"Toxins And Biomembranes" programme group seminar schedule

 

 

Upcoming seminars:

 

Provisionally planned:

autumn 2015: Vesna Hodnik (BF, BS)

autumn 2015: Mojca Brložnik: Acetyl-CoA, carnitine and metabolomics (IJS, B2)

at some point in the future: Mirijam Kozorog: Listeriolysin O (KI, L11)

 

 

Past seminars:

 

·         17.4.2015 Gregor Gunčar: Struktura in uporaba nanoteles

·         26.3.2015 Omar Naneh: Calcium-dependent interaction of perforin with membranes – unravelling old questions using novel techniques

·         24.2.2015 Špela Miklavič: The Pseudomonas aeruginosa RhlR-controlled aegerolysin RahU is a rhamnolipid-binding protein

·         29.1.2015 Miha Mikelj (BS): Interactions of selected MACPF/CDC superfamily proteins with lipid membranes

·         22.05.2014 Matej Skočaj (BS): Labeling of cholesterol-enriched membrane microdomains with ostreolysin A (abstract)

·         15.05.2014 Minca Ferlin (IJS): Functional and structural characterization of stefins and cystatins from pathogenic bacteria (abstract)

·         17.04.2014 Jernej Šribar (IJS): Colocalization study of ammodytoxin and its binding proteins in PC12 cell line (abstract)

·         27.03. 2014 Gregor Anderluh (KI): MicroScale Thermophoresis (MST) method (abstract)

·         20.03.2014 Davor Obradović (BS): Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) from Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (abstract)

·         13.03.2014 Vesna Brglez (IJS): Group X secreted phospholipase A2 is matured intracellularly by furin and proprotein convertase 5 (abstract)

·         20.02.2014 Sabina Berne (BS, MF): Fungal candidate genes implicated in plant pathogenesis identified via transcriptome analyses (abstract)

·         13.02.2014 Uroš Petrovič (IJS): Yeast Pex11 is involved in the regulation of expression of carbohydrate metabolism genes through chromatin modification by re-routing the acetyl-CoA transport from peroxisomes to mitochondria (abstract)

·         06.02.2014 Maruša Novak (KI): MACPF and aegerolysins in Aspergillus niger

·         28.01.2014 Angelica Ganga (Laboratory of Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology of the Universidad de Santiago de Chile): Saccharomyces and non-Saccharomyces yeasts in Chilean winemaking (abstract)

·         16.01.2014 Omar Naneh (KI): Perforin – Pathology, Biochemistry and Interactions (abstract)

·         09.01.2014 Nejc Oberčkal (IJS): Ammodytoxin, a neurotoxic snake venom sPLA2, binds specifically to cytochrome c oxidase in mitochondria of target cells (abstract)

·         11.12.2013 Dušan Kordiš (IJS): Evolutionary Genomics and Genome Biology at IJS (abstract)

·         27.11.2013 Toni Petan (IJS): Secreted phospholipase A2, lipid metabolism and breast cancer cell survival (abstract)

·         06.06.2013 Tina Zupančič (KI): The influence of the keratin cytoskeleton on the cell response caused by ionizing radiation and death receptor cytokines (abstract)

·         06.06.2013 Lidija Kovačič (IJS): Study of complexes between a snake venom or human secreted phospholipase A2 and calmodulin by high-resolution NMR (abstract)

·         16.05.2013 Špela Miklavič (UL, Department for Biology): Regulation of the cellular level of RahU aegerolysin from the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa

·         13.02.2013 Janez Kokošar (IJS): Emergence of novel retroelement-derived domesticated genes: a phylogenomic perspective (abstract)

·         25.01.2012 Marjeta Podobnik (KI): cAMP mediated cell signaling in mycobacteria (abstract)

·         18.01.2012 Chiara Gambardella (Univ. Genova, IT): Effect of nanoparticles on fresh water and seawater organisms (abstract)

·         11.01.2012 Nataša Poklar-Ulrih (BF, UL): Interactions of phenolic compounds with model lipid membranes and proteines (abstract)

·         20.12.2012 Gregor Anderluh (KI): Update on listeriolysin O research

·         06.12.2012 Adrijana Leonardi: Discovering innovative drugs and diagnostic tools to control haemostasis by venomics of the Vipera a. ammodytes snake (abstract)

·         07.06.2012 Matej Skočaj: Interaction of Ostreolysin A, a membrane raft binding protein from the oyster mushroom, with natural and artificial lipid membranes (abstract)

·         24.05.2012 Gorazd Hribar: TNF-α based protein nanoparticles and their use in biomedical applications (abstract)

·         17.05.2012 Lidija Kovačič: Probing the allosteric states of the lactose repressor protein (abstract)

·         10.05.2012 Nada Kraševec: The plant pathogen fungus Cochliobolus lunatus – genome annotation: cytochromes P450, toxins – current status (abstract)

·         05.04.2012 Sílvia Henriques: The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Haa1 signaling pathway: structural and functional studies

·         03.04.2012 Miha Mikelj: Interactions of MACPF proteins with lipid membranes (abstract)

·         29.03.2012 Anja Pucer: Group X and IIA secreted phospholipases A2 influence proliferation of breast cancer cells

·         13.03.2012 Katja Rebolj: Asymmetrical-Flow Field-Flow Fractionation (AF4) and the Determination of Molar Mass and Size (abstract)

·         08.03.2012 Ana Zovko: Biological activities of synthetic analogues of poly-APS (abstract)

·         15.02.2012 Jernej Šribar: Novel serum ammodytoxin-binding proteins (abstract)

·         24.01.2012 Uroš Petrovič: Identification of quantitative trait loci for high lipid content in Saccharomyces cerevisiae at a single allele resolution (abstract)

·         15.12.2011 Petra Kaferle: Towards optimization of yeast colony array phenotyping (abstract)

·         31.05.2010 Ana Zovko: Biological activities of synthetic analogues of poly-APS (abstract)

·         11.06.2010 Borut Jerman: The influence of mammalian sPLA2 on viability of motor-neuron cell line NSC-34

·         20.05.2010  Anja Pucer: Effects of group X secretory phospholipase A2 overexpression on proliferative and invasive properties of breast cancer cells MDA-MB-231 (abstract)

·         17.05.2010  Damijan Miklavčič: Elektroporacija celičnih membrane (abstract)

·         16.04.2010  Tamara Sajevic: Vipera a. ammodytes venom and its effect on the haemostatic system (abstract)

·         02.04.2010  Mojca Mattiazzi: Mechanism of inhibition of clathrin-dependent endocytosis by phospholipase A2 in the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae (abstract)

·         22.03.2010  Tilen Praper: Insights into perforin-assisted granzyme delivery (abstract)

·         26.02.2010   Dušan Kordiš: Convergent evolution of PLA2s: implications for the classification of the PLA2 »superfamily« (abstract)

·         11.02.2010  Igor Štagljar (University of Toronto, Canada): Driving biological discoveries using the Membrane Yeast Two-Hybrid (MYTH) technology (abstract)

·         15.01.2010  Jernej Šribar: On the effects and mechanism of action of ammodytoxins – study on a model cell line

·         11.12.2009 Adrijana Leonardi: Structural and biological characterization of Vipera a. ammodytes venom protein components affecting the blood coagulation process.

·         16.12.2009 Roman Jerala: Kako Tollu podobni receptorji prepoznavajo patogene.

·         02.12.2009 Andrej Bavdek: Aggregation causes listeriolysin inactivation.

·         20.11.2009 Janez Kokošar: Transposable element-derived genes: origin, diversification and gain of novel functions.

·         11.11.2009  Urška Žager: Molecular mechanisms of antiphospholipid syndrom.

·         06.11.2009  Petra Kaferle: Towards maximizing the accuracy of agar-based growth fitness measurements.

·         28.10.2009  Matej Butala: Activation of bacterial response to DNA damage.

·         26.05.2009  Nika Lovšin: Editors keep genomic editing in check

·         21.05.2009  Ana Zovko: Biological activities of synthetic analogues of poly-APS

·         21.04.2009  Uroš Petrovič: Imaging-based live cell yeast screen identifies novel factors involved in peroxisome assembly

·         09.04.2009  Tilen Praper: Perforin induces invaginations and formation of secondary vesicels on giant unilamellar vesicles

·         19.03.2009  Špela Konjar: Role of  cathepsins in perforin processing in NK cells and CTLs

·         26.03.2009  Maruša Debeljak: Molekularno genetska diagnostika primarnih imunodeficienc (FHL in CGD)

·         13.01.2009  Vera Župunski: Nuclear import of L1 retrotransposon

·         10.12.2008   Biserka Bakrač: Equinatoxin, a eukaryotic pore-forming toxin, as a specific marker for sphingomyelin

·         25.11.2008   Borut Jerman: Role of endogenous secretory phospholipase A2 in nervous system

·         12.11.2008   Vesna Hodnik: Biacore: Kinetic and Affinity Analysis

·         04.11.2008  Toni Petan: Phospholipases A2, arachidonic acid metabolism and cancer

·         22.10.2008   Zoran Arsov: Supported lipid membranes: Investigation by infrared spectroscopy and possible applications

·         08.10.2008   Osnat Gillor: Family ties: bacterial toxins induce their relative’s production

·         21.05.2008   Mojca Podlesnik Beseničar: Perforin and granzyme B on model membranes 

·         16.04.2008    Kristina Sepčić: Interactions of a cytolytic protein ostreolysin with cholesterol-enriched membrane domains

·         19.03.2008    Tilen Praper: The properties of human perforin pore

·         11.03.2008    Dušan Kordiš: Origin of the unique retroelement content in mammalian genomes

·         31.01. 2008   Lidija Kovačič: High-affinity binding of sPLA2s to CaM leads to activation of their enzymatic activity

·         10.12. 2007   Jernej Šribar: Natural ammodytoxin inhibitors

·         16.11. 2007   Petra Prijatelj: Oligomerization of ammodytoxins in solution and in the crystal structure

·         07.11.2007   Andrej Bavdek: Generation of truncated listeriolysin proteins for the study of toxin activity

·         29.10. 2007   Mojca Mattiazzi: High-throughput genetics methods to decipher biological pathways in yeast cells 

·         17.10. 2007   Matej Butala: Transcriptional regulation of colicin K gene expression