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  • ERK1/2 signaling pathway

     ERK1/2 signaling pathway regulates exocytosis and tumor invasion through phosphorylation of the exocyst complex. 

  • Telomeres

    Giant ‘polytene’ chromosomes (white) from a fruit fly with a fluorescent probe (red) that hybridizes to a telomere-restricted DNA repeat.

  • Porphyrogenes peterwegii

     Pupa of the butterfly Porphyrogenes peterwegii "peering" out of its leafy nest with false eyes, which in turn mimic the eyes of a snake, thereby protecting the pupa from small feather-brained  birds.

  • Malaria parasites

    Malaria parasites (and their kin) can be viewed as minimal eukaryotes, harboring a nucleus (yellow), a secretory pathway the Golgi (purple) and specialized ‘rhotpry’ organelle (black), and two endosymbiotic organelles, the mitochondrion (red) and apicoplast (green).

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Transcriptional control of sex determination in the intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium

Dr. Katelyn Walzer, University of Pennsylvania
- | Leidy 109 and via Zoom.

Abstract: Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of diarrheal disease and infects millions of people worldwide each year. With no…



Seminar with Punit Gandhi

Dr. Punit Gandhi, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Using Symbiodiniaceae mutants to interrogate dinoflagellate-coral symbiosis

Dr. Tingting Xiang, UC Riverside
- | Leidy 109 and via Zoom.

Abstract: The dinoflagellate algae in the family Symbiodiniaceae form critical symbiotic relationships with a variety of cnidarian hosts, including corals, sea anemones, and jellyfish. Residing…