University of Chicago:SBJC Schedule

Jan 26, 2006
4:30 pm CIS W105

Presenters: Bob Keenan and Emina Stojkovic


 * Levskaya et al., Nature 438:441 (2005) -- Engineering E. coli to see light (brief communication)
 * Dueber et al., Science 301:1904 (2003) -- Reprogramming control of an allosteric switch through modular recombination

Feb 23, 2006
4:30 pm CIS W105

Presenter: Sean Crosson


 * Ozbudak et al. (2004) Multistability in the lactose utilization network of E. coli. Nature 427:737-740.

Mar 23, 2006
5:00 pm CIS W105

Presenters: Sanjib Dutta and Ryan Gilbreth


 * Peisajovich et al. (2006) Evolution of new protein topologies through multistep gene rearrangements. Nature Genetics 38:168-74.

Apr 20, 2006
4:30 pm CIS W105

Presenter: Katrine Whiteson


 * Chan et al. Refactoring bacteriophage T7, Molecular Systems Biology (2005)


 * News and Views: Thomas Knight, Engineering Novel Life, Molecular Systems Biology (2005)

May 18, 2006
4:30 pm CIS W105


 * Ro et al. Production of the antimalarial drug precursor artemisinic acid in engineered yeast, Nature (2006)

Jun 15, 2006
4:30 pm CIS W105


 * Diehl et al. Engineering Cooperativity in Biomotor-Protein Assemblies, Science (2006)

Jul 13, 2006
No Meeting.

Aug 10, 2006 -- Moved to Aug. 17
4:30 pm GCIS W105


 * R. Penchovsky & R.R. Breaker. Computational design and experimental validation of oligonucleotide-sensing allosteric ribozymes, Nature Biotechnology (2006)

Sep 14, 2006
4:30 pm GCIS W105


 * Dantas et al. Mis-translation of a Computationally Designed Protein Yields an Exceptionally Stable Homodimer: Implications for Protein Engineering and Evolution, JMB (2006)