Past Seminar Speakers
2006-2007: |
| Jack Dixon, Ph.D.
University of California San Diego School of Medicine Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases: Their Roles in Health and Disease Tuesday, June 12, 2007, Host: Dr. William Catterall |
| Jauzac Phillipe, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry Caen University Hospital France Agonist-regulated trafficking of delta opioid receptor in the human neuroblastoma cell line SK N BE Tuesday, May 29, 2007, Host: Dr. Charles Chavkin |
| Heather Arnett, Ph.D.
Scientist Inflammation Amgen, Inc. Inflammation as a double-edged sword during remyelination of the central nervous system Tuesday, April 17, 2007, Host: Dr. Nephi Stella |
| Hong Qian, Ph.D.
Associate Director of National Simulation Resource Department of Bioengineering University of Washington Protein Phosphorylation: Biochemical Signal Transduction and Its Energy Cost Tuesday, April 3, 2007, Host: Dr. Dan Storm |
| Lutz Birnbaumer, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator NIEHS TRPCs, IP3Rs, STIMs and Orai: Their Respective Roles in ROCE and SOCE, the Receptor and Store Operated Forms of Calcium Entry Tuesday, March 13, 2007, Host: Dr. Dan Storm |
| Roy Wise, Ph.D.
Chief Behavioral Neuroscience Research Branch NIDA/NIH The Normal Roles of Dopamine in Reward and Motivation Tuesday, March 6, 2007, Host: Dr. Paul Phillips |
| Bill Shain, Ph.D.
Research Scientist Wadsworth Center New York Department of Health Controlling Tissue Responses Around Inserted Microfabricated Neural Prosthetic Devices Tuesday, February 13, 2007, Host: Dr. Nephi Stella |
| Eric Klann, Ph.D.
Professor Center for Neural Science New York University Translational Control Pathways Involved in Synaptic Plasticity, Memory, and Behavior Monday, January 29, 2007, Hosts: Dr. Dan Storm and Mike Garelick |
| Dr. Charles Inturrisi
Professor of Pharmacology Weill Medical College of Cornell University Cornell University NMDA Receptors and Pain Signaling Tuesday, December 12, 2006, Host: Dr. Charles Chavkin |
| Lisa Walter, Ph.D.
Immunobiologie des Cellules Dendritiques Institut Pasteur Paris, France Defining the Rules of Cross-Priming CD8+ T Cells Specific for Intracranial Antigen Thursday, November 30, 2006, Hosts: Dr. Nephi Stella |
| Dr. Yang Dan
Professor Neurobiology Department of Molecular & Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley Coding of Natural Stimuli in the Visual Cortex Affiliation Monday, November 27, 2006, Host: Dr. Mike Shadlen and Peter Meilstrup |
2005-2006: |
| Dr. Lakshmi A. Devi
Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Department of Psychiatry Mount Sinai School of Medicine Opioid Receptor Dimerization in Analgesia and Addiction Tuesday, May 23, 2006, Hosts: Charles Chavkin and Kenneth Mackie |
| Dr. James O. McNamara, M.D.
Carl R. Deane Professor and Chair, Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center Tyrosine Kinase Receptors and Epileptogenesis: In Search of an Ounce of Prevention Tuesday, May 16, 2006, Hosts: Fourth-year Graduate Students, Department of Pharmacology |
| Dr. Joan Brugge
Chair and Professor, Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School Use of 3D Models to Study Signaling Pathways Involved in Epithelial Morphogenesis and Oncogenesis The Eighteenth Annual Edwin G. Krebs Lecture in Molecular Pharmacology Tuesday, May 9, 2006, Host: Dr. William Catterall |
| Dr. Donald B. DeFranco
Professor, Departments of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh Dissecting the Role of MAPK in Neuronal Oxidative Toxicity Tuesday, April 25, 2006, Host: Dr. G. Stanley McKnight |
| Dr. Patricio O'Donnell
Professor, Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience, Albany Medical College Peri-pubertal Changes in Dopamine Function in the Prefrontal Cortex Tuesday, April 4, 2006, Host: Dr. Paul Phillips |
| Dr. John Scott
Senior Scientist, Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Spatial Temporal Organization of Signal Transduction Events Tuesday, February 28, 2006, Host: Dr. G. Stanley McKnight |
| Dr. Beat Lutz
Professor, Department of Physiological Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany The Endocannabinoid System: Friend or Foe? Wednesday, February 15, 2006, Host: Dr. Kenneth Mackie |
| Dr. Karl Obrietan
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Ohio State University Seizures, Circadian Timing and the ERK/MAPK Pathway Tuesday, February 14, 2006, Host: Dr. Daniel Storm |
| Dr. Howard Fields
Professor, Departments of Neurology and Physiology, Director, Wheeler Center for Neurobiology of Addiction, UCSF Opioids in Reward and Analgesia: A Motivation-decision Model Monday, February 13, 2006, Host: Dr. Charles Chavkin and Ben Land |
| Dr. Yuki Goda
Senior Group Leader, MRC Cell Biology Unit & Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London Synapse Regulation Across the Cleft and Between Boutons Tuesday, February 7, 2006, Host: Dr. Sandra Bajjalieh |
| Dr. Julius Zhu
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine Oncogenic Ras Signaling at Synapses Tuesday, January 31, 2006, Host: Dr. Daniel Storm |
| Dr. Phyllis Hanson
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine Unraveling the Role of AAA+ ATPases in Membrane Trafficking and Human Disease Tuesday, January 24, 2006, Host: Dr. Daniel Storm |
| Dr. Peter Gillespie
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Cell Biology, OHRC and Vollum Institute, OHSU Molecules of Hearing Thursday, January 19, 2006, Host: Dr. Daniel Storm |
| Dr. Antonello Bonci
Associate Professor, Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center and the Department of Neurology, UCSF Plasticity at Excitatory Synapses and Ion Channels After Drug Exposure Tuesday, January 17, 2006, Host: Dr. Daniel Storm |
| Dr. Philip Beachy
Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics & Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Hedgehog Signaling in Development and Disease Tuesday, January 10, 2006, Host: Dr. William Catterall |
| Dr. Margaret Rice
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, New York University Neuromodulation by H2O2 Acting via KATP Channels in the Nigrostriatal Dopamine System Tuesday, December 13, 2005, Host: Dr. Paul Phillips |
| Dr. Steve Thomas
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania Beta-adrenergic Signaling: A Molecular Mechanism for Memory Retrieval in the Hippocampus Molecular Neurobiology Lectureship Tuesday, December 6, 2005, Host: Dr. Daniel Storm |
| Dr. Michael J. Caterina
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine TRPV Ion Channels and Thermosensation by Nonneuronal Cells Molecular Neurobiology Seminar Tuesday, November 1, 2005, Host: Dr. William Catterall and Dr. Bruce Tempel |
| Dr. Edwin W. McCleskey
Senior Scientist, Oregon Health and Science University An Acid-sensing Ion Channel for Detecting Ischemic Pain Treuer Pain Lecture Tuesday, October 25, 2005, Host: Dr. Charles Chavkin |
| Dr. Gary Banker
Senior Scientist, Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, OHSU Protein Trafficking and Neuronal Polarity Tuesday, October 18, 2005, Host: Dr. Sandra Bajjalieh |
2004-2005: |
| Dr. Norman Greenberg
Professor, Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center The Androgen Receptor and Prostate Cancer: Friend or Foe? Tuesday, June 14, 2005, Host: Dr. William Catterall |
| Dr. Ekiva Cohen
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Injury-induced Alterations in Brain Function Joint with Anesthesiology Tuesday, June 7, 2005, Host: Dr. Kenneth Mackie |
| Dr. Hans S. Keirstead
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Reeve-Irvine Research Center Demyelination as a Therapeutic Target for Spinal Cord Injury Tuesday, May 31, 2005, Hosts: Dr. Nephi Stella |
| Dr. Steven McKnight
Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center Schizophrenia, Stem Cells, and Sprouty Signaling Tuesday, May 24, 2005, Hosts: 4th Year Graduate Students |
| Dr. Roger Perlmutter, MD, PhD
Executive Vice President for Research and Development, Amgen, Inc. Facing Grand Challenges: Drug Discovery and Development in the 21st Century The Eighteenth Annual Edwin G. Krebs Lecture in Molecular Pharmacology Tuesday, May 10, 2005, Host: Dr. William Catterall |
| Dr. Jane E. Johnson
Associate Professor, Center for Basic Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Transcriptional Control of Neuronal Diversity Tuesday, May 3, 2005, Host: Dr. Zhengui Xia |
| Dr. David Greenberg
Professor, Buck Institute for Age Research Cannabinoids, Neuroprotection, and Neurogenesis Tuesday, April 26, 2005, Host: Dr. Nephi Stella |
| Dr. Sathyamangla V. Naga Prasad
Assistant Research Professor, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center Protein Kinase Activity of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Regulates β-Adrenergic Receptor Internalization Wednesday, April 20, 2005, Host: Dr. Neil Nathanson |
| Dr. Gary Thomas
Senior Scientist, Vollum Institute, Director, Program in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, Oregon Health & Science University A Deadly Intersection: Membrane Trafficking Meets Apoptosis Tuesday, April 19, 2005, Host: Dr. Sandra Bajjalieh |
| Dr. Peter Kalivas
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina Are New Drugs for Treating Addiction Hiding in Glutamate Synapses? Tuesday, April 5, 2005, Host: Dr. Paul Phillips |
| Dr. Steven Ebert
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University Medical Center Adrenergic Influence in Heart Development: Discovery and Characterization of Novel Cardiomyocyte Thursday, March 10, 2005, Host: Dr. Neil Nathanson |
| Dr. Sheng Ding
Assistant Professor, Departments of Chemistry and Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute Chemical and Functional Genomic Approaches Toward the Regenerative Medicine Tuesday, March 8, 2005, Host: Dr. Randall Moon |
| Dr. Ellen Lumpkin
UCSF Fellow, Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco Probing Mammalian Touch Reception Thursday, March 3, 2005, Host: Dr. Neil Nathanson |
| Dr. Joachim E. Schultz
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, University of Tuebingen Structures of Class III Adenylyl Cyclases Tuesday, March 1, 2005, Host: Dr. Joseph Beavo |
| Dr. Huai-hu Chuang
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco Tuning Thermal Sensitivity with Small Molecules Thursday, February 17, 2005, Host: Dr. Neil Nathanson |
| Dr. Dalia Gordon
Department of Plant Sciences, Tel Aviv University The Active Site of Scorpion Toxins That Alter Sodium Channel Gating Friday, February 11, 2005, Host: Dr. William Catterall |
| Dr. Shiladitya Sengupta
Postdoctoral Associate, Biological Engineering Division, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Playing with Pipes Tuesday, February 8, 2005, Host: Dr. Neil Nathanson |
| Dr. Diana Ramirez-Bergeron
Instructor, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania The Role of HIF in Cardiovascular Development Tuesday, February 1, 2005, Host: Dr. Neil Nathanson |
| Dr. Chris J. McBain
Chief, Laboratory of Cellular & Synaptic Physiology, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development Containing the Detonation: Multiple Modes of Plasticity at a Mossy Fiber - Neuron Synapse Joint with Neurobiology and Behavior Monday, January 31, 2005 |
| Dr. Chris Hague
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, Emory University Heterodimerization and Surface Localization of Class I GPCRs Thursday, January 20, 2005, Host: Dr. Neil Nathanson |
| Dr. Michel Leroux
Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University Function and Genomics of the Cilium, a Sensory Organelle Linked to Obesity and Other Disorders Tuesday, January 18, 2005, Host: Dr. Paul Muchowski |
| Dr. Francis Boudreault
Biomedical Engineering Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Montreal Biomedical Engineering Institute Mechanosensitive ATP Release From Lung Epithelia Tuesday, January 11, 2005, Host: Dr. Sandra Bajjalieh |
| Dr. Antonello Bonci
Associate Professor of Neurology, Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, UCSF Synaptic plasticity in the mesolimbic and mesocortical systems: implications for drug abuse Tuesday, November 23, 2004, Host: Dr. Charles Chavkin |
| Dr. Xuan Liu
Associate Professor of Biochemistry, University of CaliforniaĞRiverside Balancing p53 Phosphorylation: Implications in Cell Growth and Death Tuesday, November 9, 2004, Host: Dr. Edith Wang |
| Dr. Theo Palmer
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Inflammatory Modulation of Neural Stem Cells Tuesday, October 19, 2004, Host: Dr. Daniel Storm |
| Dr. Alfred Goldberg
Professor of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School Role of the Proteasome in Protein Degradation and Immune Surveillance: From Basic Understanding to Human Therapy Tuesday, October 5, 2004, Host: Dr. Ning Zheng |
2003-2004: |
| Dr. Christophe Fuerer
Institut Suisse de Recherche Expérimentale sur le Cancer (ISREC), Oncogene Group Replicating Adenoviruses Targeting Tumours with Constitutive Activation of the Wnt Signalling Pathway Research Seminar Monday, June 21, 2004, Host: Dr. Randall Moon |
| Dr. Alexander H. Maass
University of Wuerzburg, Germany New Aspects of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy-From Bench to Bedside Research Seminar Tuesday, May 25, 2004, Host: Dr. Todd Scheuer |
| Dr. Tim Hunt
Clare Hall Laboratories, England The Control of Cell Cycle Transitions The Seventeenth Annual Edwin G. Krebs Lecture in Molecular Pharmacology Tuesday, May 11, 2004, Host: Dr. William Catterall |
| Dr. Traci Czyzyk
Rutgers University/UMDNJ Genetic Analysis of Peptide Amidation in Mice Research Seminar Thursday, May 6, 2004, Hosts: Dr. Randall Moon & Dr. Stanley McKnight |
| Dr. Charles Luetje
University of Miami School of Medicine Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors Bind Acetylcholine and Zinc at Alternating Subunit-Subunit Interfaces Tuesday, April 27, 2004, Host: Dr. Neil Nathanson |
| Dr. Peter G. Gillespie
Oregon Hearing Research Center & Vollum Institute Molecules of Mechanotransduction by the Inner Ea Annual Alumni Lecturer Tuesday, April 6, 2004, Host: Dr. Stanley McKnight |
| Dr. Ivan Diamond
University of California, San Francisco PKA Signaling in Alcoholism and Addiction: The Role of Adenosine and Beta Gamma Dimers Tuesday, March 30, 2004, Host: Dr. Stanley McKnight |
| Dr. Franz Hofmann
Technische Universitat Munchen - Germany Pacemaker Channels and the Control of Rhythm Tuesday, March 23, 2004, Host: Dr. William Catterall |
| Dr. Klaus Miczek
Tufts University, Boston Impulsive Choice and Aggressive Behavior: Serotonergic and GABAergic Mechanisms Psychiatry seminar joint with Pharmacology Monday, March 22, 2004, Host: Dr. John Neumaier |
| Dr. David Self
The Seay Center for Basic and Applied Research in Psychiatric Illness, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Regulation of Addictive Behavior by Neuroadaptations in the Nucleus Accumbens Tuesday, March 2, 2004, Host: Dr. Stanley McKnight |
| Dr. Michael Kahn
Pacific Northwest Research Institute and University of Washington Chemogenomic Investigation of Wnt/Catenin Signaling Tuesday, February 17, 2004, Host: Dr. Randall Moon |
| Dr. Daniel Morgan
Rutgers University/UMDNJ Targeted Mutagenesis of proSAAS in the Mouse: Implications for Proteolytic Processing During Development and Adulthood Research Seminar Tuesday, February 10, 2004, Host: Dr. Sandra Bajjalieh and Dr. Stanley McKnight |
| Dr. George Kunos
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health Endocannabinoids: Novel Lipid Mediators with a Broad Range of Physiological Functions Tuesday, February 3, 2004, Host: Dr. Nephi Stella |
| Dr. Rama Ranganathan
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Evolutionary Rules Specifying Protein Folding and Function Tuesday, January 27, 2004, Host: Dr. Randall Moon |
| Dr. Harry T. Orr
University of Minnesota Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1: Cell Signaling and Neurodegeneration Tuesday, January 20, 2004, Host: Dr. Paul Muchowski |
| Dr. Krzysztof Palczewski
University of Washington A concept for G protein activation by G protein-coupled receptor dimers: the transducin/ rhodopsin interface Tuesday, January 13, 2004, Host: Dr. Charles Chavkin |
| Dr. Karel Svoboda
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Imaging Experience-dependent Synaptic Plasticity in Viv Joint with Neurobiology and Behavior Monday, December 15, 2003, Host: Dr. Christopher Davenport |
| Dr. Josep Rizo
University of Texas Southwestern Structural insights into the mechanism of neurotransmitter release Tuesday, December 9, 2003, Host: Dr. Ning Zheng |
| Dr. Diane Papazian
University of California at Los Angeles Voltage sensor/pore domain interactions during activation gating in potassium channels Molecular Neurobiology Lectureship Tuesday, December 2, 2003, Host: Dr. William Catterall and Dr. Bruce Tempel |
| Dr. Bruce Ransom
University of Washington The Molecular Pathophysiology of CNS White Matter Injury Tuesday, November 25, 2003, Host: Dr. William Catterall |
| Dr. Wolfgang Dostmann
University of Vermont New Tools to Study cGMP and cGMP-dependent Protein Kinase Signaling Tuesday, October 28, 2003, Host: Dr. Charles Chavkin |
| Dr. Hugh Hemmings
Weill Medical College of Cornell University Presynaptic Targets for General Anesthetics Joint with Anesthesiology Tuesday, November 18, 2003, Host: Dr. Joseph Beavo |
| Dr. Byron Jones
Pennsylvania State University Brain Iron and Dopamine: A Lifespan Developmental View Research Seminar Tuesday, October 7, 2003, Host: Daniel Storm |
| Dr. Joseph Tsien
Princeton University Integrated Analysis of Memory Process in Mice Joint with Neurobiology & Behavior Monday, October 6, 2003, Host: Zach Scheiner |
2002-2003: |
| Sun-Young Han
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Molecular Genetic Analyses of c-Jun N-terminal Kinases: Isoform-specific Functions in Transcriptional Activation and Repression Research Seminar Friday, June 6, 2003, Host: Dr. Stanley McKnight |
| Dr. Benjamin Glick
Associate Professor, University of Chicago Where Do Little Golgi Stacks Come From? Tuesday, June 3, 2003, Host: Dr. Sandra Bajjalieh |
| Dr. Roger J. Davis
Professor, University of Massachusetts Medical School and Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Signal Transduction by Stress-activated Protein Kinases The Sixteenth Annual Edwin G. Krebs Lecture in Molecular Pharmacology Tuesday, May 27, 2003 |
| Dr. Rusiko Bourtchouladz
Director of Model Systems, Helicon Therapeutics, Inc. Long-term Memory: From Genes to Drugs Tuesday, May 13, 2003, Host: Dr. Daniel Storm |
| Dr. Joan Heller Brown
Professor and Interim Chair, University of California, San Diego GPCRs Regulate Cell Growth and Cytoskeleton Via G12, Rho and PIP2 Signaling Pathways Tuesday, May 6, 2003, Host: Dr. Neil Nathanson |
| Dr. Robert Malenka
Pritzker Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine Synaptic Plasticity: The Brain's Response to Experience Annual Graduate Program Endowed Lectureship Tuesday, April 29, 2003, Student Host: Danielle Ippolito, Katie MacLean, Drew Mhyre, Cindy Reiner, Kavita Shah, and Lisa Walter |
| Dr. Mani Mahadevan
Associate Professor, University of Virginia A Cell Culture Model for Myogenic Defects in Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy: RNA Toxicity Compromises MyoD Tuesday, April 22, 2003, Host: Dr. Edith Wang |
| Dr. Michael Tamkun
Professor, Colorado State University Regulation of Kv Channel Function and Expression via Lipid Raft Association Annual Alumni Lecturer Tuesday, April 15, 2003, Host: Dr. William Catterall |
| Dr. David Ginty
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Semaphorin and Neurotrophin Signaling During Neural Development Tuesday, April 8, 2003, Host: Dr. Daniel Storm |
| Dr. Andrea Giuffrida
Assistant Adjunct Professor, University of California Endocannabinoid Modulation of Basal Ganglia Functions: Implications for Schizophrenia and Parkinson's Disease Tuesday, March 25, 2003, Host: Host: Dr. Nephi Stella |
| Dr. Elizabeth Grove
Associate Professor, University of Chicago Patterning the Neocortical Area Map Tuesday, March 18, 2003, Host: Dr. Daniel Storm |
| Dr. Linda Buck
Full Member and Investigator, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute ODOR Maps and ODOR Codes Tuesday, February 25, 2003, Host: Dr. Dan Storm |
| Dr. Edwin R. Chapman
Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin Dopamine Transporter: The Molecular Mechanism that Mediates Ca2+ -triggered Exocytosis Joint with Neurobiology & Behavior Monday, February 24, 2003, Host: Dr. Sandra Bajjalieh, Student Host: Ken Custer |
| Dr. Lori Isom
Associate Professor, The University of Michigan Medical School Sodium Channel b Subunits: Anything But Auxiliary Tuesday, February 11, 2003, Host: Stanley McKnight, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Gillian Bates
Professor, GKT School of Medicine - England Genetic and Pharmacological Approaches to the Development of Therapeutic Interventions for Huntington's Disease Tuesday, January 14, 2003, Host: Paul Muchowski, Ph.D. |
| David Kapfhamer
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Mutations in Rab3a Alter Circadian Period and Homeostatic Response to Sleep Loss in the Mouse Research Seminar Tuesday December 10, 2002, Host: Stanley McKnight, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Benjamin Cravatt
Associate Professor, The Scripps Research Institute The Enzymatic Regulation of Endogenous Cannabinoid Signaling - How to Achieve a Natural High Tuesday, December 10, 2002, Host: Nephi Stella, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Marc Caron
Investigator, HHMI and James B. Duke Professor, Duke University Medical Center Dopamine Transporter: Probing its Physiological Function by Genetic and Biochemical Approache Joint with Neurobiology & Behavior Monday, December 9, 2002, Host: Dr. Richard Palmiter, Student Host: Siobhan Robinson |
| Dr. David Sweatt
Professor, Baylor College of Medicine Protein Kinase Signal Transduction Cascades in Memory Tuesday, December 3, 2002, Host: Dr. Dan Storm |
| Dr. Antonio Feliciello
Universita Federico II Naples, Italy Cyclic AMP Signaling to Mitochondria Research Seminar Tuesday, November 26, 2002, Host: Dr. Stan McKnight |
| Dr. Stefan Hoppler
University of Dundee, Scotland Tissue-and Stage-Specific Wnt Signaling in Xenopus Development Research Seminar Monday, November 25, 2002, Host: Randall Moon, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Steve Finkbeiner
Assistant Investigator & Assistant Professor, University of California San Fransisco & Gladstone Institute Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Huntington's Disease Tuesday, November 12, 2002, Host: Paul Muchowski, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Johannes Hell
Associate Professor, University of Iowa Assembly and Function of Ion Channel Signaling Complexes Tuesday, October 29, 2002, Host: William Catterall Ph.D. |
| Dr. Jesse Hay
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Regulation of SNARE Complex Formation and Function Tuesday, October 15, 2002, Host: Sandy Bajjalieh, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Wade Regehr
Professor, Harvard Medical School Retrograde Signaling by Endocannabinoids Tuesday, October 8, 2002, Host: Nephi Stella, Ph.D. |
| Jeremy P. Celver
Molecular Mechanisms of Opioid Receptor Regulation by GRK and Arrestin Thursday, October 3, 2002, Doctoral Dissertation |
| Dr. Frank Porreca
Professor, University of Arizona Opioid Tolerance and Paradoxical Pain Tuesday, October 1, 2002, Host: Charles Chavkin, Ph.D. |
2001-2002: |
| Bryan Roth, M.D., Ph.D.
Hallucinogen Actions at the Molecular Level: from Ergots to Salvia Joint with the Department of Psychiatry Tuesday, May 7, 2002, Host: Charles Chavkin, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Jan Braun
Cysteine String Protein: A Synaptic Chaperone Tuesday, April 9, 2002, Hosts: Drs. Sandra Bajjalieh & Paul Muchowski |
| Dr. Mick Bhatia
Novel Regulators of Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells Tuesday, March 26, 2002, Host: Randall T. Moon, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Chris Cunningham
Alcohol: Attractive, Aversive or Both? Joint with Neurobiology & Behavior Friday, March 15, 2002, Host: Charles Chavkin, Ph.D. |
| Dr. John Ngai
Molecular Biology of Olfactory Development Tuesday, March 12, 2002, Host: Randall T. Moon, Ph.D. |
| Suarav Misra, Ph.D.
FYVE Fingers and VHS domains: Structural Analysis of two Protein Modules Involved in Intracellular Trafficking Candidate for Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Wednesday, February 20, 2002, Host: Pharmacology Search Committee |
| Kathleen P. Pratt, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of Coagulation Factor VIII Cofactor Activity and Aberration Resulting in Hemophilia A: Designing Improved Therapeutics Using Structure/Function Approaches Candidate for Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Wednesday, February 13, 2002, Host: Pharmacology Search Committee |
| Dr. Mark von Zastrow
Regulation of Signal-Transducing Receptors by Endocytic membrane Trafficking Tuesday, February 12, 2002, Host: Charles Chavkin, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Matthias Buck
Modular Design of a Signal Transduction Protein: Using NMR and Hydrogen Exchange to Probe the Conformational Dynamics of the Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein (WASP) and its Interaction with the GTPase Cdc42 Candidate for Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Tuesday, January 22, 2002, Host: Pharmacology Search Committee |
| Dr. Yizhi Tao
RNA Catalysis in a Cage - Structural Studies on Reovirus Polymerase Lambda3 Candidate for Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Thursday, January 17, 2002, Host: Pharmacology Search Committee |
| Dr. Rosalind Segal
Neurotrophins Use MAP Kinase Pathways to Signal "Where" and "What" Tuesday, January 15, 2002, Host: Daniel Storm, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Philip A. Beachy
Hedgehog Signaling in Development and Disease Wednesday, January 9, 2002, Host: Randall T. Moon, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Jan Christian
Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase IV Mediated Antagonism of BMP Signaling Regulates Lineage Commitment & Survival of Hematopoeitic Progenitors Tuesday, November 20, 2001, Host: Randall T. Moon, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Nikolai Artemyev
PDEG: A Visual G-protein Effector Enzyme Tuesday, November 6, 2001, Host: Kris Palczewski, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Olaf-Georg Issinger
Protein Kinase CK2: From Structure to Function Monday, September 17, 2001, Host: Edwin Krebs, Ph.D. |
2000-2001: |
| Dr. Natalie Ahn
Associate Professor University of Colorado Analysis of MAP kinase signaling by proteomics and deuterium exchange mass spectrometry May 23, 2001, Host: Dr. Daniel R. Storm |
| Dr. Peter Aronson
Professor Yale University - School of Medicine Role of Na-H Exchanger Isoforms in Mediating Epithelial Na, HCO3 and Cl Transport April 25, 2001, Host: Dr. Karol Bomsztyk |
| Dr. Richard Tsien
George D. Smith Professor Stanford University The Calcium Channel-Calmodulin Connection: Local and Long-Distance Communication Graduate Program Endowed Lectureship April 18, 2001 William Watt, Michael Nolan, George Laszlo, Christian Wade, Sarah Hallagan, Traci Hilton and Victor Pineda |
| Dr. Wen Xie
Postdoctoral Fellow The Salk Institute for Biological Studies February 14, 2001, Host: Dr. Stan McKnight |
| Dr. Paul Muchowski
Postdoctoral Fellow University of Washington Molecular Functions of Stress Proteins in Huntington's Disease February 7, 2001, Host: Dr. Stan McKnight |
| Dr. Kenneth Prehoda
Postdoctoral Fellow UCSF Signal Processing by N-WASP: A Regulator of Actin Polymerization February 5, 2001, Host: Dr. Stan McKnight |
| Dr. Baolin Wang
Postdoctoral Fellow Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine/Howard Hughes Medical Institute PKA-dependent & Hedgehog(Hh)-regulated Gli3 Protein Processing January 18, 2001, Host: Dr. Stan McKnight |
| Dr. Monte Westerfield
Professor University of Oregon Mechanisms regulating morphogenesis of the eyes and diencephalon Joint with Neurobiology & Behavior January 16, 2001, Host: Dr. William A. Catterall |
| Dr. Maria Luisa Garcia
Sr. Investigator Merck Research Labs Role of Potassium Channels in T Cell Function January 12, 2001, Host: Dr. William A. Catterall |
| Dr. Gregory Kaczorowski
Senior Director Merck Research Labs Strategies to Develop Novel Ion Channel Drugs Pharmacological Science Training Program Seminar January 11, 2001, Host: Dr. William A. Catterall |
| Dr. Ron Johnson
Assistant Professor University of Alabama at Birmingham Control of Hedgehog Signaling in Development and Tumorigenesis January 10, 2001, Host: Dr. Stan McKnight |
| Dr. Samie Jaffrey
Postdoctoral Fellow Johns Hopkins School of Medicine S-Nitrosylation in nitric oxide signal transduction January 9, 2001, Host: Dr. Stan McKnight |
| Dr. Kevan Shokat
Professor UC - San Francisco Unnatural Ligands for Engineered Kinases: Chemical Genetic Analysis of Signal Transduction November 15, 2000, Host: Dr. Stan McKnight |
| Dr. Theophile Godfraind
Professor Université Catholique de Louvain Calcium Channel Blockers & Hypertension October 23, 2000, Host: Dr. William A. Catterall |
| Dr. Noreen Reist
Assistant Professor Colorado State University Genetic Dissection of Synaptic Transmission in Drosophila October 20, 2000, Host: Dr. Sandy Bajjalieh |
1999-2000: |
| Dr. Bruce E. Kemp
AMP-Activated Protein Kinase and Regulation of Energy Metabolism Wednesday, May 31, 2000, Host: Joseph Beavo, Ph.D. |
| Dr. J. Eric Gouaux
Structure and Function of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors Wednesday, May 24, 2000, Host: William A. Catterall, Ph.D. |
| Dr. John H. Nilson
Targeted Overexpression of LH in Transgenic Mice: An endocrine train wreck that signals hypersecretion of several hormones, engineers multiple tumors, and derails pregnancy Joint with Population Center for Research in Reproduction Wednesday, April 19, 2000, Host: Stan McKnight, Ph.D. |
| Joshua Sanes
Analyzing Synapse Formation in Mutant and Transgenic Mice Joint with Neurobiology & Behavior Monday, April 17, 2000, Host: Neil Nathanson, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Martha U. Gillette
Point, Counterpoint: Opposing Glutamatergic and Cholinergic Mechanisms in the Brain's Circadian Clock Joint with Neurobiology & Behavior Monday, April 3, 2000, Host: Neil Nathanson, Ph.D. |
| Dr. David J. Julius
From Peppers to Pain: The Molcular Biology of Nociception Wednesday, March 29, 2000, Host: Stan McKnight, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Matthew W. Michael
The Biochemistry of Cell Cycle Checkpoints Candidate for Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Tuesday, March 7, 2000, Host: Stanley McKnight, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Xianxin Hua
Cooperation and Specificity in Transforming Growth Factor-beta (TGF-b)-Induced Transcription Candidate for Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Wednesday, March 1, 2000, Host: Stanley McKnight, Ph.D. |
| Scott Wong
The Role of the Calcium Sensitive Adenylyl Cyclases in Neuroplasticity Friday, January 14, 2000, Doctoral Dissertation |
| Dr. Julia A. Segre
Developing the Mammalian Epidermal Barrier Candidate for Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Thursday, February 24, 2000, Host: Stanley McKnight, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Laura D. Attardi
Transcriptional Activation by the p53 Tumor Suppressor Protein: Growth Arrest, Apoptosis, and Target Genes Candidate for Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Tuesday, February 22, 2000, Host: Stanley McKnight, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Richard M. Losick
Asymmetric Division and Cell Fate Graduate Student Endowed Lectureship Thursday, February 17, 2000, Host: Graduate Students |
| Dr. Guoping Feng
Cellular and Genetic Studies of Selective Synapse Formation in Mice Candidate for Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Wednesday, February 16, 2000, Host: Stanley McKnight, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Roger K. Sunahara
Structural Insights into the Catalytic Mechanism of Adenylyl Cyclase Candidate for Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Thursday, February 10, 2000, Host: Stanley McKnight, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Daniel L. Minor
Structural and Mechanistic Studies of Mammalian Potassium Channels Candidate for Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Tuesday, February 8, 2000, Host: Stanley McKnight, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Jack McMahan
The Macromolecular Architecture of Active Zone Material and its Role in Synaptic Transmission Wednesday, October 6, 1999, Host: Neil Nathanson, Ph.D. |
| Dr. David M. Ornitz
Essential Roles for Fibroblast Growth Factor Signaling During Organogenesis Wednesday, October 27, 1999, Host: Stan McKnight, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Len K. Kaczmarek
Regulation of Prolonged Changes in Neuronal Excitability Wednesday, November 10, 1999, Host: Bruce Tempel, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Louis J. Ptacek
Ion Channel Disorders of the Nervous System Wednesday, November 17, 1999, Host: Bruce Tempel, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Marina Picciotto
Use of Knock-Out Mice to Determine the Molecular Basis for the Behavioral Actions of Nicotine Wednesday, December 1, 1999, Host: Stan McKnight, Ph.D. |