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Introduction to DEER Spectroscopy Workshop – 7/31/2017
Jul. 18, 2017—Join us for the Introduction to DEER Spectroscopy Workshop on Monday, July 31, from 9:30am-5:00pm in 419-D Light Hall. Double Electron-Electron Resonance (DEER) is a pulsed EPR technique capable of routinely measuring 20 to 60 Å distance distributions between spin labels, and distances over 100 Å have been measured. DEER is widely applicable in the...
Justin Marinko presents MBTP/CSB Seminar on 7/18/2017
Jul. 18, 2017—Justin Marinko, of the Sanders Lab, presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar: “There and Back Again a Proteins Tale: Function and Intracellular Trafficking of Peripheral Myelin Protein 22 (PMP22)” on Tuesday, July 18, at 12:30pm-1:20pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-07-18 Marinko
Chrystal Starbird – Dissertation Defense 7/17/2017
Jul. 18, 2017—Chrystal Starbird, of the Iverson Lab, presents: “Structural insights into the role of assembly factors in the assembly, function and flavinylation of Complex II” on Monday, July 17, at 11:00 am in 206 Preston Research Building.
Ray Blind presents MBTP/CSB Seminar on 7/11/2017
Jul. 6, 2017—Dr. Ray Blind, Department of Medicine, presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar: “Crystal structure of the human IPMK orthologue: implications for drug design and gene regulation” on Tuesday, July 11, at 12:30pm-1:20pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-07-11 Blind
Research Spotlight – Walter Chazin
Jun. 16, 2017—CSB Researcher Watler Chazin, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow Aaron Ehlinger, Ph.D., and colleagues have shown that an ancient primase polymerase – PrimPol – helps replicate DNA from cell to cell where there is a damage to DNA. The study published in Nature Communications, demonstrate that PrimPol is recruited to reprime DNA synthesis through its interaction with...
Joe Alvin – Dissertation Defense 6/22/2017
Jun. 16, 2017—Joe Alvin, of the Lacy Lab, presents: “Structural and functional studies of large clostridial toxin glucosyltransferase domains” on Thursday, June 22, at 10:00am in 206 Preston Research Building. Alvin-Defense Announcement
Cheryl Law presents MBTP/CSB Seminar on 6/20/2017
Jun. 16, 2017—Cheryl Law, of the Sanders Lab, presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar: “Structural studies of triple mutant KCNE1TVG” on Tuesday, June 20, at 12:30pm-1:20pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-06-20 Law
Steffen Lindert presents MBTP/CSB Seminar on 6/13/2017
Jun. 8, 2017—Dr. Steffen Lindert, Ohio State University, presents the MBTP/CSB Special Seminar: “CryoEM-Guided Iterative Molecular Dynamics – Rosetta Protein Structure Refinement Protocol Improves Protein Model Quality” on Tuesday, June 13, at 12:30pm-1:20pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-06-13 Lindert
CSB researchers honored as emeriti faculty
Jun. 6, 2017—Congratulations to CSB Researchers Al Beth and Paul Bock on being honored with the emeritus title. Drs. Beth and Bock were among the thirty-two retiring faculty members to be recognized during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony on May 12. Both have an extensive record of service mentoring graduate students and postdoctoral fellows as well as an active...
Puck Ohi presents MBTP/CSB Seminar on 6/6/2017
May. 26, 2017—Dr. Ryoma “Puck” Ohi, Cell & Developmental Biology, presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar: “Mitotic Spindle Assembly in Animal Cells” on Tuesday, June 6, at 12:30pm-1:20pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-06-06 Ohi-P
Elwood Mullins receives VICC Award
May. 26, 2017—Congratulations to Elwood Mullins, of the Eichman Lab, on being named the VICC Postdoctoral Fellow of the Year. The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) recently held its annual scientific retreat presenting the topic “Cancer Epigenetics – From Mechanisms to Therapies.” The event featured guest speakers from various academic medical centers and research laboratories, as well as...
Marija Zanic presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar on 5/23/2017
May. 17, 2017—Dr. Marija Zanic, Cell & Developmental Biology, presents the RCR Special Session: “Lab Dynamics” on Tuesday, May 23, at 12:30pm-1:20pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-05-23 RCR Zanic
Joe Alvin presents MBTP/CSB Seminar on 5/16/2017
May. 10, 2017—Joe Alvin, of the Lacy Lab, presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar: “A Structural Analysis of Glucosyltransferases Domains in Large Clostridial Toxins” on Tuesday, May 16, at 12:30pm-1:20pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-05-16 Alvin
Lauren Jackson presents MBTP/CSB Seminar on 5/9/2017
May. 5, 2017—Dr. Lauren Jackson, Biological Sciences, presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar: “Molecular mechanisms of coat assembly & regulation in membrane trafficking” on Tuesday, May 9, at 12:30pm-1:20pm in 1220 MRB3. MBTP-CSB 2017-05-09 Jackson
Research Spotlight – Brandt Eichman
May. 5, 2017—CSB Researcher Brandt Eichman, Ph.D., and colleagues have discovered a structure of a novel DNA glycosylase that can repair DNA cross-links. The findings, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shed light on fundamental mechanisms of DNA repair, which have implications for cancer therapeutics and bacteria-host pathogenesis. Read the more online in...