Biochemistry Research Workshops are a series of informal scientific workshops for the University of Iowa research community. They are usually held on Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. in 1117 MERF. 

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025

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Aug. 27, 2024Thomas Kehl-Fie, PhD, Microbiology and ImmunologyTyler Woodward
Sept. 3, 2024Alexandria Miller, PhD, Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsGrace Ciampa
Sept. 10, 2024canceled 
Sept. 17, 2024canceled 
Sept. 24, 2024canceled 
Oct. 1, 2024Maria Spies, PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular BiologySarah Jordan
Oct. 8, 2024Kris DeMali, PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyLuke Handlos
Oct. 15, 2024Adrian Elcock, DPhil, Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMegan Latham
Oct. 22, 20244th Year Workshop: Lucy Langmack, Abel LaboratoryAlexander Dumas
Oct. 29, 2024PhD Thesis Defense: Nicholas Wells, DeMali Laboratory 
Nov. 5, 20245th Semester Seminar: Tyler Woodward, Washington LaboratoryGabriel Prather
Nov. 12, 20245th Semester Seminar: Sarah Jordan, Washington LaboratoryRachel Rethwisch
Nov. 19, 2024PhD Thesis Defense: Andrew Kalenkiewicz, Elcock Laboratory 
Nov. 25, 2024MS Thesis Defense: Rebecca Splitt, DeMali Laboratory 
Nov. 26, 2024FALL BREAK - no workshop 
Dec. 3, 2024RESERVED DATE 
Dec. 10, 2024RESERVED DATE 
Dec. 17, 2024FINAL EXAM WEEK - no workshop 
   

Spring 2025

 
Jan. 21, 2025RESERVED DATE 
Jan. 28, 2025RESERVED DATE 
Feb. 4, 2025RESERVED DATE 
Feb. 11, 2025RESERVED DATE 
Feb. 18, 2025RESERVED DATE 
Feb. 25, 2025RESERVED DATE 
Mar. 4, 2025RESERVED DATE 
Mar. 11, 2025RESERVED DATE 
Mar. 18, 2025SPRING BREAK - no workshop 
Mar. 25, 2025Sheila Baker, PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 
Apr. 1, 2025Nathaniel Mohar, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics, Wallrath Laboratory 
Apr. 8, 2025  
Apr. 15, 2025(tentative) Ethan Anderson, PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics 
Apr. 22, 2025  
Apr. 29, 2025(tentative) Lata Undergraduate Honors Symposium 
May 6, 2025  
May 13, 2025FINAL EXAM WEEK - no workshop 

Fall 2023 - Spring 2024

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Fall 2023

 
Sept. 26, 2023Nicholas Cronin, Graduate Student (DeMali Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Links Between Mechanics and Metabolism"
Oct. 31, 2023David Price, PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"NELF Focuses Site of Initiation and Maintains Promoter Architecture"
Nov. 7, 2023Sheila Baker, PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Who done it? A KCNV2 retinopathy murder mystery"
Nov. 28, 2023Lucy Langmack, Graduate Student (Abel Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Characterizing the functional impact of missense mutations in Nr4a2-related Neurodevelopmental Syndrome"
Dec. 5, 2023Grace Ciampa, Graduate Student (Song Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Tiny but mighty: the consequences of knocking out a minimally expressed protein in the heart"
   

Spring 2024

 
Jan. 23, 2024Logan Dawson, Graduate Student (DeMali Lab)
5th Semester Seminar
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Mechanisms Coupling Mechanotransduction and Metabolism"
Feb. 22, 2024Nathan Mohar, Graduate Student (Wallrath Lab)
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics, University of Iowa
"Genetic modifiers of LMNA-associated striated muscle disease"
Feb. 27, 2024Miles Pufall, PhD 
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Specificity and collaboration: transcription factors in UV damage and treatment of endometrial cancer"
Mar. 19, 2024Pamela Geyer, PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"The nuclear lamina: stem cell mitosis, checkpoints and survival"
Apr. 2, 2024Todd Washington, PhD 
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Structural and Mechanistic Studies of DNA Damage Bypass Proteins"
Apr. 4, 2024Sydney Walker, Graduate Student (Davies Lab)
5th Semester Seminar
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Uncoupling the physiological functions of ANGPTL3"
Apr. 9, 2024Nicholas Hammons, Graduate Student (Fuentes Lab)
4th Year Workshop
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Signaling Regulation in Bacterial Pathogens: A Tale of Two Systems"
Apr. 16, 2024Adrian Elcock, DPhil 
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Structure-based simulation models of the bacterial cell envelope"
Apr. 18, 2024Michael Schnieders, PhD 
Biomedical Engineering and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Unveiling the Impact of Protein Misfolding on Autism Spectrum Disorder: Genetic Insights from a Computational Microscope"
Apr. 25, 2024Sophie Granger, Research Assistant (M. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Human hnRNPA1 reorganizes telomere-bound Replication Protein A"
Apr. 30, 202420th Lata Undergraduate Honors Research Symposium

Fall 2022 - Spring 2023

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Fall 2022

 
Sept. 20, 2022Daniel Weeks, PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Studies on the Parkinson's Protein alpha-Synuclein Using Xenopus laevis"
Sept. 27, 2022Sheila Baker, PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Photoreceptor Calcium Channels and Synapse Development"
Oct. 4, 2022David Price, PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Zombie Pre-Initiation Complexes (PICs)"
Oct. 11, 2022Specific Aims Presentations by Graduate Students

Logan Dawson, DeMali Lab
Lucy Langmack, Abel Lab
Sydney Walker, Davies Lab
"Mechanisms Coupling Actin-Cytoskeleton Reinforcement and Metabolism" by Logan Dawson

"Characterizing missense mutations in the ligand binding domain and DNA binding domain of NR4A2 transcription factors from individuals with autism spectrum disorder" by Lucy Langmack

"Regulation of extracellular lipases by ANGPTL3" by Sydney Walker
Oct. 18, 2022Nicholas Hammons, Graduate Student (Fuentes Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Characterizing the Regulation of the Staphylococcal aureus SrrB Histidine Kinase"
Oct. 26, 2022Michael Gebhardt, PhD
Microbiology and Immunology, University of Iowa
"Exploring the Hfq-mediated RNA-RNA interactome in Pseudomonas aeruginosa"
Nov. 1, 2022Rebecca Splitt, Graduate Student (DeMali Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Investigating E-cadherin Mediated Force Transmission"
Nov. 8, 2022William Hacker, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Scholar (Elcock Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Development and Application of a Simulation Toolkit for Modeling Prokaryotic Transcription and Translation Dynamics"
Nov. 15, 2022Sarah Mayer and Nathan Mohar, Graduate Students (Wallrath Lab)
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics, University of Iowa
"Drosophila Models of SNRNP200-Associated Retinitis Pigmentosa Exhibit Photoreceptor Abnormalities" by Sarah Mayer

"Identification and Analysis of Genetic Modifiers of Laminopathies" by Nathan Mohar
Nov. 29, 2022Grace Ciampa, Graduate Student (Song Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Examining the Function of a Novel Protein in the Cardiac Junctional Membrane Complex"
Dec. 6, 2022Andrew Kalenkiewiecz, Graduate Student (A. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology  & MSTP, University of Iowa
"Unraveling the Structural and Thermodynamic Basis of Caspase Allostery"
   

Spring 2023

 
Jan. 17, 2023 Seth Tomchik, PhD
Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Iowa
"Nf1 Ras GAP effects on repetitive motor behaviors and metabolic alterations in a genetic model"
Feb. 7, 2023 Brittany Ripley, PhD, Postdoc (Radoshevich Lab)
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa
"The role of ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins in Listeria monocytogenes infection"
Feb. 14, 2023 Lori Adams, PhD
Biology and Iowa Sciences Academy, University of Iowa
"Iowa Sciences Academy: Supporting Student Success in the Sciences"
Feb. 21, 2023 Pamela Geyer, PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"A stabilizing variant of Barrier-to-autointegration factor causes dominant motor neuronopathy"
Feb. 28, 2023 Miles Pufall, PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Glucocorticoid induction of cell death in B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia"
Mar. 7, 2023 Miles Pufall, PhD and Michael Schnieders, PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Broader Impacts: Scientific Outreach Programs"
Mar. 21, 2023 Marc Wold, PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Single-strand DNA Binding Proteins modulate DNA repeat instability and human disease"
Mar. 28, 2023 Brandon Davies, PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Everything ANGPTL3 All at Once"
Apr. 4, 2023 Sandipan Chowdhury, PhD
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa
"Structural basis of electrochemical linkage in a novel membrane transporter"
Apr. 11, 2023 Kailey Cash, PhD, Postdoc (M. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"RAD51 nucleoprotein filament formation, dynamics, and regulation"
Apr. 18, 2023 Zach Frevert, Graduate Student (Washington Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Structural Snapshots of DNA Polymerase Iota Catalyzing Nucleotide Incorporation"
Apr. 25, 2023 Thaddeus Wadas, PhD
Radiology, University of Iowa
"Targeting Fibroblast Activation Protein as a Biomarker Glioblastoma"
May 2, 2023 Mortezaali Razzaghi, PhD, Postdoc (M. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Cryo-EM Structural Studies of the RAD52 DNA Repair Protein"
May 9, 2023 Madeline Shea, PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Seeing is Deceiving: Calcium-Mediated Control of Protein-Protein Interactions"

Fall 2021 - Spring 2022

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Fall 2021

 
Sept. 7, 2021 Zachary Frevert, Graduate Student (Washington Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Non-Classical Polymerases and Accommodation of Damaged DNA"
Sept. 14, 2021 Dr. Florence Williams
Chemistry, University of Iowa 
"Structure-Activity Relationship of Neurotrophic Phenylbutenoid Dimmers and progress Towards Uncovering Mechanism of Action"
Oct. 5, 2021Nick Cronin, Graduate Student (DeMali Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Links between cell mechanics and metabolism in endothelia"
Oct. 19, 2021Lori Wallrath, PhD 
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Myonuclear defects associated with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy"
Oct. 26, 2021Sheila Baker, PhD 
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Progress in understanding photoreceptor ion channels"
Nov. 2, 2021Miles Pufall, PhD 
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Advanced measurement of DNA-binding specificity and future applications"
Nov. 16, 2021Emily Lavering, Graduate Student (Weeks Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Compartmentalization of Ribosome Biogenesis Proteins"
   

Spring 2022

 
Jan. 25, 2022Pam Geyer, PhD 
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Disease variants of barrier-to-autointegration Factor alter nuclear structure and genome stability"
Feb. 2, 2022Juan Santana, Research Associate (Price Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Differential dependencies of human RNA polymerase II promoters on TBP, TAF1, TAF4, TFIIB, and XPB"
Feb. 8, 2022Cade Rahlf, Undergraduate (Shea Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Calmodulin Binding to Intrinsically Disordered Domains of Highly Conserved Intracellular Fibroblast Growth Factors"
Mar. 1, 2022Dustin Bosch, MD, PhD
Pathology, University of Iowa
"Competition among Bacteroides species: Ntox15 effectors and immunity proteins"
Mar. 8, 2022Divya Bhat, Graduate Student (M. Spies Lab)
Cancer Biology Graduate Program, University of Iowa
"RAD52 inhibition as a new frontier in anti-cancer therapy"
Mar. 22, 2022Brandon Davies, PhD 
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Dissecting the functions of a key regulator of lipoprotein metabolism"
Mar. 29, 2022Adrian Elcock, PhD 
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Methods for modeling and simulating bacterial macromolecules"
Apr. 5, 2022Kathryn Hobbs, Graduate Student (A. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Allosteric Tuning of Caspase-7 Activity"
Apr. 19, 2022Michael Schneiders, PhD 
Biomedical Engineering and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Computational Models of Crystals and Missense Variants"
Apr. 26, 2022Jessica Tucker, PhD 
Microbiology and Immunology, University of Iowa
"Using gammaherpesvirus infection to explore tRNA expression dynamics"
May 3, 2022Mortezaali Razzaghi, Postdoc (M. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
"Structural Mechanisms and Pharmacological Targeting of the RAD52 DNA Repair Protein"

Fall 2020 - Spring 2021

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Fall 2020

 
Sept. 22, 2020Kathryn Hobbs, Graduate Student (A. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Exploring mechanisms of caspase-7 allostery"
Sept. 29, 2020Tingting Duan, PhD, Postdoc (Geyer Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Mitosis without nuclear breakdown in germline stem cells"
Oct. 6, 2020Emily Lavering, Graduate Student (Weeks Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"The Roles of Protein Aggregation in Ribosome Biogenesis"
Oct. 13, 2020John Saxton, Storage Systems Administrator
Research Services, University of Iowa, Host: Dr. Kris DeMali
"Backing up Research Data"
Oct. 27, 2020Chris Ball, Graduate Student (Price Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Control of host RNA polymerase II by a multifunctional viral transcription factor"
Nov. 3, 2020Ryan Mahling, Graduate Student (Shea Lab)
PhD Thesis Defense Seminar, Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Recognition of NaV1.2 by Calmodulin and Fibroblast Growth Factor Homologous Factors"
Nov. 10, 2020Jade Miller, Undergraduate Major (M. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa

Jacob Lam, Undergraduate Major (D. Abel Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
Undergraduate Honors Symposium
Nov. 17, 2020Alicia Ortiz, Graduate Student (DeMali Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa

Kelli Davie, Graduate Student (Davies Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa

"Investigating Metabolic Changes in Response to Force on E-cadherin"
 

"Lipase regulation by ANGPTL proteins"

Nov. 18, 2020William Hacker, Graduate Student (Elcock Lab)
PhD Thesis Defense Seminar, University of Iowa
"Computational modeling of the Escherichia coli chromosome and integrated simulations of bacterial transcription and translation"
   

Spring 2021

 
Feb. 16, 2021Lisa Kelly, Leader
Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching & Learning (CIRTL), University of Iowa
"CIRTL Program Overview"
Mar. 23, 2021Chris Ball, Graduate Student (Price Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Dissecting the functions of RNA Polymerase II interacting factor Gdown1 in mammalian transcriptional control"
Apr. 13, 2021Justin Ling, Graduate Student (Washington Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Structure and function of Rad5 helicase in template switching during DNA damage bypass"
Apr. 20, 2021Zachary Wehrspan, Graduate Student (Elcock Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Development and dynamics of a large-scale model of Escherichia coli peptidoglycan"
Apr. 27, 2021Undergraduate Lata Symposium  
May 4, 2021Masayoshi Honda, PhD, Assistant Research Scientist (M. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"RAD52 Protein: A Protector of Stalled Replication Forks" 

Fall 2019 - Spring 2020

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Fall 2019

 
Sept. 10, 2019
 
Charles Brenner, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"PPM1D Mutations Silence the NARPT Gene and Sensitize to NAMPT Inhibition in Glioma"
Sept. 17, 2019Kris DeMali, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Integration of Cell Mechanics and Metabolism"
Oct. 1, 2019Zachary Wehrspan, Graduate Student (Elcock Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Towards Cellular Scale Models of Gram-Negative Peptidoglycan"
Oct. 8, 2019
 
Colleen Caldwell, Graduate Student (M. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa

Fletcher Bain, Graduate Student (M. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"G-quadruplex DNA: Probing the effect of DNA secondary structure and sequence in replication bypass" by Colleen Caldwell

"RPA domain dynamics in the regulation of DNA maintenance" by Fletcher Bain
Oct. 15, 2019Daniel Summers, PhD
Biology, University of Iowa
"Novel intersections between protein homeostasis and neurodegeneration"
Oct. 22, 2019Lori Wallrath, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Defective coupling between the nucleus and cytoskeleton in muscular dystrophy"
Oct. 29, 2019Brittany Ripley, Graduate Student (Washington Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Determining the structural basis of Rad6-18 autoinhibition"
Nov. 12, 2019William Sivitz, MD
Internal Medicine, University of Iowa
"Role of oxaloacetate in the regulation of Complex II-energized mitochondrial respiration"
Nov. 19, 2019Rainbo Hultman, PhD
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa
"Use of brain-wide electrical dynamics to dissect underlying mechanisms of stress vulnerability in preclinical depression model"
Dec. 3, 2019Tingting Duan, Graduate Student (Geyer Lab)
PhD Thesis Defense Seminar, Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"The nuclear lamina is required for stem cell mitosis and survival"
   

Spring 2020

 
Jan. 28, 2020Sarah Wernimont, MD, PhD, Postdoctoral & Medical Fellow (Taylor Lab)

Adam Rauckhorst, PhD, Postdoc (Taylor Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Mitochondrial macronutrient flux and regulation of syncytiotrophoblast differentiation" by Sarah Wernimont

"Hypoxic stress reveals intrinsic non-canonical metabolomic network structures" by Adam Rauckhorst
Feb. 4, 2020Jared McLendon, PhD, Postdoc (Boudreau Lab)
Internal Medicine, University of Iowa
"Post transcriptional gene regulation in cardiac biology"
Feb. 11, 2020Colen Lankford, Graduate Student (Baker Lab)
Molecular Medicine Graduate Program, University of Iowa

Shivangi Makarand Inamdar, PhD, Postdoc (Baker Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Phenotypic analysis of a mouse model for KCNV2 retinopathy" by Colen Lankford

"Regulating HCN1 channels" by Shivangi Inamdar
Feb. 18, 2020Meng Wu, PhD, Adjunct Professor and Director
High Throughput Screening Facility, University of Iowa
"In vitro plate-based high throughput assays/screening"
Feb. 25, 2020Dominique Limoli, PhD 
Microbiology and Immunology, University of Iowa
"War and Peace: Polymicrobial interactions during cystic fibrosis airway infection"
Mar. 3, 2020Jeffrey White, Graduate Student (Weigel Lab)
Molecular Medicine Graduate Program, University of Iowa
"SUMO-responsive Transcriptional Repression from TFAP2A-Occupied Microsatellites"
Mar. 10, 2020David Price, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"A Unified View of the Sequence and Functional Organization of the Human RNA Polymerase II Promoter"
Apr. 14, 2020Kathryn Spitler, Postdoc (Davies Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"ANGPTL4 from adipose, but not liver, is responsible for regulating plasma triglyceride partitioning"
Apr. 21, 2020Juan Santana, Research Associate (Price Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa

Benjamin Spector, Research Assistant (Price Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Selective temporal depletion of general transcription factors using CRISPR/Cas9 and the dTAG system" by Juan Santana

"DFF ChIP-Seq: exploring the interface of transcription and chromatin on human and cytomegalovirus genomes" by Benjamin Spector

Fall 2018 - Spring 2019

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Fall 2018

 
Sept. 1, 2018John Selby, MD, PhD
Dermatology, University of Iowa
"Experimental Methods for Exploring Cell Mechanobiology: A Primer on Traction Force Microscopy, Optical Magnetic Twisting Cytometry, and Magnetic Tweezers"
Sept. 11, 2018Tingting Duan, Graduate Student (Geyer Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Networking at the nuclear periphery is essential for stem cell survival"
Sept. 18, 2018Lori Wallrath, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Connecting the nucleoskeleton and the cytoskeleton" @ Cornell University
Sept. 25, 2018Brandon Davies, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Regulation of Lipid Partitioning: The Fine-tuning of Fate Fate"
Oct. 16, 2018Catherine Musselman, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Molecular mechanisms of histone signaling in a chromatin relevant context"
Oct. 23, 2018Ryan Sheldon, PhD (Taylor Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Hepatic mitochondrial citrate carrier disruption reroutes glucose from lipgenesis into glutamine"
Oct. 23, 2018Kelli Sylvers, Graduate Student (Davies Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Lipase regulation by ANGPTL3"
Oct. 30, 2018Alicia Salvi, Graduate Student (DeMali Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Investigating Metabolic Changes in Response to Force on E-cadherin"
Oct. 30, 2018Christopher Ball, Graduate Student (Price Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Human Cytomegalovirus IE2 Differentially Modulates Transcription of Select Viral Transcription Units During Late Infection"
Nov. 6, 2018Ernesto Fuentes, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Design of PDZ domain ligand specificity"
Nov. 13, 2018Brittany Ripley, Graduate Student (Washington Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Rad6-18, the master regulator of translesion synthesis"
Nov. 27, 2018Ryan Mahling, Graduate Student (Shea Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Disease-Causing Mutations in Calmodulin Alter the Linkage Between Binding Sodium Channel (Nav) IQ Motifs and Calcium"
   

Spring 2019

 
Jan. 29, 2019
 
Daniel Weeks, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Using Xenopus oocytes to examine functional protein aggregation"
Feb. 12, 2019
 
Miles Pufall, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Do steroids regulate B-cell development?"
Feb. 19, 2019
 
Charles Brenner, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa

Saumya De Silva, Graduate Student (Musselman Lab)
Chemistry, University of Iowa
"Trying to protect a neuron and can't get no satisfaction: A new story with NAD" by Dr. Brenner

"Investigating the Nucleic Acid binding activity of the Polybromo-1 Bromodomains" by Saumya De Silva
 
Feb. 26, 2019
 
Bin He, PhD
Biology, University of Iowa
"Evolution of reduced co-activator dependence led to target expansion of a starvation response pathway"
Mar. 5, 2019
 
Bonnie Hall, PhD
Biology, Grand View University
"Developing a PUI/R1 Research Collaboration: Evolution of DNA-Binding Specificity"
Mar. 12, 2019Rainbo Hultman, PhD
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa
"Dissecting mechanisms of depression vulnerability using brain network electrical activity"
Mar. 26, 2019Venkata Sanaboyana, Graduate Student (Elcock Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa

Liping Yu, PhD, Adjunct Professor and Director
NMR Facility, University of Iowa
"Molecular dynamics simulations of filament formation on the inner membrane of E.coli"

"NMR Spectroscopy and Metabolic Profiling of Complex II-Energized Mitochondria"
Apr. 2, 2019Todd Washington, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Modeling conformationally flexible proteins with X-ray scattering and molecular simulations"
Apr. 9, 2019Lokesh Gakhar, PhD, Adjunct Professor and Director
Protein and Crystallography Facility, University of Iowa
"A Tale of Two Cores"
Apr. 16, 2019Fletcher Bain, Graduate Student (M. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa

Colleen Caldwell, Graduate Student (M. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Unraveling the G-quadruplex: A novel approach to assessing bypass of DNA Secondary Structure"

"RPA Conformational Dyanmics and the Recombination Mediator Mechanism"

Fall 2017 - Spring 2018

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Fall 2017

 
Aug. 29, 2017Shuxiang Li, Graduate Student (Elcock Lab)
PhD Thesis Defense Seminar, Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Computer simulations exploring conformational preferences of short peptides and developing a bacterial chromosome model"
Sept. 12, 2017Tingting Duan, Graduate Student (Geyer Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"An architectural protein Suppressor of Hairy-wing [SU(Hw)] is required for spermatogenesis"
Sept. 19, 2017Emma Morrison, PhD (Musselman Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"The conformation of the histone H3 tail inhibits association of effector domains with nucleosomes"
Sept. 26, 2017Ferhaan Amad, MD, PhD
Internal Medicine, University of Iowa
"Mechanistic Insights into Heritable and Acquired Heart Failure"
Oct. 3, 2017Hannah Miller, Graduate Student (DeMali Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Force-induced apoptosis: The mechanoprotective role of PAK2"
Oct. 10, 2017Nitija Tiwari, Graduate Student (Fuentes Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Regulation of S. aureus SrrAB two-component system by a PAS domain"
Oct. 10, 2017Fletcher Bain, Graduate Student (M. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"FBH1: A Homologous Recombination Switch"
Oct. 24, 2017Colleen Caldwell, Graduate Student (M. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Dynamic motions in homologous recombination: RPA, Rad51, and Rad52"
Oct. 31, 2017Todd Washington, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"The eukaryotic mutasome: Choosing the best tool for the job"
Nov. 7, 2017Liping Yu, PhD, Adjunct Professor and Director 
NMR Core Facility, University of Iowa
"NMR Studies of Enzyme Mechanism, Protein-Glycan and Protein-Prenyl Lipid Interactions"
Nov. 14, 2017Jacob Litman, Graduate Student (Schnieders Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Towards Computational Protein Design with Many-Body Potentials"
Nov. 21, 2017Robert McDonnell, Graduate Student (Elcock Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Optimizing force field parameter for nucleic acid simulations"
Nov. 28, 2017Kin Fai Au, PhD
Internal Medicine, University of Iowa
"Addressing the combinatorial complexity in tumor and transcriptome by linkage information in sequencing data"
Dec. 5, 2017Ryan Mahling, Graduate Student (Shea Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Exciting Channels and Promiscuous Partners: Probing the Interactions between Nav1.2, CaM and FGF"
   

Spring 2018

 
Feb. 6, 2018Arpit Sharma, Graduate Student (Taylor Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Skeletal Muscle MPC as a Regulator of Systemic Cori Cycle Adiposity"
Feb. 13, 2018Charles Brenner, PhD
Biochemistry and Internal Medicine, University of Iowa
"Boosting Metabolism with Nicotinamide Riboside: Full Circle from Milk"
Feb. 20, 2018Craig Ellermeier, PhD
Microbiology and Immunology, University of Iowa
"A Bacterial Receptor for Lysozyme Controls Sigma Facotr Activation"
Feb. 27, 2018Ted Abel, PhD
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Psychiatry, Biochemistry and Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa
"Epigenetic Mechanisms of Memory Storage"
Mar. 6, 2018Shivangi Inamdar, PhD (Baker Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Analysis of 14-3-3 proteins in the retina"
Mar. 6, 2018Colten Lankford (Baker Lab)
Molecular Medicine Program, University of Iowa
"Trafficking of phyperpolarization activated cyclic nucleotide-grated channel 1 (HCN1) in photoreceptors"
Mar. 27, 2018David Price, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Analysis of RNA polymerase II transcription in human cells with single-nucleotide resolution"
Apr. 3, 2018Lalita Oonthonpan, Graduate Student (Taylor Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Understanding the Molecular Condequences of MPC1 Mutations in Human Patients"
Apr. 10, 2018Kathryn Spitler, PhD (Davies Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Tissue Specific actions of angiopoietin like 4"
Apr. 10, 2018Julio Sanchez, Graduate Student (Musselman Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Characterization of the novel DNA binding activity of the BRG1 AT-hook-bromodomain"
Apr. 24, 2018Quinn Li, Graduate Student (A. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Determinants of glucokinase activation: Implications for small molecule allosteric control"
Apr. 24, 2018Tyler Weaver, Graduate Student (Musselman Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Multivalent engagement of DNA and H3K27me3 by the CBX8 chromodomain drives nucleosome association"

Fall 2016 - Spring 2017

   

Fall 2016

 
Sept. 13, 2016Kris DeMali, PhD
Biochemistry and Dermatology, University of Iowa
"Mechanisms of E-Cadherin Mechanotransduction"
Sept. 20, 2016Markus Kuehn, PhD
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa
"Restoring intraocular pressure control in glaucoma through stem cell based approaches"
Sept. 27, 2016Daniel Weeks, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Amyloids and protein aggregation as part of normal development"
Oct. 4, 2016Melissa Gildenberg, Graduate Student (Washington Lab)
Biochemistry and MSTP, University of Iowa
"Investigating the mechanism of error-free DNA damage bypass"
Oct. 4, 2016Pamela Geyer, PhD
Biochemistry and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa
"Networking at the nuclear perifphery: Contributions of Drosophila LEM domain proteins"
Oct. 18, 2016Brittany Ripley, Graduate Student (Washington Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Regulation of PCNA monoubiquitination in translesion synthesis"
Oct. 18, 2016Liyang Zhang, Graduate Student (Pufall Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Shaping up transcription factor DNA binding"
Oct. 25, 2016Wesley Lay, Graduate Student (Elcock Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Force Field optimization in molecular dynamics simulations using osmotic pressure measurements"
Oct. 25, 2016Ryan Mahling, Graduate Student (Shea Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Regulation of Nav1.2 by Calmodulin and FGFs"
Nov. 1, 2016William Hacker, Graduate Student (Elcock Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Development and implementation of a coarse-graned model of the E. coli nucleoid"
Nov. 1, 2016Julio Sanchez, Graduate Student (Musselman Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Determining the role of the AT-hook and bromodomain in mediating chromatin signaling to the Brahma Subunit of the SWI/SNF Complex"
Nov. 8, 2016Eric Taylor, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Regulation of cellular and organismal metabolism by the mitochondrial carrier system"
Nov. 15, 2016Diane Slusarski, PhD
Biology, University of Iowa
"Zebrafish Development & Disease: Fishing for Answers"
Nov. 29, 2016Po Hien Ear, PhD, Postdoc (Brenner Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Maternal and Neonatal Health Benefits of Nicotinamide Riboside"
Nov. 29, 2016Adam Rauckhorst, PhD, Postdoc (Taylor Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Novel mechanisms regulating mitochondrial glutamine metabolism"
Dec. 6, 2016Hillel Haim, MD, PhD
Microbiology, University of Iowa
"On the stable nature of instability: predictions of population-level changes in HIV-1 using diffusion-based models"
   

Spring 2017

 
Jan. 24, 2017Brian O'Neill, MD, PhD
Internal Medicine, University of Iowa
"The insulin-FoxO Axis in the Regulation of Muscle Proteostasis and Mitochondrial Metabolism"
Jan. 31, 2017Emma Morrison, PhD, Postdoc (Musselman Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"The histone H3 tail as an active component in chromatin regulation"
Jan. 31, 2017Ryan Sheldon, PhD, Postdoc (Taylor Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Understanding citrate as a cellular and physiological energy currency"
Feb. 7, 2017Christopher Stipp, PhD
Biology and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa
"Integrin crosstalk regulates the metastatic phenotype of prostate carcinoma"
Feb. 14, 2017Rebecca Dodd, PhD
Internal Medicine, University of Iowa
"The role of the tumor microenvironment in sarcoma biology and treatment"
Feb. 21, 2017Ling Yang, PhD
Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa
"Regulation of hepatic autophagy by nitrosative stress in obesity"
Feb. 28, 2017Carlos Chan, MD, PhD
Surgery, University of Iowa
"Role of CEACAM in cancer progression"
Mar. 21, 2017Quinn Li, Graduate Student (A. Spies Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Determinants of glucokinase activation: Implications for small molecule allosteric control"
Mar. 21, 2017Brandon Davies, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Modulating lipase activity with ANGPTL3 and ANGPTL8"
Mar. 28, 2017Michael Schnieders, PhD
Biochemistry and Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa
"Novel simulation methods for the protein crystal folding proglem & the evaluations of missense variations"
Apr. 4, 2017Mark Miller, Graduate Student (Elcock Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Improving the accuracy of amino acid interactions in molecular simulations"
Apr. 4, 2017Tyler Weaver, Graduate Student (Musselman Lab)
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"The EZH2 SANT1 domain is a histone reader providing sensitivity to the modification state of the H4 tail"
Apr. 11, 2017Ernesto Fuentes, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Towards revealing the regulation of the S. aureus SrrAB two-component system: A progress report"
Apr. 25, 2017Maria Spies, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Dynamics and regulation of the RAD51 nucleoprotein filament"

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Spring 2016

 
Jan. 26, 2016Ed Sander, PhD
Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa
"In vitro systems and computational models for studying cell-matrix interactions and mechanobiology"
Feb. 2, 2016Lori Wallrath, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Lamin-associated muscular dystrophy: Bedside to bench and beyond"
Feb. 9, 2016Brandon Davies, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"The unfinished stories of triglyceride metabolism"
Feb. 16, 2016Jacob Michaelson, PhD
Psychiatry and Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa
"Transcriptional regulation in genetically impaired and pharmacologically-rescued adult hippocampal neurogenesis"
Feb. 23, 2016Anna Malkova, PhD
Biology and UI Genetics Cluster, University of Iowa
"Complex mutations and chromosomal rearrangements associated with break-induced replication"
Mar. 1, 2016Sheila Baker, PhD
Biochemistry and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa
"Bridging the first visual synapse"
Mar. 8, 2016Adrian Elcock, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Progress report on building molecular simulation models for cellular systems"
Mar. 22, 2016Marc Wold, PhD
Biochemistry and Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa
"Protein acrobatics in genome stability"
Mar. 29, 2016Marie Migaud, PhD
Biochemistry Visiting Professor, University of Iowa
"NAD chemical biology: Old and new NAD building blocks and derivatives"
Apr. 5, 2016Todd Washington, PhD
Biochemistry and Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa
"Assembly and architecture of the protein complex that replicates damaged DNA"
Apr. 19, 2016Madeline Shea, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"The Kinky Tail of Voltage-Dependent Sodium Channel Nav1.2"
Apr. 20, 2016Joseph Dosbosy, PhD
Senior Staff Scientist, Integrated DNA Technologies
"Grad Student Open Forum: Careers in Industry"
Apr. 26, 2016David Price, PhD
Biochemistry, University of Iowa
"Atypical day in the Price Lab"

 

Please contact the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology office at biochem@uiowa.edu for information on workshops prior to the Spring 2016 term.