SEMINARS

Anatomy and Cell Biology Seminars are held on
Fridays at 12:30p.m. in DSB 1002
*(unless otherwise noted)

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Seminars from 2007-08
Seminars from 2008-09

Friday August 25, 2006	Dr. Robert Brown Department of Psychology Postdoctoral Scholar University of California at Los Angeles Candidate for Faculty Position in Neuroscience	"Disrupted conditioning in Connexin-36 knock-out mice. Dyskinesia or motivational deficit?"
*Tuesday August 29, 2006	Dr. Anne T.M.Konkle Postdoctoral fellow Department of Physiology University of Maryland, Baltimore Candidate for Faculty Position in Neuroscience	"Sex Differences and Similarities: de novo Estradiol Synthesis by the Neonatal Brain and its Potential Role in Development of the Telencephalon"
Monday September 11, 2006 DSB 3008 *11:30 am	Dr. Lynne-Marie Postovit Post-Doctoral Fellow Children's Memorial Research Center Northwestern University	"Uncovering the stem cell like nature of the tumor Microenvironment: Nodal Points"
Thursday September 14, 2006 1:30 pm	Dr. Roger Thompson Research Associate Brain Research Centre University of British Columbia	"Gap Junction Hemichannels: An Unexpected Player in Stroke"
*Thursday September 21, 2006	Dr. Lisa Porter Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences University of Windsor	"Speedy Regulation of Cell Growth Control; A Novel Mechanistic Approach to Development and Tumorigenesis"
*Monday September 25, 2006	Dr. Robert Cumming Research Associate Cellular Neurobiology Laboratory The Salk Institute for Biological Studies	"Proteomic Analysis of Redox-sensative Proteins Involved in Neurodegeneration and Cell Signaling"
Thursday September 28, 2006 2:30 pm	Dr. Stephane Lefrancois Post-doctoral Fellow National Institute of Health Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch	"How Membranes put on their coats"
Friday September 29, 2006 9:00 a.m. Auditorium A, University Hospital	Murray Barr Lecture Dr. Larry Swanson Appleman Professor of Biological Sciences University of Southern California Poster Brochure	"The organization of neural systems controlling motivation and emotion"
Friday October 13, 2006	Dr. Shipra Rastogi Post-Doctoral Fellow Departments of Anatomy & Cell Biology University of Western Ontario	"Prohibitin Gene Function in Cell Proliferation, Apoptesis and Senescence"
Friday October 27, 2006	Dr. Jerry Battista Chairman Departments of Oncology, Medical Biophysics and Physics University of Western Ontario	"Seeing What's Inside with X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT Scanning)"
Friday November 10, 2006	Dr. Siew-Ging Gong Professor Faculty of Dentistry University of Toronto	"Molecular Basis of Growth and Fusion of the Primary Lip and Palate"
Friday November 17, 2006	Dr. Robert Perry Professor Department of Biology York University	"Signal Integration and Regulation of MEF2 Transcriptional Activity"
*Thursday January 25, 2007 *MSB 146	Dr. Sussan Nourshargh Cardiovascular Medicine Unit The Eric Bywaters Centre for Vascular Inflammation National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine Imperial College London, UK	"Mechanisms of neutrophil transmigration in vivo: Roles and interactions of endothelial cell junctional molecules"
*Wednesday January 31, 2007	Dr. Patrice Smith Postdoctoral Research Associate (CIHR Scholar) Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA Candidate for UPIF Faculty Position in Molecular Neurobiology	"Molecular Mechanisms of Degeneration and Regeneration in Models of Neurological Disease"
*Monday February 5, 2007	Dr. Marco Prado Associate Professor of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil Candidate for UPIF Faculty Position in Molecular Neurobiology	"Molecular, Neurochemical and Behavioural Analysis of Cholinergic Function"
Friday February 9, 2007	Dr. Robert Sobot Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Western Ontario Research in Analog, Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits Inspired by Biological Organisms	"Brain to Brain Communication: Are We There Yet?"
*Tuesday February 13, 2007	Dr. Mary Cheng Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Neuroscience Ohio State University Candidate for UPIF Faculty Position in Molecular Neurobiology	"Genetic Tools for the Study of Biological Rhythms"
Friday March 9, 2007	Dr. Ross Johnson Professor Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development University of Minnesota	"Gap Junction Assembly Enhanced by Cyclic-AMP: Delivering Hemichannels to the Plasma Membrane"
*Monday March 12, 2007 *MSB 447	Dr. Trevor Shepherd Assistant Professor Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology University of Western Ontario Translational Oncology Scientist - London Health Sciences Centre Postdoctoral Fellow - Department of Pharmacology - Dalhousie University	"Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signalling and ID Gene Expression in Ovarian Cancer Pathobiology"
*Monday March 19, 2007 MSB 148 1:30pm	Dr. David Cooper NSERC Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Department of Orthopaedics Division of Orthopaedic Engineering Research & Centre for Hip Health The University of British Columbia	"Visualizing Structural Dynamics in Bone"
*Monday March 26, 2007 MSB 148 1:30pm	Dr. Claudia Krebs Instructor Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences The University of British Columbia	"Temporary Sequestration of K+ in Astrocyte Mitochondria" and "New Approaches to Clinical Anatomy"
Friday March 30, 2007	Catalin Nicola Senior Ph.D. Student Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology The University of Western Ontario	"Molecular Mechanisms in PGE2-Mediated Trophoblast Migrationquot
*Thursday April 5, 2007 MSB 148 1:30pm	Dr. Tim D. Wilson Assistant Professor Faculty of Health Sciences and Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology The University of Western Ontario	"Fortune Cookies and the Future of Anatomical Education - Perspectives from the Fringe"
*Tuesday April 10, 2007 MSB 447 2:30pm	Fauzia Nausheen Senior Ph.D. Student Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology The University of Western Ontario	"Regulation of Peri-Implantation Events in the Mouse by Connective Tissue Growth Factorquot
Friday April 13, 2007	Dr. David Spence Professor Neurology and Clinical Pharmacology Director of Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerosis Research Robarts Research Institute	"How To Prevent Your Stroke"
Friday April 20, 2007	Dr. Y. C. Wong Professor of Anatomy Department of Anatomy - Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong	"Id-1 Gene Activity as a Prognostic Marker for Prostate Cancer"
Thursday April 26, 2007 MSB 282 *10:30am	Dr. Susanne Schmid Department of Psychology The University of Toronto Department of Animal Physiology Tuebingen University, Germany	"Learning in Mammals - From Molecules to Behaviour"
Friday April 27, 2007 *MSB 146	Dr. Kibret Mequanint Assistant Professor Department of Chemical and Biochecmical Engineering The University of Western Ontario	"Biomaterials for Blood-Contacting Devices and Vascular Tissue Engineering"
Monday May 14, 2007 MSB 384 *10:30am	Dr. Raad Nashmi Senior Research Fellow Division of Biology California Institute of Technology	"Examination of Nicotine Addiction with Fluorescent Mice"
Tuesday May 22, 2007 MSB 384 *10:30am	Dr. Eyleen Goh Post-doctoral Fellowship Institute for Cell Engineering Department of Neurology School of Medicine John Hopkins University	"Novel Approaches for Functional Regeneration in the Adult Central Nervous System"
Monday June 11, 2007 MSB 447 *12:15pm	Dr. Peta O'Connell Robarts Research Institute Department of Microbiology & Immunology The University of Western Ontario	"The Emergence of Neurotransmitters as Immune Modulators"
Tuesday June 12, 2007 MSB 447 *11:30am	Dr. Arthur Brown Molecular Neurobiology Lab Robarts Research Institute Department of Physiology & Pharmacology The University of Western Ontario	"Molecular and Cellular Approaches to Repair and Regenerate the Injured Spinal Cord"
Wednesday August 15, 2007 MSB 447 *12:00pm	Dr. Douglas Hamilton Assistant Professor Department of Dentistry Associate Member of the CIHR Group for Skeletal Development and Remodeling The University of Western Ontario	"Influence of Substratum Topography and Chemistry on Cell Behaviour: Implications for Biomaterial Design and Tissue Regeneration"