Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Seminar Schedule
September 2007 – May 2008 All seminars are held in the PTCRC Auditorium from 11 ‘til noon unless otherwise noted. |
Date | Speaker/Affiliation | Title | Host |
September 2007 | 13 | Dean F. Wong, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Radiology, Psychiatry and Environmental Health Sciences; Radiology Vice Chair for Research Administration and Training, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland | Pre, Post and Intrasynaptic Dopamine Imaging in Neuropsychiatric Disorders | Jones |
27 | Howard Eichenbaum, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Boston University | Towards a Functional Organization of the Medial Temporal Lobe System | Deadwyler |
October 2007 | 11 | Michael Nader, Ph.D., Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Translating Monkey Models of Cocaine Abuse to Human Drug Addiction | McCool |
25 | Sam Deadwyler, Ph.D., Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Role of Endocannabinoids in Memory | Jones |
November 2007 | 1 | Patricia Gallagher, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Surgical Sciences, Hypertension and Vascular Research Center, Assistant Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology, Director, Molecular & Genetics Core Lab, Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Angiotensin 1-7 and Cancer Growth | McCool |
8 | From noon to 1 p.m., room E24, Hanes Building. SPECIAL SEMINAR – sponsored by Physiology/Pharmacology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, and the Western North Carolina Chapter of the Society of Neuroscience. |
Kjell Fuxe, M.D., Professor of Histology, Dept. of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden | Receptor Heteromers and Their Function in the Basal Ganglia. Relevance for Neurological and Mental Diseases and Their Treatment | Roberts |
15 | Sandra D. Comer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Substance Abuse Research Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute | Opioid Abuse Liability Studies in Human Research Volunteers | Liguori |
29 | Wayne Pratt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Wake Forest University | Exploring the Role of Acetylcholine at the Interface of Motivation and Action | McCool |
December 2007 | 6 | William J. Arendshorst, Ph.D., Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Emerging Role of the ADP Ribosyl Cyclase / Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Signaling Pathway in the Regulation of Vasomotor Tone in the Renal Microcirculation | McCool |
20 | Debra Diz, Ph.D., Professor and Director of Basic Sciences Research, Surgical Sciences, Hypertension & Vascular Research Center; Professor, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology; Neuroscience Program; Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Aging and the Brain Renin-Angiotensin System | McCool |
Jan. 2008 | 24 | Mark Chappell, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Surgical Sciences, Hypertension and Vascular Research Center; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology; Section of Molecular Medicine; Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Sex, Salt, and Cardiovascular Regulation | McCool |
February 2008 | 7 | Nancy Kanagy, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Cell Biology and Physiology,University of New Mexico | CNS Pathways in Sleep Apnea and Blood Pressure | Tallant/ Chappell |
21 | Marc G. Caron, Ph.D., James B. Duke Professor, Dept. of Cell Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC | Animal Models of CNS Disorders: Implications for Therapy | Jones |
March 2008 | 6 | Paul Czoty, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Modeling Clinical Features of Addiction in Laboratory Animals | McCool |
27 | Michela Gallagher, Ph.D., Krieger- Eisenhower Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD | Aging, Learning & Memory | Nicolle |
April 2008 | NOTE new date!
9 | Rodrigo España, Ph.D., Instructor, Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Arousal and Addiction: A Novel Role for the Hypocretin/Orexin System | McCool |
| PTCRC Auditorium
SPECIAL SEMINAR - Sponsored by the Dept. of Comparative Medicine and the Dept. of Physiology and Pharmacology: |
10 | Duane M. Rumbaugh, Ph.D., Scientist Emeritus, Great Ape Trust of Iowa, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Psychology, Georgia State University | Ape Language Skills and a New Perspective of Learning and Behavior – Salience Theory | Deadwyler |
17 | Robin L. Davisson, Ph.D., Professor, Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Ithaca, NY CANCELLED
| Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiac Function
| Tallant/
Chappell
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| SPECIAL SEMINAR | | |
30 | Robert H. Lipsky, Ph.D., Chief, Section on Molecular Genetics, NIAAA, NIH | Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms Regulating BDNF Function | McCool |
May 2008 | 1 | Allison Brashear, M.D., Professor and Chair, Dept. of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Cervical Dystonia and Spasticity | McCool |
15 | James E. Smith, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Neurobiological Indices of Rodent Drug Self-Administration | McCool |