Spring 2009 Schedule

PhD in Molecular Pathology

Seminar Schedule: Spring 2009

MolPath seminars meet at 4:00 pm Wednesdays unless otherwise noted. Meetings will be held in Conference Rooms 335A & B* unless otherwise noted.

Date

Speaker

January 7

Caroline Bass, Ph.D. - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
"Animal Models Generated with Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV)"

January 14

William B. Strawn, D.V.M., Ph.D. - Surgical Sciences, Hypertension and Vascular Research Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "Nebivolol: A Newly Approved Beta Blocker with Antioxidant Properties"

January 21

Shaila Bhat, Ph.D. - Department of Pathology/Lipid Sciences
"Characterization of Nascent HDL Formed by ApoA-I Milano and Wild-Type ApoA1"

January 28

Richard Lehner, Ph.D. - Department of Pediatrics and Cell Biology & Group on Molecular & Cell Biology of Lipids, University of Alberta, Canada "Role of Carboxylesterase in Lipid and Glucose Metabolism"

[Host: Dr. Liqing Yu & Dr. Greg Shelness]

February 4

M. Mahmood Hussain, Ph.D. - Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY "Regulation of Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein"

[Host: Dr. Greg Shelness]

February 11

Soonkyu Chung, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow
"Regulation of ApoB-Containing Lipoprotein by ABCA1:ABCA! Knockout-Induced Futile Cycling and VLDL Production and Clearance"

February 18

Xuewei Zhu, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow - Cancelled

February 25

Melissa Fabritius – Graduate Student
"Facilitation of Lipid Transport via ApoA-IV-Dependent Lipoprotein Particle Expansion"

March 4

Kathryn Shelton, D.V.M. – Graduate Student
"Premature Atherosclerosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Can Estrogen Help?"

March 11

Amy S. Major, Ph.D. - Department of Medicine/Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
"Autoimmune-Mediated Acceleration of Atherosclerosis"

[Host: Dr. Mary Sorci-Thomas]

March 18

Michael B. Fessler, M.D. – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Division of Intramural Research, Research Triangle Park, NC
"Myeloid Differentiation Primary Response Protein 88 Couples Reverse Cholesterol Transport to Inflammation"

[Host: Dr. John Parks]

March 25

Shuai Tang – Graduate Student
"PSCA as a Modulator of Tumor Progression and a Tumor Antigen"

April 1

Allison McDaniel – Graduate Student
"The Role of Liver Derived Apo-B Containing Lipoproteins in a Non-Biliary Model of Cholesterol Excretion"

April 8

Gwendalyn J. Randolph, Ph.D. – Department of Gene and Cell Membrane, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
"Monocytes, Dendritic Cells, and Their Migration in Mouse Models of Atherosclerosis"

[Host: Dr. John Parks]

April 15

Jeongmin Seo, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow
"ApoM: an Emerging New Player in HDL Metabolism and Atherosclerosis"

April 17 (Friday)
noon - 1pm

Daniel Steinberg MD, PhD. – Professor of Medicine Emeritus, University of California at Sand Diego and Author of "The Cholesterol Wars"
"The Case for Earlier Intervention in Management of Hypercholesterolemia"

April 20
(Monday)
2-3pm

Stephen S. Rich, PhD, -Director, Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia - Charlottesville "The Role of ABCG1 Variants on HDL Phenotypes: the Multiethnic Study of Atherolsclerosis (MESA)"

April 22

Tian Lan – Graduate Student
"Enterohepatic Signaling, LIpid Metabolism, and Atherosclerosis"

June 15 (Mon)

Christopher B. Newgard, Ph.D. – Duke University
"Comprehensive Metabolic Analysis for Understanding of Chronic Disease Mechanisms"

June 16 (Tues)

Peter Tontonoz, M.D., Ph.D. – Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, University of California – Los Angeles
"Integration of Lipid Metabolism and Immunity by LXRs"

June 24

Marlena Moors Westcott, Ph.D. – Department of Microbiology & Immunology
"Control of Listeria monocytogenes Intracellular Infection
by Dendritic Cells"

*Conference Rooms 335A & B are on the third floor of the Richard H. Dean Biomedical Research Building (A1) at the Piedmont Triad Research Park; 1064 Hanes is on the first floor of the Hanes Building on the Bowman Gray (Hawthorne) Campus.

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Date	Speaker
January 7	Caroline Bass, Ph.D. - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "Animal Models Generated with Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV)"
January 14	William B. Strawn, D.V.M., Ph.D. - Surgical Sciences, Hypertension and Vascular Research Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "Nebivolol: A Newly Approved Beta Blocker with Antioxidant Properties"
January 21	Shaila Bhat, Ph.D. - Department of Pathology/Lipid Sciences "Characterization of Nascent HDL Formed by ApoA-I Milano and Wild-Type ApoA1"
January 28	Richard Lehner, Ph.D. - Department of Pediatrics and Cell Biology & Group on Molecular & Cell Biology of Lipids, University of Alberta, Canada "Role of Carboxylesterase in Lipid and Glucose Metabolism" [Host: Dr. Liqing Yu & Dr. Greg Shelness]

February 4	M. Mahmood Hussain, Ph.D. - Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY "Regulation of Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein" [Host: Dr. Greg Shelness]
February 11	Soonkyu Chung, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow "Regulation of ApoB-Containing Lipoprotein by ABCA1:ABCA! Knockout-Induced Futile Cycling and VLDL Production and Clearance"
February 18	Xuewei Zhu, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow - Cancelled
February 25	Melissa Fabritius – Graduate Student "Facilitation of Lipid Transport via ApoA-IV-Dependent Lipoprotein Particle Expansion"

March 4	Kathryn Shelton, D.V.M. – Graduate Student "Premature Atherosclerosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Can Estrogen Help?"
March 11	Amy S. Major, Ph.D. - Department of Medicine/Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN "Autoimmune-Mediated Acceleration of Atherosclerosis" [Host: Dr. Mary Sorci-Thomas]
March 18	Michael B. Fessler, M.D. – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Division of Intramural Research, Research Triangle Park, NC "Myeloid Differentiation Primary Response Protein 88 Couples Reverse Cholesterol Transport to Inflammation" [Host: Dr. John Parks]
March 25	Shuai Tang – Graduate Student "PSCA as a Modulator of Tumor Progression and a Tumor Antigen"

April 1	Allison McDaniel – Graduate Student "The Role of Liver Derived Apo-B Containing Lipoproteins in a Non-Biliary Model of Cholesterol Excretion"
April 8	Gwendalyn J. Randolph, Ph.D. – Department of Gene and Cell Membrane, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY "Monocytes, Dendritic Cells, and Their Migration in Mouse Models of Atherosclerosis" [Host: Dr. John Parks]
April 15	Jeongmin Seo, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow "ApoM: an Emerging New Player in HDL Metabolism and Atherosclerosis"
April 17 (Friday) noon - 1pm	Daniel Steinberg MD, PhD. – Professor of Medicine Emeritus, University of California at Sand Diego and Author of "The Cholesterol Wars" "The Case for Earlier Intervention in Management of Hypercholesterolemia"
April 20 (Monday) 2-3pm	Stephen S. Rich, PhD, -Director, Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia - Charlottesville "The Role of ABCG1 Variants on HDL Phenotypes: the Multiethnic Study of Atherolsclerosis (MESA)"
April 22	Tian Lan – Graduate Student "Enterohepatic Signaling, LIpid Metabolism, and Atherosclerosis"

June 15 (Mon)	Christopher B. Newgard, Ph.D. – Duke University "Comprehensive Metabolic Analysis for Understanding of Chronic Disease Mechanisms"

June 16 (Tues)	Peter Tontonoz, M.D., Ph.D. – Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, University of California – Los Angeles "Integration of Lipid Metabolism and Immunity by LXRs"
June 24	Marlena Moors Westcott, Ph.D. – Department of Microbiology & Immunology "Control of Listeria monocytogenes Intracellular Infection by Dendritic Cells"