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Translational Biomedical Research Seminar Series Archives

Current Schedule | Spring 2007 | Spring 2006

Spring 2007

January 22

Molecular explanations for the toxicity of oxygen
Jim Imlay, PhD, Dept of Microbiology, University of Illinois

January 29

The role of α-synuclein protein accumulation, oxidative stress, and dopaminergic neurode-generation in equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) and Parkinson's disease
Dianne McFarlane, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DABVP, Department of Physiological Science, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University

February 12

Nitric Oxide:  From drugs to sleep
Tony Oluoch, DVM, MS, PhD, Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois

February 19

Nitric oxide and cancer: An overview from the chemical perspective from toxicology to signal transduction
David Wink, PhD, Division of Clinical Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

February 26

Cell-free hemoglobin in Sickle Cell Disease - TODAY'S SEMINAR IS CANCELLED
Neil Hogg, PhD, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin

March 12

Canine osteosarcoma:  A comparative model for evaluating cancer therapies
Tim Fan, DVM, PhD, Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois

March 19

A comparative approach to cancer biology and therapy
Chand Khanna, DVM, PhD, Tumor Metastases Section, National Institute of Health

March 26

Nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy
Jianjun Cheng, PhD, Department of Bioengineering Material Science and Engineering, University of Illionis

April 9

The role of land-use change and human-wildlife linkages in disease
Tom Gillespie, PhD, Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois

April 16

Understanding chronic wasting disease (CWD) in northern Illinois deer populations
Nohra Mateus-Pinilla, DVM, MS, PhD, Division of Ecology and Conservation Sciences, Illinois Natural History Survey

April 23

Anthropogenic influences on coral black band disease
Bruce Fouke, PhD, Department of Geology, University of Illinois

April 30

The spatial dynamics of infectious disease
Bruce Hannon, PhD, Department of Geography, University of Illinois

Spring 2006

January 23

Skeletal tissue regeneration with stem cells
Brian Johnstone, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Oregon Health & Science University

January 30

Intrinisic mechanisms of cartilage repair: The role and function of osteogenic protein-1
Susan Chubinskaya, Rush University Medical Center

February 3

Humanized SCID mouse models for biomedical research
Leonard Shultz, The Jackson Laboratory (Co-sponsored by the Institute for Genomic Biology)

February 13

Advanced optical imaging of dynamic three-dimensional engineered tissues
Stephen Boppart, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Illinois

February 20

Osteoconductive biomaterials: Evaluation and clinical applications
Dominique Griffon, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois

February 27

Genderbender: Discovering the road to femaleness
Joan Jorgensen, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois

March 13

The piglet as a biomedical model to develop therapies to ameliorate TPN-induced abnormalities in intestinal structure and digestive and immune function
Sharon Donovan, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois

March 27

New methods for developing vaccines: Protecting patients from poultry to people
Paul Budworth, Senior Scientist, Diversa, Inc. San Diego, California

April 4

Doug Atczak, James A Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell University (Co-sponsored by the Institute for Genomic Biology)

April 10

Circardian rhythmns in translation
Shelley Tischkau, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois

April 17

Brain deprived neurotrophic factor as a biological marker for major depressive episodes
Kathleen Bottum, Cell & Structural Biology, University of Illinois