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2003-2004 Seminars
2004-2005 Seminars


SEMINAR  SERIES     2004-2005

Unless indicated otherwise, all regular seminars are held on Thursdays at 1:00 PM in the Department of  Neurobiology Conference Room in the Sparks Building, 1720 7th Ave. South, Room 546.  The series schedule will be updated online as additional speakers are announced.

Click here for a PDF version of the schedule which may be printed or downloaded.

Date SPEAKER INSTITUTION HOST TITLE
09/09/04 Sarah Lummis, Ph.D. University of Cambridge David Weiss, Ph.D. "Why It Was Wise to Examine the Ys in the 5HT3 Receptor to Understand the Molecular Details of Neurotransmitter Receptor Function"
09/23/04 Victor Faundez, Ph.D. Emory University Anne B. Theibert, Ph.D. "Mechanisms of Neuronal Endosome Traffic" 
10/07/04 Debra Fadool, Ph.D. Florida State University Anne B. Theibert, Ph.D. “The Potassium Ion Channel: Roles Beyond the Classical Resting Potential”
10/14/04 Thomas Foster, Ph.D. University of Florida College of Medicine

 

Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D. "Synaptic Plasticity in Brain Aging:  From Ca2+ Signaling to Cognitive Decline"
11/04/04 Craig Montell, Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Lucas Pozzo-Miller, Ph.D. "TRP Channels, Mediators of Sensory Signaling"
11/11/04 Daniel Goldowitz, Ph.D.
Retreat Speaker
University of Tennessee, Memphis Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D. "From Genes to Function in the Study of the Cerebellum"
11/18/04 Peter Sterling, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Stuart C. Mangel, Ph.D. "Psychophysics to Biophysics:  efficient circuits from stochostic synapses"
12/02/04 Doug Gray, Ph.D. University of Ottawa Scott C. Wilson, Ph.D. "Neuroprotective effects of mutant ubiquitin in transgenic mice".
12/09/04 Ji-fang Zhang, Ph.D. Thomas Jefferson University Yi Zhou, Ph.D. "Modulation of Neuronal Voltage-gated Ca2+ Channels by Protein Phosphatases:  Some Surprises and New Insights"
1/06/05 Linda Overstreet Wadiche, Ph.D. Vollum Institute Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D. "Newborn Neurons and Synapses in Old Brains"
1/10/05 Ellen A. Lumpkin, Ph.D. UCSF Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D. "Probing Mammalian Touch Reception"
1/13/05 Bradley E. Alger, Ph.D. University of Maryland School of Medicine John J. Hablitz, Ph.D. "Endocannabinoids:  Multiple Pathways, Multiple Functions"
2/03/05 Felix E. Schweizer, Ph.D. UCLA Lynn E. Dobrunz, Ph.D. "Presynaptic Vesicle Pools and Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity"
2/07/05 Peter J. Kolodziej, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D. The Double Life of Short Stop in Axonogenesis: Cytoskeletal Crosslinker and Calcium Sensitive Translational Control Switch
2/14/05 James D.Jontes, Ph.D. Stanford University Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D. "Trafficking & Synaptic Targeting of Cadherins Studied In Vivo"
2/17/05 Robin A.J. Lester, Ph.D. UAB Lynn E. Dobrunz, Ph.D. "Nicotinic Receptors:  Fast Channels But Slow Synapses"
2/23/05

2:00 pm

Jacques Wadiche, Ph.D.
*Co-sponsored with Physiology
Oregon Health & Science Center Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D. "Neuronal Glutamate Uptake Controls Synaptic Plasticity"
3/03/05 Ling Li, Ph.D.
 
UAB Robin A.J. Lester, Ph.D. "Therapeutic Potential of Statins for Enhancing Learning and Memory in Alzheimer's Disease and Beyond"
3/7/05 Helmut Kramer, Ph.D.

*Co-sponsored with Cell Biology

University of Texas Southwestern Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D.
"Endocytic trafficking:
A view through the fly eye."
 
3/10/05 Zheng Li, Ph.D. MIT Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D. "Synapse, Mitochondria and More"
3/17/05        
3/22/05 This seminar has been postponed.

Alvaro Estevez, Ph.D.         

Assistant Professor
UAB Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Scott Wilson, Ph.D. "Induction of neuronal death by reactive nitrogen species"
3/24/05        
4/06/05 P. Read Montague, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Neuroscience,Director, Human Neuroimaging Laboratory,Director, Center for Theoretical NeuroscienceBaylor College of Medicine

Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D.
" Hyperscanning the Neural Responses to 
Reputation and Trust
4/07/05 Frances E. Jenson, M.D. Harvard Medical School Harald W. Sontheimer, Ph.D. "The Role of Developmental Regulation of Glutamate Receptor Expression in Perinatal Brain Injury and Seizures"
4/14/05        
4/21/05 Marina Picciotto, Ph.D. Yale University School of Medicine Robin A.J. Lester, Ph.D. "Nicotine addiction and learning: studies using constitutive and conditional knockout of the high affinity nicotinic acetylcholine receptors".
4/28/05        
5/05/05 Jeffrey Johnson, Ph.D.       

 University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy 

Michael Brenner, Ph.D.

"Neuroprotection by Nrf2-dependent ARE activation: Potential Role in Modulating Neurodegeneration"

5/12/05 Gail Johnson, Ph.D. Professor, UAB Department of Psychology Yi Zhou, Ph.D. "Site-Specific Tau Phosphorylation by GSK3b Regulates its Function: Relevance to Alzheimer’s Disease"
5/19/05 Massimo Scanziani, PhD. UCSD Lynn E. Dobrunz, Ph.D.  
5/26/05 J. Edwin Blalock, Ph.D. Professor, UAB Department of Physiology and Biophysics Lucas D. Pozzo-Miller, Ph.D. “Therapeutic Vaccines for Canine Myasthenia Gravis:  Implications for the Human Disease.” 
         

*Note different day

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