Department Seminar
Upcoming Seminar
Elucidating the role of host proteins in HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 infection
Dr. Peter Ramirez, CSU Long Beach
May 3, 2023
4:00pm in HSCI-105
All mammalian viral replication cycles consist of five main phases: 1) attachment and entry, 2) genome replication, 3) translation, 4) assembly, and 5) release. Each of these steps is highly dependent on viruses hijacking host cell proteins to successfully replicate. However, many of these host/viral interactions remain unknown. Here, we identify three membrane-associated host proteins (AnnexinA2, Moesin, and CD4) that interact with either the HIV-1 Nef protein and/or SARS-CoV-2 Spike within living cells. Characterizing these interactions will yield new models of retrovirus and coronavirus biology and potentially lead to the development of novel therapeutic agents.
Seminars are held on Wednesdays at 4:00pm. All are invited to attend.
Seminar Coordinator
For information and suggestions about our Department Seminar series, please contact the seminar coordinator:
Prof. Fangyuan Tian
Fangyuan.Tian@csulb.edu
Schedule
The following is the schedule for Spring 2023.
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2023 | Elucidating the role of host proteins in HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 infection | Dr. Peter Ramirez, CSU Long Beach |
Previous Seminars
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| April 26, 2023 | Vascular contributions in dementia | Dr. Zeke Gonzalez, University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| April 19, 2023 | Nanothermodynamics of Metal Nanoparticles Below 4 nm in Diameter | Dr. Francis Zamborini, University of Louisville |
| April 12, 2023 | The Evolution of a Chemical Career | Dr. Tom Maricich, CSU Long Beach |
| April 5, 2023 | Living Materials: Programming Synthetic Materials with Engineered Living Bacteria | Dr. Seunghyun Sim, UC Irvine |
| March 22, 2023 | Compound Semiconductor Technology: Industrial Manufacturing of Materials, Devices Fabrication and Applications | Dr. Partha S. Dutta, United Semiconductors |
| March 15, 2023 | Using Chemical Biology to Address Environmental Challenges | Dr. Matt Francis, UC Berkeley |
| March 8, 2023 | One is the Loneliest Number: Multivalent and Multielectron Processes for Next-Generation Batteries | Dr. Kimberly A. See, Caltech |
| March 1, 2023 | Implementing Digital Badging to Assess Hands-on Laboratory Skills | Dr. Marcy Towns, Purdue University |
| February 22, 2023 | Cytoskeletal regulation by formins: effects of disease-associated mutations and small molecule inhibitors | Dr. Christina Vizcarra, Barnard College |
| February 15, 2023 | Investigating the Role of Arginine Methylation in PGC-1a, a Metabolic Regulator | Dr. Cecilia Zurita Lopez, Chapman University |
| February 8, 2023 | From Remdesivir (Veklury), (−)-Pavidolide B to Clopidogrel (Plavix): Using OChem-I & II Knowledge to Address Diverse Biomedical Challenges | Dr. Yaoqiu Zhu, University of Texas at El Paso |
| February 1, 2023 | Nature inspired multi-activity enzymes for improved carbohydrate deconstruction | Dr. Renaud Berlemont, CSU Long Beach |
The Seminar Archive has Department Seminars from previous semesters.
The Department Seminar is supported by The Allergan Foundation.
