2022 Kuggie Vallee Distinguished Lecture

mRNA Translation and Neurological Defects

Susan L. Ackerman, Ph.D.
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Steven W. Kuffler Chair of Biology
Neurobiology Section & Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
UC San Diego Medical School

Speakers:

• Polly Fordyce, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering and of Genetics; and Chris Garcia, Younger Family Professor and Professor of Structural Biology – Mapping of the force-dependent landscape of T cell receptor agonists for immunotherapy
• William Tarpeh, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, by courtesy, of Civil and Environmental Engineering; and James Swartz, James H. Clark Professor in the School of Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering and of Bioengineering – Designing Nitrogen-Selective Materials for Water Treatment using Ks-Amt5 Bacterial Membrane Transporters
• Kim Butts Pauly, Professor of Radiology and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering and of Bioengineering; and Xiaoke Chen, Associate Professor of Biology – Treating addiction by non-invasive ultrasound neuromodulation

Introducing a broad range of scientific research in the Stanford Bio-X community through jargon-free lectures and discussion.

JONATHAN PRITCHARD, Bing Professor of Population Studies, “The surprising rules that govern the genetics of human complex traits”
BENJAMIN GOOD, Assistant Professor of Applied Physics, “Rapid evolution within our gut microbiomes”
 

Please note:

This and other Stanford Bio-X seminars and events will be conducted virtually over Zoom. Please join the meeting with the information on the webpage and mute your computer's audio if needed.

Featuring talks from Stanford Faculty:

 Soichi Wakatsuki
 Kerwyn Casey Huang
 Michelle James