Pharmacology Seminar Series
Due to the current COVID-19 situation and safety regulations, all of the summer and fall seminars will be held virtually through Zoom.
| Date | Time | Speaker | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2021 | 12 pm | Robert W. Gereau IV, Ph.D. Department of Anesthesiology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri Spokane, Washington | "Optogenetic tools for the study and treatment of pain" | Zoom |
| February 3, 2021 | 12 pm | Stacey J. Sukoff Rizzo, Ph.D. Department of Medicine – Aging Institute Director, Preclinical Phenotyping Core University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | "Overcoming the preclinical to clinical translational conundrum to advance treatments for Alzheimer’s disease" | Zoom |
| February 10, 2021 | 12 pm | Matthew W. Johnson, Ph.D. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Johns Hopkins Medicine Baltimore, Maryland | "TBA" | Zoom |
| February 17, 2021 | 12 pm | Grace (Beth) E. Stutzmann, Ph.D Director, Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and Therapeutics Professor, Discipline of Neuroscience Rosalind Franklin University / The Chicago Medical School | "Shared neuronal pathophysiology in Alzheimer's disease mouse models and human neurons" | Zoom |
| February 24, 2021 | 12 pm | Blum Lectureship Sheena Josselyn, Ph.D. Department of Physiology University of Toronto Toronto, ON Canada | "Neural circuit mechanisms and technology for pain and social touch" | Zoom |
| March 10 2021 | 12 pm | BBC Conference No Seminar | "No Seminar" | Zoom |
| March 31, 2021 | 12 pm | Joanna E. Burdette, Ph.D. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Center for BioMolecular Sciences Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, Illinois | "Exploring the biological mechanisms of natural compounds for ovarian cancer" | Zoom |
| April 7, 2021 | 12 pm | No Seminar | Zoom | |
| April 14, 2021 | 12 pm | Leanne Embry, Ph.D. Department of Pediatrics Division of Hematology-Oncology UT Health San Antonio San Antonio, Texas | "Neurocognitive Effects of Treatment in Children with Cancer" | Zoom |
| April 21, 2021 | 12 pm | Carrie R. Ferrario, Ph.D. Departments of Pharmacology and Psychology The University of Michigan School of Medicine Ann Arbor, Michigan | "Alterations in Brain and Behavior Contributing to Obesity" | Zoom |
| April 28, 2021 | 12 pm | Swati Banerjee, Ph.D. Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology UT Health San Antonio San Antonio, Texas | "Genetic and Molecular Dissection of Synapse Organization and Neurodegeneration: Insights from a Fly Model System" | Zoom |
| May 12, 2021 | 12 pm | Kah-Chung (K.C.) Leong, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Trinity University San Antonio, Texas | "The neuromodulatory role of oxytocin on reward-seeking behavior in rats" | Zoom |
| May 19, 2021 | 12 pm | Christopher E. Shannon, Ph.D. Department of Medicine Division of Diabetes UT Health San Antonio San Antonio, Texas | "Insulin sensitizers and hepatic mitochondrial remodeling" | Zoom |
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