November 2009 Seminars

Anthony Grace, PhD, Department of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
Host:  CSB Graduate Students
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series

Ning Zheng, University of Washington
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series

David R. Sibley, PhD, Chief, Molecular Neuropharmacology Section, NINDS/NIH, Bethesda, MD
Host:  Dr. Kelly Berg
Pharmacology Seminar Series

William Sonntag, PhD, Professor and Director, Reynolds Oklahoma Center on Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
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

Dr. Christopher B. Newgard, Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Professor of Internal Medicine, W. David and Sarah W. Stedman Distinguished Professor, Director, Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center
Host:  Dr. Lee Henn
Biochemistry Seminar Series

Qian Lu, Biochemistry, PhD
"Dual Cytosolic/Peroxisomal Localization and Function of NADP-Specific Isocitrate Dehydrogenases from Various Species in Yeast"
Thursday, November 5, 2009; 10:00 a.m., Room 409L

Teboh Roland, Radiological Sciences, PhD
"Preclinical Verification Studies for 4D Real Time Target Tracking Radiotherapy of Lung Cancers"
Thursday, November 5, 2009, 2:30 p.m., Room Z601 - CTRC

Varija Budhavarapu, Molecular Medicine, PhD
"Regulation of CIP Type CDK Inhibitor Turnover During the Cell Cycle and in Response to a DNA Damage Checkpoint"
Wednesday, November 11, 2009; 1:30 p.m., IBT Conf. Room 3.002

Jennifer Collins, Nursing, PhD
"The Meaning of Being in a Romantic Relationship for Young Adult Males"
Thursday, November 12, 2009; 9:00 a.m., Room 1.12 SON, V-Tel Room

Jun Xu, Radiological Sciences, PhD
"Delivery of 4D Radiotherapy Using Dynamic Multi Leaf Collimators"
Monday, November 16, 2009; 12:30 p.m., CTRC - G254

Paul A. Longo, Prosthodontics, MS
"Efficient Multicomponent Photoinitiator Systems for Low-Shrinkage Liquid Crystal Composites"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009; 8:30 a.m., Room 4.637U

Ying Xuan Chua, Cellular & Structural Biology, MS
"Mechanisms of Resistance to Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009; 3:00 p.m., Room 3.104A

Alison Claybon, Cellular & Structural Biology, MS
"Homologous Recombination Repair in BRCA1 and PARP1 Deficient Mice"
Wednesday, November 18, 2009; 10:00 a.m., Room 3.102B

Lijun Zhou, Biochemistry, PhD
"Characterization of Adiponectin Signaling, Adiponectin Expression Regulation and ER Stress in Insulin Resistance"
Thursday, November 19, 2009; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L

Sandra Ojeda, Microbiology & Immunology, PhD
"Trafficking of Francisella in a Murine Model of Tularemia"
Friday, November 20, 2009; 9:00 a.m., Room 1.102 Nursing

Melinda Garcia, Cellular & Structural Biology, MS
"A Genetically-Engineered Preclinical Model for Corticotropinoma"
Friday, November 20, 2009; 3:00 p.m., Room 209L

Dr. Thomas B. Thompson, Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati
Host:  Dr. Andrew Hinck
Biochemistry Seminar Series

Kevin Xiang, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Host: Dr. Shapiro
Physiology Seminary Series

Kyle Orwig, PhD, Department of OB-GYN and Reproductive Sciences and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh
Host:  Dr. Christi A. Walter
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series

Richard Baer, Columbia University
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series

Heidi Scrable, PhD, Professor, Division of Experimental Pathology, Member, Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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

Dr. Mark Girvin, Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Host:  Dr. Andrew Hinck
Biochemistry Seminar Series

Daniel Lodge, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, UTHSCSA
Physiology Seminary Series

Lei Li, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series

β-Secretase, Aging and Disease

M. Paul Murphy, MA, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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

Milton L. Brown, MD, PhD, Von Matsch Endowed Chair in Experimental Therapeutics; Director, Drug Discovery Program; Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, DC
Host:  Dr. Susan Mooberry
Pharmacology Seminar Series

Ron R. Kopito, Stanford University
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series

Rodolfo Valdez, PhD, MPD, Epidemiologist, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
Sponsored by:  Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science [IIMS-UTHSCSA], Department of Biomedical Engineering [UTSA], and Research Centers in Minority Institutions [RCMI]
Seminars in Translational Research [STRECH]

Dr. Bruce Nicholson, Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry, UTHSCSA
Biochemistry Seminar Series

Georgianna Gould, PhD, Assistant Professor/Research, Department of Physiology, UTHSCSA
Physiology Seminar Series