January
January 3 - John Brannian
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Hormonal Regulation of Ovarian Follicular Prostaglandin Synthesis in the Cyclic Hamster
January 9 - **Dissertation Defense**
Yvette Huet-Hudson
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Role of Progesterone and Estrogen in the Preparation of the Uterus and Induction of Implantation in the Mouse
January 25 - Edward J. Masoro, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Texas Health Center San Antonio, Texas
Nutritional Mechanisms of Aging: Physiological and Pathological Aspects and Underlying Mechanisms
February 1 - **19th Annual Kathleen M. Osborn Memorial Lecture**
Anne McLaren, Ph.D.
MRC Mammalian Development Unit
University College
london, England
Sex Determination in Mice and Men
February 13 – Michael Rutten, Ph.D.
Medical Research Services
V.A. Medical Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri
Sodium Homeostasis and Barrier Function in the Stomach
February 20 – Jeffrey Madwed, Ph.D.
St. Luke's Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri
Studies on Secretion and Renal Effects of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide in Experimental Dogs
February 23 - Dr. Ming-Wei Wang
Department of Immunology
AFRC Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research
Babraham, Cambridge CB2 4AT
England
Anti-Progesterone Antibodies: Idiotypes, Anti-Idiotypes and the Control of Reproduction
February 27 - Katherine Wynne-Edwards, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Siberian and Laboratory Evidence Linking Female Reproductive Endocrinology to Ecology and Behavior
March
March 6 – Lorraine Rome, M.S.
Nephrology Division
Department of Medicine
KUMC
Cell Volume Regulation in Rabbit Proximal Tubules
March 20 – Dennis P. Valenzeno, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Photosensitized Modification of Cell Membranes and Cardiac Electrophysiology
March 27 - Thomas J. Imig, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Directional Properties of Single Neurons in Cat Auditory Cortex
April
April 3 - **Second Annual J. Hambleton Abrahams Lectureship**
Robert M. Berne, M.D.
Alumni Professor of Physiology
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
The Role of Adenosine in the Cardiovascular System
April 10 -Lydia Arbogast, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Dopaminergic Regulation of the Preovulatory Prolactin Surge
April 17 - Gregory F. Erickson, Ph.D.
Department of Reproductive Medicine
University of California, Sand Diego
An Analysis of Early Theca-Interstitial Development
April 24 - Peter G. Smith, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Reorganization of Sympathetic Pathways in the Developing Rat
May
May 1 - Joseph A. Bastian, Ph.D.
Department of Zoology
University of Oklahoma
Descending Control of Sensory Processing in Weakly Electric Fish
May 5 - Charles Nicoll, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology and Anatomy
University of California - Berkeley
Regulation of Rat Embryonic and Fetal Development by Hormones and Growth Factors
May 8 - Thomas F. Luscher, M.D.
Department of Medicine
University Hospital
Basel, Switzerland
Control Interactions Between Endothelial Relaxing Factor (EDRF) and Endothelin in Human Blood Vessels
May 22 - Zena Werb, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of California, San Francisco
Expression and Function of Growth Factor and Growth Factor Receptor Genes During Early Mammalian Development
May 24 - John O. Holloszy, M.D.
Director, Applied Physiology
Washington University Medical School
St. Louis, Missouri
Biochemical Adaptations to Exercise and Their Physiological Consequences
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