Fall 2010 Colloquium in Integrative Physiology

Schedule

DateTitle and Speaker
August 26

Introduction for Graduate Students

Rodger Kram, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder

September 2

Inflammation and Depression

Charles L. Riason, M.D.
Associate Professor
Clinical Director, Mind-Body Program
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Emory University School of Medicine
(Host: Chris Lowry christopher.lowry@colorado.edu)

September 9

The Genetic Landscape of the Heart

Leslie Leinwand, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder

September 16

The Function and Expression of Myostatin

David Allen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder

September 23

The Epidemiology of Behavior

Matthew McQueen, Sc.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology and Institute for Behavioral Genetics
University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder

September 30

Biomechanics of Membrane Rupture During Pregnancy

Virginia Ferguson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder
(Host: Alaa Ahmed alaa.ahmed@colorado.edu)

October 7

Circadian Genes and Pscyhiatric Disorders

Colleen McClung, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
(Host: Jerry Stitzel jerry.stitzel@colorado.edu)

October 14

Economy of Human Walking

Art Kuo, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Michigan
(Host:Rodger Kram rodger.kram@colorado.edu)

October 21

Tutorial on Tissue Engineering

Kristi Anseth, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder

October 28

Circadian Control of Cardiometabolic Function

Frank A. J. L. Scheer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
(Host:Ken Wright kenneth.wright@colorado.edu)

November 4

The Case of the Male-Oriented Ram

Charles Roselli, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Oregon Health and Science University
(Host: Pei-San Tsai pei-san.tsai@colorado.edu)

November 11

Molecular Switches for Obesity

RIchard J. Johnson, M.D.
Temple Hoyne Buell and NKF of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Endowed Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension
University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Denver
(Host: Doug Seals seals@colorado.edu)

November 18

Vascular Function in Chronic Kidney Disease

David G. Edwards, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences
University of Delaware
(Host: Chris DeSouza desouzac@colorado.edu)

December 2

Cytokines in the Brain

Rodney W. Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor
Director, Division of Nutritional Sciences
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
(Host: Moni Fleshner fleshner@colorado.edu)

December 9

Exercise and the Hippocampus

J. Leigh Leasure, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Texas at Austin
(Host: Marissa Ehringer marissa.ehringer@colorado.edu)