Contemporary Biochemistry Seminars | Biochemistry

Contemporary Biochemistry

of Delelopment

of Hormone Action

at Madison

International Meetings

Fall 2006

Seminars at 3:30 p.m. in B1118 Biochemistry, 420 Henry Mall, UW-Madison
Contact Carol Pfeffer if you have questions or problems requesting a meeting time.

Previous Years' Lecture Topics

Date	Speaker	Title	Host
Sept. 11	Dan Klionsky University of Michigan	How to live a longer, healthier, dementia-free life through autophagy Request time with this speaker	Sebastian Bednarek
Sept. 18	Jeffrey Brodsky University of Pittsburgh	Co-opting yeast to identify modifiers of protein conformational diseases Request time with this speaker	Elizabeth Craig
Sept. 25	Richard Vierstra UW Madison, Dept of Genetics	Ubiquitin-fold proteins: the 800-pound gorillas in post-translational regulation
Oct. 9	Randal Kaufman University of Michigan	The physiological role of the unfolded protein response Request time with this speaker	Tom Martin
Oct. 16	Shigeki Miyamoto UW Madison Department of Pharmacology	Regulation of genotoxic stress-induced NF-kB activation by SUMOylation and ubiquitination
Oct. 23	Xing Wang Deng Yale University	Light control of arabidopsis development, a role of proteolysis Request time with this speaker	Richard Vierstra
Oct. 30	Ann Weber Merck Research Labs	Discovery of JANUVIA ™ (Sitagliptin), a selective dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor for the treatment of type 2 diabetes Request time with this speaker	Chris Wiese
Nov. 6	Tania Baker MIT	Remodeling of proteins and the proteome by AAA+ ATPase machines Request time with this speaker	Elizabeth Craig
Nov. 13	Raymond Deshaies Caltech	Mechanisms and regulation of protein turnover in the ubiquitin-proteasome system Request time with this speaker	Richard Vierstra
Nov. 20	Ning Zheng University of Washington	Structures and functions of ubiquitin ligase machinery Request time with this speaker	Richard Vierstra
Dec. 4	Mary Dasso NIH	Regulation of mitosis by the Ran GTPase Request time with this speaker	Chris Wiese
Dec. 18	Rachel Klevit University of Washington	How to assemble an active BRCA1 Ubiquitin E3 Ligase complex (Batteries not Included) Request time with this speaker	Tom Martin

The 2006 series is supported by Graduate School with income generated by patents filed through WARF, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program, Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biosciences Training Grant, and Epicentre Biotechnologies.