Fall 2012 Colloquium in Integrative Physiology

Schedule

DateTitle and Speaker
August 27

Introduction for Graduate Students

William Byrnes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado Boulder

September 10

Translational Epidemiology in Biomedical Research

Matt McQueen, Sc.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
Univeristy of Colorado Boulder
(Host: Rodger Kram rodger.kram@colorado.edu)

September 17

Vaccinations for Anxiety and Affective Disorders

Chris Lowry, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado Boulder
(Host: Pei-San Tsai pei-san.tsai@colorado.edu

September 24

Physical Performance in Aged Rats

Christy S. Carter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Aging and Geriatric Research
Insitute on Aging
University of Florida
(Host: Doug Seals seals@colorado.edu)

October 1

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Michael Paglissotti, Ph.D.
Professor and Lillian Fountain Smith Endowed Chair in Nutrition
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Colorado State University
(Host: Doug Seals seals@colorado.edu)

October 8

Finding Obesity Genes in Whole Exome Sequencing

Audrey Hendrick, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Statistical Genetics
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Cambridge, United Kingdom
(Host: Matt McQueen matt.mcqueen@colorado.edu)

October 22

Global Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Madiha Abdel-Maksoud, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
Instructor
Department of Epidemiology
Colorado School of Public Health
(Host: Matt McQueen matt.mcqueen@colorado.edu)

October 29

Using Drosophila to Screen for Cancer Drugs

Tin Tin Su, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
University of Colorado Boulder
(Host:Pei-San Tsai pei-san.tsai@colorado.edu)

November 5

Biomechanics and Physiology of Nordic Skiing

Hans-Christer Holmberg, Ph.D.
Professor of Sports Medicine
Mid-Sweden University
(Host:Rodger Kram rodger.kram@colorado.edu)

November 12

Neurobiological Consequences of Adolescent Binge Drinking

Toni Pak, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
(Host:Pei-San Tsai pei-san.tsai@colorado.edu)

November 26

Advancing Human Biology Through Cluster Analysis

Marcas Bamman, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
(Host: Rodger Enoka enoka@colorado.edu)

December 3

Intestinal Microbiota and Stress

Michael Bailey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Oral Biology, College of Dentristry
Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, College of Medicine
Ohio State University
(Host: Monika Fleshner monika.fleshner@colorado.edu)

December 10

Developmental Programming of Behavior in Non-Human Primates

Elinor Sullivan, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Division of Neuroscience
Oregon National Primate Research Center
(Host: Pei-San Tsai pei-san.tsai@colorado.edu)