College of Arts and Science Vanderbilt University
Department of

Biological Sciences

Departmental Seminars

Date Location Seminar
Aug. 20, 2012
4:10 pm
  Josh Gamse, Vanderbilt University

Host: Charles Singleton

Aug. 27, 2012
4:10 pm
  Antonis Rokas, Vanderbilt University

Host: Charles Singleton

Sep. 3, 2012
4:10 pm
  Seth Bordenstein, Vanderbilt University

Host: Charles Singleton

Sep. 10, 2012
4:10 pm
  Harold Zakon, University of Texas-Austin

Harold Zakon, University of Texas- Austin

Title: "Molecular Evolution meets Neurobiology: sodium channel evolution in electric fishes"

Host: Antonis Rokas

Sep. 17, 2012
4:10 pm
  Fang Yan, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University

Fang Yan, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University

Title: Probiotic-derived soluble factors regulate host defense mechanisms: impact on digestive health

Host: Seth Bordenstein

Sep. 24, 2012
4:10 pm
  Laura Corley Lavine, Washington State University

Laura Corley Lavine, Washington State University

Title: Mechanisms of growth and development in the weapons of sexual selection: insights from beetles with exaggerated horns and mandibles

Host: Julian Hillyer

Oct. 1, 2012
4:10 pm
  Joann Romano-Keeler, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University

Joann Romano-Keeler, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University

Title:  Intestinal Tissue versus Fecal Microbiome as a Risk Factor for Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Host: Seth Bordenstein

Oct. 8, 2012
4:10 pm
  Ana Calvo, Northern Illinois University

Ana Calvo, Northern Illinois University

Title: Regulation of Mycotoxin Production and Fungal Development by veA-dependent Mechanisms

Host: Antonis Rokas

Oct. 15, 2012
4:10 pm
  Linda Billings, The George Washington University

Linda Billings, The George Washington University

Titel: Life on Mars! Challenges in Communicating the Complexities of Astrobiology Research

Host: The Graduate Student Association

Oct. 22, 2012
4:10 pm
  Bonny Brewer, Professor of Genome Sciences, University of Washington in Seattle

Bonny Brewer, Professor of Genome Sciences, University of Washington in Seattle

Title: Replication of the ribosomal DNA locus: lifespan, calorie restriction and primordial dwarfism

Host: Kathy Friedman

Oct. 29, 2012
4:10 pm
  Chris Janetopoulos, Vanderbilt University

Title: Making Sense of Chemotaxis and Cell Polarity: Biophysical Approaches and Novel Microfluidic Assays

Host: Charles Singleton

Nov. 5, 2012
4:10 pm
  Ioannis Stergiopoulos, UC Davis

Ioannis Stergiopoulos, UC Davis

Title: Immunity in plants: Old concepts and new insights illuminated by Dothideomycete comparative genomics

Host: Antonis Rokas

Nov. 12, 2012
4:10 pm
  Su Guo, UCSF

Su Guo, University of California, San Francisco

Title: Asymmetric Division, Notch Signaling, and Stem Cell Fate

Host: Josh Gamse

Nov. 19, 2012
  No seminar-Thanksgiving Holiday

Nov. 26, 2012
4:10 pm
  Michael Sutton, University of Michigan

Michael Sutton, University of Michigan

Title: Tuning neurotransmission through local protein synthesis at the synapse

Host: Kendal Broadie

Dec. 3, 2012
4:10 pm
  Faculty Search Seminar- Jeremy Wilusz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jeremy Wilusz-  Faculty Search Seminar

Title: Changing dogmas of post-transcriptional control: Lessons from a noncoding RNA

Host: Charles Singleton

Dec. 10, 2012
4:10 pm
  Faculty Search Seminar- Dipali Sashital, The Scripps Research Institute

Dipali Sashital- Faculty Search Seminar

Title: Structure, function and assembly of RNA-protein complexes involved in bacterial adaptive immunity and protein synthesis

Host: Charles Singleton

Dec. 13, 2012
4:10 pm
  Faculty Search Seminar- Jayakrishnan Nandakumar, University of Colorado

Jayakrishnan Nandakumar- Faculty Search Seminar

Title: Roles of the telomere protein complex POT1-TPP1 in chromosome end protection and end replication

Host: Charles Singleton

Dec. 17, 2012
4:10 pm
  Faculty Search Seminar- Hasan Yardimci, Harvard Medical School

Hasan Yardimci- Faculty Search Seminar

Title: Single-molecule studies of replicative DNA helicases

Host: Charles Singleton

Dec. 24, 2012
  No seminar-Christmas Holiday

Dec. 31, 2012
4:10 pm
  Faculty Search Seminar

Faculty Search Seminar

 

Host: Charles Singleton

Jan. 7, 2013
4:10 pm
  Faculty Search Seminar- Lauren Jackson, University of Cambridge

Lauren Jackson- Faculty Search Seminar

Title: Mechanisms of cargo sorting in membrane trafficking pathways

Host: Charles Singleton

Jan. 14, 2013
4:10 pm
  Faculty search seminar

Jan. 21, 2013
4:10 pm
  Open Seminar Date

Jan. 28, 2013
4:10 pm
  Faculty search seminar

Feb. 4, 2013
4:10 pm
  Open Seminar Date

 

 

 

Feb. 11, 2013
4:10 pm
  Dr. John Hogenesch, University of Pennsylvania

Dr. John Hogenesch, University of Pennsylvania

 

 Title: Circadian network dynamics: the clock and its output. 

Host: Doug McMahon

Feb. 18, 2013
4:10 pm
  Yuantai Wu , BioSci Graduate Students RIP

Yuantai Wu, Vanderbilt University, (Chris Janetopoulos Lab), RIP

Host: Department

Feb. 25, 2013
4:10 pm
  Open Seminar Date

Mar. 4, 2013
4:10 pm
  Eric Underbakke, The Scripps Research Institute

Eric Underbakke, The Scripps Research Institute

Title: Higher-order domain architecture of the nitric oxide receptor soluble guanylate cyclase.
 

Host: Department

Mar. 11, 2013
4:10 pm
  Robert Piper, University of Iowa

Robert Piper, University of Iowa

Title: Recognition and sorting of ubiquitinated proteins on endosomes

Host: Todd Graham

Mar. 18, 2013
4:10 pm
  Peijun Ma and Dawit Jowhar, BioSci Graduate Students, RIP

Peijun Ma, Vanderbilt University (Carl Johnson Lab) RIP

Dawit Jowhar, Vanderbilt University (Chris Janetopoulos Lab) RIP

Host: Department

Mar. 25, 2013
4:10 pm
  Tobias Meyer, Stanford University

Tobias Meyer, Stanford University

Title: Parallel live cell imaging identifies two regulated decision points for entry into the mammalian cell cycle

Host: Chris Janetopoulos

Apr. 1, 2013
4:10 pm
  Susan Baserga, Ph.D Yale University

Susan Baserga, Ph.D Yale University

 

Host: Josh Gamse

Apr. 8, 2013
4:10 pm
  Kamya Rajaram, BioSci Graduate Student RIP

Kamya Rajaram, Vanderbilt University (Jim Patton Lab), RIP

Host: Department

Apr. 15, 2013
4:10 pm
  Chao Liu, BioSci Graduate Student, RIP

Chao Liu, Vanderbilt University (Larry Zwiebel Lab) RIP

Host: Department

Apr. 22, 2013
4:10 pm
  Leonidas Salichos and Corey Evans, BioSci Graduate Student RIPS

Leondias Salichos, Vanderbilt University (Antonis Rokas Lab), RIP

Corey Evans, Vanderbilt University (Donna Webb Lab), RIP

Host: Department

Apr. 29, 2013
4:10 pm
  Sataree Khuansuwan and Neil Dani, BioSci Graduate Student RIPS

Sataree Khuansuwan, Vanderbilt University (Josh Gamse Lab), RIP

Neil Dani, Vanderbilt University (Kendal Broadie Lab), RIP

Host: Department