Seminars & Events
The weekly colloquium is generally held on Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. in K-207 Auditorium (2-6408). Unless otherwise noted, our departmental colloquia program is supported by the Alejandro Zaffaroni Endowment Fund and the John R. Murlin Fund. For outside guests, contact Dr. Houhui Xia. For graduate student colloquia, contact Dr. Cesare Orlandi.
Seminar: "A Conserved Intra-Bundle Salt Bridge in the OATP1B Subfamily Controls Uptake Kinetics and Transporter Conformation"
Aviv Paz, PhD - University at Buffalo Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute; Assistant Professor, Department of Structural Biology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo; Adjunct Associate Professor of Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
Apr 23, 2025 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | K-307, 3-6408
First-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Rotation Talk: "Non-Ionotropic Signaling Mechanisms of Kainate Receptors"
Morgan Clay - Non-Ionotropic Signaling Mechanisms of Kainate Receptors
Apr 24, 2025 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619
First-Year MS 20-minute Literature Review: "Copper Induces Cell Death by Targeting Lipoylated TCA Cycle Proteins"
Xinyi Qian - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. George Porter
Apr 24, 2025 @ 2:30 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619
Ph.D. Research Talk: "Small Proline Rich Protein 2B Regulates Cardiac Fibroblasts via Interaction with Cell Cycle Regulates"
Xiaoyi Liu - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Eric Small
May 01, 2025 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619
M.S. Thesis Defense: "Platelet Regulation of Monocyte and Macrophage Activation Status"
Yunzhi Lin - Laboratory of Dr. Craig Morrell
May 02, 2025 @ 1:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619
M.S. Thesis Defense: "Platelet Regulation of Monocyte and Macrophage Activation Status"
Yunzhi Lin - Laboratory of Dr. Craig Morrell
May 02, 2025 @ 1:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619
Ph.D. Thesis Defense: Alteration of Muscle Contractility, Mitochondrial Function & Calcium Handling in novel Orai1 Tubular Aggregate Myopathy Mouse Model & the Restorative Impact of Endurance Exercise
Nan Zhao - Laboratory of Dr. Robert T. Dirksen
May 06, 2025 @ 1:30 p.m.
Medical Center | K-207, 2-6408
Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: "Application of Anticodon Edited tRNAs as Tools to Improve Function in Nonsense Mediated Diseases"
Emily Sorensen - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. John Lueck
May 08, 2025 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-719
2025 John R. Murlin Lecture: "GPCR Conformational Dynamics"
Ehud Isacoff, Ph.D. - Professor and Evan Rauch Chair in Neuroscience Departments of Molecular & Cell Biology, and Neuroscience, University of California, Berkeley
May 13, 2025 @ 10:00 a.m.
Medical Center | Adolph Auditorium, 1-7619