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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

Spring 2020

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Host TBD

Rotation Talks

UW Pharmacology

6/16/20

2:30PM

via zoom

Short talks by the Pharmacology first-year students about their quarterly rotation research projects

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Advisors: Charles Chavkin and Paul Phillips

Jennifer Steger

Pharmacology Graduate Student
Doctoral Thesis Defense

6/9/20

2:30PM

via zoom

Social transmission of a stress-related neuroadaptation

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Hosted by Tim Mackie

Kelley Harris

UW Genome Sciences

6/2/20

2:30PM

via zoom

Title TBD

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Advisor: Chris Hague

Eric Janezic

Pharmacology Graduate Student
Doctoral Thesis Defense

5/29/20

10:00AM

via zoom

Elucidating the role of unique structural features of the a1D-adrenergic receptor: A tale of two tails

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Hosted by Richard Gardner

Michael Metzger

PNRI

5/19/20

2:30PM

via zoom

Evolution and transmission of contagious cancers in clams

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Hosted by Richard Gardner

Jeff Rasmussen

UW Biology

5/12/20

2:30PM

via zoom

Development and repair of the skin sensory system

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Hosted by Richard Gardner

Judith Simcox

Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison

5/5/20

2:30PM

via zoom

Lipid processing in physiological stress and metabolic syndrome

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Hosted by William Catterall

George Wisedchaisri

UW Pharmacology (Postdoc Talk)

4/28/20

2:30PM

via zoom

Resting-State Structure and Gating Mechanism of a Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel

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Hosted by Yasemin Sancak

Angelika Amon

MIT Biology; Kathleen and Curtis Marble Professor of Cancer Research; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

4/21/20

2:30PM

via zoom

The role of aneuploidy in tumorigenesis