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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.

Upcoming 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021

Research Talk: “Isolating the Role of Myotonia in DM1 Pathogenesis”

Matthew Sipple - Laboratory of Dr. John Lueck

Dec 15, 2022 @ 12:30 p.m.

Medical Center | Anders Room, 4-6912

Seminars & Events

Research Talk: “Isolating the Role of Myotonia in DM1 Pathogenesis”

Research Talk: “Characterization of the Orai1-G100S Mouse Model of Tubular Aggregate Myopathy and Partial Rescue by Voluntary Wheel Running”

Research Talk: "Calcium Channel Blockers as a Potential Therapeutic for DM1"

Ph.D. Thesis Defense: "KRIT1-mediated Regulation of Cellular Response to Inflammation"

Guest Seminar: “Ablation of the MICOS complex Alters Mitochondrial Structural Changes in Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle During Aging”

Second-Year 20 minute Literature Reviews: “Selective Activation of Inhibitory-Class Gα Subtypes Confers Unique Pharmacological Effects at Adenosine A1 Receptors"

Second-Year 20 minute Literature Reviews: “Astrocytes Propel Neurovascular Dysfunction During Cerebral Cavernous Malformation Lesion Formation"

"Synaptic Dysfunction Underlying Neurodevelopmental Disorders”

Ph.D. Thesis Defense: "Interrogation into Molecular Mechanisms of Activation and Desensitization in Acid-Sending Ion Channel 1a"

Second-Year 20 minute Literature Reviews: “Light-Activated Mitochondrial Fission Through Optogenetic Control of Mitochondrial-Lysosome Contacts”

Second-Year 20 minute Literature Reviews: “Detection of Ca2+ Transients Near Ryanodine Receptors by Targeting Fluorescent Ca2+ Sensors to the Triad”

2022 Wallace O. Fenn Lecture: “Age-dependent Impairment of Neurovascular Coupling in a Col4a1 Mutant”

"Live-Animal Multiphoton Imaging of the Blood Stem Cell Niche"

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: “Myelin Maturation in Macaque and Murine Striatum During Postnatal Development​”

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: “RpL17 Dependent Signaling in Endothelial Cells Inhibits Angiogenesis​”

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: “Epigenetic Modifiers of Malignant Hyperthermia​”

"Vascular and Immune Mechanisms of Hypertension: Role of Cullin3 Ubiquitin Ligase"

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: "The Role of Small Proline-Rich Protein 2b (SPRR2B) in Regulating Cardiac Fibrosis"

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: “Role of Orphan G Protein-coupled Receptor GPRC5B in Retinoic Acid-induced Depressive-like Behaviors”

Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Topography and Motion of the Acid-sensing Ion Channel 1 Intracellular Domains”

Ph.D. Thesis Defense: "Investigating Succinate and pH Dynamics in Cardiac Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury"

First-Year Rotation Talks: “Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CAR’s)”

First-Year Rotation Talks: “Piezo1 Channels as Targets in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis”

"The cytoskeleton as disease modifier in striated muscle"

First-Year Rotation Talks: "The effect of modified Cyclophilin D (CypD) on mitochondrial function in HEK293 cells"

First-Year Rotation Talks: "Using Molecular Dynamics Strategies to Elucidate Therapeutic Effects of D-cysteine ethyl ester (DCee) in Treating Opioid Overdose"

Research Talk: "Functional Analyses of Acidic Pocket Collapse in ASIC1a via Pharmacology and Photo Crosslinking"

Research Talk: "Salivary Ducts – Linking Structure to Function"

Inner retinal hyperactivity in degenerative blindness: Molecular mechanisms, Cellular sources, and physiological consequences

Research Talk: “KRIT1-Mediated Regulation of Neutrophil Adhesion and Motility”

“Alteration of Ca2+ signaling and compromised mitochondria in the early stages of Sjogren’s syndrome mouse model.”

Ph.D. Thesis Defense: "A Comprehensive Overview of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Dimer Signaling"

Second-Year 25 minute Literature Reviews: "Characterization of 5HT1A receptor coupling profile"

Second-Year 25 minute Literature Reviews: “The role of small proline-rich protein 2b in the cardiac fibrosis”

"Development of a Novel Agent with Dual Anti-resporptive and Anabolic Effect for the treatment of Osteoporosis"

M4 muscarinic receptor modulation of striatal biology and repetitive behaviors

Second-Year 25 minute Research Talks: "RpL17 and signaling in angiogenesis"

Second-Year 25 minute Research Talks: "SOCE dysfunction in a new calsequestrin mouse model of tubular aggregate myopathy"

Second-Year 25 minute Literature Reviews: “Comprehensive spatial profiling of the orphan G protein coupled receptor GPRC5B in mouse brain”

Second-Year 25 minute Literature Reviews: "Myelin Development in Striatum"

Fixing broken connections: GABA and glutamate neurotransmitter deficits in depression and reversal by novel treatments

Ph.D. Thesis Defense: "Electroporation Mediated Gene Delivery to Rescue the Alveolar Capillary Barrier Function for ARDS Treatment"

Research Talk: "Efficient Suppression of Endogenous CFTR Nonsense Mutations Using Anticodon Engineered Transfer RNAs"

Investigating the Physiology of Adhesion-Class GPCRs in the Kidney

Creating a metabolomics pipeline for investigating gut microbiome-host interactions

Unique development plasticity and function of frontal cortical dopamine circuits

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: “Myelin Maturation in Macaque and Murine Striatum During Postnatal Development”

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: “RpL17 Dependent Signaling in Endothelial Cells Inhibits Angiogenesis”

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: “Epigenetic Modifiers of Malignant Hyperthermia”