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April 19, 2013
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Julian L. Klosowiak (Rice Lab)
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Crystal structure of the outer mitochondrial membrane protein Miro
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Northwestern University |
Angika Basant (Glotzer Lab)
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PAR-5/14-3-3 Inhibits cortical association of centralspindlin to limit the site and extent
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University of Chicago
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of the cytokinetic furrow
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Urko del Castillo (Gelfand lab)
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Centralspindlin complex regulates microtubule sliding and process formation in
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Drosophila neurons and S2 cells
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Cristian Suarez (Kovar Lab)
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Dueling nucleation factors: Competition between formin and Arp2/3 complex for actin
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University of Chicago
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| Smith Freeman Lecture |
David Agard |
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Howard Hughes Medical and UCSF |
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Structural basis for microtubule nucleation and prokaryotic tubulin polymerization
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| March 15, 2013 |
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| Kevin Bohannon
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Illuminating herpesvirus structure and morphogenesis with fluorescence microscopy
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Northwestern University
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| Taviare Hawkins |
New insights into microtubule mechanics |
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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse |
| Jared Cochran |
Allosteric communication between nucleotide-sensing switch loops and the filaments |
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Indiana University |
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binding interface in kinesins and myosins |
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| Ahna Skop
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The role of membrane trafficking in asymmetric cell division
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University of Wisconsin - Madison
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| Chris Staiger |
Actin stochastic dynamics: How plants cope with insults |
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Purdue University |
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| November 9, 2012 |
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| Yuanyi Feng |
Building the brain by connecting the microtubule and actin cytoskeleton |
Northwestern University |
| Xiaoyang Wu |
nueron Spectraplakins orchestrate cytoskeletal interactions in skin stem cells |
University of Chicago |
| Ted Hinchcliffe |
Radially symmetric cleavage furrow assembly during cytokinesis requires both |
University of Minnesota |
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microtubules and Polo-like kinase 1 activity |
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| Marija Zanic |
XMAP 215 and EB1 act in synergy to promote microtubule growth |
Max Planck Inst. of Mol. Cell Biol. Genetics |
| Kevin Vaughn |
StARD9 is a novel transmembrane kinesin implicated in the dynamics of lysosomal |
University of Notre Dame |
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membranes containing NPC1 and cholesterol |
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Jill Wildonger
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The role of molecular motors play in building neuronal polarity |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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| Wen Lu |
Kinesin-mediated microtubule sliding drives axon outgrowth in Drosophila nuerons |
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Northwestern University |
| Venkat Maruthamuthu |
Polarized protrusions and force redistribution guide epithelial cell scattering |
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University of Chicago |
| Gant Luxton |
TAN lines: a novel actin-dependent mechanism for nuclear movement with implications |
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University of Minnesota |
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for human disease |
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| Brian Mitchell |
The role of microtubule binding protein CLAMP in multi-ciliated cell intercalation and |
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Northwestern University |
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cell polarity |
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Ron Rock
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Motor and track systems for navigating the cytoskeleton |
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University of Chicago |
Melissa Gardner
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The role of minus-end directed motor proteins in spindle assembly during mitosis |
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University of Minnesota |
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