MSP Seminar Series

School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine.
Minority Science Programs (MSP) Theory and Research Seminar (Bio Sci 197)
Spring 2023 | Thursday's 5:00- 6:30PM
Instructor: Dr. Luis Mota-Bravo

6-April

Week 1 
 Discovering new mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activation
 Reginald McNulty, PhD
 Assistant Professor 
 

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, UC Irvine

13-April

Week 2 
  
 MSP Recruitment/Orientation
  

UPDATE:

 

 Session will be in Natural Sciences I, room 1114

 

20-April

Week 3 
  
 The EpiCGenome: targeting gene regulation for cell and tissue engineering
REMOTETimothy Downing, PhD
 Associate Professor
 Biomedical Engineering, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, UC Irvine
  

27-April

Week 4

 

 TBA
REMOTECraig Stark, PhD
 Professor
 Neurobiology and Behavior, UC Irvine
  

4-May

Week 5 
 From Frida to Kahlo: The Art of Developing Vaccines
REMOTEAlfredo Torres, PhD., M.S.
 Herman Barnett Distinguished Professor & Associate Provost
 Microbiology and Immunology; Faculty Affairs and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, University of Texas Medical Branch
  

11-May

Week 6 
 Big Surprises from Small Proteins
REMOTEThomas Martinez, PhD
 Assistant Professor
 Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, UC Irvine
  

18-May

Week 7 
 Condition Deletion of Neurexin-2 Alters Neuronal Network Activity in Hippocampal Circuitries and Leads to Spontaneous Seizures
 Lulu Chen, PhD
 Assistant Professor
 Anatomy and Neurobiology, UC Irvine
  

25-May

Week 8 
 TBA
REMOTEEva Top, PhD
 Professor Emerita
 Biological Sciences, University of Idaho
  

1-June

Week 9 
 Senior Panel