Department of Biology

2010 GCMS Symposium

The IUB Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Sciences (GCMS) Training Grant will host a research symposium May 14th, 2010, from 8:00am-2:30pm in Myers Hall 130.  All interested members of the IUB research community are invited to attend.

Invited Speakers

Ralph Greenspan (The Neurosciences Institute, San Diego, CA): "Sleep in Drosophila: A molecular and evolutionary approach"

Gregory V. Plano (University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine): "Calcium- and cell contact-regulated secretion of Yop virulence proteins by Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague"

Trainee Talks

Angela Berger (Biochemistry, Danthi Lab): "Bid regulates reovirus-induced apoptosis"

Kyle M. Hetrick (Microbiology, Foster Lab): "Polyphosphate controls error-prone DNA Polymerase IV activity in Escherichia coli"

Laura Vineyard (Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Shaw Lab): "Correlation of cortical microtubule array patterns with cellular morphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana hypocotyl cells"

Kyle J. Wayne (Microbiology, Winkler Lab): "Conditional essentiality of vicK (walK_Spn) histidine kinase for anaerobic growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae D39 and suppression by mutations in the pnpR response regulator gene"

Poster Session

2:30-4:30pm, Jordan Hall Atrium. All current and former trainees should attend the poster session.  All interested members of the IUB research community are also invited to attend.