January
January 9 - Nancy Berman, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
KUMC
Functions of Microglial Cells in Brain Injury and Disease
January 23 - Kathy Suprenant, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Kansas - Lawrence
Polyribosome Targeting to Microtubules
January 30 - Sri Melethil, Ph.D.
Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Aging Decrease the Blood-Brain Barrier Transport of Tryptophan in Rats
February
February 6 - James Orr, Ph.D.
Department of Biology
University of Kansas - Lawrence
Thromboxin A2: Physiology and Mechanism of Action in the Lung
February 13 – Joseph Tash, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Phosphorylation Pathways in the Regulation of Sperm Flagellar Motility
February 20 – Mark Hawthorne, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology
University of Missouri - Kansas City
The Pharmacological Regulation of Voltage Dependent Calcium Channel Expression
February 27 - Gary Wood, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology
KUMC
Role of Macrophages and Cytokines in the Preimplantation Uterus
February 28 - Dr. Kazuhiko Imakawa
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Kansas Medical Center - Wichita
Regulation of Interferon Expression in Early Pregnancy
March
March 13 – Bob Cohen, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry
University of Kansas - Lawrence
A Single Small Stem-Loop Structure Mediates Oocyte Localization of Drosophila K12 mRNA
March 20 - Jeffrey Gorski, Ph.D.
Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Bone Acidic Glycoprotein-75 Forms Self-Aggregates IN VITRO and IN VIVO
March 27 - William Millington, Ph.D.
Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Cardiovascular Regulation by Non-Opioid
β-Endorphin Peptides
April
April 3 - Mary L. Michaelis, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology
University of Kansas - Lawrence
The Sodium / Calcium Exchanger in Excitable Cells: Biochemical and Molecular Perspectives
April 10 - Richard Tessel, Ph.D.
Division of Pharmacology/Toxicology
University of Kansas - Lawrence
Can Operant Training Induce Recovery From Perinatal Brain Damage? Implications for Mental Retardation
April 10 - Michael Klagsbrun, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Surgical Research
Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Heparin-Binding EGF-Like Growth Factor (HB-EGF), a Multifunctional Protein with Growth Factor, Adhesion and Receptor Properties
April 17 - Bibie M. Chronwall, Ph.D.
Division of Cell Biology & Biophysics
University of Missouri - Kansas City
D2 Dopamine Receptor Regulation of Pituitary Melanotrope Protein Synthesis
April 24 - **25th Annual Kathleen M. Osborn Memorial Lecture**
Barry Bavister, Ph.D.
Animal Health and Biomedical Studies
University of Wisconsin
Studies on Preimplantation Embryo Development: Facts and Artifacts
April 20 -Michael D. Griswold
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Washington State University
Expression of the FSH Receptor in the Testis
April 25 - Peter G. Smith, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Peripheral Nervous System Plasticity After Injury
May
May 1 - Dean A. Stetler, Ph.D.
Division of Biological Sciences/Biochemistry
University of Kansas, Lawrence
cDNA Cloning and Identification of Alternative Forms of the Largest Subunit of rNA Polmerase I, A Target Antigen of SLE Patient Auto-Antibodies
May 8 - Merrill Tarr, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Membrane Permeabilization by Reactive oxygen and Strong Electric Fields: Mechanistic Considerations
May 15 - Fritz Rottman, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
Case Western Reserve University
Regulation of Growth Hormone pre-mRNA Alternative Splicing
May 22 - Chris Rasmussen
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Expression and Characterization of Decidual Prolactin-Related Protein
June
June 26 - Dennis B. Lubahn, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry and Child Health
University of Missouri-Columbia
Mammals Without Estrogen Receptor: Phenotypes Associated with In Vivo Disruptions at the Estrogen Receptor Gene
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