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.
JOCHEN ZIMMER, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
The Zimmer lab focuses on complex carbohydrates and how they are synthesized and deposited on the cell surface. Using the tools of structural and molecular biology, they study capsule and biofilm formation in bacteria, cell wall biosynthesis in plants, and extracellular matrix formation in vertebrates.
LYNETTE CEGELSKI, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
Attend Dr. Cegelski's pre-seminar presentation to learn more about Dr. Jochen Zimmer's seminar, "Sugary coats: Diverse mechanisms of complex carbohydrate secretion", to be held Thursday, February 14th.
STANLEY QI, DEPARTMENTS OF BIOENGINEERING AND CHEMICAL & SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
Dr. Qi is a pioneer in the CRISPR technology development for genome engineering. His research laboratory focuses on the bioengineering of genetics and cells. They are interested in developing genetic engineering technologies and exploring discovery-based synthetic biology for diverse applications, and explore how the human genome encodes functions, and how to rationally design genetic circuits for new therapeutics.
Dr. Darlene Solomon is senior vice president and chief technology officer for Agilent Technologies. Her responsibilities include Agilent Research Laboratories which focuses on high impact, longer range research in support of Agilent's sustained business growth, and Agilent's programs in university relations, external research and venture investment. In her leadership role, she works closely with Agilent's businesses to define the company's technology strategy and R&D priorities.
