Spring 2014 Colloquium in Integrative Physiology

Schedule

DateTitle and Speaker
January 13

Introduction for Graduate Students

Chris DeSouza, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
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January 27

Using Induced Pluripotent Cells to Understand Down Syndrome

Chris Link, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
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February 3

Reward and the Cost of Time in Movement Control

Reza Shadmehr, Ph.D.
Professor
Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University
(Hosted by Alaa Ahmed alaa.ahmed@colorado.edu)

February 10

Physiological Genetics of Nicotine Dependence

Jerry Stitzel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
Institute for Behavioral Genetics
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February 17

Sometimes a Tired Doctor is Better than No Doctor at All

Drew Dawson, Ph.D.
Director
Appleton Institute
(Hosted by Ken Wright kenneth.wright@colorado.edu)

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Roles of Non-Coding RNA in Alcohol Actions

Andre Pietrzykowski, Sc.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal Sciences and Department of Genetics
Rutgers University
(Hosted by Marissa Ehringer marissa.ehringer@colorado.edu)

March 3

Targeting Healthspan: From Cells to Humans

Tom LaRocca, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Associate
Department of Integrative Physiology
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(Hosted by Doug Seals seals@colorado.edu)

March 10

Forensic Biomechanics

Jeff Wheeler, Ph.D.
CEO
Vector Scientific
(Hosted by Chris DeSouza desouzac@colorado.edu)

March 17

A Reproductive Hormone that Controls Motor Function

Pei-San Tsai, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Integrative Physiolgy
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March 31

Communication Between the Brain and Pelvic Viscera

Rita Valentino, Ph.D.
91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
(Hosted by Chris Lowry christopher.lowry@colorado.edu)

April 7

Translating Basic Biology of Aging to Humans

James Kirkland, M.D., Ph.D.
Noaber Foundation Professor of Aging 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó
Mayo Clinic Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
(Hosted by Doug Seals seals@colorado.edu)

April 14

Physical Activity Monitoring in Children and Adults

Ray Browning, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Health and Exercise Science
Colorado State University
(Hosted by Rodger Kram rodger.kram@colorado.edu)

April 22

Experimental Biology meeting

April 28

Leah Brooks - Stress, Anxiety, and FGF8
Andrew McHill - Impact of Circadian Misalignment During Simulated Night Shift Work
Evan Paul - Stress-induced Adaptations in Neuropeptidergic and Serotonergic Circuits

Graduate Students
Department of Integrative Physiology
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(Hosted by Robert Mazzeo mazzeo@colorado.edu)