September
September 12 – James L. Voogt, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Lactogenic Hormones are Inhibitors to Prolactin Secretion
September 19 - Michael Werle, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
KUMC
The Role of Basal Lamina Molecules in Synapse Formation, Stabilization and Elimination
September 26 - Virginia Rider, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Hormonal Control of Gene Expression in the Uterus
September 28 - **Ph.D Dissertation Defense**
Toni-Annette Kurz Clinton
Department of Physiology
KUMC
The Granulsa-Lutein Cell As a Model for the Evaluation of Human Ovarian Function: Effects of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α
October 10 – Bob Palazzo, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Kansas - Lawrence
Reactivation of the Isolated Mitotic Apparatus
October 17 - Bryan Livingston, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics
University of Missouri -Kansas City
Cell Signaling and Cell Fate Determination During Sea Urchin
October 21 - **Dissertation Defense**
Karen Kover
Department of Physiology
KUMC
Differential Regulation of Mouse Uterine Genes IN VIVO and IN VITRO
October 24 - ** Dissertation Defense**
Gary Hamlin
Department of Physiology
KUMC
Trophoblast Differentiation
October 31 - B.C. Paria, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
KUMC
Cannabinoid Receptor Expression in Preimplantation Mouse Embryos
November
November 7 - Sanjoy Das, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
KUMC
Expression of Cannabinoid Receptors in the Mosue Uterus: Modulation of Uterine Genes by Terahydrocannabinol
November 14 - Joan Hunt, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
KUMC
The Human Leukocyte Associated Antigens
November 21 - Pascal Barone, Ph.D.
Inserme Cerveau et Vison
Inserme, France
Development of Visual Cortical Connections in Monkeys
November 28 - Hideake Nagase, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry
KUMC
Role of Matrix Metallopreteinases in Connective Tissue Breakdown
December
December 5 - Lawrence Sullivan, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Chloride Secretion Drive s Fluid Secretion in Cultured Polycystic Cells
December 12 - Kim Fechtel, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Molecular Control of Neural Development - Analysis of Genes That Regulate Development in Drosophila and Vertebrate Models
December 19 - Terry Johnson, Ph.D.
Division of Biology
Director, KSU Cancer Center
Kansas State University
Cell Growth Regulation and Tumorigenesis
