University of Pittsburgh Department of Cell Biology

Flow Dependent Modulation of Kidney Proximal Tubule Endocytic Traffic

Friday, May 5, 2023 - 12:00 noon - Cell Biology Conference Room, S362 BST

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

Friday, March 1, 2024 - 12:00 noon - Cell Biology Conference Room, S362 BST

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

Friday, March 22, 2024 - 12:00 noon - Cell Biology Conference Room, S362 BST

Morgan Ricci, Graduate Student Researcher, Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Hammond Lab

Exploring Nuclear Speckle Proteome Dynamics in Response
to ER Stress

Friday, April 26, 2024 - 12:00 noon - Cell Biology Conference Room, S362 BST

Hector Wang, Graduate Student Researcher, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Zhu Lab

Renal epithelial-derived miR-17~92 inhibits STAT3 signaling, serving a sex-specific renoprotective role in the development of acute kidney injury

Friday, April 26, 2024 - 12:15 pm - Cell Biology Conference Room, S362 BST

Amanda Suda, Graduate Student Researcher, ISB Graduate Program, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine

Keynote speech for 2024 PittCell Conference

Thursday, May 2, 2024 - All day - Frick Fine Arts Center

Liam Holt, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU School of Medicine
Host: Deepika Vasudevan, Ph.D.

Characterizing the role of different Ubiquilin paralogs and ALS associated mutants in substrate degradation activity (with Shawn Allen)

Friday, May 3, 2024 - 12:00 noon - Cell Biology Conference Room, S362 BST

Sachini Thanthirige, Graduate Student Researcher, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine

Characterizing the role of different Ubiquilin paralogs and ALS associated mutants in substrate degradation activity (with Sachini Thanthrige)

Friday, May 3, 2024 - 12:15 pm - Cell Biology Conference Room, S362 BST

Shawn Allen, Graduate Student Researcher, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine

Regulation of endocytic capacity in kidney proximal tubule cells

Friday, May 10, 2024 - 12:00 noon - Cell Biology Conference Room, S362 BST

Emily Lackner, Graduate Student Researcher, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Weisz Lab

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