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Seminars & Events

The weekly colloquium is generally held on Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. in K-207 Auditorium (2-6408). Unless otherwise noted, our departmental colloquia program is supported by the Alejandro Zaffaroni Endowment Fund and the John R. Murlin Fund. For outside guests, contact Dr. Houhui Xia. For graduate student colloquia, contact Dr. Cesare Orlandi.

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Ph.D. Thesis Defense: "Molecular Mechanisms Regulating G Protein Signaling Bias"

Rana Alabdali - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Cesare Orlandi

Nov 21, 2024 @ 9:00 a.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619

Second-Year M.S. 20-minute Literature Reviews: "Hemolysis Dictates Monocyte Differentiation via Two District Pathways in Sickle Cell Disease Vaso-Occlusion"

Yunzhi Lin - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Craig Morrell

Nov 14, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | K-207, 2-6408

Second-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Lecture Reviews: "Co-Transmitting Interneurons in the Mouse Olfactory Bulb Regulate Olfactory Detection and Discrimination

Samantha Kazi Jerin - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Julian Meeks

Nov 14, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | K-207, 2-6408

Second-Year Ph.D. 25-minute Research Talk: "Local Bone Remodeling Shapes Heterogeneity in the Hematopoietic Stem Cell (HSC) Niche and the HSC Response to Inflammatory Stress"

Amy Hong - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Allison Yeh

Nov 07, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | K-207, 2-6408

Second-Year Ph.D. 25-minute Research Talk: "The Role of Chemokines in Regulating Megakaryocyte Migration"

Ei Thanda Tun - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Craig Morrell

Nov 07, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | K-207, 2-6408

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: "Characterization of KCNE6 and KCNE7: Novel Regulators of Cardiac Repolarization Channels KCNQ1 and hERG"

Martin Garcia - Laboratory of Dr. Doug M. Anderson

Nov 01, 2024 @ 9:00 a.m.

Medical Center | K-207, 2-6408

Second-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Literature Reviews: "Agonist-Mediated Switching of Ion Selectivity in TPC2 Differentially Promotes Lysosomal Function"

Siddhi Shetty - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. David Yule

Oct 31, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | K-207, 2-6408

Second-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Literature Reviews: "Insufficiency of Ventral Hippocampus to Medial Prefrontal Cortex Transmission Explains Antidepressant Non-Response"

Caio Tabata Fukushima - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Manoela Fogaca

Oct 31, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | K-207, 2-6408

Second-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Lecture Reviews: "Running Interference on AntiCodon Edited (ACE) tRNAs"

Emily Sorensen - Graduate Student, Laboratory of Dr. John Lueck

Oct 24, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | K-207, 2-6408

Second-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Literature Review: "Constitutive Activation Mechanism of a Class C GPCR"

Brianna Vonderhaar - Graduate Student, Laboratory of Dr. Cesare Orlandi

Oct 24, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | K-207,2-608

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: "Myb Regulation of Megakaryocyte Immune Differentiation"

Michael Malloy - Laboratory of Dr. Craig M. Morrell

Oct 11, 2024 @ 9:00 a.m.

Medical Center | K-207, 2-6408

Ph.D. Research Talk: "Orphan Receptor GPRC5B Controls Hippocampal Adult Neurogenesis and Mediates Retinoic Acid-Induced Behaviors"

Wenqi Fu - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Cesare Orlandi

Oct 03, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | K-207, 2-6408

Ph.D. Research Talk: "Quantitative and Structural Analysis of Biased Allosteric Modulation at the Mu-Opioid Receptor"

Grant Grieble - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Jean Bidlack

Sep 26, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | K-207 (2-6408)

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: “Uncovering Tau Pathology from the Context of Neuro-inflammation in AD Brains”

Tiwalade Oni - Graduate Student in the Laboratories of Drs. Kuan Hong Wang & M. Kerry O’Banion

Sep 25, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Adolph Aud, 1-7619

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: “Determining the Exercise-Induced Cardioprotective Benefits of the Nrf2- Mediated Oxidative Stress Response in Cardiac Fibroblasts"

Kate Bernier Boudreau - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Eric Small

Sep 17, 2024 @ 9:00 a.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: "Intersection of Inflammation, Lipid Dysregulation, and Nociception in Localized Provoked Vulvodynia"

Emanuelle Chrysilla - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Megan Falsetta

Aug 14, 2024 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619

Ph.D. Thesis Defense: "Isolating the Role of Myotonia in Myotonic Dystrophy Pathogenesis"

Matthew T. Sipple - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. John D. Lueck

Jul 22, 2024 @ 12:00 p.m.

Medical Center | CMR, 1-9576

Ph.D. Thesis Defense: "Anticodon Engineered Transfer RNA as a Potential Therapeutic for Nonsense Mutation-Associated Cystic Fibrosis"

Wooree Ko - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. John D. Lueck

Jun 17, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m.

Medical Center | K-207, 2-6408

First-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Rotation Talks: "Functional Coupling Between TPC2 and RyR1 Augments Intracellular Ca2+ Signals"

Siddhi Shetty - Graduate Student Rotation in the Laboratory of Dr. David Yule

May 23, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619

First-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Rotation Talks: "Investigating the Sedative Effect of Cannabidiol (CBD) in Wild-Type Mice"

Kazi Samanta Jerin - Graduate Student Rotation in the Laboratory of Dr. Kuan Hong Wang

May 23, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619

First-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Rotation Talks: "Mapping the Effects of Basmisanil, an α5 NAM, on Neuronal Activity"

Caio Tabata Fukushima - Graduate Student Rotation in the Laboratory of Dr. Manoela Fogaça

May 16, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619

Ph.D. Thesis Defense: "Dysregulated Ca2+ Signaling, Fluid Secretion, and Mitochondrial Function in a Mouse Model of Early Sjögren’s Syndrome"

Kai-Ting Huang - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. David I. Yule

May 15, 2024 @ 10:30 a.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619

"Differential encoding of mammalian proprioception by voltage gated sodium channels"

Theanne Griffith, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Membrane Biology, University of California-Davis Health

May 09, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Room 3-7619, Upper Auditorium

Research Talk: "Electroporation-Mediated Gene Delivery of CFTR Plasmids as a Novel Approach to Treat Cystic Fibrosis in Vivo"

David Delemos - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. David Dean

May 07, 2024 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | K-307, (3-6408)

First-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Rotation Talks: "Does Nonsense to Missense Make Sense For a tRNA Nonsense Therapeutic?"

Emily Sorensen - Graduate Student Rotation in the Laboratory of Dr. John Lueck

May 02, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619

First-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Rotation Talks: "Unveiling the Expression Pattern of a Novel Orphan GPCR, GPR214, in Various Tissues"

Brianna Vonderhaar - Graduate Student Rotation in the Laboratory of Dr. Cesare Orlandi

May 02, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619

Second-Year Ph.D. 25-minute Research Talk: "Characterization of Novel Regulators of Cardiac Rhythm and Contractility of KCNE6 and KCNE7"

Martin Garcia - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Doug Anderson

Apr 30, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619

Second-Year Ph.D. 25-minute Research Talk: "Investigating the Exercise-Induced Cardioprotective Role of the Nrf2-Mediated Antioxidant Stress Pathway in Cardiac Fibroblasts"

Kate Bernier-Boudreau - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Eric Small

Apr 30, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619

M.S. Thesis Defense: "An Optimized Method for The Development of a Synthetic Yeast Displayed Nanobody Library"

Katherine M. Edwards - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. John Lueck

Apr 29, 2024 @ 12:00 p.m.

Medical Center | CMR, 1-9576

First-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Literature Reviews: "Decoding Human Megakaryocyte Development"

Ei Thanda Tun - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Craig Morrell

Apr 25, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Auditorium, 3-7619

M.S. Thesis Defense: "Inhibition of Kmt5a in C2C12 Cells Leads to Dysregulation of Iron Metabolism, Causing Cell Death Through Ferroptosis"

Nidhi Shah - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Drs. Robert Dirksen/Romeo Blanc

Apr 23, 2024 @ 1:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619

M.S. Thesis Defense: "Exercise-induced Piezo1 and Piezo2 Upregulation and Chondroprotection Against Mechanical Injury"

Xingyu Jing - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Whasil Lee

Apr 23, 2024 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619

"A Cross-Species Investigation of Postnatal Myelination in the Striatum"

Halima Aweis - Laboratory of Dr. Kuan Hong Wang & Dr. Suzanne Haber

Apr 18, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619

"Multiple Roles for Inhibitory G Proteins in the Development of Auditory and Balance Hair Cells"

Basile Tarchini, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, The Jackson Laboratory, Tufts University School of Medicine

Apr 11, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Room 3-7619, Upper Auditorium

First-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Literature Reviews: "Targeted Two-Photon Chemical Apoptotic Ablation of Defined Cell Types in Vivo"

Amy Hong - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Allison Yeh

Apr 04, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Auditorium, 3-7619

Second-Year 25-minute Research Talk: "Uncovering the Mechanisms Behind Phospho-Tau induced Pathology Using a Viral Model of Alzheimer’s Disease"

Tiwalade Oni - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Kuan Hong Wang

Mar 28, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619

Second-Year 25-minute Research Talk: "Unraveling the Molecular Switch: Oxidative Stress Pathways in Vulvar Diseases"

Zahra Mahamed - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Megan Falsetta-Wood

Mar 28, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619

Second-Year 25-minute Research Talk: "Pharmacological Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibition Attenuates Inflammation in Localized Provoked Vulvodynia"

Emanuelle Chrysilla - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Megan Falsetta-Wood

Mar 21, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619

Second-Year 25-minute Research Talk: "The Origin and Function of Lung Megakaryocytes"

Michael Malloy - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Craig Morrell

Mar 21, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619

Research Talk: "BRCA1 and RpL17 Regulate Angiogenesis"

Michal Shaposhnikov - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Bradford Berk

Feb 29, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619

TPRA1 Channels, Neurovascular Coupling, and Alzeheimer's Disease

Scott Early, Ph.D. - Professor of Pharmacology; Director, Center for Molecular and Cellular Signaling in the Cardiovascular System, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Reno, NV

Feb 26, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Room 1-7619, Lower Adolph

Research Talk: "Molecular Mechanisms Regulating G Protein Signaling Bias"

Rana Alabdali - Graduate Student in the laboratory of Dr. Cesare Orlandi

Feb 22, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud., 4-7619

"Structural Insights into Angiotensin Receptor Modulation by Diverse Ligands"

Meredith Skiba, PhD - Joint Faculty Candidate, Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Andrew Kruse’s Lab; Department of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Feb 21, 2024 @ 1:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Room 1-7619, Lower Adolph

Research Talk: "Understanding the Interplay of Calcium Mishandling and Muscle Hyperexcitability on DM1 Myopathy"

Sakura Hamazaki - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. John Lueck

Feb 15, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619

Research Talk: "Epigenetic Modifiers of Malignant Hyperthermia"

Miao He - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Robert Dirksen

Feb 08, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619

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Joint Department Faculty Candidate: “Time-resolved cryo-EM of G protein activation by a GPCR”

Makaia Papasergi-Scott, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology, Stanford University

Feb 07, 2024 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | Lower Adolph Aud. (1-7619)

Host: Dept. Pharmacology & Physiology and Dept. Biochemistry & Biophysics

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: "Acid-sensing Ion Channel Desensitization: Physiology and Mechanism"

Alireza Mousaei - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. David MacLean

Feb 01, 2024 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | Adolph, 1-7619

RNA Collaborative Seminar Series - Virtual

Jan 31, 2024 @ 4:00 p.m.

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Host: University of Rochester (UR) Center for RNA Biology

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: "Elucidation of Glutathione Related Dipeptide Metabolism in Cancer"

Fatemeh Alimohammadi - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Isaac Harris

Jan 31, 2024 @ 12:00 p.m.

Medical Center | K-207, 2-6408

Second-Year 20-minute Literature Reviews: "Use of Yeast Display for Identification of Nanobodies that Bind Extracellular Domains of Transmembrane Proteins"

Katie Edwards - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. John Lueck

Jan 25, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Auditorium, 3-7619

"The Role of p53 in Fibroblast Proliferation and Fibrosis in Left Ventricle Pressure Overload."

Xiaoyi Liu - Laboratory of Dr. Eric Small

Jan 11, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Upper Auditorium, 3-7619