Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
2008 Seminars
January 2008
TIMP3/TACE regulation in type 2 diabetes mellitus. A new mechanism of insulin resistance
Wednesday, January 9, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Franco Folli, MD, PhD; Department of Medicine/Diabetes, UTHSCSA
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
Immunotherapy to remove amyloid deposits. Potential as a therapeutic and usefulness as a research tool
Wednesday, January 16, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
David Morgan, PhD; Dept. of Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, University of South Florida
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
Searching for pre-mRNS splicing motifs in human transcripts
Tuesday, January 22, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Lawrence Chasin, PhD; Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Neuronal adaptations to hypoxia: Don't worry until you stop snoring
Wednesday, January 23, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Steven W. Mifflin, PhD; Department of Pharmacology, UTHSCSA
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
Molecular Action of BMP-7 on Osteoblast Differentiation
Tuesday, January 29, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
John C. Lee, PhD; Department of Biochemistry, UTHSCSA
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
February 2008
TBA
Tuesday, February 5, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Daniel A. Hammer, PhD; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Complexins as positive regulators of Ca2+ triggered neurotransmitter release
Wednesday, February 6, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Christian Rosenmund, PhD; Dept. of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
Role and mechanism of a novel zinc finger transcription factor [ZKSCAN3] in colon cancer progression
Tuesday, February 12, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Douglas D. Boyd, PhD; Department of Cancer Biology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Neurobiology of nicotine dependence: relevance to depression
Wednesday, February 13, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Athina Markou, PhD; Dept. of Psychiatry, UCSD
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
Challenging Current Dogmas in Candida albicans Pathogenesis
Thursday, February 14, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Jose Lopez-Ribot, PhD; Department of Biology, UTSA
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Nitrative Stress: A Physiologically Relevant Covalent Modification?
Friday, February 15, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Leslie Myatt, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry
Tuberous sclerosis and the TSC1-TSC2 genes: a genetic disease that involves a key signaling node for cell growth and differentiation
Tuesday, February 19, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
David J. Kwiatkowski, MD, PhD; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Uncovering the neurobiology of internal bliss
Wednesday, February 20, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Joseph F. Cheer, PhD; Dept. of Neurophamacology and Neuroscience, Albany Medical College
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
Embryonic origin and control of neuronal circuits in the vertebrate head
Tuesday, February 26, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Gary O. Gaufo, PhD; Department of Biology, UTSA
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
TBA
Wednesday, February 27, 2008; 12 noon, Room 209L
Dr. Martin Saunders, Yale University
Department of Biochemistry, Welch Lectureship Program
Department of Biochemistry, Welch Lectureship Program
The neuronal basis of breathing disorders: From bench to bedside
Wednesday, February 27, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Jan-Marino Ramirez, PhD; Dept. of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, The University of Chicago
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
March 2008
Ion Channels and Amino-acid Transporters support the Growth and Invasion of Primary Brain Tumors
Tuesday, March 4, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Harald Sontheimer, PhD; Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Neuron-glia interactions in the supraoptic nucleus of the rat hypothalamus
Wednesday, March 5, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Stéphane H. R. Oliet, PhD; Laboratory of Integrative Physiology of Neuroendocrine Systems, Inserm Research Center, Bordeaux, France
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
Nucleolar Modifications During Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Infection
Thursday, March 6, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Angela Pearson, PhD; NRS-Institut Armand-Frappier
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Heterotrimeric G Proteins and the Cytoskeleton: Form and Function in Signal Transduction
Friday, March 7, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Mark M. Rasenick, Department of Physiology & Biophysics and Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry
Transcription Factors and Malignant Glioma in Mouse and Man
Tuesday, March 11, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Charles D. Stiles, PhD; Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
TBA
Friday, March 14, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Barbara Golden, Purdue University
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry
Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressors: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Tuesday, March 18, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Gerard Evan, PhD, FRS, FMedSci; Department of Pathology and Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology; University of California, San Francisco
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
GABA-A receptors: Target of acute and chronic ethanol
Wednesday, March 19, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Richard Olsen, PhD; Departments of Anesthesiology and Molecular and Medical Pharmacology; University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
Vaccination Strategies Against Francisella tularensis
Thursday, March 27, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Bernard Arulanandam, PhD; UTSA
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Estrogens: their complex role in protecting the brain against neurodegeneration
Friday, March 28, 2008; 12 noon, Room 309L
5th ANNUAL MARIANN BLUM MEMORIAL LECTURESHIP IN THE NEUROSCIENCES
Phyllis M. Wise, PhD; Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Department of Pharmacology
Phyllis M. Wise, PhD; Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Department of Pharmacology
Mouse Models for Functional Analysis of Microsomal Cytochrome P450 Enzymes
Friday, March 28, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. XinXin Ding, Wadsworth Center, NY State Department of Health in Albany
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry
April 2008
Insights into machanisms of aging: perspectives from the longest-living rodent, the naked mole-rat
Wednesday, April 2, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Rochelle Buffenstein, PhD; Department of Physiology, UTHSCSA
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
Suppression of Host Gene Expression and Regulation of Cell Death by Matrix Protein of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus
Thursday, April 3, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Douglas Lyles, PhD; Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
TBA
Friday, April 4, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Vicki Rosen; Chair, Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry
TBA
Friday, April 11, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Scott Summers, University of Utah
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry
Pathophysiological role of superoxide dismutases
Tuesday, April 15, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Ting-Ting Huang, PhD; Department of Neurology and Neurological Science; Stanford University, School of Medicine
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Ups and downs of blood pressure regulation: exercise and role for inhibitory signaling in NTS
Wednesday, April 16, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Jeffrey T. Potts, PhD; Department of Integrative Physiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
Pneumococcal Virulence Factors that Double as Protection-Eliciting Vaccine Antigens
Thursday, April 17, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
David Briles, Phd; University of Alabama at Birmingham
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
TBA
Friday, April 18, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Julian P. Whitelegge, UCLA and the Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry
Normal and Neoplastic Stem Cells
Tuesday, April 22, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Irving L. Weissman, MD; Department of Pathology and Developmental Biology; Stanford University, School of Medicine
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology
Cardiac and sympathetic nervous system effects of seizure disorders
Wednesday, April 23, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Steven L. Bealer, PhD; Department of Phamacology and Toxicology, University of Utah
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
Senior Student Seminar
Tuesday, April 29, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Adolescent marijuana use: Cognitive and behavioral performance outcomes
Wednesday, April 30, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Charles W. Mathias, PhD; Department of Psychiatry, UTHSCSA
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
May 2008
TBA
Friday, May 2, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Rama Natarajan, Department of Diabetes, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry
Drug discovery: Playing the odds
Wednesday, May 7, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Wouter Koek, PhD; Department of Psychiatry, UTHSCSA
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
Measures of behavioral impulsivity and their relationship to substance abuse and suicidal behaviors
Wednesday, May 7, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Donald M. Dougherty, PhD; Department of Psychiatry, UTHSCSA
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
TBA
Friday, May 9, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Roy J. Soberman, Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry
Genes and neuropsychiatric disorders
Wednesday, May 14, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Robert H. Lipsky, PhD; Chief, Section of Molecular Genetics, Lab of Neurogenetics; NIAAA, NIH, Rockville, MD
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
September 2008
Cross-talk at the cardiac intercalated disc: Connexin43, Plakophilin-2, and the etiology of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Friday, September 26, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Mario Delmar, Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Schedule
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Schedule
October 2008
Functional characterization of class III P13 Kinase
Friday, October 3, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Zhi-Min Yuan, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Series
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Series
Virus-Host Interactions Critical for Gamma-Herpesvirus Replication
Thursday, October 9, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Ren Sun, PhD; University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Fall Seminar Series
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Fall Seminar Series
Structure and Function Analysis of the Cytolethal Distending Toxin: A Good Enzyme Gone Bad
Thursday, October 16, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Lawrence A. Dreyfus, PhD; University of Missouri, Kansas City
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Fall Seminar Series
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Fall Seminar Series
TBA
Friday, October 17, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Laura D. Kramer, Director, Arbovirus Laboratories, Wadsworth Center, SUNY Albany
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Series
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Series
Signaling in Schistosoma mansoni: Role in Host-Parasite and Male-Female Interactions
Thursday, October 23, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Philip LoVerde, PhD; HSC - Biochemistry
Department of Microbiology & Immunology Fall Seminar Series
Department of Microbiology & Immunology Fall Seminar Series
TBA
Friday, October 24, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Nikolay V. Dokholyan, Departments of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminary Series
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminary Series
Regulating Ammonia and Water Transport across Membranes; QED?
Wednesday, October 29, 2008; 12 noon, Room 209L
Dr. Robert M. Stroud, Departments of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California at San Francisco
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Series
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Series
November 2008
Comparative Genomics Approaches to the Study of Surface Antigens in Trypanosomatid Parasites
Friday, November 7, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Najib El-Sayed, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Series
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Series
Virus-Host Interaction: A New Frontier in Drug Discovery
Thursday, November 13, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Teresa Compton, PhD; Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Fall Seminar Series
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Fall Seminar Series
Gap Junctions: Insights from Disease-associated Connexin Mutants and Mutagenesis
Friday, November 14, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Eric Beyer, Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Series
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Series
Living on the Edge: Inhibition of Host Cell Apoptosis by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Thursday, November 20, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Volker Briken, PhD; University of Maryland, College Park
Microbiology and Immunology Fall Seminar Series
Microbiology and Immunology Fall Seminar Series
TBA
Friday, November 21, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Andrew Harris, Departments of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Series
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Series
December 2008
Aneuploidy and Drug Resistance in Candida albicans
Thursday, December 4, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Judith Berman, PhD; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Fall Seminar Series
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Fall Seminar Series
TBA
Friday, December 5, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Zhong-ying Zhang, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Series
Department of Biochemistry Fall Seminar Series
The Accessory Sec System of Gram Positive Pathogens
Thursday, December 11, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Paul Sullam, MD; University of California, San Francisco
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Fall Seminar Series
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Fall Seminar Series
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