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Department Seminars

If you would like to speak with any of these people during their visit, or need additional information, please contact Stephanie Scoville.

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Thesis Defense: "Nano for Neuro: Developing Hybrid Quantum Dot Nano-Bio Assemblies to Probe Neuroinflammatory Activation"

Wesley Chiang - PhD Candidate, Biophysics, Structural & Computational Biology (BSCB) PhD Program

 Dec 14, 2023 @ 11:00 a.m.

 Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (3-7619)

Host: Todd Krauss, PhD – Advisor

Thesis Defense: "Structure and Function Analysis of Bacterial Riboswitches that Control Translation"

Yoshita Srivastava - PhD Candidate, Biophysics, Structural & Computational Biology (BSCB) PhD Program

 Dec 14, 2023 @ 10:00 a.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Hybrid Event

Host: Joseph Wedekind, PhD – Advisor

Thesis Defense: "The Molecular Mechanism and Biological Impact of Cis-acting Elements and Trans-acting Factors in mRNA Translation Regulation"

Feng Jiang - PhD Candidate, Biochemistry PhD Program

 Dec 14, 2023 @ 9:00 a.m.

 Medical Center | K-207 (2-6408)

Hybrid Event

Host: Peng Yao, PhD – Advisor

Thesis Defense: "A Bioinformatics Pipeline for Identifying Structurally Conserved ncRNAs: From Prediction to Validation"

Sara Ali, MS - PhD Candidate, Biophysics, Structural & Computational Biology (BSCB) PhD Program

Thesis Defense

 

 Dec 08, 2023 @ 9:00 a.m.

 Medical Center | Lower Adolph Aud (1-7619)

Hybrid Event

Host: David Mathews, MD, PhD – Advisor

DBB Seminar: “The Lives and Deaths of tRNAs and Their Introns”

Anita K. Hopper, PhD - Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

 Dec 06, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Eric Phizicky (co-sponsored by the Protein Synthesis Cluster and the RNA Structure & Function Cluster

Understanding vaccine antibody response: high throughput measurements of equilibrium affinity constants for influenza, cross-reactivity of SARS antibodies, and asthmatic response

Gabrielle Kosoy - PhD Candidate in Biophysics

 Nov 28, 2023 @ 9:00 a.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 Auditorium (3-6408)

Hybrid Event

Host: Dr. Benjamin Miller, Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

* SPECIAL EVENT * T32 Minisymposium Featuring the External Advisory Committee for the NIH NIGMS T32 in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences

Anita Corbett, PhD; Kimberly Mowry, PhD; Karin Musier-Forsyth, PhD - Emory College of Arts and Sciences; Brown University; The Ohio State University

Wednesday, November 15th talks: 

  • Anita Corbett, PhD, Samuel C. Dobbs Professor, Department of Biology; Senior Associate Dean of Research, Emory College of Arts & Sciences, Atlanta, GA
    "An RNA binding protein modulates m6A modification of key RNA targets"
  • Kimberly Mowry, PhD, Robin Chemers Neustein Professor of Biomedicine; Chair, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI
    "Novel RNP transport granules drive mRNA localization"
  • Karin Musier-Forsyth, PhD, Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 
    "How a two-nucleotide difference in a 9.4 kilobase genome determines HIV-1 viral RNA fate"

The T32 External Advisory Committee will also be presenting a Graduate Women in Science Career Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, November 16th at 3 p.m. in Ryan Case Method (1-9576), advertised in GWIS. 

Event Flyer

 Nov 15, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud (1-7619)

Inter-programmatic Graduate Student NIH Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical & Molecular Sciences

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat (PI), and Dr. Jeff Hayes (Co-PI); co-sponsored by GWIS, the RNA Society, and Lexogen

Bioinformatics Cluster: "High-resolution reconstructions of protein-ligand complexes using solution scattering"

Dr. Thomas D. Grant - Assistant Professor, Department of Structural Biology, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.

Flyer

 Nov 09, 2023 @ 11:30 a.m.

 Medical Center | Neuman Rm (1-6823)

Host: Bioinformatics Cluster

DBB Seminar: “Translational Control of Breast Cancer Metastasis”

Robert Schneider, PhD - Albert Sabin Professor, Department of Molecular Pathogenesis; Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY

 Nov 08, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Peng Yao (co-sponsored by the Protein Synthesis Cluster)

DBB Seminar: “Drug and Gene Delivery to the Brain”

Jiangbing Zhou, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

 Nov 01, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Yi-Tao Yu (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure & Function Cluster)

DBB Seminar: “The Space Between Notes: Unraveling the Role of Idle Ribosomes through Cryo-EM”

Sarah Loerch, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA

 Oct 25, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Clara Kielkopf (co-sponsored by the Protein Synthesis Cluster)

Thesis Defense: "uORF-mediated Translational Regulation of GATA4 in the Heart"

Omar Hedaya - PhD Candidate, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology PhD Program

 Oct 20, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (3-7619)

Hybrid Event

Host: Peng Yao, PhD - Advisor

GWIS Seminar: "Follow your passion: from medicine to science and the benefits of lunching together"

Marlies P. Rossmann, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester

Dr. Rossmann will also be presenting a seminar in the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics series on *Wednesday, October 11th* titled “Dissecting Metabolic Gene Regulatory Networks in Hematopoiesis” at 2 p.m. in K-307 (3-6408).

*Please note this is the week before* 

 Oct 19, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of ‘62 (G-9425)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

DBB Seminar: "From Genes to Proteins: A New Lens for Understanding Neurological Disease"

V. Alessandro Gennarino, PhD - Assistant Professor, Departments of Genetics & Development, Pediatrics and Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

 Oct 18, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307

Host: T32 Graduate Student Emily Britt and Dr. Eric Wagner (co-sponsored by the NIH NIGMS T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences, Dr. Lynne Maquat, PI & Dr. Jeffrey Hayes, Co-PI)

DBB Seminar: “Dissecting Metabolic Gene Regulatory Networks in Hematopoiesis”

Marlies P. Rossmann, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

 Oct 11, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Josh Munger

DBB Seminar: "Molecular Tracking of Differentiation Cascades and Mechanisms of Direct Repression by a Transcription Activator"

Michael Guertin, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, UConn Health, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT

 Oct 04, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307

Host: Dr. Eric Wagner

DBB Seminar: “How the Cell Regulates Gene Expression by Monitoring the Ribosome”

Nicholas R. Guydosh, PhD - Senior Investigator, NIH/NIDDK (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases), Bethesda, MD

 Sep 27, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Beth Grayhack (co-sponsored by the Protein Synthesis Cluster and the RNA Structure & Function Cluster)

GWIS Seminar: "Riding the Roller-Coaster of Academic Science”

Cassandra Hayne, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

 Sep 21, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | TBD

Host: Dr. Paul Boutz & Dr. Lynne Maquat (co-sponsored by the RNA Society and Lexogen)

DBB Seminar: “Recent Breakthroughs in tRNA Splicing Using Cryo-EM and Biochemistry”

Cassandra Hayne, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

 Sep 20, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Paul Boutz & Dr. Lynne Maquat (co-sponsored by the RNA Society & Lexogen and Graduate Women in Science GWIS)

Identifying Metabolic Vulnerabilities Associated with Viral Infections

Matthew Raymonda - PhD Candidate in Biochemistry

 Sep 05, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-207 Auditorium (2-6408)

Host: Dr. Joshua Munger, Biochemistry, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Department Awards Ceremony

We invite and encourage all current and past members of the department, any other interested parties, to attend this celebration, and help us congratulate our outstanding graduating students and award-winners from the past year. 

 May 11, 2023 @ 1:30 p.m.

 Medical Center | Neuman Room (1-6823)

DBB Seminar: Where Does He Get Those Wonderful Toys? A Tour of the CRISPR Toolbox for Functional Genomics

John G. Doench, PhD - Institute Scientist; Director of Research and Development, Genetic Perturbation Platform, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA

 May 03, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Jeff Hayes and T32 Graduate Student Nicole Waild (co-sponsored by the NIH T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences; Dr. Maquat, PI & Dr. Hayes, Co-PI)

DBB Seminar: Long Non-Coding RNA Control of Cancer Cell Growth

Colleen A. McHugh, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA

 Apr 26, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Mitch O’Connell and T32 Graduate Student Jessica Perciaccante (co-sponsored by NIH T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences, Dr. Maquat, PI & Dr. Hayes, Co-PI)

Mechanisms Through Which Metabolism and the Human Cytomegalovirus UL26 Protein Contribute to Anti-Viral Signaling - Thesis Defense

Jessica Ciesla, MS - PhD Candidate, Advisor: Joshua Munger, PhD

 Apr 21, 2023 @ 1:30 p.m.

 Medical Center | Lower Adolph (1-7619)

Hybrid Event

Host: Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry

GWIS Seminar: "Flexibility and Adaptability in a Challenging Job Market"

Ana Jimenez, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

 Apr 20, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud 1-7619

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat (co-sponsored by the RNA Society and Lexogen)

DBB Seminar: Discovery and Characterization of Splicing Regulatory Networks Implicated in Brain Disorders

Ben Blencowe, PhD, FRS - Canada Research Chair in RNA Biology and Genomics; Banbury Chair in Medical Research; Professor, Donnelly Centre and Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 Apr 19, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Paul Boutz and Dr. Lynne Maquat (co-sponsored by the RNA Society and Lexogen)

34th Annual Genetics Day

Julius Brennecke, PhD - Keynote Speaker, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria

20th Annual Fred Sherman Lecture

Keynote Speaker: Julius Brennecke, PhD

Austrian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology
Vienna, Austria

Evolution of endogenous retroviruses in Drosophila

**CALL FOR SPEAKERS**
We invite trainees to apply to give a 10 min oral presentation
in the morning session of Genetics Day
A total of two trainee speakers will be selected.

**CALL FOR POSTERS**
We invite you and your colleagues to present posters
in the Genetics Day poster session (12:30 – 2:30pm)

How to apply to present talks or posters
Please complete the talk/poster registration at
https://redcap.urmc.rochester.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=CEAFFXEA744MKLTD

To be considered for a talk, submit your registration by
5:00 pm on Monday, April 3rd, 2023
and indicate on the registration that you would like to be considered for the short talk competition.
Registrants not selected for a talk are expected to present a poster.

To present a poster and be eligible for a poster prize, submit your registration by
5:00 pm on Monday, April 10th, 2023

***PRIZES***
Cash prizes available

Poster awards will be given to graduate students, postdocs, undergraduates, staff, and faculty.
Trainees selected for and presenting short talks will receive a special prize.

 Apr 17, 2023 @ 9:30 a.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 Auditorium and Atrium,

Host: University Committee for Interdisciplinary Studies (UCIS) and organized by the Departments of Biomedical Genetics and Biology

CANCELLED DBB Seminar: "RNA Binding Protein Networks: Their Elucidation and Application to RNA Therapeutics"

Gene Yeo, PhD, MBA - Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA

 Apr 12, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Mitch O’Connell and Dr. Doug Anderson (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure & Function Cluster)

DBB Seminar: Utilization of Antisense oligos (ASOs) to Modulate Splicing to Rescue NF1 Expression and Function

Deeann Wallis, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

There will be a pre-seminar gathering starting at 1:30 pm in K307 where faculty and students can interact and enjoy cookies/coffee.

Flyer

 Apr 05, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Yi-Tao Yu (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure & Function Cluster)

DBB Seminar: Exploring Spliceosome Mechanism with Small Molecule Inhibitors

Melissa Jurica, PhD - Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

 Mar 29, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Paul Boutz and Dr. Lynne Maquat (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure & Function Cluster, RNA Society and Lexogen)

Faculty Candidate Seminar: Leveraging CRISPR screening for a deeper understanding of human malignancy

Chang Jiang, PhD - Post-doctoral fellow, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Fl

 Mar 28, 2023 @ 10:00 a.m.

 Medical Center | Lower Adolph (1-7619)

Host: Wilmot Cancer Institute and Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics

2023 Young Investigator Symposium on RNA Biology

Event Flyer ThumbnailRegister (free!) and, postdocs/research-track faculty, submit your abstracts by March 20th: 2023

2023 Young Investigator Symposium on RNA Biology

Dates: March 24-25, 2023
Venue: VIRTUAL via Zoom Webinar. Please register to obtain the link.

Application Deadline: March 20th, 2023
Register and/or Apply Here (All virtual attendees and talk applicants must register.)

Event Website

The 2023 Young Investigator Symposium on RNA Biology is co-organized by Xin Li, PhD, Associate Professor at the University of Rochester, the RNA Medical Center of Zhejiang University, and the University of Rochester Center for RNA Biology. The Symposium is free to attend and is focused on talks by dedicated postdocs, instructors, and young (associate) researchers from around the world, in addition to the keynote by Yi-Tao Yu, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics at the University of Rochester. The symposium will feature over 20 scholars, each presenting their cutting-edge research for 30 minutes. It will also feature two career sections on networking and job hunting.

Schedule

Friday, March 24th: Virtual format, opening remarks and then talks, starting at 8:20 am EDT 
Saturday, March 25th: Virtual talks and Keynote for a half day, starting at 8:30 am EDT
The symposium will also include two virtual career sections on networking and job hunting. Please see the event website for updates on the program and speakers.

Speakers:

(KEYNOTE) Yi-Tao Yu, University of Rochester
Title: Nonsense suppression induced by RNA-guided RNA modification

Qinqin Cui, Zhejiang University
Title: Diverse CMT2 neuropathies are linked to aberrant G3BP interactions in stress granules

Junnan Fang, Emory University
Title: Isoform expression and the post-transcriptional regulations of centrosome Plp mRNA

Wenxia He, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Title: The Degradation Complex on the 3’ End of Histone mRNA

Yanqiang Li, Harvard Medical School
Title: Low RNA stability signifies increased post-transcriptional regulation of cell identity gene 

Ling Liu, University of Manitoba, Canada
Title: Mechanism of Adaptive Splicing Controlled by DNA Methylation

Jianjun Luo, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Title: Systematic Identification and Functional Studies of Long Noncoding RNAs and SEPs

Yicheng Luo, California Institute of Technology
Title: Maternally inherited siRNAs initiate piRNA cluster formation 

Maria Mavrikaki, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Title: Severe COVID-19 is associated with molecular signatures of aging in the human brain 

JingRong Zhao, University of California
Title: Molecular profiling of individual FDA-approved clinical drugs identifies modulators of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay

Zhengjie Zhou, The University of Chicago
Title: Vascular targeted mRNA therapies treating cute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Please send any questions to Xin Li, PhD

 Mar 24, 2023 @ 8:30 a.m.

Register to get Zoom Link

Host: Xin Li, PhD

DBB Seminar: RNA Kinks, Knots, and Switches Controlling Gene Expression

Silvi Rouskin, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Division of Medical Sciences, Boston, MA

 Mar 22, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Dmitri Ermolenko (co-sponsored by the Bioinformatics Cluster and the RNA Structure & Function Cluster)

2023 RNA Institute Annual Symposium (UAlbany and UR Center for RNA Biology)

2023 RNA Institute Annual Symposium flyerThe 2023 RNA Institute Symposium will be held March 16-17th at the University at Albany, in collaboration with the UR Center for RNA Biology.

Call for Abstracts

We are pleased to announce our upcoming 2023 Annual RNA Institute Symposium hosted by the RNA Institute at the University at Albany in collaboration with the RNA Center for Biology at the University of Rochester. This year's meeting will focus on strengthening connections between academia and industry, hosting invited speakers from New York State Biotech and Pharma Industries as well as academia.

Event Highlights

Speakers from NY Biotech & Pharma Industries and Academia
Networking Opportunities with Industry Scientists

Trainee Talks
Lightning Talks of Selected Posters

Poster Sessions
Cash Awards for trainee talks and Posters

Abstract submission and registrations are now open.

Abstract submission closes by February 3, 2023. Feel free to pass along the attached advertisement to your friends and colleagues.

Submit your abstract and register at the link below

Register Today

 

 Mar 16, 2023 @ 9:00 a.m.

https://www.albany.edu/rna/rna-symposium

UR Center for RNA Biology Hosts RNA Symposium with University at Albany

Symposium posterThe event will provide a forum for faculty and students to present their research and network with colleagues, and will feature speakers from companies with origins in UAlbany and UR research programs, including Codomax, SupreMEtric, Scriptr and sxRNA.

“Rochester and Albany comprise the two strongholds of RNA-centric research in upstate New York and have a long history of working together,” said Lynne Maquat, founding director of the Center for RNA Biology. “The growth in RNA research and human health applications means that the next generation of RNA researchers are in high demand and the upcoming symposium is a perfect opportunity for New York industry to recruit these talented trainees.”

The symposium will take place March 16-17; registration is open until March 12 for both in-person attendees and virtual participants.

Register Here

 Mar 16, 2023 @ 9:00 a.m.

Event Link

T32 Retreat & DBB Seminar: Signaling through Chromatin for Transcription and Metabolism

Jerry Workman, PhD - Investigator; Director of Postdoc Affairs, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO

Our Keynote Retreat Speaker this year is Dr. Jerry Workman, Investigator; Director of Postdoc Affairs, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO. His talk title is “Signaling through Chromatin for Transcription and Metabolism”. His host is Dr. Jeff Hayes. The T32 Retreat this year will be co-sponsored by Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) and a supplement to the NIH NIGMS T32 in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences.

New this year, there will be a Wellness and Resilience Panel following the Keynote, from 3:15 – 4:15 pm, moderated by Dr. Jeff Hayes. The featured panelists are:

  • Brigid Cahill, PhD, Director, University Counseling Center,; Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Rochester
  • Kermin Martínez-Hernández, PhD, Principal Facilitator, Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER); Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, St. John Fisher University
  • Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, Dr. Laurie Sands Distinguished Professor of Families & Health; Director, UR Medicine Physician Communication Coaching Program; Chief of Psychology and Director, Institute for the Family, Department of Psychiatry; Vice Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester
  • Adrienne Morgan, PhD, Vice President and Senior Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion; Associate Professor, Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics; Associate Professor, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester.

 Mar 15, 2023 @ 1:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 Auditorium (G-9425)

Host: Dr. Jeffrey Hayes (co-sponsored by Graduate Women in Science GWIS)

GWIS Seminar (TUESDAY): "Stumbling into a Career Studying Chromatin and Histone Modifications"

Jerry Workman, PhD - Investigator; Director of Postdoc Affairs, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO

 Mar 14, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of ‘62 G-9425

Host: Dr. Jeffrey Hayes

DBB Seminar: Deciphering the m6A Code

Schraga Schwartz, PhD - Principal Investigator, Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Visiting Scientist, Genentech, San Francisco, CA

On behalf of Dr. Dave Mathews:
We look forward to seeing all students and faculty at the seminars. We are fortunate to have a vibrant seminar program, with excellent speakers representing the top scientists in their field visiting every week. Also, it’s a great opportunity to get together as a department.

To get everyone together and interacting, we will have coffee and cookies at 1:30 pm in the Stotz room.

Please come for the coffee and the seminar to celebrate our community!

 Mar 08, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Lower Adolph Aud (1-7619)

Host: Dr. Eric Phizicky (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure & Function Cluster)

RNA Collaborative, University of Rochester: "To what extent do mRNA stem-loops pause the translating ribosome?" & "The preQ1 riboswitch family uses multiple knotty strategies to control translation"

Dmitri Ermolenko, PhD; Joseph Wedekind, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics; Member, UR Center for RNA Biology, URMC; Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics; Member, UR Center for RNA Biology, URMC

 Mar 01, 2023 @ 4:00 p.m.

Zoom Webinar Registration

Host: Lynne E. Maquat, PhD

DBB Seminar: Getting the Message: The Mechanism of mRNA Recruitment to the Human Ribosome

Christopher Fraser, PhD - Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA

 Mar 01, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Dmitri Ermolenko (co-sponsored by the Protein Synthesis Cluster and the RNA Structure & Function Cluster)

DBB Seminar: Protein Activity Regulation through mRNA-mediated Cytoplasmic Organization

Christine Mayr, MD, PhD - Professor, Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

 Feb 22, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Register for Zoom

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat and Dr. Xavier Rambout (co-sponsored by the Protein Synthesis Cluster, the RNA Society and Lexogen)

*SPECIAL EVENT* GWIS Seminar: Wellness and Resilience Workshop Series - “Exploring Mindfulness and Self-Compassion”

Jeffrey Ring, PhD - Health Psychologist, Leadership Coach, and Health Justice Champion, Los Angeles, CA

Prior registration required, space is limited. View Workshop Descriptions 

 Feb 16, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Helen Wood Hall | Evarts Lounge 1W-133

Register Here (required)

Host: Drs. Lynne Maquat, Jeffrey Hayes, and Paul Boutz; co-sponsored by a supplement to the NIH NIGMS T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences (Maquat PI, Hayes Co-PI)

Wellness and Resilience Workshop Series (Students/Postdocs/RAPs/Techs): "Exploring the Power of Peer Coaching and Deep Listening"

Jeffrey Ring, PhD - Health Psychologist, Leadership Coach, and Health Justice Champion, Los Angeles, CA

Prior registration required, space is limited. View Workshop Descriptions 

 Feb 16, 2023 @ 1:00 p.m.

 Helen Wood Hall | Evarts Lounge 1W-133

Register Here (required)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat, Dr. Jeffrey Hayes, and Dr. Paul Boutz (co-sponsored by a supplement to the NIH T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences)

Wellness and Resilience Workshop Series (Students/Postdocs/RAPs/Techs): "Taking Stock: Exploring Resilience and Well-Being in Academic Research"

Jeffrey Ring, PhD - Health Psychologist, Leadership Coach, and Health Justice Champion, Los Angeles, CA

Prior registration required, space is limited. View Workshop Descriptions 

 Feb 16, 2023 @ 10:15 a.m.

 Helen Wood Hall | Evarts Lounge 1W-133

Register Here (required)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat, Dr. Jeffrey Hayes, and Dr. Paul Boutz (co-sponsored by a supplement to the NIH T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences)

Wellness and Resilience Workshop Series (Faculty Only): "Taking Stock: Exploring Resilience and Well-Being in Academic Research"

Jeffrey Ring, PhD - Health Psychologist, Leadership Coach, and Health Justice Champion, Los Angeles, CA

Prior registration required, space is limited. View Workshop Descriptions 

 Feb 15, 2023 @ 3:45 p.m.

 Helen Wood Hall | Evarts Lounge 1W-133

Register Here (required)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat, Dr. Jeffrey Hayes, and Dr. Paul Boutz (co-sponsored by a supplement to the NIH T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences)

*SPECIAL EVENT* DBB Seminar: Wellness and Resilience Workshop Series - "Team Approaches to Vitality and Resilience"

Jeffrey Ring, PhD - Health Psychologist, Leadership Coach, and Health Justice Champion, Los Angeles, CA

Prior registration required, space is limited. View Workshop Descriptions 

 Feb 15, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Helen Wood Hall | Evarts Lounge 1W-133

Register Here (required)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat, Dr. Jeffrey Hayes, and Dr. Paul Boutz (co-sponsored by a supplement to the NIH T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences)

Structural Basis of Translational Regulation by Bacterial Riboswitches

Griffin Schroeder - PhD Candidate in Biochemistry

 Feb 08, 2023 @ 10:00 a.m.

 Medical Center | 1-7619 (Lower Adolph Auditorium)

Host: Dr. Joseph Wedekind, Biochemistry, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Structural Basis of Translational Regulation by Bacterial Riboswitches - PhD Thesis Defense

Griffin Schroeder - PhD Candidate, Advisor: Joseph Wedekind, PhD

 Feb 08, 2023 @ 10:00 a.m.

 Medical Center | Lower Adolph (1-7619)

Hybrid Zoom Link

Host: Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry