Seminar
Program
2010-2011
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Speaker
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Title
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Sep. 14 |
Michael F. Miles, MD., Ph.D. Dept. of Pharmacology & Toxicology Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA |
“From behavior to genes and back again: Gene networks influencing ehtanol behaviors” |
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Sep. 21 |
Paul J. Kenny, Ph.D., Associate Professor Laboratory of Behavioral & Molecular Neuroscience The Scripps Research institute Jupiter, FL Host: Imad Damaj, Ph.D. |
“Non-coding RNAs and drug addiction” |
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Sep. 28 |
Ellen A. Walker, Ph.D., Professor Departmen tof Pharmaceutical Sciences Temple University, School of Pharmacy Philadelphia, PA Host: Keith Shelton, Ph.D. |
"Pain states and prescription opioid reward: Protection or
predisposition?" |
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Oct. 5 |
Amittha Wickrema, Ph.D., Associate Professor Dept. of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology University of Chicago Chicago, IL Host: Steve Sawyer, Ph.D. |
“Designing strategies for selective targeting of
myeloma cells” |
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Oct. 12 |
Siddhartha Ghosh, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Host: Pin-Lan Li, M.D., Ph.D. |
“Inflammation and chronic kidney disease” |
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Oct. 19 |
Ningjun Li, M.D., Assistant Professor Dept. of Pharmacology & Toxicology Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA |
“Renal medullary stem cell niche in salt sensitive hypertension" |
| Oct. 26 |
Sammanda Ramamoorthy, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Neurosciences Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC Host: William L. Dewey, Ph.D. |
“Reading the labels on
your medication targets: A long road from serotonin
transporter cloning to brain disorders” |
| Nov. 1** (Monday @ 4 pm Sanger 2-020) |
Chandan K. Sen, Ph.D., Professor College of Medicine, Dept. of Surgery Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery The Ohio State University Columbus, OH Joint Departmental Seminar with Biochemistry Hosts: Pin-Lan Li, M.D., Ph.D. & Bob Diegelmann, Ph.D. |
"Tissue oxygenation and micro
RNA in wound healing" |
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Nov. 9 |
Raouf A. Khalil, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor Host: Fan Zhang, Ph.D. |
"Matrix proteases and vascular smooth muscle function" |
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Nov. 30 |
Edward
Bilsky, Ph.D., Professor Director of the Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences University of New England Biddeford, ME Host: Steve Negus, Ph.D. |
TBA |
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Dec. 7 |
Joseph M. Miano, Ph.D., Associate Professor University of Rochester, School of Medicine & Dentistry Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute Rochester, NY Host: Ningjun Li, Ph.D. |
"Transcriptional and post-transcriptional control of smooth muscle cell differentiation" |
Dec. 14 |
David A. Gewirtz, Ph.D., Professor Dept. of Pharmacology & Toxicology Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA |
"Modulation of
autophagy as a strategy for radiosensitization of breast
cancer: The potential of utilizing chloroquine or vitamin D in
combination with radiation" |
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For further information, please contact April Filips or Dr. Andrew Davies | ||
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