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Fall 2008 - All Meetings 1 - 2 PM

February 4

Aberrant expression of cyclic AMP Response Element Binding Protein contributes to mitochondrial dysfunction and decreased lifespan - Dr. Thomas Tubon
2550 MSC

February 18

Aging of the brain, neurotrophin signaling, lipid signaling, a novel form of post-translational regulation of membrane proteins, etc., etc., and Alzheimer’s disease: is IGF1-R the common culprit? - Dr. Luigi Puglielli
G5/152 - UW Hospital

March 3

Can old monkeys teach us any new tricks about aging? - Dr. Christopher Coe
2550 MSC

March 17 - Cancelled due to Spring Break

March 31

Body Size, Energy Metabolism and Aging - Dr. John Speakerman, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
1111 Biotech

April 14

PGC-1-related coactivator (PRC): molecular interactions and biological functions - Dr. Richard Scarpulla, Northwestern
G5/152 - UW Hospital

April 28 - Cancelled

May 12

Genetic and Genomic Approaches to Diabetes Gene Discovery - Dr. Alan Attie
2550 MSC

 

 

 

Fall 2007

• Understanding Dynamic Muscle Functions - Antonio Hernandez, Predoctoral Trainee
• Investigating the molecular basis for breast carcinoma progression in response to dense connective tissue - Patricia Keely, Faculty
• The Role of the LDL Receptor in Regulating Hepatic ApoB Secretion - Daniel Blasiole, Predoctoral Trainee
• Neurocognitive brain changes in people at risk for Alzheimer's Disease - Sterling Johnson, Faculty
• Effects of mtDNA Deletion Mutations, Electron Transport System Abnormalities and Caloric Restriction on Sarcopenia: Studies in Rat & Human Skeletal Muscle - Entela Lushaj, Postdoctoral Trainee
• Breast Epithelial Cells Adjust Their Contractile Response to 3D Matrix Density through Filamin A-â1 Integrin Interactions - Scott Gehler, Postdoctoral Trainee
• TBA - JoAnne Robbins, Faculty and Ianessa Humbert, Postdoc on the CTSA (formerly K-12 Team) grant

Spring 2007

• Vitamin D: Is it the Fountain of Youth? – Neil Binkley, Faculty
• Molecular Players in the Hepatic Regulation of Plasma Lipid Homeostasis – Daniel Blasiole, Predoctoral Trainee
• Estrogen and Cognition: Fact or Fallacy? – Training Grant PI
• Effects of mtDNA deletion mutations, electron transport system abnormalities and caloric restriction on sarcopenia: studies in rat and human skeletal muscle – Entela Lushaj, Postdoctoral Trainee
• Muscle weakness: Which proteins are the culprits? – LaDora Thompson, Associate Professor, U of MN Program in Physical Therapy
• Mitochondrial DNA Mutations and Aging – Patrick Bradshaw, Postdoctoral Trainee
• CREB and Aging – Jerry C. P. Yin, Faculty

Fall 2006

• Effects of methyl deficiency on imprinted gene expression in the prostate - Joseph Dobosy, Postdoctoral Trainee
• Comprehensive tools for metabolic analysis applied to diabetes and obesity mechanisms - Christopher Newgard, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology and Professor of Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Visiting Speaker
• Nerve Growth Factor Regulates Malignant Breast Epithelial Cell Migration - Scott Gehler, Postdoctoral Trainee
• Connections Between Fragile X and Alzheimer's Disease - James Malter, Faculty Mentor
• Mitochondrial DNA Deletion Mutations Accumulate to Detrimental Levels in Aged Muscle - Judd Aiken, Faculty Mentor
• Cholecystokinin and Type 2 Diabetes - Philipp Raess, Predoctoral Trainee
• Biomechanical Limiters of Gait Speed in Older Adults - Darryl Thelen, Faculty Mentor

Spring 2006

• R-Ras affects adherens junction formation in breast epithelial cells, Siobhan Wilson, Predoctoral Trainee
• Talin regulates LFA-1 integrin function during immunological synapse formation, William Simonson, Predoctoral Trainee
• Aging in nonhuman primates, Joseph Kemnitz, Faculty Mentor
• Gender and age influence the neural control of breathing, Mary Behan, Faculty Mentor
• The ImperPHEXion of gene cloning in understanding disease pathophysiology, Marc Drezner, Faculty Mentor
• Metabolic regulators in cellular and organismal survival, Rozalyn Anderson, Postdoctoral Trainee

Fall 2005

• T-Cell Aging in mice & primates, Janko Nikolich-Zugich, Guest Speaker, Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Oregon Health and Science University
• Osteoporosis research, Neil Binkley, Faculty Mentor
• Mitochondrial dysfunction in aging, Patrick Bradshaw Postdoctoral Trainee
• Changes in energy expenditure with age, Dale Schoeller Faculty Mentor
• Is oxidative damage involved in aging and cancer?, Terry Oberley, Faculty Mentor
• Posterior cingulate cortex: Functions in young adults and changes in individuals at risk for AD, Michele Ries, Postdoctoral Trainee
• Are alterations in genomic imprinting a susceptibility factor for prostate cancer?, David Jarrard, Faculty Mentor