December 2009 Seminars

December 2009

MiRNA and Wilms' Tumorigenesis: A Cross Talk Between Genetic and Epigenetic Events

Tuesday, December 1, 2009; 3:30 p.m., Room 3.002, IBT Conference Room

Manjeet K. Rao, PhD; Assistant Professor, UTHSCSA
Molecular Medicine Seminar Series

Mitochondrial Structural and Functional Dynamics in Alzheimer's Disease

Tuesday, December 1, 2009; 11:00 a.m., Room 209L

Hemachandra Reddy, PhD, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health and Science University
Host: Dr. Qitao Ran
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series

Why do we feel sick and behave in a sick way when we are ill? A case of immune-to-brain communication

Wednesday, December 2, 2009; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B

Robert Dantzer, PhD; Integrative Immunology and Behavior Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Pharmacology Seminar Series

Synthesis at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology

Friday, December 4th, 2009; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L

Dr. Doug Frantz, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of San Antonio
Host: Dr. Bruce Nicholson
Biochemistry Seminar Series

New Insights into the Electrophysiology of NTS Neurons Involved in Autonomic Cardiovascular Regulation

Monday, December 7, 2009; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B

Gleb Tolstykh, PhD, Assistant Professor/Research, Department of Physiology, UTHSCSA
Physiology Seminar Series

Cellular Defense Mechanism Against Respiratory Virus Infections: Role of Inflammation and Antiviral Response

Tuesday, December 8, 2009; 11:00 a.m., Room 209L

Santanu Bose, PhD, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, UTHSCSA
Host: Dr. Qitao Ran
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series

Optimizing Protein Folding In Vivo

Friday, December 11, 2009; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L

Dr. James Bardwell, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Host: Dr. Rui Sousa
Biochemistry Seminar Series

Optimizing Protein Folding In Vivo

Friday, December 11, 2009; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L

Dr. James Bardwell, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Host: Dr. Rui Sousa
Biochemistry Seminar Series

Mitochondrial Calcium Signaling and Dynamics

Monday, December 14, 2009; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B

Gyorgy Hajnoczky, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University
Physiology Seminar Series

The Many Roles of the Mitochondrial Genome

Tuesday, December 15, 2009; 11:00 a.m., Room 209L

Joanne E. Curran, PhD, Department of Genetics, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
Host: Dr. Qitao Ran
Cellular & Structural Biology Seminar Series

Biology of Aging Training Program Postdoctoral Fellow Presentations

Wednesday, December 16, 2009; 3:30 p.m., Room 444B

Youngmok Jang, PhD
Oxidative Stress Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Age-Related Muscle Atrophy

Eric Montemayor, PhD
Preliminary X-ray Crystallographic Analysis of TDP-43, an Important Protein in Neurodegenerative Disease

Joel Rawson, PhD
Exploring Synaptic Aging in Drosophila

Adam Salmon, PhD
Insulin Resistance is Driven by Protein Oxidation

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

This presentation will be video-conferenced to the AT&T Teleconference Center, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research-Northrup Library, The Texas Diabetes Institute, and the Edinburg Regional Academic Health Center

Natural products for cancer management: Myth or reality?

Wednesday, December 16, 2009; 12:00 Noon, Room 444B

Addanki Pratap Kumar, PhD; Department of Urology, UTHSCSA
Pharmacology Seminar Series

Optogenetic Mapping of Brain Circuitry

Wednesday, December 16, 2009; 12:00 Noon, Room 1.284-T (Dental School Bldg.)

Dr. George J. Augustine, Department of Neurobiology, Duke University School of Medicine
Host: Dr. Eileen Lafer
Biochemistry Seminar Series

Probing the Complexity of HIV-AIDS Pathogenesis Through Genetics

Wednesday, December 16, 2009; 4:00 p.m., Room 2.102 BSE, UTSA

Sunil Ahuja, MD, MSc; Professor of Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology and Biochemistry, UTHSCSA
Host: 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]

Protein Homeostasis: Is It A Determinant For Longevity? Inside View With New Technologies

Friday, December 18, 2009; 12:00 Noon, Room 409L

Dr. Asish R. Chaudhuri, Associate Professor/Research, The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies/Department of Biochemistry, UTHSCSA
Host: Dr. Bruce Nicholson
Biochemistry Seminar Series

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