Current Molecular Pathology Seminar Schedule

The Molecular Pathology Seminar Series meets Wednesdays, 4:00–5:00 pm, unless noted otherwise, in the R.H. Dean Biomedical Research Bldg, Room 335. The presentation title will appear every week on the infiNet and Plasma Screen calendars on each campus.

January 2012 

• 4: Steven R. Childers, PhD – WFSM, Physiology and Pharmacology, "Development of Novel Therapeutic Agents for Neuropathic Pain"  
• 11: Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, MD PhD – Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, Durham, NC, "Genomic and Personalized Medicine: Foundation and Applications" [host: John Parks, PhD] 
• 18: Linda J. Porrino, PhD – WFSM, Physiology and Pharmacology- CANCELED  
• 25: Paul A. Dawson, PhD – WFSM, Gastroenterology and Pathology/Lipid Sciences, "Role of the Heteromeric Transporter OSTα-OSTβ in Bile Acid and Lipid Metabolism"   

February 

• 1: Jan Wagner, DVM PhD – WFSM, Pathology/Comparative Medicine "Monkey Models of Obesity and Diabetes – A Role for Nutrition and Epigenetic Regulation" 
• 8: Sean Davidson, PhD – University of Cincinnati, OH "High Density Lipoprotein: a structured protein platform for cardio (and non-cardio)-protective functions" [host: Mary Sorci-Thomas, PhD] 
• 15: Kevin Jon Williams, MD – Chief, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. "A Single Dysfunctional Molecule That Can Cause Pathway-Selective Insulin Resistance and Responsiveness"  [host: Lawrence Rudel, PhD]
• 22: Jun Zhang, PhD – WFSM, Pathology/Lipid Sciences. "Roles of Tissue-specific ACAT2 in Regulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis" 
• 29: Kristina Brzoza-Lewis, PhD – WFSM, Pathology/Lipid Sciences 

March 

• 7: Amanda Brown, PhD – WFSM, Pathology/Lipid Sciences "The Combined Impact of Tobacco Smoke and Diet on Atherosclerosis Severity and Liver Lipid Metabolism"
• 14: Stephanie Marshall, Graduate Student – WFSM "Importance of Apolipoprotein B Containing Particles in the Transintestinal Cholesterol Excretion Pathway"
• 21: Ricquita Pollard, Graduate Student – WFSM "Essential Domain Permits a Conformational Switch Between Lipid-Free and Lipid-Bound ApoA-I"
• 28: Daniel Ferguson, Graduate Student – WFSM 

April

• 4: cancelled
• 11: Gwynneth Thomas, Graduate Student – WFSM
• 18: No Seminar - ATVB Meetings
• 19: 9-10 am (Thursday) Helen Cuffe, Graduate Student - WFSM "The Role of ABCA1 in Adipose Tissue"
• 25: Fitriya Dewi, Graduate Student – WFSM "Effects of Dietary Soy Isoflavones on the Nonhuman Primate Breast: Is Timing Everything?"

May 

• 2: Jay Heinecke, MD – UW School of Medicine, Seattle, WA  [host: Mary Sorci-Thomas]  "Oxidative Pathways for the Generation of Dysfunctional HDL"
• 3: Thursday at 1-2 pm room 335 PTRP: John Melchior Dissertation Defense Seminar "The Role of ACAT2 in the Initiation and Treatment of Atherosclerosis"
• 9: Xin Bi, Graduate Student - WFSM "The Effect of Macrophage ABCA1 on Atherogenesis in LDLrKO Mice"
• 16: John F. Rawls, PhD – UNC@ Chapel Hill, NC "Microbal and Developmental Regulation of Vertebrate Energy Balance"  [host: Greg Shelness, PhD]
• 23: Allison Weckerle, PhD – WFSM, Pathology/Lipid Sciences 
• 30: Gregory Shelness, PhD – WFSM, Pathology/Lipid Sciences