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Seminar Title/Topic: Proteomics in the genomics era
Description: Important regulation of pathways and processes occurs at the post-translational level and hence the study of proteins or proteomics (in addition to nucleic acids or genomics) is fundamentally important. We are interested in how post-translational modifications (PTMs) control primary C- and N-metabolism in leaves, and also the hormone signaling pathways that control plant growth. The ultimate goal is to identify new strategies to increase crop yield and/or biomass accumulation.

Seminar Research Interests Covered:
BC - Biochemical Structure/Synthesis
DG - Development/Growth Regulation
Other Research Interests Covered: I can also discuss employment opportunities with ARS, the principal research agency of USDA.

Research Web Site: http://www.life.illinois.edu/plantbio/People/Faculty/Huber.htm
Summer Program Web Site: http://summerprograms.aces.illinois.edu/rap/overview
Graduate Program Web Site: http://www.life.illinois.edu/plantbio/pmpb/

Speaker Information:
Name: Steven Huber
Institution: University Of Illinois

I'm interested in hosting this seminar.

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Seminar Title/Topic: Protein Oxidation in Peroxisomes
Description: The proteins in peroxisomes are exposed to metabolically generated hydrogen peroxide. Thus, peroxisomal proteins, such as catalase and isocitrate lyase, are subject to oxidation which can be detected using western blotting techniques. The location of the sites of oxidation in the proteins is determined by mass spectroscopy of peptide fragments of the proteins tagged with biotin. Undergraduate students from other universities come to Washington DC to join in this project during the summers,

Seminar Research Interests Covered:
BC - Biochemical Structure/Synthesis
CS - Cellular/Structural Biology
UE - Undergraduate Education
Other Research Interests Covered: Summer Research Internships

Research Web Site: http://www.gwu.edu/~biology/faculty/donaldson.cfm
Summer Program Web Site: http://www.gwu.edu/~reu
Graduate Program Web Site: http://www.gwu.edu/~biology

Speaker Information:
Name: Robert Donaldson
Institution: George Washington University

I'm interested in hosting this seminar.

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Seminar Title/Topic: Desiccation tolerance - Drying without Dying
Description: How do plants cope without water? How did dehydration tolerance evolve? What are the components that allow plants to withstand water deficits and for some plants the loss of all available water? Some of the questions I will address - with movies!!

Seminar Research Interests Covered:
CS - Cellular/Structural Biology
ES - Environmental/Stress Physiology
K12 - K-12 Education and Outreach
MB - Molecular Biology/Gene Regulation
Other Research Interests Covered: Careers in plant biology with USDA_ARS.
Gene containment


Research Web Site: http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=36-22-20-00
Graduate Program Web Site: http://plantsci.missouri.edu/graduate/

Speaker Information:
Name: Mel Oliver
Institution: USDA-ARS Plant Genetics Research Unit

I'm interested in hosting this seminar.

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Seminar Title/Topic: Alternative Splicing of pre-mRNAs in plants in the genomic era
Description: Recent completion of plant genomes has revealed that the coding region of about 80% of nuclear genes is interrupted by non-coding introns. Primary transcripts (precursor-mRNAs) with introns can undergo alternative splicing to produce multiple transcripts from a single gene by differential use of splice sites thereby increasing the transcriptome and proteome complexity within and between cells and tissues. Alternative splicing in plants is largely an unexplored area of gene expression, as this phenomenon was considered rare. However, recent genome-wide computational analyses have revealed that alternative splicing in flowering plants is far more prevalent than previously thought. Our recent studies show that pre-mRNAs of many splicing regulators are extensively alternatively spliced and abiotic stresses have a dramatic effect on alternative splicing of these pre-mRNAs. Our ongoing efforts to analyze genome-wide analyses of alternative splicing in response to abiotic stresses and its relevance to stress tolerance will be discussed.

Seminar Research Interests Covered:
CS - Cellular/Structural Biology
DG - Development/Growth Regulation
ES - Environmental/Stress Physiology
GN - Genetics
MB - Molecular Biology/Gene Regulation

Speaker Information:
Name: Anireddy Reddy
Institution: Colorado State University

I'm interested in hosting this seminar.

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Seminar Title/Topic: Genomic Dissection of Seed Development
Description: A discussion of seeds. The seminar covers seed biology, the importance of seeds, and a genomic dissection of seed development using laser-capture microdissection and RNA profiling analysis.

Seminar Research Interests Covered:
BC - Biochemical Structure/Synthesis
CS - Cellular/Structural Biology
DG - Development/Growth Regulation
MB - Molecular Biology/Gene Regulation

Research Web Site: http://biosci.ucdavis.edu/FacultyProfiles/Sections/PLB/DisplayFacultyProfile.cfm?ResearcherID=1398

Speaker Information:
Name: John Harada
Institution: University Of California

I'm interested in hosting this seminar.

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Seminar Title/Topic: Life without a heart: Resource allocation in plants
Description: Discuss molecular mechanisms for sugar and amino acid distribution in plants and how these processes are regulated.

Seminar Research Interests Covered:
DG - Development/Growth Regulation
Graduate Program Web Site: http://www.plantbiology.colostate.edu

Speaker Information:
Name: Daniel Bush
Institution: Colorado State University

I'm interested in hosting this seminar.

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Seminar Title/Topic: Plant circadian rhythms
Description: The ability of an organism to measure time is the product of a cellular biological clock. Many phenomena controlled by the biological clock cycle on a daily basis and are called circadian rhythms. My goal is to understand the genetic and biochemical mechanisms by which an organism measures time and uses that temporal information to regulate gene expression and cellular physiology. I will discuss our ongoing genetic and molecular biological approaches to define the plant clock mechanism.

Seminar Research Interests Covered:
MB - Molecular Biology/Gene Regulation
Other Research Interests Covered: DG
Response to abiotic environment

Speaker Information:
Name: C. McClung
Institution: Dartmouth College

I'm interested in hosting this seminar.

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