EVENT

Formal Research Seminars

The Buck Institute hosts a number of scientific seminars throughout the year, offering talks on current research by national and international scientists for faculty, students and postdoctoral fellows. Formal Research Seminars are open to the public. Individuals wishing to attend should respond with their name, email address, and seminar date to: FRS@buckinstitute.org

Seminars are held in the Drexler Auditorium at 11:00am unless otherwise noted.

Venue
Drexler Auditorium
Buck Institute, 8001 Redwood Blvd
Novato, California 94945

2020 Agenda

June 12, 2020

Establishment and Maintenance of Neuronal Polarity in C. elegans

Kang Shen, PhD

Professor of Biology and Pathology, Stanford University

Hosted by Professor, Pejmun Haghighi

Join Zoom Meeting at 11:00am (pacific)

2021 Agenda

Feb 26, 2021

Title: TBA

Richard J. Youle, PhD

Senior Investigator, Biochemistry Section, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, Bethesda, MD

Hosted by Buck Fellow, Kai Zhou

May 28, 2020

Title: TBA

Daniel Alfonso Colón-Ramos, PhD

Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology

Hosted by Buck Assistant Professor, Jennifer Garrison

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Directions

The Buck Institute is located 25 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.

San Francisco Airport/San Francisco/South Bay:

  • Take Highway 101 North across the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Take the last Novato exit — Atherton/San Marin Drive (just north of the DeLong exit)
  • Turn left at the stoplight, and go west over the freeway overpass
  • Get in the right lane, and turn right at the second stoplight onto Redwood Boulevard
  • Go approximately ½ mile, and turn left onto Buck Center Drive
  • At the top of the hill, turn left into the Visitor Parking Lot

Berkeley/Oakland/Oakland International Airport:

  • Take Highway 80 to Highway 580 West, and cross the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge
  • Take 580 until it merges with Highway 101 North in San Rafael
  • Take the last Novato exit — Atherton/San Marin Drive (just north of the DeLong exit)
  • Turn left at the stoplight, and go west over the freeway overpass
  • Get in the right lane, and turn right at the second stoplight onto Redwood Boulevard
  • Go approximately ½ mile, and turn left onto Buck Center Drive
  • At the top of the hill, turn left into the Visitor Parking Lot

From Sonoma County, take Highway 101 South:

  • Take the first Novato exit (Atherton/San Marin Drive)
  • Turn right at the stoplight, and stay in the right lane
  • Take an immediate right onto Redwood Boulevard
  • Go approximately ½ mile, and turn left onto Buck Center Drive
  • At the top of the hill, turn left into the Visitor Parking Lot

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