March 2005
Research Lectures and Seminars
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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March 2005 Research Lectures and Seminars University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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| Date | Time | Department/ Center | Location | Title | Speaker | Contact Person |
| Tuesday, March 1, 2005 | 3:00 P.M. | Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Role of Growth Factor Signaling in Development of Hypersensitivity to Estradiol in Breast Cancer" | Richard J. Santen, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Virginia School of Medicine | Arlene Janick, (860) 679-2197 |
| Tuesday, March 1, 2005 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Microglia in the healthy and diseased CNS: are they really the enemy within?" | Monica J. Carson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, University of California at Riverside | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Friday, March 4, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Neuroscience Conference Room (E4036) | "Neuronal mechanisms of circadian output in Drosophila." | Paul H. Taghert, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Washington University, St. Louis | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Tuesday, March 8, 2005 | 3:00 P.M. | Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Low-Level Mechanical Signals and Their Potential as a Non-Pharmacologic Intervention for Osteoporosis" | Clinton T. Rubin, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Director, Center for Biotechnology, State University of New York at Stony Brook | Arlene Janick, (860) 679-2197 |
| Tuesday, March 8, 2005 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Synaptic glutamatergic dysfunction: a mechanism for cognitive decline in type 1 diabetes." | Vishnu Suppiramaniam, DVM, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Auburn University | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Friday, March 11, 2005 | 3:00 P.M. | Center for Microbial Pathogenesis | Microbial Pathogenesis Conference Room (E7036) | "Cytotoxicity of Alkylphosphocholine Lysophospholipids Through Selective Modification of Lipid Raft Composition" | Christopher R. McMaster, Ph.D., Canada Research Chair in Biosignalling, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada | Virginia Hahn, (860) 679-8129 |
| Tuesday, March 15, 2005 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Systems analysis of RNA trafficking in Neural Cells. Part II." | Elisa Barbarese, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Tuesday, March 22, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | General Clinical Research Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Riding the Translational Shuttles" | Lawrence G. Raisz, M.D., Associate Program Director, General Clinical Research Center, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center | Lisa Godin, (860) 679-4145 |
| Tuesday, March 22, 2005 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Ephrins in cellular communications: a role for lipid rafts." | Stephen Robbins, Ph.D., Associate Professor, AHFMR Senior Scholar/Canada Research Chair in Cancer Biology, Departments of Oncology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary | Kathy Borthwick (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday, March 23, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "KLF6, a Novel Tumor Suppressor and Differentiation Signal" | Scott L. Friedman, M.D., Fishberg Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Liver Diseases, Mount Sinai School of Medicine | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Generating Cell polarity in early C. elegans embryos" | Bob Goldstein, Ph.D., Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Gail D'Amico, (860) 679-3410 |
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 | 4:00 P.M. | Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling | Cell Analysis and Modeling Conference Room (L5095) | "The FARSIGHT Project: Effective Methods for Bringing Rich Spatial Information for Systems Biology" | Badri Roysam, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Carolyn Doski, (860) 679-3565 |
| Tuesday, March 29, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | General Clinical Research Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Reflections on Depression as a Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factor: Cause or Coincidence?" | Nancy Frasure-Smith, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Nursing, McGill University, Montreal | Lisa Godin, (860) 679-4145 |
| Tuesday, March 29, 2005 | 3:00 P.M. | Division of Endocrinology | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Sex Steroid Hormones in Older Men: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Associations with Bone Mineral Density (BMD) and Fracture: The Osteoporotic Fracture in Men Study (MrOS) | Jane A. Cauley, DrPH, Professor and Director, Aging Epidemiology Program, Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh | Arlene Janick, (860) 679-2197 |
| Tuesday, March 29, 2005 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Plasticity in Brain Auditory Pathways after Hearing Loss: Searching for Divers." | Steven J. Potashner, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Molecular Pathogenesis of Gastrointestinal Cancer" | Eric R. Fearon, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics, and Pathology, University of Michigan | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |