohio State
 web page
publications		 Stress responses in disease models: The roles of ATF3, a stress-inducible pro-apoptotic gene, in diabetes and cancer
5
 22-Sep Wilfred Denetclaw
Assistant Professor, Biology, SFSU
 web page
publications		 Ectoderm-Dermomyotome Interactions and Lipid Raft
Signaling of Early Somitic Myogenesis in the Chicken Embryo
6
 29-Sep Jennifer Fletcher
Associate Professor, Plant Gene Expression Center, USDA
 web page
publications		 Maintenance of stem cell populations in plants
7
 6-Oct Zheng-Hui He
Associate Professor, Biology, SFSU
 		web page
publications		 Functional roles of the wall-associated receptor kinases
8
 13-Oct Kathleen Giacomini
Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, UCSF
 		web page
publications		 Personalized Medicines:  Can we tailor drugs to
individuals based on their genes?
9
 20-Oct Leilani Miller
Associate Professor, Biology Department, Santa Clara University
 		web page
publications		 Mutational analysis of the C. elegans winged-helix transcription factor LIN-31 reveals functionally-distinct domains
10
 27-Oct NO SEMINAR

11
 3-Nov Christina Morales
Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley
 web page
publications		 Bacterial effector proteins vs. biochemical host defenses:  the battle between pathogen and plant
12
 10-Nov Javier Arsuaga
Assistant Professor, Mathematics, SFSU
 web page
publications		 Inferring Chromosome Spatial Clustering from Radiogenic Aberrations
Abstract
13
 17-Nov Michelle Alegria-Hartman
Biomedical Scientist
Biodefense Knowledge Center
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
MARC/RISE SPEAKER
(rescheduled from 10/27)
 		web page
publications		 BKC Microbiology at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
14
 24-Nov HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! 
15
 1-Dec
 Katherine A. Rauen
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Pediatrics/Division of Medical Genetics and Medical Director DNA Direct
 web page
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publications		 New Techniques in Molecular Cytogenetics: Impact on Genetic Medicine
16
 8-Dec Vijay P. Sarthy
 Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University Feinberg Institute of Medicine
MARC/RISE SPEAKER
 web page
publications		 Regulation of Gene Expression in the Retina
Previous Seminar lists:  Spring 2003     Fall 2003     Spring 2004      Fall 2004      Spring 2005
Biol 871 Announcements   return to top of page
Announcement #1 (posted 8/13/05)
All students who are enrolled in Biol 871 or who wish to enroll in Biol 871 must attend the first day of class, Thursday, 8/25, SCI 210 4:10pm.
Announcement #2 (posted 9/05/05)
Biol 871 students should check Blackboard for the STUDENT HOSTS list.  Please sign up to host (provide refreshments or introduce host) if you have not yet signed up.  Just send me an e-mail.
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