2018-2019 NCBA Departmental Seminar Series
Unless otherwise noted, all Seminars are at noon in the Basic Science Auditorium,
Room 2.212, Basic Science Building
Speaker | Date | Host |
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Dr. Lena Al-Harthi, Rush Medical College. Title: "Shifting Paradigms, Challenges and Outstanding Question in the Role of Astrocytes in HIV Latency and Neuropathogenesis" | 10/10/18 | Dr. Shao-Jun Tang |
Dr. Howard. S. Fox, University of Nebraska Medical Center. Title: "Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease: Disorders with Common Effects on Synaptic Mitochondria" | 10/17/18 | Dr. Shao-Jun Tang |
Dr. Brian Cummings, University of California. Title: "Human Neural Stem Cell Therapies for Traumatic Brain Injury - When is Enough Enough?" | 11/28/18 | Dr. Qing Yang |
Dr. Eliana Scemes, New York Medical College. Title: "Astrocyre and Neuronal Pannexin1 Contribute Distinctly to Seizures and Pain" | 12/5/18 | Dr. Lin-Yen Mae Huang |
Dr. Marcus Kaul, University of California. Title: "Promotion versus Restriction of NeuroHIV: Effects of Host Factors and Psychostimulants" | 1/16/19 | Dr. Shao-Jun Tang |
Dr. Hongjun Song, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Title: "Single-Cell Analysis of Neural Stem Cells and Neurogenesis" | 2/13/19 | Dr. Ping Wu |
Dr. Man-Kyo Chung, University of Maryland. Title: "Yin and Yang of Capsaicin Receptor TRPV1 in Pain" | 3/6/19 | Dr. Shao-Jun Tang |
Dr. Shrikant Anant, Kansas Mason Cancer Research Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center. Title: "Cancer Stem Cells – A Queen Bee to Target" | 4/3/19 | Dr. Pomila Singh |
Dr. Kathleen Sluka, University of Iowa. Title: "Does exercise increase or decrease pain? Underlying mechanisms and clinical implications" | 4/11/19 | Dr. Jin Mo Chung |
Dr. Axel Nimmerjahn, Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Title: "How do glial cells control CNS function?" | 5/15/19 | Dr. Shao-Jun Tang |
Dr. Junfang Gu, University of Maryland School of Medicine. Title: "Risk of Dementia/Depression and Associated Inflammatory Mechanisms in Spinal Cord Injury" | 4/3/19 | Dr. Pomila Singh |