Location: Marcus Nanotechnology Building, Rm. 1116-1118 Contact: Cecilia Jones - RSVP's Loren Williams, PhD - faculty contact Description: RSVP's due to Cecilia Jones by Friday, October 19, 2012 Invited Speakers: P. Shing Ho, PhD Professor & Chair of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Colorado State University George Rose, PhD Krieger-Eisenhower Professor Jenkins Department. Biophysics Johns Hopkins University “Ken van Holde, Organic Osmolytes, and Protein Folding” Sanford Leuba, PhD Associate Professor Department of Cell Biology & Physiology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine “Chromatin, Nucleosomes and Molecular Motors, One-at-a-time” Raquel Lieberman, PhD Assistant Professor Deptartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology “Structural and Biophysical Insights into the Glaucoma-associated Olfactomedin Domain of Myocilin” Cynthia McMurray, PhD Senior Scientist Genome Dynamics Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory “Genetics and Pathophysiology of Huntington's Disease: A Two-state Mechanism” Barbara Shaw, PhD William T. Miller Professor of Chemistry Duke University “Seminal Discoveries from Ken's lab on Nucleosomes and Their Relevance Today” Nicholas Hud, PhD Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology “Biophysical Atudies of Nucleic Acid Assembly in Natural and Unnatural Systems” Jeffrey Hansen, PhD Professor Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Colorado State University  “Analytical Ultracentrifugation of Defined Chromatin Model Systems” Adegboyega Oyelere, PhD Associate Professor Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology, “Zinc Metalloproteins, Epigenetic Histone Acetylation and mRNA Splicing - Lesson from Small Molecule Probes” Patrick Varga-Weisz, PhD Nuclear Dynamics ISP Babrahim Institute “Peter Pan, Boys and Girls: Lessons from Chromatin Remodeling” Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, founded in 1886 at Cornell University, is the honor society of scientists and engineers that recognizes scientific achievement. Its mission is to enhance the health of the research enterprise, foster integrity in science and engineering, and promote the public's understanding of science for the purpose of improving the human condition. The Georgia Tech Sigma Xi Club was founded in 1946 and installed as a chapter of the national Society of the Sigma Xi in 1953. The Georgia Tech Chapter of Sigma Xi currently has over 250 active members. Major activities include hosting the Monie A. Ferst Award Symposium in the Fall in honor of the winner of the award and hosting the Sigma Xi Spring Awards Banquet where we honor the Georgia Tech Sigma Xi Research Award winners.  Related Links Sigma Xi GT website