RACHEL GREEN, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Work in the Green lab is centered on the ribosome, and can be roughly divided into four general project areas. The longest-standing research area concerns the interactions of eubacterial ribosomes and release factors. The goal of these projects is to understand the mechanism of action of release factors on the ribosome.
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.
PAUL FRANÇOIS, MCGILL UNIVERSITY
The François lab is interested in the theoretical aspects of evolution, real and simulated. They have developed tools to evolve models of "gene networks" in silico, performing predefined biological functions. They have applied and predicted structure of networks for systems ranging from genetic oscillators, biochemical adaptation to development and immune system.
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.
SALLY HORNE-BADOVINAC, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
The Horne-Badovinac lab uses genetic, cell biological and quantitative live imaging approaches to investigate how organs take on their unique shapes during development. Currently, they seek to understand how collective cell migration and basement membrane remodeling shape the fly egg.
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.
The Rego lab studies the role that metabolic variability plays in the survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the microbe that causes tuberculosis.
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.
