Takes place the third Friday of every month in BRB 301 at noon. Boxed lunch is provided by the Abramson Cancer Center Tumor Virology Program. Two trainees present their research findings each month. The 2021 – 2022 schedule is as follows / Join the seminar virtually via bluejeans.
September 17, 2021
June Yang, J. You Lab, presents "Determining the cellular factors regulating Merkel cell polyomavirus transcription".
Dan Ricketts, R. MarmonsteinLab, presents "Inhibition of H3.3/H4 deposition by the HIRA complex".
October 15, 2021
Alex Price, M. Weitzman Lab, presents "Activation and evasion of dsRNA sensors during DNA virus infection".
Dipayan Bose, E. Robertson Lab, presents "Differential IFN signaling due to altered M6A modification in host epitranscriptome during lytic EBV infection".
November 19, 2021
Jia-Ying Lloyd, E. Witze Lab, presents "The development of small molecule inhibitors of protein palmitoylation".
Wei Liu, J. You Lab, presents "Targeting iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters to inhibit Merkel cell carcinoma".
December 17, 2021
Francesco Pennino, E. Robertson Lab, presents "Herpesviruses1 reprogram global host kinases that modulate cancer signaling".
Josh Hatterschide, E White Lab, presents "YAP1 Activation by HPV E7 Promotes Basal Cell Identity".
January 21, 2022
Amulya Sreekumar,L. Chodosh Lab, presents "Proteoglycan synthesis: the sweet spot for dormant breast cancer cell survival".
Luke Izzo, K. Wellen Lab, presents "Fatty acid regulation of acetyl-CoA for histone acetylation in hepatocellular carcinoma"
February 21, 2022
Scarlett Yang, A. Thomas-Tikonenko Lab, presents "Multi-omics analyses reveal distinct FBXW7 isoform expression in normal and malignant human B-cell progenitors".
Chenhe Su, P. Lieberman Lab, presents "Regulation of Major Histocompatibility Complex expression by Epstein-Barr virus latent protein EBNA2".
March 18, 2022
Joangela Nouel,E White Lab, presents "ZER1 binding contributes to the immortalization activity of HPV16 E7".
Malay Sannigrahi, D. Basu Lab, presents "Regulation of therapy responses by HPV16 E6 oncoprotein".
April 15, 2022
Timothy Lippert, R. Greenberg Lab, presents "DNA damage-driven inflammasome activation in BRCA-deficient ovarian cancer".
Yang Mei,P. Lieberman Lab, presents "Structural Investigation of OriP/EBNA1 Complex".
May 20, 2022
William Blakely,E White Lab. presents "HPV E7 promotes active YAP1 and cell transformation by degrading tumor suppressor PTPN14".
Leonardo Castro Muñoz,P. Lieberman Lab, presents "Effect of Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) on Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) Latency".