2011-2012 Schedule
| Co-Sponsored with the Graduate Program in Neurobiology
Xinyu Zhao, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Neurosciences University of Wisconsin, Madison Unraveling the Mechanisms Governing Neural Stem Cell Fate and Neurogenesis September 21, 2011 12:30, Room K-069, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Zhengui Xia |
| Antonello Bonci, M.D.
Scientific Director National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program Optogenetic Modulation of the Limbic System: Implications for Substance Abuse October 11, 2011 2:30, Room D-209, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Charles Chavkin |
| Kathryn Cunningham, Ph.D.
Director University of Texas Center for Addiction Research Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptor: 5-HT2C Receptor Imbalance in Impulsivity and Addiction October 18, 2011 2:30, Room D-209, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Charles Chavkin |
| Huda Akil, Ph.D.
Co-Director and Research Professor, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute University of Michigan Antecedents and Consequences of Drug Abuse: Genetic Vulnerability, Developmental Modifiers and New Molecular Targets October 25, 2011 2:30, Room D-209, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Charles Chavkin |
| Cancelled
Paul Kenny, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Molecular Therapeutics Scripps Research Institute, Florida Campus Disentangling the Complexity of Striatal Signaling to Tackle Drug Addiction November 1, 2011 Cancelled Host: Dr. Charles Chavkin |
| Marc Caron, Ph.D.
James B. Duke Professor, Cell Biology Duke Institute for Brain Science Beta-arrestin-dependent Signaling of Dopamine D2 Receptor in the CNS: Opportunities for functionally selective therapeutic approaches? November 8, 2011 2:30, Room D-209, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Paul Phillips |
| Tuck Wah Soong, Ph.D.
Head and Principal Investigator, Ion Channel and Transport Laboratory National Neuroscience Institute Pre-mRNA Alternative Splicing and RNA Editing Diversify L-type Calcium Channel Function November 22, 2011 2:30, Room D-209, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Larry Zweifel |
| Hongkui Zeng, Ph.D.
Senior Scientific Director, Research and Development Allen Institute for Brain Science Genetic Approaches for Brain Circuit Dissection and Connectivity Mapping November 29, 2011 2:30, Room D-209, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Ning Zheng |
| Richard James, Ph.D.
Acting Instructor, Pharmacology University of Washington Integrative Screening Reveals Novel Regulators of Wnt/Beta-catenin Signaling December 6, 2011 2:30, Room D-209, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Randall Moon |
| Chuck Murry, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Pathology University of Washington Cardiac Differentiation from Pluripotent Human Stem Cells: Mechanisms and Applications January 10, 2012 2:30, Room S-060, Foege Building, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Chris Hague |
| Calvin Kuo, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Medicine Stanford University Molecular Regulation of Angiogenesis January 17, 2012 2:30, Room S-060, Foege Building, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Nephi Stella |
| Nina Salama, Ph.D.
Affiliate Associate Professor Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Putting the Helico in Helicobacter Pylori: Peptidoglycan Modifying Enzymes Promote Cell Shape and Stomach Colonization January 31, 2012 2:30, Room S-060, Foege Building, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Richard Gardner |
| Neal M Alto, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Microbiology University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Probing the Mechanisms of Cell Polarity and Membrane Trafficking Using Bacterial Effector Molecules February 7, 2012 2:30, Room S-060, Foege Building, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. John Scott |
| David Baker, Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry University of Washington Design of Protein Therapeutics February 14, 2012 2:30, Room S-060, Foege Building, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Ning Zheng |
| Phillip Robinson, Ph.D.
Professor, Medicine University of Sydney Dynamin Phosphorylation and Dynamin Modulators in Synaptic Endocytosis February 28, 2012 2:30, Room S-060, Foege Building, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Sandra Bajjalieh |
| Anthony K. Leung, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Poly(ADP-ribose) Regulates Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation in the Cytoplasm March 6, 2012 2:30, Room S-060, Foege Building, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Shao-En Ong |
| Cancelled
Annual Graduate Program Endowed Lecture Anthony Pawson, Ph.D. Professor, Molecular Genetics University of Toronto TBA April 3, 2012 2:30, Room T-739, Health Sciences Center Host: 4th Year Graduate Students |
| Jack Taunton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology University of California, San Francisco Small-molecule Interrogation of Kinase Signaling and Membrane Protein Biogenesis April 24, 2012 2:30, Room T-739, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Ning Zheng |
| Amy Weinmann, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Immunology University of Washington The Interplay Between T-bet and Bcl-6 Helper Cell Differentiation May 1, 2012 2:30, Room T-739, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Edith Wang |
| Laura Sheard Graduate Lecture
Keiko Torii, Ph.D. Professor, Biology University of Washington Take a Deep Breath: Signaling in Plant Epidermal Patterning May 8, 2012 2:30, Room T-739, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Ning Zheng |
| Muneesh Tewari, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Member Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Circulating mciroRNAs as Cancer Biomarkers May 15, 2012 2:30, Room T-739, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Edith Wang |
| Robert Stahelin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Notre Dame Investigation of the Assembly and Egress of the Ebola Virus May 22, 2012 2:30, Room T-739, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Sandra Bajjalieh |
| Annual Graduate Program Endowed Lecture
Peter Senter, Ph.D. Vice President Seattle Genetices Empowered Antibodies for Cancer Therapy May 29, 2012 2:30, Room T-739, Health Sciences Center Host: 4th Year Graduate Students |
| Annual Edwin G. Krebs Lecture in Molecular Pharmacology
John Kuriyan, Ph.D. Chancellor's Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator University of California, Berkeley Structural mechanisms in the activation of the EGF receptor. June 5, 2012 4:00, Room T-625, Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. William Catterall |