Department of Biochemistry

Duane Winkler, DOCTORAL DISSERTATION DEFENSE. "STRUCTURAL AND BIOPHYSICAL STUDIES ON THE COPPER CHAPERONE FOR SOD1 (CCS): ITS ROLE IN SOD1 MATURATION AND FAMILIAL AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (fALS) "

Amy C. Rosenzweig, Professor, Depts. of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology and of Chemistry, Northwestern University. "Methane Oxidation by an Integral Membrane Metalloenzyme" (Abstract)

Reto Asmis, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Biochemistry, Director of Research Development, Office of the Dean, School of Health Professions, UTHSCSA. "The Macrophage Thiol Redox State. Its Role in Monocyte Recruitment, Atherosclerosis and Other Chronic Inflammatory Diseases" (Abstract)

Lijun Zhou, Biochemistry Student Review Course Seminar. "Urokinase Receptor (uPAR) and Cancer Development "

Dr. Ricardo Aguiar, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Dept. of Medicine. "MicroRNA genes and Lymphoma Biology " (Abstract)

Dr. Liskin Swint-Kruse, Dept. of Biochem. and Mol. Biol., Univ. of Kansas Med. Center. "Bridging Bioinformatics and Biochemistry to Engineer Unique Repressor Functions" (Abstract)

Dr. John B. Denny, Dept. of Ophthalmology, UTHSCSA. "GAP-43, GUIDANCE FACTORS, AND RETINAL GANGLION CELL GROWTH" (Abstract)

Dr. Kenneth A. Johnson, Roger Williams Professor of Biochemistry, Institute for Cellular & Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin. "DNA Polymerase Dynamics and Specificity in the Treatment of AIDS " (Abstract)

Dr. A. Scott Muerhoff, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois. "Discovery of Plasmodium Serologic Markers Essential for Development of a Malaria Blood Screening Assay " (Abstract)

Dr. Andrew P. Hinck, Department of Biochemistry, UTHSCSA. "Assembly Mechanisms of Receptor Signaling Complexes in the TGF-beta Superfamily"

This Seminar Has Been CANCELLED and Will Be Rescheduled. Dr. Jean X. Jiang, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, UTHSCSA. "Regulatory Mechanisms of Channel-dependent and Independent Function of Connexin 50 in Lens Cell Differentiation and Homeostasis"

Dr. Christopher B. Newgard, Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Professor of Internal Medicine, W. David and Sarah W. Stedman Distinguished Professor, Director, Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center. "Pathways Leading from Obesity to Diabetes Uncovered by Comprehensive Metabolic Profiling ("Metabolomics"). "

Qian Lu, DOCTORAL DISSERTATION DEFENSE. "Dual Cytosolic/Peroxisomal Localization and Function of NADP-Specific Isocitrate Dehydrogenases from Various Species in Yeast "

Dr. Thomas B. Thompson, Department of Mol. Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, Univ. of Cincinnati. "Structural and Functional Studies of Myostatin, A Strong Regulator of Muscle Mass, and Its Interaction With The Antagonist Follistatin" (Abstract)

Dr. Mark Girvin, Dept. of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. "How A Proton Gradient Drives ATP Synthesis in Oxidative Phosphorylation"" (Abstract)

Lijun Zhou, DOCTORAL DISSERTATION DEFENSE. "ER Stress and Insulin Resistance"

Dr. Bruce J. Nicholson, Professor and Chairman, Department of Biochemistry, UTHSCSA. "The Molecular Nature of Intercellular Conversations, and their Influence over the Cancer Phenotype"

Dr. Doug Frantz, Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio. "Synthesis at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology" (Abstract)

Dr. James Bardwell, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor. "Optimizing Protein Folding In Vivo"

Dr. George J. Augustine, Department of Neurobiology, Duke University School of Medicine. "Optogenetic Mapping of Brain Circuitry"

Dr. Asish R. Chaudhuri, Associate Professor/Research, The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies/Department of Biochemistry, UTHSCSA. ""Protein Homeostasis: Is It A Determinant For Longevity? Inside View With New Technologies" " (Abstract)

Dr. Jean Jiang, Dept. Biochemistry, UTHSCSA.

Dr. John Hart, Dept. Biochemistry, UTHSCSA.

Dr. James McKerrow, Depts. Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, UCSF.

Dr. Barton E. Slatko, Head DNA Sequencing Group, Mol. Parasitology Div., New England Biolabs.

Dr. Rong Li, Dept. of Molecular Medicine, UTHSCSA.

Dr. Jose Rizo-Rey, Depts. Biochemistry and Pharmacology, UT Southwestern Med. Ctr..

Dr. Wen Jiang, Purdue University.