Cell Biology

The Cell Biology Journal Club is a forum for discussion about current papers of general interest to the cell biology community. Topics include signal transduction pathways, nucleocytoplasmic transport, cell cycle control, cell adhesion, and cytoskeletal organization and regulation.

People from various labs participate (in the past this has included members of Beckerle lab, Virshup lab, Ullman lab, Prescott lab, and Li lab, but anyone is welcome to join). Generally each meeting is focused on one particular paper, with a background presentation that puts this paper into context. Graduate students present once a semester and post-docs and faculty are scheduled into the remaining slots.

--Katie Ullman, past course instructor

Melanoma

The Melanoma Journal Club meets several times each month to discuss recently published papers in the areas of melanoma pathogenesis and genetics. Topics range from molecular and animal studies to clinical trials. It is organized by Douglas Grossman, MD, PhD, who is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Dermatology and Oncological Sciences. It is regularly attended by dermatologists and others in the Melanoma Program at HCI. Meetings usually occur on Mondays 4:30-5:30 pm in HCI conference room 5240, but final dates and papers to be presented are confirmed a few weeks in advance (contact Dr. Grossman at doug.grossman@hci.utah.edu to be placed on the email notification list). Students electing to take this journal club for credit will be assigned a paper to present every other week and will also prepare one overview (review of the literature) presentation on an area relating to melanoma of their choosing.

--Doug Grossman

Transcription

Transcription Journal Club is an opportunity for colleagues interested in transcriptional biology to present, learn, and discuss work of importance in the field. The format involves weekly article presentations and monthly research talks.

Cancer Mechanisms, Targets & Therpeutics

The Cancer Mechanisms, Targets, and Therapeutics Journal Club focuses on recent advancements in the cancer field.  While molecular and cell biology aspects of cancer are a typical focus, sessions may include clinically-relevant topics as well.  One strength of the Journal Club is the participation of trainees from different fields, at different stages of training, and with different career goals. Thus, graduate students, post-docs, clinical fellows, technicians, research track and tenure track faculty are all encouraged to participate.  This journal club meets jointly with the Cell Biology Journal Club to help promote a broad understanding of complementary topics.

Generally, each meeting focuses on one particular paper.  However, occasional sessions are held with a focus on current research performed by journal club participants. Graduate students present once a semester, and post-docs, fellows, and faculty are scheduled into the remaining slots.

--Stephen Lessnick