Journal Clubs
Department of Biology
Fall 2000
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The Biology Department has journal clubs in three areas in which recent
journal articles are presented and discussed. The following journal clubs meet
weekly over lunch:
Genetics, Cell and Development
Evolution -- canceled for Fall 2000
Neuroscience
Genetics, Cell and Development Journal Club
Mondays, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
0101 Science Center
| Date |
Presenter |
Paper |
| FALL 2000 |
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Sept. 11
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Organizational meeting
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Sept. 18
|
Peter Maye |
Ramalho-Santos, M., Melton, D.A. and McMahon, A.P. (2000) Hedgehog
Signals Regulate Multiple Aspects of Gastrointestinal Development.
Development 127: 2763-2772.
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Sept. 25
|
Noah Byrd |
Christoffels, V.M. et. al. (2000) Chamber Formation and Morphogenesis
in the Developing Mammalian Heart. Dev Bio 223: 226-278.
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Oct. 2
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Suneeta Sudarsanan-Paroly |
Wang, Q.T. and Holmgren, R.A. (2000) Nuclear Import of Cubitus
Interruptus is Regulated by Hedgehog Via a Mechanism Distinct From Ci
Stabilization and Ci Activation. Development 127: 3131-3139.
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Oct. 9
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Pavithra Vivekanand |
Leismann, O., Herzig, A., Heidmann, S. and Lehner, C. (2000)
Degradation of Drosophila PIM Regulates Sister Chromatid Separation During
Mitosis. Genes & Development 14: 2192-2205.
|
| Oct 16 |
Xuesong Feng |
Borycki, A.G. et al. (1999) Pax3 Functions in Cell Survival and in pax7
Regulation. Development 126: 1665-1674.
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Oct. 23
|
Ryoko Takimoto |
Smith, D.M. et al. (2000) Roles of BMP Signaling and Nkx2.5 in
Patterning at the Chick Midgut-Foregut Boundary. Development 127:
3671-3681.
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Oct. 30
|
Joel D'Angelo |
Bohni, R. et al. (1999) Autonomous Control of Cell and Organ Size by
CHICO, a Drosophila Homolog of Vertebrate IRS1-4. Cell 97: 65-875.
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Nov. 6
|
Tao Hong |
Tanabe, K. et al. (2000) The Small GTP-Binding Protein TC10 Promotes
Nerve Elongation in Neuronal Cells, and Its Expression Is induced during
Nerve Regeneration in Rats. The Journal of Neuroscience 20(11): 4138-4144.
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Nov. 13
|
Michael Barresi |
Neyt, C. et al. (2000) Evolutionary origins of vertebrate appendicular
muscle. Nature 408: 82-86.
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Nov. 20
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Thanksgiving break |
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Nov. 27
|
Roopa Narasimhaiah |
Myers., C. et al. (2000) Homeobox B3 Promotes Capillary Morphogenesis
and Angiogenesis. The Journal of Cell Biology 148:343-351.
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Dec. 4
|
Sofia Origanti |
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Evolution Journal Club
(canceled for FALL 2000)
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Neuroscience Journal Club
Mondays, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
314 SHANKLIN
| Date |
Topic |
Presenter |
Paper |
| FALL 2000 |
| Sept. 25 |
I. Receptors |
Lisa Bertetto |
Malnic, B., Hirono, J., Sato, T. and Buck. L.B. (1999)
Combinatorial Receptor Codes for Odors. Cell 96: 713-723.
|
| Oct. 2 |
Karen Gilliams-Francis |
Vogl, A., Noe, J., Breer, H. and Boekhoff, I. (2000) Cross-Talk Between
Olfactory Second Messenger Pathways. Eur. J. Biochem. 267: 4529-4535.
...........................and............................
Noe, J. and Breer, H. (1998) Functional and Molecular Characterization
of Individual Olfactory Neurons. J. Neurochem. 71: 2286-2293.
|
| Oct. 9 |
II. Function/Behavior |
David Bodznick |
Laurent, G., Wehr, M. and Davidowitz, H. (1996) Temporal
Representations of Odors in an Olfactory Network. J. Neuroscience 16(2):
3827-3847.
..............................and.............................
MacLeod, K., Bäcker, A. and Laurent, G. (1998) Who Reads Temporal
Information Contained Across Sychronized and Oscillatory Spike Trains?
Nature 395: 693-698.
|
| Oct. 16 |
Patrick Hurley |
Johnson, B.A. and Leon, M. (2000) Modular Representations of Odorants
in the Golmerular Layer of the Rat Olfactory Bulb and the Effects fo
Stimulus Concentration. J. Comp. Neurol. 422: 496-509.
|
| Oct. 23 |
John Kirn |
Johnston, D. Müller-Schwarz and Sorensen, P.W. (1999) Scent
Over-Marking: How Do Hamsters Know Whose Scent Is on Top and Why Should
It Matter? In: Advances in Chemical Signals in Vertebrates, pp
227-238.
................and.................
Johnston, R.E. and Bhorade, A. (1998) Perception of Scent Over-Marks by Golden
Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus): Novel Mechanisms for Determining Which
Individual's Mark Is on Top. J. Comp. Psychology 112(3): 230-243.
|
| Oct. 30 |
Anna Dondzillo |
Nakayasu, C. et al.(2000) Sensitivity of the olfactory sense declines
with the aging in senescence-accelerated mouse (SAM-P1). Physiology &
Behavior 70: 135-139.
|
| Nov. 6 |
Neuroscience meeting
|
| Nov. 13 |
III. Development |
Magda Chechlacz |
Wang, F. et al.(1998) Odorant Receptors Govern the Formation of a
Precise Topographic Map. Cell 93:47-60.
|
| Nov. 20 |
Thanksgiving Break |
| Nov. 27 |
IV. Adult Neurogenesis |
Jan Naegele |
Kasowski, H.J., Kim, H. and Greer, C.A. (1999) Compartmental
Organization of the Olfactory Bulb Glomerulus. The Journal of Comparative
Neurology 407:261-274.
|
| Dec. 4 |
Geoff Tanner |
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BIO/MBB Seminars of special interest:
|
Oct 26
|
Robert Johnson
Psychology Dept.
Cornell University
|
Olfactory communication in mammals: Behavior, cognition and neural
mechanisms.
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Kirn (host)
|
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Nov. 30
|
Charles Greer
Yale University School of Medicine
|
Early induction and organization of olfactory bulb glomeruli.
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Naegele (host)
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