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January 2005

Departmental and Program Seminar Calendar for January 2004

The Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
The Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology (MIP) sponsors a series of weekly faculty seminars. The seminars are held on Mondays, 4:10-5:10 p.m., in Room 103 of the Pathology Building. Coordinator for the series is Dr. Leonard Pearson. Committee members include Drs. James DeMartini and Dean Crick. For more information, and a complete schedule, go to www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/mip/faculty_seminars.html

Jan. 24 – Dr. Herbert Schweizer, Associate Head for Graduate Education and Research Professor; Bacterial Physiology; Antimicrobial Resistance, MIP. Dr. Schweizer’s discussion is titled, “Efflux Mediated Resistance in Bacteria and its Impact on Drug Discovery Efforts.”

Jan. 31 – Dr. Alexander Franz, Post-Doctoral Fellow, with Dr. Ken Olson, MIP. Dr. Franz’s discussion is titled, “Developing RNAi-Based Transgenic Resistance Against Dengue Virus in Aedes aegypti.”

Feb. 7 – Dr. Dick Bowen, Professor; Infectious Disease and Reproductive Physiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Bowen presents a lecture titled, “All Creatures Great and Small Get Infected with West Nile Virus.”

Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences
Flint Animal Cancer Center Seminars
All Animal Cancer Center Seminars are held on Mondays, 3 p.m., in Room 215 ACC, James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital. For a complete schedule, go to: http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/erhs/whats_new/seminars/ACC_seminar_sched.htm

Jan. 12 – Dr. Rajesh Agarwal, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. Agarwal will present, “Molecular Mechanism of Skin Cancer Prevention by an Antioxidant Flavonoid Silibinin.”

Jan. 24 -- Dr. Matthew Breen, topic to be announced.

Jan. 31 – Dr. Joe Henderson, St. Anthony’s Hospital, Denver, topic to be announced.

Feb. 7 – Dr. David Vail, Department of Clinical Sciences, topic to be announced.

Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Degree Program Seminar Series
 All seminars are held on Thursdays at 4:10 p.m. in Room 123 of the Molecular and Radiological Biosciences Building. For a complete schedule, go to http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CMB/seminar.htm

Jan. 20 – Dr. Timothy Shafer, Environmental Protection Agency. Dr. Shafer will present, “Perturbation of Membrane to Nuclear Signaling in Cortical Neurons In Vitro by Polycholorinated Biphenyls.”

Jan. 27 – Dr. Eric Lam, Rutgers University, topic to be announced.

Feb. 3 – Dr. Roula Barhoumi Mouneimne, Texas A&M University. Dr. Mouneimne will present, “Use of Mathematical Modeling to Decode Oscillations in Human Myometical Cells.”

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences Seminar Series
Unless otherwise noted, all seminars are on Wednesdays, 4:10 p.m., in Room W1 Anatomy/Zoology Building. For a complete schedule, go to http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/mcin/seminar/

Jan. 19 – Dr. Gary Strichartz, Pain Research Center, Department of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Strichartz will present a lecture titled, “Uncovering New Mechanisms in Post-Operative Pain: Novel Targets and Potential Therapeutics.”

Feb. 2 – Dr. Thomas Sutula, Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin Hospital, topic to be announced.

Feb. 9 – Dr. William Betz, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, topic to be announced.

Department of Biomedical Sciences

 Jan. 27 – Dr. Fuller Bazer, Associate Dean for Agriculture, Texas A&M University, presents a lecture titled, “Role of Interferon – Tau in the Establishment and Maintenance of Pregnancy.” Lecture will be at 4:30 p.m., W104 ARBL, Foothills Campus.