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PHARMACOLOGY SEMINARS

The Department of Pharmacology hosts vibrant seminar speakers every academic year to inspire new scientific thoughts and exploration.

BROWSE SEMINARS
PHARMACOLOGY SEMINARS Krebs Lecture Laura Sheard Lecture Calendar of Events

Autumn 2021

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Hosted by Dr. William Catterall

Dr. Paul DeCaen

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University

11/30/21

10:30 AM

via zoom

Primary Cilia Polycystins and their Molecular Dysregulation in Polycystic Kidney Disease

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Department of Pharmacology

First-year Pharmacology Students

12/14/21

1:30 PM

via zoom

Rotation Talks

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Hosted by Dr. Smita Yadav

Kimya Nourbakhsh

Dissertation
Pharmacology Graduate Student

11/30/21

1:00 PM

Room T-747

Uncovering the Role of Protein Kinase TAOK2 as an Endoplasmic Reticulum-Microtubule Tether

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Hosted by Dr. David Shechner

Dr. Alice Ting

Professor of Genetics, of Biology and, by courtesy, of Chemistry
Stanford University

12/9/21

10:30AM

via zoom

Chemogenetic and Optogenetic Technologies for Probing Molecular and Cellular Networks

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Hosted by Dr. Michael Bruchas

Dr. Veronica Alicia Alvarez

Senior Investigator
Laboratory for Integrative Neuroscience; Section on Neuronal Structure
NIH/NIAAA

12/2/21

10:30AM

via zoom

Cortical and midbrain regulation of dopamine signals in the striatum

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Hosted by Dr. Shao-En Ong

Dr. Martin Golkowski

Acting Instructor
Department of Pharmacology
University of Washington

11/4/21

10:30AM

via zoom

Mapping Signaling Networks that Drive Cancer Cell Plasticity and Therapy Resistance

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Hosted by Dr. Shao-En Ong

Dr. Kristin Knouse

Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

10/28/21

10:30AM

Delivering Insights Into Organ Homeostasis and Regeneration Through in Vivo Genome-Wide Screens

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Hosted by Dr. John D. Scott

Dr. John Gordan

Assistant Professor
University of California, San Francisco

10/21/21

10:30AM

via zoom

Targeting Altered Tumor Suppressor Signaling in Cancer

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Hosted by Dr. David Shechner

Dr. Rhiju Das

Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Stanford University School of Medicine

10/14/21

10:30AM

via zoom

RNA computer modeling and design