Spring 2014 Colloquium in Integrative Physiology

Schedule

DateTitle and Speaker
January 13

Introduction for Graduate Students

Chris DeSouza, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado Boulder

January 27

Using Induced Pluripotent Cells to Understand Down Syndrome

Chris Link, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado Boulder

February 3

Reward and the Cost of Time in Movement Control

Reza Shadmehr, Ph.D.
Professor
Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University
(Hosted by Alaa Ahmed alaa.ahmed@colorado.edu)

February 10

Physiological Genetics of Nicotine Dependence

Jerry Stitzel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
Institute for Behavioral Genetics
University of Colorado Boulder

February 17

Sometimes a Tired Doctor is Better than No Doctor at All

Drew Dawson, Ph.D.
Director
Appleton Institute
(Hosted by Ken Wright kenneth.wright@colorado.edu)

February 24

Roles of Non-Coding RNA in Alcohol Actions

Andre Pietrzykowski, Sc.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal Sciences and Department of Genetics
Rutgers University
(Hosted by Marissa Ehringer marissa.ehringer@colorado.edu)

March 3

Targeting Healthspan: From Cells to Humans

Tom LaRocca, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado Boulder
(Hosted by Doug Seals seals@colorado.edu)

March 10

Forensic Biomechanics

Jeff Wheeler, Ph.D.
CEO
Vector Scientific
(Hosted by Chris DeSouza desouzac@colorado.edu)

March 17

A Reproductive Hormone that Controls Motor Function

Pei-San Tsai, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Integrative Physiolgy
University of Colorado Boulder

March 31

Communication Between the Brain and Pelvic Viscera

Rita Valentino, Ph.D.
Research Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
(Hosted by Chris Lowry christopher.lowry@colorado.edu)

April 7

Translating Basic Biology of Aging to Humans

James Kirkland, M.D., Ph.D.
Noaber Foundation Professor of Aging Research
Mayo Clinic Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
(Hosted by Doug Seals seals@colorado.edu)

April 14

Physical Activity Monitoring in Children and Adults

Ray Browning, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Health and Exercise Science
Colorado State University
(Hosted by Rodger Kram rodger.kram@colorado.edu)

April 22

Experimental Biology meeting

April 28

Leah Brooks - Stress, Anxiety, and FGF8
Andrew McHill - Impact of Circadian Misalignment During Simulated Night Shift Work
Evan Paul - Stress-induced Adaptations in Neuropeptidergic and Serotonergic Circuits

Graduate Students
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado Boulder
(Hosted by Robert Mazzeo mazzeo@colorado.edu)