MCDB Master's Thesis Defense Seminar> Tissue Maturation and Wound Healing in the Drosophila Prostate-like Accessory Gland
Hailee Aro
The Drosophila malagonaster (fruit fly) accessory gland (AG) is functionally and structurally analogous to the mammalian prostate and serves...
MCDB Master's Thesis Defense Seminar> Calcium and F-actin dynamics during tricellular zipping in epithelial junction remodeling
Andrea G. Laboy-Figueroa
Epithelial cells form adhesive connections through cell-cell junctions, maintaining a selective barrier despite significant cell shape...
MCDB Seminar> Tales of algae: from fundamental discovery to application
Dr. Sabeeha Merchant- UC Berkeley
Although Chlamydomonas is the most well-known “model” organism, other green algae present interesting physiologies for investigation or...
MCDB Master's Thesis Defense Seminar> Investing the Role of Cellular Stress on TDP-43 Loss of Function
Sasha Rollinson
TDP-43 proteinopathy is a defining hallmark of ALS and FTD. 95% of reported ALS cases result from spontaneous mutations with over 97% being...
MCDB Checkpoint 2 Seminar> Neuroimmune Control of Systemic Shock: The Role of mGluR7 in Shock Propagation
Kristy Srodawa
Checkpoint 2 Seminar Mentor: Gary Huffnagle, Professor MCDB
