University of Pittsburgh Department of Cell Biology
SEMINAR SCHEDULE, 2023-2024
Regulation of membrane remodeling in development and disease
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Anjon W. Audhya, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Basic Research, Biotechnology, and Graduate Studies, Rennebohm Research Professor, Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin Host: Alexander Sorkin, Ph.D.
Local Traffic Symposium 2023 Keynote Speech - \"OpenCell: Intracellular Cartography of the Human Proteome\" Symposium full schedule includes speakers Jay Tan (Ageing Institute - Pitt), Terrence Dermody (Children\'s Hospital of Pittsburgh),
Yongxin Zhao (CMU) and Laura Lackner (Northwestern)
Laura Lackner - Northwestern
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 - 4:00 pm - Frick Fine Arts Building
Manuel Leonetti, Ph.D., Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Host: Gerry Hammond, Ph.D.
Flow Dependent Modulation of Kidney Proximal Tubule Endocytic Traffic
Emily Lackner, Graduate Student Researcher, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Weisz Lab
Go with the flow: shear stress mechanosensing in internal senses
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 - 11:00am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Yang Xiang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, UMASS Medical School Host: Yang Hong, Ph.D.
Keynote speech 2023 Cell Biology Faculty Retreat, title "Membrane and cytoskeletal dynamics in macrophages"
Friday, September 22, 2023 - 4:00 pm - Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium
Sergio Grinstein, Ph.D., University of Toronoto, Dept of Biochemistry Host: Alexander Sorkin, Ph.D.
Illuminating organelle dynamics in differentiation and neurodegenerative disease
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Sarah Cohen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UNC- Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology Host: Gerry Hammond, Ph.D.
Mitochondrial Import-Coupled Stress Response ~A fine system to signal from mitochondria to the cytosol~
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 - 11:00am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Shiori Sekine, PhD, Assistant Professor
, Aging Institute, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
TALEN-mediated CAR-T cell engineering strategies for safe and effective targeting of solid tumors
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Shipra Das, Ph.D., Associate Director, Immuno-Oncology and Innovation Program Management | Cellectis Inc. Host: Deepika Vasudevan, Ph.D.
From Mutations to Mechanisms: UBQLN2\'s Role in Protein Quality Control and Neurodegenerative Disease
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Lisa Sharkey, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan Host: Matthew Wohlever, Ph.D.
The miR-17~92 cluster regulates aldosterone signaling: Contributions to sex differences in sodium transport in the distal nephron
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 - 9:00 am - BST-S120 Lecture Room
Corinne Farrell, Graduate Student Researcher, Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Butterworth Lab
New Tools to Study Phosphatidic Acid Regulation with Live-Cell Imaging
Claire Weckerly , Graduate Student Researcher, Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Hammond Lab
Mechanistic Insight into PI3K/Akt Pathway
Spatiotemporal Dynamics
Morgan Ricci, Graduate Student Researcher, Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Hammond Lab
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute
Anjon W. Audhya, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Basic Research, Biotechnology, and Graduate Studies, Rennebohm Research Professor, Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin
Host: Alexander Sorkin, Ph.D.