January 2006
Research Lectures and Seminars
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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January 2006 Research Lectures and Seminars University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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| Date | Time | Department/ Center | Location | Title | Speaker | Contact Person |
| Thursday, January 5, 2006 | 4:00 P.M. | Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling | Molecular, Microbial, and Structural Biology Conference Room (L2034) | "Dynamics of Proteins at the Cell Surface During Exo-and Endocytosis" | Sandy Simon, Ph.D., Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics, Rockefeller University | Karen Zucker, (860) 679-1452 |
| Tuesday, January 10, 2006 | 12:00 P.M. | The Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. General Clinical Research Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Understanding Differences in Alcohol Use between Urban Black and Suburban White High School Students in Two Community Samples" | Kevin W. Chen, Ph.D., MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School | Lynn Bores, (860) 679-1751 |
| Tuesday, January 10, 2006 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Early Life Stress: Effects on Brain Structure and Function" | William J. Shoemaker, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Penny Skenderian, (860) 679-4343 |
| Wednesday, January 11, 2006 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "The cellular DNA damage response: Diverse Functions converge" | John H. J. Petrini, Ph.D., Professor, Molecular Cell Biology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 | 12:00 P.M. | The Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. General Clinical Research Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Genetic Variation of GABA Receptor Subunits and Alcohol Effects" | Jonathan Covault, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Director, Core Laboratory, General Clinical Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center | Lynn Bores, (860) 679-1751 |
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Morphological control of calcium signaling in Purkinje cell spines" | Leslie M. Loew, Ph.D., Director, Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, Professor, Department of Cell Biology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Friday, January 20, 2006 | 1:00 P.M. | Department of Cell Biology | Vascular Biology Conference Room (E5036) | "Alternative Pathways for Progesterone Action in a Tissue Devoid of Nuclear Progesterone Receptors; the Rat Corpus Luteum" | Dr. Carlos Stocco, Department of Ob/Gyn and Reproductive Science, Yale University | Lorri Goldsmith, (860) 679-3672 |
| Tuesday, January 24, 2006 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Bridging the Chasm: Practical Considerations in Connecting to Clinicians for Translational Research Development" | Nicholas A. DeMartinis, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Acquisition of Malignant Traits by Cancer Cells" | Robert A. Weinberg, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Young Stem Cells for the Aging Heart" | Jay Edelberg, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Weill Medical College of Cornell University | Gail D'Amico, (860) 679-3410 |
| Monday, January 30, 2006 | 4:00 P.M. | Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling | Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling Conference Room (L5095) | "Nanoscale Microscopy of Live Cells Using Optical Interferometry" | Gabriel Popescu, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Frances Sanchez, (860) 679-3565 |
| Tuesday, January 31, 2006 | 12:00 P.M. | The Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., General Clinical Research Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Reducing Health Disparities Through Translational Research" | Judith Fifield, Ph.D., Director, University of Connecticut Health Policy and Primary Care Research Center, Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center | Lynn Bores, (860) 679-1751 |
| Tuesday, January 31, 2006 | 3:00 P.M. | Division of Endocrinology | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Energy Balance and Thermogenesis: A Perspective From Thyroid Hormone Physiology" | Jorge Enrique Silva, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Tufts University Medical School, Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Baystate Medical Center | Arlene Janick, (860) 679-2197 |
| Tuesday, January 31, 2006 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Toward better understanding muscle biology: cell fusion and photon fusion" | William A. Mohler, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Lisa Parenteau, (860) 679-2117 |