January 2007
Research Lectures and Seminars
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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January 2007 Research Lectures and Seminars University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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| Date | Time | Department/ Center | Location | Title | Speaker | Contact Person |
| Tuesday, January 9, 2007 | 12:00 P.M. | The Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., General Clinical Research Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Contingency Management: Could Treatments for Substance Use Disorders be Useful to Improve Health Behaviors and Compliance in Medical Practice" | Nancy M. Petry, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Lynn Bores, (860) 679-1751 |
| Tuesday, January 9, 2007 | 3:00 P.M. | Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Vitamin D: Skeletal Health and Beyond (A Stealthy Epidemic) | Bruce R. Troen, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Geriatrics Institute, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Miami VA Medical Center Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami | Arlene Janick (860) 679-2197 |
| Tuesday, January 9, 2007 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "mPar6 alpha coordinates polarization and migration of developing cerebellar granule neurons" | David Solecki, Ph.D., Research Associate, Developmental Biology, The Rockefeller University | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 | 12:00 P.M. | The Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., General Clinical Research Center | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "From Microscope to Bedside??? A Challenge to Translate Very Different Languages" | Leslie M. Loew, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Director, Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Lynn Bores, (860) 679-1751 |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "Specification and Functional Maturation of Motor Neurons from Human Embryonic Stem Cells" | Xue-Jun Li, Ph.D., Assistant Scientist, Stem Cell Research Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Kathy Borthwick, (860) 679-8787 |
| Wednesday, January 17, 2007 | 2:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology and the UConn Center for Regenerative Biology | Video conference - Henry B.C. Low, Learning Center (CG076) | "Stem Cell Niche and Cancer Stem Cells" | Dr. Linheng Li, Associate Investigator, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City | Annmarie McGrath, (860) 679-7947 |
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Immunology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "IL-2 in the regulation of tolerance and immunity" | Thomas Malek, Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair, Director, Graduate Program, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami | Susan Wasik, (860) 679-4444 |
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 | 3:00 P.M. | Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Cells and Matrix in Motion in Bone" | Sarah L. Dallas, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Missouri, Kansas City | Arlene Janick, (860) 679-2197 |
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 | 4:00 P.M. | Department of Neuroscience | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "The Emerging Role of TIMP-1 in CNS Myelin Injury and Repair" | Stephen Crocker, Ph.D., Molecular and Integrative Neuroscience Department, The Scripps Research Institute | Penny Skenderian, (860) 679-4343 |
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 | 12:00 P.M. | Center for Molecular Medicine | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Prostate Cancer Prevention by Silibinin: Mechanism and Efficacy" | Rajesh Agarwal, M.D., Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center | Anita Marren, (860) 679-7640 |
| Thursday, January 25, 2007 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Immunology | Academic Research Building (EG013) | "The regulation of the human allergic response" | Donata Vercelli, M.D., Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Arizona Respiratory Center, University of Arizona | Susan Wasik, (860) 679-4444 |
| Thursday, January 25, 2007 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Medicine, and the Calhoun Cardiology Center | Henry B.C. Low Learning Center (CG076) | "Phosphodiesterase inhibition in heart failure: turning an obstacle into an opportunity" | Matthew Movsesian, M.D., University of Utah | Carolyn Doski, (860) 679-7594 |
| Thursday, January 25, 2007 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Variant Expression of Virulence Genes in the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Falciparum" | Dr. Manoj Duraisingh, Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Disease, Harvard University | Annmarie McGrath, (860) 679-7947 |
| Thursday, January 25, 2007 | 12:00 P.M. | Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology | Academic Research Building (EG052) | "Variant Expression of Virulence Genes in the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Falciparum" | Dr. Manoj Duraisingh, Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard University | Annmarie McGrath, (860) 679-7947 |