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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:20200312T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200312T130000
DTSTAMP:20200311T202633Z
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SUMMARY:(CANCELLED) Photonics Seminar: Joshua Caldwell\, Vanderbilt University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Joshua caldwell\, Vanderbilt University \nTitle: Strong Coupling in Polaritonic Media: Towards On-Chip Infrared Nanophotonics \nAbstract: The field of nanophotonics is based on the ability to confine light to sub-diffractional dimensions. In the infrared\, this requires compression of the wavelength to length scales well below that of the free-space values.  While traditional dielectric materials do not exhibit indices of refraction high enough in non-dispersive media to realize such compression\, the implementation of polaritons\, quasi-particles comprised of oscillating charges and photons\, enable such opportunities. Two predominant forms of polaritons\, the plasmon and phonon polariton\, which are derived from light coupled with free carriers or polar optic phonons\, respectively\, are broadly applied in the mid- to long-wave infrared. However\, the short scattering lifetimes of free-carriers results in high losses and broad linewidths for the former\, while the fast dispersion and narrow band of operation for the latter result in significant limitations for both forms. Here we will discuss the opportunity to implement polaritonic strong coupling between different media in an effort to dictate the polaritonic dispersion relation\, and thus\, the propagation and resonant properties of these materials. Within the talk results highlighting ultra-strong coupling in both forms of polaritons will be presented in the context of infrared emitters\, as a means to control planar propagation using hyperbolic polaritons and in an effort to dictate the IR dielectric function using superlattice designs. \nBio: Dr. Caldwell obtained his B.A. in Chemistry in 2000 from Virginia Tech with a minor in History. Following this\, he attended the University of Florida where he received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry in 2004. He accepted an American Society of Engineering Education Postdoctoral Fellowship to the US Naval Research Laboratory in 2005\, where he was hired on as a staff scientist in 2007. He was promoted to a supervisory role in 2012. In 2013-2014 Dr. Caldwell worked with Prof. Kostya Novoselov at the University of Manchester during a Sabbatical\, where they worked on identifying two-dimensional materials for infrared nanophotonics\, identifying hexagonal boron nitride as a natural hyperbolic material. During his time at NRL he was the recipient of three highly competitive Nanoscience Institute Grants and several awards for his published works. In 2017 he accepted a tenured Associate Professorship in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Vanderbilt University. \nJoin this Seminar on Zoom by clicking here. \nFor more information contact Leah Abraha at labraha@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-joshua-caldwell-vanderbilt-university/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T120000
DTSTAMP:20200226T165508Z
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Dionisios Margetis\, University of Maryland
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dionisios Margetis\, University of Maryland\, College Park \nTitle: Plasmonics on Two-Dimensional Materials \nAbstract: The advent of two-dimensional materials with a wide range of optical and electronic properties offers the promise of exceptional light-matter interactions.  These systems may allow for the propagation of short-scale electromagnetic waves\, called surface plasmon-polaritons (SPPs)\, which can defy the usual diffraction limit. In this talk\, I will present recent advances in understanding how the material geometry\, e.g.\, the presence of edges as well as the formation of periodic structures with 2D materials\, can affect the subwavelength SPP dispersion; and discuss physical implications of these results. \nBio: Dionisios Margetis is a Professor of Mathematics and the Institute for Physical Science and Technology\, jointly with the Center for Scientific Computation & Math. Modeling\, at the University of Maryland\, College Park. After receiving the Electrical Engineering Diploma from the National Technical University of Athens\, Greece\, he went on to Harvard for a PhD in Applied Physics. Then\, he carried out postdoctoral work in applied physics and applied mathematics at Harvard and M.I.T. He joined the faculty at the University of Maryland in 2006. He has been a full Professor since 2012. He was a recipient of: an NSF Career Award; two Research and Scholarship Awards\, and Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching at Maryland; and Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Graduate Education by M.I.T. His research focuses on plasmonics\, epitaxial growth and quantum dynamics. He was a SIAM plenary speaker in mathematical aspects of materials science in 2018. In 2019-20\, he is a Distinguished Ordway Lecturer and Visitor at the University of Minnesota. \nJoin this Seminar on Zoom by clicking here. \nFor more information contact Leah Abraha at labraha@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-dionisios-margetis-university-of-maryland/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T130000
DTSTAMP:20200227T170002Z
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SUMMARY:Environmental Sciences Seminar: Tamara Harms\, University of Alaska Fairbanks - Institute of Arctic Biology
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Tamara Harms\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, University of Alaska Fairbanks\, Institute of Arctic Biology \nTitle: Permafrost Thaw and Changing Cycles of the Elements of Life \nAbstract: Boreal and arctic ecosystems are undergoing rapid change\, including more frequent fires\, thawing permafrost\, increasing temperature\, and more extreme precipitation events. Though the effects of climate change on carbon emissions from high-latitude ecosystems are well documented\, changes to cycles of nitrogen and phosphorus remain poorly understood\, and may cause feedbacks to carbon emissions. My group studies the fate and transport of carbon and nutrients in arctic and boreal catchments. Using in situ studies of nutrient uptake\, we have shown that nitrogen released from thawing permafrost is likely hydrologically exported from arctic catchments\, whereas phosphorus is retained in soils. We are also developing metrics to establish stream chemistry as an indicator of ecological resilience and state changes in boreal catchments. Using high-frequency data collected by automated instream sensors\, we have found surprising increases in nitrate concentration following rain in streams draining catchments where permafrost is likely thawing. Our research suggests large\, climate-driven changes to the nitrogen cycle of high-latitude ecosystems\, resulting in greater flux to downstream ecosystems. \nBio: Tamara Harms is an ecosystem ecologist and biogeochemist with interests in cycles of carbon\, nitrogen\, and phosphorus. She is an associate professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks where she studies the effects of changing climate\, hydrologic\, and disturbance regimes on elemental cycles. She focuses on how hydrologic flowpaths mediate reaction and transport of materials and has worked in deserts\, cities\, and high-latitude ecosystems\, all places where hydrologic connectivity is changing rapidly. \nJoin this Seminar on Zoom by clicking here. \nFor more information\, contact Doris Switzer at dswitzer@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/environmental-sciences-seminar-tamara-harms-university-of-alaska-fairbanks-institute-of-arctic-biology/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200304T120000
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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:20200303T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200303T170000
DTSTAMP:20200214T221222Z
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SUMMARY:Imaris 3D/4D Visualization & Analysis Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Advances in microscopy have made a dramatic impact on researcher’s ability to image deeper\, faster and with more spatial resolution than ever before. Imaris has continued to be on the forefront of innovative solutions for visualizing and quantifying high-resolution data with a clear focus on 3D and 4D imaging. An Imaris Specialist will present the analysis pipeline workflow\, from data import to 3D reconstruction\, image processing and segmentation while demonstrating the intuitive interface using research application examples. We invite you to learn how Imaris can increase accuracy\, repeatability and throughput of your image analysis. This workshop is an excellent opportunity for both experienced Imaris users\, as well as those less familiar\, to learn how Imaris can enhance their research projects. \nRegister at: https://bit.ly/3biyM1p
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/imaris-3d-4d-visualization-analysis-workshop/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200228T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200228T134500
DTSTAMP:20200213T153900Z
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SUMMARY:CCNY Environmental Science Seminar Series: Emily Raboteau\, The City College of New York
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Emily Raboteau\, Department of English\, The City College of New York \nTitle: Communicating Climate Change \nAbstract: What role can writers play in the fight against climate  change? Some writers use their craft to bear witness to an increasingly unlivable world; some translate scientific information for a lay audience\, others go further\, not only addressing the connections between human activities and environmental catastrophe\, but also taking action to change it\, and compelling others to do the same. This talk will focus  on  how blending  personal testimony with science in our writing  can make pathways for reimagining how we can evolve in a context of persistent ecological crisis\, with the aim of shifting policy. \nBio: Emily Raboteau is a professor in the English Department\, where she teaches creative writing. Her books are the critically acclaimed novel\, The Professor’s Daughter\, and a work of creative nonfiction\, Searching for Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora\, winner of the 2014 American Book Award. For the past year she has been writing  longform  essays  about  climate change in such venues as New York Magazine\,  Medium\, and the New York Review of Books.\nLink: https://www.thecut.com/2020/01/a‐year‐of‐talking‐about‐climate‐change.html
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/ccny-environmental-science-seminar-series-emily-raboteau-the-city-college-of-new-york/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200226T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200226T163000
DTSTAMP:20200213T205414Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200226T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200226T130000
DTSTAMP:20200220T181923Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: David G. Schatz\, Yale University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: David G. Schatz\, Professor and Chair of Immunobiology and Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry\, Yale University School of Medicine\, New Haven\, CT \nTitle: Transposon Molecular Domestication and the Evolution of the Adaptive Immune System \nAbstract: Jawed vertebrates have evolved a sophisticated adaptive immune system that relies on assembly of immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor genes by a reaction known as V(D)J recombination. V(D)J recombination is initiated by the RAG1/RAG2 endonuclease (RAG)\, proteins that I helped the discovery in the late 1980s. Ever since then\, I have been interested in understanding the evolutionary origins of RAG and of disassembled (“split”) antigen receptor genes. About 20 years ago\, we and others discovered that RAG has transposase activity\, and it is now believed that RAG1 and RAG2 evolved from the transposase genes of an ancient “RAG transposon”. Furthermore\, the ancestral split antigen receptor gene is thought to have been generated when the RAG transposon inserted into a receptor gene. This theory raises the question: how did a transposase evolve to become the vital recombinase for adaptive immunity? Using x-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy\, we have determined the structures of two of RAG’s evolutionary relatives. I will discuss how we have used these structures to identify the jawed-vertebrate-specific evolutionary adaptations that potently suppress RAG-mediated transposition\, regulate DNA cleavage\, and protect the lymphocyte genome. In addition\, I will discuss our growing understanding of the collaboration between RAG1 and RAG2\, the forces at work during the evolution of V(D)J recombination\, and the mechanisms by which transposases function and evolve. \nJoin this seminar on Zoom by clicking here.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-david-g-schatz-yale-university/
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:20200221T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200221T140000
DTSTAMP:20200205T171031Z
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SUMMARY:Nanoscience Seminar: Sufi Zafar\, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Sufi Zafar\, Ph.D.\, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center \nTitle: Nanoelectronic Sensors for Healthcare \nAbstract: Miniaturized\, high sensitivity\, high resolution and real-time biosensors have the potential to bring transformative advances in healthcare.  This talk focuses on electronic chemical/bio sensors with applications in mobile sensing and early disease diagnostics.  I will discuss the results for recently proposed novel biosensors with significantly enhanced sensitivity\, resolution and response time\, in comparison to those discussed in the litertaure.1\,2 Unlike existing sensors\, the proposed sensors have an inherently simpler one-point calibration procedure and can continuously measure analytes from both aqueous solutions and solid mediums (e.g. tissue\, soil).  Hence\, the new sensors are not only a sensitive research tool but also a superior option for mobile sensing applications such as wearables and implants. Using these sensors\, experimental results for sensing of chloride in sweat\,1 DNA hybridization\,3 enzymatic reactions and soil pH will be discussed.  Additionally\, I will discuss our recent results on nanowire field effect transistor sensors for early disease diagnosis.4 Challenges associated with nanofabrication\, sensing surface functionalization\, protein detection and approaches for resolving them will be discussed. The presentation will conclude with open questions and challenges related to sensor research and development. \nReferences: [1] Sufi Zafar et al\, Scientific Reports-Nature Publishing Group\, 2017; [2] Sufi Zafar\, et al\, Applied Physics Lett.\, 2015; [3] Payel Das and Sufi Zafar\, ACS Nano\, 2015; [4] Sufi Zafar et al\, ACS Nano\, 2018. \nBio: Sufi Zafar is a Research Staff Member at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center\, Yorktown Heights\, New York.  She received a Ph.D. in Physics and has extensive interdisciplinary research experience in device based chemical/bio sensors\, physics augmented data modelling\, nanoscale devices and materials\, nanofabrication and semiconductor technology. Her research efforts have resulted in 78 peer-reviewed journal publications\, 80 issued/pending patents\, technology transfer\, internal and external awards/recognitions such as IBM Research Division Award\, IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Awards\, IBM Master Inventor Award\, IEEE Society senior member and American Physical Society (APS) fellow.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/nanoscience-seminar-sufi-zafar-ibm-t-j-watson-research-center/
LOCATION:CDI\, 4th Floor Seminar Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nanoscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200220T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200220T130000
DTSTAMP:20200219T214217Z
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SUMMARY:Environmental Sciences Seminar: Marissa Matsler\, The Cary Institute of Ecosystems Studies & UREx SRN
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Marissa Matsler\, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate\, The Cary Institute of Ecosystems Studies & UREx SRN \nTitle: Making Nature into Infrastructure: Interdisciplinary Challenges across the Eco-Techno Spectrum of Green Infrastructure \nAbstract: Green infrastructure (GI) development is increasing in US municipalities. However\, despite technical optimism regarding the benefits provided by GI\, governance challenges create significant barriers to effective GI implementation and maintenance. This stems in part from the contested definition of GI\, i.e. stakeholders place varied\, often conflicting demands on the concept. This lack of conceptual clarity means that GI programs currently consist of a mishmash of disparate facility types\, from large-scale natural areas to small-scale engineered bioswales\, all of which are designed\, implemented\, and maintained by organizations with different\, sometimes conflicting\, goals. \nTo make sense of GI management\, I organize this variety along the Eco-Techno Spectrum\, arranging facilities according to the degree to which ‘nature’ or biological entities (i.e. plants\, soils\, microbes) are incorporated as infrastructural components in facilities. On the ‘eco’ end of the spectrum are remnant forests and floodplains where most components are biological. On the ‘techno’ end of the spectrum are engineered green roofs and permeable pavement where components are primarily human-made technologies. This spectrum allows for the combination of ecological and engineering data\, which are usually siloed. Importantly\, this spectrum also provides a platform on which to integrate governance and socio-political concerns with technical engineering and ecological data. The Eco-Techno Spectrum captures the diversity of technologies\, institutional actors\, scales\, jurisdictions\, and ecosystems that make up GI in cities today. While relatively simplistic\, this heuristic is powerful because it organizes facilities across different social\, ecological\, and technical boundaries into a single framework. This unified framework can generate and organize variables of interest from different disciplines and can help create a link between research and practice. In this presentation\, I will show the Eco-Techno Spectrum’s utility to an interdisciplinary examination of urban governance through cases in Portland and Baltimore. \nBio: Dr. Marissa Matsler is an interdisciplinary scholar. Her research is focused on understanding the institutional and ecological challenges of green infrastructure development. Her work combines the insights of political ecology\, science and technology studies (STS)\, urban ecology\, and urban planning to examine the conflicts between green infrastructure as a conceptual greenspace planning tool and an engineering practice on-the-ground\, in particular understanding the consequences of differing green infrastructure policies on marginalized communities and urban ecosystems. She is currently a postdoctoral research associate at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies working as a part of the Urban\nResilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network (UREx SRN). She has a PhD in Urban Studies from Portland State University\, a Masters of Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies\, and a BS in Marine Biology from Oregon State University. \nJoin this seminar on Zoom by clicking here.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/environmental-sciences-seminar-marissa-matsler-the-cary-institute-of-ecosystems-studies-urex-srn/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Conference Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences
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DTSTAMP:20191204T163709Z
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SUMMARY:GRAPHENE FOR US
DESCRIPTION:New York (USA) will host the 3rd edition of the Graphene & 2D Materials International Conference and Exhibition (GrapheneforUS): February 20-21\, 2020. \nGrapheneUS 2020 will be a 2 days event that means to gather the key players of the Graphene Community and related sectors. This event is launched again following the success of the 2018 &2019 editions and the lack of meetings in the field in the US. It aims to become an established event\, attracting global participants\, intent on sharing\, exchanging and exploring new avenues of graphene-related scientific and commercial developments. \nThe Industrial Forum will again present the most recent advances in technology developments and business opportunities in graphene commercialization. Key representatives of “graphene companies” will share their market vision and business opportunities\, while selected talks from industrial exhibitors will present commercial showcases in all current market fields of graphene products. \nFor more information visit http://www.grapheneforus.com/2020/index.php
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/graphene-for-us/
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:20200219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200219T130000
DTSTAMP:20200203T200137Z
CREATED:20200129T213539Z
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SUMMARY:RNAScope
DESCRIPTION:RNAScope \nInnovative RNA in situ hybridization technology \n  \nThe RNAscope® and Basescope® assays have streamlined & revolutionized RNA ISH\, making it accessible to any laboratory\, including those that are yet to perform in situ hybridization. \nOur invited speakers will show how this next generation in situ hybridization enables and accelerates their research. They will present their scientific challenges and results and will describe how they set up the RNAscope™ assays and established them as a core assay in their labs. \nThis event aims to promote and facilitate scientific discussions and exchanges among existing and future users from various institutions who want single-molecule sensitive detection of target expression in disease and normal tissue.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/rnascope-2/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200219T130000
DTSTAMP:20200207T194948Z
CREATED:20191227T174339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200207T194948Z
UID:10001079-1582113600-1582117200@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Ioannis Gelis\, Univ. of South Florida
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Ioannis Gelis\,  Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry\, Univ. of South Florida Tampa\, FL \nTitle: Molecular insights into the progression of Hsp90-mediated kinase chaperone cycle \nAbstract: Molecular chaperones play an essential role in the maintenance of a balanced protein homeostasis\, by promoting protein folding and preventing protein misfolding and aggregation. Broad scope chaperones such as those found in the heat shock protein (Hsp) family\, including Hsp60\, Hsp70\, Hsp90\, Hsp100 and small Hsps\, do not function independently but make the core of elaborate macromolecular machineries formed with partner proteins\, termed cochaperones\, that regulate their functions\, fine-tune progression through the chaperone cycle and even bridge chaperone machineries\, creating intricate chaperone networks. Thus\, the composition and architecture of chaperone complexes is highly dynamic\, requiring remodeling of protein-protein interfaces for efficient processing of the substrate during chaperone cycles. We use NMR spectroscopy together with other biophysical and biochemical techniques to characterize early steps of the Hsp90-mediated chaperone cycle of protein kinases\, and particularly substrate entry. I will discuss how the kinase-specific cochaperone of Hsp90\, Cdc37\, assists in the recruitment of protein kinases and essentially orchestrates progression through the kinase chaperone cycle. Sensing of kinase thermodynamic stability permits Cdc37 to discriminate between client- and non-client kinases and therefore allows for selective client entry to the chaperone cycle. Phosphorylation induced unfolding of Cdc37\, coupled to global conformational rearrangements\, then lead to the release of the cochaperone and possessing of the substrate kinase assisted by a series of late cochaperones implicated in regulating the ATPase activity of Hsp90.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-ioannis-gelis-univ-of-south-florida/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200206T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200206T183000
DTSTAMP:20200122T150606Z
CREATED:20200110T210205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200122T150606Z
UID:10001097-1581004800-1581013800@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:CUNY STEM Postdoc Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:Come share your insights on the professional development\, career navigation\, and networking needs of CUNY’s STEM postdocs with the goal of shaping future programs from the ASRC and Graduate Center. Refreshments will be served during a reception after the townhall so you can meet your colleagues. \nPlease register to attend in-person or online by Monday\, February 3.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/cuny-stem-postdoc-town-hall/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200206T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200206T130000
DTSTAMP:20200206T152608Z
CREATED:20200108T164129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200206T152608Z
UID:10001093-1580990400-1580994000@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Environmental Sciences Seminar: Jason Smith (NY Restoration Project) & Chester Zarnoch (Baruch College) [CANCELLED]
DESCRIPTION:Speaker(s): \nJason Smith\, MS\, MFA. Director of Northern Manhattan Parks for the NY Restoration Project \nChester Zarnoch\, PhD. Professor CUNY\, Dept. of Natural Science at Baruch College \nTitle: A Living Shoreline on the Harlem River: From Design Challenges to Ecosystem Services \nAbstract: The Sherman Creek Living Shoreline is an intervention intended to adapt a coastal park in Northern Manhattan to the impacts of climate change while improving the ecosystem function of the shoreline. In the Spring of 2020 an artificial oyster reef will be installed in the Harlem River to alter sediment dynamics and facilitate the establishment of intertidal wetlands. As a collaboration between a non-profit\, government agencies\, and CUNY researchers\, this project is an example of how to integrate collaborative research into the adaptation of urban public space. Ongoing research will assess the role of mussels in the success of wetland establishment\, and evaluate changes to carbon storage and sediment gas fluxes. This work will demonstrate the potential of living shorelines to provide critical ecosystem services in eutrophic waters such as the Harlem\nRiver. \nBio: \nJason Smith is the Director of Northern Manhattan Parks for the New York Restoration Project. In this capacity\, he manages the stewardship of parkland and implements projects that enhance the resilience of northern Manhattan communities. Jason’s interests include ecological land management and nexus of design and conservation in cities. Prior to working at NYRP\, Jason taught art and design at SUNY Buffalo and Canisius College. Jason received an MS from Brooklyn College in Earth and Environmental Science and an MFA in Visual Art from SUNY Buffalo. Jason’s experiences in construction\, landscaping\, art and education inform his approach to interdisciplinary urban research and practice. \nChester B. Zarnoch holds a Ph.D. in Biology and is a Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology at Baruch College\, City University of New York (CUNY) and is Graduate Faculty in the Biology Program at CUNY’s Graduate Center. He has been an active researcher in marine ecology and aquaculture since 2001 and has published papers on shellfish biology\, sediment nitrogen cycling\, and intensive aquaculture. His current research aims to describe the biological and physical processes that influence ecosystem services derived from restored habitats in eutrophic estuaries. \nLivestream Link:\n Click here to join through Zoom. Note: you may be asked to install a small Zoom app before being able to join. In case the link does not work\, the Zoom Meeting ID is 347 137 665.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/environmental-sciences-seminar-jason-smith-ny-restoration-project-chester-zarnoch-baruch-college/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T150000
DTSTAMP:20200108T162352Z
CREATED:20200108T162352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200108T162352Z
UID:10001091-1580907600-1580914800@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Lab Safety Training
DESCRIPTION:Lab safety training for ASRC researchers and core facility users. \nContact: Aldo Orlando\, aldo.orlando@asrc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/lab-safety-training-9/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T130000
DTSTAMP:20200203T170245Z
CREATED:20191227T174029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200203T170245Z
UID:10001078-1580904000-1580907600@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Cynthia Wolberger\, Johns Hopkins
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Cynthia Wolberger; Professor\, Department of Biophysics & Biophysical Chemistry Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine \nTitle: Histone H2B ubiquitination in transcription and nucleosome dynamics \nAbstract: Post-translational modifications of histones play a central role in regulating all cellular processes requiring access to DNA. Cross-talk between histone modifications\, in which one histone modification regulates deposition of a second\, provides an additional layer of regulation and specificity. Monoubiquitinated histone H2B-K120 (in humans; K123 in yeast) is a hallmark of actively transcribed genes that is required for methylation of histone H3K79 and H3K4\, two other marks of active regions of transcription. H3K79 is methylated by Dot1L in humans and H3K4 is methylated by the COMPASS complex in yeast. To determine the molecular basis of cross-talk between histone ubiquitination and methylation\, we have determined cryo-EM structures of the respective enzyme complexes bound to H2B-ubiquitinated nucleosomes. In addition to revealing the mechanism of ubiquitin recognition and enzyme stimulation\, our studies have revealed surprising plasticity in the histone core of the nucleosome that has implications for interactions with other histone-modifying enzymes.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-cynthia-wolberger-johns-hopkins/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200204T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200204T173000
DTSTAMP:20200122T171426Z
CREATED:20200122T171426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200122T171426Z
UID:10001101-1580833800-1580837400@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:March for Science Information Session
DESCRIPTION:March for Science NYC is the official satellite of March for Science\, a volunteer network of scientists committed to science for a common good. In NYC\, we are expanding our team and programming in 2020! This information session will give an introduction to our organization and our plans for 2020\, including our upcoming march and expo on April 19\, 2020. \nFor more information contact Ingrid Paredes at ijparedes@nyu.edu.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/march-for-science-information-session/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200131T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200131T120000
DTSTAMP:20200121T215457Z
CREATED:20200121T214118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200121T215457Z
UID:10001099-1580468400-1580472000@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Mohammad Hafezi\, University of Maryland
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Mohammad Hafezi\, University of Maryland \nTitle: Topological physics: from photons to electrons \nAbstract: There are many intriguing physical phenomena that are associated with topological features — global properties that are not discernible locally. The best-known examples are quantum Hall effects in electronic systems\, where insensitivity to local properties manifests itself as conductance through edge states which are insensitive to defects and disorder. In the talk\, we first discuss how similar physics can be explored with photons; specifically\, how various quantum Hall Hamiltonians can be simulated in an optical system.  We then discuss how strong interaction between photons can be created by the integration of topological photonic structures with solid-state quantum emitters. Our results may enable the development classical and quantum optical devices with built-in protection for next-generation optoelectronic and quantum technologies. \nBio: Mohammad Hafezi is an Associate Professor with a joint appointment in the Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering Departments at the University of Maryland and a fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute. He studied for two years at Sharif University before completing his undergraduate degree from École Polytechnique. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University in 2009. His research interest includes quantum optics\, topological physics\, condensed materials\, and quantum information sciences. He has had a number of pioneering contributions in exploring topological physics in synthetic systems such as photonic and atomic platforms\, including the first proposal and realization of topological edge states for optical photons. He is the recipient of the Sloan Fellowship\, the Young Investigator Award of the US Naval Research Office.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-mohammad-hafezi-university-of-maryland/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T150000
DTSTAMP:20200121T215914Z
CREATED:20200108T162112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200121T215914Z
UID:10001089-1580392800-1580396400@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Andrea Blanco-Redondo\, NOKIA Bell Labs
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Andrea Blanco-Redondo\, NOKIA Bell Labs \nTitle: Topological quantum photonics and novel soliton physics \nAbstract: In this talk I will review our work on topological and nonlinear photonics. First\, I will cover the latest developments in the field of topological quantum photonics with special emphasis on our experimental results on entangled states of topological modes in silicon waveguide arrays. Following I will unveil our most recent results on the recently discovered pure-quartic solitons\, including our demonstration of the first pure-quartic soliton laser. \nBio: Andrea Blanco-Redondo is the Head of the Silicon Photonics department at Nokia Bell Labs and an OSA Director at Large. Prior to this\, from 2015 to early 2019\, she was the Professor Harry Messel Research Fellow of the School of Physics of the University of Sydney\, in Australia\, and from 2007 to 2014 she was a senior photonics researcher with the Aerospace and Telecom departments of Tecnalia\, Spain. She got her PhD in photonics at the University of the Basque Country\, Bilbao\, Spain\, and her MSc in Telecom Engineering at the University of Valladolid\, Valladolid\, Spain. She is an Associate Editor with OSA Continuum and a member of the Editorial Board of APL Photonics. She is also the recipient of the 2016 Geoff Opat Award of the Australian Optical Society to the top Australian Early Career Researcher\, and of the Spanish 2014 Ada Byron Award to the top Women in Technology.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-andrea-blanco-redondo-nokia-bell-labs/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200129T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200129T130000
DTSTAMP:20200129T213219Z
CREATED:20200129T213219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200129T213219Z
UID:10001104-1580299200-1580302800@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:RNAScope
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/rnascope/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200129T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200129T130000
DTSTAMP:20200116T214458Z
CREATED:20191227T152305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200116T214458Z
UID:10001077-1580299200-1580302800@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Colin A. Smith\, Wesleyan University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Colin A. Smith\, Assistant Professor in Chemistry\, Wesleyan University Middletown\, CT \nTitle: Elucidating Effects of Motion on Designed Fluorescent Proteins through Simulation and Improved Modeling of NMR Data \nAbstract: The de novo computational design of proteins with a predefined three-dimensional structure is becoming routine. However\, giving those molecules useful functions is often much more difficult. In that regard\, the recent design of proteins that activate the fluorescence of a small molecule chromophore is noteworthy. The design process created a large library of variants\, but gave no rational explanation of why one variant is brighter than another. Using both quantum mechanics and molecular dynamics simulations\, we show that the ability of the protein to resist chromophore motion can predict brightness. In addition to providing avenues for optimizing these proteins\, this represents an ideal model system for studying how to design proteins that stabilize a particular ligand conformation\, a critical aspect of enzyme design. To further characterize the solution dynamics of this and other proteins in full-atom detail\, we are developing new computational techniques that can extract dynamics from nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) experiments used for structure determination. Due to numerous approximations\, those structures often have limited accuracy and many aspects of inherent protein flexibility are neglected. To overcome this\, we recently developed a new computational method\, called the Kinetic Ensemble approach\, that rigorously quantifies protein motion from NOE data. \n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-colin-a-smith-wesleyan-university/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200127T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200127T120000
DTSTAMP:20200108T150709Z
CREATED:20191213T145415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200108T150709Z
UID:10001076-1580122800-1580126400@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Christian Kern\, University of Utah
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Christian Kern\, University of Utah \nTitle: On the Hall effect in three-dimensional metamaterials \nAbstract: The Hall effect describes the appearance of a transversal voltage\, the so-called Hall voltage\,in a current-carrying slab of material that is subject to an external magnetic field. Mathematically\, the effect is described by an antisymmetric contribution to the conductivity tensor that is proportional to the magnetic field. This antisymmetric contribution is linked to the nonreciprocity of the effect\, which is a result of the external magnetic field breaking time-reversal symmetry. In the isotropic case\, the relevant material properties are given by a scalar parameter\, the so-called Hall coefficient. In metamaterials\, very unusual values of the effective Hall coefficient can be realized by tailoring their microscopic structure. In this talk\, based on the work of Marc Briane and Graeme Milton\, I will show that the effective Hall coefficient of a single-constituent porous metamaterial can be sign-inverted with respect to the Hall coefficient of the constituent material and how we were able to demonstrate this effect experimentally. Furthermore\, I will discuss structures with lower symmetry\, which are described by a rank-two tensor instead of a scalar Hall coefficient. In the last part of my talk\, I will elaborate on bounds on the effective Hall coeffcient and related effective material parameters. Such bounds can be obtained using results from perturbation theory or via the variational principles of Cherkaev\, Gibiansky\, and Milton. \nBio: Christian Kern is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Utah\, Salt Lake City. His research focuses on the theoretical description and experimental realization of three-dimensional composites and metamaterials with highly non-trivial geometries. C. Kern received his Ph.D. in Physics from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in 2019\, where he was advised by Martin Wegener. He holds a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Physics from ETH Zurich.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-christian-kern-university-of-utah/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200124T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200124T160000
DTSTAMP:20200122T180344Z
CREATED:20191211T220838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200122T180344Z
UID:10001075-1579874400-1579881600@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:STEM Undergraduate Summer Research Info Session
DESCRIPTION:This event will feature a number of undergraduate summer research programs which place students with mentors at the CUNY ASRC and other local institutions. Many programs offer stipends and other support packages. \nParticipants will also have the opportunity to meet with a representative from The Graduate Center’s Office of Admissions\, tour ASRC labs\, mingle with faculty\, and visit our IlluminationSpace visitor center. \nPlease register to attend in-person or via livestream. \nSCHEDULE:  \n2 p.m. – Introduction\nAnnette “Nina” Gray\, PhD\nAssociate Dean for the Sciences\, The Graduate Center\nExecutive Director\, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center \n2:05 p.m. – Program Presentations  \n\nCUNY Summer Undergraduate Program (CSURP)\nMaterials Research Center Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (MRSEC REU) and Nano-NY\nResearch Experience for Undergraduates program in Biochemistry\, Biophysics and Biodesign (B3-REU)\nCREST Center for Interface Design and Engineered Assembly of Low Dimensional Systems Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREST IDEALS REU)\nThe Graduate Center Office of Admissions\n\n3:00 p.m. – Meet & Greet and ASRC Tours\nMeet with program representatives\, tour ASRC labs\, and mingle with faculty and students. Refreshments will be served.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/stem-undergraduate-summer-research-info-session/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200117T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200117T200000
DTSTAMP:20200103T154035Z
CREATED:20200103T154035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200103T154035Z
UID:10001081-1579271400-1579291200@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Glia Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This will be an opportunity to start the new year by sharing exciting new discoveries and meeting old and new friends working on the fascinating biology of glial cells. \nWe welcome talks from speakers who would like to get feedback on their latest research findings and especially encourage abstracts and poster presentations by trainees. \nThis is the time to mingle\, present your work\, meet new people\, get honest feedback on your work. \nThe community is growing and it is all because your participation makes it possible. \nPlease register for the event via eventbrite by January 10th. Although registration is not required to attend the symposium\, it will help us with the planning. If you are presenting a poster\, please provide the title during registration\, also due on January 10th. \nRegister online at https://bit.ly/38xMYCp
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/glia-club-meeting/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium & Cafe\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200108T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200108T150000
DTSTAMP:20200103T213259Z
CREATED:20200103T213259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200103T213259Z
UID:10001088-1578488400-1578495600@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Lab Safety Training
DESCRIPTION:Lab safety training for ASRC researchers and core facility users. \nContact: Aldo Orlando\, aldo.orlando@asrc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/lab-safety-training-8/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191219T130000
DTSTAMP:20191126T203128Z
CREATED:20191126T203128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191126T203128Z
UID:10001070-1576756800-1576760400@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Environmental Sciences Seminar: Michael Menser\, Brooklyn College
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Michael Menser\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Philosophy\, Urban Sustainability Studies\, Caribbean Studies\, Brooklyn College \nTitle: Resilience\, Participatory Budgeting and the New Civic Engagement Commission: The Role of CUNY \nAbstract: One year ago New Yorkers overwhelmingly approved ballot measures that made participatory budgeting city wide and created a new government organization\, the civic engagement commission\, which is supposed to promote interagency coordination and provide technical assistance to community boards. Mike Menser will discuss how both could help NYC become more equitable and resilient especially if they partnered with CUNY. \nBio: Dr. Michael Menser teaches Philosophy\, Urban Sustainability Studies\, and Caribbean Studies at Brooklyn College and Earth and Environmental Sciences and Environmental Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is an advisor for community engagement for the Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay and on the board of the Center for the Study of Brooklyn. He is the author of We Decide! Theories and Cases in Participatory Democracy (Temple 2018) and is a contributor to Prospects for Resilience: Insights from New York City’s Jamaica Bay (Island 2016). He is the co-founder and President of the Board of the Participatory Budgeting Project and helped launch one of the first PB processes in NYC working with the residents of Flatbush Brooklyn. Menser received his PhD from CUNY\, has taught at Brooklyn College since 1995 and is a member of the Professional Staff Congress union (PSC CUNY). His early research was in philosophy of biology and science and technology studies and he co-edited the volume Technoscience and Cyber-culture (Routledge 1996) and since then has published scholarly papers on the democratizing the food system\, political theory and democratizing the state\, and bioregionalism and urban resilience. His current research is on climate justice for urban socio-ecological systems and how to create more equity-enhancing\, effective\, informed\, and collaborative governance systems at different governmental levels in policies and programs such as the Green New Deal.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/environmental-sciences-seminar-michael-menser-brooklyn-college/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T130000
DTSTAMP:20191205T195324Z
CREATED:20191108T175100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191205T195324Z
UID:10000980-1576065600-1576069200@asrc.gc.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Igor A. Kaltashov\, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Igor A. Kaltashov\, Professor\, Department of Chemistry. University of Massachusetts Amherst \nTitle: New mass spectrometry-based approaches to characterization of highly heterogeneous macromolecules: focus on heparin \nAbstract: Understanding molecular mechanisms governing interactions of glycosaminoglycans (such as heparin) with proteins remains challenging due to their enormous structural heterogeneity. Commonly accepted approaches seek to reduce this structural complexity by searching for “minimal protein-binding epitopes” within the limited subsets of short heparin oligomers produced either enzymatically or synthetically. An alternative approach presented in this work seeks to preserve the chemical diversity displayed by heparin by allowing the intact polysaccharide chains to interact with the client protein. Native mass spectrometry (MS) is used in combination with ion chemistry in the gas phase to characterize intact protein/heparin complexes\, providing information on their composition and binding stoichiometry. More detailed structural information is obtained by carrying out enzymatic foot-printing in solution by lysing the protein-bound heparin chains followed by the product analysis using size exclusion chromatography with on-line MS detection. When applied to a paradigmatic heparin/antithrombin system\, the new method generates a series of oligomers with surprisingly distinct sulfation levels\, highlighting the important role of the electrostatics outside of the binding core (where the protein/heparin association is guided by structural complementarity). In addition to being an auxiliary force\, electrostatic interactions may rescue protein/heparin association when the structurally complementary binders are unavailable. Applications of MS-based approaches to other therapeutically relevant protein/heparin systems are also considered.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-igor-a-kaltashov-univ-of-massachusetts-amherst/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T110000
DTSTAMP:20191206T163019Z
CREATED:20191205T163817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191206T163019Z
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Said Rahimzadeh-Kalaleh Rodriguez\, AMOLF
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Said Rahimzadeh-Kalaleh Rodriguez \nTitle: Scaling and universality in optical bistability \nAbstract: Driven nonlinear dynamical systems can reside in two steady states at a single driving condition. This feature\, known as bistability\, is associated with emergent phenomena in phase transitions\, scaling\, and universal behavior. In descriptions of bistable systems\, it is typically assumed that the nonlinear force responsible for bistability acts instantaneously on the system. In addition\, the role of quantum fluctuations on bistability was until recently largely assumed to be irrelevant to experiments. In this talk\, I will present two experiments where these two assumptions were challenged.  Both of these experiments were based on nonlinear optical cavities driven by light\, but similar physics is expected in other systems.  The experiments we performed consisted of scanning a driving parameter (e.g. laser intensity or frequency) across an optical bistability at various speeds\, and analyzing the resultant dynamic optical hysteresis. Intriguingly\, both quantum fluctuations and non-instantaneous interactions lead to a universal power law decay of the hysteresis area as a function of the scanning speed. However\, universal scaling behavior emerges in the opposite limits of slow and fast scans when quantum fluctuations and non-instantaneous interactions are taken into account\, respectively. I will conclude with perspectives for realizing lattices of bistable optical cavities\, and the opportunities that these bring for performing analog computation and studying non-Markovian nonlinear dynamics with light. \nBio: Said Rodriguez leads the Interacting Photons group at the Center for Nanophotonics in AMOLF. Said got his PhD (Cum Laude) in Applied Physics at the Eindhoven University of Technology\, in the former AMOLF/Philips group of Prof. Gómez Rivas. Said’s thesis received the FOM Physics thesis prize – an annual award for the best physics thesis in the Netherlands. Said then received a Marie-Curie fellowship to study quantum and nonlinear optics in the group of Prof. J. Bloch and Dr. A. Amo at the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies (France). Next\, Said did a short postdoc in the group of Prof. A. Mosk at Utrecht University. Throughout this time\, Said has worked with various optical systems\, including plasmonic lattices\, waveguides\, organic & inorganic emitters\, integrated semiconductor cavities\, photonic crystal cavities\, and most recently tunable cavities. Said is the recipient of an ERC Starting grant aimed at realizing strongly correlated polaritons in optoelectronic nanostructures. Recently\, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) granted Said the Early Career Award in the domain of Natural and Technical Sciences. Said’s current research interests include stochastic nonlinear dynamics\, quantum optics\, strong light-matter coupling\, sensing\, and emergent phenomena in condensed matter systems.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-said-rahimzadeh-kalaleh-rodriguez-amolf/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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