FA17 Seminar Series
Seminars
| Date | Speaker, Affiliation, Topic of Discussion (click title to see abstract) |
|---|---|
| 8/23/2017 | BMOL Graduate Faculty Workshop (Faculty Only) NAME: Dr. Tammi Vacha-Haase, Graduate Dean, Boise State University TITLE: Mentoring and Advising: Striving for Excellence |
| 8/25/2017 | DOCTORAL DEFENSE NAME: Ken Tawara, Ph.D. Candidate, Biomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs TITLE:Oncostatin M promotes breast cancer metastasis: increased expression of pro-angiogenic factors, inflammatory cytokine expression, and circulating tumor cell numbers Special Event Time: 12:00 PM |
| 8/30/2017 | Program Faculty Research Seminars NAME: Dr. Matthew Ferguson, Department of Physics Title: Quantifying Gene Expression and Regulation in Living Cells by Fluorescence Fluctuation Imaging NAME: Dr. Byung Kim, Department of Physics Title: Discovery of Chain-like Water and its Biophysical Implications |
| 9/6/2017 | NAME: Dr. Richard Beard, Biomolecular Research Center TITLE: Mechanisms for Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction During Aberrant Inflammatory Responses |
| 9/13/2017 | NAME: Dr. Tammi Vacha-Haase, Graduate Dean, Boise State University TITLE: ‎Mentoring and Advising, Being an Informed Consumer |
| 9/20/2017 | BMOL Faculty Update |
| 9/27/2017 | Student Research Seminar NAME: Matt Turner Major Advisor: Dr. Owen McDougal, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry TITLE: Characterization of teratogens in Veratrum californicum: the pursuit of novel inhibitory compounds for hedgehog signaling |
| 10/4/2017 | NAME: Dr. Ken Fujise, The University of Texas Medical Branch HOSTS: Dr. Lisa Warner, Biomolecular Research Center and Dr. Owen McDougal, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry TITLE: Targeting Fortilin in Human Diseases |
| 10/11/2017 | No Seminar |
| 10/18/2017 | Student Research Seminar NAME: Abir Rahman Major Advisor: Dr. Brad Morrison, Department of Biological Sciences TITLE: Investigating Autophagy dysfunction caused by a PD-causing mutation in VPS35 |
| 10/24/2017 | DOCTORAL DEFENSE NAME: Neha Misra, Ph.D. Candidate, Biomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs TITLE: Development of a Cholera Toxin CTA 2 /B Based Staphylococcus Aureus Vaccine to Prevent Bovine Mastitis Special Event Time: 1:30 PM Special Event Location: ILC 203 |
| 10/25/2017 | NAME: Dr. Michael Thomas, Idaho State University HOST: Dr. Kristen Mitchell, Department of Biological Sciences TITLE: Psychoactive pharmaceuticals at environmental concentrations induce in vitro gene expression associated with neurological disorders |
| 11/1/2017 | No Seminar |
| 11/8/2017 | NAME: Dr. John Cronan, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign HOST: Dr. Rajesh Nagarajan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry TITLE: Biotin, Not Just a Biotech Reagent |
| 11/15/2017 | NAME: Dr. Meghan Driscoll, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center HOST: Dr. Matthew Ferguson, Department of Physics TITLE: A quantitative framework for studying the subcellular regulation of 3D cell migration |
| 11/22/2017 | No Seminar - Thanksgiving Break |
| 11/29/2017 | NAME: Dr. Candice Tahimic, NASA Ames Research Center HOST: Dr. Daniel Fologea, Department of Physics TITLE: Spaceflight challenges and solutions to preserve health on earth and beyond |
| 12/6/2017 | NAME: Dr. Josh Andersen, Brigham Young University HOST: Dr. Owen McDougal, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry TITLE: 14-3-3z, AMPK and ATG9A: Cell survival signaling during an energy crisis |
| 12/8/2017 | NAME: Dr. Sam Lohse, Colorado Mesa University HOST: Dr. Denise Wingett and Ph.D. Candidate Catherine Anders TITLE: Physiochemical Transformations of Functionalized Gold Nanomaterials in Biological Media and the Environment Special Event Time: 9:00 AM Special Event Location: Micron Business and Economics Building, Room 1209 |
| 12/8/2017 | DOCTORAL DEFENSE NAME: Catherine Anders, Ph.D. Candidate, Biomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs TITLE: The Physicochemical Properties and Cellular Toxicity of Variably Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Special Event Time: 12:00 PM Special Event Location: Multipurpose Building, Room 118 |
| 12/13/2017 | No Seminar - Finals Week |