Happening @ Michigan

BME PhD Defense: Daniel Clough

Manufacturing and Transplantation of Stem Cell Derived Beta Cells

Type 1 diabetes is caused by the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing β-cells, resulting in a chronic metabolic disorder typically...

Grantsmanship 101: Planning a Competitive Grant Proposal

Jill Jividen, PhD, Director of Research Development, OVPR

NIH indicates that a strong proposal takes at least 9 months of preparation. This webinar will outline best practices for those months of...

Genetic background influences on gut microbiota

Kat Milligan-Myhre, Univ. of Connecticut

Host: Heather Gregg

U-M Physics REU Symposium

Various Student Speakers

Undergraduate students who have been performing research over the summer will present their findings at the REU symposium. Presenters will...

Opportunity Kick-Off: Preparing a Competitive NSF Major Research Instrumentation Proposal (MRI)

Rachel Wallace, PhD, RD Officer, OVPR

This virtual workshop will cover the NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program. Our goal is to provide you with the information and...

MCDB Defense: The Role of Mechanosensitive Calcium Signaling in Remodeling of Epithelial Cell-Cell Junctions

Saranyaraajan Varadarajan

Mentor: Ann Miller

MCDB Defense: Dual Roles for Nuclear RNAi in C. elegans Dosage Compensation

Michael Davis

Mentor: Gyorgyi Csankovszki

BME 500 Seminar: Sheng Zhong, Ph.D.

“Revealing protein-protein interactions at the transcriptome scale by sequencing”

Sheng Zhong, Ph.D....

Achieving and Balancing Specificity in the CRISPR-Cas Systems-Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar

Dr. Dipali Sashital, Iowa State University

Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar

Spatiotemporal organization and protein dynamics involved in regulated exocytosis of MMP-9 in breast cancer cells

Dinari Harris (Howard University)

Altered regulation of exocytosis is an important mechanism controlling many diseases, including cancer. Defects in exocytosis have been...

Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics || Weekly Seminar Series

Presenter: Rebecca Torene, Associate Director of Genomics Research | Data Science at GeneDx, "Structural variant breakpoint detection in a clinical diagnostic laboratory"

Abstract:...

Label-free electrical detection of nucleic acids following electrokinetic enrichment for point-of-care testing

Robbyn Anand (Iowa State University)

Sensors that leverage the influence of a biorecognition event on charge transport, such as field-effect transistors and nanoporous...

Human Genetics Annual Retreat - Keynote Seminar

Andreas Hochwagen, Ph.D. presents “Encoded Genome Instability”

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10...

RNA Innovation Seminar

Rhiju Das, Associate Professor, Departments of Biochemistry and (by courtesy) Physics, Stanford University

"Recent improvements in modeling and design of RNA-only structures"...

Structure-Function Studies of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike and Development of COVID-19 Interventions- Department of Biological Chemistry Rowena Matthews Lectureship

Dr. Jason McLellan, University of Texas at Austin

Department of Biological Chemistry Rowena Matthews Lectureship. This event will take place in 3330 MS I but is also available via zoom at :...

Science Success Series | The Gifts of Imperfection: Guideposts for Wholehearted Living

Stephanie Walker

Has the fear of falling short of perfection prevented you from putting yourself out there, trying something new, or sharing your ideas?...

McCrory Promotion Seminar

Materials

Microbiome Seminar: Mechanisms of colonization resistance to Salmonella Typhimurium in the mouse

Joseph Pickard, Ph.D.

Abstract: Colonization resistance is one of the primary benefits the gut microbiota provides for the host animal. How the gut bacterial...

Conductivity and Dynamic Bonding in Nanoscale MOFs

Carl Brozek (University of Oregon)

Synthesizing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as nanoparticles is critical for their large-scale processability in real-world technologies...

MCDB Seminar: Dystonia transcription factor THAP1 modulates myelination by regulating ECM degradation in lysosomes

Dan Yellajoshyula, Research Assistant Professor, UM Neurology

The development and function of the nervous system is profoundly influenced by interactions of neurons with glial cells and the...

Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics Weekly Seminar Series

Florian Markowetz presents, "A pancancer compendium of chromosomal instability"

Abstract:...

BME 500 Seminar: Nicholas A. Graham, Ph.D.

“Systems biology approaches to drug discovery for cancer and aging”

Nicholas A. Graham, Ph.D....

EEB Thursday Seminar: Postponed

TBD

Our weekly seminar series featuring internal and external speakers in the field of ecology and evolutionary biology. Please check back soon...

U-M Structure Seminar: "Structural basis for redox sensing by the cyanobacterial transcription regulator RexT"

Bin Li, Ph.D.

Bin Li, Ph.D....

MCDB Seminar: Mechanisms Linking Cell Mechanics and Metabolism

Kris DeMali, University of Iowa

Host: Ann Miller Note: This seminar is now virtual. Zoom link and password in Weekly Update or email us at: mcdb-web@umich.edu.

Opportunity Kick-Off: Preparing a Competitive NIH S10 Instrumentation Proposal

Hosted by U-M Research Development and the Biosciences Initiative, this webinar will provide an overview of NIH S10 Instrumentation Grants,...

Ginger Shultz Promotion Seminar

ChemEd

Droplet Like It's Hot: How Chemistry Changes in Tiny Volumes

Jeffrey Dick (University of North Carolina)

Analytical Jeffrey Dick (University of North Carolina)

Science Success Series | Overcoming the Fear of Failure in Personal and Academic Pursuits

Santiago Bukovsky

In this workshop, we'll build on the lessons of growth mindset and put failure into practice, with activities that allow us to focus on...

Base Editing- Performing Chemistry on the Genome- Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar

Dr. Alexis Komor, University of California at San Diego

Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar

Building Toward Flooding Resilience: Perspectives from the Field

Residents & Researchers "Tuesday Talks at 12" webinars on environment, health and community

Panelists include: Ricky Ackerman (Eastside Community Network), Erma Leaphart (Sierra Club), and Peter Larson (Lecturer, Epidemiology &...

MCDB Seminar: Behind the scenes of scientific publishing in not-for-profit, open access PLOS Biology (and beyond)

Nonia Pariente Penamaria, PLOS Biology

Host: Anupam Chakravarty...

The Origin and Evolution of Earth I

This Study Group will be online

The class will follow Earth from the Big Bang to the formation of continents using Robert Hazen’s excellent DVD lectures from the Teaching...

Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics Weekly Seminar

Benjamin A. Garcia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Abstract:...

DCM&B Tools and Technology Seminar

Shengcheng Dong, “RegulomeDB 2.0: Prioritization of regulatory SNPs affecting transcription factor binding”

This presentation will be given remotely, with the livestream available for group viewing in 2036 Palmer Commons. There will also be a...

Finding Funding: Identifying Opportunities & Scoping the Grants Landscape

Judy Smith, THSL Informationist, & Paul Barrow, UM Librarian

Hosted by U-M Research Development and presented by library experts Judy Smith and Paul Barrow, this workshop will help investigators at all...

EEB Thursday Seminar: Postponed

TBD

Our weekly seminar series featuring internal and external speakers in the field of ecology and evolutionary biology. Please check back soon...

New analytical approaches to measure brain-immune communication

Ashley Ross (University of Cincinnati)

Communication between the nervous system and immune system is vital for maintaining health yet remains difficult to probe with precise...

U-M Structure Seminar: "Structure of a meiosis-specific complex central to BRCA2 localization at recombination sites

Jayakrishnan Nandakumar, Ph.D.

Jayakrishnan Nandakumar, Ph.D....

MCDB Seminar: Unraveling the Function of the Sorting Adaptor Complex AP-4 in Health and Disease

Juan Bonifacino, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Host: Ming Li...

Picture a Scientist

Watch Event and Panel Discussion

Please join us virtually on Friday, September 24th to watch and discuss the film, Picture a Scientist! This groundbreaking documentary...

Biosciences Community Celebration

Presidential Biosciences Initiative

Celebration of the progress of the Biosciences Initiative. We will hear from two new Scientific Research Initiative Directors and publicly...

Encapsulins: Molecular Biology of the Shell-Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar

Dr. Tobias Giessen, Assistant Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Chemistry

Dr. Giessen will give an in person seminar in 3330 MS I

Neighborhood Greening for Stormwater Management: What Matters for Residents

Residents & Researchers "Tuesday Talks at 12" webinars on environment, health and community

Panelists: Kenyetta Campbell (Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance), Barb Matney (Warrendale Community Organization), Joan Nassauer (Univ of...

M-LEEaD Fall Seminar: Germline Epigenetic Programming and Paternal Contributions to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs): Questioning the Prevailing Paradigm

Michael Golding, PhD, Texas A&M University

Join us on Zoom for a fall seminar questioning the prevailing view that maternal drinking alone contributes to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum...

Regulation of Rho GTPases and their regulators

Rafael Garcia-Mata, Ph.D., Harold C. and Charlotte L. Shaffer Endowed Chair in Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo

2021 Cell & Developmental Biology Seminar Series...

M-LEEaD Virtual Meet and Greet with Michael Golding, PhD, Texas A&M University

Join U of M School of Public Health Research Assistant Professor Bambarendage Pinithi Perera, PhD, as she hosts M-LEEaD’s virtual meet and...