DUE TO CURRENT HEALTH RESTRICTIONS THIS DEFENSE WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Qiuye Li, a Ph.D. candidate mentored by and in the lab of Dr. Wïtold Surewicz, will remotely publicly defend his doctoral dissertation on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. in SOM E-501.
The title of Qiuye's defense is "Structural studies of pathogenic protein aggregates".
Michael Babinchak, a Medical Scientist Training Program Ph.D. candidate mentored by and in the lab of Dr. Wïtold Surewicz, remotely publicly defended his doctoral dissertation on Friday, March 20, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in SOM E-501.
The title of Michael's dissertation is "Pathological aggregation and liquid-liquid phase separation of TDP-43 in neurodegenerative disease."
Dr. Rajesh Ramachandran, an associate professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, will have published Dynamin Superfamily GTPases: Methods and Protocols, of which he is the editor, on July 5, 2020.
The book is one of the series "Methods in Molecular Biology" (Book 2159)
Humana; 1st ed. 2020 edition
ISBN-10: 1071606751
ISBN-13: 978-1071606759
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A FUTURE DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
The Department of Physiology and Biophysics and the Department of Neurosciences will jointly host Dr. Roger Nicoll, a professor of Cellular Molecular Pharmacology at the University of California - San Francisco School of Medicine, as the guest lecturer at a School of Medicine Frontiers in Biological Sciences Lecture on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. in SOM E-501.
The title of Dr. Nicoll's lecture is "In search of the molecules of memory."
A reception for Dr. Nicoll will be held prior to the lecture.
The Department will host an Open House for all students, parents, and undergraduate advisors interested in learning more about the M.S. in Medical Physiology Post-Bacc program on Saturday, April 18, 2020. A full day of activities is scheduled.
For more information: https://physiology.case.edu/education/department-open-house/
The Department will hosted an Open House for all students, parents, and undergraduate advisors interested in learning more about the M.S. in Medical Physiology Post-Bacc program on Saturday, June 20, 2020. A full day of activities was held.
For more information: https://physiology.case.edu/education/department-open-house/
July 15th, 2020 is the deadline for submitting applications for the MS in Medical Physiology Program (Post-Bacc Program). The admissions committee will review your application once it is complete and all application materials are received. If you have any questions, please contact the program at msmpadmissions@case.edu. Contact us if you need assistance.
Robert M. Carey, M.D., M.A.C.P., Dean Emeritus and Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, gave the 8th Annual Ulrich Hopfer Lecture on Monday, March 2, 2020 at 4:00 in SOM E-501, hosted by our Chair, Dr. Walter Boron, and Dr. Ulrich Hopfer.
The title of Dr. Carey's lecture was "Defective renal AT2 receptor signaling in hypertension."
Dr. Carey also met with facutly members and Ph.D. students during his visit, and a reception in his honor was held in the Department 5th floor lobby prior to his lecture.
The Department of Physiology and Biophysics hosts the Hopfer lecture each March to honor Professor Emeritus Ulrich Hopfer, M.D., Ph.D.
The Medical Physiology program held its annual retreat at the Tinkham Veale University Center Ballroom on Friday, January 10, 2020. Medical Physiology students attended sessions and seminars on preparing applications for professional school.
The Department hosted its annual holiday party on Saturday, December 14 from 6:30-10:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Botanical Garden in University Circle. The Botanical Garden is currently holding its annual GLOW event, to which our guests had exclusive access during the party.
Catering was provided by Bon Appétit and a string ensemble provided seasonal music.
Santa Claus was available for pictures and passed out presents to the kids.
Leslie Leinwand, Ph.D., F.A.H.A., Distinguished Professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology (MCDB) and the Chief Scientific Officer of the BioFrontiers Institute at the University of Colorado, gave the 5th Annual Department of Physiology and Biophysics Matthew N. Levy Lecture on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in SOM E-501.
The title of Dr. Leinwand's lecture was “Myosin myopathies: mechanisms of pathogenesis and paths to therapeutics.”
A reception in Dr. Leinwand's honor followed the lecture.
The late Dr. Matthew Levy was a gifted, dedicated teacher and scientist who influenced countless students, conducted groundbreaking research on heart function and its relationship to the autonomic nervous system, and who co-authored one of the most influential texts on physiology. Each autumn, beginning with a daylong symposium in 2014, the Department honors the memory of Dr. Levy and his accomplishments.
Hanna Zhang, a Ph.D. candidate in the lab of Dr. John Kirwan, publicly defended her doctoral dissertation on Friday, October 18, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in SOM E-501.
The title of Hanna's dissertation is “Growth differentiation factor-15 is a contraction-induced myokine that maintains glucose homeostasis in obesity and type 2 diabetes”.
A reception was held in Dr. Zhang's honor following the defense.
