Past BMB Seminars and Mini-Symposia


2022 Mini-Symposium: "Protein Engineering"

October 21, 2022
Hybrid - CCRC and Zoom
Timothy A. Bolger

Seminar: Dr. Timothy A. Bolger, “D-E-A-D or Alive: The Control of RNA-Protein Dynamics during Cell Stress and Oncogenesis”

June 9, 2022
C127 Davison Life Sciences
An image of Kim Lewis

Seminar: Dr. Kim Lewis, "The Hunt For New Antibiotics:

Dr. Kim Lewis, (Northeastern University)
March 25, 2022
C127 Davison Life Sciences and Zoom

Seminar: Dr. Blaine Roberts, "Ion mobility mass spectrometry reveals hidden post-translational modifications of amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s Disease."

Dr. Blaine Roberts (Emory University), (Emory University)
March 18, 2022
C127 Davison Life Sciences

Seminar: Dr. Blaine Roberts

Dr. Blaine Roberts, (Emory University)
March 18, 2022
C127 Davison Life Sciences

Seminar: Dr. Amy Rosenzweig, “Copper-dependent biological methane oxidation.”

Dr. Amy Rosenzweig, (Northwestern University)
February 25, 2022
Zoom

Seminar: Dr. Vanessa Sperandio, "The Highs and Lows of Enteric Infections"

Jane and Bud Smith Distinguished Chair in Medicine, Microbiology | Biochemistry (UT Southwestern Medical Center)
February 11, 2022
C127 Davison Life Sciences and Zoom
Federico Rey

Seminar: Dr. Federico Rey, "Exploring the causes and consequences of gut microbiome variation"

Dr. Federico Rey, (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
January 14, 2022
Zoom

Ljungdahl Lecture: “The world of viruses and its evolution (with an appendix on SARS-CoV-2)”, Dr. Eugene Koonin

Eugene V. Koonin, National Center for Biotechnology Information , National Library of Medicine (National Institutes of Health)
December 10, 2021
Life Sciences C127
A flyer for the 2021 BMB Mini-symposium, Cell Signaling Structure and Function

Mini Symposium: Cell Signaling Structure and Function

October 22, 2021, October 22, 2021
Zoom

2021 Fall Mini-Symposium: Cell Signaling Structure/Function

October 22, 2021
TBD

2021 Fall Mini-Symposium: Cell Signaling Structure/Function

October 22, 2021
TBD
A flyer for the 2021 BMB Mini-symposium, Cell Signaling Structure and Function

Mini Symposium: Cell Signaling Structure and Function

October 22, 2021, October 22, 2021
Zoom
Graduation-Celebration

Spring 2021 Graduation for Graduates & Families

May 14, 2021
Virtual
Mohnen-headshot

Glycoscience Training Program Seminar

Debra Mohnen (University of Georgia)
Debra Mohnen (University of Georgia) Dr. Debra Mohnen, Ph.D.,
May 5, 2021
Zoom
Nanda-headshot

Vikas Nanda, Ph.D.: What did proteins look like four billion years ago?

April 23, 2021
Zoom

Work In Progress Seminar

Fabio Santori & Dr. Nadja Zeltner, (Center for Molecular Medicine)
April 23, 2021
Zoom
Edison-headshot

Glycoscience Training Program Seminar

Art Edison (University of Georgia)
Art Edison (University of Georgia) Dr. Art Edison, Ph.D.,
April 14, 2021
Zoom
Dill-headshot

Ken A. Dill, Ph.D.: The Driving Forces of Cell Homeostasis and Evolution

Ken A. Dill, Ph.D., (Stony Brook University)
April 9, 2021
Zoom

Work In Progress Seminar

Wenyan Fu & Dr. Yao Yao, (Center for Molecular Medicine)
April 9, 2021
Zoom
Koonin-headshot

POSTPONED - 2021 Ljungdahl Lecture: The World of Viruses and its Evolution

Eugene Koonin, Ph.D., National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) , National Library of Medicine (NLM) (National Institutes of Health (NIH))
March 26, 2021
TBA
event-flyer

2021 Eriksson Lecture Series

Hannah Stephen & Goncalo Gouveia,
March 19, 2021
Zoom

Work In Progress Seminar

Hsueh Fu Wu & Tim Cliff, (Center for Molecular Medicine)
March 19, 2021
Zoom
Mahal-headshot

Glycoscience Training Program Seminar

Dr. Lara Mahal, Ph.D., Chemistry (University of Alberta)
March 17, 2021
Zoom
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Thomas Poulos, Ph.D.: Structural Biology of Redox Complexes, Allostery, and Dynamics in P450 Catalysis

March 12, 2021
Zoom

Work In Progress Seminar

Javid Aceil & Dr. Pengpeng Bi, (Center for Molecular Medicine)
February 26, 2021
Zoom
Mousa-headshot

Glycoscience Training Program Seminar

Dr. Jarrod Mousa, Ph.D., Infectious Diseases (UGA Center for Vaccines and Immunology)
February 17, 2021
Zoom

Work In Progress Seminar

Amy Paschall, (Center for Molecular Medicine)
February 12, 2021
Zoom
Noinaj Headshot

Nicholas Noinaj, Ph.D.: The Beta-barrel Assembly Machinery in Motion

January 29, 2021
Zoom

Work In Progress Seminar

Yang Liu & Dr. Amar Singh, (Center for Molecular Medicine)
January 22, 2021
Zoom

Work In Progress Seminar

Jian Jing Tao & Dr. Jarrod Call, (Center for Molecular Medicine)
January 15, 2021
Zoom
Urbanowicz-headshot

GTP Seminar Series: Breeanna Urbanowicz, Ph.D. - "Unravelling the plant cell wall - unlocking the potential of plant-based fuels and products for a greener future"

Breeanna Urbanowicz (University of Georgia)
January 13, 2021
Zoom
Eriksson-flyer

2020 Eriksson Lecture Series

December 11, 2020
Zoom
Marqusee_Headshot

Susan Marqusee, Ph.D.: Modulation of the Energy Landscape by Cellular Factors

December 4, 2020
Zoom
Eriksson-Flyer

2020 Eriksson Lecture Series: Gabe Rubinstein & Ahmet Ozdilek

November 20, 2020
https://zoom.us/j/95730938279
Eriksson-Flyer

2020 Eriksson Lecture Series

October 30, 2020
https://zoom.us/j/96908272943
Symposium-flyer

Fall 2020 Mini-Symposium: Unfolded Protein Response

October 23, 2020
Zoom
Symposium-flyer

Fall 2020 Mini-Symposium: Unfolded Protein Response

October 23, 2020
Zoom
Flyer

2020 Eriksson Lecture Series

April 17, 2020
CCRC Auditorium
Amie Boal

Amie Boal, Ph.D.: "Watching Metalloenzymes at Work"

Amie Boal, (Penn State University)
March 6, 2020
C127 Life Sciences
Eric Sundberg

Eric Sundberg, Ph.D.: “Enzymatic Manipulation of IgG Fc glycans – Harnessing Effector Functions for the Next Generation of Immunotherapeutic Antibodies”

Eric Sundberg, (Emory University)
February 7, 2020
C127 Life Sciences
2020_Eriksson_Lecture_Flyer

2020 Eriksson Lecture Series

January 31, 2020
CCRC Auditorium
Michelle OMalley

2020 Ljungdahl Lecture: "Exploiting Anaerobes for Biomass Breakdown and Sustainable Chemistry"

Michelle O'Malley, Ph.D., (UC Santa Barbara)
January 17, 2020
C127 Life Sciences
Robert Roeder

2020 Boyd Lecture: “Transcriptional regulatory mechanisms in animal cells”

Bob Roeder, Ph.D., Beckman Professor, (Rockefeller University)
January 10, 2020
Masters Hall, Georgia Center
Anirban Banerjee

2019 Holiday Seminar: “Molecular Mechanism of Integral Membrane Enzymes that Catalyze Protein Lipidation”

Anirban Banerjee, Ph.D., Unit on Structural and Chemical Biology of Membrane Proteins (NICHD/NIH)
December 6, 2019
CCRC Auditorium
Eriksson Flyer

2019 Eriksson Lecture Series

November 15, 2019
CCRC Auditorium
Chrystal Paulos

Enhancing T cell Therapy for Cancer

Chrystal Paulos, (Medical University of South Carolina)
October 25, 2019
CCRC Auditorium
Marianne Stanford

How Do We Effectively Target T cells to Tumors?

Marianne Stanford, Ph.D., (Dalhousie University)
October 25, 2019
CCRC Auditorium
Steve Almo

Clonal Selective T Cell Modulation

Steve Almo, (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
October 25, 2019
CCRC Auditorium
Fall_Symposium_Flyer

BMB Fall Mini-Symposium: Cancer Immunotherapy

October 25, 2019
CCRC Auditorium
Juan Cubillos-Ruiz

Stress Management in Intratumoral Immune Cells

Juan Cubillos-Ruiz, (Weill Cornell Medical College)
October 25, 2019
CCRC Auditorium

'Undoing Disparities in Faculty Workloads', Dr. KerryAnn O'Meara

October 2, 2019
Coverdell Center S175

Eriksson Lectureship: Nathan Beattie and Stephanie Halmo

September 13, 2019
CCRC Auditorium

'Neither Left nor Right', David Asai

August 30, 2019
GA Center, Masters Hall
Claire E. Eyers

“The Expanding Landscape of Human Protein Phosphorylation”

Claire E. Eyers, Centre for Proteome Research (University of Liverpool)
May 31, 2019
B118 Davison Life Sciences
Stephen Ragsdale

2019 Spring Symposium: Mechanism of heme, CO and NO sensing by the human nuclear receptor and transcriptional regulator — Rev-Erb

Stephen Ragsdale, Biological Chemistry (University of Michigan)
May 3, 2019
Location TBD
Donald "DJ" Bernsteel

Ph.D. Final Defense

Donald "DJ" Bernsteel,
April 17, 2019
CCRC Auditorium, The Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
Benjamin Boward

Ph.D. Final Defense

Benjamin Boward,
April 15, 2019
CCRC Auditorium, The Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
2019 Spring Mini-Symposium

BMB Spring Mini-Symposium: Biochemistry of Cannabinoids

April 12, 2019
CCRC Auditorium
Robert Amos

Ph.D. Final Defense

Robert Amos,
March 28, 2019
CCRC Auditorium
Brian Crane

2018 Winter Symposium: Light and redox sensing by flavoproteins that entrain circadian rhythms

Brian Crane, Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Cornell University)
December 7, 2018
C127 Life Sciences
J. Gregory Ferry

2019 Ljungdahl Lecture: Evolution of the Global Methane Cycle with Implications for Life on Earth and Mars

Dr. J. Gregory Ferry, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Penn State University)
November 30, 2018
C127 Life Sciences
Patrick Eyers

Conserved redox regulation of Ser/Thr kinases by a reversible mechanism

Patrick Eyers, Biochemistry (University of Liverpool)
November 12, 2018
B121 Life Sciences
James Hougland

Hungry like the GOAT: The unique biochemistry and biology of ghrelin

James Hougland, Chemistry (Syracuse University)
November 5, 2018
S175 Coverdell
Hyo Won Ahn

Ph.D. Final Defense

Hyo Won Ahn,
October 31, 2018
B118, Life Sciences Building
Zhen Yan

BMB Fall Mini-Symposium: Zhen Yan

Zhen Yan, "mitoAMPK in control of mitophagy: Location, location and location!" (University of Virginia)
October 12, 2018
CCRC Auditorium
Dawn Lowe

BMB Fall Mini-Symposium: Dawn Lowe

Dawn Lowe, "Exercise adaptations in skeletal muscle lacking dystrophin" (University of Minnesota)
October 12, 2018
CCRC Auditorium
P. Darrell Neufer

BMB Fall Mini-Symposium: P. Darrell Neufer

P. Darrell Neufer, "Exercise, health and disease — from a bioenergetics perspective" (East Carolina University)
October 12, 2018
CCRC Auditorium
Henriette van Praag

BMB Fall Mini-Symposium: Henriette van Praag

Henriette van Praag, "Regulation of adult neurogenesis and memory function by exercise" (Florida Atlantic University)
October 12, 2018
CCRC Auditorium
Symposium flyer

BMB Fall Mini-Symposium on Kinesiology

October 12, 2018
CCRC Auditorium
Adam Barb

One (pyranose) ring to bring them all and bind them

Dr. Adam Barb, (Iowa State University Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology)
August 10, 2018
Davison Life Sciences, Room C127
James Smith

Ph.D. Final Defense

James Smith,
July 17, 2018
CCRC Auditorium, The Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
Robert Piel

Ph.D. Final Defense

Robert Piel,
July 12, 2018
B-118, Life Sciences Building
Diep Nguyen

Ph.D. Final Defense

Diep Nguyen,
July 12, 2018
Room B-118, Life Sciences Building
Chang-Hao (Perry) Wu

Ph.D. Final Defense

Chang-Hao (Perry) Wu,
June 14, 2018
Room B-118, Life Sciences Building
Nick Lane

2018 Ljungdahl Lecture: Energy and Matter at the Origin of Life

Dr. Nick Lane, Genetics, Evolution & Environment (University College London)
April 27, 2018
C127 Life Sciences
WaltamthMarion

Ph.D. Final Defense

Marion Waltamath,
April 13, 2018
CCRC Auditorium, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
ColungaThomas

Ph.D. Final Defense

Thomas Colunga,
April 10, 2018
CCRC Auditorium, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
Shaprio

BMB Spring Mini Symposium

Mikhail Shapiro, "Imaging and Controlling Engineered Cells" (California Institute of Technology)
April 6, 2018
CCRC Auditorium
Reguera

BMB Spring Mini Symposium

Gemma Reguera, "Microbes, metals, and nanowires" (Michigan State University )
April 6, 2018
CCRC Auditorium
Kortemme

BMB Spring Mini Symposium

Tanja Kortemme, "Computational Design of Reprogrammed Biological Functions" (University of California, San Francisco)
April 6, 2018
CCRC Auditorium
Prather_Kristala

BMB Spring Mini Symposium

Kristala Prather, "Metabolite Valves: Dynamic Control of Metabolic Flux for Pathway Engineering" (MIT)
April 6, 2018
CCRC Auditorium
symposium flyer

BMB Spring Mini-Symposium on Synthetic Biology

April 6, 2018
CCRC Auditorium
wen-tang

Genetics and Genomics of the Piwi-piRNA Pathway

Dr. Wen Tang, (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UMass Medical School)
February 19, 2018
CCRC Auditorium
Mike Jewett

Repurposing the translation apparatus for synthetic biology

Dr. Michael Jewett, Chemical and Biological Engineering (Northwestern University in Chicago)
December 8, 2017
Coverdell S175
Gerry Wright

Microbiome and Antibiotic Resistance "The Natural History of Antibiotic Resistance”

Dr. Gerry Wright, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences (McMaster University)
October 13, 2017
CCRC Auditorium
Clare de la Serre

Microbiome and Antibiotic Resistance "Diet, microbiota composition and feeding behavior"

Claire de La Serre, Foods and Nutrition (University of Georgia)
October 13, 2017
CCRC Auditorium
Nagler

Microbiome and Antibiotic Resistance "Regulation of allergic responses to food by commensal bacteria”

Dr. Cathryn Nagler , Pathology, Medicine and Pediatrics (University of Chicago)
October 13, 2017
CCRC Auditorium
Koropatkin

How gut Bacteroides eat your veggies: Molecular details of the Sus paradigm

Nicole Koropatkin , Department of Microbiology & Immunology (University of Michigan Medical School)
May 19, 2017
C127 Life Sciences
Corbett

BMB Spring Symposium - RNA Binding Proteins Altered in Human Disease

Dr. Anita Corbett, Biochemistry (Emory University)
May 12, 2017
CCRC Auditorium

BMB Spring Symposium

April 13, 2017
Paul B. Coverdell Center
Greg Goodall

Regulation and function of microRNAs and circular RNAs in Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition

Dr. Greg Goodall, Center for Cancer Biology (University of South Australia, Adelaide)
April 7, 2017
C127 Life Sciences
Caltech

2017 Lars G. Ljungdahl Lecturer - "The importance of growing slowly: roles for redox-active "antibiotics" in microbial survival and development"

Dr. Dianne Newman, Biology & Geobiology (Caltech)
March 13, 2017
C127 Life Sciences
Leo Tsiokas

Biochemistry of the Senses Symposium

Dr. Leo Tsiokas , Cell Biology (Oklahoma University )
March 3, 2017
CCRC Auditorium
Neitz

Biochemistry of the Senses Symposium

Dr. Maureen Neitz, Department of Ophthalmology (University of Washington)
March 3, 2017
CCRC Auditorium
Caterina

Biochemistry of the Senses Symposium

Dr. Michael Caterina, Biological Chemistry (John Hopkins University)
March 3, 2017
CCRC Auditorium
Michael Federle

Biochemistry of the Senses Symposium

Dr. Michael Federle, Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy (UIC - University of Illinois at Chicago)
March 3, 2017
CCRC Auditorium
Posewitz

Rewiring metabolic circuits in photosynthetic microorganisms

Dr. Matthew Posewitz, Chemistry & Geochemistry (Colorado School of Mines)
December 16, 2016
C127 Life Sciences

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