The main activity of the UCF Biophysics Group has been organization of monthly seminars, where postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and faculty members, including guests from local and out-of-state universities and industrial companies, have presented their work of biophysical relevance. The seminars facilitate interdisciplinary collaborative research and thereby enhance the potential of UCF researchers in terms of extramural funding. These seminars are actively attended by graduate students from various programs (Biomolecular Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Nanoscience, etc.), and therefore promote biophysical education at UCF. Below is a list of UCF Biophysics Group seminars since its inception in October 2002 up to March 2022.
*Biophysics seminar series will be held through Zoom meetings, on the third Wednesday of each month, from noon-1pm. Please contact Dr. Ellen Kang if you want to be added to our group email list. Thank you!
2022-2023 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Ellen H. Kang)
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 04/19/2023 | Dr. Sangjin Kim, Assistant Professor, Physics Department, UIUC | Bacterial Cell Biology of mRNA Degradation |
| 03/23/2023 | UCF Biophysics Group | Biophysics Day Poster Session |
| 02/08/2023 | Dr. Harold Kim, Physics Department, Georgia Institute of Technology | Illuminating DNA mechanics at the level of a single base pair |
| 11/16/2022 | Dr. Christine M. Papadakis Professor, Physics Department, Technical University of Munich (Germany) | Tunable self-assembled hydrogels from block copolymers with thermoresponsive and pH-responsive blocks |
| 10/19/2022 | Maria C. Zabala-Rodriguez, Graduate student in Dr. Teter's group, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, UCF | Peptide-based inhibitors of amyloid beta aggregation and toxicity |
| 09/21/2022 | Dr. Lalit Deshmukh, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCSD | The mechanistic role of ALIX condensates in abscission checkpoint |
2021-2022 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Ellen H. Kang)
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 04/27/2022 | Dr. Yulia Gerasimova, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, UCF | Interaction of DNA with Fluorogenic Dyes |
| 03/23/2022 | Dr. David MJ Lilley, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee (UK) | The processing of Holliday junctions in DNA by resolving enzymes |
| 02/16/2022 | Dr. Robert Steward, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UCF | Biomechanical Mechnisms that Govern Cellular Behavior |
| 01/19/2022 | Dr. Wencai Zhang, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences | Crosstalk between microRNAs and metabolic pathways in cancer treatment |
| 11/18/2021 | Albert Serrano, PhD student in Dr. Teter's lab, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences | Holotoxin disassembly by protein disulfide isomerase is less efficient for Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin than cholera toxin |
| 10/21/2021 | Jinho Park, PhD student in Dr. Kang's lab | NanoScience Technology Center Crowding tunes the organization and mechanics of actin bundles formed by crosslinking proteins |
2020-2021 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Ellen H. Kang)
| Topic | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
04/21/2021 | Swarnadeep Seth, PhD student in Dr. Bhattacharya’s group, Department of Physics, UCF | Decoding DNA Barcodes using Multi-Scan Measurements in Nanopore Devices |
| 03/24/2021 | Faisal Abedin, PhD student in Dr. Suren Tatulian Group, Department of Physics, UCF | Biophysical Analysis of the Structure and Aggregation of Amyloid 𝛽 Peptide |
| 02/17/2021 | Nicholas Castaneda, PhD student in Dr. Ellen Kang Group, NanoScience Technology Center and Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, UCF | Counteractive Effects of Electrostatics and Macromolecular Crowding on Actin Bundle Mechanics and Secondary Structure |
| 11/19/2020 | Tyrone Thames, PhD student in Dr. Bo Chen Group, Physics | A site-specific comparison of the spherical and tubular capsid structure and assembly of the Rous Sarcoma Virus |
| 10/21/2020 | Kyu Young Han, CREOL | Fluorescence Microscopy with Tailored Light |
| 09/23/2020 | Alfons Schulte, Department of Physics, UCF | Formation and Growth of Mesoglobules across the Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) Coil-to-Globule Transition Revealed with Kinetic Neutron Scattering and Fast Pressure Jumps |
2019-2020 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Ellen H. Kang)
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 02/20/2020 | Hwan Choi, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UCF | Effects of Assistive Device on Gait, Musculotendon Function, and Metabolic Cost |
| 11/20/2019 | Kersten Schroeder, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, UCF | The Kink-Turn RNA Motif and Disease |
| 10/16/2019 | Claudia Andl, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, UCF | Pre-clinical models to study the physiological outcomes of cancer risk factor exposure |
| 09/18/2019 | Elizabeth J. Brisbois, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, UCF | Nitric Oxide (NO) Releasing Materials to Reduce Thrombosis and Infection on Medical Devices |
2018-2019 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Suren Tatulian)
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 09/19/2018 | Ryan Connelly and Yulia Gerasimova, Dept. of Chemistry, UCF, Orlando, FLL | G-quadruplexes as signal-transducing elements for visual nucleic acid analysis |
| 10/17/2018 | Kollbe Ahn, Dept. of Chemistry, UCF, Orlando, FL | Bio-Inspired Adhesion and Its Applications |
| 11/14/2018 | Gang Chen, Dept. of Chemistry, UCF, Orlando, FL | Towards Precise Control of Anisotropic Plasmonic Nanoparticles for SERS Applications |
| 12/18/2018 | Jonathan Caranto, Dept. of Chemistry, UCF, Orlando, FL | Biological N–N bond formation: From the nitrogen cycle to microbial natural products |
| 01/16/2019 | Jessica Guyette (Ken Teter Lab) Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, UCF, Orlando, FL | Stability and Conformational Resilience of Protein Disulfide Isomerase |
| 02/13/2019 | Taj Azarian, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, UCF, Orlando FL | Application of Microbial Whole-Genome-Sequencing to Understanding Pathogen Evolution and Spread |
| 03/20/2019 | Tatiana Molden (Dmitry Kolpashchikov lab), Dept. of Chemistry, UCF, Orlando, FL | "Smart" DNA Constructs for Sensing and Processing of Biological Analytes |
| 04/17/2019 | Justine T. Tigno-Aranjuez, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, UCF, Orlando, FL | Not Your Typical Kinase: The Many Functions and Faces of RIP2 |
2017-2018 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Suren Tatulian)
| 09/20/2017 | Bo Chen, Dept. of Physics, UCF, Orlando, FL | Structural Characterization of Rous Sarcoma Virus Capsid Protein in its Tubular Assembly and Simulations of Self-Assemblies of HIV Capsid Protein |
| 10/18/2017 | Suren Tatulian, Dept. of Physics, UCF, Orlando, FL | The Multiscale Models: A Journey from the Wave Equation to Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics |
| 11/22/2017 | Jihe (Jackie) Zhao, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences UCF, Orlando, FL | KLF8 – a Criminal Behind Cancer and Other Diseases? |
| 12/20/2017 | Vishwa D. Trivedi, Dept. of Natural Sciences, College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Bethune Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL | Stability, Ligand Binding and Phosphorylation of Anabaena Sensory Rhodopsin Transducer towards Putative Signaling State in Sensory Rhodopsin Mediated Protein-Protein Cross Talk |
| 01/24/2018 | Matthew G. Erickson, Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Facility, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
Shunt, Don’t Block: High Efficiency Dual Nuclear Transmission Line Resonators for MRI |
| 02/19/2018 | Debashis Chanda, NanoScience Technology Center and CREOL, UCF, Orlando, FL | Achiral and Chiral Light-Matter Interactions for the Detection of Proteins to Neurotransmitters |
| 03/19/2018 | Lorraine Leon, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, UCF, Orlando, FL | Phase Behavior of Bulk and Nanoscale Ionic Polypeptide Complexes |
| 04/16/2018 | Eduardo E. Romero and Florencio E. Hernandez, Department of Chemistry, UCF, Orlando, FL | Solvent Effect on the Intermolecular Proton Transfer of the Watson and Crick Guanine-Cytosine and Adenine-Thymine Base Pairs: A Polarizable Continuum Model Study |
2016-2017 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Suren Tatulian)
| 09/21/2016 | Sepideh Khorasanizadeh Integrative Metabolism Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, Orlando FL |
Characterization of SETDB2, a Novel Epigenetic Regulator of the Glucocorticoid Receptor |
| 10/19/2016 | Lei Zhai Nanoscience Technology Center and Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL | Bioinspired Polyelectrolyte Films and Fibers |
| 11/16/2016 | Hyeran Kang NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando FL | How Salt Interactions Modulate Actin Cytoskeleton Mechanics |
| 12/21/2016 | Nabin Kandel Physics PhD Program, Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando FL | Biophysical Characterization of Membrane Pores Formed by Amyloid beta(25-35) |
| 01/18/2017 | Xin Qiao and Bo Chen Physics PhD Program, Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando FL | Mechanism of Polymorphism and Curvature Control of HIV Capsid Protein Assemblies Probed by a Novel Coarse Grain Model |
| 02/22/2017 | Ryan M. Gelfand CREOL, College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando FL | Playing with Proteins: Optical Trapping and Spectroscopy of a Single Molecule |
| 03/22/2017 | Dmitry M. Kolpashchikov Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando FL | DNA Nanotechnology for Biosensing and Molecular Robotics |
| 04/19/2017 | Ken Teter Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando FL | Protein Disulfide Isomerase: Links to Infectious and Neurodegenerative Diseases |
2015-2016 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Suren Tatulian)
| 09/16/2015 | Mikaeel Young Biomedical Sci. Grad. Program & NanoScience Technology Center (S. Santra lab), UCF |
Fixed-Quat : An Innovative Alternative to Copper Biocides Against Plant Pathogens |
| 10/14/2015 | Dr. Vishwa Trivedi Department of Natural Sciences, College of Science Engineering and Mathematics, Bethune Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL |
Unusual Oligomeric Stability, Ligand Binding and Signaling State of Anabaena Sensory Receptor Transducer |
| 11/25/2015 | Dr. Ken Teter Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, UCF |
The Disruption of Multimeric Protein Complexes by Protein Disulfide Isomerase |
| 12/09/2015 | Dr. Jef Hooyberghs Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Mol, Antwerp, Belgium |
Probing the Physical Limits of DNA Affinity Sensors |
| 01/25/2016 | Gregory Shinaberry, Physics Graduate Program and NanoScience Technology Center, UCF | Extended Simulations of the DNA Force Extension Curve |
| 02/22/2016 | Dr. Alfons Schulte, Dept. of Physics, UCF | Micro-Spectroscopy of Single Living Cells at Ambient and High Pressure |
| 03/21/2016 | Dr. Fangqiang Zhu, Dept. of Physics, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, IN | Two Applications of Molecular Simulations: Calculating Ion Channel Conductance and Characterizing Protein-Protein Binding |
| 04/18/2016 | Dr. Alexander Balaeff, NanoScience Technology Center and Dept. of Physics, UCF | How to Harvest Solar Energy with the Photosynthetic Reaction Center |
2014-2015 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Suren Tatulian)
| 09/16/2014 | Dr. Yulia Gerasimova Department of Chemistry, UCF, Orlando, FL |
Multicomponent Hybridization Probes for Nucleic Acid Detection and Molecular Computation |
| 10/14/2014 | Dr. Andre J. Gesquiere NanoScience Technology Center and Department of Chemistry, UCF, Orlando, FL |
Application of Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles in Photodynamic Therapy |
| 11/18/2014 | Dr. Jiyu Fang, Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UCF, Orlando, FL |
Bio-Inspired Organic Nanotubes for Drug Delivery and Sensor Applications |
| 12/16/2014 | Dr. Anant K. Paravastu Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL |
Solid State NMR Reveals Antiparallel Beta-Strand Organization within Alzheimer’s Amyloid-Beta(1-42) Oligomers |
| 01/13/2015 | Dr. John W. Craft, Jr. Department of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204 | Insights into Biophysical Characteristics of Cholera Toxin and Other AB5 Toxins and Applications to Drug Design |
| 02/17/2015 | Dr. Alexander Balaeff NanoScience Technology Center and Department of Physics, UCF, Orlando, FL 32816 | Modeling of Structure, Dynamics, and Electronic Properties of DNA DX Junctions |
| 03/17/2015 | Dr. Wei Qiang. Department of Chemistry Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13902 | Membrane Interactions of the Amyloid-beta Peptides Studied by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy |
| 04/14/2015 | Héctor J. Rivera Jacquez Chemistry Graduate Program and NanoScience Technology Center, UCF, Orlando, FL 32816 | Understanding the Amyloid Precursor Protein Degradation by the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System |
2013-2014 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Suren Tatulian)
| 09/18/2013 | Dr. Aristide Dogariu The College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL), UCF |
Harnessing Light for Sensing and Guiding at Mesoscales |
| 10/16/2013 | Greg Goldblatt, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program and Dept. of Physics, UCF (Tatulian lab) | Mechanism of Fibrillogenesis of Alzheimer’s Amyloid β Peptide: The Prion-like Effect of Pyroglutamylation |
| 11/20/2013 | Dr. Michael Taylor, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, UCF |
Substrate-Induced Unfolding of Protein Disulfide Isomerase Disassembles Cholera Toxin |
| 12/18/2013 | Dr. Eda Koculi Department of Chemistry, UCF | Identifying the Structural Requirements for DbpA Helicase Activity |
| 01/22/2014 | Brian Dow, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, UCF (Davidson lab) | The Effects of Specific Mutations on the Structure and Function of the Copper Protein Amicyanin, a Biological Electron Transfer Mediator |
| 02/19/2014 | Dr. Laurene Tetard (Nanoscience and Technology Ctr.), UCF | Advances in Nanoscale Mechanical and Chemical Studies on Single Cells |
| 03/19/2014 | Helen Burress, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, UCF (Teter lab) | Structural and Functional Interactions between Hsp90 and the Cholera Toxin A1 Subunit |
| 04/16/2014 | Xin Qiao, Physics Graduate Program, UCF (Bo Chen lab) | Morphology-Dependent HIV-Enhancing Effect of Semen-Derived Enhancer of Viral Infection |
2012-2013 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Suren Tatulian)
| 09/20/2012 | Dr. Swadesh Santra NanoScience Technology Center, UCF | Activatable (“OFF”/”ON”) CdS:Mn/ZnS Quantum Dots for Probing Intracellular Drug Release Events |
| 10/18/2012 | Jason Matos, Joselyn Morales, Jeff Bulson, Dept. of Physics, UCF (Tatulian lab) | Molecular Basis for Membrane Destabilization by Alzheimer’s Amyloid β Peptide |
| 11/15/2012 | Dr. Stephen King, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, UCF | Dynein and Dynactin: Components of a Biomolecular Motor |
| 12/13/2012 | Dr. Victor Davidson, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, UCF | Remote Enzyme Catalysis: Coupling Free Radical Chemistry to Long Range Electron Transfer |
| 1/17/2013 | Dr. Hervé Roy, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, UCF | tRNA-Dependent Lipid Aminoacylation in Bacterial Pathogenicity |
| 2/21/2013 | Dr. Alexander Balaeff, NanoScience Technology Center, UCF | Structural and Dynamic Effects on Charge Transport in Nucleic Acids |
| 3/21/2013 | Dr. Kathleen N. Nemec, Department of Physics, UCF | Bax C-terminal Alpha Helix: The Mediator of Apoptosis? |
| 4/18/2013 | Lin Yuqing, Physics Graduate Program, UCF (Dr. Lee Chow lab) | Study of Vesicle Size Distribution Based on Nanopore Resistive Pulse Method |
2011-2012 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Alfons Schulte)
| 09/27/2011 | Dr. Bo Chen Dept. of Physics, UCF | Structure, Dynamics and Assembly Mechanism of HIV-1 Capsid Studied by Solid State NMR, Electron Microscopy, and Monte Carlo Simulation |
| 10/20/2011 | Dr. Iain Peters NovaPro, Inc., Melbourne, FL | Molecular Mechainisms of Gating in Membrane Ion Channel Proteins |
| 12/15/2011 | Carlos Diaz, PhD student, Dept. of Chemistry, UCF (Dr. F. Hernandez lab) | Structural Identification of a Novel Axially-chiral Binaphthyl Fluorene Based Salen Ligand in Solution Using Electronic Circular Dichroism: A Theoretical-Experimental Analysis |
| 01/26/2012 | Dr. Rick Calloway Dept. of Industrial Enginnering & Management Systems, UCF, and Calloway Network, Inc., Winter Springs, FL | Homologous Pairing through DNA Driven Harmonics – A Simulation Investigation |
| 03/29/2012 | Dr. Aniket Bhattacharya Dept. of Physics, UCF | Polymer Sequencing Using Attractive Nanopore: Results from Coarse-grained Model |
2010-2011 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Suren A. Tatulian)
| 09/24/2010 | Dr. Leon Hardy, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL | STAT-3 Protein: Modeling and Molecular Dynamics Simulations |
| 10/22/2010 | Dr. Suren A. Tatulian, Dept. of Physics, UCF | New Trends in Protein Engineering |
| 11/19/2010 | Dr. Ahlam Al-Rawi, Dept. of Physics, UCF | Molecular Dynamics Simulations of a Biological System |
| 01/26/2011 | Supriyo Ray, Grad. Student, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program and Dept. of Physics, UCF (Dr. S. Tatulian lab) | Chemical Chaperones and Protein Toxins: Insight into the Mechanisms of Toxin Translocation |
| 02/16/2011 | Silki Arora, Grad. Student, Physics Graduate Program, UCF (Dr. A. Schulte lab.) | Single Cell Absorption Spectroscopy and Volume Changes in Red Blood Cells with Pressure |
| 03/17/2011 | Dr. Jin He, Center for Single Molecule Biophysics and the Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ | Electronic and Ionic Transport at Nanoscale
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| 04/27/2011 | Pranav Garg, Grad. Student, Biotechnology Graduate Program and Dept. of Physics, UCF (Dr. S. Tatulian lab) | Biophysical Characterization of Peptide-Membrane Interactions and Membrane Permeabilization |
| 06/03/2011 | Dr. Ulrich H. E. Hansmann, Dept. of Physics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI | Probing Protein Folding and Interactions with Computer Simulations
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2009-2010 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Suren A. Tatulian)
| 9/16/2009 | Dr. Suren A. Tatulian, Dept. of Physics, UCF | Biomembrane Structure and Function by Site-directed Labeling and Spectroscopy |
| 10/21/2009 | Dr. Zhen Y. Jiang, Burnham Institute for Medical Research at Lake Nona, Orlando, FL | Identification of a Novel Akt Substrate Required for Glucose Metabolism Using Quantitative Proteomics and Live Cell Imaging Systems |
| 11/18/2009 | Charalambos Kaittanis, NanoScience Technol. Ctr. & Burnett Sch. of Biomed. Sci., UCF (Dr. J. M. Perez lab) | Magnetic Nanosensors for the Identification of Microbial Pathogenesis |
| 12/16/2009 | Dr. Tuhina Banerjee, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, UCF (Dr. Ken Teter lab) | A Therapeutic Chemical Chaperone Inhibits Cholera Intoxication and Unfolding/Translocation of the Cholera Toxin A1 Subunit |
| 01/20/2010 | Dr. Santimukul Santra, Nanoscience Technology Ctr. & Burnett Sch. of Biomed. Sci., UCF(Dr. J.M. Perez lab) | Drug/dye-Loaded, Multifunctional Theranostic Nanomaterials for Combined Targeted Cancer Therapy and Dual Optical/MR-Imaging |
| 02/17/2010 | Christopher R. Reilly, UCF Honors in the Major Program and Department of Physics (Dr. S. Tatulian Lab) | Structure-Function Relationship of Human Secreted Phospholipase A2 Enzymes
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| 03/3/2010 | Dr. Vishwa Trivedi, Dept. of Chemistry, Bethune Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL | Multitalented Microbial Sensory Rhodopsins: A Common Scaffold with Distinct Signaling Mechanism |
| 04/21/2010 | Elizabeth M. Haynes, UCF Honors in the Major Program and Dept. of Mol. Biol. & Microbiol. (Dr. Ken Teter Lab) | Unilamellar Vesicles as a Tool to Understand Lipopolyamine-Induced Immunotoxin Sensitization |
| 05/05/2010 | Pansy D. Patel, Dept. of Chemistry and NanoScience Technology Center, UCF(Dr. Artëm Masunov Lab) | Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Anthracyclin-DNA Interactions |
| 05/19/2010 | Dr. Rémy Passier, Dept. of Chemistry, UCF (Dr. Florencio E. Hernandez Lab) | Biophysical Applications of Molecular Aggregates |
2008-2009 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Suren A. Tatulian)
| 9/17/2008 | Dr. Aman Behal,Nanosci. Technol. Ctr., UCF | Nonlinear Characterization of Neurons and Neuron-Electrode Interface |
| 10/15/2008 | Dr. Jingdong Ye, Dept. of Chemistry, UCF | RNA Antibody Technology, Riboswitches and Novel Antibiotic Design |
| 11/19/2008 | Michael Taylor, Grad. Student (Teter lab), Mol. Biol. & Microbiol., UCF |
A Novel Function of Protein Disulfide Isomerase in Cholera Intoxication |
| 12/17/2008 | Silki Arora, Grad. Student (Schulte lab) Dept. of Physics, UCF | Pressure Effects on Ligand Rebinding Kinetics in Myoglobin |
| 1/21/2009 | Dr. Shengli Zou Chemistry Dept., UCF | Surface Plasmon of Metal Nanoparticle and Its Sensing Applications |
| 2/18/2009 | Jennifer Archer Grad. Student (Phanstiel lab) Burnett School of Biomed. Sci, UCF | Biophysical Studies on DNA Binding Properties of Anthracene-Polyamine Conjugates |
| 3/18/2009 | Dr. Sean Moore Burnett School of Biomed. Sci, UCF | The Inquisition of the Ribosome: Forced Extraction of Specific Proteins |
| 4/15/2009 | Dr. Xiaoman Shawn Li, Burnett School of Biomed. Sci, UCF | Identifying Cis-regulatory Modules in the Human Genome |
| 5/20/2009 | Dr. Dmitry Kolpashchikov Chemistry Dept., UCF | Binary Approach for Selective Recognition of Proteins and Nucleic Acids |
2007-2008 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Suren A. Tatulian)
| 9/20/2007 | Dr. Keith Ireton, Mol. Biol. & Microbiol., UCF | Interaction of the Bacterial Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes with Mammalian Signaling Pathways |
| 10/18/2007 | Dr. Ron Wallace, Dept. of Anthropology, UCF | A Possible Role for Membrane Lipids in Neuron Signaling |
| 11/15/2007 | Drs. A. Khaled and K. N. Nemec, Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF | Bax: Fitting the Groove |
| 12/20/2007 | Patricia Scaglione, Mol. Biol. & Microbiol. (Teter lab), UCF | Structural Characteristics of the Plasmid-Encoded Toxin from Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli. |
| 01/16/2008 | Olav Herrera, ForteBio, Inc. | Protein-Protein Interactions by ForteBio. |
| 02/27/2008 | Dr. John M. Tomich, Department of Biochemistry, Kansas State University |
Design of Small β-forming Adhesive Peptides with Unusual Biophysical Properties: Induced Secondary Structure in the Absence of Water |
| 3/19/2008 | Supriyo Ray, Biomol. Sci. Ctr. (Tatulian lab), UCF | Significance of Membrane Perturbation in the Enzymatic Activity of Phospholipase A2 |
| 4/16/2008 | Dr. Robert Y. Igarashi, Chemistry Dept., UCF | Fe-S Proteins that are Critical for Life |
| 5/21/2008 | Dr. Artëm Masunov, Nanoscience Technology Center, UCF | Quantum Chemistry Methods in Computational Biophysics: Molecular Assembly and Vibrational Spectra |
2006-2007 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. Alfons Schulte)
| 10/5/2006 | Dr. Kathleen Nemec, Molecular Biology and Microbiology (Teter lab), UCF | Phospholipase A2: Mechanism of Interfacial Activation, An Interdisciplinary Approach |
| 11/14/2006 | Shaohua Xu, Space Life Sciences Lab, Kennedy Space Center | Protein Self Assembly and Alzheimer’s Disease |
| 2/14/2007 | Florencio Hernandez, Dept. of Chemistry, UCF | Optics, Chemistry and Nanosciences: Applications in the Biomedical Field |
| 4/4/2007 | Dr. James Turkson, Biomolecular Science Center, UCF | Small-Molecule STAT Inhibitors as Potential Cancer Therapeutics and Investigative Tools |
2005-2006 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. K. Teter)
| 9/15/2005 | Dan Marinescu, I2 Lab and Dept. of Computer Science, UCF | 3D Reconstruction of Virus Structures at High Resolution |
| 10/20/2005 | Cristina Calestani, Biology, UCF | Molecular Basis of Cell Fate Decision during Embryonic Development |
| 11/17/2005 | Aniket Bhattacharya, Physics, UCF | DNA and Other Polymer Dynamics |
| 12/15/2005 | Kathleen Nemec (S. Tatulian lab), Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF | Structure and Function of Phospholipase A2: Understanding Interfacial Activation |
| 1/19/2006 | Andrew Winningham, Physics, UCF | Massively Parallel Nanofabrication Using S-layer Protein Crystals |
| 2/16/2006 | Weili Luo, Physics, UCF | Magnetic Nanostructures in Biomedical Applications |
| 3/15/2006 | Suren Tatulian, Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF | Interactions of Peripheral Proteins with Membranes. |
| 4/19/2006 | Hyoung Jin “Joe” Cho, Nanoscience Technology Ctr., UCF | Current Research at BioMEMS Lab – Micromachined Sensors for Bio and Chemical Applications |
2004-2005 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. O. Phanstiel)
| 10/29/2004 | Adam Powell (Tom Selby lab.), Chemistry, UCF | Novel Bioinformatics Method for Determining Active Site Architecture and Specificity |
| 11/12/2004 | Suren Tatulian, Biomol. Sci. Ctr. UCF | Membrane Electrostatics |
| 12/03/2004 | James Hickman, Nanoscience Technology Ctr., UCF | Comparison of Dynamic and Static Protein Adsorption in Microfluidic Devices |
| 01/13/2005 | Annette Khaled, Biomol. Sci. Ctr. UCF | C-terminal Lysines Control the Intracellular Localization of the Pro-apoptotic Protein Bax |
| 02/10/2005 | Otto Phanstiel, Chemistry, UCF | Self-Assembling Peptides |
| 03/10/2005 | Russell Higbee, VaxDesign Corporation, Orlando, FL | Ultrashort Pulsed Lasers, Tissue Engineering and Potential Clinical Impact |
| 05/12/2005 | Abhay Pande (S. Tatulian lab), Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF | Structure-function Modulation of Peripheral Proteins by Membranes |
| 06/09/2005 | Peter Molnar, Nanoscience Technology Ctr., UCF | Interfacing Neurons with Electrodes: Modeling and Experiments |
| 06/30/2005 | Ken Teter, Mol. Biol. & Microbiol., UCF | Heat-labile Bacterial Protein Toxins |
2003-2004 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. S. A. Tatulian)
| 09/16/2003 | Abhay Pande (S. Tatulian lab), Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF | Involvement of a Loop of Streptokinase in the Generation of Macromolecular Substrate Specificity |
| 10/21/2003 | David Apiyo (Tom Selby lab), Chemistry, UCF |
Structure Determination of Phospholipase C and the Role of Cofactor in Folding of Flavodoxin |
| 11/18/2003 | Jannick Rolland, CREOL, UCF | Development of a Biophotonics Imaging System and Applications |
| 12/16/2003 | Yuhua Huang, CREOL, UCF | POptical Properties of Bacteriorhodopsin and Photonic Applications |
| 01/20/2004 | Aniket Bhattacharya, Physics, UCF | Self Assembly of Soft Condensed Matter Systems |
| 02/24/2004 | Jeffrey Urbauer, Biochemistry and Mol. Biol., Univ. of Georgia | Stability, Structure and Function of the Anti-s Factor AsiA and the AsiA-s-70 Complex |
| 03/16/2004 | Florencio Hernandez, Chemistry, UCF | Enhancement of Nonlinear Absorption Processes by Surface Plasmon in Nano- and Biophotonics |
| 04/20/2004 | Thomas Selby, Chemistry, UCF | Biophysical Characterization and Structure Determination of Metabolic Pathways |
| 05/18/2004 | Alfons Schulte, Physics, UCF | Low Frequency Light Scattering Spectroscopy of Proteins and Solvents |
| 06/15/2004 | Stephen Kuebler, Chemistry, UCF | High-sensitivity Two-photon 3D Microfabrication and Potential Applications for Bio-analysis and Bio-patterning |
2002-2003 Academic Year (Coordinator: Dr. S. A. Tatulian)
| 11/22/2002 | Suren Tatulian, Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF | Studying Protein-lipid Interactions by FTIR and EPR Techniques |
| 12/13/2002 | Otto Phanstiel, Chemistry, UCF | The Structural Ticket to Ride the Polyamine Transporter into Cells: Implication for Drug Delivery |
| 01/17/2003 | Alfons Schulte, Physics, UCF | Ligand Binding to Myoglobin and Protein Dynamics at High Pressure |
| 02/14/2003 | Shan Qin (S. Tatulian lab), Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF | Protein Engineering and Spectroscopy Provide New Insight into the Mechanism of Phospholipase A2 |
| 03/18/2003 | Annette Khaled, Biomol. Sci. Ctr., UCF | The Role of Bax and Cytosolic pH in Death by Cytokine Withdrawal |
| 04/15/2003 | Deron Walters, Physics, UCF | Tools for Self-assembly of Nanodevices: Specific Affinity of Peptides for Carbon Nanotubes |
| 05/20/2003 | Weili Luo, Physics, UCF | Self-assembly of Magnetic Nanostructures and Its Potential Application in Drug Delivery and Bioscience |
| 06/17/2003 | Beverly Rzigalinski. Mol. Biol. & Microbiol., UCF | Cooking with Nanoparticles |