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Unless indicated otherwise, all regular seminars are held on Thursdays at 1:00 PM in the Department of  
Neurobiology Conference Room (Room 1015) in the Shelby Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building 1825 
University Boulevard (corner of 19th Street South and University).  Please contact Kym Proctor in the 
Department of Neurobiology if you have any questions on scheduled seminars at 205-934-2452.

May 31, 2007 - Dr. David Standaert - UAB

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DATE	SPEAKER	INSTITUTION	HOST	TITLE
9/21/06	Vladimir Parpura, MD,  Associate Professor University of California	Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience Center for Glial-Neuronal Interactions	Co-sponsored by the UAB Center for Glial Biology in Medicine	"SPATIO-TEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EXOCYTOSIS IN ASTROCYTES"
09/28/06	YouMing Lu, Ph.D. Associate Professor Biomolecular Science Center	UCF – Burnett College of Biomedical Sciences	Jianhua Zhang, Ph.D. UAB Neurology	“Degeneration of Glutamate Receptor Channels in Ischemia”
10/05/06	Jeffery S. Diamond, Ph.D. Investigator Synaptic Physiology Unit	NIH	Jacques Wadiche, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Synaptic Signaling in the Inner Retina"
10/26/06	Trygve Tollefsbol, Ph.D.	UAB Department of Biology	J. David Sweatt, Ph.D. Professor and Chairman Neurobiology	"Epigenetics, Aging and Long-term Memory"
11/02/06	Indira M. Raman, Ph.D. Department of Neurobiology and Physiology	Northwestern University	Linda Wadiche, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Synaptic Signaling in Cerebellar Circuits"
11/09/06	Anthone Dunah, Ph.D.	Massachusetts General Hospital	Co-Sponsored by Dept. of Neurology David Standaert, MD, PhD	"Molecular Mechanisms of NMDA Glutamate Receptor Abnormalities in Parkinson's Disease"
11/16/06	Lian Li, Ph.D. Associate Professor	Emory University	Scott Wilson, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Ubiquitination, Vesicular Trafficking, and Neurodegeneration"
11/20/06	Drs. Guy Caldwell & Kim Caldwell **Finley Conference Center 2nd Floor, Kaul Human Genetics Bldg. @ 4:00**	University of Alabama	Co-Sponsored by Dept. of Biochemistry Tim Townes, Ph.D. Chairman	"Worming Out Causes and Cures for Human Movement Disorders"
11/30/06	David Linden, Ph.D. Neuroscience	Johns Hopkins University	Co-Sponsored by the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Jacques Wadiche, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Dynamic Morphology of Axons and Dendrites in the Cerebellum"
12/7/06	Wendy Suzuki, Ph.D. Center for Neural Science	NYU	Co-Sponsored by the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute John Hablitz, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Making New Memories: Associative learning signals in the monkey medial temporal lobe"
12/14/06	Angelique Bordey, Ph.D. Department of Neurosurgery, Cellular and Molecular Physiology	Yale University School of Medicine	Co-Sponsored by the UAB Center for Glial Biology in Medicine Harald Sontheimer, Ph.D.	"Astrocytes of the Neurogenic Forebrain send Survival Cues to Postnatal Neuroblasts through NMDA Receptors"
12/18/06	Dimitri Krainc, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Neurology **SHEL 1015 @ 1:00**	Massachusetts General Hospital	Co-Sponsored by Dept. of Neurology David Standaert, MD, PhD	"Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration in Polyglutamine Diseases"
1/4/07	Aundrea Bartley Post-Doctoral Candidate	UT Southwestern Medical Center	Lynn Dobrunz, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Activity-Dependent Regulation of Different Inhibitory Neocortical Circuits"
1/11/07	Steven Scherer, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Neurology	University of Pennsylvania	Co-Sponsored by the UAB Center for Glial Biology in Medicine Harald Sontheimer, Ph.D.	"Gap Junctions and Neurological Diseases"
1/19/07 Friday 1:30 Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium	Charles F. Stevens, Ph.D. Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Co-Sponsored by the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Lynn Dobrunz, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"A Universal Law Governing the Architecture of Axonal and Dendritic Arbors"
1/25/07	Ludwine Messiaen, Ph.D. Department of Genetics	UAB	Michael Brenner, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Germline and Somatic NF1 Mutations in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Clinical Subtypes"
2/1/07	Peter S. Klein, M.D., Ph.D. Division of Hematology-Oncology	University of Pennsylvania	Co-Sponsored by the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Anne Theibert, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Wnt Signaling and Lithium Action in Development, Behavior, and Neurodegenerative Disorders"
2/8/07	Leslie C. Griffith, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Biology	Brandeis University	Co-Sponsored by the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Yi Zhou, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Regulation of CaMKII autophosphorylation by CASK, a MAGUK scaffolding protein"
2/13/07 Tuesday 1:00 SHEL 1015	Anis Contractor, Ph.D. Department of Physiology	Northwestern University	Co-Sponsored by the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Lynn Dobrunz, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Mossy Fiber Synaptic Plasticity: Eph-ectively Reaching Across the Cleft"
2/22/07	Bruce D. Trapp, Ph.D. Chairman, Dept. of Neurosciences	Lerner Research Institute	Co-Sponsored by the UAB Center for Glial Biology in Medicine Michael Brenner, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	" Pathogenesis of Neurological Disability in Multiple Sclerosis"
3/1/07	Sookyong Koh, M.D., Ph.D. Division of Neurology	Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern Medical School	Co-Sponsored by the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Linda Wadiche, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Role of Brain Inflammation in Childhood Epilepsy: Friend or Foe?"
3/8/07	Michael Ehlers, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Neurobiology	Duke University	Neurobiology Graduate Students	"Illuminating Neural Circuit Plasticity from Macro to Nano"
3/12/07	Andrew Bradley West, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Neurology	Johns Hopkins University	Co-Sponsored by Dept. of Neurology David Standaert, MD, PhD	"Pieces of the Parkinson's Puzzle"
3/15/07	Lisa M. Monteggia, Ph.D. Department of Psychiatry	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Co-Sponsored by the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Lucas Pozzo-Miller, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"The Role of MeCP2 and DNA Methylation in Synaptic Function"
3/22/07	Albert R. LaSpada, M.D., Ph.D. Dept. of Medical Genetics	University of Washington	Co-Sponsored by the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Scott Wilson, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	Androgen Receptor Polyglutamine Neurotoxicity in SBMA Motor Neuron Degeneration"
3/29/07	Maiken Nedergaard, Ph.D. Dept. of Neurological Surgery	University of Rochester	Co-Sponsored by the UAB Center for Glial Biology in Medicine Michael Brenner, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Astrocytes Alive!"
4/5/07 CANCELLED	Paul Worley, M.D. The Solomon H. Snyder Dept. of  Neuroscience	Johns Hopkins University	Co-Sponsored by the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Gavin Rumbaugh, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology
4/19/07 CANCELLED	Antonello Bonci, M.D. Department of Neurology	University of California, San Francisco	Robin Lester, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Synaptic Plasticity in the Mesolimbic System: Implications for substance abuse"
4/23/07	David W. Miller, Ph.D. Research Fellow Cell Biology and Gene Expression Section	National Institute on Aging, NIH	Co-Sponsored by Dept. of Neurology David Standaert, MD, PhD	"Regulation of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease and related disorders"
4/26/07	Ken McCarthy, Ph.D. Department of Pharmacology	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Co-Sponsored by the UAB Center for Glial Biology in Medicine Harald Sontheimer, Ph.D.	"Astrocyte Surprise: Seizures - Aberrant Migration - Hydrocephalus - and More (or Less)"
5/3/07	Richard H. Kramer, Ph.D. Department of Molecular and Cell Biology	University of California Berkeley	Yi Zhou, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Chemically-engineered Light-activated Ion Channels for Remote Control of Neuronal Activity"
5/10/07	Nelson Spruston, Ph.D. Department of Neurobiology & Physiology	Northwestern University	Co-Sponsored by the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute John Hablitz, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Dendritic Excitability and Plasticity in Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons"
5/14/07	Tong Ye, Ph.D. Department of Chemistry	Duke University	Lucas Pozzo-Miller, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Two-photon Absorption Microscopy"
5/17/07	Eric A. Newman, Ph.D. Distinguished McKnight University Professor	McKnight University	Co-Sponsored by the UAB Center for Glial Biology in Medicine Harald Sontheimer, Ph.D.	"Conversations Between Glia, Neurons and Blood Vessels in the Retina"
5/24/07	Zhenyu Yue, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Neurology	Mount Sinai School of Medicine	Jianhua Zhang, Ph.D. UAB Neuropathology	"Autophagy in Neuron and Neurodegeneration"
5/31/07	David Standaert, M.D., Ph.D. Professor & Vice-Chair Department of Neurology	UAB	Co-Sponsored by the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Scott Wilson, Ph.D. UAB Neurobiology	"Neurobiology of Dystonia"

 

 

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