Pomona College:
Course, M.M. (’12), A. Smart (’10) and K.G. Johnson. “The role of Dallylike in axon pathway choice at the Drosophila midline”. Society for Neuroscience Meeting. San Diego, CA. 10/2010.
N. Kramer (’11) and K.G. Johnson. “Identifying Novel Protein Interactors with Cytoplasmic Syndecan: A GST pulldown approach”. Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Meeting at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. San Diego, CA. 10/2010.
Johnson, K.G. “Building synapses: The regulation of synapse growth by the proteoglycan Syndecan” Invited seminar at the University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ. 5/10/2010
Johnson, K.G., and A. Smart (’10). “The role of Dallylike in axon pathway choice at the Drosophila midline”. Society for Neuroscience Meeting. Chicago, IL. 10/2009.
V. Gillet (’10) and K.G. Johnson. “Exploring mechanisms of proteoglycan function at the developing neuromuscular junction”. Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Meeting at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. Chicago, IL. 10/2009.
K.G. Johnson. “Building Brains: How proteoglycans control nervous system development in Drosophila”. HHMI summer lecture series. Claremont, CA. 6/2009
K.G. Johnson. “Synapsing with Syndecan: How proteoglycans regulate synapse formation”. Invited seminar at Harvey Mudd College. Claremont, CA. 2/2009
Chang, J. (’08), V. Charu (’09) and K.G. Johnson. “The identification of novel Syndecan binding proteins in Drosophila” Axon Guidance, Synaptogenesis and Neural Plasticity Meeting. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. 9/2008
K. G. Johnson, J. Rawson, J. Sato-Reinhold (’07), L. Van Ryswyk, J. Wilson (’10), S. Selleck, D. Van Vactor. Heparan sulfate proteoglycan specificity during axon pathway formation in the Drosophila embryo”. Society for Neuroscience Meeting. San Diego, CA. 11/2007
Chang, J. (’08), V. Charu (’09) and K.G. Johnson. “A yeast two-hybrid screen identifies potential proteins that interact with the cytoplasmic domain of Drosophila Syndecan” Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Meeting. San Diego, CA. 11/2007
Stryker, E. (’07) and K.G. Johnson. “The Effects of Axon Guidance Molecules on Olfactory and Visual System Function in Drosophila Melanogaster” Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience meeting. Atlanta, GA. 10/2006
Sato-Reinhold, J. (’07), L. Van Ryswyk and K.G. Johnson. “The Dallylike Story: A Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan’s Role in Axon Guidance” Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience meeting. Atlanta, GA. 10/2006
Hall, A.K., E. Stricker, N. Ip, T. Carew and K.G. Johnson. “Strategies for a Successful Transition to a Neuroscience Career” Panel Discussion at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Atlanta, GA. 10/2006
Johnson, K.G. “HSPGs Act through LAR to Control Neuromuscular Junction Form and Function.” Southern California Drosophila Conference, UC-Irvine. 9/2006
Johnson, K.G., A.P. Tenney, A. Duckworth, K. Parfitt, O. Marcu, T. Heslip, J. L. Marsh, J.G. Flanagan and D. Van Vactor. “Syndecan and Dallylike bind LAR and exert distinct effects on NMJ development.” Neurobiology of Drosophila Conference. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. 10/2005
Postdoc:
Johnson, K.G. A. Tenney, J. Flanagan and D. Van Vactor. “The HSPGs Syndecan and Dallylike bind the receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase LAR and exert opposing effects on synapse growth.” Brandeis University. 11/2004
Johnson, K.G., A. Tenney, J. Flanagan and D. Van Vactor. “The HSPGs Syndecan and Dallylike bind the receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase LAR and exert opposing effects on synapse growth.” Yale University. 10/2004
Johnson, K.G., A. Ghose, J. Lincecum, M.B. O’Connor and D. Van Vactor. “Axonal HSPGs regulate the distribution and efficiency of Slit repulsion during midline axon guidance.” Drosophila Meeting. Washington D.C. 2004.
Johnson, K.G., J. Lincecum, M.B. O’Connor, and D. Van Vactor. “Syndecan regulates axon guidance at the CNS midline by facilitating Slit-Robo signaling.” Axon Guidance Meeting. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. 2003.
Graduate School:
Johnson, K.G. and C.E. Holt. “The role of receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases in the development of the Xenopus visual system.” Axon Guidance and Synaptic Plasticity Meeting. Varenna, Italy 1999.
Johnson, K.G. and C.E. Holt. “Expression patterns of receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases in the developing Xenopus visual system.” Society for Neuroscience Meeting. Los Angeles, CA 1998.
Johnson, K.G. and C.E. Holt. “Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases in the developing Xenopus visual system.” Society for Neuroscience Meeting. New Orleans, LA. 1997.