2009 DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Department of Molecular Biophysics & Physiology
Rush University Medical Center
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Dr. Carlos A. Villalba-Galea, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
New Insights into the Mechanism of Activation of the Voltage-Dependent Phosphoinositide Phosphatase, Ci-VSP
Room 1201, Department Conference Room - Jelke Bldg.
11:00 a.m. Monday, January 12, 2009
Host: Michael Fill
[Schedule]
Dr. Leo P. Kadanoff, The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Making a Splash, Breaking a Neck. The Development of Complexity in the Physical Sciences
Room 1201, Department Conference Room - Jelke Bldg.
11:00 a.m. Monday, January 26, 2009
Host: Bob Eisenberg
[Schedule]
Dr. László Csernoch, Department of Physiology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
Triadin Isoforms and Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Skeletal Muscle
Room 1005, Herrick Conference Room - Jelke Bldg.
11:00 a.m. Friday, March 6, 2009
Host: Eduardo Rios
[Schedule]
Dr. Yoichiro Mori, School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
A Three-Dimensional Model of Cellular Electrical Activity
Room 1005, Herrick Conference Room - Jelke Bldg.
11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Host: Bob Eisenberg
[Schedule]
Dr. Tilman Schirmer, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Structural Biology of Second Messenger Signaling: Simple Principles for the Regulation of c-di-GMP Metabolism
Room 1201, Department Conference Room - Jelke Bldg.
1:30 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2009
Host: Bob Eisenberg
[Schedule]
Dr. Werner Kunz, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Specific Ions Effects in Complex Systems of Biological Interest
Room 1201, Department Conference Room - Jelke Bldg.
11:00 a.m. Monday, April 6, 2009
Host: Bob Eisenberg
[Schedule]
Dr. S.R. Wayne Chen, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Molecular Basis and Treatments of Cardiac Arrhythmias Associated with Cardiac Ryanodine Receptor
Room 1005, Herrick Conference Room - Jelke Bldg.
11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 16, 2009
Host: Michael Fill
[Schedule]
Dr. Ramón Latorre, Centro de Neurociencias de Valparaíso, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
Too Hot or Too Cold? TRP Channels as Temperature Sensors
Room 1005, Herrick Conference Room - Jelke Bldg.
11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Host: Bob Eisenberg
[Schedule]
Leandro De Oliveira Royer, M.Sc., Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Functional Roles of Calsequestrin 1 in Adult Mouse Skeletal Muscle
Room 1005, Herrick Conference Room - Jelke Bldg.
10:15 a.m. Monday, May 11, 2009
Host: Eduardo Rios
Thesis Defense
Dr. Jaydeep Bardhan, Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Computational Tools for Understanding Protein Function: Re-visiting Conceptual and Mathematical Interfaces between Models
Room 1005, Herrick Conference Room - Jelke Bldg.
9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Host: Bob Eisenberg
[Schedule]
Dr. H. Larry Scott, Department of Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
Modeling the Lateral Organization of Heterogeneous Lipid Membranes
Room 1201, Department Conference Room - Jelke Bldg.
11:00 a.m. Monday, June 1, 2009
Host: Bob Eisenberg
[Schedule]
Dr. David F. Green, Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Applied Protein Design: Engineering Molecular Interactions in Complex Systems
Room 1201, Department Conference Room - Jelke Bldg.
11:00 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2009
Host: Bob Eisenberg
[Schedule]
Dr. Sumita Pennathur, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Nanofluidic Technology for Biological and Energy Applications
Room 1201, Department Conference Room - Jelke Bldg.
11:00 a.m. Monday, July 13, 2009
Host: Bob Eisenberg
[Schedule]
Dr. Björn C. Knollmann, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Genetic Approaches for Improving Arrhythmia Therapy
Room 160, Field Auditorium - Cohn Research Bldg.
10:00 a.m. Monday, August 24, 2009
Host: Eduardo Rios
[Schedule]
Dr. Xander H.T. Wehrens, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Defective Calcium Release from the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum - Emerging Target for the Treatment of Heart Failure and Cardiac Arrhythmias
Room 160, Field Auditorium - Cohn Research Bldg.
10:00 a.m. Monday, September 28, 2009
Host: Lothar Blatter
[Schedule]
Dr. Lee Makowski, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
Biochemistry in the Scattering Volume
Room 1201, Department Conference Room - Jelke Bldg.
11:00 a.m. Monday, October 19, 2009
Host: Bob Eisenberg
[Schedule]
Departmental Contact Information
The core of the Department is located on the 12th floor of the Jelke Southcenter (JS) Building.
1750 West Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612-3824, U.S.A.
Telephone: 312-942-6454 Fax: 312-942-8711
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