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2010 Seminars

January 2010

THESIS/DISSERTATION SEMINARS
January, 2010
Tina M. Beck, MS Thesis Defense, Periodontics
Tuesday, January 19, 2010; 8:00 a.m., Room 3.561U
Histological Analysis of Healing Following Tooth Extraction with Ridge Preservation Using Mineralized Human Bone Allograft (PUROS©)

Sirisha Burra, Doctoral Dissertation Defense, Biochemistry
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010; 11:00 a.m., Room 2.042
Regulation of Connexin 43 Hemichannels by Mechanical Loading, Intergrins and Activated Kinases in Bone Osteocytes

Jiangyan Zhu, MS Thesis Defense, Molecular Medicine
Thursday, January 28, 2010; 1:30 p.m., IBT Conf. Room 3.002
Role of vFLIP in KHSV-Mediated Cellular Transformation and Tumorigenesis
Regulatory Mechanisms of Channel-dependent and Independent Function of Connexin 50 in Lens Cell Differentiation and Homeostasis
Friday, January 8, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. Jean X. Jiang, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, UTHSCSA
Host:  Dr. Bruce Nicholson
Biochemistry Seminar Series
Endocannabinoid Mechanisms of Pain Suppression
Wednesday, January 13, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Andrea G. Hohmann, PhD; Neuroscience & Behavior Program, Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens
Host:  Dr. Andrea Giuffrida
Pharmacology Seminar Series
TBA
Wednesday, January 13, 2010; 3:30 p.m., Room 444B
Shane Rea, PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, UTHSCSA and Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging
Sponsored by:  The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The San Antonio Comparative Biology of Aging Center, and The San Antonio Nathan Shock Aging Center
Barshop Institute Seminar Series
High Throughput Screening for Antifungal Drug Discovery
Wednesday, January 20, 2010; 4:00 p.m., Room 110 - AAB, UTHSCSA
Jose Lopez-Ribot, PharmD, PhD; Professor of Biology, South Texas for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas at San Antonio
Sponsored by:  Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science at UTHSCSA, Research Centers in Minority Institutions at UTSA, & UTSA-UTHSCSA Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering
Seminars in Translational Research [STRECH]
Multiple Hits on the Road to Alzheimer's Disease: Mapping the Pathways for Therapeutic Intervention
Wednesday, January 20, 2010; 3:30 p.m., Room 444B
Veronica Galvan, PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, UTHSCSA and Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging
Sponsored by:  The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The San Antonio Comparative Biology of Aging Center, and The San Antonio Nathan Shock Aging Center
Barshop Institute Seminar Series
Misfolded Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase and Motor Neuron Disease
Friday, January 22, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. P. John Hart, Ewing Halsell President's Council Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry; Director, X-Ray Crystallography Core Laboratory, UTHSCSA
Host:  Dr. Bruce J. Nicholson
Biochemistry Seminar Series
Regulation of Vascular Cell Communication and Function by Control of Gap Junction Protein Assembly and Targeting
Monday, January 25, 2010; 2:00 p.m., Room 444B
Dr. Michael H. Koval, Associate Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Host:  Dr. Jean Jiang
Biochemistry Seminar Series
Next-gen Sequencing and Microarray Technology for Biomedical Research
Tuesday, January 26, 2010; 3:30 p.m., Room 3.002 IBT Conf. Room
Jian-Bing Fan, PhD; Senior Director of Scientific Research for Illumina, Inc.
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
The Collapse of Proteostasis in Aging and Disease
Tuesday, January 26, 2010; 11:00 a.m., Room 209L
Richard I. Morimoto, PhD; Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, Northwestern University
Host:  Dr. Steven Austad
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
TBA
Wednesday, January 27, 2010; 3:30 p.m., Room 444B
Kelvin Davies, PhD; Associate Dean, University of Southern California, Davis School of Gerontology
Host:  Holly Van Remmen, PhD
Sponsored by:  The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The San Antonio Comparative Biology of Aging Center, and The San Antonio Nathan Shock Aging Center
Barshop Institute Seminar Series
The Mitochondrial Connection: From Drug Design to Human Diseases
Friday, January 29, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. Whitney Yin, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin
Host:  Dr. Rui Sousa
Biochemistry Seminar Series

February 2010

THESIS/DISSERTATION DEFENSES
February, 2010
Matthew Raper, Periodontics, Masters Thesis Defense
Understanding the Human and Murine T-Cell Response to Rough and Smooth Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
Wednesday, February 3, 2010; 8:00 a.m., Room 3.561U

N. Marc Miller, Periodontics, Masters Thesis Defense
The Role of LO Metabolites on Osteoblast Proliferation, Differentiation, and Metabolism When Grown on Different Titanium Surfaces
Tuesday, February 23, 2010; 8:00 a.m., Room 3.561U

Argentina Becker, Biochemistry, Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Structural and Functional Characterization of CARDS Toxin from Mycoplasma Pneumoniae
Tuesday, February 23, 2010; 10:00 a.m., Room 114-118 AAB

Ryan K. Edmunds, Periodontics, Masters Thesis Defense
A Prospective Study of Maxillary Anterior Ridge Augmentation with Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2
Wednesday, February 24, 2010; 8:00 a.m., Room 3.561U

Gene-environment Interactions: Why Treatment to Enhance Long-term Survival Works for One Individual and May Not for Another
February 2, 2010; 11:00 p.m., Room 209L
Pamela Larsen, PhD; Department of Cellular & Structural Biology, UTHSCSA
Host:  Dr. Qitao Ran
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Why are Tonically Active Striatal Interneurons Tonically Active?
Wednesday, February 3, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Charles J. Wilson, PhD; Professor, Computational Neurobiology, University of Texas at San Antonio
Pharmacology Seminar Series
Exploring the Physiological Function and a Potential Bioscavenger Role of Groups VII and VIII Phospholipase A2 Enzymes
Friday, February 5, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. Brian J. Bahnson, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark
Host:  Dr. Dmitri Ivanov
Biochemistry Seminar Series
CANCELLED
TBA
CANCELLED - Amar Klar, PhD; Senior Investigator/Section Head, Gene Regulation and Chromosome Biology Laboratory, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, MD
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
What it Means to be Old for an Immune System?
Tuesday, February 9, 2010; 11:00 a.m., Room 209L
Janko Nikolich-Zugich, MD, PhD; Department of Immunology, University of Arizona
Host:  Dr. Ellen Kraig
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
CANCELLED
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
CANCELLED - David M. Sabatini, MD, PhD; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Pharmacology Seminar Series
MTOR in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Cancer
Tuesday, February 16, 2010; 3:30 p.m., IBT Conference Room, 3.002
Peter J. Houghton, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
The Big and Small of Reproduction and Cancer
Tuesday, February 16, 2010; 11:00 a.m., Room 209L
Martin M. Matzuk, MD, PhD; Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine
Host:  Drs. Olivia Smith and Kaoru Tominaga
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Multiple Hits on the Road to Alzheimer's Disease: Mapping Pathways for Therapeutic Intervention
Wednesday, February 17, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Veronica Galvan, PhD; Department of Physiology, The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, UTHSCSA
Pharmacology Seminar Series
Sex, Stress, and the Brain: From Serendipity to Clinical Relevance
Wednesday, February, 17, 2010; 4:00 pm, UTSA, Retama Auditorium, University Center, 2.02.02 (above the bookstore)
Bruce S. McEwen, PhD; Alfred E. Mirsky Professor, Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Rockefeller University
Sponsored by:  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's [UTHSCSA] Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science [IIMS]/Novel Clinical and Translational Methodologies, the University of Texas at San Antonio's [UTSA] Research Centers in Minority Institutions [RCMI] Program, and the UTSA-UTHSCSA Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering
Seminars in Translational Research [STRECH]

PLEASE NOTE REVISED ROOM LOCATION
The Genetics of Aging: TOR and Translation
Wednesday, February 17, 2010; 3:30 p.m., Room 444B
Brian Kennedy, PhD; Associate Professor, Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Sponsored by:  The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The San Antonio Nathan Shock Aging Center, and The San Antonio Comparative Biology of Aging Center
Barshop Institute Seminar Series
Structure Insights from IL-18 and IL-18BP Complex
Thursday, February 18, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Junpeng Deng, PhD; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series
Giving Birth - An Inflammatory Process
Friday, February 19th, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. Leslie Myatt, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Co-Director of Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Research, Department of OB-GYN & Department of Biochemistry Cross-Appointed Faculty, UTHSCSA
Host:  Dr. Lee McAlister-Henn
Biochemistry Seminar Series
Improving Therapies for HIV and dsDNA Viruses by Lipid Conjugation
Tuesday, February 23, 2010; 11:00 a.m., Room 209L
Randall Lanier, PhD; Director of Virology, Chimerix, Inc., Durham, NC
Host:  Dr. Ellen Kraig
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Mechanisms of Chromosome Stability in Mammalian Cells
Tuesday, February 23, 2010; 3:30 p.m., IBT Conference Room, 3.002
Jeremy Stark, City of Hope
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
Mitochondrial and Synaptic Plasticity of Brain Circuits in Support of Homeostasis
Wednesday, February 24, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Tamas L. Horvath, PhD, Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Host:  Xin-Yun Lu, PhD
Pharmacology Seminar Series
Lessons in Biochemistry, Immune Evasion, and Development Taught by a Parasite
Friday, February 26, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. James McKerrow, Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Host:  Dr. Philip LoVerde
Biochemistry Seminar Series

March 2010

THESIS/DISSERTATION DEFENSES
March, 2010
Malcolm David Murray, Radiological Sciences, Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Cone Beam Computer Tomography:  The Minimization of Artifacts Due to Patient Respiratory Motion Through the Registration of Raw Image Data
Friday, March 26, 2010; 3:00 p.m., Room 625F

Allison K. Hunter, Dental Diagnostic Science, Masters Thesis Defense
Characterization and Correction of Gray Level Non-Uniformities in Cone Beam Computed Tomography
Friday, March 26, 2010; 1:00 p.m., Room 3.670U
Eosinophils in Health and Disease: The LIAR Hypothesis
Tuesday, March 2, 2010; 11:00 am, Room 209L
James J. Lee, PhD; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Arizona
Host:  Dr. LuZhe Sun
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Protein Quality Control and the Immune System
Tuesday, March 2, 2010; 1:30 pm, AT&T/SBC TeleConference Center, TRP
Hidde Ploegh, Distinguished Student Lecturer, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series

NOTE:  TIME CHANGE
Cholesterol and Alzheimer's Ab Peptide
Wednesday, March 3, 2010; 3:30 p.m., Room 444B
Dora Kovacs, PhD; Associate Professor of Neurology, Neurology-Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Host:  Salvatore Oddo, PhD
Sponsored by:  The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The San Antonio Comparative Biology of Aging Center, and The San Antonio Nathan Shock Aging Center
Barshop Institute Seminar Series
Molecular Circuits for Maternal Programming of Placental Function and Fetal Growth
Friday, March 5, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. Anil G. Menon, Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati
Host:  Dr. Leslie Myatt
Biochemistry Seminar Series
Regulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Fate and Energy Metabolism by Nuclear Receptor, COUP-TFII
Tuesday, March 9, 2010; 3:30 pm, IBT Conference Room 3.002
Ming-Jer Tsai, Baylor College of Medicine
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
In Search of D2 and D3 Dopamine Receptor Selective Compounds
Wednesday, March 10, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Robert R. Luedtke, PhD; Professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX
Pharmacology Seminar Series
Molecular and Cellular Consequences of NADPH-Cytochrome P450 Reductase Deficiency in Humans
Wednesday, March 10, 2010; 3:30 p.m., Room 444B
Bettie Sue Masters, PhD, DSc, MD; The Robert A. Welch Distinguished Professor in Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, UTHSCSA
Sponsored by:  The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The San Antonio Comparative Biology of Aging Center, and The San Antonio Nathan Shock Aging Center
Barshop Institute Seminar Series
NF-kB and the Regulation of Inflammation and Immunity
Thursday, March 11, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Sankar Ghosh, PhD; Columbia University, New York, NY
Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series
High-throughput Biochemical Approaches to Characterizing the Pluripotency Transcriptional Control Network in Stem Cells
Friday, March 12, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. William Fairbrother, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Brown University
Host:  Dr. Chongwoo Kim
Biochemistry Seminar Series
Biological Significance of the Keap 1-Nrf2 Cytoprotective Pathway
Wednesday, March 17, 2010; 3:30 p.m., Room 444B
John Hayes, PhD; Professor of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Biomedical Research Center, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sponsored by:  The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The San Antonio Comparative Biology of Aging Center, and The San Antonio Nathan Shock Aging Center
Barshop Institute Seminar Series
Discovery of Potent New Enzymes Along the Bacterial Tat Pathway
Thursday, March 18, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Matthew DeLisa, PhD; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series
Identification of New Drug Leads Targeting Redox Biochemistry for the Control of Schistosomiasis
Friday, March 19, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. David Williams, Associate Professor, Department of Immunology & Microbiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Host:  Dr. Philip LoVerde
Biochemistry Seminar Series
Calcium Signaling and Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, March 23, 2010; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Ilya Bezprozvanny, PhD; Department of Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Host:  Graduate Students
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Calcium Signaling and Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, March 23, 2010; 11:00 a.m., Room 209L
Ilya Bezprozvanny, PhD; Professor, Department of Physiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Host:  Graduate Students
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Understanding Functional Consequences of Non-protein Coding Cancer Risk Regions
Tuesday, March 23, 2010; 3:30 pm, IBT Conference Room 3.002
Gerhard A. Coetzee, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
An Example of the Essential Interplay Between Basic and Translational Scientists in T1/T2 Research: Observations from T Cell Lines Help Define an Unexpected Family of Mutations in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphomas
Wednesday, March 24, 2010; 4:00 p.m., Room 309L, UTHSCSA Medical School Building
David M. Center, MD; Gordon and Ruth Snider Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry, Assistant Provost for Translational Research, Director of the Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Boston University
Sponsored by:  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's [UTHSCSA] Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science [IIMS]; the University of Texas at San Antonio's [UTSA] Research Centers in Minority Institutions [RCMI] Program; and the UTSA-UTHSCSA Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering
Seminars in Translational Research [STRECH]
Methamphetamine Exerts Competing Effects on Dopamine Neuron Excitability
Wednesday, March 24, 2010; 3:30 p.m., Room 444B
Michael Beckstead, PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, UTHSCSA
Sponsored by:  The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The San Antonio Comparative Biology of Aging Center, and The San Antonio Nathan Shock Aging Center
Barshop Institute Seminar Series
The Physiology of 5-HT2A Receptors in the Cerebral Cortex
Wednesday, March 24, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Rodrigo Andrade, PhD; Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Pharmacology Seminar Series
Cell and Extracellular Matrix Dynamics in Skeletal Tissues
Friday, March 26, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. Sarah L. Dallas, Associate Professor, Department of Oral Biology, School of  Dentistry, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Host:  Dr. Gregg B. Fields
Biochemistry Seminar Series
Complex Signaling Networks Regulate Protein Catabolism in Muscle
Tuesday, March 30, 2010; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Lewis A. Jacobson, PhD; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Host:  Dr. Pamela Larsen
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Embryonic Stem Cells to Model Development and Disease
Tuesday, March 30, 2010; 3:30 p.m., IBT Conference Room 3.002
Christopher S. Navara, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
Role of AGE Receptors in Alzheimer's Disease
Wednesday, March 31, 2010; 3:30 p.m., Room 444B
Mark Kindy, PhD; Assistant Provost, Admiral Pihl Endowed Professor, Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, SC
Sponsored by:  The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The San Antonio Comparative Biology of Aging Center, and The San Antonio Nathan Shock Aging Center
Barshop Institute Seminar Series

April 2010

Nod-Like Receptors in Immunity and Disease
Thursday, April 1, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Gabriel Nunez, MD; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series
THESIS/DISSERTATION DEFENSES
April, 2010

Roger L. Miller, Prosthodontics, Masters Thesis Defense
The Effects of Oral Appliance Therapy on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Tuesday, April 27, 2010; 8:30 a.m., Room 4.637U

Jialu Liu, Biochemistry, Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Post-Translational Regulation of Connexin 50 and the Interaction with Aquaporin 0 in Lens Fibers
Thursday, April 29, 2010; 9:00 a.m., Room 409L

Kihoon Lee, Molecular Medicine, Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Repairing Broken DNA End by Microhomology-Mediated End Joining
Thursday, April 29, 2010; 1:30 p.m., IBT Conference Room 3.002

Srikanth Polusani, Biochemistry, Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Gene Regulation Through Gap Junction Intercellular Communication and its Consequences for Cell Behaviour
Friday, April 30, 2010; 9:00 a.m., Room 409L

Biochemical Mechanisms of Epigenetic Inheritance of Polycomb Protein-Dependent Silencing
Tuesday, April 6, 2010; 1:00 p.m., Room 209L
Dr. Nicole Francis, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University
Host:  Dr. Chongwoo Kim
Biochemistry Seminar Series
Canonical and Non-canonical Mechanisms of Mutation Induction
Tuesday, April 6, 2010; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Bevin P. Engelward, Phd; Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Host:  Graduate Students
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Stem Cells and Cancer: Two Faces of Self Renewal
Tuesday, April 6, 2010; 3:30 pm, IBT Conference Room 3.002
Michael F. Clarke, Distinguished Student Lecturer, Stanford University
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
Glioblastoma: Bedside to Bench
Wednesday, April 7, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Andrew J. Brenner, MD, PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Co-Director, CTRC at Christus Santa Rosa Hematology-Oncology Unit, UTHSCSA
Pharmacology Seminar Series
Selective Pathways of Fungal Recognition and Immunity
Thursday, April 8, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Bruce Klein, MD; Professor, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series
Pause for Thought: Biology of RNA Polymerase Pausing
Friday, April 9, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. Rong Li, Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, UTHSCSA
Host:  Dr. Bruce J. Nicholson
Biochemistry Seminar Series
Mechanisms of Homologous Recombination
Tuesday, April 13, 2010; 3:30 pm, IBT Conference Room 3.002
Lorraine Symington, Columbia University
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
MnSOD vs. P53: The Mitochondrial Center
Tuesday, April 13, 2010; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Daret St. Clair, PhD; Professor, Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky School of Medicine
Host:  Dr. Yidong Bai
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
The Serotonin Transporter in Clinical Research Studies
Wednesday, April 14, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Martin A. Javors, PhD; Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, UTHSCSA
Pharmacology Seminar Series
Structural Insights into the Mechanism of Neurotransmitter Release
Friday, April 16th, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. Josep Rizo, Professor, Departments of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Host:  Dr. Eileen M. Lafer
Biochemistry Seminar Series
Role of Caveolin-1 in the Development of Fibrosis in Lungs and Heart
Tuesday, April 20, 2010; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Claude Jourdan-Le Saux, PhD; Department of Medicine - Cardiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Host:  Dr. Qitao Ran
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Admittance to Warn of Impending Heart Failure
Wednesday, April 21, 2010; 4:00 pm, UTSA, Biotechnology, Sciences & Engineering Bldg., Room 2.102
Marc D. Feldman, MD; Professor of Medicine and Engineering, Division of Cardiology, UTHSCSA
Sponsored by:  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's [UTHSCSA] Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science [IIMS], the University of Texas at San Antonio's [UTSA] Research Centers in Minority Institutions [RCMI] Program, and the UTSA-UTHSCSA Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering
Seminars in Translational Research [STRECH]

Neurogenesis, Depression and Chemobrain
Wednesday, April 21, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Robert N. Pechnick, PhD; Associate Director of Research, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Host:  Dr. Charles France
Pharmacology Seminar Series
In Search of Prophylaxis and Treatment for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Thursday, April 22, 2010; 12:00 p.m., Room 444B
Huizhou Fan, MD, PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ
Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series
CANCELLED - Obesity and Adiponectin Signaling - CANCELLED
TBA
Lily Dong, PhD; Department of Cellular & Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Host: Dr. Qitao Ran
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Chimpanzee Model of HCV Infection and Antiviral Efficacy of microRNA Inhibitors
Thursday, April 29, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Robert Lanford, PhD; Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX
Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series
Regulation of Lens Differentiation by the Tumor Suppressor, p53
Thursday, April 29th, 2010; 2:00 p.m., Room 409L
Dr. David W. Li, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Host:  Dr. Jean X. Jiang
Biochemistry Seminar Series

May 2010

DISSERTATION/THESIS DEFENSE SEMINARS
May, 2010
Estrella Sandra Chocron, Physiology, Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Shortened Thyroid Hormone Receptor Isoforms Mediate Acute Non-Nuclear Effects of Thyroid Hormone on Mitochondrial Metabolism
Monday, May 3, 2010; 2:00 p.m., Room 409L

Ding Chen, Microbiology & Immunology, Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Characterization of CPAF, a Chlamydia-Secreted Protease
Thursday, May 6, 2010; 8:00 a.m., Room 309L

Molecular Mechanisms of Beta Cell Failure and Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Tuesday, May 4, 2010; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Franco Folli, MD, PhD; Department of Medicine - Diabetes, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Host:  Dr. Yidong Bai
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Genetic Dissection of Aging and Neuroendocrine Secretion in Drosophila Melanogaster
Wednesday, May 5, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Ravi Ranjan, PhD; Department of Pharmacology, UTHSCSA
Pharmacology Seminar Series
TBA
Thursday, May 6, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Jijie Chai, PhD; National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series
Allosteric Effects on Ubiquitin Ligase Activity Involving RING-domain and a Novel E2 Binding Region: Integration of Structural and Molecular Biology
Friday, May 7, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. R. Andrew Byrd, Director, Molecular Discovery Program Lab Chief, Structural Biophysics Laboratory Chief, Macromolecular NMR Section Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD
Host:  Dr. Andrew P. Hinck
Biochemistry Seminar Series
The Protective Role of Diet in Mediating Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in the Colon
Tuesday, May 11, 2010; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Robert S. Chapkin, PhD; Department of Biochemistry/Biophysics, Texas A&M University
Host:  Dr. Qitao Ran
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Llama Single Domain Antibodies as Rugged Ligands for Biothreat Detection and Intervention
Thursday, May 13, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Andrew Hayhurst, PhD; Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX
Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series
From 'Biospecies' to Piezoelectric and Pyroelectric Sensors of Today's Technology
Wednesday, May 19, 2010; 4:00 p.m., Room 2.031, Dolph Briscoe Library, UTHSCSA
Ruyan Guo, PhD; Robert E. Clarke Endowed Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UTSA
Sponsored by:  Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science at UTHSCSA, Research Centers in Minority Institutions at UTSA, and UTSA-UTHSCSA Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering
Seminars in Translational Research [STRECH]
The Role of Complement in the Pathogenesis of Streptococcus Pneumonia Infections
Thursday, May 20, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Jeremy Brown, MD, PhD; The Rayne Institute, London
Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series

June 2010

Thesis/Dissertation Defense Seminars
JUNE
Amanda J. Flagg, Nursing, Doctoral Dissertation Seminar
Patient/Provide Concordance:  Instrument Development
Wednesday, June 23, 2010; 9:30 a.m., Room 1.120 - Nursing School
Contgrol of TGF-b Superfamily Signaling in Human Disease
Friday, June 25, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. Craig A. Harrison, Prince Henry's Institute, Head, Growth Factor Signaling Laboratory and R.D. Wright Fellow, Melbourne, Australia
Host:  Dr. Andrew P. Hinck
Biochemistry Seminar Series

July 2010

Ribonucleoprotein Particles in Trans-Translation and Protein Targeting
Thursday, July 29th, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Dr. Christian W. Zwieb, Professor of Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
Host:  Dr. Andrew P. Hinck
Biochemistry Seminar Series

August 2010

Evolution of Structure-Function within Steroid Hormone Receptors
Monday, August 30, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Eric Ortlund, PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Emory University
Host:  James Stockand, PhD
Physiology Seminar Series

September 2010

GSBS Dissertation/Thesis Defense Seminars
September, 2010
David New, Molecular Medicine, Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Role of Nox4-Derived ROS in Growth Factor Signaling and the Progression of Renal Interstitial Fibrosis
Thursday, September 23, 2010; 10:00 a.m., Room 409L

TBA
Friday, September 3, 2010; 4:00 p.m., Room 444B
Steven Reppert, MD; Professor, Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Host:  Graduate Students
Graduate Student Research Day Keynote Speaker
Obesity and Adiponectin Signaling
Tuesday, September 7, 2010; 11:00 a.m., Room 209L
Lily Q. Dong, PhD; Department of Cellular & Structural Biology, UTHSCSA
Host:  Dr. Qitao Ran
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Cell Signaling in Space and Time
Wednesday, September 8, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
John D. Scott, FRS; Department of Pharmacology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of WA School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Pharmacology Seminar Series
TMEPAI in Breast Cancer: Towards Unraveling the TGF-Beta Paradox
Friday, September 10, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. Pothana Saikumar, Associate Professor, Pathology, UTHSCSA
Host:  Dr. Manjeri Venkatachalam
Biochemistry Seminar Series
CANCELED - Aging in Caribbean Vervets: Brains, Biomarkers and Behavior
Tuesday, September 14, 2010; 11:00 a.m., Room 209L

***CANCELED***

Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis
Tuesday, September 14, 2010; 1:00 p.m., Room 209L
Hongjun Song, PhD; Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Director of Stem Cell Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Pharmacology Special Seminar
Social and Uniquely Aged? Mechanisms of Honey Bee Aging Plasticity
Tuesday, September 14, 2010; 1:00 p.m., IBT Conference Room 3.002
Gro Vang Amdam, Arizona State University
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
Female Sex Steroids and SSRI's: Interactions at the Level of the Serotonin Transporter
Wednesday, September 15, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Alan Frazer, PhD; Chair, Department of Pharmacology, UTHSCSA
Pharmacology Seminar Series
Phytonutrients as Atheroprotective Compounds - Novel Mechanisms and Targets
Wednesday, September 15, 2010; 4:00 p.m., UTSA Biotechnology, Sciences and Engineering Bldg., Room 2.102
Reto Asmis, PhD; Professor of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Biochemistry, Director of Research Development, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, UTHSCSA
Hosted by: Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science at UTHSCSA, Research Centers in Minority Institutions at UTSA, and UTSA/UTHSCSA Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering
Seminars in Translational Research [STRECH]
BARKY is an Important Virulence Determinant in Toxoplasma gondii Affecting Stage Conversion, Proliferation and Replication
Thursday, September 16, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Michael Brumlik, PhD; Medicine/Hematology and Medical Oncology, UTHSCSA
Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series
Modes of Gene Regulation in the Response to Cytokinetic Stress in Yeast
Friday, September 17, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. Jose R. Rodriguez Medina, Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR
Host:  Drs. Bettie Sue Masters, Bruce J. Nicholson, & Lee Henn
Biochemistry Seminar Series
Transgenic Marmosets in Biomedical Science
Monday, September 20, 2010; 3:30 p.m., Room 209L
Erika Sasaki, PhD; Department Head, Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Kanagawa, Japan
Faculty Host:  Dr. Suzette Tardiff
Special Seminar Co-sponsored by:  Department of Cellular and Structural Biology and The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies
Dissecting the Impact of Neonatal/Prenatal Exposure to Prozac
Tuesday, September 21, 2010; 11:00 a.m., Room 209L
Brent J. Thompson, PhD; Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Host:  Dr. Qitao Ran
Cellular and Structural Biology Seminar Series
Targeting XPF/ERCC1 Recruitment in Nucleotide Exicision Repair
Tuesday, September 22, 2010; 3:30 p.m., IBT Conference Room 3.002
Dmitri N. Ivanov, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
Atypical Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors: From Addiction to ADHD
Wednesday, September 22, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Amy H. Newman, PhD; Medicinal Chemistry Section, University of Texas at San Antonio
Pharmacology Seminar Series
Monocytes as Gene Therapy Vectors in Models of Alzheimer's Disease
Monday, September 27, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Marcia Gordon, PhD; Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, University of South Florida
Host:  Salvatore Oddo, PhD
Physiology Seminar Series
Structure and Function of Polycomb Group Proteins
Tuesday, September 28, 2010; 3:30 p.m., IBT Conference Room 3.002
Chongwoo A. Kim, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
Therapeutic Targeting of Breast Cancer Tumor Initiating Cells
Tuesday, September 28, 2010; 11:00 a.m., Room 209L
Jeffrey M. Rosen, PhD; Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine
Host:  Dr. LuZhe Sun
Cellular and Structural Biology Seminar Series
Synthetic Targets at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology
Wednesday, September 29, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Doug E. Frantz, PhD; Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio
Pharmacology Seminar Series

October 2010

Role of Integrative Pharmacology in the Drug Discovery/Development Process
Wednesday, October 6, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Bryan F. Cox, PhD; Director, Integrative Pharmacology, Global Pharmaceutical Discovery, Advanced Technology, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL
Pharmacology Seminar Series
Bacterial Pol III Replicative Polymerase: A Target for Development of Novel Antibacterials Agents
Friday, October 8th, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. James Bullard, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, the University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX
Host:  Dr. Borries Demeler
Biochemistry Seminar Series
The Genetics of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Tuesday, October 12, 2010; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Dr. Michael A. Hauser, Department of Medicine and Ophthalmology, Center for Human Genetics, Duke University
Host:  Dr. Luiz Penalva
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
The Requirement of MDM2/MDMX Heterocomplex in p53 Control
Wednesday, October 13, 2010; 3:30 p.m., IBT Conference Room 3.002
Zhi-Min Yuan, PhD; Professor, Greehey Distinguished Chair, Radiation Oncology, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
17th Annual Arthur H. Briggs Lectureship
Thursday, October 14, 2010; 4:00 pm, Room 309L
Dr. Floyd E. Bloom, Professor Emeritus, Molecular & Integrative Neuroscience Department, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
From Molecules to Minds:  The Unfolding Saga of Locus Coeruleus Circuits
A Proteome Chip Approach to Profiling Protein Function
Tuesday, October 19, 2010; 3:30 p.m., IBT Conference Room 3.002, TRP Campus
Heng Zhu, PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
Mitochondrial ROS: A Key Intermediate of Cardiac Aging and Hypertrophy
Tuesday, October 19, 2010; 11:00 a.m., Room 209L
Dr. Peter S. Rabinovitch, Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Washington
Host:  Dr. Qitao Ran
Cellular and Structural Biology Seminar Series
Bridging the Gap Between Mouse and Humans: Development of Novel Therapies for MS in Humanized HLA-DR Transgenic Mice
Wednesday, October 20, 2010; 4:00 p.m., Dolph Briscoe, Jr., Library; Room 2.019, UTHSCSA
Thomas Forsthuber, MD, PhD; Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Endowed Chair in Biotechnology, Professor of Immunology, UTSA, Adjunct Professor of Pathology, UTHSCSA
Hosted By:  Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science at UTHSCSA, Research Centers in Minority Institutions at UTSA, and UTSA-UTHSCSA Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering
Seminars in Translational Research [STRECH]
Rist-taking and Reward Effects of D3-prefering Dopamine Agonists in Parkinsonian-like Rats vs. Controls
Wednesday, October 20, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
T. Celeste Napier, PhD; Director, Research and Recovery Center for Compulsive Behaviors and Addiction; Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Host:  Daniel Lodge, PhD
Pharmacology Seminar Series
Seeing the Structural Organization of the Actin Cytoskeleton at the Lamelia, In Situ Cryo-Electron Tomography
Friday, October 22, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L
Dr. Dorit Hanein, Infection Diseases Program, Sanford/Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
Host:  Dr. Bettie Sue Masters
Biochemistry Seminar Series
Structural Secrets of Serpin Polymers
Tuesday, October 26, 2010; 3:30 p.m., IBT Conference Room 3.002 - TRP Campus
Ewa Marszal, PhD; Chemist, Division of Hematology, FDA/Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Bethesda, MD
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
The Dynamic Epigenome a Mediator Between Nurture and Nature and Its Implications in Health and Disease
Tuesday, October 26, 2010; 11:00 a.m., Room 209L
Dr. Moshe Szyf, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University
Host:  Dr. Brent Thompson
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Divergence of Serotonin 2A Receptor Function in Response to Endogenous Tryptamines
Wednesday, October 27, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Laura M. Bohn, PhD; Associate Professor, Departments of Molecular therapeutics and Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL
Host:  Bill Clarke, PhD
Pharmacology Seminar Series
Functional Dissection and Regulation of EBNA1 -- An Essential EBV Transactivator
Thursday, October 28, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Ashok Aiyar, PhD; Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series

November 2010

GSBS Dissertation / Thesis Defense Seminars
November
Patti Garner Grota, Nursing, Dissertation Defense
Patient Factors Associated with Adverse Events of Hospitalized Veterans in Infection Control Isolation
Monday, November 1, 2010; 9:00 a.m., SON Room 1.120

Jeremiah B. Cook, Periodontics, Thesis Defense
Exploratory Study of the Iocide Oral Rinse in Diabetic Population
Thursday, November 11, 2010; 8:00 a.m., Room 3.561U

Stephanie Zimmer, Cellular & Structural Biology, Dissertation Defense
Microenvironment-Mediated Regulation of Hematopoiesis in the Context of CREBBP Haploinsufficiency
Thursday, November 11, 2010; 2:00 p.m., Room 309L

Julie Pickard, Biomedical Engineering, Dissertation Defense
A Minimally Invasive Method to Quantify Blood Flow in the Dysvascular Amputee
Wednesday, November 17, 2010; 3:00 p.m., Room 2.534, RII, UTHSCSA

Bingqi Guo, Radiological Sciences, Dissertation Defense
Feasibility Investigation of Virtual Patient Guided Radiation Therapy (VPGRT)
Friday, November 19, 2010; 3:00 p.m., CTRC Plaza Conference Room G254
BubR1 in Cancer and Aging
Tuesday, November 2, 2010; 3:30 p.m., IBT Conference Room 3.002, TRP
Jan Van Deursen, PhD; Consultant and Professor, Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine & Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
From Flies To Man: HOX Gene Dysregulation Is A Major Cause Of Hematologic Malignancy
Tuesday, November 2, 2010; 11:00 a.m., Room 209L
Peter D. Aplan, MD; NIH/NCI/Genetics Branch, Bethesda, MD
Host:  Graduate Students
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series
Diet, Metabolism, and Food Motivation: "Nutrimodulation" of Behavioral Plasticity
Wednesday, November 3, 2010; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B
Dianne Figlewicz Lattemann, PhD; Research Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Host:  Dr. Michael Beckstead
Pharmacology Seminar Series
No Poles, an E3 Ubiguitin Ligase, is Required for Genome Maintenance During Drosophila Embryogenesis
Tuesday, November 9, 2010; 3:30 p.m., IBT Conference Room 3.002, TRP Campus
Laura A. Lee, PhD; Assistant Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series
From Epidemiology to Health Promotion: A Health Disparities Research Trajectory
Tuesday, November 16, 2010; 4:00 p.m., UTSA Biotechnology, Sciences & Engineering (BSE) 2.102
Elena Bastida, PhD; Professor & Chair, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University
Hosts:  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science (IIMS)/Novel Clinical and Translational Methodologies; the University of Texas at San Antonio's (UTSA) Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program; and the UTSA-UTHSCSA Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering
Seminars in Translational Research (STRECH)
The Multiple Roles of the MORF/MRG Family of Proteins in Various Biological Processes
Tuesday, November 16, 2010; 3:30 p.m., IBT Conference Room 3.002 - TRP Campus
Olivia M. Pereira-Smith, PhD; Cellular & Structural Biology, Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, UT Health Science Center
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series


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