Sept 9, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Mary Horne, Ph.D.
Dept of Pharmacology, The University of Iowa
Faculty Seminar

Sept 11, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Robert Dallapiazza
Graduate Student Workshop

Sept 16, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Yuriy Usachev, Ph.D.
Dept of Pharmacology, The University of Iowa
Faculty Seminar

Sept 18, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Craig Kuder
Graduate Student Workshop

Sept 23, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Michal Hetman, Ph.D.
University of Louisville
Visiting Seminar Speaker
(Co-Sponsored by Neuroscience)

Sept 23, 9:00 AM, (Location TBA)
David Bereiter, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
Pain Research Speaker
(Co-Sponsored by Molecular Physiology and Biophysics)

Sept 25, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Man Su Kim
Graduate Student Workshop

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Oct 2 , 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Shanna Nifoussi
Graduate Student Workshop

Oct 9, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Richard Kriwacki, Ph.D.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Visiting Seminar Speaker
(Co-Sponsored by Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology)

Oct 16 , 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Jun Xu
Graduate Student Workshop

Oct 21, 1:00 PM, 1110A MERF
Allan Basbaum, Ph.D.
University of California - San Francisco
Michael J. Brody Memorial Lecture

Oct 22, 9:00 AM, 2-322 BSB
John Neubert, D.D.S., Ph.D.
University of Florida College of Dentistry
Pain Research Speaker

Oct 23 , 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Jenna McKenzie
Graduate Student Workshop

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Nov 4, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
David Sheff, Ph.D.
Dept of Pharmacology, The University of Iowa
Faculty Seminar

Nov 6, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Mingxu Zhang
Graduate Student Workshop

Nov 13, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Daisuke Mayuzumi
Graduate Student Workshop

Nov 18, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Lindsey Mayo, Ph.D.
Wells Center for Pediatric Research
Visiting Seminar Speaker
(Co-Sponsored by Dept of Radiation Biology)

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Dec 02, 10:30 AM, 2117
Jeanne Nerbonne, Ph.D.
Washington University School of Medicine
Visiting Speaker Seminar

Dec 03, 9:00 AM, 2-322 BSB
Srinivasa N. Raja, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Pain Research Speaker

Dec 04, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Amel Dudakovic
Graduate Student Workshop

Dec 09, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Mark E. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
Dept of Medicine, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa
Faculty Seminar

Dec 11, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Ricardo Pena Silva
Graduate Student Workshop

Dec 18, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Patrick Houlihan
Graduate Student Workshop

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Jan 29, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Katrin Schnizler, Ph.D.
Dept of Pharmacology, The University of Iowa
"Molecular Mechanisms of Prostaglandin E2-induced Thermal Hypersensitivity"
Postdoctoral Seminar

Jan 31, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Jun Xu
"Deep Tissue Incision Activation of Sensory Pathways"
Graduate Student Workshop

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Feb 12, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
James E. Casanova, Ph.D.
University of Virginia
"Crosswalk Between ARF and Rho Family GTPases in Cell Adhesion and Motility"
Visiting Speaker Seminar

Feb 14, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Amel Dudakovic
"Consequences of Cellular Geranylgeranyl Diphosphate Synthase Inhibition"
Graduate Student Workshop

Feb 20, 9:00 AM, 2-322 BSB
Douglas E. Wright, Ph.D.
University of Kansas Medical Center
"Modeling Peripheral Neuropathy in Rodents"
Pain Research Speaker

Feb 26, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Tomomi Kuwana, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology, University of Iowa
"Mitochondrial Outer Membrane Permeabilization for Cancer Treatment"
Faculty Seminar

Feb 28, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Tarik Smith
"Parf (Partner of ARF) Signaling and Function Through the DNA Damage Response"
Graduate Student Workshop

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Mar 6, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Ricardo Pena Silva
"Serotonin-induced Oxidative Stress in Heart Valves"
Graduate Student Workshop

Mar 11, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Ping-Yee Law, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
"Regulation of Opioid Receptor Signaling"
Visiting Speaker Seminar

Mar 12, 9:00 AM, 2-322 BSB
John Wood, Ph.D., D.Sc.
University College of London
"Peripheral Pain Pathways"
Pain Research Speaker

Mar 25, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Amit Choudhury, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, University of Iowa
"Lipid Rafts and Angiogenesis: From a Membrane Trafficking Perspective"
Faculty Seminar

Mar 26, 9:00 AM, 2-501 BSB
Michael Van Kanegan
"Regulation of Nerve Growth Factor Signaling by Protein Phosphatase 2A"
Ph.D. Thesis Seminar

Mar 27, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Patrick Houlihan
"Mitochondrial Architecture and Calcium Signaling in Neurons"
Graduate Student Workshop

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Apr 1, 1:30 PM, 2-501 BSB
Amy Halt
"Regulation of CaMKII in Synaptic Plasticity by NR2B"
Ph.D. Thesis Seminar

Apr 10, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Andrew Johnson
"Role of Anti-inflammatory Mechanisms in Angiotensin II-Induced Vascular Dysfunction"
Graduate Student Workshop

Apr 15, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Gail Sonenshein, Ph.D.
Boston University School of Medicine
"NF-κB and Control of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition of Breast Cancer"
Visiting Speaker Seminar
Host:: Dr. Mary Horne

Apr 15, 2:00 PM, 2-501 BSB
Arianne Waseen
"Verification and Characterization of the Interaction between Myelin Oligodendrocyte
     Glycoprotein and Stathmin"
M.S. Thesis Seminar

Apr 16, 9:00 AM, 2-322 BSB
M. Catherine Bushnell, Ph.D.
McGill University
"Altered Central Nervous System Processing in Chronic Pain"
Pain Research Speaker
Host: Dr. Donna Hammond

Apr 17, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Beth Oberg
"Characterization of an E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Substrate Adaptor for PP2A B’β"
Graduate Student Workshop

Erin Gagan
"Mechanism of Molinate Metabolite Inhibition of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase"
Graduate Student Workshop

Apr 22, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Yi Xing, Ph.D.
Departments of Internal Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa
"Genomic Analysis of Pre-mRNA Alternative Splicing"
Faculty Seminar

Apr 23, 1:00 PM, 2-501 BSB
Hong Lei
"Regulation of Cytokine-dependent Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation by FOXO Transcription Factors"
Ph.D. Thesis Seminar

Apr 24, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Jacqueline Smits
"Synthesis of Stilbenoid Bisphosphonates"
Graduate Student Workshop

Tyson Shepherd
"Determining the Structure and Specificity of PDZ Domains Contained in Tiam-family
    Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors"
Graduate Student Workshop

Apr 29, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Peter Mohler, Ph.D.
Dept of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Iowa
"Dysfunction in Ankyrin-based Pathways for Ion Channel Trafficking and Human Disease"
Faculty Seminar

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May 1, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Amanda Fenner
"Sulfated N-arylacyl Aminoglycoside Derivatives: Potential Selective Inhibitors of Heparan
    Sulfate-Protein Interactions"
Graduate Student Workshop

Julie He
"Novel Signaling through Cardiac CaMKII"
Graduate Student Workshop

May 8, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Mingxu Zhang
"Regulation of L-type Calcium Channel Cav1.2"
Graduate Student Workshop

May 21, 9:00 AM, 2-322 BSB
Laura M. Bohn, Ph.D.
Ohio State University
"Functional Selectivity of GPCR Signaling: Implications for Treating Neurological Disorders and Pain"
Pain Research Speaker
Host: Dr. Donna Hammond

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