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March 2010 Seminars

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

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