Patricia H. Janak, Ph.D.
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Department of Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University

Clinical Science Research Building (CSRB)
Room 563

Thursday

April 19, 2018

12:30 PM- 1:30 PM

“Understanding mTBI and PTSD Comorbidity Through Translational Research Efforts”

Abigail G. Schindler, Ph.D.
Acting Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington

SON/AH Building
Lecture Hall C (238)

Friday

April 13, 2018

12:00 PM- 1:00 PM

"Obesity: One Size Doesn’t Fit All: A Comparison of Sex Differences in the Response to High-Fat Diet in Obesity-Resistant and Obesity-Prone Rats"

Jonquil M. Poret, B.S.
Masters Candidate
Physiology
LSUHSC

Medical Education Building
Room 7267

Thursday

April 12, 2018

12:30 PM- 1:30 PM

“Venturing into Big Data with Dietary Resistant Starch”

Michael Keenan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Human Nutrition and Food Division
School of Human Ecology
Louisiana State University
Agricultural Center

Medical Education Building
Room 7267

Friday

April 6, 2018

1:00 PM- 2:00 PM

“Brain Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Signaling Mediates Stress-Induced Behaviors”

Allyson L. Schreiber
MD/PhD Candidate
Physiology
LSUHSC

Medical Education Building
Room 7267

Thursday

April 5, 2018

12:30 PM- 1:30 PM

"Calcineurin: A Tale of Two Isoforms"

Clintoria Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine

Medical Education Building
Room 7267

Thursday

March 29, 2018

1:30 PM- 2:30 PM

“Effects of Peripheral Immune Activation on Amygdala Function”

Soumyabrata Munshi
Post-Doctoral Fellow Candidate
Department of Neuroscience
Rosalind Franklin University

Medical Education Building
Room 7267

Monday

March 26, 2018

11:00 AM- 12:00 PM

“Continuous and Binge-Like Consumption of Dietary Fat Differentially Affects Gustatory Neural Circuitry”

Darryl A. Gaudet Jr., B.S.
Master's Candidate
Department of Physiology
LSUHSC

Medical Education Building
Room 7267

Thursday

March 22, 2018

12:30 PM- 1:30 PM

“Elucidating the Extended Amygdala Roles in Emotion”

Thomas Kash, Ph.D.
John R. Andrews Distinguished Professor
Vice Chair for Faculty Development
Department of Pharmacology
Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies

Clinical Science Research Building (CSRB)
Room 563

Thursday

March 15, 2018

12:30 PM- 1:30 PM

"Heparan Sulfate: A Key Regulator of Angiogenesis"

Lianchun Wang, M.D.
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology;
Georgia Cancer Coalition Scholar Complex
Carbohydrate Research Center University of Georgia

Clinical Science Research Building (CSRB)
Room 563

Thursday

March 1, 2018

12:30 PM- 1:30 PM

"Metabolic Surgery: Mechanisms and Use of "Bariatric" Operations to Treat Diabetes"

David E. Cummings, M.D.
Professor of Medicine & Senior Investigator
Diabetes & Obesity Center of Excellence
University of Washington

Clinical Science Research Building (CSRB)
Room 563

Thursday

February 22, 2018

12:30 PM- 1:30 PM

“Mechanisms of Alcohol Impairment of Recovery from Disuse Atrophy”

Liz Simon, MVSc, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology
LSUHSC

Medical Education Building
Room 7267

Monday

February 19, 2018

11:00 AM- 12:00 PM

“Einstein, Black Holes, Gravitational Waves and Other Matters”

Gabriela González, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Louisiana State University

Clinical Science Research Building (CSRB)
Room 563

Thursday

February 15, 2018

12:30 PM- 1:30 PM

“Neural Mechanisms of Tobacco Abuse Vulnerability”

Laura O'Dell, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
The University of Texas at El Paso

Clinical Science Research Building (CSRB)
Room 563

Monday

February 5, 2018

12:30 PM- 1:30 PM

"The cardioprotective effects of lysyl oxidase inhibition - we have LOX to talk about"

Elia El Hajj
PhD Candidate
Department of Physiology
LSUHSC

Medical Education Building
Room 7267

Thursday

February 1, 2018

12:30 PM- 1:30 PM

"Brain Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF) Signaling Mediates Behavioral Effects of Stress"

Allyson Schreiber
MD.PhD Candidate
Department of Physiology

Medical Education Building
Room 7267

2017 Fall Seminar Schedule

Thursday December 14, 2017 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM	“Non-coding RNAs and Cerebrovascular Injury and Remodeling after Ischemic Stroke” Kejie Yin, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Neurology School of Medicine,University of Pittsburgh Medical Education Building Room 7267

Wednesday December 13, 2017 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM	ADACE Retreat Unraveling the National Opioid Crisis: From Biology to Better Therapies for Pain LSUHSC Human Development Center 411 South Prieur Street

Thursday December 7, 2017 12:00 - 1:00	Educational Review Seminar: "Altitude: Physiologic Stresses and Adaptations" Michael Levitzky, PhD Professor Department of Physiology LSUHSC Physiology Conference Room 7267 7^th Floor MEB

Wednesday December 6, 2017 11:00 - 12:00	“Lipids and Lipid Droplet Proteins: Their Pathogenic Roles in Liver Diseases” Rotonya M. Carr, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Co-Director, Human Metabolic Tissue Resource, Institute of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Physiology Conference Room 7267 7^th Floor MEB

Thursday November 30, 2017 12:00 - 1:00	“Sulf2 in Lung Injury and Repair” Xinping Yue, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Physiology LSUHSC Physiology Conference Room 7267 7^th Floor MEB

Thursday November 16, 2017 12:00 - 1:00	“Targeting Parathyroid Hormone and Src Kinase Signaling in Triple Negative Breast Cancer” Brian G. Rowan, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Interim Chair Gerald & Flora Jo Mansfield Piltz Endowed Professor of Cancer Research Department of Structural & Cellular Biology Tulane University School of Medicine Clinical Science Research Building (CSRB) Room 563

Thursday November 9, 2017 12:00 - 1:00	Danielle Levitt, MS, CSCS Doctoral Candidate Departments of KHPR & Biological Sciences University of North Texas Physiology Conference Room 7267 7^th Floor MEB

Thursday November 2, 2017 12:00 - 1:00	“Innate Immune Signaling and the Conversion from the Acute to the Chronic Pain State” Tony L. Yaksh, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor School of Medicine University of California SoN/AH Lecture Hall C (238)

Wednesday October 25, 2017 12:00 - 1:00	“Mechanisms Regulating Fat Distribution and Metabolic Health in Women and Men” Susan K. Fried, Ph.D. Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology Diabetes and Bone Disease Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai Clinical Science Research Building (CSRB) Room 563

Thursday October 19, 2017 12:00 - 1:00	"ISG15 Proteinopathy in Ataxia Telangiectasia: Mechanism, Therapeutic Target, and Biomarker" Shyamal Desai, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology LSUHSC Physiology Conference Room 7267 7^th Floor MEB

Thursday October 12, 2017 12:00 - 1:00	"The role of mesoaccumbens dopamine in pain and opioid dependence" Amanda Pahng, Ph.D. Post Doctoral Fellow Department of Physiology LSUHSC Physiology Conference Room 7267 7^th Floor MEB

Thursday October 5, 2017 12:00 - 1:00	“Central Amygdala Mediates Alcohol Dependence-Induced Hyperalgesia” Nick Gilpin, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Physiology LSUHSC Physiology Conference Room 7267 7^th Floor MEB

Monday October 2, 2017 10:00 - 11:00	“Unraveling the Neural Substrates of Addiction” Anushree N. Karkhanis, Ph.D. Instructor Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Wake Forest School of Medicine Physiology Conference Room 7267 7^th Floor MEB

Thursday September 21, 2017 12:00 - 1:00	“Interplay of Diet and Tumor with the Gut Microbiome” Lauri Byerley, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Physiology LSUHSC Physiology Conference Room 7267 7^th Floor MEB

Thursday September 7, 2017 12:00 - 1:00	“Exercise, Health, and Weight Loss: Is Weight Loss Imperative to Obtain Health Benefits?” Neil Johannsen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Kinesiology LSU Physiology Conference Room 7267 7^th Floor MEB

Thursday August 31, 2017 12:00 - 1:00	“Alcohol-SIV/HIV-ART Interactions Physiology: From a Translational Team Science Perspective” Patricia Molina, M.D.,Ph.D. Professor and Head Department of Physiology LSUHSC Physiology Conference Room 7267 7^th Floor MEB

Thursday August 24, 2017 12:00 - 1:00	"A novel role for the UPR gene Chac1 in skeletal muscle" Imran N Mungrue, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology LSUHSC Physiology Conference Room 7267 7^th Floor MEB

Tuesday August 15, 2017 12:30 - 1:30	“Bridging Science and Practice for Collective Impact in Ending the HIV Pandemic” Cynthia Gomez, Ph.D. Founding Director & Professore Emerita Health Equity Institute San Francisco State University SON/AH Lecture Hall A (Room 228)

Tuesday August 15, 2017 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	“P2Y2 Receptor: The Middle of the Journey” Jianzhong Shen, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Drug Discovery & Development Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy Physiology Conference Room 7267 7^th Floor MEB

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