School of Medicine

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Physiology Department Seminar Series

 Fall 2009 Schedule
Coordinator: Dr. Robert Lasley
Thursdays 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
5364 Scott Hall

September 3rd

 
Meredith Bond, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Physiology
Maryland University 

"Intermediate Filament and A-kinase Anchoring Protein (AKAP), Synemin Wears Many Hats."

September 17th

 
Maik Hutteman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University

"Control of Mitochondrial Respiration via Phosphorylation of Cytochrome C Oxidase and Cytochrome C."

September 24th


Zi-Jian Xie, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology
University of Toledo College of Medicine

"Physiological Relevance of the Receptor Na/K-ATPase and Endogenous Cardiotonic Steroids."

October 1st


Daniel Rappolee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Wayne State University

"How Stress Enzymes Save the Early Embryo’s Life by Regulating its Stem Cells."

October 8th


James Granneman, PhD.
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
Wayne State University

"Fat Attack: Mechanisms of Cellular Lipolysis in Fat and Muscle."

October 15th

 
Bhanu Jena, M.D.
Professor of Physiology
Wayne State University

"Porosome: the Universal Secretory Machinery in the Cell."

October 22nd  

Anne Dorrance, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Michigan State University

" Aldosterone, Inflammation, and Hypertension: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly."

October 29th

 
Todd Francis, M.D.
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Physiology,
Wayne State University

"Metabolism of Maliggnant Glioma: Down-regulation of Proliferative Capacity via Targeting Erythropoietic Factors."

November 5th


Ann Schreihofer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology
Medical College of Georgia 

"The Caudal Ventrolateral Medulla:  The great restrainer for neural control of the circulation."

November 12th


Kezhong Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Department of Immunology and Microbiology
Wayne State University

"The Unfolded Protein Response in the Liver."

November 19th


Jia  Zhuo, M.D., Ph.D.
Senior Staff Investigator, Henry Ford Health System, Hypertension and Vascular Research Division, Laboratory of Receptor & Signal Transduction
Associate Professor of Physiology, Wayne State University

"Mechanisms and Roles of AT1a Receptor-mediated Angiotensin II Uptake in Proximal Tubules of the Kidney."

December 3rd


Bruce Berkowitz, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Small Animal MRI Facility
Department of Anatomy/Cell Biology/Ophthalmology
Wayne State University 

"MRI Biomarkers and the Prevention of Vision Loss."

December 10th

 
Xiao-Ping Yang, M.D.
Senior Staff Investigator, Henry Ford Health System, Hypertension and Vascular Research Division,  Associate Professor of Medicine, Wayne State University

 “Gender and Sex Hormone Influences in the Heart."