Seminars for RISE Program

Summer 2012

July 13th

Studies on the Structure, Function and Regulation of the Sarcolemmal Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger (NCX1).

Dr. Gabriel Mercado Besserer
University of Southern California

July 27th

RNF168 is important for defects in homologous recombination caused by BRCA1 loss

Meilen Chang Munoz
City of Hope, Duarte , CA

August 17th

Intra-terrestrial” Life: Microbiological Exploration of the Deep Dark Energy Biosphere

Gustavo Ramirez
University of Southern California

Fall 2012

October 26th

Subversion of Surveillance: The Manipulation of Innate Immunity by HIV Infection

Dr.David Sanchez
Western University, Pomona, CA

November 9th

Biological imaging of cells and tissues using coherent Raman scattering

Dr.Jeffery Suhalim
University of California, Irvine, CA

November 30th

Update on Using Liposomes to Deliver Drugs and Vaccines

Dr.Jill.P.Adler-Moore
CSU-Pomona, CA

Winter 2012: 4:00pm-6:00pm in Bldg 3-1616

February 3

Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics in Heart Diseases: What Central Dogma didn't Tell You"

Dr. Haodong Chen
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

February 17

Early stage solid state characterization and formulation development of pharmaceutical candidates

Dr. Andrew Phimister
Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research

February 24

Mechanisms of host cell invasion by Rhizopus oryzae during mucormycosis

Dr. Ibrahim Ashraf
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Spring 2012: 4:00pm-6:00pm in Bldg 3-1616

April 6

Regulation of Neurotransmitter Release by Ubiquitnation

Dr. Gina Rinetti
University of California, San Francisco

April 20

The impact of methamphetamine use on outcomes in herpes simplex virus type 2 disease and immune response

Dr. Frances Valencia
University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas

April 27

Obesity and brain health: A central role for Orexin A

Dr. Tammy Butterick
University of Minnesota

Winter 2011: 4:00pm-6:00pm in Bldg 3-1616

January 28

Applications of Computational Design to Red Fluorescent Proteins
Dr. Matthew Moore
Caltech, Pasadena

February 11

Do aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases have a major role to play in drug development?
Dr. Anthony Bell
University of Mississippi

March 11

Should I stay or should I go? the molecular genetics of surface motility in Variovorax paradoxus"
Dr. Paul Orwin
CSU-San Bernandino

Spring 2011: 4:00pm-6:00pm in bldg. 3-1616

April 22

The Microbiology of Wastewater Treatment and Its Impacts on the Environment
Dr. Ryan Reinke
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts

May 27

Multifocal Mapping of Retinal Ganglion Cell Receptive Fields
Dr. Movses Karakossian
Allergan, Irvine

June 3

Bacterial Biofilms in Specialized Ecosystems
Dr. Marc Baum
Oakcrest Institute, Pasadena

Summer 2011: 4:00pm-6:00pm in bldg. 3-1639

July 22

Genomic Insights into Wood-Degradation by Termites
Dr. Adam Rosenthal
Caltech, Pasadena

July 29

Computational Protein design of structural ensembles
Dr. Alex Nishtal
Caltech, Pasadena

August 12

Pieces to the Puzzle: How Pathogens, Innate Immunity and Genetics Fit Together
Dr. Yvonne Dreschler
Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona

Fall 2011: 4:00pm-6:00pm in bldg. 3-1616

October 21

A Physiological Relationship between Adrenal and Ovarian Activity during Reproduction in the Giant Panda Dr.David Kersey
Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona

November 4

An Alzheimer's blood test developed from stem cells
Dr. Doug Ethell Western
University of Health Sciences, Pomona

November 18

Bringing novel therapeutic technologies through research and into development
Dr.Erik Forssen
Allergan Inc., Irvine, CA

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