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Natalie Kent,
Management Operations Specialist
USA College of Medicine
Office of Dean
MSB 2015
Mobile, Alabama 36688
Phone: (251) 460-6041
Fax: (251) 460-6073 |
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| Distinguished Scientist Series |
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| On a rotating basis, basic science departments invite distinguished scientists from other academic institutions to present seminars describing their latest research findings. The seminars are presented on Thursday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. in the first floor auditorium in the Medical Sciences Building. Interested faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend. The series includes many outstanding scientists. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to attend as we welcome these outstanding scientists. |
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| DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST SEMINAR (DSS) SERIES |
| October 2009- May 2010 |
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DEPARTMENT |
HOST |
SPEAKER |
AFFILIATION |
SEMINAR TITLE |
| 10/1/2009
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Physiology
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James Downey, Ph.D. |
David A. Kass, M.D.
Bio
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Professor of Medicine; Abraham & Virginia Weiss Professor of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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"Viagra Redux: Modulating Cardiac Stress Response by Phosphodiesterase Type 5" |
| 10/8/2009
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Center for Lung Biology
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Troy Stevens, Ph.D. & Thomas Rich, Ph.D.
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James R. Klinger, M.D.
Bio
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Brown Medical School, Medical Director - Respiratory Care Unit, Rhode Island Hospital,
Division of Pulmonary Sleep and Critical Care Medicine
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“The role of ANP in pulmonary permeability" |
| 10/15/2009
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Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Glenn Wilson, Ph.D.
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John A. Corbett, Ph.D.
Bio
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Director, Comprehensive Diabetes Center & Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism, UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, Birmingham, AL
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“How Does Nitric Oxide Kill Beta Cells?" |
| 10/22/2009
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Pharmacology
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Karen Fagan, M.D. |
Richard M. Weinshilboum, M.D.
Bio
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Mary Lou and John H. Dashburg Professor of Cancer Genomics, and Director, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Medical School-Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
"Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Drug Therapy" |
| 10/29/2009
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Comparative Medicine
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Jonathan Scammell, Ph.D.
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Frank F. Bartol, Ph.D.
Bio |
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Auburn School of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL
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"Maternal Lactocrine Programming of Neonatal Development: Implications for Fertility and Health" |
| 11/5/2009
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Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Valentina Grishko, Ph.D.
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Richard F. Loeser, Jr., M.D.
Bio
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The Dorothy Rhynee Kimbrell & Willard Duke Kimbrell Professor of Arthritis & Rheumatology & Professor, Internal Medicine, Molecular Medicine & Rheumatology, Section Chief, Molecular Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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"Redox Regulation of IGF-I and Integrin Signaling in Chondrocytes" |
| 11/12/2009
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
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Sailen Barik, Ph.D. |
Cheng-Ming Chiang, Ph.D.
Bio |
Professor, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX |
"Epigenetic Control of Chromatin-Dependent Transcription: Lessons from HPV E2 and E6 Proteins"
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| 12/3/2009
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Physiology |
Thomas Lincoln, Ph.D.
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Hanjoong Jo, Ph.D.
Bio
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Ada Lee & Pete Correll Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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"Identification of novel flow-sensitive mRNAs and microRNAs Regulating Atherosclerosis" |
| 12/10/2009
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Pharmacology
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Karen Fagan, M.D.
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Edward Abraham, M.D.
Bio
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Spencer Chair in Medical Science Leadership, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birminghan School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
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"Intersection Between Coagulation and Inflammation: The Secret Life of Coagulation Factors" |
1/7/2010
CANCELLED
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Pharmacology CANCELLED
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Mark Gillespie, Ph.D. |
Scott W. Ballinger, Ph.D.
Bio
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Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Division Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Center for Free Radical Biology, Director, Bio-Analytical Redox Biology Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
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“The Mitochondrial Paradigm for Disease Susceptibility: Prehistoric Events Influencing Contemporary Disease Risk”
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| 1/14/2010
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Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Glenn Wilson, Ph.D.
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Clayton Mathews, Ph.D.
Bio |
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
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"A Little Dissipation is a Good Thing: The Suppressor of Superoxide Production Locus" |
| 1/21/2010
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
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William Gerthoffer, Ph.D.
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Chunxiang (Kevin) Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
Bio
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Associate Professor & Vice Chairman of Research, Dept. of Anesthesiology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine & Denistry of New Jersey
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"miRNAs in Vascular Function"
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1/28/2010
CANCELLED
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
CANCELLED
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Sachin Gupte, Ph.D.
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Joseph Loscalzo, M.D., Ph.D.
Bio
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Head, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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"The Pathobiology and Redox Dysregulation of the Vasculature" |
| 2/4/2010
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OPEN |
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| 2/11/2010
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Microbiology & Immunology
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Joseph Brewer, Ph.D.
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John F. Kearney, Ph.D.
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Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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TBA |
| 2/18/2010 |
Physiology |
Steve Ballard, Ph.D. |
Thomas Lincoln, Ph.D.
Bio |
Professor & Chair, Department of Physiology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, AL |
"Control of Cyclic GMP Signaling: Why It Should Not Have Taken 30 Years to Figure It Out" |
| 2/25/2010
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Pharmacology
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Eugene Cioffi, Ph.D.
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James Prestegard, Ph.D.
Bio |
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Chemistry, and GRV/Varian Eminent Scholar of NMR Spectroscoy, University of Georgia's Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, Atlanta, GA
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“NMR Investigations of ADP Ribosylation Factor: Insights into Vesicle Trafficking.” |
| 3/4/2010
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Pharmacology
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Mark Gillespie, Ph.D. |
Christopher M. Waters, Ph.D. |
Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Physiology, Univ. of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Memphis, TN |
TBA |
| 3/11/2010
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OPEN
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| 3/18/2010
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OPEN |
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| 3/25/2010
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Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Glenn Wilson, Ph.D.
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Tak Yee Aw, Ph.D.
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Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular physiology, LSU Health Sciences Centere, Shreveport, LA
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TBA |
| 4/1/2010 |
Center for Lung Biology |
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| 4/8/2010
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COM Dean's Office |
Samuel J. Strada, Ph.D. |
Henry Sondheimer, M.D. |
Senior Director, Student Affairs and Student Programs, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC |
TBA |
| 4/15/2010
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Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Lyudmila Racheck, Ph.D.
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Gerald I. Shulman, M.D., Ph.D., FACP
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| George R. Cowgil Professor of Physiological Chemistry, Medicine & Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT |
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TBA |
| 4/22/2010 |
Pharmacology |
Mark Gillespie, Ph.D. |
Scott W. Ballinger, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Division Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Center for Free Radical Biology, Director, Bio-Analytical Redox Biology Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL |
"The Mitochondrial Paradigm for Disease Susceptbility: Prehistoric Events Influencing Contemporary Disease Risk"
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| 4/29/2010
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
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Richard Honkanen, Ph.D.
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Philip Howe, Ph.D.
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Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Case Wester Reserve University & Staff member, Department of Cancer Biology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH
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TBA |
| 5/6/2010
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Microbiology & Immunology
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Paul Brett, Ph.D.
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David DeShazer, Ph.D.
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Microbiologist, Bacteriology Division, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Ft. Detrick, MD
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TBA |
| 5/13/2010
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OPEN
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| 5/20/2010 |
Comparative Medicine |
Jonathan Scammell, Ph.D. |
Guy A. Caldwell, Ph.D. |
Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL |
TBA |
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