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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Nobuhiko Tokuriki\, University of British Columbia
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Nobuhiko Tokuriki\, Associate Professor\, Dept of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology\, University of British Columbia \nTitle: Dynamics and constraints of enzyme evolution \nAbstract: The wealth of distinct enzymatic functions found in nature is impressive and the on-going evolutionary divergence of enzymatic functions continues to generate new and efficient catalysts\, which can be seen through the recent emergence of enzymes able to degrade xenobiotics. How have these diverse enzyme functions evolved? Recreating such processes in the laboratory has been met with only moderate success. What are the factors that lead to suboptimal research outputs? I will present our recent efforts to enhance our understanding of evolution of enzyme functions within superfamilies. First\, I discuss about how seemingly unrelated catalytic activities observed in enzyme superfamilies are connected one to another through promiscuous enzymes. Second\, I will present a series of experimental evolution to evolve enzyme functions in the laboratory. I will discuss molecular basis underlying functional transitions\, e.g.\, molecular tinkering of active site residues and protein dynamics. Third\, I will describe constraints in enzyme evolution\, i.e.\, success of evolution can depend on initial genotypes. Finally\, I will discuss about how we could improve our ability to design and engineer novel proteins and enzymes in the laboratory. \nFor more information about this seminar and about joining in online\, please contact Hyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-nobuhiko-tokuriki-university-of-british-columbia/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T120000
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Frans Mulder\, Aarhus University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Frans Mulder\, Associate Professor\, Department of Chemistry\, Aarhus University \nTitle: Probing and predicting the behavior of intrinsically disordered proteins by integrating NMR spectroscopy and computation \nAbstract: I will focus on how we can utilize different NMR experimental observables to construct\, validate\, and improve models to understand protein behavior. I will discuss two topics: (1) NMR chemical shifts are exquisite probes of protein order and disorder\, and are recognized proxies of local structure. Deviations from ‘random coil chemical shifts’ can\, for example\, be used to detect structured regions or motifs in intrinsically disorder in proteins. We have used NMR chemical shifts to assess the quality and bias in current protein disorder predictors and provide a ranking of these. Subsequently we built an even better one. (2) Hydrogen exchange (HX) is a very powerful way to probe protein structure and to deduce local stability and (un)folding kinetics. The slowing down of HX rates is typically due to hydrogen bond formation upon folding\, although electrostatics also play a role. So far\, the latter contribution has only been regarded qualitatively. I will show how we efficiently compute the electric potential in the vicinity of an intrinsically disordered protein\, and how the thermodynamic concept of the electrochemical potential actually predicts the observed protection factors for the IDP alpha-synuclein. \nFor more information about this seminar and about joining in online\, please contact Hyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-frans-mulder-aarhus-university/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201016T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201016T140000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
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SUMMARY:Meet the Editor: Open Access Journals
DESCRIPTION:Meet the Editor: Open Access Journal Publication\nJoin us on October 16\, 2020 at 1 p.m. for a session with eLife Editor-In-Chief Michael Eisen and Nature Communications Editor-in-Chief Elisa De Ranieri\, where we’ll discuss considerations for publishing with open-access journals. \nBy doing away with paywalls\, open-access journals are endeavoring to democratize scientific learning and more quickly advance discovery. There are a growing number of these journals for scientists to consider when making decisions about research paper submission\, and they each have content\, protocol and a peer review process that are unique to their publishing missions. We’ll explore the ins and outs in this session with editors from two highly esteemed open-access journals. \nOur guests will cover: \n\nWhat their journals look for in research submissions\nThe nuances of writing for their publications\nThe peer review process\nAdditional opportunities\, such as becoming a reviewer or contributing other forms of editorial content\n\nThere will be opportunity for Q&A. \n\nThis event has passed. Watch the video recording below: \n \nCheck out the Graduate Center Science Communications Academy website where you can learn about our events and access science communications training tools.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/meet-the-editor-open-access-journals/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T130000
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Janet Iwasa\, University of Utah
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Janet Iwasa\, Assistant Professor\, Biochemistry Department\, University of Utah\, School of Medecine \nTitle: Animating Biology \nAbstract: Over the past decade\, there has been a significant increase in the use of 3D animation to depict molecular processes. Much of this growth has been made possible by recent advances in imaging technologies and methodologies. We have now accumulated diverse datasets that describe molecular structures\, dynamics\, functions\, interactions and localization with increasing clarity and confidence\, allowing researchers to construct detailed hypotheses or mental models of molecular processes that synthesize these data. As a molecular animator\, I use software from the entertainment industry to create animations that depict a specific molecular hypothesis. During this presentation\, I will share a number of insights drawn from over a decade of experience creating molecular animations with numerous research collaborators on diverse molecular topics. I will describe the workflow my group members and I have developed for creating a molecular animation and share some observations we have made on how the animation process can help researchers refine and explore their hypotheses. I will also demonstrate how 3D animation can be particularly beneficial for understanding and describing dynamic and complex molecular machines and large molecular assemblies within the context of the cell. Molecular animations have also made their way into the educational and public stages\, and have proven to be useful for engaging diverse audiences. Finally\, I will discuss the importance of broad scientific communication and describe various outreach projects we have undertaken. \nFor more information about this seminar and about joining in online\, please contact Hyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-janet-iwasa-university-of-utah/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T120000
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: A. James Link\, Princeton University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: A. James Link\, Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering\, Princeton University \nTitle: Lasso Peptide Genome Mining for New Enzyme Discovery \nAbstract: Lasso peptides are a class of ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptides (RiPPs) that are typified by a chiral rotaxane structure that resembles a slipknot. Lasso peptides exhibit a range of bioactivities including targeted antimicrobial activities. Our group pioneered genome mining for lasso peptides in 2012\, showing that gene clusters for these peptides are present in 2-3% of all sequenced prokaryotic genomes. This percentage has held true as the number of sequenced genomes has grown from ~3000 in 2011 to well over 200000 today. Because of the diversity in size and sequence\ninherent in lasso peptides\, the rediscovery rate of these natural products is low. In addition to uncovering lasso peptides with novel structures\, properties\, and activities\, searching genomes for lasso peptide gene clusters has led to the discovery of new enzymes\, two of which I will describe in this talk. The first\, lasso peptide isopeptidase\, is a lasso peptide catabolic enzyme that converts the slipknotted lasso structure into a linear peptide. This enzyme suggests a novel function for lasso peptides and also provides a glimpse into how enzymes cope with substrates that are subject to genetic drift. More recently\, we have characterized a new toxin-antitoxin pair that was embedded within a lasso peptide gene cluster. The toxin is a new example of an ADPribosyltransferase\, and it modifies an essential enzyme for nucleotide biosynthesis. Structural analysis of the toxin suggests a novel\, potentially ancient\, catalytic solution to the problem of ADPribosylation. \nFor more information about this seminar and about joining in online\, please contact Hyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-a-james-link-princeton-university/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T120000
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Timothy J. Stasevich\, Colorado State University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Timothy J. Stasevich\, Associate Professor\, Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Colorado State University \nTitle: Real-time quantification of gene expression with single-molecule precision in living cells \nAbstract: My lab is creating technology to image gene expression in real time and with single-molecule precision in living cells. Using tandem-repeat mRNA and protein tags\, genetically encoded intrabodies\, and single-molecule microscopy\, we now regularly image the live-cell translation dynamics of single mRNAs. In this talk\, I will introduce our technology and describe how it can be used to amplify fluorescent signals within single translation sites. I will show how we quantify these signals to determine the size\, shape\, subcellular localization\, and mobilities of translation sites\, as well as their ribosomal densities and translational initiation and elongation kinetics. I will then highlight a few recent applications of our technology\, including the imaging of translation shutdown during cellular stress\, HIV-1 translational frameshifting\, and non-canonical translation initiation at internal ribosomal entry sites. I will conclude by discussing new intrabodies my lab has engineered that bind the classic HA and FLAG epitopes in living cells. As these intrabodies can be encoded on plasmids\, they can easily be adapted by other labs to image translation in multiple colors and in diverse living systems. \nFor more information about this seminar and about joining in online\, please contact Hyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-timothy-j-stasevich-colorado-state-university/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T130000
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Vincenzo Venditti\, Iowa State University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Vincenzo Venditti\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Chemistry\, Iowa State University \nTitle: Conformational disorder in regulation of biological catalysts \nAbstract: Proteins display different degrees of structural heterogeneity\, going from proteins that fold into a unique rigid structure to intrinsically disordered proteins\, with a continuum of possibilities in between. Conformational disorder is emerging as an important feature of biopolymers\, regulating a vast array of cellular functions\, including signaling\, protein aggregation\, and phase separation. In this seminar\, I will present NMR\, crystallography\, computer simulation\, protein engineering\, and functional assay data that support a role for structural heterogeneity and conformational disorder in functional regulation of slow enzymes such as the C-terminal domain Enzyme I of the bacterial phosphotransferase system (PTS)\, and the human RNA demethylases FTO and Alkbh5. Strategies will be discussed as to exploit structural disorder for the development of specific inhibitors of these important pharmaceutical targets. \nFor more information about this seminar and about joining in online\, please contact Hyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-vincenzo-venditti-iowa-state-university/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200918T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200918T150000
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SUMMARY:Meet the Librarian: An Introduction to The Graduate Center Library's Science Resources
DESCRIPTION:Meet the Librarian: An Introduction to The Graduate Center Library’s Science Resources\nJoin us on September 18\, 2020 at 2 p.m. for a session with Graduate Center Science Librarian Mason Brown\, who will be discussing how to access and discover STEM research materials from off campus. \nConducting science research remotely can be done successfully with a few simple but critical tools. In this session\, Mason will be discussing how to find individual articles\, browse entire journals\, and access other relevant research materials remotely. In addition\, Mason will: \n•    Provide an overview of Zotero citation management software\n•    Highlight useful and notable science-specific databases\n•    Cover journals that can be accessed remotely\n•    Demonstrate how to log-in to resources from home \nThere will be opportunity for Q&A. \nYou can sign-up here [go.pardot.com] for this event and the entire Communicating Your Science Series. \nStay tuned for the launch of the Graduate Center Science Communications Academy webpage\, where you can learn about our events and access science communications training tools. \nThis event is part of the Communicating Your Science series. \nJoin us on the third Friday of the month at 2 pm for a series of talks and workshops aimed at helping STEM professionals publish and communicate their research. This series will feature presentations by The Graduate Center’s science librarian and communications staff\, journal editors\, and reporters. The goal of this series is to enhance the professional development and science communication skills of CUNY STEM faculty\, postdocs\, and students. \nFor more information\, contact Reima Ramsamooj at rramsamooj@gc.cuny.edu.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/meet-the-librarian-an-introduction-to-the-graduate-centers-library/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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SUMMARY:Virtual Film Screening: PICTURE A SCIENTIST
DESCRIPTION:Join the CUNY ASRC and CUNY Office of Research for a virtual screening of PICTURE A SCIENTIST\, a film that chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist Nancy Hopkins\, chemist Raychelle Burks\, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences\, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way\, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations\, we encounter scientific luminaries – including social scientists\, neuroscientists\, and psychologists – who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse\, equitable\, and open to all. \nPICTURE A SCIENTIST was an official selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival\, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film’s virtual theatrical run reached 47 theaters across the USA in June 2020\, and raised money for two organizations advancing women of color in STEM. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/picture-a-scientist/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200707T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200707T100000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
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SUMMARY:The Urban Public University as an Engine of Recovery
DESCRIPTION:Please join the CUNY ASRC and CUNY Graduate School of Public Health on Tuesday\, July 7 for the next session of the Thriving after Massive Global Disruption webinar series hosted by the University of Strathclyde (UK) and involving partner Universities from across the globe. \nTuesday\, July 7\, 2020\, 9:00 a.m. ET\nREGISTER: https://bit.ly/ThriveAfterPandemic \nThe COVID-19 pandemic is a stark example of how crises inevitably impact marginalized and poor people most. In the United States\, the virus continues to infect Black and Latinx communities at a disproportional rate\, and these communities experience worse health outcomes. Myriad underlying racial\, ethnic and economic disparities led to this\, and these disparities are exacerbated by the repercussions of the pandemic. Our panel will address three relevant areas simultaneously in crisis in the United States: public health\, the environment\, and public education. The interconnectedness of these crises is especially apparent in dense and diverse urban environments like New York City\, and the crafted solutions must meet local needs. We will explore how urban public higher education and convergent research can help lead the charge toward finding and implementing solutions to this complex and interwoven set of crises. \nWe will discuss: \n\nHow public urban universities like CUNY and interdisciplinary research centers like the CUNY ASRC can play a catalytic role in helping cities thrive by driving diverse STEM workforce development\, rethinking the curriculum to promote convergence and systems thinking\, and promoting data-driven policymaking.\nThe role of convergent research in realizing effective solutions and the development and democratization of state-of-the-art scientific technologies that help predict\, quantify\, prevent and counter environmental issues and future pandemics.\n\nPanelists:  \nRein Ulijn is director of the ASRC Nanoscience Initiative\, director of the ASRC Center for Advanced Technologies in Sensors (Sensor CAT) and Einstein Professor of Chemistry at Hunter College. Ulijn’s research\, educational and administrative roles span developing sustainable nanoscience solutions that have applications in health care and environmental mitigation and driving workforce development and science technology startups in New York. \nLuisa Borrell is a Distinguished Professor at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics\, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy\, City University of New York (CUNY). Her research interest is on race and ethnicity\, socioeconomic position\, and neighborhood effects as social determinants of health. She has expertise in racial/ethnic disparities in health and oral health\, research methods and the analysis of large databases\, including survey\, census and spatially linked data. She has published on the areas of race/ethnicity\, socioeconomic position\, and neighborhood effects on health and oral outcomes as well as mortality. \nCharlie Vörösmarty is Director of the ASRC Environmental Sciences Initiative and Einstein Professor of Civil Engineering at the City College of New York. His research focuses on the development of computer models and geospatial data sets used in synthesis studies of the interactions among the water cycle\, climate\, biogeochemistry and anthropogenic activities. His work on human-water interactions includes earth system modeling of the Northeastern United States\, development and analysis of databases depicting reservoir construction worldwide and how they generate downstream coastal zone risks\, and global threats to human water security and aquatic biodiversity. \nAnnette “Nina” Gray is Executive Director of the ASRC and Associate Dean for the Sciences at The Graduate Center\, CUNY. She oversees all ASRC operations\, research activities\, and educational initiatives. She also develops programs and partnerships to enhance interdisciplinary scientific research and education in order to advance the center’s vision to improve human\, societal\, and environmental well-being in the decades to come. \nHost: 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/the-urban-public-university-as-an-engine-of-recovery/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200623T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200623T153000
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SUMMARY:Hacking Biology to Advance Medicine 
DESCRIPTION:This event is the fourth webinar in the Converge to Transform series. \nConverge to Transform is a webinar series to engage the CUNY community and key stakeholders in the vital task of shaping the future of our interdisciplinary\, transdisciplinary\, and convergence research programs for the public good. Events in the series will include keynote presentations\, online talks and virtual Twitter poster sessions. \n\nProgram\n\n\n\n2:00 pm\nIntroduction & Welcome Remarks\nAnnette “Nina” Gray\, Ph.D.\, Executive Director\, ASRC and Associate Dean for the Sciences\, The Graduate Center\nRein Ulijn\, Ph.D.\, Director\, ASRC Nanoscience Initiative and Einstein Professor of Chemistry\, Hunter College\n\n\n2:05 pm\nResearch Keynote: Extracellular Vesicle Therapeutics\nJoy Emelie (Joy) V. Wolfram\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor of Medicine\, Mayo Clinic\n\n\nImpact Area Talks: Hacking Biology to Advance Medicine \n\n\n2:35 pm\nTargeting the Oncogenic Mutant p53 Protein to Detect and Treat Triple Negative Breast Cancer\nJill Bargonetti\, Ph.D.\, Professor\, Department of Biological Sciences\, Hunter College\n\n\n2:50 pm\nDiscovery and Development of Artificial Nucleic Acid Ligands to Probe Cellular Interactions\nPrabodhika Mallikaratchy Ph.D.\, Associate Professor of Chemistry\, Lehman College\, CUNY\n\n\n3:05 pm\nImplantable Nanosensor Detection of an Ovarian Cancer Biomarker In Vivo\nRyan Williams\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Biomedical Engineering\, The City College of New York\n\n\n3:20 pm\nModerated Q&A\n\n\n3:30 pm\nBreakout Discussion Session (Optional)\n\n\n\nRegistration\nRegistration is required. Only registered participants will receive instructions on how to join and be eligible to participate in the virtual poster session. Instructions and event updates will be emailed to your registered email. \nRegister online now» \nNote that you do NOT need to register again if you signed-up previously for the original\, in-person event. Contact asrc.event@gc.cuny.edu with questions. \n\n\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/converge-to-transform-webinar-4/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:5x5 Anniversary,Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200609T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200609T153000
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SUMMARY:Urban Environmental Impacts Across Kingdoms
DESCRIPTION:This event is the third webinar in the Converge to Transform series. \nConverge to Transform is a webinar series to engage the CUNY community and key stakeholders in the vital task of shaping the future of our interdisciplinary\, transdisciplinary\, and convergence research programs for the public good. Events in the series will include keynote presentations\, online talks and virtual Twitter poster sessions. \nIn this webinar\, we will examine the impact of natural\, built and social environments on the health of species — from microbial to human — and how interdisciplinary and convergent science can be designed to positively address these conditions. \n\nProgram\n\n\n\n2:00 pm\nIntroduction & Welcome Remarks\nAnnette “Nina” Gray\, Ph.D.\, Executive Director\, ASRC and Associate Dean for the Sciences\, The Graduate Center\nPatrizia Casaccia\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, Director\, ASRC Neuroscience Initiative and Einstein Professor of Biology\, The Graduate Center\, CUNY\n\n\n2:05 pm\nKeynote: Cities and the Health of Populations in a Post-Covid World\nSandro Galea\, M.D.\, MPH\, DrPH\, Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor\, Boston University School of Public Health\n\n\nImpact Area Talks: Urban Environmental Impacts Across Kingdoms\n\n\n2:35 pm\nUrban Forests: Woes and Windfalls of the City Life\nAndrew Reinmann\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, ASRC Environmental Sciences Initiative and Assistant Professor of Geography\, Hunter College\n\n\n2:50 pm\nAn Interdisciplinary Study of the Restoration of Newtown Creek\nMonica Trujillo\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Department of Biological Sciences\, Queensborough Community College\n\n\n3:05 pm\nUsing Community-Engaged Research to Support Positive Youth Development\nErika Niwa\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Psychology\, Brooklyn College\n\n\n3:20 pm\nModerated Q&A\n\n\n3:30 pm\nBreakout Discussion Session (Optional)\n\n\n\nRegistration\nRegistration is required. Only registered participants will receive instructions on how to join and be eligible to participate in the virtual poster session on June 23\, 2020. Instructions and event updates will be emailed to your registered email. \nRegister online now» \nNote that you do NOT need to register again if you signed-up previously for the original\, in-person event. Contact asrc.event@gc.cuny.edu with questions. \n\n\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/converge-to-transform-webinar-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:5x5 Anniversary,Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200602T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200602T170000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200529T163301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200529T163426Z
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SUMMARY:ASRC Graduate Students Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Topic (s): What type of information does the CP&PD offers to support GC students and postdocs in exploring and understanding career paths and achieving their professional goals in the industry\, academic\, non-profit\, government\, and for-profit sectors. \nSpeaker (s): \nThe office of career planning and professional development at the GC (CP&PD) \nJenny Furlong (Director) \nCarly Batist (Career Fellows) \nFor more information about joining in on Zoom\, contact Roksana Azad at razad@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/asrc-graduate-students-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200601T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200601T160000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200514T165133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200515T175004Z
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SUMMARY:STEM Careers Panel for CUNY Postdoctoral Fellows
DESCRIPTION:CUNY postdoctoral fellows are invited to join us for a career panel featuring four prominent professionals spanning industry to scientific funding agencies. \nModerator: Annette “Nina” Gray\, Ph.D.\, Executive Director and Associate Dean for the Sciences\, Advanced Science Research Center \nPanelists: \n\nFrank Perez\, Ph.D.\, Medical Science Liaisons Director\, Amneal Pharmaceuticals\nChris Thomas\, Ph.D.\, Advanced Research Specialist\, 3M\nSusan Rivers\, Ph.D.\, Executive Director and Chief Scientist of iThrive Games\nJosie Welkom\, Ph.D.\, Program Director\, National Science Foundation\n\nRegister here \nFor more information regarding this event\, contact Reishma Kistow at rkistow@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/stem-careers-panel-for-cuny-postdoctoral-fellows/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200526T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200526T153000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200203T132748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200522T211406Z
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SUMMARY:Making Energy Sustainable
DESCRIPTION:This event is the second webinar in the Converge to Transform series. \nConverge to Transform is a webinar series to engage the CUNY community and key stakeholders in the vital task of shaping the future of our interdisciplinary\, transdisciplinary\, and convergence research programs for the public good. Events in the series will include keynote presentations\, online talks and virtual Twitter poster sessions. \n\nProgram\n\n\n\n2:00 pm\nIntroduction & Welcome Remarks\nAnnette “Nina” Gray\, Ph.D.\, Executive Director\, ASRC and Associate Dean for the Sciences\, The Graduate Center\nCharles Vörösmarty\, Ph.D.\, Director\, ASRC Environmental Sciences Initiative and Professor of Civil Engineering\, The City College of New York\n\n\n2:05 pm\nCOVID-19\, Climate Change\, and the Clean Energy Transition\nCutler Cleveland\, Ph.D.\, Associate Director\, Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy\n\n\nImpact Area Talks: Making Energy Sustainable\n\n\n2:35 pm\nEnergy Storage: Challenges and Opportunities\nSteven Greenbaum\, Ph.D.\, Distinguished Professor\, Department of Physics\, Hunter College\n\n\n2:50 pm\nMaterials Design: Silver Nanocluster Fluorescence Enabled with DNA\nYolanda Small\, Ph.D.\,Associate Professor\, Department of Chemistry\, York College\n\n\n3:05 pm\nToward 3rd Generation Photovoltaics: Improving Solar Cell Efficiency using Sub-monolayer Quantum Dots\nIgor Kuskovsky\, Ph.D.\, Professor and Executive Officer\, Department of Physics\, The Graduate Center and Queens College\n\n\n3:20 pm\nModerated Q&A\n\n\n3:30 pm\nBreakout Discussion Session (Optional)\n\n\n\nRegistration\nRegistration is required. Only registered participants will receive instructions on how to join and be eligible to participate in the virtual poster session on June 23\, 2020. Instructions and event updates will be emailed to your registered email. \nRegister online now» \nNote that you do NOT need to register again if you signed-up previously for the original\, in-person event. Contact asrc.event@gc.cuny.edu with questions. \n\n\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/converge-to-transform-webinar-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:5x5 Anniversary,Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200515T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200515T170000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200407T221452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200515T135326Z
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SUMMARY:CUNY Biophysics Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The third annual gathering of the CUNY biophysics community\, featuring talks from CUNY faculty\, students\, and postdocs. \nThis meeting gives the opportunity for faculty\, postdocs\, and students across the CUNY Biophysics community to share their recent research results and discuss future directions. \nAll SESSIONS WILL BE HELD ONLINE VIA ZOOM \nAgenda\n  \n\n\n\n12:30 p.m.-12:40 p.m.\nOpening Remarks\nKevin Gardner\, Ph.D. – Symposium Host/Moderator\nDirector\, Structural Biology Initiative\, ASRC\nEinstein Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry\, The City College of New York\n\n\n\n1st Session\n\n\n\n12:40 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\nHow can solvation aid the discovery and design of new pharmaceutical compounds targeting SARS-Cov-2?\nTom Kurtzman\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, Department of Chemistry\, Lehman College\n\n\n1:00 p.m.-1:10 p.m.\nQ&A/Discussion\n\n\n1:10 p.m.-1:25 p.m.\nMonitoring reversible conformational changes of ARNT PAS-B by High-pressure NMR\nXingjian (Jim) Xu\nPh.D. Student\, Kevin Gardner Lab\, CUNY ASRC\n\n\n1:25 p.m.-1:30 p.m.\nQ&A/Discussion\n\n\n1:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.\nQuantifying the adsorption dynamics of monoclonal antibodies at the air/water interface\nAnkit Kanthe\nPh.D. Student\, Raymond Tu Lab\, City College of New York\n\n\n1:45 p.m.-1:50 p.m.\nQ&A/Discussion\n\n\n1:50 p.m.-2:10 p.m.\nBreak\n\n\n\n2nd Session\n\n\n\n2:10 p.m.-2:30 p.m.\nConductivity and selectivity in the Kv1.2 potassium channel: transition of the ion from the pore cavity to the selectivity filter\nMichael E. Green\, Ph.D.\nProfessor Emeritus\, Chemistry and Biochemistry\, City College of New York\n\n\n2:30 p.m.-2:40 p.m.\nQ&A/Discussion\n\n\n2:40 p.m.-2:55 p.m.\nCompete or coexist: understanding the formation of multi-phase bimolecular condensates\nRachel Fisher\, Ph.D.\nPostdoctoral Researcher\, Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle Lab\, CUNY ASRC\n\n\n2:55 p.m.-3:00 p.m.\nQ&A/Discussion\n\n\n3:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.\nDeveloping a supercharged protein sensor for in vivo detection of ovarian cancer biomarkers\nJim McCann\, Ph.D.\nPostdoctoral Researcher\, Ron Koder Lab\, City College New York\n\n\n3:15 p.m.-3:20 p.m.\nQ&A/Discussion\n\n\n3:20 p.m.-3:40 p.m.\nBreak\n\n\n\n3rd Session\n\n\n\n3:40 p.m.-4:00 p.m.\nStructural evidence for GPCR megacomplexes signaling from endosomes\nAmedee des Georges\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, ASRC\nAssistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry\, City College of New York\n\n\n4:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m.\nQ&A/Discussion\n\n\n4:10 p.m.-4:25 p.m.\nStudying allosteric networks with crystallography\nBlake Riley\, Ph.D.\nPostdoctoral Research Associate\, Daniel Keedy Lab\, CUNY ASRC\n\n\n4:25 p.m.-4:30 p.m.\nQ&A/Discussion\n\n\n4:30 p.m.-4:40 p.m.\nClosing Remarks\nKevin Gardner\, Ph.D.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\nNote that Registration closes on Friday\, May 15th at 10am.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/online-cuny-biophysics-symposium/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T140000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200508T222436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200508T223718Z
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SUMMARY:Women Making History
DESCRIPTION:Women Making History\n\nLeaders in our Science Community coming together to discuss their Experiences as Women in Science\n\nPanelists:\nDR. SUSAN L. PERKINS; Dean of Science\, CCNY \nDR. BIANCA SANTORO; Associate Professor\, Dept. of Mathematics\, CCNY \nDR. JIA LIU; Research Associate Professor\, ASRC Neuroscience \nDR. MIRUNA GHINIA-TEGLA; Postdoctoral Researcher\, CCNY \nNADA HAQ-SIDDIQI; BME PhD Candidate \nIn Partnership: \nCCNY WOMEN IN SCIENCE \nCCNY HILLEL \nCCNY SOCIETY OF \nWOMEN ENGINEERS \nJoin us on: \nMay 14\, 2020 – 12:30PM \nRSVP to receive Zoom link \nPlease RSVP here: https://forms.gle/HSN9CNfUt1bzVBwj7
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/women-making-history/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200512T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200512T170000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200508T215002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200508T215002Z
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SUMMARY:ASRC Graduate Students Meeting
DESCRIPTION:ASRC – G.S.L Second Meeting\nThe next G.S.L. meeting will take place on  Tuesday (05/12) from 3 pm – 5 pm via the Zoom. \nPlease share this message with other CUNY – GC graduate students\, who you think might benefit from this topic of discussion. \nTopic (s):\n1. Fellowships/Scholarships are available for graduate students at different stages of their Ph.D. (may applicable for 5-6th year students too!). \n2. The resources that are available at the SPA office of ASRC and GC-RSP to help us during the application process. \nFor more information about joining in on Zoom\, contact Roksana Azad at razad@gc.cuny.edu.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/asrc-graduate-students-meeting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T153000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200203T132748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200506T221250Z
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SUMMARY:Convergence\, Transdisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Research: What and Why?
DESCRIPTION:This event is the first webinar in the Converge to Transform series. \nConverge to Transform is a webinar series to engage the CUNY community and key stakeholders in the vital task of shaping the future of our interdisciplinary\, transdisciplinary\, and convergence research programs for the public good. Events in the series will include keynote presentations\, online talks and a culminating virtual Twitter poster session. \n\nProgram\n\n\n\n2:00 pm\nOpening Remarks \nAnnette “Nina” Gray\, Ph.D.\, Executive Director\, ASRC and Associate Dean for the Sciences\, The Graduate Center\n\n\n2:10 pm\nConvergence\, Transdisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Research: What and Why? \nTamera Schneider\, Ph.D.\, Associate Vice Chancellor and Vice Provost for Research\, CUNY\n\n\n2:25 pm\nImpact Area Talks: Tracking\, Treating and Stemming COVID-19 \n\nTalk 1: Epidemic intelligence to inform the public health response to the SARS/COV2 pandemic\nDenis Nash\, Ph.D.\, M.P.H.\, Executive Director\, CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) and Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology\, CUNY School of Public Health\nTalk 2: Genomic epidemiology: building genomic\, geographic\, and informatics resources for public-health surveillance\nWeigang Qiu\, Ph.D.\, Professor of Biology\, Department of Biological Sciences\, Hunter College\nTalk 3: Synthetic Carbohydrate Receptors with Potent Antiviral Activity\nAdam Braunschweig\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Nanoscience Initiative\, ASRC and Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry\, Hunter College\n\n\n\n\n3:10 pm\nModerated Q&A\n\n\n3:30 pm\nBreakout Discussion Session (Optional)\n\n\n\nRegistration\nRegistration is required by 10 am on the date of the webinar. Only registered participants will receive instructions on how to join and be eligible to participate in the virtual poster session on June 23\, 2020. Instructions and event updates will be emailed to your registered email. \nRegister online now» \nNote that you do NOT need to register again if you signed-up previously for the original\, in-person event. Contact asrc.event@gc.cuny.edu with questions. \n\n\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/converge-to-transform-webinar-1/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:5x5 Anniversary,Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200429T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200429T130000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200103T170021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200415T233800Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Jose Rizo-Rey\, UT Southwestern Medical Center
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jose Rizo-Rey\, Prof\, Dept of Biophysics\, Biochemistry and Pharmacology\, UT Southwestern Medical Center\, Dallas\, TX \nTitle: On the importance of inhibitory interactions for the exquisite regulation of neurotransmitter release \nFor more information about joining in on Zoom\, contact Hyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-jose-rizo-rey-ut-southwestern-medical-center/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200428T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200428T190000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200424T155048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200424T155048Z
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SUMMARY:ASRC Graduate Students Second Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Topic: The effect of COVID-19 on the graduate student; timeline towards the progress of degree and future career. \nSpeakers: \nDr. Joshua Brumberg Dean for the Sciences at The Graduate Center–CUNY \nDr. Annette “Nina” C. Gray Associate Dean for the sciences and executive director of (ASRC) \nFor more information about joining in on Zoom\, contact Roksana Azad at razad@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/asrc-graduate-students-second-meeting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T130000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200103T165611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200417T011034Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Lieyang (Eric) Chen\, Lehman College & Silas Hartley\, City College of New York
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Lieyang (Eric) Chen\, Ph.D. student\, Thomas Kurtzman group\, Lehman College \nTitle: Advanced Computational Methodologies to Study Binding Free Eneregies of Protein-Ligand Complexes \nAbstract: Machine learning has recently been applied to computational drug discovery after achieving remarkable success in image/voice recognition. However\, the complexity of the protein-ligand binding interaction combined with issues inherent to current binding affinity databases make it a challenging task to develop reliable machine learning methods to predict ligand binding affinity. Here we will show how scientists are tricked by the machine-learning black box when developing such methods. \n  \nSpeaker: Silas Hartley\, Ph.D. Student\, David Jeruzalmi group\, City College of New York \nTitle: DNA Damage Recognition and UvrB Loading by UvrA within the Nucleotide Excision Repair Pathway \nAbstract: Nucleotide excision repair (NER) is a DNA damage repair pathway vital for cell survival. As part of the NER pathway\, UvrA searches DNA until damages are found. Despite extensive research into the NER pathway\, it remains unclear how UvrA recognizes damaged DNA. Our research presented an image of the UvrA-DNA complex post-damage recognition; an important step in understanding the UvrA-DNA damage recognition mechanism. Additionally\, a UvrA-UvrB complex can search for damages. Our findings in the UvrA-UvrB damaged DNA search mechanism provide details into previous research that suggested the complex has an alternate DNA search mechanism then UvrA alone. \nFor more information about joining in on Zoom\, contact Hyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-harel-weinstein-weill-cornell-medicine-grad-sch-of-med-sci/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200408T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200408T150000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200331T195422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200402T152755Z
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SUMMARY:(ONLINE) Lab Safety Training
DESCRIPTION:Lab safety training for ASRC researchers and core facility users. \nFor more information about joining in on Zoom\, contact Aldo Orlando by April 7th aorlando@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/online-lab-safety-training/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200407T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200407T150000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200330T182551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T150414Z
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SUMMARY:(ONLINE) Call to Action: Research Against COVID-19 Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Post event update: The registration for this event is closed. Watch the webinar below or on YouTube\, and read more about the event. For more information on how you can participate in the programs at ASRC Sensor CAT\, please visit the Sensor CAT website or contact Tavis Ezell at tezell@gc.cuny.edu. \n\n\nThe ASRC Sensor Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) works hand-in-hand with state government to fund New York-based industrial development of advanced sensor technology. In light of the current COVID-19 crisis\, the state is calling for swift thinking from our STEM community and for the ASRC to lend its state-of-the-art core facilities and expertise to support fast-track development and commercialization of technology that can be used to address the challenge of  preventing\, managing and stemming infectious disease pandemics. ​ \nPlease register for the webinar if you and your industry partner have a potentially applicable idea that could be immediately put into action with economic support from our CAT. We are devising means to open lab space at the ASRC for supported projects\, and we have gained approval from New York state for ​additional flexibility in funding. We can also help you identify and match with your potential industry or academic partners. \nWe want to hear how we can support you and your industry partner’s participation in the state’s call to action. The April 7th webinar will be a critical opportunity to learn how ASRC Sensor CAT can support you and your industry partner’s participation in this urgent to call to action\, and to also explore what resources are immediately available in this time of crisis. \nQuestions?  \nContact Jiye Son\, json2@gc.cuny.edu and Tavis Ezell\, tezell@gc.cuny.edu \nSchedule\n  \n\n\n\n2:00 pm\nResearch against COVID-19 \n\n\n\nNina Gray\, Executive Director of ASRC\nRein Ulijn\, Director of ASRC Sensor CAT and Nanoscience Initiative\nTavis Ezell\, Business Development Director of ASRC Sensor CAT\nRicardo Toledo-Crow\, Director of Next Generation Environmental Sensors Facility at ASRC\n\n\n2:15 pm\nWhat are researchers doing?\n\n\n\nAdam Braunschweig\, Associate Professor\, Nanoscience Initiative\, ASRC\nAlan Lyons\, Professor\, College of Staten Island\nChrista Avampato\, CEO\, Double or Nothing Media\nJacob Trevino\, Principal Scientist\, Chemeleon\nJames Scholtz\, CEO\, VYIR Inc.\n\n\n2:40 pm\nQ&A Panel\n\n\n\nNorman Sabio\, Infectious Disease Specialist and Internal Medicine Practitioner\nRein Ulijn\, Director of ASRC Sensor CAT and Nanoscience Initiative\nTavis Ezell\, Business Development Director of ASRC Sensor CAT
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/call-to-action-research-against-covid-19-webinar/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200401T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200401T130000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200103T164339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200331T164435Z
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SUMMARY:(ONLINE) Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Robert B. Best\, NIH-NIDDK
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Robert B. Best\, Senior Investigator Theoretical Biophys. Chem. Section\, NIH – NIDDK Bethesda\, MD \nTitle: Structure and dynamics of intrinsically disordered proteins\, their complexes and assemblies \nAbstract: Intrinsically disordered proteins are now realized to play a variety of important biological roles\, yet pose a challenge for experiments\, because observed signals are averaged over a very heterogeneous ensemble of structures. Molecular simulations can help to interpret the results\, if appropriately parameterized to match experimental data. I will describe our work using both atomistic and coarse-grained simulations to model the structure and dynamics of disordered proteins\, and their disordered complexes and assemblies\, especially those involving highly charged biomolecules. These include the role of a protein chaperone in the folding of nucleic acids\, and the formation of coacervates at lower ionic strength and higher protein concentrations. \nFor more information about joining in on Zoom\, contact Hyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-robert-b-best-nih-niddk/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200325T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200325T130000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200103T163446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200312T194502Z
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SUMMARY:(CANCELLED) Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Alexander Sobolevsky\, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Alexander Sobolevsky\, Assistant Professor Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics\, Columbia University Irving Medical Center\, New York\, NY \nFor more information contact Hyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-alexander-sobolevsky-columbia-university-irving-medical-center/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200318T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200318T130000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
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SUMMARY:(CANCELLED) Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Petra A. Levin\, Washington Univ. in St. Louis
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Petra A. Levin\, Professor Dept of Biology\, Washington Univ. in St. Louis\, St. Louis\, MO \nTitle: The Environment Shapes the Cell \nFor more information contact Hyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-petra-a-levin-washington-univ-in-st-louis/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200312T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200312T130000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200302T151143Z
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SUMMARY:(CANCELLED) Structural Biology Seminar: Mary Munson\, University of Massachusetts Medical School
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Mary Munson\, University of Massachusetts Medical School \nTitle: Activation of the Yeast Exocyst\,Tethering Complex for SNARE Regulation and Membrane Fusion \nAbstract: A major challenge for a molecular understanding of membrane trafficking has been the elucidation of high resolution structures of large\, multi-subunit tethering complexes that spatially and temporally control intracellular membrane fusion. Exocyst is a hetero-octameric protein complex\, proposed to tether secretory vesicles at the plasma membrane\, and to provide quality control of SNARE-mediated membrane fusion. Breakthroughs in methodologies\, including sample preparation\, biochemical characterization\, fluorescence and single-particle cryo-EM\, are providing critical insights into the structure and function of the exocyst. We are investigating how the yeast exocyst interacts with SNARE proteins to control SNARE complex formation and membrane fusion. Intriguingly\, fully assembled exocyst interacts weakly with the individual SNAREs\, SNARE complexes\, and the SNARE regulator Sec1\, despite previously observed robust SNARE binding with recombinant proteins. Using an auxin-inducible degradation system and mutant yeast strains\, we purified exocyst subcomplexes and mutant complexes and showed that several have increased affinities for the different SNAREs. Negative stain EM was used to visualize the structure of an exocyst subcomplex\, as well as the 3D structure of an activated mutant exocyst complex. Comparison of the negative stain images to the cryo-EM structure of fully assembled exocyst revealed that several subunits become more dynamic and accessible for SNARE interactions. We propose that exocyst needs to become activated and undergo a conformational change\, in order to efficiently interact with and regulate the SNAREs for membrane fusion. \nFor more information\, contact Hyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/structural-biology-seminar-mary-munson-university-of-massachusetts-medical-school/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200304T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200304T130000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200103T161316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200228T154342Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Elizabeth Rhoades\, Univ. of Pennsylvania
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Elizabeth Rhoades\, Associate Professor Department of Chemistry\, Univ of Pennsylvania\, Philadelphia\, PA \nTitle: Functional mechanisms of dysfunctional proteins \nAbstract: Cell-to-cell transmission of toxic forms of α-Synuclein (αS) is thought to underlie disease progression in Parkinson’s disease. I will describe our efforts to understand the role of neurexin 1β\, a presynaptic cell adhesion glycoprotein\, in cellular internalization of both monomer and aggregated αS. Our prior work found that extracellular N-linked glycoproteins\, and neurexin 1β specifically\, had a key role in neuronal uptake of αS. Using a variety of biophysical methods\, we characterize the interactions of wild-type and Parkinson’s disease associated point variants of αS with neurexin 1β. Our work provides insight into molecular details of the interaction between αS and neurexin 1β and the resulting cellular internalization of αS. \nJoin this Seminar on Zoom by clicking here. \nFor more information contact Hyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-elizabeth-rhoades-univ-of-pennsylvania/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200226T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200226T163000
DTSTAMP:20260531T055918
CREATED:20200213T205253Z
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SUMMARY:2020 Jake Zabara Lectureship in NeuroCybernetic Modulation
DESCRIPTION:See below for a tentative schedule: \nHosted by the Neural Engineering Lab \nneuralengr.org \nWednesday\, February 26\, 2020\n\n\n\n3:00 pm to 3:05 pm\nWelcome Remarks – ASRC Auditorium \nMarom Bikson\, Ph.D. \nHarold Shames Professor of Biomedical Engineering \nThe City College of New York – CUNY\n\n\n3:05 pm to 3:15 pm\n  \nOpening Comments – ASRC Auditorium \nJacob (Jake) Zabara\, Ph.D. \n“NeuroCybernetic Modulation” \nInventor of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) & cofounder of Cyberonics\, Inc \n \n\n\n3:15 pm to 3:55 pm\nInaugural Lecture – ASRC Auditorium \nBrian Kopell\, Ph.D. \n“The history\, present\, and future of Vagus Nerve Stimulation” \nProfessor of Neurosurgery\, Neurology\, Psychiatry\, & Neuroscience and  \nDirector of the Center for Neuromodulation  \nMount Sinai Health System \n \n\n\n3:55 pm to 4:00 pm\nClosing Remarks & Presentation of Honorarium – ASRC Auditorium \nMarom Bikson\, Ph.D.\n\n\n4:00 pm to 4:30 pm\n  \nReception – ASRC Café \n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/2020-jake-zabara-lectureship-in-neurocybernetic-modulation/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium & Cafe\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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