Join us for a special symposium honoring the scientific contributions and legacy of Professor Ludwig (Lenny) Brand, 48-year member of the Department of Biology. A reception in Mudd atrium will follow the presentations on Friday, November 4. The symposium can also be attended virtually on Zoom; the link will be sent to all registered participants. […]
Michael Lawson from Stanford University School of Medicine will give a talk titled "Basis of Speed and Fidelity in Eukaryotic Translation Termination."
Benjamin Glick from University of Chicago will present a talk titled "Rethinking the Secretory Pathway." The host of the event is Kyle Cunningham. Newly synthesized secretory proteins traverse the Golgi apparatus, which is a set of disk-shaped cisternae. According to the cisternal maturation model, Golgi cisternae form de novo, progressively mature while carrying the secretory […]
Steven Tang from Stanford University School of Medicine will present a talk titled "Membrane Fusion in Mammalian Fertilization." The host of the event is John Kim. Abstract: Membrane fusion of sperm and eggs is pivotal in life. Understanding the molecular intricacies leading to sperm-egg fusion represents a basic science question with broad implications for human […]
Aga Kendrick from University of California, San Diego will present a talk titled "Time-resolved cryo-EM visualizes snapshots of dynein's activation pathway." The host of the event is John Kim. Abstract: Regulation of cytoplasmic dynein-1 (dynein) is critical for diverse functions of eukaryotic cells, including cell division and long-range intracellular transport. Both dynein and Lis1, an […]