Fall 2018 Colloquium in Integrative Physiology

Schedule

DateTitle and Speaker

August 27

Introduction for Graduate Students

Chris DeSouza, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder

September 10

Pac-12 Concussion Coordinating Unit

MattÌýMcQueen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder
(Host: Mark OppÌýmark.opp@colorado.edu)

September 17

Neuroimaging of Pain and Emotion: Computation, Representation, and Regulation

Tor Wager, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
And the Institute for Cognitive Science
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder
(Host: Mark OppÌýmark.opp@colorado.edu)

³§±ð±è³Ù±ð³¾²ú±ð°ùÌý24

Exploring the Role of DNA Methylation in Alcohol Use and Addiction

Shaunna Clark, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Michigan State ³Ô¹ÏÍøÌý
(Host: Marissa EhringerÌýmarissa.ehringer@colorado.edu)

October 1

Developing the Sensorimotor System in our Sleep

Mark S. Blumberg, Ph.D.
F. Wendell Miller DistinguishedÌýProfessor
Department of Biology
The ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Iowa
(Host: Monique LeBourgeoisÌýmonique.lebourgeois@colorado.edu)

October 8

Dietary Prebiotics Impact Gut Microbiome and Metabolome: A Successful Countermeasure for Improving Resilience to Sleep & Circadian Disruption

MonikaÌýFleshner, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder
(Host: Mark OppÌýmark.opp@colorado.edu)

October 15

Sleep as a Potential Mediator of Health Disparities

Sanjay R. Patel, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine
Director, Sleep and Cardiovascular Outcomes Center
Medical Director, UPMC Sleep Laboratory
Department of Medicine
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Pittsburgh
(Host: Céline VetterÌýceline.vetter@colorado.edu)

October 22

The Neural Underpinnings of Bilateral Coordination

Brett Fling, Ph.D.
Colorado State ³Ô¹ÏÍø
(Host: Roger EnokaÌýroger.enoka@colorado.edu)

October 29

Physiologic Adaptations to Extreme Environments

Allison Anderson, Ph.D.
Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder
(Host: Alaa AhmedÌýalaa.ahmed@colorado.edu)

November 5

Genetic Suppression of Cryoprotectant Toxicity

Jim Cypser, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Institute for Behavioral Genetics
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder
(Host: Chris LinkÌýlinkc@colorado.edu)

November 12

The Adrenal Gland, the Melanocortin-2 Receptor, Stress Regulation, and the Rule of Unintended Consequences

Robert Dores, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Denver
(Host: Pei TsaiÌýpei-san.tsai@colorado.edu)

November 26

Career Paths: Academia, Industry or Both?

David White, Ph.D.
Harvard/Brigham and Women's Hospital and Philips, Inc.
(Host: Ken WrightÌýkenneth.wright@colorado.edu)

December 3

Association of the Gut Microbiome with Severe Insomnia in a Cohort of U.S. Veterans

Christopher Lowry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder
(Host: Mark OppÌýmark.opp@colorado.edu)

December 10

Single-cell Dynamics of the Proliferation-quiescence Decision

Sabrina Spencer, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder
(Host: Doug SealsÌýseals@colorado.edu)