January
January 10 - William R. Crowley
Department of Pharmacology
University of Tennessee-Memphis
Oxytocin Secretion During Lactation: Neurochemical Interactions
January 18 - Paul Terranova, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Delayed Ovulation Revisited
January 24 - Dexter Irvine, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Monash University
Reorganization of Cortical and Subcortical Frequency Maps in Adult Cats with Restricted Cochlear Lesions
January 31 - Paul Terranova, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Effects of Lipopolysaccharide on Gonadotropin-Stimulated Ovarian Function
February
February 14 - ** Candidate for Assistant Professor**
Susan L. Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
Hormonal Control of Aromatse Expression in the Ovary
February 17 – **Candidate for Assistant Professor**
Rhonda D. Kineman, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
Medical University of South Carolina
Functional Interrelationships Between Growth Hormone and Prolactin Secreting Cells
February 21 – **Candidate for Assistant Profess**
Abhiram Sahu, Ph.D.
Department of Neuroscience
University of Florida
Neuropeptide Y: A Physiologic Neurochemical Signal in the Neuroendocrinology of Reproduction
February 24 - **Candidate for Assistant Professor**
Michael W. Wolfe, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology
Case Western Reserve University
Equine Luteinizing Hormone/ Chlorin Gonadotropin
β-Subunit: Two Hormones, One Gene
February 28 - **Cheryl A. Dyer, Ph.D.**
Department of Immunology
The Scripps Research Institute
Autocrine and Endocrine Regulation of Ovarian Theca/Interstitial Cell Steroidogenesis
March
March 7 – Steven L. LeVine, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
The Twitcher Mouse Model of Krabbe's Disease: ; Neuropathology and Therapeutic Considerations
March 14 - James Calvet, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
KUMC
Gene Expression and Abnormalities of Differentiation in Polycystic Kidney Disease
March 21 - **The 24th Annual Kathleen M. Osborn Memorial Lecture**
Sergio r. Ojeda, D.V.M.
Division of Neuroscience
Oregon Regional Primate Research Center
Participation of Neurotrophic Factors and the Sympathetic Innervartion in the Control of Ovarian Development
March 28 - Geracimo Bracho, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Purification and Characterization of a Novel 23 kDa Serine/Threonine Protein Phosphatase form Sea Urchin Sperm
April
April 4 - Rebecca J. Flietstra
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Inhibition of Suckling-Induced Prolactin Release
April 11 - Dennis P. Valenzeno, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Permeabiliazation of Cell Membranes by Reactive Oxygen Species
April 12 - Joseph Tash
Department of Physiology
Cloning of a Novel Sperm Serine/Threonine Protein Phosphatase - SPP23
April 18 - Joe McCord, Ph.D.
Webb-Waring Institute for Biomedical Research
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Down-Regulation of the Expression of Human Mn-Superoxide Dismutase by Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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
April 26 - Luchuan Liang
Department of Biochemistry
Expression of the Metallothionine III Gene
May
May 2 - Jerry Dempsey, Ph.D.
Department of Preventive Medicine
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Pulmonary System Limitation to Exercise
May 9 - William Harris, Ph.D.
Department of Medicine
KUMC
ω-3 Fatty Acids in Cardiovascular Disease
May 10 - B.D. Paria
Department s of Physiology and
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Estrogen Differentially Regulates Uterine Preparation and Blastocyst Activation for Implantation
May 16 - Curtix Kauer, M.D.
Department of Medicine
KUMC
Noninvasive Measures of Cardiovascular Physiology
May 23 - Daniel Welling, Ph.D.
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Fractal Analysis of Renal Tubular Cells
May 24 - Yaping Yang
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Cytokine Regulation of HLA-Gene Expression
June
June 7 - Sanjoy Das
Departments of Physiology and
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Unique Expression of the Amphiregulin Gene in the Preimplantation Mouse Uterus and Its Regulation by Progesterone
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