May 2006
Research Lectures and Seminars
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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May 2006 Research Lectures and Seminars University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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| Date | Time | Department/ Center | Location | Title | Speaker | Contact Person |
| Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Neurotrophic and Neurogenic Actions of Antidepressant Treatment." | Ronald S. Duman, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday, May 3, 2006 | 2:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology - Stem Cell Seminar Series | Video Conferencing from Storrs to the Henry B.C. Low, M.D., Learning Center (CG076A) | "Oocyte Dynamics in Mammals: Making Oocytes Appear and Disappear" | Joshua Johnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Services, Yale University School of Medicine | Annmarie McGrath, (860) 679-7947 |
| Monday, May 8, 2006 | 9:00 A.M. | The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center | Academic Research Building (E7036) | "Genomic Profiling of Clinical Specimens for Risk Stratification and Molecular Classification of Cancer" | Richard Everson, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University | Marilyn Lemire, (860) 679-2255 |
| Tuesday, May 9, 2006 | 12:00 P.M. | The Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., General Clinical Research Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Genes, Home Allergens and Asthma in Puerto Rican Children" | Michelle Cloutier, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Director, Asthma Center, Connecticut Children's Medical Center | Lynn Bores, (860) 679-1751 |
| Tuesday, May 9, 2006 | 3:00 P.M. | Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Phosphate Homeostasis: Clinical Clues to Novel Mechanisms" | Thomas O. Carpenter, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine | Arlene Janick, (860) 679-2197 |
| Tuesday, May 9, 2006 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Action potentials in regulating nervous system development and plasticity" | R. Douglas Fields, Ph.D., Chief, Nervous System Development & Plasticity Section, NIC/HICHD | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday,
May 10, 2006
CANCELLED |
12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Mouse Models for the Identification of Human Cancer Susceptibility Genes" | Allan Balmain, Ph.D., FRSE, Professor, Cancer Research Institute and Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |
| Wednesday, May 10, 2006 | 2:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology - Stem Cell Seminar Series | Video Conferencing from Storrs to the Henry B.C. Low, M.D., Learning Center (CG076A) | "Directing the differentiation of embryonic stem cells to neurons, in vitro and in the brain" | Laura Grabel, Ph.D., Fisk Professor of Natural Science, Department of Biology, Wesleyan University | Annmarie McGrath, (860) 679-7947 |
| Tuesday, May 16, 2006 | 3:00 P.M. | Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Osteoclasts, Integrins and Osteoporosis" | Steven L. Teitelbaum, M.D., Wilma and Roswell Messing Professor, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine | Arlene Janick, (860) 679-2197 |
| Tuesday, May 16, 2006 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "How the comparative genomic approach revealed novel prominently expressed K+ channels in the mammalian CNS." | Lawrence Salkoff, Ph.D., Professor of Neurobiology and Genetics, Department of Anatomy, Neurobiology and Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 | 4:30 P.M. | Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Applications of Next Generation Sequencing Technology to Cancer Research" | Bruce E. Taillon, Ph.D., Director of Technology, 454 Life Sciences | Shelly Lombardo, (860) 679-7685 |
| Tuesday, May 23, 2006 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Academic Research Building (EG029) | "ABCs and Ds of Sphingosine Phosphate Lyase: Apoptosis, Biochemistry, Cancer and Development" | Julie D. Saba, M.D., Ph.D., Scientist and Staff Physician, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |
| Tuesday, May 23, 2006 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Nerve Growth Factor in the Brain: A Double-Edged Sword." | Wilma Friedman, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Biological Sciences, Rutgers University | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday, May 24, 2006 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Legislating the Genome: Making a Good World for Genomics" | Paul R. Billings, M.D., Ph.D., Vice President, Biotechnology & Healthcare Strategy, Senior Geneticist, Laboratory Corporation of America, Research Triangle, NC | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |
| Thursday, May 25, 2006 | 4:00 P.M. | Richard D. Berlin Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling | Henry B.C. Low, M.D., Learning Center (CG076A) | "Quantitative Analysis of Cellular Motility and Cytokinesis" | Thomas D. Pollard, Ph.D., Sterling Professor of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University | Carolyn Doski, (860) 679-7594 |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2006 | 12:00 P.M. | The Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., General Clinical Research Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Evidence-Based Breastfeeding Promotion: The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative" | Rafael Perez-Escamilla, Ph.D., Director, Latino Health Disparities NIH Export Center, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Public Health, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut | Lynn Bores, (860) 679-1751 |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2006 | 3:00 P.M. | Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Genetic Control of Reproduction and Bone Formation by Non-Conventional Dickkopfs" | Patricia Ducy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics and Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine | Arlene Janick, (860) 679-2197 |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2006 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Intracortical Synaptic Transmission: It's more complicated and efficient than you think" | David A. McCormick, Ph.D., Professor of Neurobiology, Yale University School of Medicine | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |