January
January 8 - Jill Pelling, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology
KUMC
Molecular Mechanism of Action by the Chemopreventive Bioflavonoid Apigenin: Enhancement of the UV Response in Keratinocytes
January 22 - Dennis Valenzeno, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Calcium and Reactive Oxygen Toxicity in Cardiac Cells
January 22 - Hyunjung Jade Lim, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Control of Oocyte Maturation by Formin-2 in Mice: A Model of Spontaneous Abortion and Polyploidy
February 5 – Ken Audus, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
School of Pharmacy
University of Kansas
Lawrence
In Vitro Models of Drug Transport Across the Blood-brain and Placental Barriers
February 12 – Greg Vanden Heuvel, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
KUMC
A Novel Role for the Homeobox Gene Cux-1 in Kidney Development and Disease
February 19 – Peter Wagner, Ph.D.
Department of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Exercise-induced Muscle Angiogenesis
February 26 – Paul T. Schumacker, Ph.D.
Department of Medicine
University of Chicago
Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species: Role in Signal Transduction During Hypoxia
March 5 – Guoli Dai, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Biology of the Rodent Uteroplacental Prolactin Family
March 12 – Jena Steinle
Thesis Defense
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Role of Autonomic Innervation in Regulating Ocular Blood Flow
March 19 - Thomas DuBose, M.D.
Department of Medicine
KUMC
Regulation of Urinary Ammonium Production and Excretion: A New Paradigm
March 26 – Warren Nothnick, Ph.D.
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
KUMC
Disruption of the TIMP-1 Gene Indicates a Novel Role of the Uterine Metalloproteinase System
April
April 2 - Alan Godwin, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Hoxc13 and the Evolution of Epidermal Appendages
April 9 - Sanjoy Das, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Aspects of Cell Cycle Regulation During Decidual Transformation of Mouse Uterine Stroma
April 16 - **Biological Sciences Lecture**
R. Michael Roberts, Ph.D.
Department of Animal Science & Biochemistry
University of Missouri, Columbia
The Evolution of a Reproductive Function Among Type 1 Interferons
April 23 -JoAnne Richards, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
Novel genes and Signaling Cascades in Ovarian Cell Function
April 30 - Steven LeVine, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Pathogenic Mechanisms in Demyelinating Diseases
May
May 7 - Gilbert S. Greenwald, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
The 19th Century Origins of Experimental Physiology
May 14 - ** J. Hambleton Abrahams Lectureship**
D. Neil Granger, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular & Cell Physiology
Louisiana State University Medical Center
Shreveport, Louisiana
Role of the Microcirculation in Acute and Chronic Inflammation
May 21 - Jeffrey M. Gidday, Ph.D.
Department of Neurosurgery
Washington University School of Medicine
Ischemic Tolerance: The Benefits of Cerebral Ischemia
June
June 4 - Gouli Dai, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Biology of the Rodent Uteroplacental Prolactin Family
June 11 - B.C. Paria, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Histamine Ligand-Receptor Signaling During Early Pregnancy in the Mouse
June 25 - **Ph.D. Dissertation Defense**
Kyle Henerson
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
The Role of Convective Blood Oxygen Delivery and Tissue Oxygen Diffusion on Maximal Aerobic Capacity
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