Spring 2012 Colloquium in Integrative Physiology | Integrative Physiology | University of Colorado Boulder

Schedule

Date	Title and Speaker
January 23	Introduction for graduate students Christopher DeSouza, Ph.D. Professor Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder
January 30	Renoprotection by hydrogen sulfide Utpal Sen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Louisville Louisville, KY (Host: Pei-San Tsai pei-san.tsai@colorado.edu)
February 6	Age-associated neurodegenerative diseases Christopher Link, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder (Host: Pei-San Tsai pei-san.tsai@colorado.edu)
February 13	Vasodilation in skeletal muscle during exercise Darren Casey, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Anesthesiology Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN (Host: Pei-San Tsai pei-san.tsai@colorado.edu)
February 20	Impact of neuroinflammation on cognition and neural plasticity Rachel Kohman, Ph.D. Research Associate Department of Psychology University of Illinois (Host: Pei-san Tsai pei-san.tsai@colorado.edu)
February 27	Leg prostheses and exoskeletons Alena Grabowski, Ph.D. Research Scientist VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Host: Rodger Kram rodger.kram@colorado.edu)
March 5	Pathways involved in nicotine self-administration Paul Kenny, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Molecular Therapeutics Scripps Research Institute Jupiter, FL (Host: Jerry Stitzel jerry.stitzel@colorado.edu)
March 12	Translational physiology Douglas Seals, Ph.D. College Professor of Distinction Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder
March 19	Diabetes in the aging population Jeffrey B. Halter, M.D. Professor of Internal Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine Director, Geriatrics Center and Institute of Gerontology University of Michigan (Host: Douglas Seals seals@colorado.edu)
April 2	Sleep less and gain weight Kenneth P. Wright, Jr, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder
April 9	fMRI-identified brain networks for pain Tor Wager, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Psychology and Neuroscience University of Colorado Boulder (Host: Roger Enoka enoka@colorado.edu)
April 16	Brain control of sleep and arousal Ronald Szymusiak, Ph.D. Research Career Scientist VA Greater Los Angeles HealthCare System (Host: Ken Wright kenneth.wright@colorado.edu)
April 23	Protecting our troops from damaging stress Monika Fleshner, Ph.D. Professor Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder
April 30	To be announced Doctoral students Department of Physiology University of Colorado Boulder (Host: Bob Mazzeo robert.mazzeo@colorado.edu)