Mary Abood, Ph.D.
Forbes Norris ALS/MDA Research Center
California Pacific Medical Center Res Inst, San Francisco

SEMINAR TITLE:
"THE ROLE OF THE ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM IN THE NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE ALS"

Faculty Host: Dr Qin Wang

Presenter:  MATT LARSON
 

Faculty Facilitator: champion devianayagam, ph.d.
 

Paper:  ALS: delayed disease progression in mice by treatment with a cannabinoid
 

NOTE THAT THIS WEEK'S JOURNAL CLUB IS ON TUESDAY, DUE TO LABOR DAY BEING ON SEPT 3.

Attending:
1. Nai-lin cheng
2. lynda evans
3. kristin hennessy
4. vaibhav saini
5. matt hewitt
6. HAO ZHANG
7. christopher allen
8. yawar qadri
 

Menu:
Taziki's

SEMINAR TITLE:
"HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION IN 3-D: HOW PNEUMOCOCCI SURVIVES HOST INNATE IMMUNE ATTACK"

Presenter: christopher allen
 

Faculty Facilitator: peter smith, ph.d.
 

Paper: sTRUCTURE OF A COMPLEX OF HUMAN LACTOFERRIN N-LOBE WITH PNEUMOCOCCAL SURFACE PROTEIN A PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO MICROBIAL DEFENSE MECHANISM
  

Attending:
1. lynda evans
2. debeshi majumdar
3. vaibhav saini
4. lira bashari
5. dave mayhew
6. christopher allen
7. MATT LARSOn
8. yawar qadri
 

Menu:
roly poly

Presenter: lynda evans
 

Faculty Facilitator:  robert hardy, ph.d.
 

Paper: adaptation of energy metabolism in breast cancer brain metastases

Presenters: vaibhav saini
 

Faculty Facilitator: maaike everts, ph.d.
 

Paper: bacterially derived 400 nm particles for encapsulation and cancer cell targeting of chemotherapeutics

Jody L. Martin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
The Cardiovascular Institute
Loyola University Chicago

seminar title:
"are pre-translational modifications of alpha b-crystallin required for cardio protection?'

Faculty Host: Dr John chatham

Presenter: HAO ZHANG
 

Faculty Facilitator: C. ROGER WHITE, PH.D.
 

Paper: overexpression of wild-type heat shock protein 27 & a nonphosphorylatable heat shock protein 27 mutant protects against ischemia/reperfusion injury in a transgenic mouse model
 

Attending:
1. lynda evans
2. jessica perez
3. jason lucas
4. dave mayhew
5. HAO ZHANG
6. faheem shaikh
7. debeshi majumdar
8. shane kelly
 

Menu:
pork loin with apple
    dressing
green beans
oven browned potatoes
tea

Presenters: faheem shaikh
 

Faculty Facilitator: qin wang, m.d., ph.d.
 

Paper:  dO WE NEED TO REDEFINE A CANCER METASTASIS AND STAGING DEFINITIONS? 

JOHN CHATHAM, PH.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Presenter: jason lucas
 

Faculty Facilitator: suzanne oparil, m.d., ph.d.
 

Paper: increased o-glcnac levels during reperfusion lead to improved functional recovery and reduced calpain proteolysis

Attending:
1. jason lucas
2. matt hewitt
3. HAO ZHANG
4. faheem shaikh
5. erica taylor
6. shane kelly
7. chris calderon
8. matthew hardison
 

Menu:
papa john's

Presenters: xiaojia zheng
 

Faculty Facilitator: Dr. Doug Weigent, ph.d.
 

Paper: Transcriptional network governing the angiogenic switch in human pancreatic cancer

Terry machen, ph.d.
professor of cell & developmental biology
dept of molecular & cell biology
univ of california, berkeley

seminar title:
Innate immune response in airway epithelia to P. aeruginosa: Role for CFTR?

Faculty Host: Dr Mark bevensee

Presenter: lira bashari
 

Faculty Facilitator: mark bevensee, ph.d.
 

Paper: Cystic Fibrosis airway epithelial cell polarity and bacterial flagellin determine host response to pseudomonas aeruginosa

Attending:
1. nai-lin cheng
2. lira bashari
3. christopher allen
4. MATT LARSON
5. faheem shaikh
6. alencia woodard
7. shane kelly
8. Shawn Zheng

Menu:
jason's deli

IRSHAD CHAUDRY, PH.D.
Professor of Surgery
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Seminar Title: “Sex Steroids and Receptor Antagonists:  the Good, the Bad and the Ugly for Cardiovascular and Immunological Functions following Trauma-Hemorrhage.”

Presenter: doug gladden
 

Faculty Facilitator: doug weigent, ph.d.
 

Paper: estrogen receptor-α predominantly mediates the salutary effects of 17β-estradiol on splenic macrophages following trauma-hemorrhage

Attending:
1. alencia woodard
2. erica taylor
3. debeshi majumdar
4. chris calderon
5. joo hyoung lee
6. shawn zheng
7. matthew hardison
8. matt larson
 

Menu:
italian meat lasagna
salad
bread
tea

SCOTT WILSON, PH.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurobiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Seminar Title: "ubiquitin-dependent maturation of the nervous system"
 

Presenter: matthew hardison
 

Faculty Facilitator: suzanne oparil, m.d., ph.d.
 

Paper: Transgenic rescue of ataxia mice with neuronal-specific expression of ubiquitin protease 14

Attending:
1. kristin hennessy
2. vaibhav saini
3. chris calderon
4. joo hyoung lee
5. shawn zheng
6. Matthew hardison
7. Clintoria williams
8. shane kelly

Menu:
nacho bar with:
   seasoned beef
   chips
    tomato
    salsa
    cheese sauce
    onion
    lettuce
tea

stephanie watts, ph.d.
professor
dept of PHARMACOLOGY & toxicology
michigan state university

Seminar Title: Serotonin in the cardiovascular system: a confusing but invigorating challenge

faculty host: Qin Wang, PhD

Presenter: kristin hennessy
 

Faculty Facilitator: susan bellis, ph.d.
 

Paper: The Serotonin Transporter is Present and functional in Peripheral arterial smooth muscle

Attending:
1. nai-lin cheng
2. lira bashari
3. dave mayhew
4. matt hewitt
5. erica taylor
6. shane kelly
7. debeshi majumdar
8. joo lee
 

Menu:
taziki's

SUSAN BELLIS, PH.D.
Associate Professor
Dept of Physiology & Biophysics
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Presenter: matt hewitt
 

Faculty Facilitator: LISA SCHWIEBERT, PH.D.
 

Paper: A protein c/ras/erk signaling pathway activates Myeloid fibronectin receptors by altering b1 intergrin sialylation

NOTE THAT THIS WEEK'S JOURNAL CLUB IS ON TUESDAY, DUE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY ON MONDAY, JAN 21.

Attending:
1. kristin hennessy
2. faheem shaikh
3. erica taylor
4. debeshi majumdar
5. joo hyoung lee
6. shawn zheng
7. yawar qadri
8. christopher allen
 

Menu:
Domino's Pizza

Evangeline D.
    Motley-Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies & Research
Associate Professor
Division of cardiovascular biology
dept of biomedical sciences
meharry medical college

Seminar Title: "Mechanisms of endothelial nitric oxide synthase regulation by protease-activated receptors"

Faculty Host: Dr kathleen berecek

Presenter: alencia woodard
 

Faculty Facilitator: Susan bellis, ph.d.
 

Paper: Mechanism of endothelial nitric oxide synthase phosphorylation and activation by thrombin

Attending:
1. lynda evans
2. kristin hennessy
3. vaibhav saini
4. lira bashari
5. jason lucas
6. HAO ZHANG
7. alencia woodard
8. christopher allen
9. Clintoria richards         10. ERica Taylor

Menu:
Chicken Fingers             Tossed Salad                roasted Potatoes            Rolls                                     TEA

Brian R. Duling, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular
Physiology & Biophysical
Science & Biomedical Engineering
Robert M. Berne Professor of
Cardiovascular Research
University of Virginia

Seminar Title: "Interplay between connexins and ion channels in electrical conduction in endothelial cells- new pathways for vascular integration"

faculty host: qin wang, PhD

Presenter: yawar qadri
 

Faculty Facilitator: Patricia Jackson, PhD

Paper: "Are voltage dependent ion channels involved in the endothelial cell control of vasomotor tone?"

Attending:
1. lynda evans
2. kristin hennessy
3. lira bashari
4. jason lucas
5. matt hewitt
6. HAO ZHANG
7. chris calderon
8. matthew hardison
 

Menu:
jason's deli

EDWARD J. WEINMAN, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Univ of Maryland School of Medicine

seminar title:
"nherf-1, pt4, and the renal regulation of phosphate transport"

Faculty Host: Dr mark bevensee

Presenter:  debeshi majumdar
 

Faculty Facilitator: mark bevensee, ph.d.
 

Paper: Parathyroid hormone inhibits renal phosphate transport by phosphorylation of serine 77 of sodium-hydrogen exchanger regulatory factor-1

Attending:
1. nai-lin cheng
2. lynda evans
3. vaibhav saini
4. lira bashari
5. dave mayhew
6. jason lucas
7. erica taylor
8. doug gladden
9. matt larson
 

Menu:
grilled pineapple chicken
green beans
rice pilaf
tea

P. Darrell Neufer, Ph.D.
associate professor
Dept of exercise & sports medicine
east carolina university

SEMINAR TITLE: "LINKING MITOCHONDRIAL BIOENERGETICS TO METABOLIC IMBALACE-INDUCED CELLULAR DYSFUNCTION"

Faculty Host: Dr marcas bamman

Co-sponsored by the uab nutrition research center

Presenter: david mayhew
 

Faculty Facilitator: Qin Wang, MD, PHD
 

Paper: 1.) Mitochondrial overload and incomplete fatty acid oxidation contribute to skeletal muscle insulin resistance  2.) Fluxing the mitochondria to insulin resistance

Attending:
1. nai-lin cheng
2. vaibhav saini
3. dave mayhew
4. HAO ZHANG
5. erica taylor
6. debeshi majumdar
7. chris calderon
8. doug gladden
9. matt larson
 

Menu:
italian meat lasagna
salad
bread
tea

Presenter: Chris Calderon
 

Faculty Facilitator: James Pittman, M.D.
 

Paper: D1-D2 dopamine receptor heterooligomers with unique pharmacology are coupled to rapid activation of Gq/11 in the striatum

Attending:
1. nai-lin cheng
2. matt hewitt
3. chris calderon
4. joo hyoung lee
5. shawn zheng
6. yawar qadri
7. kristin hennessy
8. doug gladden
 

Menu:
roly poly

Ron Rubenstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept of Pediatrics
Univ of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

sEMINAR tITLE: "mORE RAMBLINGS ABOUT CFTR AND ENAC TRAFFICKING."

Faculty Host: Dr Cathy fuller

Co-Sponsor:

Presenter: erica taylor
 

Faculty Facilitator: LORI MCMAHON, PH.D.
 

Paper: Differential effects of Hsc70 and hsp70 on the intracellular trafficking and functional expression of epithelial sodium channels

Attending:
1. vaibhav saini
2. lira bashari
3. dave mayhew
4. erica taylor
5. debeshi majumdar
6. chris calderon
7. joo hyoung lee
8. doug gladden
 

Menu:
Roly poly

Mark R. Walter, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dept of Microbiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham

SEminar title: Crystal structures of cytokine-receptor complexes to aid drug discovery

Faculty host: dr. Qin Wang

Presenter: Nai-Lin Cheng
 

Faculty Facilitator: marcas bamman, ph.d.
 

Paper: Structure and mechanism of IFN- antagonism by an orthopoxvirus IFN- - binding protein

Attending:
1. nai-lin cheng
2. shane kelly
3. shawn zheng
4. yawar qadri
5. joo lee
6. lynda evans
7. christopher allen
8. matthew hardison
9. matt larson
 

Menu:
papa john's pizza

19 MAY
SEMINAR
12 NOON
ZRB 644