January
January 13 - Greg Reed, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics
KUMC
Prostaglandin H Synthase, an Endogenous Free Radical Generator
February
February 3 - Robert Delisle, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
KUMC
Phenotypic Plasticity of Pancreatic Acinar Cells in Culture
February 10 – Peggy Sellner, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
KUMC
How the Retina Develops: Changes in Lipid-Building Proteins During Differentiation
February 17 – Victor Dzau, M.D.
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiovascular Research Center
Stanford University Medical School
Growth Factors and Gene Therapy in Vascular Disease
February 24 - Gilbert S. Greenwald, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Effect of a Monoclonal Antibody for Progesterone on Pregnancy
February 25 - Paul Burton, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology and Cell Biology
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Cytoskeleton of Olfactory Neurons with Emphasis on Microtubules
March
March 2 – Vincent Gattone, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
KUMC
Infantile Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Role for EGF?
March 16 - Dianne Durham, Ph.D.
Departments of Otolaryngology and Anatomy and Cell Biology
KUMC
Neuronal Cell Death in the Auditory System: Rapid Metabolic and Ultrastructural Events
March 23 - Alan Poisner, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics
KUMC
Cellular Mechanisms of Renin Release From Human Placenta
March 30 - Rick Tessel, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology
University of Kansas, Lawrence
Postsynaptic Neuropeptide Y Receptor Subtypes and Vascular Regulation
April
April 1 - Johannes Piiper, M.D.
Department of Physiology
Max-Planck Institute for Experimental Physiology
Gottingen, Germany
Perfusion Inhomogeneity in Muscle: Effect on Oxygen Supply
April 6 - **Ph.D. dissertation Defense**
Cathleen Sagrillo
Department of Physiology
KUMC
The Role of Endogenous Opioids in the Regulation of the Nocturnal Surges During Pregnancy in the Rat
April 13 - **22nd Annual Kathleen M. Osborn Memorial Lecture**
Harold R. Behrman, Ph.D.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Yale University
New Perspectives on the Nature, Origin and Mechanisms of Ovarian Luteolysins
April 20 - Marry Hunzicker-Dunn, Ph.D.
Department of Cell, Molecular, and Structural Biology
Northwestern University
Signal Transduction in Ovarian Cells
April 27 - Dianne Tucker, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
University of Alabama
Neurohumoral Controls of Cardiac Development
April 29 - Steve Morris, Ph.D.
Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Simultaneous Calcium and pH Kinetics in Living Cells
April 29 - Peter Smith, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Developmental Determinants of Autonomic Innervation
May
May 8 - Philip L. Smith, Ph.D.
Smith, Kline and French Laboratories
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Effects of Endothelin on Intestinal Transport
May 11 - Jennifer Dorrington, Ph.D.
Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
University of Toronto
Growth Factors as Key "Differentiation Decision Makers" in the Ovary
May 18 - Roger Fedde, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy & Physiology
Kansas State University
Blood Viscosity Homeostasis: Advantages During Exercise in Horses
June
June 1 - Randy Nudo, Ph.D.
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
University of Texas, Houston
Functional Remodeling of Motor Cortex in Adult Mammals
June 5 - **Ph.D. Dissertation Defense**
Joanne R. Mathiasen
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Dopaminergic and Serotonergic Control of Prolactin Surges in the Pregnant Rat
June 12 - Edathil Vijayan, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
School of Life Sciences
Hyderabad Center University
Hyderabad, India
and Visisting Professor
Department of PHysiology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Role of Neurotensin in Pituitary Hormone Secretion and its Clinical Significance
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