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Seminars

During the academic year, we sponsor a seminar on most Mondays at 4:00 PM, in the Lecture Hall (E501). We pride ourselves on presenting, at almost every seminar, an eminent scholar from around the country or around the globe.

Upcoming Seminars


Ann Marie Craig, PhD
Ann Marie Craig, PhD
University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine
March 18, 2024 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Lisa Boinon

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"Synaptic organizing complexes in brain development and disorders"


Yan Xiang, PhD
Yan Xiang, PhD
University of Texas Health Science Center – San Antonio / Long School of Medicine
March 25, 2024 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Xinghong Dai, PhD

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"SAMD9-Mediated Innate Immunity Against Viruses and Myeloid Tumors"


Kenneth R. Laurita, PhD
Kenneth R. Laurita, PhD
Case Western Reserve University Schools of Medicine and of Engineering (MetroHealth)
April 1, 2024 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Patrick Osei-Owusu, PhD, FAHA

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"TBA"


Eric S. Goetzman, PhD
Eric S. Goetzman, PhD
University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine and Public Health
April 15, 2024 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Alexandra Victoria Schmidt

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"The therapeutic potential of medium-chain lipids"


Sanjay Arvind Desai, MD, PhD
Sanjay Arvind Desai, MD, PhD
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
April 22, 2024 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Nami Tajima

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"Transmembrane ion and nutrient transport in malaria parasites"


Yi-Wei Chang, PhD
Yi-Wei Chang, PhD
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
April 29, 2024 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Shiwei Zhu

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"TBA"


Lubo Zhang, PhD
Lubo Zhang, PhD
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
May 6, 2024 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Patrick Osei-Owusu, PhD, FAHA

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"TBA"


Recent Seminars


Peng Zhang, PhD
Peng Zhang, PhD
School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
March 11, 2024 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Nami Tajima

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"Molecular mechanisms underlying synaptic organization and function: Cues from adhesion molecules and extracellular matrix"


Volker Vallon, MD (Dr med), FASN, FAPS
Volker Vallon, MD (Dr med), FASN, FAPS
School of Medicine, University of California - San Diego
March 7, 2024 4 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Walter F. Boron, MD, PhD

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11TH ANNUAL ULRICH HOPFER LECTURE

"The kidneys inner workings and needs; lessons from targeting a glucose transporter"


Subramanium Pennathur, MD
Subramanium Pennathur, MD
University of Michigan Medical School
March 4, 2024 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Jeffrey R. Schelling, MD

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"Nutrient metabolism and Diabetes Complications"


Heedeok Hong, PhD
Heedeok Hong, PhD
Michigan State University College of Natural Science
Feb. 26, 2024 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Matthias Buck

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"Membrane Protein Folding-What Lipids Do"


Alexander Staruschenko, PhD, DSci
Alexander Staruschenko, PhD, DSci
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Feb. 19, 2024 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Agustin Gonzalez-Vicente, PhD

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"Mechanisms contributing to kidney injury in type 2 diabetic nephropathy"


Sarah M. Schumacher-Bass, PhD
Sarah M. Schumacher-Bass, PhD
Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
Feb. 12, 2024 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Patrick Osei-Owusu, PhD, FAHA

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"Cardiac GRK2 peptide as a tool to understand sexual dimorphism in cardiometabolism and heart failure"


Colin K. Drummond, MBA, PhD
Colin K. Drummond, MBA, PhD
Case Western Reserve University
Feb. 5, 2024 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Cassandra Barone, BS

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"Wearables for Clinical Decision Support: A1 to the Rescue?"


James Olzmann, PhD
James Olzmann, PhD
University of California - Berkeley
Jan. 29, 2024 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Tingwei Mu, PhD

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"Cellular mechanisms of lipid storage and liptoxicity"


Wei Lu, PhD
Wei Lu, PhD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH)
Jan. 22, 2024 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Tingwei Mu, PhD

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"Regulation of GABAA receptors by transmembrane auxiliary subunits"


Andreas Stahl, PhD
Andreas Stahl, PhD
University of California - Berkeley, College of Natural Resources
Dec. 4, 2023 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Jeffrey R. Schelling, MD

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"Microphysiological Systems for Studying Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity and their Complications"


David C. Poole, PhD, DSc
David C. Poole, PhD, DSc
Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Nov. 27, 2023 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Rossana Occhipinti, PhD

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"Skeletal Muscle Capillary-mitochondrial Oxygen Transport in Health and Disease"


Henry M. Colecraft, PhD
Henry M. Colecraft, PhD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Nov. 20, 2023 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Taylor Benske

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"Of ubiquitin, ion channels, and diseases"


Jonathan P. Schlebach, PhD
Jonathan P. Schlebach, PhD
Indiana University - Bloomington
Nov. 13, 2023 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Tingwei Mu, PhD

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"Unifying Principles for the Mutation-Specific Effects of Pharmacological Chaperones"


Gary P. Ho, MD, PhD
Gary P. Ho, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Nov. 6, 2023 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Qiuye Li, PhD

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"Palmitoylation and alpha-synuclein related synaptic (dys)function in Parkinson disease and Lewy body dementia"


Seth Field, MD, PhD
Seth Field, MD, PhD
University Hospitals Cleveland / Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Oct. 16, 2023 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Jeffrey R. Schelling, MD

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"The Great Escape: Molecular Machinery to Exit the Golgi and How that Drives Cancer"


J. Kevin Foskett, PhD
J. Kevin Foskett, PhD
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Oct. 2, 2023 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Walter F. Boron, MD, PhD

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

"CALHM ion-channel synapses in sensory and immune cell signaling"


Simon Scheuring, PhD
Simon Scheuring, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Sept. 25, 2023 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
School of Medicine E501
Hosted by: Nami Tajima

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DEPARTMENT SEMINAR RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 24, 2023

"Four! Four no more!"



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