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Seminar Series
The main activity of the UCF Biophysics Group has been organization of monthly seminars, where postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and faculty members, including guests from local and out-of-state universities and industrial companies, have presented their work of biophysical relevance. The seminars facilitate interdisciplinary collaborative research and thereby enhance the potential of UCF researchers in terms of extramural funding. These seminars are actively attended by graduate students from various programs (Biomolecular Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Nanoscience, etc.), and therefore promote biophysical education at UCF. Below is a list of UCF Biophysics Group seminars given since its organization in October 2002 and including the upcoming seminars through December 2008.
2008-2009 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Suren A. Tatulian)
9/17/2008 |
Dr. Aman Behal,Nanosci. Technol. Ctr., UCF |
Nonlinear Characterization of Neurons and Neuron-Electrode Interface |
10/15/2008 |
Dr. Jingdong Ye, Dept. of Chemistry, UCF |
RNA Antibody Technology, Riboswitches and Novel Antibiotic Design |
11/19/2008 |
Michael Taylor,
Grad. Student (Teter lab), Mol. Biol. & Microbiol., UCF |
A Novel Function of Protein Disulfide Isomerase in Cholera Intoxication |
12/17/2008 |
Silki Arora, Grad. Student (Schulte lab) Dept. of Physics, UCF |
Pressure Effects on Ligand Rebinding Kinetics in Myoglobin |
2007-2008 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Suren A. Tatulian)
9/20/2007 |
Dr. Keith Ireton, Mol. Biol. & Microbiol., UCF |
Interaction of the Bacterial Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes with Mammalian Signaling Pathways |
10/18/2007 |
Dr. Ron Wallace, Dept. of Anthropology, UCF |
A Possible Role for Membrane Lipids in Neuron Signaling |
11/15/2007 |
Drs. A. Khaled and K. N. Nemec, Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF |
Bax: Fitting the Groove |
12/20/2007 |
Patricia Scaglione, Mol. Biol. & Microbiol. (Teter lab), UCF |
Structural Characteristics of the Plasmid-Encoded Toxin from Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli. |
01/16/2008 |
Olav Herrera, ForteBio, Inc. |
Protein-Protein Interactions by ForteBio. |
02/27/2008 |
Dr. John M. Tomich, Department of Biochemistry,
Kansas State University |
Design of Small β-forming Adhesive Peptides with Unusual Biophysical Properties: Induced Secondary Structure in the Absence of Water |
3/19/2008 |
Supriyo Ray, Biomol. Sci. Ctr. (Tatulian lab), UCF |
Significance of Membrane Perturbation in the Enzymatic Activity of Phospholipase A2 |
4/16/2008 |
Dr. Robert Y. Igarashi, Chemistry Dept., UCF |
Fe-S Proteins that are Critical for Life |
5/21/2008 |
Dr. Artem Masunov, Nanoscience Technology Center, UCF |
Quantum Chemistry Methods in Computational Biophysics:
Molecular Assembly and Vibrational Spectra |
2006-2007 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Alfons Schulte)
10/5/2006 |
Dr. Kathleen Nemec, Molecular Biology and Microbiology (Teter lab), UCF |
Phospholipase A2: Mechanism of Interfacial Activation, An Interdisciplinary Approach |
11/14/2006 |
Shaohua Xu, Space Life Sciences Lab, Kennedy Space Center |
Protein Self Assembly and Alzheimer’s Disease |
2/14/2007 |
Florencio Hernandez, Dept. of Chemistry, UCF |
Optics, Chemistry and Nanosciences: Applications in the Biomedical Field |
4/4/2007 |
Dr. James Turkson, Biomolecular Science Center, UCF |
Small-Molecule STAT Inhibitors as Potential Cancer Therapeutics and Investigative Tools |
2005-2006 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. K. Teter)
9/15/2005 | Dan Marinescu, I2 Lab and Dept. of Computer Science, UCF | 3D Reconstruction of Virus Structures at High Resolution |
10/20/2005 | Cristina Calestani, Biology, UCF | Molecular Basis of Cell Fate Decision during Embryonic Development |
11/17/2005 | Aniket Bhattacharya, Physics, UCF | DNA and Other Polymer Dynamics |
12/15/2005 | Kathleen Nemec (S. Tatulian lab), Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF | Structure and Function of Phospholipase A2: Understanding Interfacial Activation |
1/19/2006 | Andrew Winningham, Physics, UCF | Massively Parallel Nanofabrication Using S-layer
Protein Crystals |
2/16/2006 | Weili Luo, Physics, UCF | Magnetic Nanostructures in Biomedical Applications |
3/15/2006 | Suren Tatulian, Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF | Interactions of Peripheral Proteins with Membranes. |
4/19/2006 |
Hyoung Jin “Joe” Cho, Nanoscience Technology Ctr., UCF | Current Research at BioMEMS Lab - Micromachined Sensors for Bio and Chemical Applications |
2004-2005 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. O. Phanstiel)
10/29/2004 | Adam Powell (Tom Selby lab.), Chemistry, UCF | Novel Bioinformatics Method for Determining Active Site Architecture and Specificity
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11/12/2004 | Suren Tatulian, Biomol. Sci. Ctr. UCF | Membrane Electrostatics
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12/03/2004 | James Hickman, Nanoscience Technology Ctr., UCF | Comparison of Dynamic and Static Protein Adsorption in Microfluidic Devices
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01/13/2005 | Annette Khaled, Biomol. Sci. Ctr. UCF | C-terminal Lysines Control the Intracellular Localization of the Pro-apoptotic Protein Bax
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02/10/2005 | Otto Phanstiel, Chemistry, UCF | Self-Assembling Peptides
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03/10/2005 | Russell Higbee, VaxDesign Corporation, Orlando, FL | Ultrashort Pulsed Lasers, Tissue Engineering and Potential Clinical Impact
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05/12/2005 | Abhay Pande (S. Tatulian lab), Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF | Structure-function Modulation of Peripheral Proteins by Membranes
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06/09/2005 | Peter Molnar, Nanoscience Technology Ctr., UCF | Interfacing Neurons with Electrodes: Modeling and Experiments
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06/30/2005 | Ken Teter, Mol. Biol. & Microbiol., UCF | Heat-labile Bacterial Protein Toxins
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2003-2004 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. S. A. Tatulian)
09/16/2003 | Abhay Pande (S. Tatulian lab), Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF | Involvement of a Loop of Streptokinase in the Generation of Macromolecular Substrate Specificity
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10/21/2003 | David Apiyo (Tom Selby lab),
Chemistry, UCF | Structure Determination of Phospholipase C and the Role of Cofactor in Folding of Flavodoxin
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11/18/2003 | Jannick Rolland, CREOL, UCF | Development of a Biophotonics Imaging System and Applications
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12/16/2003 | Yuhua Huang, CREOL, UCF | POptical Properties of Bacteriorhodopsin and Photonic Applications
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01/20/2004 | Aniket Bhattacharya, Physics, UCF | Self Assembly of Soft Condensed Matter Systems
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02/24/2004 | Jeffrey Urbauer, Biochemistry and Mol. Biol., Univ. of Georgia | Stability, Structure and Function of the
Anti-s Factor AsiA and the AsiA-s-70 Complex
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03/16/2004 | Florencio Hernandez, Chemistry, UCF | Enhancement of Nonlinear Absorption Processes by Surface Plasmon in Nano- and Biophotonics
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04/20/2004 | Thomas Selby, Chemistry, UCF | Biophysical Characterization and Structure Determination of Metabolic Pathways
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05/18/2004 | Alfons Schulte, Physics, UCF | Low Frequency Light Scattering Spectroscopy of Proteins and Solvents
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06/15/2004 | Stephen Kuebler, Chemistry, UCF | High-sensitivity Two-photon 3D Microfabrication and Potential Applications for Bio-analysis and Bio-patterning
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2002-2003 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. S. A. Tatulian)
11/22/2002 | Suren Tatulian, Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF | Studying Protein-lipid Interactions by FTIR and EPR Techniques
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12/13/2002 | Otto Phanstiel, Chemistry, UCF | The Structural Ticket to Ride the Polyamine Transporter into Cells: Implication for Drug Delivery
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01/17/2003 | Alfons Schulte, Physics, UCF | Ligand Binding to Myoglobin and Protein Dynamics at High Pressure
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02/14/2003 | Shan Qin (S. Tatulian lab), Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF | Protein Engineering and Spectroscopy Provide New Insight into the Mechanism of Phospholipase A2
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03/18/2003 | Annette Khaled, Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF | The Role of Bax and Cytosolic pH in Death by Cytokine Withdrawal
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04/15/2003 | Deron Walters, Physics, UCF | Tools for Self-assembly of Nanodevices: Specific Affinity of Peptides for Carbon Nanotubes
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05/20/2003 | Weili Luo, Physics, UCF | Self-assembly of Magnetic Nanostructures and Its Potential Application in Drug Delivery and Bioscience
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06/17/2003 | Beverly Rzigalinski. Mol. Biol. & Microbiol., UCF | Cooking with Nanoparticles
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