January 7 - Susana C. Pfannenstiel, M.D.
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
KUMC
Modeling in Prevention of Cochlear Damage
January 14 - Beth A. Habecker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Infarction-Induced Changes in the Cardiac Sympathetic Innervention
January 28 - Thomas M. Yankee, Pharm.D., Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology
KUMC
Defining the T Cell Repertoire: Signaling Pathways that Regulate T Cell Development
February
February 4 -M. Laird Forrest, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of Kansas, Lawrence
New Routes for Chemotherapeutic Intervention Using Nanotechnology
February 11 - Robert J. Morecraft, Ph.D.
Professor
Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences
Laboratory of Neurological Sciences
University of South Dakota School of Medicine
Neuroanatomical Correlates of Motor Recovery Following Brain Injury: Distributed Corticofugal Fiber Representation and Corticospinal Plasticity in Non-Human Primates
February 18 - Erik S. Van Vleck, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Mathematics
University of Kansas, Lawrence
Models and Data in Biology and Physiology: A Dynamical Systems Perspective
February 25 - Gaurav Chaturvedi, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Are We There Yet? Stem Cells: Promises and Beyond
March
March 3 - Jun (Luke) Huan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
University of Kansas, Lawrence
From Protein Structure to Function: A Data Mining Approach
March 10 - Stephanie Fiedler, B.A.
Graduate Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Transcriptional Regulation of miRNA-212/132 Expression in Murine Periovulatory Granulosa Cells
Anisha Gupta, M.S.
Graduate Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Heat Shock Protiens: Emerging Therapeutic Targets Against Insulin Resistance
March 17 - Paul Trainor, Ph.D.
Associate Investigator
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Kansas City, MO
The Etiology and Pathogenesis of Congenital Craniofacial Birth Defects
March 24 - Sarah Tague, M.S.
Graduate Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
The Pains of a Vitamin D Deficiency: Role of Nociceptor Sprouting
Gwenalle Wernli, B.S.
Graduate Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Macrophage Depletion Suppresses Sympathetic Hyperinnervention Following Myocardial Infarction
March 31 - Isaac Onyango. Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Neurology
KUMC
Mitochondrial Dysfuction in Alzheimer's Disease
April
April 7- Darwin K. Berg, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
University of California - San Diego
Nicotinic Control of Neural Development and Synapse Formation
April 14 - Sara Turk, M.S.
Graduate Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
The Role of Erg1 in the Gonadotropes
Martha Ziegler, B.A.
Graduate Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
The Expression and Function of MicroRNA-21 in Mouse Granulosa Cells
April 21 - Argenia Doss, B.A.
Graduate Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Is There a Role for Female Hormones?
Alison Ting, B.A.
Graduate Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Protective Effect of Tamoxifen Against Ovarian Follicle Loss Caused by Multiple Ovotoxic Agents
April 28 - Tom Donohue, B.S.
Graduate Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Parasympathetic Withdrawal in Heart Failure Involves Changes in Axo-Axonal Coupling at the Sinoatrial Node
George Thomas, B.S.
Graduate Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Insulin Modulates Hippocampal Function During Memory Encoding in Early Alzheimer's Disease
May
May 5 - John Q. Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Westport Anesthesia Missouri Endowed Chair
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Dopamine Regulation of NMDA Receptors in Synaptic Plasticity and Drug Use
May 12 - Beth Levant, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
KUMC
Decreased Brain Omega-3 DHA Produces Neurobiological Effects Associated with Depression: Interactions with Reproductive Status in Female Rats
May 19 - Craig S. Atwood, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Living and Dying for Sex and the Ovarian Fountain of Youth
May 22 - **Dr. Frederick E. Samson, Jr. Memorial Lectureship**
Mark P. Mattson, Ph.D.
Chief Laboratory of Neurosciences
National Institute of Aging
Protecting the Brain Against Oxidative Stress Through Hormesis
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