BMB Seminar for Fall semester of 2014

BMB Seminar for Fall semester of 2014
Seminar at Room 2268, Scott Hall
09-02-2014
Dr. Ji Li, PhD, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,
State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214. Tel: (716) 829-5711 (O)/5710 (Lab).
Title: AMP-activated Protein Kinase in the Aged Heart
Host: Jianjun Wang and Bharati Mitra
09-09-2014
Dr. Tomomi Ichinose, Assistant Professor, Dept of Anatomy and Cell Biology / Ophthalmology
Wayne State University School of Medicine, 8314 Scott Hall, 540 E. Canfield, Detroit, MI48201
Phone: 313-577-0836
Title: Visual information processing in the mouse retina
Host: Jianjun Wang and Bharati Mitra
09-16-2014
Dr. Alice Telesnitsky, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of
Michigan Medical School
Title: Retroviral RNA: have folds, will travel
Host: Ladislau Kovari
09-23-2014
Dr. Richard Needleman, Dept of Biochem & Mol. Biol. Wayne State Univ.
Title: Spooky interactions at a distance: transection in yeast
Host:
Bharati Mitra
09-30-2014
Dr. Arun Ghosh, Ian P. Rothwell Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, Purdue
University
Title: Protein Backbone Binding-an Intriguing Inhibitor Design Strategy to Combat DrugResistant HIV
Host: Ladislau Kovari
10-07-2014
Dr. Allan Daugherty, Gill Foundation Chair in Prevention Cardiology, Professor of
Medicine and Physiology, Director, Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky.
Tel: 859-323-3467; E-mail: [email protected]
Title: Novel aspects of the renin angiotensin system on vascular and metabolic disease
Host: Jianjun Wang
10-14-2014
Dr. Juri G. Gelovani, MD, PhD., Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
College of Engineering and School of Medicine, Wayne State University.
Title: Imaging signal transduction using reporter genes
Host: Jianjun Wang and Bharati Mitra
10-21-2014
Dr. Yang Xia, Professor, 276 Hannah Hall of Science, Department of Physics, Oakland University
Rochester, MI 48309-4487, USA.
Title: Towards the Detection of Early Osteoarthritis by Microscopic Imaging
Host:
Jianjun Wang and Bharati Mitra
10-28-2014
Dr. Shijie Sheng, Professor, Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of
Medicine
Title: The therapeutic potential of tumor suppressor maspin
Host: Ladislau Kovari
11-04-2014
Satish K. Madala, PhD, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, R-4048, Cincinnati, OH 45229.
Title: Pathogenic Mechanisms in Pulmonary Fibrosis: The crosstalk between multiple lung cells
Host: Chunying Li
11-11-2014
Dr. Howard Mathew, Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, and Dept.
of Biomedical Engineering; Adjunct Professor of Surgery, Wayne State University.
Title:
Modular Approaches to Tissue Assembly for In Vitro Modeling and Regenerative Medicine
Host:
Jianjun Wang and Bharati Mitra
11-18-2014
There will be no seminar on Nov. 18, 2014. This speaker’s seminar date has been postponed to
January 27, 2015.
Dr. Mia T. Lam, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and
School of Medicine, Wayne State University.
Title: Using Mechanics to Improve Translation of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative
Medicine Techniques
Host: Jianjun Wang and Bharati Mitra
11-25-2014
Dr. Yi-gang Wang, Professor and Director, Division of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pathology
and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati. Phone number: 513-558-5798
Title:
Head muscle derived cardiac progenitor cells as an alternative promising source for myocardial
infarction therapy
Host:
Jianjun Wang and Bharati Mitra
12-02-2014
Dr. Aloke Dutta, Professor, Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Applebaum College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Wayne State University
Title: PROGRESS TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF DISEASE MODIFYING TREATMENT AGENTS FOR
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Host: Jianjun Wang and Bharati Mitra
12-09-2014
Dr. Izabela Podgorski, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine,
Wayne State University.
Title: TBA
Host: Jianjun Wang and Bharati Mitra
12-16-2014
Dr. Robert J Wessells, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine,
Wayne State University.
Title: Fatp regulates triglyceride storage and longevity in Drosophila
Host: Jianjun Wang and Bharati Mitra
1-27-2015
Dr. Mai T. Lam, Assistant Professor, Dept of Biomedical Engineering, College
Engineering and School of Medicine, Wayne State University.
Title: Using Mechanics to Improve Translation of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative
Medicine Techniques
Host: Jianjun Wang and Bharati Mitra