| Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Sept 5, 2006 Dr. Dana Spence
Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University
Defining New Roles for Erythrocytes and Platelets in the Circulation
Sept 12, 2006 Dr. Robert P. Hausinger
Dept. Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University
Fe(II)/alpha-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenases
Sept 19, 2006 Dr. Charles G. Hoogstraten
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Michigan State University
Three Dimensions are not Enough: The Role of Dynamics in RNA Catalysis
Sept 26, 2006 Dr. David Huffman
Department of Chemistry at Western Michigan University.
Unraveling the Mysteries of Copper Transfer in the Cell
Oct 3, 2006 Dr. Gang Ren
University of California, San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
The membrane related protein structure study by electron cryo-microscopy –
structure of Aquaporin 1 and Low Density Lipoprotein
Oct 10, 2006 Dr. Scott Prosser
Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto
Membranes, Membrane Proteins & Intrinsically Disordered Soluble Proteins:
Studying Topology by NMR and Soluble Contrast Agents
Oct 17, 2006 Aline U. and James M. Orten Memorial Lecture
Douglas C. Rees, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
Structural Studies of ABC Transporters
Oct 24, 2006 Dr. David Ash
Chemistry Department, Central Michigan University
Arginase: New Roles for an Old Enzyme
Oct 31, 2006 Dr. Patrick M. Woster
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy, WSU
Nov 7, 2006 Dr. Gary Shaw
Department of Biochemistry, University of Western Ontario.
Protein Structure and Interactions in the Ubiquitin Pathway and Parkinson's Disease
Nov 14, 2006 Dr. Chuck Sanders
Professor of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
A Structure for Little Orphan Diacylglycerol Kinase
Nov 21, 2006 Dr. Alex Gow
Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Regulation of claudin 11-based tight junctions in brain, cochlea and testis
Nov 28, 2006 Dr. John Tesmer
Department of Pharmacology, University of Mechigan
Structural Studies of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases
Dec 5, 2006 Dr. Youming Xie
Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Dissection of the Ubiquitin-dependent degron of Rpn4
Dec 12, 2006 Dr. David Rueda
Department of Chemistry -- Wayne State University
RNA Structure, Function and Dynamics followed by FRET and Single Molecule Spectroscopy