2014-2015 Biochemistry Biophysics Seminar Series

Friday, September 12, 2014.  Professor Erika Taylor, Wesleyan University, Department of Chemistry and Environmental Studies.  "Two Stops on the Path for Converting Lignin into Biofuels."  Merrill Science Center, Lecture Room 4 @ 3:30p.m. (refreshments @ 3:15p.m.)  Co-sponsored with the chemistry department --

Wednesday, October 1, 2014.  Biochemistry/Biophysics Student Thesis Talks.  Merrill Lecture Room 4 @ 6:00p.m.

Friday, February 20, 2015.  Professor Alexander Statsyuk, Northwestern University, Department of Chemistry.  "The Ubiquitin System:  Last Standing Goldmine of 21st Century."  Merrill Science Center, Lecture Room 4 @ 3:30p.m. (refreshments @ 3:15p.m.)  Co-sponsored with the chemistry department. 

Monday, March 2, 2015.  Adam J. Bass, '97.  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cellular and Molecular Oncology; Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine.  "Learning from the Genome to Improve Cancer Therapy."  Merrill Science Center, Lecture Room 4 @ 4:00p.m.  Sponsored by the biology department. 

Monday, March 9, 2015.  David J. Wynne, '01.  Laboratory of Chromosome and Cell Biology, The Rockefeller University.  "Understanding Kinetochore Dynamics Using Super-Resolution Microscopy."  Merrill Science Center, Lecture Room 4 @ 4:00p.m.  Sponsored by the biology department. 

Tuesday, April 2, 2015.  Thayaparan Paramanathan, Bridgewater State University.  "Drug-DNA Interactions:  A View with Optical Tweezers."  Sponsored by the physics department. 

Monday, April 13, 2015.  Peter Chien.  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, University of Massachusetts @ Amherst.  "Cell Cycle Regulated Protein Destruction in Bacteria."  Merrill Science Center, Lecture Room 4 @ 4:00p.m.  Sponsored by the biology department.

Saturday, April 25, 2015.  Biochemistry/Biophysics Senior Thesis Research Symposium.  Merrill Science Center, Lecture Room 4 @ 2:00p.m.