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.
STEFANO DI TALIA, DUKE UNIVERSITY
The Di Talia laboratory develops live imaging and computational methods to probe the dynamics of the signaling pathways that control cell division during development and regeneration. They aim to uncover the dynamical principles that ensure that embryonic development and regeneration are regulated in a reliable manner.
ADAM DEUTSCHBAUER, LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY
Adam Deutschbauer has a background in Microbial systems biology. As part of the Virtual Institute of Microbial Stress and Survival, he develops next-generation tools for microbial functional genomics. As the Biotechnology Component Deputy Director, he helps drive the development of experimental and computational approaches to develop models of microbial metabolism, gene regulation, and signal transduction.
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.
