Upcoming MCB Events
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Jan
26
MCB Seminar Series: Olga Zhaxybayeva PhD('04)3:30pm
MCB Seminar Series: Olga Zhaxybayeva PhD('04)
Tuesday, January 26th, 2021
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus online
Olga Zhaxybayeva, PhD ('04)
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Dartmouth College
Host: Peter Gogarten
"On a puzzling relationship between some bacteria and their viruses"
Summary: Virus-like regions are commonly found in bacterial genomes. But do all these regions encode bona fide viruses? In my talk, I will discuss virus-derived elements hypothesized to be devices that mediate survival of bacteria under conditions of nutrient limitation.
Abstract: https://mbio.asm.org/content/11/4/e01206-20
Dr. Zhaxybayeva's Lab website: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ecglab/
Dr. Zhaxybayeva will be staying 30 minutes following her talk to speak with grad students and post-docs.
Seminar Link: https://uconnvtc.webex.com/webappng/sites/uconnvtc/meeting/download/73b0482edc2d4296b538911b3923d6f4?siteurl=uconnvtc&MTID=mf888e1957a812a5c6b3968a2580b5f42 -
Jan
27
MCB Dissertation Defense: Amy Thees1:00pm
MCB Dissertation Defense: Amy Thees
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Storrs Campus online
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
University of Connecticut
Announces the
Oral Dissertation Defense for the Doctoral Degree of
Amy V. Thees
B.S. University of Connecticut, 2010
M.S. Quinnipiac University, 2012
M.B.A. University of Connecticut, 2017
Investigating the Role of Bacterial Metallothionein, PmtA, in
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pathogenesis
January, 27, 2021
1:00 pm WebEx
Committee:
Major Advisor: Dr. Michael A. Lynes
Associate Advisor: Dr. Joerg Graf
Associate Advisor: Dr. Lawrence K. Silbart
Associate Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Campellone
Associate Advisor: Dr. Aoife Heaslip
Meeting link: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=med1c1ef7ae68dee125daf2fd1cb088d9
Meeting number: 120 189 3482
Password: dQif5c2WSU3
Link to working copy of dissertation:
http://dropbox.uconn.edu/dropbox?n=Amy%20Thees%20Dissertation%20Draft.docx&p=LZfKwjtq9Vlf1NoOU -
Jan
27
PNB Seminar Series Dr. Gina Leinninger4:00pm
