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Marilyn Holt presents MBTP/CSB Seminar on 11/21/2017
Nov. 20, 2017—Marilyn Holt, of the Chazin Lab, presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar: “Optimus Primase: Investigating the transformations of primase during the catalytic cycle” on Tuesday, November 21, at 12:20pm-1:10pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-11-21 Holt
Eva Nogales presents MBTP/CSB Seminar on 11/14/2017
Nov. 13, 2017—Dr. Eva Nogales, University of California – Berkeley, presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar: “Cryo-EM in the Study of Structure, Dynamics and Interactions” on Tuesday, November 14, at 12:20-1:10pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-11-14 Nogales
Borden Lacy honored with endowed chair
Oct. 26, 2017—Congratulations to CSB core faculty member Borden Lacy, Ph.D., on being named to endowed chairs. She and other faculty members were honored by Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente during an October 23 celebration. An endowed chair is the highest honor that a university can bestow upon its professors. Dr. Lacy...
Steven Damo spotlighted for contributions to Fisk University’s scientific research
Oct. 26, 2017—CSB member and Fisk University assistant professor Steven Damo, Ph.D., was recently featured on Nashville Public Radio as one of the institution’s rising research stars. Read the online article on the Nashville Public Radio website.
Yan Xia – Dissertation Defense 11/15/2017
Oct. 25, 2017—Yan Xia, of the Meiler Lab, presents: “Integrated Structural Biology for Understanding Membrane Proteins: A TSPO Story” on Wednesday, November 15, at 8:00 am in 202 Light Hall. Xia-Defense Flyer
Chuck Sanders presents MBTP/CSB Seminar on 10/24/2017
Oct. 20, 2017—Dr. Chuck Sanders, Biochemistry, presents the RCR Special Session: “What Should You Expect from Yourself as a PhD Student or Postdoctoral Fellow?” on Tuesday, October 24, at 12:20pm-1:10pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-10-24 Sanders RCR
Oscar Ortega presents MBTP/CSB Seminar on 10/17/2017
Oct. 20, 2017—Oscar Ortega, of the Lopez Lab, presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar: “Characterization of signal execution modes in the apoptosis pathway” on Tuesday, October 17, at 12:20pm-1:10pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-10-17 Ortega
Matthew Tyska presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar on 10/3/2017
Oct. 2, 2017—Dr. Matthew Tyska, Cell & Developmental Biology, presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar: “Building the brush border: shaping the cell surface with actin polymerization and adhesion” on Tuesday, October 3, at 12:30pm-1:20pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-10-03 Tyska
Piotr Sliz presents MBTP/CSB Seminar on 9/26/2017
Sep. 21, 2017—Dr. Piotr Sliz, Harvard Medical School, presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar: “SBGrid: a computing environment for structural and computational biologists” on Tuesday, September 26, at 12:30pm-1:20 pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-09-26 Sliz
Marion Sauer presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar on 9/19/2017
Sep. 13, 2017—Marion Sauer, of the Meiler Lab, presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar: “Working towards hitting a moving target: Predicting glycoprotein intermediate backbone and sequence dynamics” on Tuesday, September 19, at 12:30pm-1:20pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-09-19 Sauer
Borden Lacy presents MBTP/CSB Seminar on 9/5/2017
Aug. 29, 2017—Dr. Borden Lacy, Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar: “Structures and Functions of the Clostridium difficile toxins TcdA and TcdB” on Tuesday, September 5, at 12:30pm-1:20pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-09-05 Lacy
Lauren Salay presents MBTP/CSB Seminar on 8/15/2017
Aug. 14, 2017—Lauren Salay, of the Chazin Lab, presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar: “Do the Fe-S cluster and charge transport through DNA have roles in template priming by DNA primase?” on Tuesday, August 15, at 12:30pm-1:20pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-08-15 Salay
Darwin Fu presents MBTP/CSB Seminar on 7/25/2017
Jul. 19, 2017—Darwin Fu, of the Meiler Lab, presents the RCR Special Session: “#SciComm: Outreach in the age of social media” on Tuesday, July 25, at 12:30pm-1:20pm in 512 Light Hall. Please note the room change for this seminar. MBTP-CSB 2017-07-25 Fu RCR
Brett Collins presents the BioSci/CSB Seminar on 7/24/2017
Jul. 18, 2017—Brett Collins, University of Queensland, presents: “The endosome at atomic resolution” at a special seminar sponsored by Biological Sciences & Center for Structural Biology on Monday, July 24, at 3:10 pm in 214 Light Hall. Please note the location change for this seminar. 7-24-17 Flyer Brett Collins
CSB receives funding for TIPs initiative
Jul. 18, 2017—Vanderbilt University has awarded funding to the Center for Structural Biology (CSB) Trans-Institutional Programs (TIPs) initiative: “A Reinvestment in Cryo-Electron Microscopy at Vanderbilt – VRA.” Initiative participants include CSB faculty and School of Medicine clinical faculty. The project will reinvest in the CSB by acquiring a new microscope that will enable the laboratory to remain...