Metabolism, Membranes, and Metalloenzymology-
(The 3M Interest Group)
2008-2009 Schedule
Tuesdays, 12 noon, 1400 Biomedical & Physical Sciences
| The Metabolism, Membranes, and Metalloenzymology, the 3M Interest Group, serves as a forum for graduate students, postdocs, and faculty to obtain feedback on their 3M-related projects and/or to highlight exciting recent publications in this area. Everyone is welcome!
Contact Eric Hegg (erichegg@msu.edu 353-7120) to sign up to give a presentation, for questions, or other concerns related to this activity. |
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| Date | Lab | Presenter | Topic |
| September 2, 2008 | Hausinger |
Gabriel Velazquez | Regulation of acetone and acetophenone carboxylases |
| September 16 | Ferguson-Miller | Xi Zhang | Manipulation and MS Analysis of Lipids in Cytochrome c Oxidase |
| September 30 | Hegg | Eric Hegg | Assembly of Cytochrome c Oxidase |
| October 14 | |||
| October 28 | Worden/Garavito | William Kittleman | Characterization of novel proteins from Galdieria sulphuraria for use in biosensor and biofuel applications |
| November 11 | Ash | David Ash, Chair, Central Michigan University, Department of Chemistry | The Mn-containing enzyme Arginase |
| November 25 | Thanksgiving break | ||
| December 9 | Finals week | ||
| December 16 | LaPres | TBA | TBA |
| January 13 | Hausinger | Jana Simmons | TBA |
| January 27 | Weliky | Kelly Sackett | Disseminating Membrane Fusion by the HIV gp41 Protein |
| February 10 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| February 24 | Tim Stemmler | Tim Stemmler, Wayne State University, Biochemistry | Frataxin: Fe transport and Fe-S Bioassembly |
| March 10 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| March 24 | Stevens-Truss | *Regina Stevens-Truss, Kalamazoo College | Biochemistry of NO synthase |
| April 7 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| April 21 | Vieille | Bryan Schindler | TBA |
| May 5 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| May 19 | Weliky | David Weliky | Structure of proteins in inclusion bodies |
| May 26 | Burton | Steve Seibold | Flooding of the RNA polymerase active site in an in silico mutant studied by molecular dynamics simulation |
| *Regina Stevens-Truss is a guest speaker from Kalamazoo College where she studies the role of nitric oxide synthase in Alzheimer's Disease. | |||