Fall 2017 Colloquium in Integrative Physiology

Schedule

DateTitle and Speaker
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Introduction for Graduate Students

Josiane Broussard, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder

Sep. 11

Mice, women and polycystic ovary syndrome

Suzanne Moenter, Ph.D
Professor
Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Michigan, Ann Arbor

(Hosted by Pei Tsai pei-san.tsai@colorado.edu)

Sep. 18

An intersection between ALS and Alzheimer's disease

Christopher Link, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder

Sep. 25

Science Publishing: An Editor's Perspective

Cyrus Martin, Ph.D.
Senior Scientific Editor
Current Biology - Cell Press
(Hosted by Ken Wright kenneth.wright@colorado.edu)

Oct. 2

DREADD the Glia: Pharmacogenetic Approaches for Studying the Role of GFAP+ Glia in Physiology and Disease

Alison Xie, Ph.D.
Department of Surgery
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
(Hosted by Mark Opp mark.opp@colorado.edu)

Oct. 9

Animal models and systems genetics strategies for describing the transcriptional connectome and its role in disease

Laura Saba, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
(Hosted by Marissa Ehringer marissa.ehringer@colorado.edu)

Oct. 16

Modulating Troponin Sensitivity for Therapeutic Purposes

Alan Russell, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer, Edgewise Therapeutics
(Hosted by Roger Enoka roger.enoka@colorado.edu)

Oct. 23

Promoting Healthy Longevity through Diet: Metabolic and Molecular Mechanisms

Luigi Fontana, Ph.D.
Department of Medicine
Washington ³Ô¹ÏÍø
(Hosted by Doug Seals seals@colorado.edu)

Oct. 30

Reverse-Engineering Human Foot and Ankle Design

Kota Takahashi, Ph.D.
Department of Biomechanics
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Nebraska at Omaha
(Hosted by Alena Grabowski alena.grabowski@colorado.edu)

Nov. 6

Development of an upper limb neuroprosthesis: conquering weakness and fatigability

Andrew Fuglevand, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Physiology
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Arizona
(Hosted by Roger Enoka roger.enoka@colorado.edu)

Nov. 13

Adipocyte Biology: the Good, the Bad and the Potential

Kathleen Markan, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Iowa
(Hosted by Josiane Broussard josiane.broussard@colorado.edu)

Nov. 27

Cellular basis of HIV-induced synaptic excitotoxicity and dieting-induced depression/anxiety-like behavior

Seonil Kim, Ph.D.
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Colorado State ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Fort Collins
(Hosted by Charles Hoeffer charles.hoeffer@colorado.edu)

Dec. 4

From Fibroblasts to Fido: What Our Dogs May Be Able to Tell Us ³Ô¹ÏÍø Aging

Karyn Hamilton, Ph.D.
Department of Health and Exercise Science
Colorado State ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Fort Collins
(Hosted by Doug Seals seals@colorado.edu)

Dec. 11

Genetic Complexity, Behavioral Genomics and Where Do We Go Next

Bob Hitzemann, Ph.D.
Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience
Department of Behavioral Neuroscience
Oregon Health and Sciences ³Ô¹ÏÍø
(Hosted by Jerry Stitzel stitzel@colorado.edu)

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