January
January 6 - James Cook, M.D.
Department of Medicine
KUMC
Relevance and Clinical Utility of the Serum Transferrin Receptor
January 13 -Michael J. Soares, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Differentiation of Trophoblast Endocrine Cells
January 27 - Paul D. Cheney, Ph.D.
Molecular of Physiology
University of Kansas Medical Center
How is Motor Output Represented in the Brain?
January 28 - Dr. Brooks Keel
Women's Research Institute
Wichita, KS
MAPing the Mechanism of EGF
February
February 3 - Michael Gordon, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics
KUMC
Pallidotomy in Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: A Neuroimaging-Based Analysis
February 10 – Dennis Valenzeno, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Photosensitized Effects on Ion Currents and Cell Survival
February 11 – Young Soo Lee
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
The Semicircadian Rhythm of Neuronal Activity in the Hypothalamus During Prolactin Surges
February 17 - Daniel Stechshulte, M.D.
Department of Medicine
KUMC
The Mast Cell and Its Role in Inflammation
February 24 -
Amy O'Brien-Ladner, M.D.
Department of Medicine
KUMC
A Role for Iron and Oxidants in Smoking-Related Alteration in Lung Inflammation
March
March 3 – Michael Insana, Ph.D.
Department of Radiology
KUMC
Ultrasonic Techniques for Probing Renal Structures and Function
March 10 - Kathleen Weatherstone, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics
KUMC
Early Gene Expression and Monocyte Maturation in the Cord Blood
March 17 - Paul F. Terranova, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Molecular and Physiological Basis of Apoptosis in the Ovary
March 24 - Sanjoy Das, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Estrogenic Responses in Estrogen Receptor (ER)-Deficient Mice Reveal a Novel Non-ER Mediated Signaling Pathway
March 25 - Dr. Melissa Daggett
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
KUMC
Developmental Localization and Functional Analysis of the 77κD Echinoderm Microtuble-Associated Protein (EMAP)
March 31 - Kenneth McCarson, Ph.D.
Department of pHarmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics
University of Kansas Medical Center
Regulation of Neurokinin Receptor Expression During Nociception
April
April 7 - Frank K. Samson, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Effects of Ear Plugging on Single-Unit Azimuth Sensitivity in the Medial Geniculate Body
April 8 - Dr. Joseph Tash
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Microgravity Stimulates Signal Transduction During Activation of Sperm Motility
April 14 - Steven M. LeVine, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
The Role of Iron in CNS Demyelinating Diseases
April 17 - **First Annual Spring Reproductive Biology Trainee Lecture**
Dr. P. Michael Conn
Associate Director and Senior Scientist
Oregon Regional Primate Research Center
Oregon Health Sciences University
Cellular and Molecular Basis of GnRH Action: A Model Peptide
April 21 - Jeffrey Johnson, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics
KUMC
MTF-1-Independent Transcriptional Activation of Mouse Metallothionein I Promoter by Cadmium in Human Neuroblastoma Cells
April 22 - Dr. Bo Rueda
Women's Research Institute
Wichita, Kansas
Potential Regulators of Physiological Cell Death in the Corpus Luteum
April 28 - Richard L. Stouffer, Ph.D.
Division of Reproductive Sciences
Oregon Regional Primate Research Center
The Primate Corpus Luteum: I Exist Therefore I Make Progesterone or I Make Progesterone Therefore I Exist?
May
May 5 - Christopher Taylor, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Desensitization of Gonadotropin Sensitive Gonadal Steroidogenic Cells
May 12 - Jeffrey Johnson, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics
KUMC
MTF-1-Independent Transcriptional Activation of Mouse Metallothionein I Promoter by Cadmium in Human Neuroblastoma Cells
May 13 - Dr. Alan Poisner
Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, &Therapeutics
KUMC
The Human Utero-Placental Renin-Angiotensin System: Cytokins and Eicosanoids
May 19 - Leslie Heckert, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Gene Expression in the Reproductive Axis
May 30 - **Ph.D. Dissertation Defense**
Jean M. Hiebert
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Effect of Developmental Age on Sympathetic Neuron Outgrowth: Role of Neuron, Target and Pathway
June
June 14 -Dr. Gil Greenwald
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Some Unfinished Reproductive Business
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