Sorena Rahmanian, Ali Mortazavi Lab

Title: Long-TUC-seq and micro-TUC-seq: Methods for accurate quantification of recently made microRNAs and full-length isoforms Abstract: Transcriptional regulation underlies many of the developmental processes and shapes a variety of cellular responses to biological...

Wongpil Im, Lehigh University

Title: Bacterial Outer Membranes and Interactions with Membrane Proteins Abstract: The outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria is a unique asymmetric membrane bilayer that is composed of phospholipids in the inner leaflet and lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in the outer...

Hamsi Radhakrishnan, Craig Stark Lab

Title: Investigating Brain Microstructure in Humans Using Advanced Diffusion Weighted Imaging. Abstract: The brain goes through many structural changes because of age and disease, resulting in a variety of cognitive and behavioral deficits. However, studying these...

Leo Lagunes, Bardwell and Enciso Labs

Title: Multisite Post-Translational Modifications as Regulatory Mechanisms in Signal Transduction Abstract: Protein activity is often regulated by ligand binding or by post-translational modifications such as phosphorylation. Moreover, proteins that are regulated in...

Shiji Zhao, Luo and Tsai Labs

Title: Interpreting Polyketide Ketoreductase-Substrate Interactions Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation Abstract: Polyketides are a large family of natural products including compounds with important bioactivities. Many of these compounds are pharmaceutically...

Pavan Nayak, Thomas Schilling Lab

Title: Investigating Novel Gene Function and Mechanotransduction in Vertebrate Tendon Development Abstract: Cells regularly experience physical stressors such as mechanical force and respond to them using a variety of biological processes and signaling pathways. How...