July
July 2 - **Ph.D. Dissertation Defense**
Brian McKiernan
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Corticomotoneuronal Representation of Functional Muscle Synergies in the Forelimb
July 24 - Brian Petroff, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Ohio State University
Regulation of Ovarian and Uterine Function by Prostaglandin F2α
August
August 21 - **Beth A. Albrecht, Ph.D.**
Department of Clinical Sciences
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Luteotropic Effects of Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin
August 21 - Peter W. Nathanielsz, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D.
James Law Professor of Reproductive Physiology
Director, Laboratory for Pregnancy and Newborn Research
College of Vetrinary Medicine
Cornell University
Antenatal Glucocorticoids: Can You Have Too Much of a Good Thing?
August 25 - Kellie A. Fecteau, Ph.D.
Department of Animal Science
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Fetal Serotonin as a Key for Placental Detachment and Delivery
September
September 16 – Barbara Foster, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
Deregulation of the FGF Axis in Prostate Cancer Using Transgenic Models
September 21 - Gregory Reed, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics
Estrogen Carcinogenicity: A Role for Aneuploidy?
September 22 - Paul F. Terranova, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Director, Center for Reproductive Sciences
KUMC
Src Kinase and Ovarian Function
September 28 - Michael Wolfe, Ph.D.
Molecular& Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Gonadotropin Subunit Expression: New Insights Into Why GnRH Must Be Secreted in a Pulsatile Manner
October 5 – Sudhansu K. Dey, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Bidirectional Effects of Estrogen on Implantation
October 12 - Joseph S. Tash, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Identification of FP130 as a Critical Axonemal Component of Cell Signaling in Regulation of Flagellar Motility
October 19 - Dianne Durham, Ph.D.
Department of Otolaryngology
Peripheral and Central Auditory System Plasticity
October 20 - ** Ph.D. Dissertation Defense **
Hyunjung Lim
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Molecular Signaling in Embryo-Uterine Interactions During Implantation
October 27 - Dr. Shu-ping Yang
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Noradrenergic Activity During the Preovulatory LH Surge in Rabbits
November
November 2 - Leslie L. Heckert, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Transcriptional Regulation of the FSH Receptor in Testicular Sertoli Cells
November 9 - Glen Andrew, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
KUMC
Metallothioneins and Zinc Homeostasis
November 16 - Michael Soares, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Uteroplacental Signals in the Establishment of Pregnancy
November 23 - Thomas Imig, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Monaural and Binaural Mechanisms of Azimuth Sensitivity in the Cat's Cochlear Nucleus
November 24 - Dr. Chris Taylor
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
PDGF Signaling Cascades in Thecal Cells
November 30 - Lisa Freeman, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy and Physiology
Kansas State University
Molecular Basis and Functional Role of K+ Channels in Ovarian Granulosa Cells
December
December 7 - Paul Terranova, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Experimental Models of Ovarian Cancer
December 8 - Dr. Joan Hunt
Anatomy & Cell Biology
KUMC
Soluble HLA-G and Maternal-Fetal Immunity
December 14 - Wilford Arnold, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Xanthopsia and Van Gogh's Yellow Palette
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