Spring 2019
Thursdays, 1:00 pm
Adams Conference Center
Vet Med Bldg.
| JAN 17 | Leila Kheirandish-Gozal, M.D., M.Sc., Professor & Director of Child Health Research Institute, Department of Child Health “Novel insights into end-organ morbidity of sleep apnea in children” |
| JAN 24 | Mahesh Thakkar, Ph.D., Professor and Director of Research, Department of Neurology and Research Health Scientist, Truman VAMC “Sleep to remember. Sleep to forget.” |
| JAN 31 | David Gozal, M.D., M.B.A., D.Sc. (Hon), Marie M. and Harry L. Smith Endowed Chair; Chairman, Department of Child Health “The vasculature in sleep apnea: lessons from murine models” |
| FEB 7 | Jenna Edwards, Graduate Student, Department of Biomedical Sciences (Mentor: Dr. Craig Emter) “TDB” |
| FEB 14 | Christopher Baines, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center “RIPping holes in mitochondria: elucidating mechanisms of programmed necrosis” |
| FEB 21 | Virginia Huxley, Ph.D., J.O. Davis Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology, Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology “Influence of sex on endothelial cell phenotype, both macro- and microvascular” |
| FEB 28 | NO SEMINAR – MU CARDIOVASCULAR DAY |
| MAR 7 | Lauren Borkowski, Graduate Student, Department of Biomedical Sciences (Mentor: Dr. Nicole Nichols) “Flipping the switch: the role of two receptors for ventilatory function over the course of respiratory motor neuron loss” |
| MAR 14 | Mike Hill, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology and Interim Director, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center “Mechanical environment of the artery wall – contribution to normal physiology, aging and diabetes” |
| MAR 21 | Asgar Zaheer, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Neurology; Director, Center for Translational Neuroscience and Research Career Scientist, Truman VAMC “Glia maturation factor: a novel neuroinflammatory protein” |
| MAR 28 | NO SEMINAR – SPRING BREAK |
| APR 4 | Xuansong Mao, Graduate Student, Department of Biomedical Sciences (Mentor: Dr. Frank Booth) “Prefrontal cortex: its association with voluntary wheel running behavior in rats selectively bred for high and low voluntary running” |
| APR 11 | NO SEMINAR – EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY MEETING |
| APR 18 | Scott Brown, Graduate Student, Department of Biomedical Sciences (Mentor: Dr. Shawn Bender) “Vascular recovery during ischemia: involvement of endothelial mineralocorticoid receptor?” |
| APR 25 | Douglas Mann, M.D., Lewin Professor and Chair, Cardiovascular Division; Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis “The role of innate immunity in cardiac injury and repair” |
| MAY 2 | Babak Mehrara, M.D., Peter G. Cordeiro Endowed Chair in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center “Developing novel therapies for lymphedema” |
