Seminar Archives
MPBP seminar Spring 2025 Speaker: Peter Arvan M.D., Ph.D., Brehm Professor of Diabetes Research Division of Metab., Endocrinology & Diabetes University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Host: Ling Qi, Ph.D.
Title: Pannexin isoforms in cancer regulation
MPBP seminar Spring 2025 Speaker: Silvia Penuela, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Associate Chair of Research, Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology University of Western Ontario Host: Brant Isakson, Ph.D.
Title: Cholesterol as a Mediator of Neuroinflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
MPBP seminar Spring 2025 CMCP Seminar Series Speaker: Heather Ferris, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism University of Virginia Host: Lukas Tamm, Ph.D.
Title: Resolving structure and function in the lipid regulation of receptor tyrosine kinases
MPBP seminar Spring 2025 CMCP Seminar Series Speaker: Adam Smith, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Texas Tech University Host: Ilya Levental, Ph.D.
Title:Targeting an emerging therapeutic biomarker, heparinase – Lina Cui, PhD
MPBP seminar May 5, 2025 - Spring Seminar Series 2025 Speaker: Lina Cui Associate Professor & Graduate Coordinator, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy Department of Anatomy and Cell…
Title: Tunnels, bridges and ferries for transport across the bacterial cell envelope
MPBP seminar Spring 2025 Speaker: Gira Bhabha Associate Professor Johns Hopkins University Hosts: Dr. Jochen Zimmer
Title: Cellular Signaling by Cholesterol
MPBP seminar Spring 2025 CMCP Seminar Series Speaker: Arun Radhakrishnan Professor Department of Molecular Genetics University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Hosts: Drs. Ilya Levental and Lukas Tamm
Title: TBA – Chrystal Starbird
MPBP seminar Spring 2025 CMCP Seminar Series Speaker: Chrystal Starbird Host: Anne Kenworthy
Fall 2024 MPBP seminar Speaker: Mike Bressan Host: Dr. Muge Kuyumcu-Martinez
Title: Spatial control of membrane traffic by microtubule-associated septins
Fall 2024 MPBP seminar CMCP Seminar Series Speaker: Elias Spiliotis Professor Department of Cell Biology University of Virginia Host: Anne Kenworthy
Title: Ribosome stalling and angiogenin function in ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases
Fall 2024 MPBP seminar Speaker: Andrei Korostelev Professor, RNA Therapeutics Institute UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA Host: Dr. Ahmad Jomaa
Title: Prestin Conformational Dynamics and the Molecular Basis of the Cochlear Amplifier
Fall 2024 MPBP seminar CMCP Seminar Series Speaker: Eduardo Perozo Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics; Pritzker Fellow The University of Chicago Host: Dr. Seham Ebrahim
Title: Investigating Lipid Posttranslational Modifications in Cardiac Development and Disease
Fall 2024 MPBP seminar Speaker: Whitney Edwards Assistant Professor Department of Cell Biology and Physiology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Host: Dr. Anne Kenworthy
Fall 2024 MPBP seminar CMCP Seminar Series Speaker: Radhika Subramanian Associate Professor Harvard Medical School Department of Molecular Biology Harvard Medical School Hosts: Dr. Stefanie Redemann and Dr. Elias Spiliotis…
Title: Cyclic GMP–AMP receptors in antiviral immunity
Fall 2024 MPBP seminar Speaker: Uday Tak Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology (MIC) The University of Virginia School of Medicine Host: Dr. Ling Qi
Title: Redox signaling in the regulation of macrophage inflammatory responses.
MPBP seminar Spring 2024 Speaker: Moran Benhar, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Host: Dr. Huiwang Ai * Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology eventTitle: GlycoSwitch: a novel signaling circuit to control endocytosis
MPBP seminar Spring 2024 Speaker: Ludger Johannes, Ph.D. Director, Cellular and Chemical Biology, Institut Curie Host: Dr. Anne Kenworthy * Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology event Please note that…Title: Prestin Conformational Dynamics and the Molecular Basis of the Cochlear Amplifier
MPBP seminar Spring 2024 Speaker: Eduardo Perozo, Ph.D. Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago Host: Dr. Seham Ebrahim * Center for Membrane and…Title: Visualizing cellular force-sensing through the actin cytoskeleton
MPBP seminar Spring 2024 Speaker: Greg Alushin, Ph.D. Associate Professor The Rockefeller University Host: Dr. Seham Ebrahim * Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology eventTitle: Imaging Cell Physiology with Molecular Fingerprints – Ji-Xin Cheng, Ph.D.
MPBP seminar Spring 2024 Speaker: Ji-Xin Cheng, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Boston University Host: Huiwang Ai * Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology…Title: In vivo affinity maturation of CRISPR-engineered B cells for better antibodies and vaccines
MPBP seminar Spring 2024 Speaker: Michael Farzan, Ph.D. Professor of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Research Division, Harvard Medical School Host: Dr. Huan BaoTitle: Enabling targeted protein degradation from the endoplasmic reticulum
MPBP seminar Spring 2024 Speaker: Ryan Baldridge, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School Host: Dr. Ling QiTitle: Tales from the deep: How pressure adapted lipidomes maintain critical membrane functions
MPBP seminar Spring 2024 Speaker: Ed Lyman, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Delaware Host: Dr. Ilya LeventalTitle: Ubiquitin- and autophagy-related Golgi membrane remodeling in STING-mediated innate immunity.
MPBP seminar Spring 2024 Speaker: Tara D. Fischer, Ph.D. Research Fellow National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institutes of Health Host: Brant IsaksonTitle: Resolving the mechanisms of osteoclast multinucleation and life-long skeletal integrity
MPBP seminar Spring 2024 Speaker: Jarred Whitlock, Ph.D. Jarred M. Whitlock, Ph.D. K99 Intramural Research Fellow, Section on Membrane Biology National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH) Host:…Title: Exploring the role of inter-organelle bridge-like lipid transport at endosomal membranes
Archive Fall 2023 Speaker: Michael G. Hanna, Ph.D. Associate Research Scientist Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience Yale School of Medicine Host: Brant Isakson, Ph.D.Title: Autonomous clocks in cytoplasmic organization and division
Archive Fall 2023 Speaker: Mustafa Aydogan, Ph.D. Sandler Faculty Fellow Principal Investigator UCSF Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics Host: Brant Isakson, Ph.D.Title: Dissecting the Spatial Regulation of Gene Expression in Mitochondrial Biogenesis
Archive Fall 2023 Speaker: Weihan Li, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Singer Lab, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Host: Brant Isakson, Ph.D.Title: Electrical and contractile regulation of cerebral blood flow by capillary pericytes
Archive Fall 2023 Speaker: Nicholas R. Klug, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine, The University of Vermont Host: Dr. Brant IsaksonVenki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Prize-winning biologist to visit UVa
MPBP seminar Spring 2024 This opportunity is being organized by the Office of the V.P. for Research. Title: MY ADVENTURES IN THE RIBOSOME More Information:Title: The Metabolic Clock of Pregnancy Regulating Uterine Smooth Muscle Contraction
Archive Spring 2023 Speaker: Liang Liang, Ph.D. Research Scientist, Stanford University Host: Dr. Lukas TammTitle: Rbfox2 mediated RNA networks in cardiovascular development and disease
Archive Spring 2023 Speaker: Sunil K. Verma, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Kuyumcu-Martinez Lab Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics Host: Lukas TammTitle: RNA determinants of HIV-1 RNA transcript function and genome packaging
Archive Spring 2023 Speaker: Michael Summers, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, UMBC Host: Lukas Tamm, Ph.D.Title: Mass Spectrometry Au Naturel: A Tool for Structural Biology
Archive Spring 2023 Speaker: Joseph A. Loo, Ph.D. University of California-Los Angeles Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA Molecular…Anderson Lecture: Fantastic Single Molecule Technologies and Where to Find Them
Fall 2022 MPBP seminar Speaker: Dr. Takjip Ha, Bloomberg Professor of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University Host: Dr. Lukas Tamm, Chair, Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, and Director…