Science Talk
Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
June 4, 2019
Shawn Gillespie
Monje Lab
"Dissecting microenvironmental dependencies in pediatric high-grade gliomas"
October 9, 2018
Marcus Kelly
Jackson Lab
"Proteomic and Genetic Interaction Mapping Reveals New Ras Pathway Effectors and Regulators"
October 16, 2018
Monica Olcina del Molino, PhD
Giaccia Lab
"Mutations in an innate immunity pathway are associated with poor overall survival outcomes and hypoxic signaling in cancer"
October 30, 2018
Shuo Liu, PhD
Gozani Lab
"METTL13 methylation of eEF1A increases translational output to promote tumorigenesis”
November 6, 2018
Thomas Silvers
Jarosz Lab
"Adaptive Evolution of Gene Expression via Gene Copy Number Change in Ovarian Cancer"
November 27, 2018
CANCELLED
December 11, 2018
Fiorella Grandi
Bhutani Lab
"Understanding TET1’s Role in Establishing Cell Identity and and Sensing Cellular Stress"
January 8, 2019
Nitin Raj, PhD
Attardi Lab
"Mettl3 methyltransferase, a new player in p53-mediated DNA damage response"
January 22, 2019
Xue Yang
Labs of Khavari and Lu
"Genetic and genomic studies of pathogenic EXOSC2 mutations in the newly described disease SHRF implicate the SOX5/MITF axis in disease pathogenesis"
february 5, 2019
Julie Ko
Sage Lab
"Mechanisms of NFIB-driven small cell lung cancer metastasis"
february 12, 2019
Emily Hamilton
Labs of Alizadeh and Diehn
"Cell-free DNA as a noninvasive biomarker for early lung cancer detection”
february 26, 2019
Albert Li
Labs of Ye and Rankin
"Serine Metabolism and Breast Cancer Metastasis"
March 19, 2019
Cesar Marquez
Giaccia Lab (and Sweet-Cordero Lab, UCSF)
"Inhibition of the CLCF1-CNTFR signaling axis in lung adenocarcinoma using an engineered receptor decoy provides significant anti-tumor effect"
Apirl 2, 2019
Gunsagar Gulati
Weissman Lab
"Neogenin-1 distinguishes between myeloid-biased and balanced Hoxb5+ long-term hematopoietic stem cells"
April 9, 2019
Stan Schor
Einav Lab
"BIKE phosphorylation of CLINT1 regulates dengue virus infection"
April 30, 2019
Location: Alway M114
Irene Li
Plevritis Lab
"Intersecting lung fibrosis and carcinoma: a microenvironmental perspective"
May 14, 2019
Katie Yost
Chang Lab
“Clonal replacement of tumor-specific T cells following PD-1 blockade"
May 28, 2019
Ron Shanderson
Khavari Lab
"Ras Pathway Proteomics Reveals Novel Interactions"
Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
october 3, 2017
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Yonglu Che
Khavari Lab
"Antagonizing non-coding RNA and SNARE proteins regulate KRAS"
october 17, 2017
LOCATION: SIM 1/G1002
Michael Bocek
Cimprich Lab
"Factors influencing the genomic distribution of RNA:DNA hybrids"
october 31, 2017
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Luke Lee
Alizadeh Lab and Diehn Lab
"Functional Significance of U2AF1 S34F Mutations in Lung Adenocarcinoma"
november 7, 2017
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Chris Dove
Majeti Lab
"A Tale of Coerced (Cell Fate) Decisions"
november 28, 2017
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Catherine Yao
Oro Lab
"The Role of Context-dependent TGFB Signaling in Resistant Basal Cell Carcinoma"
january 30, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Benson George
Weissman Lab
"Utilizing Barcoded Antibodies to Discover Heterogeneity"
february 13, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Andrea Chaikovsky
Sage Lab
"Identifying Novel Regulators of the RB Pathway"
february 27, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Chris Murray
Winslow Lab
"Sik1 is a Key Effector of Lkb1-Mediated Tumor Suppression"
march 13, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Yan Ting Shue
Sage Lab
"Mechanism of cell fate switch by Notch in Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cells"
march 20, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Alyssa Kaiser
Attardi Lab
"Unlocking the mysteries of p53-mediated tumor suppression through analysis of a p53 ‘super' tumor suppressor"
April 3, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Andrew Spencley
Wysocka Lab
"Identifying novel regulators of proximal and distal enhancer function"
April 17, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Megan Garland
Bogyo Lab
"Chemical tools to interrogate and inhibit bacterial exotoxins"
April 24, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/G1002
Joshua Eggold
Rankin Lab
"Eosinophils and hypoxia: modulating innate and adaptive immunity"
may 1, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Brittany Flowers
Attardi Lab
"Elucidating the Origins of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma"
No Pizza Talk May 8, 2018
No Pizza Talk May 22, 2018
may 29, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Joshua Tay
Sunwoo Lab and West Lab
"Microdissected Gene Expression Profiling of Nasopharyngeal Cancer"
june 5, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
John Coan
Chua Lab and Gozani Lab
"Pizza and a proto-oncogene: Evidence for novel binding activity of beta-catenin"
June 12, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Kevin Nuno
Majeti Lab
"Exploring epigenetic dysregulation in acute myeloid leukemia pathogenesis"
Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
SIM 1/ G1002
october 11, 2016
Andres Lebensohn
Rohatgi and Carette Labs
"A comprehensive genetic analysis of Wnt signaling in haploid human cells"
october 18, 2016
Stefanie Morgan
Wang Lab
"Manipulation of nuclear architecture through CRISPR-mediated chromosomal looping"
october 25, 2016
Dan Fuentes
Wysocka Lab
"Investigating the regulation of pluripotency by human endogenous retrovirus K"
november 8, 2016
Zhewei Shen
Pollack Lab
"Targeting chromatin remodeler SWI/SNF in pancreatic cancer"
november 29, 2016
start time: 12:15 PM
Rosalynd Upton
Weissman Lab
"Is cd47 the answer to herceptin resistance in breast cancer?"
January 24, 2017
Michelle Atallah
Engleman & Mallick Labs
"High-Dimensional Analysis of Immune Spatial Patterning in Breast Cancer"
January 31, 2017
Tony Gao
Qi Lab
"Complex Transcriptional Modulation with Orthogonal and Inducible dCas9 Regulators"
february 14, 2017
Zintis Inde
Dixon Lab
"Live Long Die Hard: Investigating Heterogeneity in Time to Death Among Cancer Cells"
march 14, 2017
Sean Hunter
Cochran Lab
"Engineering Novel LIF Inhibitors as KRAS-Driven Cancer Therapeutics"
april 4, 2017
Fiorella Grandi
Bhutani Lab
“Investigating the Role of the TET Enzymes and 5hmC in Osteosarcoma and Skeletal Development”
april 11, 2017
Maggie Martins
Engleman Lab
"Investigating tumor immune response differences across oncogenic signatures"
april 25, 2017
Ben Topacio
Skotheim Lab
"G1/S cell cycle control and the mechanisms of Rb phosphorylation by cyclinD-Cdk4/6"
may 9, 2017
Luis Soto
Graves Lab
"Investigating the Mechanism of Radiation-Induced Tumor Seeding"
May 16, 2017
CANCELLED
may 23, 2017
Caitlin Roake
Artandi Lab
"3' processing of telomerase RNA component controls telomerase levels in cancer cells "
may 30, 2017
Amy Tarangelo
Dixon Lab
"Turning to the dark side: wild-type p53 in cancer survival and metabolic adaptation"
june 6, 2017
Reema Baskar
Bendall & Plevritis Labs
"A systems biology take on acquired resistance"
June 13, 2017
Amar Mirza
Oro Lab
"The Nuclear Motions of GLI Proteins"
September 25, 2015
Yi Yin
Artandi Lab
"ETS factor GABPA is required for telomerase expression, telomere maintenance and cellular immortality in TERT promoter-mutant cancers"
OCTOBER 9, 2015
Linda Szabo
Salzman Lab
"Statistical algorithms for discovering novel splicing events and gene fusions"
OCTOBER 23, 2015
Natasha Flores
Sage Lab
"Essential Role for the Planarian Intestinal GATA Transcription Factor in Stem Cells and Regeneration"
November 6, 2015
Margot Bowen
Attardi Lab
"The role of the p53 tumor suppressor in developmental disorders"
November 20, 2015
LOCATION: MSOB X303
Tyler Burns
Nolan Lab
"PARP Inhibitors and the Role of DNA Repair in Cancer Treatment"
December 4, 2015
Humsa Venkatesh
Monje Lab
"Mechanisms of Neuronal Activity Regulated Glioma Growth"
JANUARY 6, 2016
CANCELLED
January 22, 2016
Henny Bennett
Cimprich Lab
"Replication Stress Response and Cell Morphology"
February 5, 2016
Amanda Koehne
Sweet-Cordero Lab
"Identification of Drivers of Metastasis in Human Osteosarcoma"
February 19, 2016
Michael Dubreuil
Bassik Lab
"Identifying Genetic Factors that Modulate Cellular Sensitivity to Oxidative Stress Speaker"
March 11, 2016
Marta Vilalta
Graves Lab
"Radiation stimulates recruitment of circulating breast cancer cells in a systemic manner"
April 8, 2016
Paul Vorster
Lipsick Lab
"Co‐expression of Myb and Mip120 causes oncogenesis in Drosophila larvae"
April 22, 2016
Amanda Rabe
Cochran Lab
"Combining Radiation and Targeted Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Cancer"
May 6, 2016
Edwin Jeng
Bassik Lab
"Identification of synergistic drug combinations through massively parallel CRISPR-Cas9 screening"
June 3, 2016
Anh Diep
Giaccia Lab
"Targeting Axl in Preclinical AML Models"
