2010 Spring Seminars

January 19, CGRC 133:

“Neurotransmitter and biological stress system genes associated with major depression and alcohol dependence”

Darlene A. Kertes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,

Department of Psychology, University of Florida

 

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February 9, CGRC 101:

“Universals of genome evolution and the prospects for a postmodern synthesis of evolutionary biology”

Eugene Koonin, Ph.D., Senior Investigator,

National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Institutes of Health

 

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February 23, CGRC 101:

“Genetics of adaptation: from model organisms to model ecosystems”

Justin Borevitz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,

Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago

 

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March 2, CGRC 101:

“Adenovirus and AAV infections in primates – impact on vector biology”

James M. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D., Professor,

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

 

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March 16, CGRC 101:

“Enzymatic activity profiles: connecting activity with biological function”

Claudio F. Gonzalez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,

Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida

 

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March 23, CGRC 133:

“Defining and targeting cellular stress and drug resistance pathways in Caenorhabditis elegans

Keith P. Choe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,

Department of Biology, University of Florida

 

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April 6, CGRC 133:

“Protein trafficking in chloroplasts”

Kenneth Cline, Ph.D., Professor,

Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida

 

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April 13, CGRC 101:

“Statistical analysis of iTRAQ shotgun mass spectrometry proteomics data: insights into giant cell myocarditis”

Ann L. Oberg, Ph.D., Associate Professor,

Department of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester

 

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April 20, CGRC 101:

“Using Drosophila to uncover the molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases”

Pedro Fernandez-Funez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,

Department of Neurology, University of Florida

 

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April 27, CGRC 101:

“A genome wide association study of exceptional longevity”

Paola Sebastiani, Ph.D., Associate Professor,

Department of Biostatistics, Boston University

 

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