2012 Seminars
| Date | Time | Venue | Speaker | Seminar Title | Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21 (Fri) | 1630 – 1730 | SC297 | Professor Zhenbiao Yang, Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, USA | The puzzle-piece pavement cell: A model system for cell and developmental biology | Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology Program |
| Dec 20 (Thu) | 1430 – 1600 | SC297 | Professor Chuan Xiao, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas, USA | The Magic of Cryo-EM: from Tiny to Gigantic | School of Life Sciences, Biochemistry Program |
| Dec 18 (Tue) | 1100 – 1200 | SC 297 | Professor Byung-Ho Kang, Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Florida, USA | 3D reconstruction of Arabidopsis secretary organelles using serial section electron tomography | Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology Program |
| Dec 10 (Mon) | 1230 – 1315 | SCL4 | Professor Frank Uhlmann, Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute, UK | Systems-level control of cell cycle progression | School of Life Sciences |
| Dec 4 (Tue) | 1130 – 1215 | LSB_LT5 | Professor Ian Gordon Young, Professor of Molecular Bioloy, Cytokine Molecular Biology & Signalling Group, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Canberra, Australia | Cytokine-stimulated differentiation of granulocytes & macrophages: targeting microRNAs in allergic inflammation | School of Life Sciences |
| Nov 28 (Wed) | 1100 – 1200 | SC297 | Professor David Robinson, Department of Cell Biology, University of Heidelberg, Germany | Research Update on Plant Endomembranes | School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology, Cell & Molecular Biology (CMB) Program |
| Nov 27 (Tue) | 1230 – 1315 | SC297 | Dr Bei Zhang, China Regional Lead, Monsanto Company, USA | Technological Innovations for Tomorrow’s Crops | State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (SKL) / Institute of Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology (IPMBAB) |
| Nov 26 (Mon) | 1230 – 1315 | SC L2 | Professor Charles Despres, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, Canada | The Arabidopsis NPR1 Protein Is a Receptor for the Plant Defense Hormone Salicylic Acid | State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (SKL) / Institute of Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology (IPMBAB) |
| Nov 15 (Thu) | 1230 – 1315 | MMW LT2 | Dr Karen Liu, Director of Research and Development, Xero Flor Green Solutions, Canada | Green Roof Technology – Materials, Performance and Design | School of Life Sciences |
| Nov 12 (Mon) | 1600 – 1700 | SC 128 | Professor Jia-Huai Wang, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, USA | What can we learn from combined structural analysis and genome-wide search – Two case studies | School of Life Sciences, Biochemistry Program |
| Nov 12 (Mon) | 1430 -1530 | BMS_G18 | Professor Winslow Russell Briggs, Director Emeritus of Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Plant Biology; Professor Emeritus of Stanford University, USA | Mind the gap – between guard cells | School of Life Sciences |
| Oct 30 (Tue) | 1230 – 1315 | SC L3 | Professor Howard P Glauert (Director of Graduate Studies, Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA | Role of Dietary Selenium in Experimental Lung Cancer | School of Life Sciences |
| Oct 24 (Wed) | 1100 – 1200 | BMS G18 | Prof Gerard Evan (Head of Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge) | Defining the best targets for effective cancer therapy | School of Life Sciences and School of Biomedical Sciences |
Building Abbreviations
- BMS (Choh-Ming Li Basic Medical Sciences Building)
- LSB (Lady Shaw Building)
- MMW (Mong Man Wai Building)
- SC (Science Centre)