JOURNAL
CLUBS
SPRING 2005
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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:
Cell and Development
Evolution
Neuroscience
Cell and Development Journal Club
Mondays, 12:00 NOON - 1:00
0101 SC
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Date
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Presenter
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Paper
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SPRING 2005 |
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Jan 24 |
Biology Job Candidate seminar |
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Jan 31 |
Biology Job Candidate seminar |
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Feb 7 |
Biology Job Candidate seminar |
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Feb 14 |
Organizational
Meeting
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Feb 21 |
Methods
Discussion
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Feb 28 |
Tao
Hong |
Daylon,
J. et al (2005) TGFb/activin/nodal
signaling is necessary for the maintenance of pluripotency in human
embryonic stem cells. Development 132: 1273-1282. |
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SPRING
BREAK
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Mar 21 |
Xuesong
Feng |
Tay, S.Y.
et al (2004) A homologue of the Drosophila kinesin-like
protein Cotstal2 regulates Hedgehog signal transduction in the
vertebrate embryo. Development 132: 625-634. |
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Mar 28 |
Sara
Patterson |
Mukouyama,
Y.-s., et al (2004) Peripheral nerve-derived VEGF promotes
arterial differentiation via neuropilin 1-mediated positive feedback.
Development 132: 941-952. |
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Apr 4 |
Jungsun
Ghil |
Offner, N.,
et al (2005) The pro-apoptotic activity of a vertebrate Bar-like homeobox gene plays a key role in patterning in the Xernopus
neural plate by limiting the number of chordin- and shh-expressing
cells. Development 132: 1807-1818. |
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Apr 11 |
Frank
Stellabotte |
Wozniak, M.A.
et al (2005) R-Ras controls membrane and protrusion and cell
migration through the spatial regulation of Rac and Rho. Molecular
Biology of the Cell 16: 84-96. |
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Apr 18 |
Will
Glastone |
Lim, L.P.
et al (2003) The microRNAs of Caenorhabiditis elegans.
Genes & Develop 17: 991-1008. |
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Apr 25 |
Kristi
LaMonica |
Gering, M.
et al (2005) Hedgehog signaling is required for adult blood stem
cell formation in Zebrafish embryos. Developmental Cell
8: 389-400. |
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May 2 |
Joe
Carpentino |
Sigurjonson,
O.E. et al (2005) Adult human hematopoietic stem cells produce
neurons efficiently in the regenerating chicken embryo spinal cord.
PNAS 102(14): 5227-5232. |
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Evolution Journal Club
(Homoplasy and Constraint)
Tuesdays, 12:00 NOON - 1:00
314 SH
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Date
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Presenter
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Paper
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SPRING 2005 |
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Jan 27 |
Candidate visit |
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Feb 1 |
Organizational Meeting |
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Feb 8 |
Barry Chernoff |
Introduction to homoplasy |
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Feb 15 |
Mike Singer |
Introduction to constraint |
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Feb 22 |
Alex Koppel |
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Mar 1 |
Fred Cohan |
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Spring Break |
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Mar 22 |
Liz Perry |
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Mar 29 |
Ben Winslow |
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Apr 5 |
Carrie Schiff |
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Apr 12 |
Bruce Libman
or Sonia Sultan |
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Apr 19 |
Ann Burke |
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Apr 26 |
Heather |
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May 3 |
Bruce Libman
or Sonia Sultan |
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Neuroscience Journal Club
Mondays,
12:00 NOON - 1:00
314 SH
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Date
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Presenter
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Paper
|
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SPRING 2005 |
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Jan 24 |
Biology Job Candidate seminar |
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Jan 31 |
Biology Job Candidate seminar |
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Feb 7 |
Biology Job Candidate seminar |
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Feb 14 |
Organizational
meeting
|
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Feb 21 |
|
|
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Feb 28 |
John
Kirn |
Katz, P. et al (2001) Evidence that the central
pattern generator for swimming in Tritonia arose from a
non-rhythmic neuronmodulatory arousal system: implications for the
evolution of specialized behavior. Amer. Zool. 41:
962-975 |
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SPRING BREAK
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Apr 4 |
Kate Stellitano |
Eichenbaum,
H. et al (1999) The hippocampus, memory, and place cells: Is it
spatial memory or a memory space?" Neuron 23: 209-226. |
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Lisa Bertetto |
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Apr 11 |
Zhi Zhang |
Bhatt, D.H. et al (2004) Cyclic
AMP-induced repair of Zebrafish spinal circuits. Science 305:
254-258. |
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Hunter Cai |
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Apr 18 |
Meyesa
Tetreault |
Sanes, J.R. et al (1999) Can molecules explain log-term
potentiation? Nature Neuroscience 2(87): 597-604 |
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Apr 25 |
Jia
Liu |
Sweatt, J.D. (1999) Toward a molecular explanation for long-term
potentiation. Learning & Memory 6: 339-416. |
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Mohit Neema |
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May 2 |
Lianne Morris-Smith |
Chapman, P.F. et al (1999) Impaired
synaptic plasticity and learning in aged amyloid precursor protein
transgenic mice. Nature Neuroscience 2(3): 271-276. |
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Krista Perks |
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