University of Pittsburgh Department of Cell Biology
SEMINAR SCHEDULE, 2021-2022
Intrinsically disordered protein networks as physical drivers of membrane traffic
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 - 11:00 am - Zoom meeting
Jeanne Stachowiak, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Host: Marijn G. Ford, Ph.D.
Molecular Mechanisms that Coordinate Immunity and Fertility
Friday, February 4, 2022 - 12:00 noon - Zoom meeting
Laura Bahr, Graduate Student Researcher, Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Ghazi Lab
The role of PLD activity in PA production and PIP2 homeostasis during PLC signaling
Friday, February 18, 2022 - 12:00 noon - Zoom meeting
Claire Weckerly , Graduate Student Researcher, Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Hammond Lab
TBA
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Yang Li, Research Instructor, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Kwiatkowski Lab
Beyond the Pore: Unconventional Approaches to Modulating Ion Channel Activity
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Aaron Kolski-Andreaco, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Devor Lab
The dual roles of Pib2: a key regulator of TORC1 reactivation and inhibition in S. cerevisiae
Friday, February 25, 2022 - 12 noon - Zoom meeting
Kayla Troutman, Graduate Student Researcher, Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Ford Lab
TBA
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Wei Dong, Research Instructor, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Hong Lab
TBA
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Tarique Bagalkot, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Sorkin Lab
TBA
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Iaroslavna Vasylieva, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Watson Lab
TBA
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Sachin Surve, Research Instructor, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Sorkin Lab
Profiling Drug: Protein Interactions with Label-Free Differential Proteomics
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Taylor M. Courtney, PhD, Postdoctoral Associate, , Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Yates Lab
TBA
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Lydia Grmai, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Vasudevan Lab
The Linton Traub Memorial Symposium on Endocytic Traffic - download full schedule Traub Symposium [pdf]
Friday, March 25, 2022 - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm - 6014 BST3
Linton M. Traub, Ph.D., Professor, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Mechanistic Insight into Scribble Function during Cardiomyocyte Maturation
Friday, April 1, 2022 - 12:00 noon - Zoom meeting
Sahana Balasubramanian, Graduate Student Researcher, Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Kwiatkowski Lab
Tool development to
facilitate collection, analysis and visualization of large imaging datasets
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Alan Watson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Investigating the role of SYK and SHARK in the cnidarian, Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus
Friday, April 15, 2022 - 12:00 noon - Zoom meeting
Manuel Michaca, Graduate Student Researcher, Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Nicotra Lab
The Integrated Stress Response as a regulator of photoreceptor degeneration
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Deepika Vasudevan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Subcellular regulation of PI3K Signaling (note: changed to Zoom meeting - contact Sarah Biancardi at sab181@pitt.edu for meeting details)
Friday, April 22, 2022 - 12:00 noon - Zoom meeting
Morgan Ricci, Graduate Student Researcher, Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Epithelial cell mechanoregulation through a cadherin-associated RNAi machinery
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Antonis Kourtidis, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina Host: Adam Kwiatkowski, Ph.D.
Sexual Dimorphic Regulation of MicroRNAs Alters Sodium Transport in the Kidney Distal Nephron
Friday, April 29, 2022 - 12:00 noon - Zoom meeting
Corinne Farrell, Graduate Student Researcher, Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Butterworth Lab
Imaging tumor initiation and progression in live animals at cellular and subcellular resolution
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 - 11:00 am - Zoom meeting
Jeanne Stachowiak, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Host: Marijn G. Ford, Ph.D.