Happening @ Michigan

Reconstructing Biosynthetic Pathways One Step at a Time- Distinguished Graduate Lecture in Biological Chemistry

Dr. Vahe Bandarian

Dr Vahe Bandarian, University of Utah, will present the Distinguished Graduate Lecture on Tuesday April 13th, 2021 at 12:00pm

"RNA regulation in proteotoxic stress and genetic neurological disorders"

Stephanie Moon, PhD

The Center for Cell Plasticity and Organ Design, alongside the Department of Human Genetics, is pleased to present the a seminar with...

Chem Bio 3rd year seminars

Chembio

Can Education Innovation at Michigan Medicine Benefit from Being More Cohesive?

RISE invites you attend the Virtual Talking Circle (VTC) to contribute your input in co-creating a cohesive pathway for education innovation...

LSI SciComm Speaker Series: Jacqueline Howard

Communicating Science In A Global Pandemic

CNN Health reporter Jacqueline Howard will deliver the Life Sciences Institute SciComm Speaker Series’ lecture "Communicating Science...

CCMB / DCMB Weekly Seminar

John Tsang, PhD (Senior Investigator, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Abstract:...

Complex Systems Seminar "The Effects of Task Complexity on Group Synergy"

Duncan Watts, University of Pennsylvania: Computer and Information Science, Communication - Annenberg School of Communication; and Operations, Information and Decisions, Wharton School of Business

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

BME 500 Seminar: Kelly J. Cross

An Honest Conversation about Inequity in Engineering

Join us for a virtual seminar series on topics related to race and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education....

BME Master's Defense: Fatimah Alkaabi

Behavioral and Electrophysiological Measures of Hyperacusis in Guinea Pigs

The central auditory system consists of the brain nuclei that transmit peripheral auditory nerve input to the auditory cortex for hearing...

The Spindle: Mechanical Robustness with Dynamic Parts

Sophie Dumont, UC San Francisco

Host: Morgan DeSantis

Dr. Tendai Gadzikwa

RNA Seminar featuring: Jailson (Jay) Brito Querido, Ph.D. MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK

"Structural insights into mRNA translation initiation in humans"

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_78YYOhIhTbOBy2_JSdM7Wg...

Genome Organization and Transcriptional Regulation by the Nuclear Pore Complex- Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar

Dr. Jason Brickner

Dr. Jason Brickner, Northwestern University, will present a virtual seminar on Tuesday April 20th, 2021 at 12:00pm

Ligand Flexibility in Surface-Inspired Cluster Chemistry

Neil Tomson (University of Pennsylvania)

Metallic surfaces perform many chemical transformations that hold promise for the future energy economy, including N2 reduction, NH3...

Master's Defense: Annie Taylor

Characterizing Dopamine Dynamics During Skilled Reaching Tasks

Dopamine regulates motor performance and learning. Current models suggest that dopamine signals reward-prediction errors and/or movement...

MS Defense: Can you see me now?: Optimizing SNAP- and Halo-tagging for Live Imaging in Xenopus laevis embryos

Claire Dudley

Mentor: Ann Miller

Special Joint Seminar between DCMB, Mathematics, MIDAS, and Smale Institute

Lenore Blum and Manuel Blum, "A theoretical computer science perspective on consciousness"

Abstract:...

U-M Structure Seminar: "Structure and substrate selection of Saccharomyces cerevisiae pseudouridine synthase 7"

Meredith Purchal Graduate Student Markos Koutmos Lab University of Michigan

20th Annual James V. Neel Lectureship

Stuart H. Orkin, M.D. presents "Remembrance of Things Past: Reactivation of Fetal Hemoglobin for Therapy".

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN GENETICS - 20TH ANNUAL JAMES V. NEEL LECTURESHIP...

Implantable Neural Interfaces for Direct Control of Hand Prostheses

PhD Defense, Alex Vaskov

State of the art robotic hands can mimic many functions of the human hand. These devices are a capable of actuating individual finger and...

Earth-Abundant Molecular Catalyst Systems for the Reduction of Dioxygen and Carbon Dioxide

Charles Machan (University of Virginia)

The steady increase in anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and corresponding atmospheric concentrations continues to generate...

Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology's 4th Annual Postdoctoral and Research Investigator Symposium

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lora V. Hooper

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 3:00 – 5:30 PM...

Defense: Understanding the role of Flo8 on phospholipase c regulation in pseudohyphal growth within Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Heather Gregg

Pathways Master's Student Mentor:

Master's Defense: Ivo Cerda

A novel system to chronically co-record murine brain electrophysiology and behavior.

Co-registering, chronic, and naturalistic assessments of the electrophysiological and behavioral features of the murine stress response can...

MCDB Defense: Mechanisms Influencing C. elegans Dosage Compensation

Sarah VanDiepenbos

Master's student Mentor: Gyorgyi Csankovszki

Novel upstream activation of mTORC2 by the innate immune kinase TBK1

Aaron Seth Tooley CDB Ph.D Candidate

We are pleased to announce that Aaron Seth Tooley will present his Dissertation Defense on July 31st, 2020 through a live stream virtual...

BME Commencement 2021

U-M Biomedical Engineering 2021 Commencement

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO RSVP WITH THE LINK!...

RNA Seminar featuring: Olivia Rissland, University of Colorado School of Medicine

"Regulating the Regulators: Control of RNA Binding Proteins during Embryogenesis"

Registration Required: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vA9zYS5nSEenf8Zmt1f-qA...

PhD Defense: Jonas Schollenberger

Characterization of Cerebral Hemodynamics using a Computational Fluid Dynamics and Arterial Spin Labeling MRI Strategy: Applications in Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease

Cerebrovascular occlusive disease (CVOD) is a major risk factor for ischemic stroke and is characterized by the presence of stenosis in the...

"Upgrading the Physiological Relevance of Human Brain Organoids"

Giorgia Quadrato, PhD

The NIH T32 Training Program in Organogenesis presents seminar series: "Emerging Concepts in Cell Signaling, Regulation, and Science...

Bugs as Drugs: Engineering Bacterial Biotherapeutics

Shannon J. Sirk, Ph.D. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, Carle Illinois College of Medicine Affiliate, Microbiome Metabolic E

ABSTRACT...

MICDE and The School of Public Health present: Computing our way out of a pandemic: Modeling in the face of COVID-19

Featuring Complex Systems faculty member panelists - Co-organizer: Marisa Eisenberg

This virtual symposium will bring together researchers from the State of Michigan to share their past and future insights into the...

PhD Defense: Elissa Welle

Carbon Fiber Electrode Arrays for Cortical and Peripheral Neural Interfaces

Neural interfaces create a connection between neural structures in the body and external electronic devices. Brain-machine interfaces and...

U-M Structure Seminar: "Investigation of RNA 3D Structure & Small Molecule Interactions by a Multidisciplinary Approach"

Elizabeth Tidwell Graduate Student Koutmos Lab University of Michigan

Connecting Education Innovation to Activism

R.I.S.E., the Center for Academic Innovation, and the Center for Research on Learning & Teaching (CRLT) invite you to join a Virtual...

RNA Seminar featuring: Thomas Martinez, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

"Annotation and Characterization of Human Protein-coding Small Open Reading Frames"

Registration Required: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_90RkcQTGQZa7ifQ8kbSdNQ...

TBA

Nicholas Ingolia (University of California, Berkeley)

Chembio Nicholas Ingolia (University of California, Berkeley)

Microbiome Seminar: Developing and Applying a Microdroplet Co-Cultivation and Analysis Toolbox for Elucidating Microbiomes

Speaker: Xiaoxia (Nina) Lin...

Microbial Masterpieces

Meet the Microbes in this Zoom webinar.

The recipient of the Experiments in Translation Grant, “Microbial Masterpieces” is a continuously evolving project aiming to communicate...

Seminar: Lindsay M. LaFave, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University

Epigenomic plasticity in lung cancer evolution

Abstract:...