DR. NORMAN F. PARADISE MEMORIAL SEMINAR SERIES

The Department of Integrative Medical Sciences Seminar Series is dedicated to the memory of Norman F. Paradise, Ph.D. Dr. Paradise, a charter member of the medical school and Department of Physiology from 1977-1984, had a career-long research interest in cardiac function. He was an outstanding teacher, who was best known by his students for his innovative style and special gift to make difficult physiological concepts simple and fun to learn.

For further information about our seminar series, please contact:

Hans G. Folkesson, Ph.D.
Professor
Phone: (330) 325-6436
E-Mail: hgfolkes@neoucom.edu		 Shannon Walker
Administrative Coordinator
Phone: (330) 325-6139
E-Mail: swalker1@neoucom.edu

 

2007-2008 Seminar Schedule

Date
Name
Title
Sept. 25, 2007
11:00 a.m.
F-118		 William M. Chilian, Ph.D.,
Professor and Chairman,
NEOUCOM		 Regulation of Coronary Collateral Growth
Oct. 23, 2007
11:00 a.m.
F-118		 Hans G. Folkesson, Ph.D.,
Professor,
NEOUCOM		 ENαC Membrane Expression and Function in the Lung at Birth is Regulated by SGK and Nedd4-2
Nov. 6, 2007
11:00 a.m.
F-118		 William Lynch, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor,
NEOUCOM		 Modeling Spongiform Motor Neuron Disease using Retroviruses
Nov. 13, 2007
11:00 a.m.
F-118		 Ian N. Bratz, Ph.D.,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Indiana University		 Impaired Capsaicin-Induced Relaxation of Coronary Arteries in a Porcine Model of the Metabolic Syndrome
Nov. 20, 2007
11:00 a.m.
F-118		 John Chiang, Ph.D.,
Professor,
NEOUCOM		 Mechanism of Bile Acid Regulation of the CYP7A1 Gene
Dec. 4, 2007
11:00 a.m.
F-118		 Mary J. Cismowski, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor,
NEOUCOM		 Modulation of GPCR Signaling Pathways by AGS Proteins--Implications in Disease
Dec. 18, 2007
11:00 a.m.
F-118		 Christopher Baines, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor,
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center		 Digging for Holes: Molecular Dissection of the Mitochondrial Pore
Jan. 8, 2008
11:00 a.m.
F-118		 William Landis, Ph.D.,
Professor,
NEOUCOM		 Recent Analytical Studies of Orthopedic Pathologies
Jan. 22, 2008
11:00 a.m.
F-118		 J. Gary Meszaros, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor,
NEOUCOM		 Cellular Aspects of Cardiac Remodeling: Focus on Fibroblasts and Myofibroblasts
Feb. 19, 2008
11:00 a.m.
F-118		 Tiangang Li, Ph.D.,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
NEOUCOM		 Regulation of Bile Acid Synthesis during Chronic Liver Injury
March 4, 2008
11:00 a.m.
F-134/135		 Xiaochao Ma, M.D., Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Laboratory of Metabolism
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health		 Defining the Role of Pregnane X Receptor in vivo Using Humanized Mouse Models
March 11, 2008
11:00 a.m.
F-134/135		 Yoonkwang Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine		 Emerging Metabolic Regulators: Orphan Nuclear Receptor SHP and LRH-1
March 17, 2008
11:00 a.m.
F-134/135		 Yanqiao Zhang, M.D.
Assistant Research/Cardiologist,
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
School of Medicine
University of California at Los Angeles		 Coordinated Regulation of Glucose and Lipid Metabolism by the Nuclear Receptor FXR
March 21, 2008
12:00 p.m.
F-118		 Maike Krenz, M.D.
Instructor,
Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology
The Children's Hospital Research Foundation
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center		 Noonan Syndrome in Mice and Men
April 15, 2008
1:00 p.m.
G-105 North/South		 Eric Labonte, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Center for Lipid and Arteriosclerosis Studies
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Cincinnati		 The Impact of Dietary Lipid Absorption on Hepatic Pathogenesis of Obesity and Diabetes
April 29, 2008
11:00 a.m.
F-134/135		 Carl Sims, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor,
Dept. Biological Sciences
Youngstown State University		 Gender and Age Differences in the Vulnerability to Cardiac Arrhythmia in Long QT Syndrome Type 2: Is Calcium at the Heart of the Matter?
June 10, 2008
11:00 a.m.
F-118		 Gary D. Niehaus, Ph.D.,
AssociateProfessor,
NEOUCOM		 Pathogen Detection
June 17, 2008
11:00 a.m.
F-134/135		 Arie Horowitz, D.Sc.
Assistant Professor,
Department of Medicine
Dartmouth Medical School		 TBA
June 24, 2008
11:00 a.m.
F-134/135		 Bradley Andresen, Ph.D., FAHA
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Division of Endocrinology
University of Missouri-Columbia		 Novel Angiotensin II-Mediated Signaling to ERK in Renal Microvascular Smooth Muscle Cells: Implication for Hypertension
July 7, 2008
11:00 a.m.
F-118		 James Hardwick, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor,
NEOUCOM		 Omega Fatty Acid P450 Hydroxylase in Oxidative Stress and Inflammation during Fatty Liver Disease
July 15, 2008
11:00 a.m.
F-134/135		 Zoltan Ungvari, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Department of Physiology
New York Medical College		 TBA