The Ünal lab studies the principles that control the nuclear and cytoplasmic integrity of gametes. They are interested in understanding the principles and regulation of meiotic differentiation.
AMY GLADFELTER, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
The Gladfelter lab is interested in how cells are organized in time and space. They study how cytoplasm is spatially patterned and how cells sense their own shape. They also investigate how timing in the cell division cycle can be highly variable yet still accurate. For their work, we combine quantitative live cell microscopy and computational, genetic and biochemical approaches in fungal and mammalian cells.
CHRISTINE STABELL BENN, BANDIM HEALTH PROJECT, STATENS SERUM INSTITUT
Christine Stabell Benn has found in population-based epidemiological studies in one of the world’s poorest countries, Guinea-Bissau, that vaccines not only protect against the target infection, they also affect the susceptibility to other infections.
ANNELISE BARRON, DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING
Attend Dr. Barron's pre-seminar presentation to learn more about Dr. Christine Stabell Benn's seminar, "Time to change a paradigm: non-specific effects of vaccines", to be held Thursday, May 23rd.
CHRIS DOE, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Dr. Doe and his lab group study the assembly of the nervous system in the fruit fly Drosophila. They are interested in how neuronal diversity is generated, how it is used to establish neuronal circuits, and how circuits generate diverse locomotor behaviors.
JULIA KALTSCHMIDT, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY
Attend Dr. Kaltschmidt's pre-seminar presentation to learn more about Dr. Chris Doe's seminar, "Development and function of a celestial navigation circuit in Drosophila", to be held Thursday, May 2nd.
ANGELA BROOKS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ
Dr. Brooks's laboratory focuses on the study of somatic mutations that cause changes to the transcriptome, particularly through mRNA splicing. They aim to gain a better understanding of how alternative splicing is regulated and the functional consequences of splicing dysregulation through the study of these cancer genome alterations.
AMI BHATT, DEPARTMENTS OF MEDICINE (HEMATOLOGY) AND GENETICS
Attend Dr. Bhatt's pre-seminar presentation to learn more about Dr. Angela Brooks's seminar, "Full-length alternative transcript isoform analysis using long-read nanopore sequencing", to be held Thursday, April 11th.
BRENDAN HARLEY, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Dr. Harley's group develops biomaterials that replicate the dynamic, spatially-patterned, and heterogeneous microenvironment found in the tissues and organs of our body. They use this approach to generate new insight regarding how biomaterial cues can instruct cell responses in the context of development, disease, and regeneration. In this talk, Dr. Harley will describe a collagen biomaterial under development to address barriers preventing regeneration of musculoskeletal tissues such as orthopedic insertions and craniomaxillofacial bones.
FAN YANG, DEPARTMENTS OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND BIOENGINEERING
Attend Dr. Yang's pre-seminar presentation to learn more about Dr. Brendan Harley's seminar, "Towards building tissues: engineering complexity through biomaterial design", to be held Thursday, March 7th.
