| Date | Speaker & Host | Title/Topic | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24 | Speaker: Vasant Muralidharan Host: Goldberg Lab |
Erythrocyte G Protein as a Novel Target for Malarial Chemotherapy | PLOS Med. (2006) 3:2403-2415 PMID: 17194200 |
| Jan. 31 | Speaker: John C. Carmen (CV) Host: Sibley Lab |
The modulation of mitochondrion-dependent apoptosis by Toxoplasma gondii | Cell Micro. (2006) 8: 301-315 PMID: 16441440 |
| Feb. 7 | Speaker: Dr. Daojun Jiang Host: Weil Lab |
RNAi mediated silencing of actin expression in adult Litomosoides sigmodontis is specific, persistent and results in a phenotype | Int J Parasitolo. (2006) 36: 661-669 |
| Feb. 14 | Speaker: Phillip Key Host: Beverley Lab |
Topic #1: Trypanin, a component of the flagellar Dynein regulatory complex, is essential in bloodstream form African trypanosomes Topic #2: Flagellar motility is required for the viability of the bloodstream trypanosome |
PLoS Pathog. (2006) 2: e101 Nature (2006) 440: 224-227 |
| Feb. 21 | Speaker: Dr. James C. Morris (CV) |
The odd couple - hexokinases from the African trypanosome | Eukaryot Cell. (2006) 5:52014-520123 PMID: 17028241 EMBO J. (2002) 21:4429-4438 PMID: 12198145 |
| Feb. 28 | Speaker: Sarah Fentress Speaker: Luke Starnes Host: Sibley Lab |
Fentress: Scavenging of the cofactor lipoate is essential for the survival of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum Starnes: A novel protein kinase family in Plasmodium falciparum is differentially transcribed and secreted to various cellular compartments of the host cell |
Mol Microbiol. (2007) ; [Epub ahead of print] Mol Microbiol. (2007) 63:391-403 |
| Mar. 7 | Speaker: Mike Mandell Speaker: Silvane Murta Host: Beverley Lab |
Mandell: What glycosylation mutants tell us about Leishmania persistence Murta: Deletion of copies of the gene encoding enzyme (TcOYE), a NAD(P)H flavin oxidoreductase, associates with viro-induced benznidazole resistance in Trypanosoma cruzi |
Mol Biochem Parasitol. (2006) 146:151- 162 |
| Mar. 14 | Speaker: Shalon Babbitt Host: Goldberg Lab |
Toxoplasma gondii inhibits Fas/CD95-triggered cell death by inducing aberrant processing and degradation of caspase 8 | Cellular Microbiol. (2007) [Epub ahead of print] |
| Mar. 21 | Speaker: Dr. Gary Weil Host: Weil Lab |
Molecular xenodiagnosis as a tool for monitoring filariasis elimination programs | Trends Parasitol. (2007)23:78-82 J Clin Microbiol. (2006) 44: 3887-3893 Am J Trop Med Hyg. (2006)74:826-832 |
| Apr. 4 Special Seminar |
Speaker: Dr. Niraj H. Tolia (CV) Host: Sibley Lab |
Structural Basis for the EBA-175 Erythrocyte Invasion Pathway of the Malaria Parasite P. falciparum | |
| Apr. 12 Special Seminar |
Speaker: Dr. Patricia A. Champion (CV) Host: Beverley Lab |
A conserved protein secretion system that manipulates host cells during mycobacterial infection | |
| Apr. 19 Special Seminar |
Speaker: Dr. Alvaro Acosta-Serrano (CV) Host: Sibley Lab |
Parasitic protozoa surface glycoconjugates: to be or not to be anchored by a GPI | |
Apr. 25 |
CANCELLED -- CANCELLED -- CANCELLED | ||
| May 2 | Speaker: Dr. Andrew P. Waters (CV) Host: Sibley Lab |
Translation in Plasmodium, better late | Science (2006)313:667-669 |
| May 3 Special Seminar |
Speaker: Dr. Boris Striepen (CV) Host: Sibley Lab |
Biogenesis and function of chloroplasts in human parasites | |
| May 9 Special Seminar |
Speaker: Dr. Markus Meissner (CV) Host: Sibley Lab |
Dissecting the parasite: Employment of ectopic gene regulation systems to generate conditional mutants in apicomplexa |
Archives: Fall 2006 Schedule, Spring 2006 Schedule, Fall 2005 Schedule , 2004 Seminar Calendar, 2004 Journal Club
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