The University of Sheffield
Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Guest Seminars in 2005-06


Firth Court Quad The MBB Guest Seminars are presented by distinguished visitors to the Department.

 

Structure/Function of Plant Carbohydrate Modifying Enzymes
    Professor Harry Gilbert
    Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences
Wednesday October 19th at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

Haem Proteins and Oxidative Stress
    Professor Chris Cooper
    University of Essex
Wednesday October 26th at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

Chromatin Structure and DNA Repair
    Dr Jessica Downs
    University of Cambridge
Wednesday November 2nd at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

The Helena Biosciences Lecture
RNA Processing and Degradation in Eukaryotic Cells
    Professor David Tollervey FRS
    Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, Edinburgh
Wednesday November 9th at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

SR Proteins, mRNA Processing and Translation
    Dr Javier Caceres
    MRC Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh
Wednesday November 16th at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

The Starlab Lecture
Bacterial Chromosome Dynamics
    Professor David Sherratt FRS
    University of Oxford
Wednesday November 23rd at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

The Fisher Lecture
Helicases: a Meccano set for unwinding DNA
    Dale Wigley FRS
    Cancer Research UK Clare Hall Lab, London
Wednesday November 30th at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

Bacterial Respiratory Proteins
    Professor Stuart Ferguson
    Oxford Centre for Molecular Sciences
Wednesday December 7th at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

The AstraZeneca Lecture
Cell Signalling Networks and Gene Expression
    Professor Mike White
    University of Liverpool
Wednesday December 14th at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

Computational Biology at the Molecular Level
    Professor Rod Smallwood
    University of Sheffield
Wednesday Febrary 8th at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

The Biochemical Society Lecture
Basis of Persistent Bacterial Infection within Eukaryotic Cells
    Dr Gail Ferguson
    Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Edinburgh
Wednesday February 15th at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

Avoidance of Host Immunity by Neiserria and Shigella
    Dr Chris Tang
    Imperial College, London
Wednesday February 22nd at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

Structure and Gating of the Acetylcholine Receptor Pore
    Nigel Unwin FRS
    MRC Laboratory of Nolecular Biology, Cambridge
Wednesday March 8th at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

The Infors Lecture
Cell Cycle Control and DNA Repair
    Professor Tony Carr
    Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex
Wednesday March 15th at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

The Society for General Microbiology Lecture
Structure/Function of Bacterial Light Harvesting Complexes
    Professor Richard Cogdell
    Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Glasgow
Wednesday March 22nd at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

Genetic Recombination and Bacterial Evolution/Pathogenicity
    Dr Gary Sharples
    Wolfson Research Institute, University of Durham
Wednesday March 29th at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

Genetics and Biochemistry of Bacterial Cell Division
    Professor Jeff Errington FRS
    University of Oxford
Wednesday April 26th at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

Phosphoinositide Signalling via Ras and Nexins
    Dr Pete Cullen
    University of Bristol
Wednesday May 3rd at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2

 

The exosome: a lean, mean ribonucleolytic machine
    Dr Phil Mitchell
    University of Sheffield
Wednesday May 10th at 1:10 pm in Biology Lecture Theatre 2