MSTP Weekly Seminar Calendar
Seminars of Interest for the Physician-Scientist
Monday, November 2, 2009
12:00 pm
PULMONARY INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH CONFERENCE:
"Antibody-Based Protein Detection"
Dwight Look, MD, Internal Medicine
C322 GH
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
10:30 am
PHARMACOLOGY SEMINAR:
"The Many Faces of TRAF Molecules in Lymphocyte Activation"
Gail Bishop, PhD, Microbiology and Internal Medicine
Sahai Seminar Room, 2117 MERF
12:00 pm
NEUROLOGY GRAND ROUNDS:
"Meningitis"
Birgir Johannsson, MD, Internal Medicine
Neurology Conference Room, 2141-2 RCP
12:30 pm
BIOCHEMISTRY WORKSHOP:
"Understanding the role of Topoisomerase II in chromosome interactions"
Amber Hohl, Geyer Lab
Seebohm Conference Room, 283 EMRB
3:00 pm
MICROBIOLOGY SEMINAR:
"Role of TGFβ signaling in
schistosome biology"
Philip LoVerde, PhD, Biochemistry, Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center
Watzke Auditorium, Aud 3 BSB
4:00 pm
NEUROSCIENCE SEMINAR:
“Changes in Religiosity Following Brain Damage and the Neural Substrates Important for Beliefs”
Erik Asp, Tranel Lab
2189 MERF
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
12:00 pm
MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS WORKSHOP:
“Quantitative Proteomics of Androgen Signaling Pathways in Prostate Cancer”
Michael Wright, PhD, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
5-669 BSB
1:00 pm
ANATOMY AND CELL BIOLOGY SEMINAR:
"G protein signaling in chemotaxis: a fishy story"
Fang Lin, PhD, Anatomy and Cell Biology
MacEwen Conference Room, 1-561 BSB
3:00 pm
DISTINGUISHED MENTOR LECTURE:
“Fishing for the Secrets of Vertebrate Evolution”
David Kingsley, PhD, Developmental Biology, Stanford University, HHMI
Prem Sahai Auditorium, MERF
4:00 pm
IMMUNOLOGY SEMINAR:
“Short Stories in Immunology” A Tale of Two Species
John Butler, PhD, Microbiology
Seebohm Conference Room, 283 EMRB
7:30 pm
UNIVERSITY LECTURE:
"Special Disclosure on Health Care Reform"
Wendell Porter, Senior Fellow on Health Care, Center for Media and Democracy
Main Lounge, IMU
Thursday, November 5, 2009
10:30 am
BIOCHEMISTRY HENRY BULL LECTURE IN BIOPHYSICS:
"SF1 Helicases and Translocases: Mechanisms and Regulation"
Tim Lohman, PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University
Sahai Seminar Room, 2117 MERF
11:30 am
EPIDEMIOLOGY SEMINAR:
"The CODES Method"
Scott Van Fossen, Epidemiology, Graduate Student
Spivey Auditorium, Aud. 2 BSB
11:30 am
FREE RADICAL AND RADIATION BIOLOGY SEMINAR:
“Functional Characterization of Sod2 Deletion in the Murine Liver”
Tony Cyr, M4G, Domann Lab
1117 MERF
12:00 pm
PATHOLOGY GRAND ROUNDS:
"Novel effectors of ARF tumor suppressor signaling and chromosomal stability"
Dawn Quelle, PhD, Pharmacology
H.P. Smith Conference Room, W256 GH
12:30 pm
PHARMACOLOGY WORKSHOP:
"Phosphoregulation of Mitochondrial Architecture, Calcium Signaling and Glutamate Toxicity in Neurons"
Patrick Houlihan, Usachev Lab
Spivey Auditorium, Aud. 2 BSB
12:30 pm
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR:
"Mechanisms of choroidal endothelial cell activation in age-related macular degeneration"
Jessica Skeie, Mullins Lab
2217 SC
1:00 pm
INTERNAL MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS:
"Translational Medicine: The Antihypertensive Effect of Renal Denervation"
Gerald DiBona, MD, Emeritus, Division of Nephrology, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Med Alumni Auditorium, E331 GH
2:00 pm
SPECIAL ID GRAND ROUNDS:
"Porky's Revenge"
Jeff Meier, MD, Division of Infectious Diseases and
Erika Levis, M4
Bean Conference Room, SE301 GH
4:00 pm
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY SEMINAR:
"What Makes An AAV More Infectious?"
David Dickey, Zabner Lab
Kelch Conference Room, 1289 CBRB
Friday, November 6, 2009
9:00 am
INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH CONFERENCE:
"Mechanisms of Red Blood Cell Invasion by Malaria Parasites"
John Donelson, PhD, Biochemistry
630 MRC - note room change
9:30 am
PHARMACOLOGY THESIS SEMINAR:
“Contribution of Deep Muscle Tissue to Ongoing Pain and Spontaneous Activity of Nociceptive Pathways after Plantar Incision”
Jun Xu, Brennan Lab
2189 MERF
12:00 pm
MICROBIOLOGY FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR:
"Viral Regulation of mTOR: A Combined Genetic and Proteomic Approach"
Nathaniel Moorman, PhD, Molecular Biology, Princeton University
2189 MERF
1:00 pm
PEDIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS:
“Acidosis: Signaling Fear in the Amygdala”
John Wemmie, MD, PhD, Psychiatry, Neurosurgery, Neuroscience
Ziffren Conference Room, 1502 JCP
3:30 pm
CHEMISTRY
DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM:
"Thymidylate Biosynthesis: From Organic Mechanisms to Quantum Mechanics"
Amnon Kohen, DSc, Chemistry
W228 CB
4:00 pm
BIOLOGY SEMINAR:
"Molecular Functions in Ciliated Mechanoreceptors of the Fly Ear"
Dan Eberl, PhD, Biology
Kollros Auditorium, 101 BBE