Feel The Power
Thursday, 5 October and Friday, 6 October
Spotlight Session VI

Nature's Molecular Mechanics: The Grease, the Oil, and the Amino Acids

2:00 p.m., Thursday 5 October
Room 531

Moderator

Graham Hatfull, Ph.D.
Eberly Family Professor and Chair of Biological Sciences
School of Arts and Sciences
University of Pittsburgh

Presentations

PcrA Helicase Engine and the Domino Effect

Sanford Leuba, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology
School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh

Signal Transduction and the Cytoskeleton: The APC Connection

Brooke M. McCartney, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Mellon College of Science
Carnegie Mellon University

Kinesin Proteins as Motors for Moving Cargo along Microtubule Tracks

David D. Hackney, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Sciences
Mellon College of Science
Carnegie Mellon University

The DNA Replication Machinery in Archaea: Coming Together for Fidelity

Michael Trakselis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
School of Arts and Sciences
University of Pittsburgh