February 2008

TBA

Tuesday, February 5, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Daniel A. Hammer, PhD; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology

Complexins as positive regulators of Ca2+ triggered neurotransmitter release

Wednesday, February 6, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Christian Rosenmund, PhD; Dept. of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology

Role and mechanism of a novel zinc finger transcription factor [ZKSCAN3] in colon cancer progression

Tuesday, February 12, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Douglas D. Boyd, PhD; Department of Cancer Biology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology

Neurobiology of nicotine dependence: relevance to depression

Wednesday, February 13, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Athina Markou, PhD; Dept. of Psychiatry, UCSD
Department of Pharmacology

Challenging Current Dogmas in Candida albicans Pathogenesis

Thursday, February 14, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Jose Lopez-Ribot, PhD; Department of Biology, UTSA
Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Nitrative Stress: A Physiologically Relevant Covalent Modification?

Friday, February 15, 2008; 12 noon, Room 409L
Dr. Leslie Myatt, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Department of Biochemistry

Tuberous sclerosis and the TSC1-TSC2 genes: a genetic disease that involves a key signaling node for cell growth and differentiation

Tuesday, February 19, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
David J. Kwiatkowski, MD, PhD; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology

Uncovering the neurobiology of internal bliss

Wednesday, February 20, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Joseph F. Cheer, PhD; Dept. of Neurophamacology and Neuroscience, Albany Medical College
Department of Pharmacology

Embryonic origin and control of neuronal circuits in the vertebrate head

Tuesday, February 26, 2008; 11:00 am, Room 209L
Gary O. Gaufo, PhD; Department of Biology, UTSA
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology

TBA

Wednesday, February 27, 2008; 12 noon, Room 209L
Dr. Martin Saunders, Yale University
Department of Biochemistry, Welch Lectureship Program

The neuronal basis of breathing disorders: From bench to bedside

Wednesday, February 27, 2008; 12 noon, Room 444B
Jan-Marino Ramirez, PhD; Dept. of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, The University of Chicago
Department of Pharmacology