HUDA AKIL, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Dr. Akil's research program is uncovering some molecular players that are not “the usual suspects”, thereby providing possibilities for new biomarkers and novel drug targets in the treatment of Major Depression.
ALAN SCHATZBERG, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Attend Dr. Schatzberg's pre-seminar presentation to learn more about Dr. Huda Akil's seminar, "Molecular, Genetic and Neural Mechanisms of Moods and Emotions", to be held Thursday, March 8th.
The Stanford Bio-X Leadership Council is pleased to announce the 15th annual competition for Stanford Bio-X Graduate Student Fellowships and for Stanford Neurosciences Institute and Stanford ChEM-H Fellowships.
Complete applications must be received by February 26, 2018 at 5:00 pm PST.
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.
