5/8/23: Structural basis for glycosphingolipid sorting and sensing of microbial danger

9/12/2023

Wayne Lencer, MD Longwood Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Division Chief Gastroenterology, Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital Host: Anne Kenworthy, Ph.D. and James Casanova, Ph.D. Date: Monday, May 8, 2023…

5/18/23: Computational design of membrane receptors: from protein motions to CAR T cell therapies

9/12/2023

Speaker: Patrick Barth, Ph.D. Associate Professor at EPFL, Adjunct Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Host: Anne Kenworthy, Ph.D. Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00…

5/22/23: Aberrant Glycosylation Regulates Glycocalyx Architecture and Viscoelasticity in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Cells

9/12/2023

Speaker: Alexander X. Cartagena-Rivera, Ph.D. Earl Stadtman Investigator NIH Distinguished Scholar Chief, Section on Mechanobiology National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health Host: Seham Ebrahim, Ph.D.…

6/2/23: Live Cell Imaging of Early Metabolic Changes in FUS ALS Motoneurons

9/12/2023

Speaker: Vitaly Zimyanin, Ph.D. Research Scientist, Redemann Lab, Center for Membrane & Cell Physiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine Host: Lukas Tamm, Ph.D. Dates: Friday, June 2, 2023 - Friday, June 2,…

9/11/23: Dynamic Imaging of Live Prostate Cancer Cells: FLIRR Microscopy

9/12/2023

Speaker: Dr. Ammasi Periasamy, Ph.D. Director and founder of WM Keck Center for Cellular Imaging, Professor of Biology & Biomedical Engineering Host: Dr. Anne Kenworthy Refreshments will be served at…

9/25/2023: Phase Separation in Chromatin Organization and Transcription

9/12/2023

Speaker:  Pilong Li, Ph.D. Associate Professor of School of Life Sciences Tsinghua University Host: Dr. Ling Qi Refreshments to be served prior to the event. Dates: Monday, September 25, 2023 - Monday, September…

More kudos to Anne Kenworthy, elected to the Council of the Biophysical Society

8/24/2023

The Department congratulates Anne Kenworthy on this great honor! Anne Kenworthy, PhD, was elected to the Council of the Biophysical Society. Consisting of 7,500 members, the Biophysical Society is a…

Huiwang Ai, Ph.D., Congratulations on being selected a Pinn Scholar for 2023-2026!

5/30/2023

Huiwang Ai has been selected as a Pinn Scholar for 2023-2026. The Pinn Scholars program is named in honor of Dr. Vivian Pinn who was a graduate of the UVA…