UMB School of Medicine

UMB School of Medicine Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department

108 N. Greene Street

Baltimore, Maryland  21201

(410) 706-7120          

(410) 706-8297 fax

                                                          FALL 2005 SEMINAR SCHEDULE

 

Date

Speaker & Affiliation

Topic

September 12

 

Host:  Dr. Toth

Dr. Shamoo

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Ethics in Research:  An Interactive Dialogue Based on Case Studies

September 19

 

Host: Dr. Thompson

Dr. Lakowicz

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Plasmon-Controlled Fluorescence:  New Opportunities for Detection and Imaging

September 26

 

Host:  Dr. Lakowicz

Dr. Chandran Sabanayagam

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Biochemistry

October 3

 

Host:  Dr. Gill

Dr. Maria Spassova

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Calcium Channel Sensors – New Directions

Tues., October 11

 

Host:  Dr. Wilson

Dr. Robert Schneider

Department of Microbiology

New York University

AUF1: An attenuator of septic shock through targeted decay of inflammatory cytokine mRNAs

October 17

 

Host:  Dr. Rogers

Dr. Xiangdong Tang

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Anti-aging by Targeting Ion Channels

October 24

 

Host:  Dr. Wilson

Dr. J. David Port

Professor of Medicine/Cardiology & Pharmacology

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

mRNA Stability as a Regulatory Paradigm for G-protein Coupled Receptors: Relevance to Cardiovascular Disease and Function

October 31

 

Host:  Dr. Xu

Dr. Edward Lakatta

Director, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science

National Institute on Aging - NIH, Baltimore

Novel Perspectives on Why the Heart Beats

November 7

 

Host:  Dr. Lu-Chang

Dr. Leonid Medved

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Fibrin(ogen) in Haemostasis and Wound Healing

November 14

 

Host:  Dr. Toth

Dr. Thomas Hollis

Dept. of Biochemistry, Center for Structural Biology

Wake Forest University Health Science Center

TBA

November 21

 

Host:  Dr. Xu

Dr. Mandeep Mehra

Director of Cardiology Division

University of Maryland Medical Center

TBA

November 28

 

Host:  Dr. Xu

Dr. Rui-Ping Xiao

Chief, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science

National Institute on Aging - NIH, Baltimore

Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Subtype Signaling in the Heart

December 5

 

Host:  Dr.  Inesi

Drs. Hailun Ma, Carlotta Sumbilla, Suming Hua

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of Maryland, Baltimore

TBA

December 12

 

Host:  Dr. Weber

Dr. David Fushman

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

University of Maryland, College Park

NMR Studies of the Structure, Dynamics, and Ligand Interactions of Polyubiquitin Chains. Clues to Functional Diversity of Polyubiquitin

 

Seminars will be held at 4:00 p.m. in BRF 102, 108 N. Greene St. unless otherwise noted.

Coffee and Cookies will be served at 3:45 p.m.

For information or to be added to mailing list contact Marian Jones at 410-706-7120.

 

(Last Day of Classes:  December 16)                                                                                                       (Revised 7/8/05)