Save the date for the annual Falkenthal Graduate Colloquium featuring presentations by 3rd and 5th year students and a keynote presentation from John D. Carpten, the Professor and Chair of Translational Genomics; Director, Institute of Translational Genomics; Royce and Mary Trotter Chair in Cancer Research at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. Dr. Carpten earned his PhD from OSU in 1994 with a focus on human genetics.
Colloquium schedule
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8:00am |
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8:50am |
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Breakfast |
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8:50am |
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9:00am |
Scott Falkenthal Introduction |
Mark Seeger |
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Third year students |
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9:00 |
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9:15 |
BAZ protein complexes control of VDR regulated gene expression and prostate cancer progression in the context of health disparities |
Hadieh Jafari |
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9:15 |
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9:30 |
Cytosine methylation patterns associated with pl1 paramutation are reestablished and trans-chromosomally adopted during embryogenesis |
Mowei Li |
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9:30 |
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9:45 |
Role of OATP1B in hepatic uptake and adverse effects of aromatase inhibitors |
Hanieh Taheri |
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9:45 |
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10:00 |
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Break |
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Fifth year students |
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10:00 |
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10:20 |
Differential Contributions of START Domains Between CLASS III HOMEODOMAIN LEUCINE ZIPPER Transcription Factors in Arabidopsis thaliana. |
Ashton Holub |
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10:20 |
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10:40 |
Examining the developmental roles of TMED protein family members in C. elegans |
Kristen Navarro |
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10:40 |
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11:00 |
Determining how the huntingtin protein is sequestered in a quality control compartment in yeast |
Priscila Rodriguez |
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11:00 |
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11:20 |
Pnrc2-dependent mRNA decay and translational control mechanisms promote oscillatory gene expression during vertebrate segmentation |
Monica Blatnik |
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11:20 |
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11:45 |
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Break |
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11:45am |
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1:00pm |
Keynote address: Interrogating the Tumor and Immune Microenvironment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer |
John Carpten Introduction by Arthur Burghes |
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1:00pm |
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2:00pm |
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Lunch |
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Fifth year students |
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2:00pm |
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2:20pm |
Determining factors that influence zinc sensing in Schizosaccharomyces pombe |
Derek Boehm |
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2:20pm |
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2:40pm |
Heritable regulatory states dependent on parental RNA polymerase IV contribute to hybrid vigor |
Ben Oakes |
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2:40pm |
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3:00pm |
PYM controls Exon Junction Complex occupancy at non-canonical positions |
Manu Sanjeev |
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3:00pm |
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3:20pm |
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Break |
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3:20pm |
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3:30pm |
Presentation of awards |
Ruben Petreaca |