University of Pittsburgh Department of Cell Biology

A Novel Homeostatic Mechanism Tunes PI(4,5)P2-dependent Signaling at the Plasma Membrane

Friday, July 8, 2022 - 12:00 noon - 6014 BST-3

Synuclein regulates synaptic vesicle recycling

Tuesday, July 12, 2022 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute

Karina Vargas, PhD, Research Scientist, The Eugene Bell Center for Regenerative Biology and Tissue, Engineering Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole
Host: Alexander Sorkin, Ph.D.

Keynote Speech - Title TBA

Friday, September 23, 2022 - 11:00 am - CB Retreat @ Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

Michael Marks, Ph.D., Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children\'s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania
Host: Alexander Sorkin, Ph.D.

Cryo-ET: A scale-bridging imaging to understand complex biological machinery in context using human parasite cytoskeleton as an example

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute

Stella Sun, PhD, Assistant Professor Department of Structural Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Host: Alexander Sorkin, Ph.D.

Molecular mechanisms and regulation of membrane trafficking events in human iPS cells

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 - 11:00am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute

Meiyan Jin, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology
Host: Alexander Sorkin, Ph.D.

A functional characterization of Pib2: a key TORC1 regulator in S. cerevisiae

Thursday, November 10, 2022 - 1:00pm - BST-S100A or Zoom

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Jeffrey L. Brodsky, Ph.D. Lab

Fixing for a fight: immune regulation of growth and metabolism in Drosophila

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute

Michelle Bland, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
Host: Deepika Vasudevan, Ph.D.

Molecular Mechanisms that Coordinate Immunity and Fertility

Friday, February 24, 2023 - 12:00 noon - Cell Biology Conference Room, S362 BST

Laura Bahr, Graduate Student Researcher, Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Ghazi Lab

Scalable Analysis Pipeline for Mapping Brain Cells in Big Microscopy Data

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 - 11:00 am - Cell Biology Conference Room, S362 BST

Iaroslavna Vasylieva, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Watson Lab

Cell signaling and tissue architecture coordinate cell migration dynamics in Drosophila

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute

Michelle Starz-Gaiano, PhD, Professor, Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Host: Lydia Grmai, Ph.D.

Mechanistic Insight Into PI3K/Akt Pathway Spatiotemporal Dynamics

Friday, March 31, 2023 - 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

Orientational Cell Adhesions (OCAs) for Tissue Morphogenesis

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute

Xiangyun Wei, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh
Host: Alexander Sorkin, Ph.D.

Investigating the Homeostatic role of the Integrated Stress Response in adipose tissue

Friday, April 7, 2023 - 12:00 noon - Cell Biology Conference Room, S362 BST

Manuel Michaca, Graduate Student Researcher, Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology, Dept of Cell Biology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Nicotra Lab

Structural and Functional Roles for Intercellular Junctions in Regulating Endoplasmic Reticulum Organization and Dynamics

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - 11:00 am - 5th Floor Boardroom, Eye & Ear Institute

Andrew Kowalczyk, PhD, Professor of Dermatology and Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Department Dermatology, Penn State College of Medicine
Host: Adam Kwiatkowski, Ph.D.

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.

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

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