The Clemons lab is primarily interested in understanding the molecular details of life and as a tool we focus on “structural biology”. They currently work on problems related to protein transport across membranes and post-translational modification of proteins. The lab primarily uses X-ray crystallography but also works with biochemistry, microbiology, mass spectrometry and electron microscopy.
KATHIE HARRIS, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Dr. Harris will describe the interdisciplinary design of The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health and what has been learned by merging social and biological data on the health of young adults in America.
BEN DOMINGUE, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Attend Dr. Domingue's pre-seminar presentation to learn more about Dr. Kathie Harris's seminar, "Social, Behavioral, and Biological Linkages in Young Adult Health", to be held Thursday, February 8th.
Dr. Piel's team studies cell polarization, a process which involves a reorganization of the cell cytoskeleton and movement of cellular organelles, usually triggered by external cues. They are particularly interested in cell polarity in the context of cell migration and cell division.
AMY GLADFELTER, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
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, they combine quantitative live cell microscopy and computational, genetic and biochemical approaches in fungal and mammalian cells.
ERIKA HOLZBAUR, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Dr. Holzbaur's lab is interested in exploring the dynamics of autophagy and mitophagy in neurons, including compartment biogenesis, cargo recognition and capture, and active transport coupled to cargo degradation. Approaches in the lab include live cell imaging in cell lines and primary neurons, in vitro reconstitution assays with single molecule resolution to analyze dynamics of motors and the cytoskeleton, and the development and analysis of animal models for neurodegenerative disease.
XINNAN WANG, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY
Attend Dr. Wang's pre-seminar presentation to learn more about Dr. Erika Holzbaur's seminar, "Autophagy dynamics in neuronal homeostasis and neurodegeneration", to be held Thursday, January 18th.
Stanford Bio-X would like to announce our call for applications for the Undergraduate Summer Research Program with funding available starting in the summer of 2018 (June 25th through August 31st).
Complete applications must be received, not postmarked, by December 8, 2017 at 5:00 pm PST.
GUO-LI MING, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Dr. Ming will discuss her group's recent work in using the brain organoids to model and dissect the molecular mechanisms underlying the ZIKV pathogenesis and microcephaly.
