Happening @ Michigan

DCM&B Tools and Technology Seminar

Nigel Michki, "MiCV - single-cell analysis at the push of a button"

Tool Link: https://micv.works...

Oral Health Sciences Seminar Series

"Blood is a Tissue: Implications in the Design and Clinical Translational of Vascular-Targeted Drug Carriers"

Lola Eniola-Adefeso, Ph.D....

EEB Virtual Seminar: Utility of invasive species in a novel ecosystem: pest control in coffee farms

Ivette Perfecto, James E. Crowfoot Collegiate Professor of Environmental Justice, U-M School for Environment and Sustainability

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BME 500 Seminar: Gloria Kim

"Engineering Immune Cells as Therapeutics"

Seminar Abstract:...

Chytrid fungi and the functional specification of actin networks

Lillian Fritz-Laylin, Univ. Mass, Amherst

Hosts: Laura Buttitta & Tim James...

Innovations in Relating Real Life Exposures to Chemicals and Chemical Mixtures to Health Outcomes

Tentative Symposium Schedule...

RNA Seminar featuring: Karla Neugebauer, Yale University School of Medicine

"Dynamics of co-transcriptional pre-mRNA processing and assembly of related biomolecular condensates"

ZOOM REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aZggyZ0yQcSPcJrsHloXjQ...

TBA

Xin Zhang (Penn State University)

Chembio Xin Zhang (Penn State University)

Complex Systems Seminar | Decolonizing Complexity: Bottom-up Traditions in Computational Futures

Ron Eglash, University of Michigan, School of Information

Join Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/96616169868...

Visualizing Membrane Mechanics: From Nuclear Envelope Integrity to Photon Harvesting-Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar

Adam Frost, UCSF

Dr. Adam Frost, UCSF, will deliver a virtual seminar on Tuesday February 16th, 2021

“Engineering the Cell-Matrix interface - Understanding and Guiding Cell Function"”

Claudia Loebel, Md, PhD

The Center for Cell Plasticity and Organ Design and the College of Engineering Material Science & Engineering department are proud to...

Microbiome Seminar: A microbial metabolite remodels the gut-liver axis following bariatric surgery

Snehal N. Chaudhari, PhD

Speaker Affiliation:...

Improving the Evidence to Practice Gap through Innovation in Health Science Education

Please join us on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 3:00 - 4:00 PM for a discussion on Improving the Evidence to Practice Gap through Innovation...

Special Joint Seminar between our Department and the Genome Science Training Program

Katherine S. Pollard, PhD, "Sequence-structure-function modeling for DNA"

Abstract: The human genome sequence folds in three dimensions (3D) into a rich variety of locus-specific contact patterns. Despite growing...

DCM&B Tools and Technology Seminar

Hani Habra, "metabCombiner: Alignment of Disparately Acquired LC-MS Untargeted Metabolomics Datasets"

Tool Link: https://github.com/hhabra/metabCombiner...

Powering through Uncertainty

Arlyne Simon, PhD

Platform Architect, Intel & Founder, Timouns...

EEB Virtual Seminar: 3-D visualization and CT scanning at the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Ramon Nagesan, Research Laboratory Specialist, University of Michigan

Join us on Zoom Image credit: Ramon Nagesan

Using native mass spectrometry and nanodiscs to study assembly of membrane protein and antimicrobial peptide complexes

Michael Marty (University of Arizona)

Native mass spectrometry (MS) has emerged as a powerful technique for studying the oligomeric state and interactions of membrane proteins....

BME 500 Seminar: Adam Glaser

Probing the Structural and Molecular Contents of Biological Tissues with Light

Seminar Abstract:...

Science Success Series | Medical School Student Panel Discussion

Panel Moderator: Dominique Green; Panelists: Jasmine D.Johnson, M.D., FACOG/Clinical Instructor & Fellow UNC Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology/ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Eric Poole. Rising M3, Michigan State University College of Human Medi

Here is your chance to hear about what life is like for several medical school students and residents. Learn about each of their paths to...

U-M Structure Seminar: "Design Principles for Site-Selective Hydroxylation in Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Biosynthesis"

Jiayi Tian Graduate Student Bridwell-Rabb Lab University of Michigan

New roles for inter-organelle contacts in metabolism and cell fate

Mike Henne, UT Southwestern

To persist in uncertain environments, cells store excess energy as lipids in unusual organelles called lipid droplets (LDs). Ignored for...

Science Success Series | Ace Your Courses: Metacognition is Key!

Stephanie Walker

Have you ever found yourself putting forth a great deal of effort into your courses, but not feeling like you are actually learning or are...

Aggregology: Science beyond Molecules

Ben Zhong Tang

To understand the Nature, scientists have viewed the world from different angles and built various research frameworks according to the...

Complex Systems Seminar: 'Low rattling: A predictive principle for self-organization in active collectives'

Pavel Chvykov - Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

VIRTUAL SEMINAR LINK: https://umich.zoom.us/j/96616169868...

Choreographing Ribosome Assembly-Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar

Dr. Katrin Karbstein

Dr. Katrin Karbstein, Scripps Institute Florida, will present a virtual seminar on Tuesday February 23rd, 2021

LHS Collaboratory- February session

"Digital Transformation in Healthcare for a Diverse World" Co-Hosted by the LHS Collaboratory and the University of Michigan School of Dentistry

The keynote presentation (12:00 pm-1:15 pm ET) will be followed by breakout sessions (1:15 pm-2:15 pm ET) on topics presented by the UM...

Functional MRI 2020-21 Symposium Speaker - Zhongming Liu, Ph.D.

Imaging and Learning from the Brain for Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence

Abstract: Neuroscience can inspire AI. AI can help study the brain. In this talk, I will present our recent progress in bridging...

Sticking together: Cadherin proteins during embryonic development

Crystal D. Rogers, University of California Davis

Faculty Host: Laura Buttitta, PhD, Associate Professor , Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology...

CCMB / DCMB Weekly Seminar

Alpha Lee, PhD, "COVID Moonshot - Open science discovery of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors with machine learning and crowdsourcing"

Abstract: COVID Moonshot is an international consortium aiming to discover patent-free oral antiviral against SARS-CoV-2, targeting the...

DCM&B Tools and Technology Seminar

Veera Baladandayuthapani, Rupam Bhattacharyya, and Chinmay Raut, “Bayesian Modeling and Software for Pan-Omic Data Integration”

URL for remote viewing: https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/94886745590?pwd=LzhLU243K2ZhbXNzU1BJRHQ5V25BZz09

Microbiology & Immunology 2021 Seminars

Eva Marie Frickel, PhD

“Immune-mediated control of Toxoplasma and Salmonella in human cells”...

POSTPONED: EEB Virtual Seminar: Harnessing natural history collections to assess species limits in the Melanesian avifauna

Brett Benz, UMMZ Bird Division Collection Manager, EEB Assistant Research Scientist

We will announce a new date in the near future. Join us on Zoom Image: B. Benz 2008

BME 500 Seminar: Jorge Marchand

"Engineering Bacteria to Expand the Chemistry of Life"

Seminar Abstract:...

Quantitative chemical imaging of structure and function in living biological systems – from single cells to animals

Dan Fu (University of Washington)

Cell heterogeneity plays a critical role in many pathophysiological processes such as cancer development and neurodegeneration. However,...

U-M Structure Seminar: "The structure adventures: from academia to industry"

Yoana Dimitrova, Ph.D. Structural Biology Scientist Genentech

Uncovering new functions of RNA modifications in mRNA processing

Nicole Martinez, Yale University

Abstract: Emerging evidence indicates that eukaryotic messenger RNAs are extensively decorated with modified nucleosides that have the...

Science as Art Faculty Panel Discussion & Awards Ceremony

Join a panel of faculty in this discussion of the intersection of science and art. Immediately following the panel, award winners will be...

CSCS Seminar: New data, models, and methods to guide SARS-CoV-2 vaccine design and vaccination programs that counter escape mutations

James Koopman, Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan; Carl P, Simon, Complex Systems, Math, Public Policy, University of Michigan

Join Link: myumi.ch/v2ZYv...

In Support with Communities: Early Career Equity and Environmental Health Perspectives

Environmental Research Webinar, presented by Jamaji C. Nwanaji-Enwerem, PhD

This talk will take listeners through a series of environmental health research studies that have been contextualized by early career equity...

Microscopic Characterization of Cellular Membrane as an Active Platform for Biological Function- Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar

Dr. Emad Tajkhorshid

Dr. Emad Tajkhorshid, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, will present a virtual seminar on Tuesday March 2nd, 2021 at 12:00pm

Microbiome Seminar: Assessing the role of microbial metabolites in enhancing iron-mediated cell toxicity in colon cancer

Chesta Jain, Ph.D. Candidate,

Yatrik Shah lab, Molecular and Integrative Physiology Host: Matthew Ostrowski, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology

RNA Seminar featuring: Melissa Moore, Moderna Therapeutics

“A timely confluence: The backstory of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine”

Please register here for March 3rd seminar: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l0kt_NjpRh-f33LJj7KGpA...

DCM&B Tools and Technology Seminar

Ryan Crawford, "Bioinformatics tools for analysis of bacterial genome evolution"

Tool link: https://github.com/rdcrawford/cognac...