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MCBP Seminar Series (MCBP 724)

Students must register for Seminar, MCPB 724, every semester while in the program. The Thursday 4:00 pm MCBP External Seminar Series invites leading scientists from the United States and foreign countries to present their work to both students and faculty in the MCBP Program. These seminars are on a broad range of topics representing each of the six divisions within the MCBP Program. Importantly, students have the opportunity to meet informally with the speakers over lunch. Students must attend two thirds of the Thursday Seminars during the semester. Excused absences must be approved by the MCBP Course Directors.

MCBP External Seminar Series
Spring 2013 (pdf)
Thursdays, 4:00pm
Room 125 - Gazes Conference Room

External Seminar Series

DATE	SPEAKER	HOST/SPONSOR
January 24, 2013	James E. Bradner, M.D. Assistant Professor Department of Medicine Harvard Medical School Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, Massachusetts Title: “Chemical Modulation of Chromatin Structure”	Host: Dr. Donald Menick Sponsor: MCBP Program
January 31, 2013	Alfred Merrill, Ph.D. Professor and Smithgall Chair in Molecular Cell Biology Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia Title: “From “Sphingosin” to “Spisulosine”—The Astonishing Structural Diversity, Metabolism and Functions of Thudichum’s Enigmas”	Host: Dr. Besim Ogretmen Sponsor: Biochemistry
February 7, 2013	Don C. Rockey, M.D. Professor and Chair Department of Medicine Medical University of South Carolina Title: “The Cell and Molecular Pathogenesis of Liver Fibrosis”	Host: Dr. Donald Menick Sponsor: MCBP Program
February 14, 2013	Gerald W. Dorn II, M.D. Philip and Sima K Needleman Professor Director, Center for Pharmacogenomics Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri Title: “Molecular Orchestration of Mitochondrial Dynamics and Quality Control"	Host: Dr. Donald Menick Sponsor: MCBP Program and Cardiovascular Training Grant
February 21, 2013	Blase A. Carabello, M.D. Chief of Medicine Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Administration Medical Center Vice Chair, Department of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Director, Texas Heart Institute Houston, Texas Title: “Valvular Heart Disease: Nature’s Experiments with the Myocardium”	Host: Dr. Donald Menick Sponsor: MCBP Program and Cardiovascular Training Grant
February 28, 2013	Jeffery D. Molkentin, Ph.D. Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Molecular Cardiovascular Biology Dean’s Seminar Series Cincinnati, Ohio Title: “Novel Pathway Regulating Myofibroblast Formation, Tissue Fibrosis and Wound Healing”	Host: Dr. Donald Menick Sponsor: MCBP Program and Cardiovascular Training Grant, Dean's Seminar Series
March 7, 2013	Homayoun Valafar, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of South Carolina Columbia, SC Title: “TBA”	Host: Dr. Mirko Hennig Sponsor: Biochemistry
March 9-17, 2013	Spring Break
March 14, 2013	Dean R. Appling, Ph.D. Lester J. Reed Professorship in Biochemistry Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Title: “Mitochondrial Formate Production and Mammalian Development”	Host: Dr. Sergey Krupenko Sponsor: Biochemistry
March 21, 2013	Gregory J. Gores, M.D. Reuben R. Eisenberg Professor Chair, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Title: “Cellular Mechanisms of Hepatic Lipotoxicity”	Host: Dr. John LeMasters Sponsor: Biochemistry
March 28, 2013	Kirk U. Knowlton, M.D. Professor of Medicine Chief of Cardiology UCSD San Diego, California Title: "Innate Immunity in the Cardiac Myocyte: Role of gp130 and Suppressor of Cytokine-signaling"	Host: Dr. Don Menick Sponsor: MCBP Program and Chief of Cardiology Cardiovascular Training Grant
April 4, 2013	No Seminar
April 11, 2013	Philipp Scherer, Ph.D. Gifford O. Touchstone Jr. and Randolph G. Touchstone Distinguished Chair in Diabetes Research Department of Internal Medicine and Cell Biology UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas Title: “Adipokines, Sphingolipids and Metabolic Well-Being: The Road Towards Improved Insulin Sensitivity”	Host: Dr. Ashley Cowart Sponsor: COBRE in Lipidomics and Pathophysiology
April 18, 2013	No Seminar
April 25, 2013	Jens Meiler, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Chemistry Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Title: TBA	Host: Dr. Mirko Hennig Sponsor: Biochemistry
May 2, 2013	No Seminar
May 9, 2013	Timothy Hla, Ph.D. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Weill Medical College Cornell University New York, NY Title: "Sphingosine 1-phosphate Signaling in Vascular and Immune Systems"	Host: Dr. Samar Hammad Sponsor: MCBP

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