MCIN Seminar Series 2006-2007

August
DATE	SPEAKER	TITLE
26	NB793 - Organizational Meeting W1 A/Z • 1:00-1:50 pm

August

DATE

SPEAKER

TITLE

NB793 - Organizational Meeting
W1 A/Z • 1:00-1:50 pm

SEPTEMBER
DATE	SPEAKER	TITLE
3 Thursday	Dr. Ted Abel Professor, Dept. of Biology; Director, Biological Basis of Behavior Program; University of Pennsylvania, PA	Molecular mechanisms of Long-Term Memory Storage
9	Dr. Ione Fine Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA	*The Effects of Visual Deprivation*
16	Dr. Julie Fiez Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Washington University at St. Louis, Pittsburgh, PA	*The Consequences of Making a Choice: Learning and the Human Striatum*
23	Dr. Jeffrey S. Diamond Senior Investigator, Synaptic Physiology Section, NINDS, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD	*Parallel Processing Within Individual Retinal Interneurons*
30	Dr. Nicholas C. Spitzer Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair, Section of Neurobiology, University of California, San Diego, CA	*Activity-Dependent Neurotransmitter Respecification: novel Neuroplasticity*

SEPTEMBER

DATE

SPEAKER

TITLE

Thursday

Dr. Ted Abel
Professor, Dept. of Biology; Director, Biological Basis of Behavior Program;
University of Pennsylvania, PA

Molecular mechanisms of Long-Term Memory Storage

Dr. Ione Fine
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

The Effects of Visual Deprivation

Dr. Julie Fiez
Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Washington University at St. Louis, Pittsburgh, PA

The Consequences of Making a Choice: Learning and the Human Striatum

Dr. Jeffrey S. Diamond
Senior Investigator, Synaptic Physiology Section, NINDS, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD

Parallel Processing Within Individual Retinal Interneurons

Dr. Nicholas C. Spitzer
Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair, Section of Neurobiology, University of California, San Diego, CA

Activity-Dependent Neurotransmitter Respecification: novel Neuroplasticity

OCTOBER
DATE	SPEAKER	TITLE
7	Dr. Dr. Paul J. Anderson K. Frank Austen Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Co-Sponsored with Frontiers in Biomedical Sciences Seminar Series and the Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology	*Polysomes, P-bodies and Stress Granules: Spatial Control of mRNA Translation / Decay*
14 NO SEMINAR
21	No Seminar -Neuroscience Meeting October 17 - 21, Chicago, Illinois
28	Dr. Jonathan H. Jaggar Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Dept. of Physiology, Memphis, TN	*Vasoregulation by Smooth Muscle Cell IP3 Receptors*

OCTOBER

DATE

SPEAKER

TITLE

Dr. Dr. Paul J. Anderson
K. Frank Austen Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Co-Sponsored with Frontiers in Biomedical Sciences Seminar Series and the Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology

Polysomes, P-bodies and Stress Granules: Spatial Control of mRNA Translation / Decay

NO SEMINAR

No Seminar -Neuroscience Meeting October 17 - 21, Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Jonathan H. Jaggar
Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Dept. of Physiology, Memphis, TN

Vasoregulation by Smooth Muscle Cell IP3 Receptors

NOVEMBER
DATE	SPEAKER	TITLE
4	Dr. James Q. Zheng Professor, Emory University University, School of Medicine, Depts. of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Atlanta, GA	*Actin Cytoskeleton in Synaptic Receptor Trafficking*
11 (Wednesday - Marriott)	Dr. Catherine Woolley Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Physiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il	*Estrogen Actions in the Hippocampus: It's All in the Timing*
18	Dr. Amy Lee Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA	*Regulation of Presynaptic L-type Ca2+ Channels at Ribbon Synapses*
23 - 27	NO SEMINAR- Fall Recess

NOVEMBER

DATE

SPEAKER

TITLE

Dr. James Q. Zheng
Professor, Emory University University, School of Medicine, Depts. of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Atlanta, GA

Actin Cytoskeleton in Synaptic Receptor Trafficking

11 (Wednesday - Marriott)

Dr. Catherine Woolley
Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Physiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il

Estrogen Actions in the Hippocampus: It's All in the Timing

Dr. Amy Lee
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Regulation of Presynaptic L-type Ca2+ Channels at Ribbon Synapses

23 - 27

NO SEMINAR- Fall Recess

DECEMBER
DATE	SPEAKER	TITLE
2	Dr. Ashok Prasad Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO	*Digital and Analog Activation of Ras and its Role in Thymic Selection* *Regulation of Neural Cell Fate in Development and Disease*
9	Dr. Robert H. Miller Vice Dean for Research, School of Medicine, Allen C. Holmes Professor of Neurological Diseases, Director, Center for Translational Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Neurosciences, Cleveland, OH
14-18	NO SEMINAR Finals
21-31	NO SEMINAR Winter Break

DECEMBER

DATE

SPEAKER

TITLE

Dr. Ashok Prasad
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Digital and Analog Activation of Ras and its Role in Thymic Selection

Regulation of Neural Cell Fate in Development and Disease

Dr. Robert H. Miller
Vice Dean for Research, School of Medicine, Allen C. Holmes Professor of Neurological Diseases, Director, Center for Translational Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Neurosciences, Cleveland, OH

14-18

NO SEMINAR
Finals

21-31

NO SEMINAR
Winter Break

JANUARY
1-18	NO SEMINAR - WINTER BREAK	TITLE
20	NB793 - Organizational Meeting (W1 A/Z - 1:00pm-2:00pm
27	Dr. Donald L. Mykles Professor, Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO	*Myostatin and Molt-Induced Skeletal Muscle in Crustaceans*
23- 29	43rd Winter Conference on Brain Research, Breckenridge, CO

JANUARY

1-18

NO SEMINAR - WINTER BREAK

TITLE

NB793 - Organizational Meeting (W1 A/Z - 1:00pm-2:00pm

Dr. Donald L. Mykles

Professor, Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Myostatin and Molt-Induced Skeletal Muscle in Crustaceans

23- 29

43rd Winter Conference on Brain Research, Breckenridge, CO

FEBRUARY
3	NO SEMINAR
10	Dr. Jeremy R. Reynolds, Assistant Professor, Cognitive and DCH; Director. Mechanisms of Cognitive Control Lab; University of Denver, Department of Psychology, Denver, CO	*Computational Modeling Behavioral, and Functional Neuroimaging Approaches to Understanding the Organization of Prefrontal Cortex*
17	Dr. Thomas R. Cech, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator; Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Director, Colorado Initiativein Molecular Biology.	Crawling Out of the RNA World: Telomerase and Telomeres
24	NO SEMINAR Feb. 20 - 24 - Biophysical Society 54th. Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

FEBRUARY

NO SEMINAR

Dr. Jeremy R. Reynolds,

Assistant Professor, Cognitive and DCH; Director. Mechanisms of Cognitive Control Lab; University of Denver, Department of Psychology, Denver, CO

Computational Modeling Behavioral, and Functional Neuroimaging Approaches to Understanding the Organization of Prefrontal Cortex

Dr. Thomas R. Cech,

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator; Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Director, Colorado Initiativein Molecular Biology.

Crawling Out of the RNA World: Telomerase and Telomeres

NO SEMINAR

Feb. 20 - 24 - Biophysical Society 54th. Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

MARCH
3	Dr. Julie Schnaph, Professor, Ophthalomolgy and Physiology Department, University of California, San Francisco, CA	TBA
10	Dr. Susan Tsunoda, Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences Department - Neroscience Division, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO	*TBA*
17	NO SEMINAR - Spring Recess, March 15 - 17
24 (12 Noon)	Dr. Alan North, Professor, Vice-President of The University of Manchester, dean, Faculty of Life Sciences; Dean, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, Manchester, UK	*TBA*
30 (Tuesday)	Dr. Johannes Hell, Professor, Pharmacology Department, University of California Davis, Davis, CA	*TBA*

MARCH

Dr. Julie Schnaph,

Professor, Ophthalomolgy and Physiology Department, University of California, San Francisco, CA

TBA

Dr. Susan Tsunoda,

Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences Department - Neroscience Division, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

TBA

NO SEMINAR -

Spring Recess, March 15 - 17

(12 Noon)

Dr. Alan North, Professor,

Vice-President of The University of Manchester, dean, Faculty of Life Sciences; Dean, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, Manchester, UK

TBA

(Tuesday)

Dr. Johannes Hell,

Professor, Pharmacology Department, University of California Davis, Davis, CA

TBA

APRIL
7	Dr. Wendy Macklin, Professor and Chair, Cell and Development Biology, UCD at Fitzsimons, Aurora, CO	TBA
14	Dr. Linda Rinaman, Associate Professor, Neuroscience Department, University of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA	*TBA*
21	Dr. Thanos Tzounopoulos, Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy Department, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Il	*TBA*
28	Dr. Alberto Pereda, Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Kennedy Center, Bronx, NY	*TBA*

APRIL

Dr. Wendy Macklin,

Professor and Chair, Cell and Development Biology, UCD at Fitzsimons, Aurora, CO

TBA

Dr. Linda Rinaman,

Associate Professor, Neuroscience Department, University of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA

TBA

Dr. Thanos Tzounopoulos,

Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy Department, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Il

TBA

Dr. Alberto Pereda,

Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Kennedy Center, Bronx, NY

TBA

MAY
5	15 Minute Rotation Presentation by each current MCIN student.	TITLE
10-14	NO SEMINAR - FINALS

MAY

15 Minute Rotation Presentation by each current MCIN student.

TITLE

10-14

NO SEMINAR - FINALS

Molecular, Cellular
and
Integrative Neurosciences

Seminar Series
Academic Year 2009-2010

Unless otherwise noted, seminars will be on Wednesdays at 4:00pm

W1 Anatomy/Zoology Building

Seminar schedules for previous academic years here: 03-04, 04-05, 05-06, 06-07, 07-08, 08-09

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Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences

Seminar Series Academic Year 2009-2010

Unless otherwise noted, seminars will be on Wednesdays at 4:00pm

W1 Anatomy/Zoology Building

Seminar schedules for previous academic years here: 03-04, 04-05, 05-06, 06-07, 07-08, 08-09

Return to the MCIN Home Page

Molecular, Cellular
and
Integrative Neurosciences

Seminar Series
Academic Year 2009-2010