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SUMMARY:Ivette Zelaya Defense
DESCRIPTION:Ivette Zelaya Defense
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/ivette-zelaya-defense/
LOCATION:Gonda 1357
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180521T160000
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SUMMARY:Cedric Feschotte Seminar
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URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/cedric-feschotte-seminar/
LOCATION:53-105 CHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180507T160000
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SUMMARY:Christopher Burge Seminar
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URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/christopher-burge-seminar/
LOCATION:53-105 CHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180430T160000
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SUMMARY:Andrea Bild Seminar
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URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/andrea-bild-seminar/
LOCATION:53-105 CHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180423T160000
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UID:2706-1524499200-1524502800@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:William Hsu Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/william-hsu-seminar/
LOCATION:53-105 CHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180416T160000
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DTSTAMP:20180404T173253Z
CREATED:20180404T173253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T173253Z
UID:2699-1523894400-1523898000@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:William Noble Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/william-noble-seminar/
LOCATION:53-105 CHS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180412T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180412T110000
DTSTAMP:20180411T150226Z
CREATED:20180411T150226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180411T150226Z
UID:2707-1523525400-1523530800@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Gleb Kichaev Dissertation Defense
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URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/gleb-kichaev-dissertation-defense/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180409T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180409T170000
DTSTAMP:20180404T173513Z
CREATED:20180404T165816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T173513Z
UID:2698-1523289600-1523293200@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Jessica Li Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/jessica-li-seminar/
LOCATION:53-105 CHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180402T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180402T170000
DTSTAMP:20180402T204544Z
CREATED:20180402T203838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180402T204544Z
UID:2674-1522684800-1522688400@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Rahul Satija Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/rahul-satija-seminar/
LOCATION:53-105 CHS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171204T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171204T170000
DTSTAMP:20171013T225825Z
CREATED:20171013T225825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171013T225825Z
UID:2613-1512403200-1512406800@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:George Tseng Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/george-tseng-seminar/
LOCATION:159 Boyer Hall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171127T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171127T170000
DTSTAMP:20171013T225801Z
CREATED:20171013T225801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171013T225801Z
UID:2612-1511798400-1511802000@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Ira Hall Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/ira-hall-seminar/
LOCATION:159 Boyer Hall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171120T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171120T170000
DTSTAMP:20171013T225741Z
CREATED:20171013T225741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171013T225741Z
UID:2611-1511193600-1511197200@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Douglas Lauffenburger Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/douglas-lauffenburger-seminar/
LOCATION:159 Boyer Hall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171113T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171113T170000
DTSTAMP:20171013T225715Z
CREATED:20171013T225715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171013T225715Z
UID:2610-1510588800-1510592400@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Kateryna Makova Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/kateryna-makova-seminar/
LOCATION:159 Boyer Hall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171106T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171106T170000
DTSTAMP:20171013T225647Z
CREATED:20171013T225647Z
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UID:2609-1509984000-1509987600@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Doris Bachtrog Seminar
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URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/doris-bachtrog-seminar/
LOCATION:159 Boyer Hall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171030T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171030T170000
DTSTAMP:20171013T225427Z
CREATED:20171013T225427Z
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UID:2607-1509379200-1509382800@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Xiaohui Xie Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/xiaohui-xie-seminar/
LOCATION:159 Boyer Hall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171023T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171023T170000
DTSTAMP:20171013T225501Z
CREATED:20171013T220006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171013T225501Z
UID:2606-1508774400-1508778000@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Sudhir Kumar Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/sudhir-kumar-seminar/
LOCATION:159 Boyer Hall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171016T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171016T170000
DTSTAMP:20171013T215817Z
CREATED:20171013T214004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171013T215817Z
UID:2599-1508169600-1508173200@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Alexander Hoffmann Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/alexander-hoffmann-seminar/
LOCATION:159 Boyer Hall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170929T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171001T170000
DTSTAMP:20170119T184759Z
CREATED:20170119T184759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170119T184759Z
UID:2331-1506672000-1506877200@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:3rd Annual QCBio Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Conference registration will open on June 1st\, 2017. \nhttp://qcb.ucla.edu/events-seminars/retreat/
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/3rd-annual-qcbio-retreat/
LOCATION:UCLA Conference Center at Lake Arrowhead
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170727T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170729T170000
DTSTAMP:20170306T172217Z
CREATED:20170306T172217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170306T172217Z
UID:2359-1501142400-1501347600@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:2017 RECOMB-Genetics and RECOMB-CCB Satellite Workshops
DESCRIPTION:2017 RECOMB-Genetics and RECOMB-CCB Satellite Workshops \nUCLA Campus\, Los Angeles\, California\nJuly 27 to 29 \nCALL FOR PAPERS \n5th RECOMB Satellite Workshop on Computational Methods in Genetics\nRECOMB-Genetics\nUCLA Campus\, Los Angeles\, California\nJuly 27-28\, 2017 \nSUMMARY\nOver the last decade\, large-scale\, cost-effective availability of genotype data has led to novel analytical opportunities and computational challenges in statistical genetics. Population genetics allows more refined understanding of the demographic history of our species. Association analysis provides insights into the functional and molecular underpinnings of diseases and traits. Clinical applications suggest genetics is emerging as a trailblazer in personalized medicine. Complex bioinformatics questions arise\, ranging from inferring more nuanced statistical models of genetic information to algorithms that overcome the complexity challenges of analyzing millions of SNPs across millions of individuals\, to systems level challenges of handling such Big Data repositories of genotypes and phenotypes. \nSCOPE\nThis meeting will focus on current research at the intersection of genetics\, computer science\, statistics\, and related fields in gathering\, analyzing\, and applying SNP and haplotype data to problems in medicine and basic research. We plan to build on the success of previous RECOMB Satellite Meetings on Computational Methods in Genetics in bringing together leading participants from widely divergent backgrounds to share their expertise and results. \nTOPICS\nOriginal research papers (including significant work-in-progress) or state-of-the-art surveys are solicited in all aspects of SNP analysis and genetics\, including\, but not limited to: \n\nAssociation analysis pipelines\, imputation\, phasing\, and meta-analysis\nRare variants analyses and burden tests\nRisk/phenotype prediction models and heritability analysis\nAnalysis of molecular and ‘omics phenotypes’ (e.g.\, gene expression\, other epigenetic markers)\nComplex associations\, including mixed models\, epistasis\, and normalization\nStructured phenotypes: multiple/serial/intermediate phenotypes and pleiotropy\nInference of population structure and demographic history\nModels for mutation\, recombination\, selection\, and conservation\nRelatedness and identity-by-descent\nStructural variation\n\nPROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR\nBarbara Engelhart\, Princeton University \nKEYNOTE CHAIR\nBogdan Pasaniuc\, University of California\, Los Angeles \nSTEERING COMMITTEE\nItsik Pe’er\, Columbia University\nEleazar Eskin\, University of California\, Los Angeles \nCONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS\nNancy Cox\, Vanderbilt University\nJonathan Pritchard\, Stanford University \n6th RECOMB Satellite Workshop on Computational Cancer Biology\nRECOMB-CCB\nUCLA Campus\, Los Angeles\, California\nJuly 28-29\, 2017 \nSUMMARY\nCancer research is undergoing a revolution driven by the application of high-throughput techniques such as genome sequencing\, single-cell analysis\, miRNA profiling\, and mass spectrometry. Today’s high-throughput techniques are capable of performing in-depth characterization of tumor samples and producing large collections of data that have implications for both basic biology and clinical translation. Cancer is a disease of tremendous complexity; thus\, the analysis and interpretation of this data with a systems biology approach demands sophisticated\, specialized computational methods. This workshop brings together leading researchers in the mathematical\, computational and biological sciences to discuss advances and open questions in cancer research. \nSCOPE\nThis meeting will focus on applying statistical and algorithmic approaches to improve our understanding of cancer and on the development of useful\, effective and efficient new methods in this area. The emphasis of contributed work will be on developing and applying statistical\, mathematical and algorithmic approaches to improve our understanding of cancer. The workshop will partially overlap with the RECOMB-Genetics Satellite Workshop\, which takes place on UCLA campus immediately after the UCLA Computational Genomics Summer Institute. \nTOPICS \n\nMethods for analysis of high-throughput sequencing or microarray data\, with application to cancer\nInference of somatic mutations\, copy number aberrations\, structural rearrangements\, and other genomic aberrations from high-throughput sequencing or microarray data sets\nClonality analyses and tumor evolution\nEpigenetic variation (e.g.\, methylation profiling\, methyl-seq\, ChIP-seq analysis) applied to cancer\nTranscriptome analysis and assembly\, alterative splicing\, and fusion gene analyses from RNAseq data\nApplications of single-molecular and nanopore sequencing technologies to cancer\nPathway analysis and network reconstruction with a focus on cancer biology\nCancer proteomics\nData integration from multiple molecular assays\n\nPROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIRS\nChristina Curtis\, Stanford University\nTeresa Przytycka\, NIH \nSTEERING COMMITTEE\nJoe Gray\, Oregon Health Sciences University\nMichael Hallett\, McGill University\nBen Raphael\, Brown University\nSohrab Shah\, BC Cancer Agency\nZohar Yakhini\, Technion and Agilent Technologies \nCONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS\nTrey Ideker\, University of California\, San Diego \nMANUSCRIPT PREPARATION\nA manuscript should start with a succinct statement of the problem\, the results achieved\, their significance\, and a comparison with previous work. This material should be understandable to non-specialists. A technical exposition directed to the specialist should follow. \nManuscripts should be no more than 10 single-spaced US letter or A4 pages with at most a 6.5×9″ text area in at least 11-point font. Title and authors\, corresponding author’s email address\, 100- to 250-word abstract\, references\, figures\, and tables all included. An optional short appendix may contain details or additional data to be consulted at the discretion of the program committee. \nManuscripts for RECOMB-CCB must be submitted electronically in PDF format via the EasyChair system using the following link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=recombcbb2017. \nManuscripts for RECOMB-Genetics must be submitted electronically in PDF format via the EasyChair system using the following link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=recombgenomics2017. (Link for RECOMB-Genetics will become active within the next few days.) \nBioinformatics JOURNAL PARTNERS WITH RECOMB-CCB SATELLITE WORKSHOP\nRECOMB-CCB continues its successful partnership with Bioinformatics. Select papers accepted for the workshops will be considered for a special track publication in the journal Bioinformatics. Bioinformatics is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research and software in computational biology. The journal was established as Computer Applications in the Biosciences (CABIOS) in 1985. In 1998\, the journal obtained its current name. Bioinformatics is published by Oxford University Press\, and as of 2014\, the editors-in-chief are Alfonso Valencia and Janet Kelso. \nREGISTRATION\nVisit the following secure website in order to register for 2017 RECOMB-Genetics and RECOMB-CCB:\nhttps://commerce.cashnet.com/cgsiandrecombregistration. \nRegistration fee options:\nSatellite Genetics and CCB Regular: $200.00\nSatellite Genetics and CCB Student: $150.00 \nKEY DATES for RECOMB-Genetics and RECOMB-CCB\nMarch 14\, 2017: Submission Opens\nApril 14\, 2017:   Paper Submission deadline\nMay 7\, 2017: Paper Accept/Reject decisions\nMay 29\, 2017:  Early registration deadline \nVisit our website for more information:\nhttp://computationalgenomics.bioinformatics.ucla.edu/2017-recomb-satellite-meetings/
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/2017-recomb-genetics-and-recomb-ccb-satellite-workshops/
LOCATION:UCLA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170605T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170605T170000
DTSTAMP:20170321T214623Z
CREATED:20170321T214623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170321T214623Z
UID:2411-1496678400-1496682000@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chun Ye Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Chun Ye\, Ph.D. \nAssistant Professor\, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics \nUC San Francisco \n  \nHost: Eleazar Eskin
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/chun-ye-seminar/
LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170522T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170522T170000
DTSTAMP:20170321T214712Z
CREATED:20170321T214712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170321T214712Z
UID:2412-1495468800-1495472400@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Jo Hardin Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Jo Hardin\, Ph.D. \nProfessor\, Department of Mathematics \nPomona College \n  \nHost: Eleazar Eskin
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/jo-hardin-seminar/
LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170515T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170515T170000
DTSTAMP:20170321T214839Z
CREATED:20170321T214839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170321T214839Z
UID:2413-1494864000-1494867600@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Ran Libeskind-Hadas Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Ran Libeskind-Hadas\, Ph.D. \nProfessor\, Department of Computer Science \nHarvey Mudd College \n  \nHost: Eleazar Eskin
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/ran-libeskind-hadas-seminar/
LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170508T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170508T170000
DTSTAMP:20170321T215039Z
CREATED:20170321T215029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170321T215039Z
UID:2415-1494259200-1494262800@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Lea Davis Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Lea Davis\, Ph.D. \nAssistant Professor\, Division of Genetic Medicine \nVanderbilt University \n  \nHost: Giovanni Coppola
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/lea-davis-seminar/
LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170501T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170501T170000
DTSTAMP:20170322T184749Z
CREATED:20170321T214929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170322T184749Z
UID:2414-1493654400-1493658000@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Max Diehn Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/max-diehn-seminar/
LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170428T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170428T160000
DTSTAMP:20170306T172552Z
CREATED:20170306T172552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170306T172552Z
UID:2367-1493368200-1493395200@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:2nd Annual QCBio Symposium
DESCRIPTION:  \nTo select talks for April 28th\, we invite you to send abstracts (title\, authors\,summary) to Marie Grossett. Please click on email address to submit: mgrossett@ucla.edu \n  \nTHE DEADLINE IS MARCH 15TH\, 2017
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/2nd-annual-qcbio-symposium-2/
LOCATION:CNSI Auditorium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170424T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170424T170000
DTSTAMP:20170321T184222Z
CREATED:20170321T184222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170321T184222Z
UID:2409-1493049600-1493053200@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Jun Song Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/jun-song-seminar/
LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170417T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170417T170000
DTSTAMP:20170323T204644Z
CREATED:20170321T183951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170323T204644Z
UID:2408-1492444800-1492448400@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Zeba Wunderlich Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/zeba-wunderlich-seminar/
LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170410T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170410T170000
DTSTAMP:20170323T233359Z
CREATED:20170321T183849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170323T233359Z
UID:2407-1491840000-1491843600@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Brandon Gaut Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Plant DNA methylation: An evolutionary perspective \nPlants methylate the DNA of both transposable elements (TEs) and genes.  For the former\, DNA methylation and other epigenetic modifications suppress TE activity.  From studies in several systems\, it is now clear that the epigenetic modification of TEs can affect the expression of nearby genes and also that the epigenetic interaction between TEs and their hosts is evolutionarily consequential.  Many of the epigenetic mechanisms that plants use to modify TEs have been characterized\, but an important mystery remains: how is a naïve TE recognized by the plant host in the first place?  We believe we have uncovered a clue to this important interaction for one type of element\, Sirevirus LTR retrotransposons. By analyzing a set of carefully annotated\, full-length elements from maize\, we show that small RNAs map to specific regions of the element\, particularly a complex palindrome-rich region that forms hairpins and acts as a cis-regulatory elements.  We hypothesize that the palindromes aid the silencing of active elements and influence transposition potential\, siRNA targeting levels\, and ultimately the fate of an element within the genome. Just as TEs are methylated in plants\, so is a subset of genes.  Several recent papers have demonstrated that the presence of genic DNA methylation within an individual gene is conserved across plant lineages.  These genes tend to evolve slowly and are expressed broadly. However\, the function of genic DNA methylation remains unclear\, if indeed it has a function. Genic DNA methylation does correlate weakly with gene expression\, but it has been difficult to separate cause from effect.  As a result\, the function and evolution of genic methylation remains mysterious.
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/brandon-gaut-seminar/
LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170403T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170403T170000
DTSTAMP:20170321T183636Z
CREATED:20170321T183520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170321T183636Z
UID:2403-1491235200-1491238800@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Markus Covert Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Our lab recently reported completion of the first “whole-cell” model\, explicitly accounting for the known functions of every gene product and molecule in the simplest culturable bacterium\, Mycoplasma genitalium.  In this talk I will discuss our efforts to expand this new technology to model more complicated organisms\, as well as the applications that we see for such models.
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/markus-covert-seminar/
LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170313T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170313T170000
DTSTAMP:20170228T005551Z
CREATED:20170228T005243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170228T005551Z
UID:2354-1489420800-1489424400@bioinformatics.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Jacques Ravel Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/jacques-ravel-seminar/
LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159
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