January 22nd
3:00 – 4:15 PM | NAME: Dr. George Weiner, University of Iowa
TITLE: Cancer Immunotherapy Comes of Age
HOST: Dr. Daniel Fologea, Dept. of Physics | Dr. Weiner’s Event Page |
February 5th
3:00 – 4:15 PM | Student Research Presentation
NAME: Rosemary Eufemio, BMOL Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: Investigating the Biomolecular Origin of Lichen Ice Nucleation
ADVISOR: Dr. Konrad Meister, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry | Rosemary Eufemio Student Research Seminar Event Page |
February 12th
3:00 – 4:15 PM | NAME: Dr. Andrej Luptak, University of California, Irvine
TITLE: Illuminating RNA Worlds
HOST: Dr. Eric Hayden, Dept. of Biological Sciences | Dr. Luptak’s Event Page |
February 24th
10:30 – 11:30
Education Bldg., Rm 110 | Dissertation Defense
Name: Tyler Lawton, Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: The Impact of Dimerization and Condensate Formation on Notch Signaling Outcomes | Tyler Lawton’s Event Page |
March 5th
3:00 – 4:15 PM | Student Research Presentation
NAME: Preston Hazen, BMOL Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: Analyzing the Interactions of α- and β-Crystallin with the Eye Lens-Lipid Membrane
ADVISOR: Dr. Laxman Mainali, Dept. of Physics
Student Research Presentation
NAME: Jake Doyle, BMOL Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: A Gut Feeling: The link Between Multiple Sclerosis and Intestine
ADVISOR: Dr. Javier Ochoa-Reparaz, Dept. of Biological Sciences | Hazen & Doyle Student Research Seminar Event Page |
March 7th
1:00 – 2:00 pm | Dissertation Defense
Name:Sayeed Chowdhury, Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: The Regulatory Role of Collagen α1(XI) Amino-terminal Domain Isoforms in Collagen Fibrillogenesis | Sayeed Chowdhury’s Event Page |
March 12th
3:00 – 4:15 PM | Student Research Presentation
NAME: Trinidy Wood, BMOL Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: Unlocking the Viral and Host Factors That Modulate Adenovirus 14p1 Pathogenesis
ADVISOR: Dr. Jay Radke, Boise VA Medical Center & Dr. Denise Wingett, Department of Biological Sciences
Student Research Presentation
NAME: Daniel Robertson, BMOL Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: Nanocarriers: A Powerful Drug Delivery Platform
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Fologea, Dept. of Physics | |
| March 17th – 21st | Spring Break – no classes | |
March 26th
3:00 – 4:15 PM | NAME: Dr. Ramaswamy Subramanian, Purdue University
TITLE: Finding New Folds and Mechanisms – Breaking Down Anthropogenic Molecules
HOST: Dr. Henry Charlier & Dr. Rajesh Nagarajan, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry | Dr. Ramaswamy Subramanian’s Event Page |
April 9th
3:00 – 4:15 PM | Student Research Presentation
NAME: Mia Rheede, BMOL Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: Kinetic Rate Study of Bioactive Iingredient Degradation In Ready-To-Mix Drinks
ADVISOR: Dr. Owen McDougal, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Student Research Presentation
NAME: Sean Schumacher, BMOL Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: Understanding the Interconnectivity Between Dietary Supplements, Microbiome Homeostasis, and Host Inflammation
ADVISOR: Dr. Javier Ochoa-Reparaz, Dept. of Biological Sciences | |
April 16th
3:00 – 4:00 PM | BMOL Faculty Meeting | N/A |
April 18th
9:00 – 10:00 AM | Dissertation Defense
Name: Gianluca Peri, Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: Group I Introns as Catalytic RNA Models to Investigate the Origin of Life and to Explore the Drivers of Evolution in the RNA World | |
April 23rd
3:00 – 4:15 PM | Student Research Student Research Presentation
NAME: Anna Shuey, BMOL Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: TBD
ADVISOR: Dr. Owen McDougal, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Student Research Presentation
NAME: Katie Matteo, BMOL Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: TBD
ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Hayden, Dept. of Biological Sciences | |
April 30th
3:00 – 4:15 PM | NAME: Dr. Lizzy Draganova, Emory University
TITLE: Molecular Assembly Mechanisms and Inhibition of Herpesvirus Machines
HOST: Dr. Sophia Theodossiou, Dept. of Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering | Dr. Elizabeth Draganova’s Event Page |
| May 5th – 9th | Finals Week | |