Department of Biochemistry
Seminar Program
FALL 2006 - SCHEDULE
All seminars will be held at 4:00 p.m. in room 6001 (Medical School), unless otherwise noted.
For additional information on our seminar program, please contact Dr Jim Karam or Gilbert Estrada.
DATE SPEAKER TITLE September 11
Arthur Haas, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Louisiana State University HSC
New Orleans, LA"Ubiquitin Dependent Signaling"
Host: Sam Landry, Ph.D.September 18 Woodring Wright, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell Biology
SFC Distinguished Professor of Geriatric Research
UT Southwestern Medical Center"Telomere Biology in Aging and Cancer"
Host: Arthur J. Lustig, Ph.D.September 25
October 9
Ellen Sidransky, MD
Chief, Section on Molecular Neurogenetics
MGB, National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD"Gaucher Disease: Complexity in a 'Simple' Disorder"
Host: Yu-Teh Li, Ph.D.October 16
Randolph M. Howes, MD, Ph.D.
Scientist, Surgeon and Composer
Host: Jim D. Karam, Ph.D.November 6
November 13
November 20
Julia P. Cooper, Ph.D.
Telomere Biology Laboratory
Cancer Research UK
London, England"Telomeres and the Challenges to Chromosome Integrity"
Host: Arthur J. Lustig, Ph.D.November 27 Carol Grieder, Ph.D.
Daniel Nathans Professor & Director
Molecular Biology & Genetics
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD"Telomeres, Telomerase, and Cancer"
Host: Arthur J. Lustig, Ph.D.December 4
Michael Root, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Kimmel Cancer Center
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA"The Need for Speed: Kinetic Restriction to HIV-1 Entry Inhibition"
Host: Diane Blake, Ph.D
Last revised: 10/30/06
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