Pharmacology

Postdoctoral Seminar Speaker

Parf, A Novel Partner of ARF, Inhibits Centrosome Amplification and Chromosome Instability through Nucleophosmin Regulation and Its GTPase Function

Xuefeng Zhang , PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Pain Research Seminar Speaker

Inhibition of Spinal Neuroplasticity by Agmatine

Carolyn Fairbanks , PhD
Associate Professor
Pharmaceutics
University of Minnesota

Graduate Student Workshop

An In vivo Investigation into the Effects of Schweinfurthin Mediated Toxicity in Glioblastoma Multiforme

Ryan Sheehy , BS
Graduate Student
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Graduate Student Workshop

Mitochondrial Networking in Neuronal Development and Function

Kyle Flippo , BS
Graduate Student
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Postdoctoral Seminar Speaker

The Granulosa Cell Inositol Phosphate Cascade is Essential for Fertility

Shawn Breen , PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Faculty Seminar

The AKTins Diet: Metabolic Role of PPARgamma in Skeletal Muscle

Andy Norris , MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Endocrinology
Washington University

Event Announcement

Graduate Student Workshop

Identification of Novel Transcriptional Factors Influencing Renin Expression in Kidney Tumor Cells

Ko-Ting Lu , BS
Graduate Student
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Postdoctoral Seminar

Tumor Suppressor RGS6 Mediates Doxorubicin-induced ATM and p53 Activation and Suppresses Ras-induced Oncogenic Transformation

Jie Huang , PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Graduate Student Workshop

Molecularly Targeted Imaging of Medulloblastoma Subtypes

Kelsey Whittier
Graduate Student
Pediatrics
The University of Iowa

Faculty Seminar Speaker

George Richerson , MD, PhD
Professor and Chair
Neurology
The University of Iowa

Graduate Student Workshop

Javier Gomez , BA
Graduate Student
Anatomy and Cell Biology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Graduate Student Workshop

Colin Higgins
Graduate Student
Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Visiting Seminar

G Protein Signaling Mechanisms

Heidi Hamm , PhD
Professor
Pharmacology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Hosted by: Songhai Chen, PhD

Faculty Seminar

TIGRs: Targeted Image-Guided RNA Therapies

Paloma Giangrande , PhD
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine
The University of Iowa

Pain Research Seminar

Cortical Plasticity and Its Implications in Chronic Pain and Fear

Min Zhuo , PhD
Professor
Physiology
University of Toronto

Graduate Student Workshop

Oxidized CaMKII and Atrial Fibrillation: Does the Road to Atrial Arrhythmias Run through Mitochondria?

Andrew Ackell
Graduate Student
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
The University of Iowa

Visiting Seminar

Mitochondrial Fusion and Division

Hiromi Sesaki , PhD
Assistant Professor
Cell Biology
Johns Hopkins University

Hosted by: Stefan Strack, PhD

Co-sponsored by: Molecular and Cellular Biology

Visiting Seminar

The Social Life of Mitochondria

Gyorgy Hajnoczky , MD, PhD
Professor
Pathology, Anatomy & Cell Biology
Thomas Jefferson University

Hosted by: Stefan Strack, PhD

Visiting Seminar

Fast and Long-term Modulation of Neuronal Potassium Channels by Intracellular Signaling Molecules, Involving Macromolecular Protein Complexes

Mark Shapiro , PhD
Professor
Physiology
University of Texas Hlth Ctr - San Antonio

Event Announcement

Hosted by: Stefan Strack, PhD

Co-sponsored by: Cardiovascular Research Center

Visiting Seminar

Jay Shah , MD
Senior Staff Physiatrist
Rehabilitation Medicine Department
National Institutes of Health

Visiting Seminar

Synaptic Autophagy and Its Implications in Autism Pathogenesis

David Sulzer , PhD
Professor
Clinical Neurology, Pharmacology and Psychiatry
Columbia University Medical School

Event Announcement

Hosted by: Yuriy Usachev, PhD

Dissertation Seminar

Cardiovascular Oxidative Stress: Recent findings on ACE2 and MAO

Ricardo Pena-Silva
Graduate Student in Dr. Don Heistad's Lab
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

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Employee Recognition Event

 Pharmacology Staff Appreciation

Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

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Summer Undergraduate Seminar

How we identified a new gene causing hypertension

Curt Sigmund , Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Postdoc Seminar

A Novel Role for the PI3K-mTOR Axis in the Cardiovascular and Sympathetic Effects of Leptin

Shannon Harlan , Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Visiting Speaker Seminar

Noxs, TRPM Cation Channels and Microparticles: New Paradigms in Vascular Redox Signaling

Rhian Touyz , M.D., Ph.D.
Director of Research Institute
Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences
University of Glasgow

Event Announcement

Hosted by: Curt D. Sigmund, Ph.D.

Co-sponsored by: Dr. Curt Sigmund's Program Project Grant

Faculty Seminar

Understanding Glucocorticoid Sensitivity in Childhood B Cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Miles Pufall , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry
The University of Iowa

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Graduate Student Seminar.

Elucidating Mechanisms by Which Substance P in the RVM Contributes to the Maintenance of Pain following Inflammatory Injury

Uche Maduka
Graduate Student
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

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Graduate Student Seminar

Phospho-regulation of Drp1-mediated Mitochondrial Fragmentation during Ischemic Injury in Neurons

Andrew Slupe
Graduate Student
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

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Fall Event

 Pharmacology Fall Picnic
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Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

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Faculty Seminar

DP Mohapatra , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

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Pain Research Seminar Speaker

Amygdalo-Cortical Interaction in Pain

Volker Neugebauer , MD, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair for Education
Neuroscience & Cell Biology
University of Texas Medical Branch

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Graduate Student Seminar

Mechanisms of p53 Activation by NIAM, Nuclear Interactor of ARF and Mdm2

Sara  Reed
Graduate Student
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Annual Brody Memorial Lecture

Nedd9 & Aurora-A: Integrating Multiple Signaling Pathways in Cancer and Other Pathologies

Erica Golemis , Ph.D.
Deputy Chief Scientific Officier
Program in Developmental Therapeutics
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Event Announcement

Hosted by: Brody Lecture Committee

Co-sponsored by: Brody Lecture Committee

Visiting Speaker Seminar

Carlos Arteaga , M.D.
Professor
Medicine and Cancer Biology
Vanderbilt - Ingram Cancer Center

Event Announcement

Hosted by: John Koland, Ph.D.

Co-sponsored by: Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (HCCC)

Faculty Seminar

Songhai Chen , M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

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Graduate Student Seminar

Even More New Forms and Functions of RGS6 in Brain

Adele Stewart
Graduate Student
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Faculty Forum

Weizhou Zhang , PhD
Assistant Professor
Pathology
The University of Iowa

Visiting Speaker Seminar

Biological Functionality of Different Estrogen Receptor Activities

Kenneth Korach , Ph.D.
Chief
Laboratory of Reproductive & Developmental Toxicology
National Insitute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS / NIH)

Event Announcement

Hosted by: Mario Ascoli, Ph.D.

Co-sponsored by: Women's in Reproductive Health Research (WRHR)

Postdoc Seminar

Functional Characterization of a Gbeta3 Splice Variant Associated with the C825T Polymorphism and Implicated in Human Diseases

Zhizeng Sun , Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

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Graduate Student Seminar

Selective Activation of the Renin-Angiotensin System in the Subfornical Organ is Sufficient to Elicit Fluid and Sodium Intake Behaviors

Jeff Coble
Graduate Student
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Co-sponsored Faculty Recruitment Seminar

Potential Novel Mechanism for Hypertension Triggered by a Constitutively Active Alpha1a-Adrenoceptor Genetic Variant

Anush Oganesian , PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
University of Washington

Event Announcement

Co-sponsored by: Department of Biochemistry

Faculty Seminar

Synthesis and Biological Studies of Medicinally Important Natural Products

Jin Zhendong , Ph.D.
Professor
Division of Medicinal and Natrual Products Chemistry
The University of Iowa

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Pain Research Seminar Speaker

Substance P Release Mediated by AKAP150-synchronized Activation of PKA and PKC in Paclitaxel-induced Pain

Zaijie Jim Wang , PhD
Associate Professor
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics
University of Illinois - Chicago

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Graduate Student Seminar

Functional Characterization of the Novel G beta gamma-Activated RhoGEF PLEKHG2

Caitlin Runne
Graduate Student
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

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Visiting Speaker Seminar

Mixed Lineage Kinases: Novel Therapeutic Targets of Proliferative and Degenerative Diseases

Ajay Rana , Ph.D.
Professor
Pharmacology
Loyola University Medical School

Event Announcement

Hosted by: Rory Fisher, Ph.D.

Co-sponsored by: Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (HCCC)

Dissertation Seminar

Role of Parf, a Novel Partner of ARF, in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcimoma and in ARF Signaling

Viviane Muniz , M.S.
Graduate Student in Dr. Dawn Quelle's Lab
Molecular & Cellular Biology Program
The University of Iowa

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Faculty Forum

Meng Wu , PhD
Director
High Throughput Screening Facility
The University of Iowa

Pain Research Seminar Speaker

Blepharospasm, Trigeminal Hyperexcitability, and Photophobia in the Blink of an Eye

Craig  Evinger , PhD
Professor
Neurobiology & Behavior and Opthalmology
SUNY at Stony Brook

Event Announcement

Co-sponsored by: Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

Pain Research Seminar Speaker

Meningeal pH, ASICs, and the Pathophysiology of Headache

Gregory Dussor , PhD
Assistant Professor
Pharmacology
The University of Arizona

Event Announcement

Dissertation Seminar

The Role of Mitochondrial Restructuring in Neuronal Ca2+ Homeostasis and Excitotoxicity

Patrick Houlihan , B.S.
Graduate Student in Dr. Yuriy Usachev's Lab
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

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Graduate Student Seminar

Modulation of TRPV1 Activity by PTHrP: A Mechanism for Pain Associated with Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis

Aaron Mickle
Graduate Student
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Dissertation Seminar.

Regulation of Protein Phosphatase 2A by Proteasomal Degradation

Beth Oberg , B.S.
Graduate Student in Dr. Stefan Strack's Lab
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

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Postdoc Seminar

The Granulosa Cell Inositol Phosphate Cascade is Essential for Ovulation

Shawn Breen , Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Postdoc Seminar

Jie Huang , Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Graduate Student Seminar

Molecular Mechanism Underlying Vascular Function Regulation by Smooth Muscle PPARγ via RhoA/Rho Kinase Signaling

Stella-Rita Ibeawuchi
Graduate Student
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Holiday Party

The Department of Pharmacology Holiday Party

Social Hour:  6:00 - 7:00 PM
Dinner at 7:00 PM
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Biochemistry Research Workshop

Contrasting Resting Metabolic Rate Control by the Brain vs Peripheral Renin-Angiotensin Systems

Justin Grobe , PhD
Assistant Professor
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Hosted by: Tingting Duan

Visiting Speaker Seminar

The Structural Basis for Tight Control of PP2A Holoenzyme Biogenesis and Function

Yongna Xing , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Oncology
University of Wisconsin - Madison

Event Announcement

Hosted by: Stefan Strack, Ph.D.

Graduate Student Seminar

Evaluating the Effects of Schweinfurthins in Glioblastoma Multiforme through Modification of Schweinfurthin Flux

Ryan Sheehy
Graduate Student
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Faculty Recruitment Seminar

The Effects of Protons at Auditory Hair Cell Synapses

Soyoun Cho , PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Vollum Institute
Oregon Health & Science University

Event Announcement

Faculty Recruitment Seminar

Molecular Dissection of Voltage-gated Ion Channels: Critical Determinants of Neuronal Excitability and Behavior

Yarimar Carrasquillo , PhD
Staff Scientist
Developmental Biology
Washington University School of Medicine

Event Announcement

Dissertation Seminar

Modulation of TRPV1, Nociceptor Sensitization and Induction of Thermal Hyperalgesia by C-Type Natriuretic Peptide

Lipin Loo , B.A.
Graduate Student in Dr. D.P. Mohapatra's Lab
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

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Faculty Seminar

Development of Non-Viral Gene Delivery Vectors for the Liver

Kevin Rice , Ph.D.
Professor
Division of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Hosted by: Dr. Songhai Chen

Graduate Student Workshop

Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3: A Potential New Target in Vascular Disease

Ying Li
Graduate Student
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Visiting Speaker Seminar

Cancelled on 1/22 do to unforeseen circumstances ER Stress, Oxidant Stress, and Hypertension: It's All in Your Head

Robin Davisson , Ph.D.
Professor
Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University

Event Announcement

Hosted by: Curt D. Sigmund, Ph.D.

EHSRC/SuperfundToxicology Seminar

The First 100 years of Pharmacology at the University of Iowa, (1870-1970)

Harold Williamson , PhD
Emeritus Professor
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Co-sponsored by: The Environmental Health Sciences Research Center

Visiting Speaker Seminar

Cancelled on 9/24 due to personal reasons

Oliver Bogler , Ph.D.
Vice President
Global Academic Programs
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Hosted by: Dawn E. Quelle, Ph.D.

Co-sponsored by: Cancer Genomics and Cell Growth Program (CGCG)

Postdoc Workshop

Regulation of Excitability and Synaptic Signaling in Sensory Neurons

Leonid Shutov , Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Graduate Student Workshop

The Role of Nuclear Receptors on Renin Expression

Ko-Ting Lu
Graduate Research Assistant
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Seminar

Metabolic Actions of Endocrine FGFs

Matthew Potthoff , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Postdoc Workshop

RGS6 is a Novel Suppressor of Breast Tumor Initiation and Progression

Biswanath Maity , Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

The Diabetes & Obesity Talks

Angiotensin AT1A Receptors are Required for the Metabolic and Cardiovascular Effects of Leptin

Justin Grobe , PhD
Assistant Professor
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Graduate Student Workshop

G-Protein Coupled Receptor Expression Patterns Delineate Medulloblastoma Groups

Kelsey Whittier
Graduate Research Assistant
The Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Graduate Student Workhsop

Structural and Functional Characterization of RGS4 Inhibitors

Colin Higgins
Graduate Research Assistant
Pharmaceutical Sciences & Experimental Therapeutics
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Faculty Forum

Michael L. Lutter , MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry
The University of Iowa

Postdoc Workshop

Intrinsic Regulation of Survival and Death in Mammalian Brain Neurons: A Potassium Channel Holds the Key

Andrew Shepherd , Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Graduate Student Workshop

Understanding the Physiological Relevance of the UPR Signaling Network

Javier Gomez
Graduate Student
The Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Molelcular and Cellular Biology
The University of Iowa

Event Announcement

Faculty Seminar

Functional Analysis of a Hindbrain Glutamatergic Circuitry in Adaptive Control of Feeding and Body Weight

Qi Wu , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pharmacology
The University of Iowa

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