University of Pittsburgh Department of Cell Biology

SEMINAR SCHEDULE, 2023-2024

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