Seminar Start Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Lied Auditorium (except as noted)
Refreshments served in the Hixson Atrium beginning at 3:45 p.m.
January 7 -
T. Rajendra Kumar, PhD
Associate Professor
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Genetic Modification of Gonadotropin Secretion & Ovarian Function
January 14 - No seminar
January 21 - No seminar, Martin Luther King, Jr Day
January 28 -
Pomila Singh, PhD, AGAf
Professor
Department of Neuroscience & Cell Biology
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
Diagnostic and therapeutic significance of cancer stem cell markers
February 4 -
Vargheese Chennathukuzhi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Pathogenesis of uterine fibroids - New molecular mechanisms
February 11 -
Pamela Tran, PhD
Assistant Professor
Anatomy & Cell Biology
KUMC
Primary cilia and Hedgehog signaling in cystic kidney disease
February 18 -
Nancy Berman, PhD
Professor
Anatomy & Cell Biology
KUMC
How aging changes the brain's responses to injury
February 25 - ***CANCELED due to inclement weather***
Blake Peterson, PhD
Regents Distinguished Professor
Medicinal Chemistry
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Synthetic mimics of mammalian cell surface receptors and related molecular probes
March 1 - PhD Dissertation Defense, 2:00 p.m.
Aritra Bhattacherjee
Graduate Student
Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Mechanisms of structural plasticity in mature sensory axons: Role of BMP4 in female reproductive tract
March 4 -
Steven LeVine, PhD
Professor
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Vascular changes in response to anthrax lethal toxin
March 7 - 12:00 p.m., Lied Auditorium
Gerd Heusch, MD, PhD, FRCP
Professor & Chairman
Institute for Pathophysiology
University School of Medicine Essen
Essen, Germany
Coronary microembolization- from bedside to bench and back to bedside
March 11 -
Anand Mehta
Associate Professor
Drexel University College of Medicine
Doylestown, PA
Fucosylation in liver cancer: Not all sugars are sweet!
March 18 -
Christie Befort, PhD
Assistant Professor
Preventative Medicine & Public Health
KUMC
Breast cacner prevention through weight control and physical activity
March 25 - PhD Dissertation Defense, 9:00 a.m., Building 4 1st floor Classroom, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Huan Yang
Graduate Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Characterization of three novel RNAi machinery components in C. elegans
March 25 -
Irfan Saadi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Anatomy & Cell Biology
KUMC
Role of SPECC1-like cytoskeletal proteins in craniofacial morphogenesis and malfornation
April 1 -
Swathi Iyer
Graduate Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Roles of genes regulating sphere-forming potential of osteosarcoma
April 8 -
Tommaso Falcone, MD
Department Chairman
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Vice Chair, Office of the Chief of Staff
Professional Staff Affairs
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Cleveland, OH
Relationship between pathophysiology and management of endometriosis patients
April 15 -
LuZhe Sun, PhD
Professor, Department of Cellular & Structural Biology
Dielmann Endowed Chair in Oncology
Associate Director for Translational Research
Cancer Therapy and Research Center
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX
TGFβ Signaling in Tumor Microenvironment
April 16 - PhD Dissertation Defense, 1:00 p.m. 1001-1003 Beller Conference Center
Elizabeth A. Dille
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
The Application of Histone Analysis for Identifying Distal Regulatory Elements - Regulation of FSHR
April 22 -
Mohammed Repon Khan
Graduate Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
KUMC
Role of Drosophila Orb2 (CPEB) in Synaptic Protein Synthesis
April 29 - Kathleen M. Osborn Memorial Lectureship
Michael Griswold, PhD
Regents Professor
School of Molecular Biosciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington
Cycles, Waves and Retinoic acid in Spermatogenesis
May 6 -
Joan Lewis-Wambi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Cancer Biology
KUMC
Endocrine resistance and breast cancer: A novell approach for treatment
May 13 - Voyages Seminar Series
Joan S. Hunt, PhD
University Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Anatomy & Cell Biology
KUMC
May 20 -
Brooke L. Fridley, PhD
Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Director, Biostatistics and Informatics Shared Reseource, University of Kansas Cancer Center
Site Director, K-INBRE Bioinformatics Core
KUMC
Statistical Genomics and Bioinformatics in Medical Genomic Research
May 27 - No seminar, Memorial Day