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Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

 

 

Department of Physiology & Pharmacology

2009-2010 Seminar Schedule

Time:  Thursdays, 11am – Noon

Place:  PTCRC Auditorium

Date

Speaker/Affiliation

Title/Area

Host

September 2009

17

David Busija, Ph.D.

Professor, Dept. Physiology & Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

“Mitochondrial Influences on Brain and the Cerebral Circulation:  Neuroprotection and Vasodilation in Health and Disruption by Insulin Resistance”

Dept.

November 2009

5

Michael Bardo, Ph.D.

Professor and Director of the Center for Drug Abuse Research Translation, Dept. of Psychology, University of Kentucky

"Pharmacotherapies for Stimulant Abuse:  Targeting Nicotinic Receptor Subtypes and VMAT2"

Nader

12

Suzy Torti, Ph.D.

Professor, Dept. Biochemistry, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

“Carbon Nanotubes as Anti-cancer Agents”

Dept.

19

James Hickman, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry, Biomolecular Science, and Electrical Engineering,  University of Central Florida

Functional In Vitro Systems as Models for Neurological Diseases, Neuroregeneration, and Novel High Information Content Screens”

Deadwyler/ Christ

December 2009

10

Nancy Zahniser, Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Dean for Research Education, Dept. Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine

“Individual Differences in Cocaine Activation in Rats Involve Brain Dopamine Systems and Predict Cocaine Reward and Reinforcement”

Porrino/ Weiner/ Roberts/ Jones

January 2010

14

Christos Constantinidis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Dept. Neurobiology & Anatomy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

“Prefrontal Circuits Mediating Cognitive Functions: Plasticity and Role of Neurotransmitter Systems”

Dept.

28

David Friedman, Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Dept. Physiology & Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Neural basis of addiction, Effects of Alcohol and Stress on the Brain

Dept.

February 2010

4

Martin K. Childers, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Dept. of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Translational Research on Degenerative Muscular Dystrophies

Dept.

11

Steven Mizel, Ph.D.

Professor, Dept. Microbiology & Immunology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Pro-inflammatory and Adjuvant Properties of Flagellin

Dept.

March 2010

18

Luis De Lecea, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Dept. Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Stanford University Medical School

Cellular/Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Sleep, Attention, and Complex Behavior

Roberts

April 2010

8

Alejandro M. Dopico, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Alcohol Modulation of Vascular Function and Potassium Channels

McCool

22

Regina Carelli, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology and Director of the Behavioral Neuroscience Program, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Reinforcement, Substance Abuse, Dopamine Neurotransmission, Multi-unit Recording

Hampson

May 2010

13

Linda Spear, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Dept. of Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton

Environmental and Developmental Contributions to Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Weiner

20

Allyson Bennett, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Dept. Physiology & Pharmacology and Dept. Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Development, Lifespan, Psychopharmacology

Dept.