Aug 18, 9:00 AM, 2189 MERF
Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Dr. Med. Sci., Ph.D.
Aalborg University, Denmark
"Central Hypersensitivity in Musculoskeletal Pain"
Pain Research Speaker
Host: Dr. Kathleen Sluka
(Sponsored by Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science)

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Sept 3, 4:00 PM, 1289 CBRB
Heidi M. McBride, B.Sc., Ph.D.
University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ontario
"New Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Communication"
Visitng Seminar Speaker
Host: Dr. Stefan Strack
(Co-Sponsored with Molecular and Cellular Biology)

Sept 16, 9:00 AM, 2-322 BSB
Josephine Lai, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
"Descending Modulation of Chronic Pain"
Pain Research Speaker
Host: Dr. Donna Hammond

Sept 17, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Shanna Nifoussi
"Mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) and Endophilin B1 (EB1): Choose Your Own Adventure"
Graduate Student Workshop

Sept 22, 10:30 AM, 1117 MERF
David Sheff, M.D., Ph.D.
Dept of Pharmacology, The University of Iowa
 "MembraneTraffic Sorting at the Recycling Endosome"
Faculty Seminar

Sept 24, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Daisuke Mayuzumi
"Role of EpoR Ubiquitination in Epo Signaling"
Graduate Student Workshop

Sept 30, 2:00 PM, 2117 MERF
Craig Kuder
"Schweinfurthins as Novel Anticancer Agents"
Ph.D. Thesis Defense

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Oct 1 , 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Jason Ulrich
“Regulation of NFAT Activation by Reactive Oxygen Species in Central and Peripheral Neurons”
Graduate Student Workshop

Oct 8 , 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Amel Dudakovic
“Geranylgeranyl Diphosphate Synthase: A Novel Target For Cancer Therapy”
Graduate Student Workshop

Oct 15 , 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Ricardo Pena Silva
"The Brain “Maze”:  Role of Mas and ACE2 in Cerebral Vascular Function"
Graduate Student Workshop

Oct 20, 10:30 AM, 1117 MERF
David A Potter, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Minnesota Medical School
"Ritonavir: From Drug to Pathways in Breast Cancer"
Visiting Seminar Speaker
Host: Dr. Dawn Quelle

Oct 21, 3:00 PM, 2-322 BSB
Peter W. Reeh, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany
"TRP Channels V1 and A1 - Side Effects of Common Drugs and Irritants"
Pain Research Speaker
Host: Dr. D.P. Mohapatra

Oct 27, 10:30 AM, 1117 MERF
John Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry, The University of Iowa
"Acid Sensing Ion Channels and pH in Fear and Anxiety”
Faculty Seminar
Host: Dr. Yuriy Usachev

Oct 29 , 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Jenna McKenzie
"The Recycling Endosome is Required for Transport of Retrograde Toxins"
Ph.D. Thesis Defense

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Nov 3, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Gail Bishop, Ph.D.
Department of Microbiology and Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa
"The Many Faces of TRAF Molecules in Lymphocyte Activation"
Faculty Seminar

Nov 5, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Patrick Houlihan
"Phosphoregulation of Mitochondrial Architecture, Calcium Signaling and Glutamate Toxicity in Neurons"
Graduate Student Workshop

Nov 6 , 9:30 AM, 2189 MERF
Jun Xu
"Contribution of Deep Muscle Tissue to Ongoing Pain and Spontaneous Activity of Nociceptive Pathways after Plantar Incision"
Ph.D. Thesis Defense

Nov 10, 10:30 AM, 1117 MERF
Ron Merrill, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology, The University of Iowa
"Regulation of Mitochondria Morphology by Kinases and Phosphatases: All Roads Lead to Drp1"
Postdoc Speaker Seminar

Nov 12, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Andrew Johnson
“Interleukin 10: A Means to Vascular Protection”
Graduate Student Workshop

Nov 13, 9:00 AM, 2-322 BSB
Man Su Kim
"Regulatory Mechanisms of the Ca²⁺-dependent Transcription Factor NFAT in Sensory Neurons"
Ph.D. Thesis Defense

Nov 18, 9:00 AM, 2-322 BSB
Brian M. Davis, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
"Persistent Visceral Pain: A Collision of TRP Channels and Growth Factors"
Pain Research Speaker
Host: Dr. Tim Brennan

Nov 19, 4:00 PM, 1110A MERF
Pietro De Camilli, M.D.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Yale University School of Medicine
"Molecular Mechanisms in Endocytosis"
Michael J. Brody Memorial Lecture

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Dec 01, 10:30 AM, 1117 MERF
Lucas Pozzo-Miller, Ph.D.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
"BDNF Actions on Both Sides of Synapses: TRPC Channels, MeCP2 and the Cellular Neuropathology of Rett Syndrome"
Visiting Research Speaker
Host: Yuriy Usachev

Dec 03, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Mingxu Zhang
"Role of AKAP150 in the Synaptic Complexes of β2AR/Ca_v1.2 and β2AR/GluR1"
Graduate Student Workshop

Dec 09, 12:30 PM, Spivey Aud. 2 BSB
Beth Oberg
"Regulation of Protein Phosphatase 2A by Ubiquitination/Proteasomal Degradation Pathway"
Graduate Student Workshop

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Jan 19, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Andrew Sheperd, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology, The University of Iowa
Postdoc Speaker Seminar

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Feb 9, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Daniel Eberl, Ph.D.
Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Iowa
Faculty Seminar
Host: Dr. Minnetta Gardinier

Feb 17, 9:00 AM, 2-322 BSB
Diana Bautista, Ph.D.
University of California at Berkeley
Pain Research Speaker
Host: Dr. Yuriy Usachev

Feb 23, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Alan V. Smrcka, Ph.D.
University of Rochester
Visiting Speaker Seminar
(Co-Sponsored with Holden Cancer Center)
Host: Dr. Songhai Chen

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Mar 9, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Amy Lee, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa
Visiting Speaker Seminar
Host: Dr. D.P. Mohapatra

Mar 23, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Julie G. Donaldson, Ph.D.
NHLBI, NIH
Visiting Speaker Seminar
Host: Dr. David Sheff

Mar 31, 9:00 AM, 2-322 BSB
Ru-Rong Ji, Ph.D.
BWH, Harvard Medical School
Pain Research Speaker
Host: Dr. Donna Hammond

Apr 20, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Mark S. Shapiro, Ph.D.
University of Texas Hlth Sci Ctr - San Antonio
Visiting Speaker Seminar
Host: Dr. D.P. Mohapatra

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May 4, 10:30 AM, 2117 MERF
Brian E. Wadzinski, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Visiting Speaker Seminar
Host: Dr. Stefan Strack

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