Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology

Congratualtions to Jennifer Furman

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:12:09 -0500

Congratualtions to Ms. Jennifer Furman (Mentor: Dr. Chris Norris) on her first place poster presentation award at the Science Symposium sponsored by Sanders Brown Center on Aging.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. James R. Moyer, Jr

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:20:44 -0500

On Thursday, November 12 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. James R. Moyer, Jr. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Psychology.
Dr. Moyer's seminar is entitled: Neurobiological Mechanisms of Aging and Cognitive Flexibility. This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC

Congratualtions to Luke Searcy and Lindsay Calderon

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:53:28 -0400

CONGRATULATIONS to Luke Searcy and Lindsay Calderon for winning first and second place, respectively, at the Gill Heart Cardiovascular Research Day Poster presentation last week!

Alzheimer's Research Forum Article Features the work of The Norris Laboratory (off-campus link)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:52:15 -0400

On October 18th, the Alzheimer's Research Forum posted an article entitled "The Skinny on NFATs—Mediators of Ab Toxicity?" The article featured recent work conducted in the lab of Dr. Chris Norris, which showed that cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease is associated with elevated calcineurin/NFAT signaling in the hippocampus (Mohmmad Abdul et al., 2009, J Neurosci 29:12957–12969). The work was a collaborative effort with the Alzheimer's Disease Center at UK, as well as the labs of Drs. Harry Levine and Paul Murphy of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. Dr. Hafiz Mohmmad Abdul, of the Norris lab, spearheaded the study, and former and current pharmacology graduate students, Michelle Sama and Jennifer Furman, also made important contributions.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. John P. O'Bryan

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:09:29 -0400

On Thursday, October 29th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by John P. O'Bryan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Dr. O'Bryan's seminar is entitled: "Intersectin Pathways in Cell Biology". This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Markey Research Seminar: Dr. Michael Kilgore

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:19:00 -0400

Dr. Michael Kilgore is giving a Markey Research Seminar at noon on Friday, October 23 in Room MN-363 of the Medical Science Building. His lecture title is: Targeting the endogenous expression and transactivation of PPARγ as a therapeutic strategy in the treatment of breast cancer.

Markey Research Seminar: Dr. Hollie Swanson (pdf)

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:53:20 -0400

Dr. Hollie Swanson is giving a Markey Research Seminar at noon on Friday, October 16 in Room MN-263 of the Medical Science Building. The title of her seminar is The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor: A Target for Novel Cancer Therapeutics?

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Michal J. Toborek

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:51:48 -0400

On Thursday, October 22, 2009 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Michal J. Toborek, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Research, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine. Dr. Toborek's seminar is entitled: Repairing The Barrier: Protection Of The Blood Brain Barrier Against HIV-1 Trafficking Into The Brain. This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Please Welcome Our Newest Faculty Member Dr. Xiuwei Yang to the Pharmacology Department

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:37:37 -0400

Dr. Yang comes from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on the biology and the microenvironment of cancer cells. He is joined by Dr. Xinyu Deng who obtained his PH.D. at Peking Union Medical University.

Thanks to our Student Representatives

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:49:02 -0400

We appreciate the efforts of our previous Student Representatives (Marian Novak and Jillian Vanover). We thank them for their service, and welcome our new Student Representatives Heather Buechel and Jenny Furman.

Please welcome IBS rotation students

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:06:45 -0400

Please welcome Ryan Griggs, an IBS student rotating in Dr. Thibault's lab.

Please Welcome Our Newest Graduate Students

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:40:08 -0400

Please welcome our newest graduate students: Woodrow
Friend (Mentor: Dr. Rina Plattner), and Abdel Salous (Mentor: Dr. Andrew Morris).

Pharmacology Orientation Workshop 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:20:54 -0400

Pharmacology Orientation Workshop for IBS Students will be held on August 11th, 2009.

Ms. Lindsay Calderon Awarded AHA Predoctoral Fellowship

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:18:29 -0400

Congratulations to Lindsay Calderon for being awarded an American Heart Association predoctoral fellowship.

Grad. Student Seminar: Mr. Marian Novak aand Mr. Jonathan Sims

Wed, 27 May 2009 23:28:26 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by graduate students, Mr. Marian Novak aand Mr. Jonathan Sims on Thursday, May 28th. There talks are entitled:

Mr. Marian Novak: NM23-H1 Suppresses Progression to the Metastatic Phenotype Through Its 3'-5' Exonuclease Activity.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David M. Kaetzel

Mr. Jonathan Sims: Ab1 Kinase Inhibition Sensitizes Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells to Chemotherapeutic Agents.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Rina Plattner

This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m in room MN-263 UKMC.

Collaborative work between Dr. Landfield and Dr. Kadish highlighted in Journal of Neuroscience (off-campus link)

Wed, 20 May 2009 16:38:14 -0400

Dr. Inga Kadish at the University of Alabama, in collaboration with Dr. Philip Landfield's research group here at UK, has recently published an article examining transcriptional changes in hippocampus over the life span of rats (at 3 months- young adult, 6, 9, 12, and 23 months). At each age point, animal cognition was tested using maze learning, and results were correlated with gene expression microarray data from the hippocampus. Microarrays are capable of measuring the expression of thousands of genes simultaneously, and allowed the authors to look at groups of genes related to different processes. Before cognitive decline began, they saw brain metabolism genes apparently shift away from sugar-type fuels, and towards alternative fatty acid fuels. This seemed to cause a problem with cholesterol management, that began to build over later ages and parallels cognitive failure. These results indicate that as cholesterol levels rise in the brain, cognition declines, but that this a downstream consequence of an earlier change in brain metabolism. This work was featured as a "This Week in the Journal" article in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Reference: Kadish I, Thibault O, Blalock EM, Chen KC, Gant JC, Porter NM, Landfield PW (2009) Hippocampal and cognitive aging across the lifespan: a bioenergetic shift precedes and increased cholesterol trafficking parallels memory impairment. J Neurosci 29:1805-1816.
Url: http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/full/29/6/1805

Dr. Lawrence Brewer and colleagues highlighted in the Journal of Neuroscience (off-campus link)

Wed, 20 May 2009 16:41:30 -0400

Dr. Lawrence Brewer and colleagues (Brewer et al., 2009) recently published a paper studying estrogen's effects on the aging brain. It was highlighted as a "This Week in the Journal" feature in the Journal of Neuroscience. The authors used a unique approach (the "zipper" slice) to expose and analyze some of the most age-vulnerable neurons in the brain- CA1 pyramidal cells of the hippocampus (important for learning and memory). The authors showed, for the first time, that electrical activity of individual calcium channel molecules in this region not only increases with age in female animals, but is partially reversed by estradiol. Thus, estrogen's reported benefits for brain health and cognition may be related to their ability to preserve normal calcium activity in these neurons.

Reference: Brewer LD, Dowling AL, Curran-Rauhut MA, Landfield PW, Porter NM, Blalock EM (2009) Estradiol reverses a calcium-related biomarker of brain aging in female rats. J Neurosci 29:6058-6067.
Url: http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/full/29/19/6058

Grad. Student Seminar: Ms. Ikhlas Ahmed and Ms. Natalie Wallis

Wed, 20 May 2009 10:05:48 -0400

On Thursday, May 21st the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar given by graduate students, Ms. Ikhlas Ahmed and Ms. Natalie Wallis. The talks are entitled:

Ms. Ikhlas Ahmed: The Role of Pgrm1 In Turmor Proliferation
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Rolf Craven

Ms. Natalie Wallis: Uncovering a Role of PPARγ in Early Stages of Breast Cancer Progression
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Kilgore

This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Grad. Student Seminar: Ms. Yekaterina Zaytseva

Wed, 13 May 2009 13:19:56 -0400

On Thursday, May 14th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by
graduate student, Ms. Yekaterina Zaytseva. Ms. Zaytseva's talk is entitled: Tageting Endogenous PPARγ Signaling as a Potential Approach for Breast Cancer Therapy. Her faculty advisor is Dr. Michael W. Kilgore. This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Grad. Student Seminar: Ms. Linah Al-Alem and Ms. Jennifer Furman

Thu, 07 May 2009 10:26:01 -0400

On Thursday, May 7th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by graduate students, Ms. Linah Al-Alem and Ms. Jennifer Furman.

Ms. Al-Alem's talk is entitled: The Effect of PPARγ Ligands on Human Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Cells.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Kilgore

Ms. Furman's talk is entitled: Investigating the Role of Astrocytic Calcineurin/NFAT Signaling in A-Beta Associated Neurotoxicity and Neuroinflammation.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Chris Norris

This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Grad. Student Seminar: Ms. Lindsay Calderon and Ms. Jillian Vanover

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:45:13 -0400

On Thursday, April 23rd the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by graduate students, Ms. Lindsay Calderon and Ms. Jillian Vanover.

Ms. Calderon's talk is entitled: A Novel Role of iPLA2-Beta in Angiotensin II Regulation of Blood Pressure
Faculty Advisor is Dr. Ming Gong

Ms. Vanover's talk is entitled: Defining the Role of the Melanocortin 1 Receptor in Cutaneous UV Protection
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John D'Orazio

This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Grad. Student Seminar: Mr. Lorenzo Federico and Mr. Tristano Pancani

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:57:46 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by our third-year graduate students:
Mr. Lorenzo Federico and Mr. Tristano Pancani. Mr. Federico's talk is entitled: Autotaxin/Lysophosphatidic Acid Axis: In Vivo Evidence For A Role In Obesity Predisposition. His Faculty Advisor is Dr. Susan Smyth. Mr. Pancani's talk is entitled: Differential PPAR-Gamma Modulation of Two Ca2+ Sources in Hippocampal Neurons. Mr. Pancani’s Faculty Advisor is Dr. Olivier Thibault. This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Chi Li

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:18:09 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. Chi Li, Assistant Professor, University of Louisville, Dept. of Medicine, Div. of Hematology and Oncology. Dr. Li' seminar is entitled: "The Regulation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane Permeability by Bcl-2 Proteins". This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC. Dr. Natasha Kyprianou, Dept. of Surgery/Urology is the seminar host.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. David Sherr

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:32:44 -0400

On Thursday, March 26th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by David Sherr, Ph.D., Professor, Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA. This seminar is entitled: The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor and Mammary Tumorigenesis: It's Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature. His seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC. Dr. Hollie Swanson is the seminar host.

Congratulations to Dr. Stuart Jarrett (off-campus link)

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:09:46 -0400

Congratulations to Dr. Stuart Jarrett on his recent AACR-Merck Scholar-in-Training Award. This travel award will provide Dr. Jarrett a stipend to attend the 100th Annual American Association for Cancer Research meeting this April in Denver, Colorado. This award is very competitive and highly selective with fewer than 10% of the applicants receiving funding. Congratulations on being selected!

Please welcome Dr. Elizabeth Head

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:30:19 -0500

Please welcome our newest faculty member, Dr. Elizabeth Head, to the department. Dr. Head shares a joint appointment with Pharmacology and the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. Dr. Head's research is focused on identifying interventions that may prevent the onset or progression of Alzheimer's disease.

Dr. Norris to speak at Drexel University on Feb. 19

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:05:28 -0500

Dr. Christopher Norris has been invited to give a lecture next week (2/19/2009) to the Department of Biology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. My seminar is titled "Calcineurin signaling in brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease".

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Bret Smith

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:03:10 -0500

On Thursday, February 12th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. Bret N. Smith. Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Univ. of KY Medical Center. His seminar is entitled: Modulation of Synaptic Activity in the Vagal Complex by Cannabinoids: Implications for Metabolic Regulation. This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Congratulations to Tristano Pancani

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:53:46 -0500

Congratulations to Tristano Pancani (Thibault lab), who was chosen as a recipient of an ADDF (Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation) Young Investigator Scholarship. He will participate in a Drug Discovery for Neurodegeneration conference in Washington, DC in February.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Marshall Anderson

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:55:59 -0500

On Thursday, January 15th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. Marshall Anderson, Professor, University of Cincinnati, Dept. of Cancer and Cell Biology, Cincinnati, OH. His talk is entitled: A Conserved Apoptotic Gene. This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Eran Andrechek

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:00:21 -0500

On Thursday, December 11th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Faculty Candidate Dr. Eran Andrechek, Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke University, Institute of Genome Science and Policy, Durhan, North Carolina. His talk is entitled: "Patterns of Cell Signaling in Mammary Development and Tumorigenesis". This seminar will be at 2:00 p.m. in room MN-363 UKMC.

Congratualtions to Lindsay Calderon and Jennifer Furman

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:20:30 -0500

Congratulations to Lindsay Calderon and Jennifer Furman on passing their qualifying exams and becoming a doctoral candidates.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Ben Philpot

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:10:01 -0500

On Thursday, December 4th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. Ben Philpot, Assistant Professor at the University of NC, Dept. of Cell and Molecular Physiology, School of Medicine, Chape Hill, NC. His talk is entitled: "Experience-Dependent Synaptic Development in a Mouse Model of Angelman Syndrome". This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKKMC

Congratualtions to Jillian Vanover

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:30:29 -0500

Congratulations to Jillian Vanover on passing her qualifying exam and becoming a doctoral candidate.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Biplab Dasgupta

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:07:49 -0500

On Thursday, November 13th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a faculty candidate seminar to be given by Dr. Biplab Dasgupta. Dr. Dasgupta is from the Department of Pathology and Immunoloogy, Washington UniversitY, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. This seminar is entitled: When Metabolic Sensors Command Cell Cycle: Control of Mammalian Brain Development by AMPK. The seminar will at 2:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Dr. James Flesher to Speak at SERMACS 2008

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:13:42 -0400

Dr. Flesher will present his work at the Southeastern regional meeting of the American chemical society in mid November. The title of his presentation is Evidence That 6-Hydroxymethyl Sulfate Ester Is a Major Ultimate Carcinogen of 6-Methylbenzo[a]Pyrene and Benzo[a]Pyrene. The work will be presented in the Directions In Synthetic Organic Chemistry section.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Xiuwei Yang

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:55:39 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a faculty candidate seminar on Thursday, November 6th to be given by Dr. Xiuwei Yang. The seminar is entitled: The integrin-based protein network and its role in human cancer. Dr. Yang is an Instructor at the Cancer Immunology and AIDS Dana-Faber Cancer Institute and Dept. of Pathology at Harvard Medical School, Boston/Cambridge, MA. This seminar will be at 2:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Please welcome our newest rotation student: Ms. Ashley Laux

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:43:21 -0400

Please welcome our newest rotating graduate student, Ms. Ashley Laux. She is currently rotating in Dr. Blalock's laboratory.

Congratulations to Dr. Divyamani Srinivasan

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:41:23 -0400

Congratulations to Dr. Divyamani Srinivasan for the successful completion of dissertation defense.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Guri Tzivion

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:27:28 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. Guri Tzivion. Dr. Tzivion is an Associate Professor at the Karrmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State University of Detroit, MI. The seminar is entitled: Signaling Networks in Regulation of Cancer and Longevity: RAF-MAPK AKT-FOXO and Nicotinamide-Sirtuins. His seminar will be on Thursday, October 23 at 2:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Dissertation Seminar: Ms. Divyamani Srinivasan

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:00:17 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a dissertation seminar on Monday, October 20th to be given by
Ms. Divyamani Srinivasan, Doctoral Candidate. Ms. Srinivasan's seminar is entitled: A Novel Link Between Abelson Kinases and Breast Cancer. This seminar will be in room MN-363 at 9:30 A.M. Ms. Srivivasan's Faculty Advisors are Drs. Rina Plattner and David M. Kaetzel.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Shao-Chun Wang

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:02:36 -0400

On Thursday, October 16th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. Shao-Chun Wang, Assistant Professor, Univ. of Cincinnati, Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, Cincinnati, OH. The seminar is entitled: Regulation of the Nuclear PCNA Sliding Clamp by Tyrosine Phosphorylation. This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Congratulations to Lorenzo Federico and Tristano Pancani

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:40:27 -0400

Congratulations to Lorenzo Federico and Tristano Pancani for passing their qualifying exams and becoming doctoral candidates.

Translational Neuroscience: Models of Aging (pdf)

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:38:31 -0400

Drs. Blalock and Thibault will be presenting their work at the Fourth annual Translational Neuroscience Conference on October 9-10th at the Hilton Suites of Lexington Green. This year's conference is on models of aging. Several faculty members, students and staff from our Department will attend.

Dr. James Flesher to Speak at SERMACS 2008

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:24:41 -0400

Congratualtions to Sourik Ganguly

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:59:04 -0400

Congratulations to Sourik Ganguly for passing his qualifying exam and becoming a doctoral candidate.

Congratulations to Natalie Wallis

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:24:42 -0400

Congratulations to Natalie Wallis on passing her qualifying exam and becoming a doctoral candidate.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Gen-Sheng Feng

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:57:16 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. Gen-Sheng Feng, Professor, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA on Thursday, September 25th. This seminar will be in room MN-263 UKMC at 3:00 p.m. His seminar is entitled: SHP2 and Molecular Signaling in Stem Cells and Metabolic Disorders.

Please welcome the newest rotation student to Pharmacology

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:44:15 -0400

Please welcome Erin Morgart to the department. Erin is currently rotating in Dr. Olivier Thibault's laboratory.

New Graduate Student Representatives

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:41:43 -0400

Congratulation to Marian and Jillian on their appointment as the new grad
student representatives. Marian and Jillian would like to thank Luke and Jonathan for their past service.

Congratulations to Linah Al-Alem

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:41:54 -0400

Congratulations to Linah Al-Alem on passing her qualifying exam and becoming a doctoral candidate.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. James Flesher

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:13:15 -0400

Our own Professor Flesher will present a seminar on September 18, 2008 at 3PM. Dr. Flesher's talk is entitled: Evidence That a 6-Hydroxymethyl Sulfate Ester Is a Major Ultimate Electrophilic and Carcinogenic Form of 6-Methylbenzo[a]pyrene and Benzo[a]pyrene. Dr. Flesher has been a professor in the Department since 1962 and has worked on cancer biology even prior to his tenure at UK. He is an author of multiple carcinogenesis theories and many publications in the field of cancer research.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Alan Fields

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:13:59 -0400

On Thursday, August 28th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar given by Dr. Alan P. Fields, Chair, Department of Cancer Biology and Director of Cancer Basic Science, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jacksonville, FL. This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m in room MN-263 UKMC.

Please welcome our newest graduate students

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:29:33 -0400

Please welcome our newest graduate students: Heather Buechel (Blalock Lab), Leann Fiore (Plattner Lab), Eunsil Park (Jo Lab), and Caitlin Shannon (Porter Lab).

Graduate Student Seminar: Ms. Ikhlas Ahmed and Ms.Yekaterina Zaytseva (pdf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:25:25 -0400

On Thursday, May 29 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by fourth year graduate students, Ms. Ikhlas Ahmed and Ms.Yekaterina Zaytseva. Ms. Ahmed's talk is entitled: PGRM1 Regulates the Stability of Aromatase (CYP19). Her Faculty Advisor is Dr. Rolf Craven. Ms. Zaytseva's tallk is entitled: Functional Signifcance of Peroxisome Proliferation-Activated Receptor Gamma1 Transactivation in Breast Cancer. Ms. Zaytseva's Faculty Advisor is Dr. Michael Kilgore. This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Graduate Student Seminar: Mr. Marian Novak and Mr. Jonathan Sims (pdf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:25:38 -0400

On Thursday, May 22nd the Department of Molecular and Bioimedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by fourth year gradute students, Mr. Marian Novak and Mr. Jonathan Sims. Mr. Novak's seminar is entitled NM-23-H1 Suppresses Progression to the Metastatic Phenotype Through Its 3'5' Exonuclease Activity. His faculty advisor is Dr. David Kaetzel. Mr. Sims' seminar is entitled Activated ABL Kinases as Potential Breast Cancer Therapeutic Targets. His faculty advisor is Dr. Rina Plattner. This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Congratulations to Dr. Sadie Hebert

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:06:33 -0400

Congratulations to Dr. Sadie Hebert on successfully defending her dissertation and completing her doctorate. Dr. Hebert's faculty advisor was Dr. Susan Kraner.

Dissertation Seminar: Ms. Sadie Hebert (pdf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:25:48 -0400

On Monday, May 12th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a dissertation seminar to be given by Ms. Sadie L. Hebert, Doctoral Candidate. Ms. Hebert's seminar is entitled: Nuclear Factor 1 Regulates NaV 1.4 NA+ Channel Expression in Skeletal Muscle. Her faculty advisor is Dr. Susan D. Kraner. This seminar will be at 9:00 a.m. in room MN-563 UKMC.

Graduate Student Seminar: Ms. Valentina Moirangthem and Mr. J. Luke Searcy (pdf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:25:56 -0400

he Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to given by graduate students: Ms. Valentian Moirangthem and Mr. Luke Searcy. Ms. Moirangthem's talk is entitled: Role of TCDD in Wound Healing. Ms Moirangthem's faculty advisor is Dr. Hollie Swanson. Mr. Searcy’s talk is entitled: Lipid Signaling in Brain Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease: The Role of LXR. His faculty advisor is Dr. Nada Porter. This seminar will be Thursday, May 1 at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Congratulations to Ms. Valentina Moirangthem

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:16:44 -0400

Congratulations to Ms. Valentina Moirangthem on passing her qualifying exam and becoming a doctoral candidate.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Vivek Rangnekar (pdf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:26:02 -0400

On Thursday, April 24 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar be given by Dr. Vivek Rangnekar, Professor, Department of Radiation Medicine, Univ. of KY College of Medicine. Dr. Rangnekar's seminar is entitled: Molecular Insights Into Apoptosis by PAR-4. This seminar will be on Thursday, April 24th at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Congratulations Drs. Yang, Rogers, and Jeftinija

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:05:29 -0400

Congratulations to Dr. Yang, Dr. Rogers, and Dr. Jeftinija for passing their dissertation defenses lately. Congratulations are also in order for their respective mentors, Drs. Kaetzel, Porter and Kraner.

Dissertation Seminar: Mr. Dusan M. Jeftinija (pdf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:26:10 -0400

On Tuesday, April 15th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a dissertation seminar to be given by Mr. Dusan M. Jeftinija, Doctoral Candidate. His seminar is entitled: "The Role of the L-Type Voltage Gated Calcium Channel CaV1.2 in Skeletal Muscle Development and Fiber Type Specification." Mr. Jeftinija's faculty advisor is Dr. Susan D. Kraner. This seminar will be at 1:00 P.M. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Dissertation Seminar: Mr. Justin T. Rogers (pdf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:26:16 -0400

On FRIDAY, April 11th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a dissertation seminar to be given by Mr. Justin T. Rogers, Doctoral Candidate. Mr. Rogers' seminar is entitled: "Effects of 17-B-Estradiol on Calcium Channel Function: Relation to Hippocampal Plasticity and Memory Function with Aging". This seminar will be at 2:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC. Mr. Rogers' faculty advisor is Dr. Nada M. Porter.

Dissertation Seminar: Ms. Mengmeng Yang (pdf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:26:21 -0400

On Thursday, April 10th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a dissertation seminar to be given by Ms. Mengmeng Yang, Doctoral Candidate. Ms. Yang's seminar is entitled: "The Metastasis Suppressor NM23-H1 Is Required For DNA Repair". Her thesis advisor is Dr. David M. Kaetzel. This seminar will be at 9:00 a.m. in room MN-363 UKMC .

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Misung Jo (pdf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:26:28 -0400

On Thursday, March 27th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Misung Jo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of OB/GYN and Divison of Reproductive Endocrinology. Dr. Jo's seminar is entitled: "The Periovulatory Process". This seminar will start at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Mark Rich (pdf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:26:33 -0400

On Thursday, March 13th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will sponsor a seminar to be given by Mark M. Rich, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Neurological Medicine Comprehensive Neuroscience Center and Associate Professor, Dept of Neurosci. and Cell Biology at Wright State University of Dayton, OH. Dr. Rich's seminar is titled "Critical Illness Myopathy: Defects in Electrical Signaling." This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m in MN-263 UKMC. This seminar is hosted by Dr. Susan D. Kraner.

Please welcome our newest rotation students

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:42:42 -0500

Please welcome these IBS graduate students during their rotation in Pharmacology. We have three students rotating in the department during the second half of this semester.

Heather Buechel (Dr. Blalock)
Eunsil Park (Dr. Jo)
Nikki Trinh (Dr. Chen)

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Hansruedi Bueler (pdf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:26:38 -0400

UPDATE: Dr. Bueler's seminar has been cancelled. His seminar will be rescheduled for a later date.

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar on Thursday, February 28th to given by Dr. Hansruedi Bueler, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine. Dr. Bueler's seminar is entitled "Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration and AAV-Mediated Gene Therapy in Animal Model." This seminar is at 3:00 p.m. in MN-263 Chandler Medical Center.

Congratulations to Tracy Stepanyan

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:44:07 -0500

Congratulations to Tracy Stepanyan for successfully defending her dissertation and completing her doctorate. Dr. Stepanyan's faculty advisor was Dr. John Littleton.

Dissertation Seminar: Ms. Tracy Stepanyan (pdf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:26:44 -0400

On Tuesday, February 26th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a dissertation seminar to be given by Ms. Tracy D. Stepanyan, Doctoral Candidate.. Ms. Stepanyan’s seminar is entitled: Role of NMDA Receptors in Alcohol Enhanced Neurotoxicity and Behavioral Deficits During Brain Development in Models of Ischemia. This seminar will be at 9:00 a.m. in room MN-363 UKMC. Ms. Stepanyan’s, Faculty Advisor is Dr. John M. Littleton, College of Pharmacy.

Dr. Thibault to present at UT San Antonio

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:00:44 -0500

Dr. Thibault will present a research seminar at the University of Texas at San Antonio in the Neurobiology Seminar Series on Thursday, February 21st.

His seminar is entitled Calcium dysregulation in brain aging and its outcome on spike fidelity.

Please welcome our newest rotation students

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:01:31 -0500

Please welcome our newest IBS graduate students during their rotation in Pharmacology. We have six students rotating in the department during the first half of this semester.

Heather Buechel (Dr. Blalock)
Michael Fiandalo (Dr. Plattner)
Chris Holler (Dr. Plattner)
Eunsil Park (Dr. Jo)
Kathleen Schoch (Dr. Kilgore)
Robin Webb (Dr. Norris)

Congratulations to Lorenzo Federico

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:24:58 -0500

Congratulating to Lorenzo Federico who has been awarded a Young Investigator Award for the Third Annual Platelet Colloquium in San Antonio, and will be giving an invited presentation.

Pharmacology Alumna Honored for Excellence in Education

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:52:45 -0500

One of our graduates, Dr. Sandy Hrometz, who received her PhD with Dr. Michael Piascik in 1998 has recently been honored. Dr. Hrometz is currently an Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy. She was recognized by Ohio Magazine in their Excellence in Education edition as being one of the top college and university professors in Ohio for 2007. She also received her College's award as the Outstanding Pharmaceutical Biomedical Sciences Professor for 2007.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Esther Dupont-Versteegden (pdf)

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:00:58 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar on Thursday, December l3th to be given by Dr. Esther Dupont-Versteegden, Associate Professor, Div. of Physical Therapy, Dept. of Rehabilitation Sciences, Coll. of Health Sciences and Dept. of Physiology, Coll. of Medicine. Her seminar is entitled: Skeletal Muscle Atrophy with Disuse and Aging: Searching for Commonalities and Differences. This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Susan Smyth (pdf)

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:40:57 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. Susan Smyth, Associate Professor, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, UKY Medical Center. Dr. Smyth's seminar is entitled: Lysolipid Signaling in Cardiovascular Disease. This seminar will be on Thursday, December 6 at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Congratulations to Dinesh & Michelle

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:02:30 -0500

Congratulations to Dinesh & Michelle on passing
their dissertation defenses.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Peter Espenshade (pdf)

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:39:29 -0500

On Thursday, November 29, 2007 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. Peter Espenshade, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dept. of Cell Biology, Baltimore, MD. Dr. Espenshade's seminar is entitled: Cholesterol Sensing and Synthesis: Adaptation to Hypoxia Through SREBP. This seminar will at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 Chandler Medical Center.

Dissertation Seminar: Ms. Michelle Sama (pdf)

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:26:46 -0500

On Wednesday, November 28th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a dissertation seminar to be given by Ms. Michelle Sama. Her talk is entitled: Characterization of the Calcineurin/NFAT Pathway in Astrocyte-Based Immune Inflammatory Processes and Alzheimer's Disease Pathology. Ms. Sama's Faculty Advisors are: Drs. Philip Landfield and Christopher Norris. This seminar will at l:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Dissertation Seminar: Mr. Dinesh Puppala (pdf)

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:25:16 -0500

On Tuesday, November 27th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a dissertation seminar to be given by Mr. Dinesh Puppala. His seminar is entitled: Development of Apigenin-Protac As A Novel AHR Antagonist. Mr. Puppala's Faculty Advisor is Dr. Hollie Swanson. This seminar will be at 10:30 in room MN-363 UKMC.

Congratulations to Divya Srinivasan

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:11:41 -0500

Congratulations to Divya on receiving the first place award in the poster competition held at the annual Ohio Valley Society of Toxicology Meeting in Indianapolis, IN on November 1, 2007.

Pharmacology Students present at Ohio Valley Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0500

Ms. Ikhlas Ahmed gave an oral presentation at the Ohio Valley Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting entitled, "PGRMC1/Dap1: a novel family of P450 activators related to cytochrome b5." Her talk was on November 2, 2007 in Indianapolis, IN.

Alzheimer's Disease Research by Pharmacology Faculty in Science NewsFocus

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:08:30 -0400

In this weeks' Science, a NewsFocus article on Calcium dysregulation and Alzheimer's disease comments on the research from Drs. Landfield, Thibault and colleagues in our Department. Read the full text of the article.

Congratulations to Marian Novak

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:55:43 -0400

Congratulations to Marian Novak on passing his qualifying exam.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Barry Sears (pdf)

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:46:19 -0400

On Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-363 UKMC the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Barry Sears, Ph.D., President of Zone Laboratories in Danvers, MA. His seminar is entitled: Inflammation, Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Human Health. Dr. Sears is the creator of the Zone Diet and also the author of the bestselling book, The Zone.
This seminar will be hosted by our third year-graduate student, Mr. J. Luke Searcy.

Please welcome our newest rotation students

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:35:48 -0400

Please welcome our newest rotation students to the department. Eunsil Park, Robin Webb, and Catherine Werner are currently rotating with Drs. Plattner, Kraner, and Thibault, respectively.

Dr. Swanson will be a speaker at the 8th International ISSX Meeting

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:38:59 -0400

Dr. Swanson will be a speaker at the 8th International ISSX meeting, Sendai Japan, October 9, 2007 "P450-dependent metabolism in extrahepatic tissues: Implications for drug disposition and toxicology"

Dr. Flesher will present his work at the upcoming ACS meeting in Greenville, S.C.

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:47:33 -0400

Dr. Flesher will present his work at the upcoming ACS meeting in Greenville, South Carolina. His talk entitled "Comparative Carcinogenicity of Oxidized Metabolites of Preprocarcinogens and Procarcinogens with Aromatic Structural Types ArX and ArCH2X" will be held during the General Medicinal Chemistry section on October 27, 2007. To read the abstract for his talk use the following link: http://acs.confex.com/acs/serm07/techprogram/P45979.HTM

Congratulations to Ikhlas Ahmed, Luke Searcy,Jonathan Sims, and Kate Zaytseva

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:48:46 -0400

Congratulations to Ikhlas Ahmed, Luke Searcy, Jonathan Sims, and Kate Zaytseva on passing their qualifying exams.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Margot McCullers (pdf)

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:22:59 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar on Thursday, August 30 given by Margot McCullers, Ph.D., Director of the UK Proposal Development Office. Dr. McCullers seminar is entitled "Get grants - Resources from UK's Proposal Development Office and the NIH CRISP Database." This seminar will be held in Room MN-263 at 3 P.M.

Graduate Student Seminar: Ms. Tracy Stepanyan (pdf)

Tue, 29 May 2007 09:56:19 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by our graduate student, Ms. Tracy Stepanyan. Ms. Stpanyan's seminar is entitled: In Vitro and In Vivo Models of Developmental Ethanol Exposure and Anoxia. This seminar will be on Thursday, Mary 31, at 3:00 p.m. in room MS-263 UKMC. Ms. Stepanyan's Faculty Advisor is Dr. John Littleton of the College of Pharmacy and the KY Tobacco Research & Development Center.

Congratulations to Lorenzo Federico

Tue, 29 May 2007 09:53:55 -0400

Congratualtions to Lorenzo Federico. Lorenzo was awarded an American Heart Association (Great Rivers Affiliate) predoctoral fellowship. These predoctoral awards are pretty competitive.

Please welcome our newest graduate student

Wed, 23 May 2007 09:50:35 -0400

Please welcome our newest graduate student, Ms. Natalie Wallis. Natalie is a student in the M.D./Ph.D. program who has recently decided to join Dr. Kilgore's lab.

Dept. Seminar: Mr. J. Robert McCorkle and Ms. Divya Srinivasan (pdf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:27:02 -0400

On Thursday, May 24th, the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by graduate students, Mr. J. Robert McCorkle and Ms. Divya Srinivasan. Mr. McCorkle's talk is entitled: "Structure - Function Analysis of the Metastasis Suppressor NM23-H1." Ms. Srinivasan's talk is entitled: "Deregulated Abelson Kinases Promote Transformation and Proliferation in breast cancer." Their seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Please welcome our new graduate students

Wed, 16 May 2007 09:59:32 -0400

The 2006-2007 IBS Student Rotations have recently ended. We are happy to announce that six graduate students have decided to continue their graduate careers in our department. Please welcome the newest Pharmacology graduate students. Ms. Jillian Eakins (Mentor: Dr. D'Orazio), Mr. Lorenzo Federico (Mentor: Dr. Smyth), Ms. Jennifer Furman (Mentor: Dr. Norris), Mr. Sourik Ganguly (Dr. Plattner), Ms. Lindsay Kavanagh (Mentor: Dr. Post), and Mr. Tristano Pancani (Mentor: Dr. Thibault).

Dissertation Seminar: Ms. Dominique Talbert (pdf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:27:07 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a dissertation seminar on Tuesday, May 15th given by Ms. Dominique R. Talbert, Doctoral Candidate. Ms. Talbert's seminar is entitled: "Unraveling the Mechanisms of Crosstalk Between ER Alpha and PPAR Gamma in Breast Cancer." This seminar will be held at 9:00 a.m. in MN-463 UKMC. Dr. Michael W. Kilgore is her Faculty Advisor.

Dr. Donna Weber and Dr. Hollie Swanson were presenters at the Southern Group on Education Affairs 2007 Annual Meeting held in Louisville, KY April 19-21.

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:46:55 -0400

Dr. Weber (Co-Authors, Trish Freeman, Andrew Bentley, William Elder, Robert Hadley and Nada Porter) presented a poster exhibit entitled "Updates to the Pharmacology Curriculum".

Dr. Swanson (Co-Author, Jay Perman) presented a poster exhibit entitled "A Model for Implementing a Dean-Mentored, Individual Leadership Development Program within an Academic Health Center".

Dr. Swanson (Co-Authors, William Balke, Tricia Hyer Dyk and David Hein) presented a workshop entitled "Creating a Collaborative Environment that Foster Clinical and Translational Research".

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Jose Russo (pdf)

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:39:13 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will sponsor a seminar on Thursday, April 26 to be given by Jose Russo, M.D., Senior Member, Medical Science Division at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Russo's seminar is entitled: The Role of Estrogen in Breast Cancer. This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC. The seminar is hosted by Ms. Dominique Talbert.

Congratulations to Dr. Ran Wu

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:37:09 -0400

Congratulations to Dr. Ran Wu for his successful dissertation defense and completion of his doctoral work.

Dissertation Seminar: Mr. Ran Wu (pdf)

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:21:04 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a dissertation seminar on Thursday, April 19th given by Mr. Ran Wu, Doctoral Candidate. Mr. Wu's seminar is entitled: The Roles of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor and Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator in Cell Signaling and Function Beyond Xenobiotic Metabolism. This seminar will be held at 8:30 A.M. in Room 411 of the Charles T. Wethington Health Sciences Building. Dr. Hollie I. Swanson is his Faculty Advisor.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Robert Clarke (pdf)

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:45:19 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar on Thursday, April l2 given by Robert Clarke, Ph.D, D.Sc., Professor, Depts. of Oncology, Physiology and Biophysics, Georgetown University, School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Clarke's seminar is entitled: Molecular Mechanisms of Endocrine Resistance in Breast Cancer. This seminar is hosted by Ms. Dominique Talbert. This seminar is at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Dinesh Puppala wins 3 awards at the National SOT meeting

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:43:54 -0400

Congratulations to Dinesh Puppala for winning 3 awards at the Annual Society of Toxicology Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. First place for toxicology research excellence by ASIO-SOT, Third place in graduate student best poster category by Molecular Biology specialty section and
a honorable mention certificate by Drug discovery and toxicology specialty section.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Susette C. Mueller (pdf)

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:04:44 -0400

On Thursday, March 29th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. Susette C. Mueller, Associate Professor of Oncology and Director, Microscopy & Imaging Shared Resource, Dept. of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Dr. Mueller's talk is entitled: Tumor Cell Invadopodia: Form and Function. Her seminar will at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Pharmacology Graduate Student Divya Srinivasan receives prestigious fellowship

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:05:17 -0400

Congratulations to Divya Srinivasan. The Graduate School just awarded Divya one of ten Presidential Graduate Fellowships. They are quite competitive, and awarded based on both academic and research accomplishments.

Pharmacology welcomes new rotation students

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:51:10 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology would like to welcome Lindsay Kavanagh (Post Lab), Tristano Pancani (Thibault), and Sourik Ganguly (Plattner) to the department. Best wishes for a safe and productive fourth rotation.

Dept. Seminar: Ms. Sadie Hebert and Ms. Dusan Jeftinija (pdf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:27:16 -0400

On Thursday, March 15, 2007 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by fourth year graduate students, Ms. Sadie L. Hebert and Mr. Dusan M. Jeftinija. Ms. Hebert's talk is entitled: Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Factors Recruit Nuclear Factor 1 to Enhance Expression of the NaV1.4 Na+ Channel Gene.
Mr. Jeftinija's talk is entitled: The Role of L-Type Calcium Channel CaV1.2 in Skeletal Muscle. This seminar will be at 3:00 P.M.. in MN-263 UKMC.
Their faculty advisor is Dr. Susan Kraner.

Dr. Piascik invited to present his research at the University of Cincinnati

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:31:55 -0500

Pharmacology Professor Dr. Michael Piascik will present a seminar to the Department of Pharmacology and Biophysics at the University of Cincinnati on February 28, 2007. His presentation is entitled: "Regulation of Cardiovascular Function by Subtypes of the Alpha1-Adrenergic Receptor."

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Judith Henck (pdf)

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:48:25 -0500

On Thursday, February 22, 2007 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. Judith Henck, Research Advisor, Nonclinical Safety Assessment, Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN. Her talk is entitled: "Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators for Gynecologic Indications: A Case History in Drug Development." This seminar will at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-363 UKMC.

Dinesh Puppala receives third place award from the SOT

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:09:50 -0500

Congratulations to Pharmacology Graduate Student Dinesh Puppala on his student award from the Society of Toxicology. Mr. Puppala recently received an award notice from Dr. Michael Caravan regarding his third place student award from the Molecular Biology Speciality Section of the Society of Toxicology. The award presentation, including an overview of Mr. Puppala's work, will be held at the Molecular Biology Specialty Section Meeting on Tuesday March 27th at 6:00 PM during the 46th Annual Society of Toxicology Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Puppala's faculty mentor is Dr. Hollie Swanson.

Dominique Talbert Honored as a National P.E.O. Scholar

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:13:14 -0500

Pharmacology Graduate Student Dominique Talbert has been honored by the International P.E.O. Sisterhood as a National P.E.O. Scholar. Ms. Talbert is the recipient of a $10,000 scholarship from the philanthropic organization whose primary focus is the support of higher education for women and will be the honorary guest speaker at the Founders' Day Celebration this Saturday.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Charlotte Peterson (pdf)

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:12:44 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar on Thursday, January 25, 2007 to be given by Dr. Charlotte A. Peterson, Associate Dean for Research and Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences here at the University of KY. Her talk is entitled: "Factors Potentially Affecting Muscle Regeneration and Hypertrophy: Changes with Age." This seminar is at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.

Dissertation Seminar: Ms. Anjali Mishra (pdf)

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:12:54 -0500

On Monday, January 22, 2007 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical will host a dissertation seminar to be given by Ms. Anjali Mishra, Doctoral Candidate. Ms. Mishra's seminar is entitled: "Regulatory Regions of the Platelet Derived Growth Factor A-Chain Gene Provide Selective and Efficient Delivery of Antineoplastic Gene Therapy."
Her seminar will be at 9:00 a.m. in room MN-363 UKMC. Dr. David M. Kaetzel is her Faculty Advisor.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Rick Kittles (pdf)

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:54:08 -0500

On Thursday, January 11, 2007 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will sponsor a seminar to be given by Dr. Rick Kittles. Dr. Kittles is an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago, Department of Medicine, Section of Genetic Medicine, Chicago, IL. Dr. Kittles' talk is entitled: "IGF-Axis, Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer Risk. " Ms. Dominique Talbert will host this seminar. The seminar will at 3:00 p.m. in MN-263 UKMC. Please note the room change.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Lisa Cassis (pdf)

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:29:49 -0500

On Thursday, December 14 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. Lisa Cassis. Dr. Cassis is Professor and Director of the Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences here a the University of KY. Her seminar is entitled: "Angiotensin II as a Link Between Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease." This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in MN-463 UKMC.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Tony Wyss-Coray (pdf)

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:53:13 -0500

On Thursday, December 7, the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar given by Dr. Tony Wyss-Coray, Associate Professor, Dept. of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University. His talk is entitled: "Injury and Immune Responses in Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's Disease." This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in MN-463 UKMC.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. John D'Orazio (pdf)

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:52:57 -0500

On Thursday, November 30 the Department of Molecular & Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by John D'Orazio, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Depts. of Pedatrics/Hematology and Oncology, The Markey Cancer Center and the Graduate Center for Toxicology here at the University of KY. Dr. D'Orazio's talk is entitled: Development of a Novel UV-Protective Strategy Based on Small Molecular Manipulation of Skin Pigments. This seminar will be at 3:00 p..m. in MN-463 UKMC.

Dissertation Seminar: Ms. Rebecca Scotland (pdf)

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:10:43 -0500

On Friday, November 17, 2006 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology, College of Medicine will host a dissertation seminar to be given by Ms. Rebecca L. Scotland, Doctoral Candidate. Ms. Scotland's seminar is entitled: "The Role of the Ras Effector Rlf in Cardiac Hyperthrophic Signaling." Ms. Scotland's, Faculty Advisor is Dr. Steven Post. This seminar will be at 10 A.M. in room MN-363 Chandler Medical Center.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Guoqing Cao (pdf)

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:10:55 -0400

On Thursday, October 26, the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. Guoqing Cao, Principle Research Scientist, Lilly Research Center, Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Cao's seminar is entitled: "Liver X Receptor Medicated Gene Regulation: Potential Impact in Cardiovascular, Metabolic and Alzheimer Diseases." This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-463 UKMC.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Todd Porter (pdf)

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:43:32 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar on Thursday, October 5 given by Dr. Todd Porter, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of KY. Dr. Porter's talk is entitled: "Inhibition of Cholesterol Synthesis by Garlic and Policosanol." This seminar will be held in MN-463 Medical Center at 3:00 p.m.

Dr. Christopher Norris receives R01 award from the National Institute on Aging to study neuroinflamation in aging and Alzheimer's disease

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 14:36:31 -0400

Congratualtions to Dr. Christopher Norris on his recent R01 award from the National Institute on Aging. The funded research proposal entitled "Calcineurin and inflammatory signaling processes in aging and Alzheimer's disease" (AG027297) will help support Dr. Norris' lab for the next five years as he and his group investigate the role of the protein phosphatase calcineurin. His lab will also focus on identifying upstream and downstream signaling partners with calcineurin in astrocyte-based neuroinflammation.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Gary Landreth (pdf)

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:09:09 -0400

On Thursday, September 7 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology/COM will host a seminar to be given by Dr. Gary Landreth, Professor, The Alzheimer's Research Laboratory at Case Western Reserve University of Cleveland, OH. Dr. Landreth's talk is entitled: The Nuclear Receptors PPARg and LXR As Therapeutic Targets in Alzheimer's Disease. This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in MN-463 UKMC.

Dr. Rina Plattner publishes Breaking News Research in Cancer Research

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:41:40 -0400

Dr. Rina Plattner and pharmacology graduate student Divya Srinivasan published a paper in the June 1st issue of Cancer Research, which is published by the American Association for Cancer Research. The article entitled "Activation of Abl Tyrosine Kinases Promotes Invasion of Aggressive Breast Cancer Cells" has been editorially highlighted as Breaking News in the journal and in a recent AACR member e-newsletter.

Dept. Seminar: Ms. Qingbei Zhang (pdf)

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:59:19 -0400

On Monday, June 19th Ms. Qingbei Zhang will present her dissertation seminar. Ms. Zhang's seminar is entitled: "Molecular Mechanisms that Mediate Metastasis Suppressor Activity of NM-23-H1." The seminar will be in room MN-363 at 10 a.m. Ms. Zhang's faculty advisor is Dr. David M. Kaetzel.

Dept. Seminar: Ms. Tracy Galloway-Stepanyan (pdf)

Mon, 15 May 2006 10:44:29 -0400

The Department of Molecular & Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by our graduate student, Ms. Tracy Galloway-Stepanyan on Thursday, May 18, 2006 at 3:00 PM in MN463 UKMC. Ms. Galloway-Stephanyan's presentation is entitled: "Discovering Pharmacological Agents to Protect Against Neuronal Damage Associated with Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation."

Please welcome our new graduate students

Mon, 15 May 2006 10:32:48 -0400

IBS Student Rotations have recently ended. We are happy to announce that six graduate students have decided to continue their graduate careers in our department. Please welcome the newest Pharmacology grad students. Ms. Ikhlas Ahmed (Mentor: Dr. Craven) Mr. Randall Hulshizer (Mentor: Dr. Hadley) Ms. Valentina Moirangthem (Mentor: Dr. Swanson) Mr. Marian Novak (Mentor: Dr. Kaetzel) Mr. James Searcy (Mentor: Dr. Porter) Mr. Jonathan Sims (Mentor: Dr. Plattner) Ms. Kate Zaytseva (Mentor: Dr. Kilgore)

Dept. Seminar: Ms. Sadie Hebert and Mr. Dušan Jefinija (pdf)

Mon, 08 May 2006 08:30:58 -0400

On Thursday, May 11 the Department of Molecular & Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by our graduate students, Ms. Sadie Hebert and Mr. Dušan Jeftinija. Ms. Hebert's talk is entitled: "Regulation of Na+ Channel Expression in Skeletal Muscle." Mr. Jeftinija's talk is entitled: "Age-Related Changes in Ca2+ Signaling Pathways in Neurons and Astrocytes: Role of Calcineurin and NFAT." Their seminar will be at 3:00PM in room MN-463 UKMC.

Dept. Seminar: Ms. Michelle Sama and Mr. Justin Rogers (pdf)

Thu, 04 May 2006 09:56:07 -0400

The Department of Molecular & Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by our graduate students, Ms. Michelle Sama and Mr. Justin Rogers. Ms. Sama's talk is entitled: "Involvement of the Calcineuring/NFAT Pathway in Astrocyte-Based Immune/Inflammatory Signaling: Implications for Alzheimer's Disease." Mr. Rogers' talk is entitled: "Estradiol Modulation of VGCC's in the Brain." Their seminar will be at 3:00PM in room MN-263 UKMC.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Michael Babich (pdf)

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:05:22 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology welcomes Dr. Michael Babich, Vice President of ImmvaRx Immunotherapeutics, Inc., on Thursday, April 27, 2006 for a presentation entitled "Bench to Bedside: A scientist-entrepreneur perspective on closing the gap." Dr. Babich's presentation will be held in room MN-463 UKMC at 3:00PM on Thursday, April 27, 2006. Coffee and cookies will be served.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Paula Bickford (pdf)

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:40:13 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology welcomes Dr. Paula C. Bickford, Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Senior Research Career Scientist, James W. Haley VAMC, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, University of FL, Tampa, FL, on Thursday, April 6, 2006 for a presentation entitled "Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Nutritional Approaches." Dr. Bickford's presentation will be held in room MN-463 UKMC at 3:00PM on Thursday, April 6, 2006. Coffee and cookies will be served.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. David Jaffe (pdf)

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:05:52 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology welcomes Dr. David Jaffe, Associate Professor, Deptartment of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, on Thursday, March 23, 2006 for a presentation entitled "How Aging Rats On A Diet Keep Their Neurons Looking Young." Dr. Jaffe's presentation will be held in room MN-463 UKMC at 3:00PM on Thursday, March 23, 2006. Coffee and cookies will be served.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Kathrin Engisch (pdf)

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard). — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 09:16:37 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology welcomes Dr. Kathrin Engisch, Associate Professor, Deptartment of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, on Thursday, March 16, 2006 for a presentation entitled "Adenovirus Infection Alters Calcium Currents and Exocytosis in Adrenal Chromaffin Cells." Dr. Engisch's presentation will be held in room MN-463 UKMC at 3:00PM on Thursday, March 16, 2006. Coffee and cookies will be served.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Karyn Esser

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard). — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 11:53:08 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology welcomes Dr. Karyn Esser, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center on Thursday, March 9, 2006 for a presentation entitled "Circadian Regulation of MyoD1 and PGC1: Implications for Frailty and Metabolic Diseases." Dr. Esser's presentation will be held in room MN-463 UKMC at 3:00PM on Thursday, March 9, 2006. Coffee and cookies will be served.

Dept. Seminar: Ms. Meng Meng Yang and Mr. J. Robert McCorkle (pdf)

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard). — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 12:00:00 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology graduate students, Ms. Meng Meng Yang and Mr. J. Robert McCorkle, will each present their work today, Thursday, March 3, 2006 at 3:00PM in MN-463.

Ms. Yang's presentation is entitled "Analysis of DNA Repair Activity For YNK1, The Yeast S. Cerevisiae Homologue of the Metastasis Suppressor NM23." Her faculty advisor is Dr. David Kaetzel.

Mr. McCorkle's presentation is entitled "The Multiple Functions of NM23-H1 And Their Potential Impact on Genomic Stability." His faculty advisor is Dr. David Kaetzel.

Coffee and cookies will be served.

Dept. Seminar: Ms. Divya Srinivasan and Dinesh Puppala (pdf)

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard). — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:30:00 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology graduate students, Ms. Divya Srinivasan and Mr. Dinesh Puppala, will each present their work today, Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 3:00PM in MN-463.

Ms. Srinivasan's presentation is entitled "Unraveling Oncogenic Functions of Albeson Kinases in Breast Cancer." Her faculty advisor is Dr. Rina Plattner.

Mr. Puppala's presentation is entitled "Development of an AHR Antagonist Using Protacs." His faculty advisor is Dr. Hollie Swanson.

Coffee and cookies will be served.

Congratulations to Drs. Piascik, García-Cazarin, who recently received her Ph.D. in Pharmacology, and Post on their recent book chapter.

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:20:33 -0500

Congratulations to Dr. Michael T. Piascik, Dr. Steven Post, and recent graduate, Dr. Mary Garcia-Cazarin co-authored a chapter titled "Regulation of Cellular Localization and Trafficking of the Adrenergic Receptors" in new a book The Adrenergic Receptors: in the 21st century (ISBN: 1-59259-931-1) published by Humana Press.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Corinna Burger (pdf)

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:52:20 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology welcomes Dr. Corinna Burger, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and Powell Gene Therapy Center, University of Florida, on Thursday, Feburary 16, 2006 for a presentation entitled "Use of Recombinant Adeno-associated Virus Somatic Transgenics to Study Learning and Memory." Dr. Burger's presentation will be held in room MN-463 UKMC at 3:00PM on Thursday, Feburary 16, 2006. Coffee and cookies will be served.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Nicholas J. Koszewski (pdf)

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 13:27:23 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology welcomes Dr. Nicholas J. Koszewski, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Chandler Medical Center, on Thursday, Feburary 9, 2006 for a presentation entitled "Identification and characterization of transcription factors controlling parathyroid hormone gene expression." Dr. Koszewski's presentation will be held in room MN-463 UKMC at 3:00PM on Thursday, Feburary 9, 2006. Coffee and cookies will be served.

Congratulations to Mr. Dinesh Puppala

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:30:01 -0500

Congratulations to Mr. Dinesh Puppala for being awarded second place in Best Paper Award competition in the Graduate Student Category from American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). Mr. Puppala's poster is titled "Inhibition of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling pathway and cigarette smoke induced cell transformation by select dietary flavonoids" and will be presented at ASPET annual meeting to be held on April 1 - 5, 2006 in San Francisco, CA.

Dr. Hollie Swanson to serve on Institute of Medicine of National Academies Committee

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:48:21 -0500

Congratulations to Dr. Hollie Swanson for her recent membership to a National Academy Committee: Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides for 2006-2007.

Congratulations to Dr. Dejan Nikolic

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:38:14 -0500

Congratulations to Dr. Dejan Nikolic for his successful dissertation defense and completion of his doctoral work.

Congratualtions to Dr. Mary Garcia-Cazarin

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:36:53 -0500

Congratulations to Dr. Mary Garcia-Carazin for her successful dissertation defense and completion of her doctoral work.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Myrtle A. Davis, Eli Lilly and Company (pdf)

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:59:12 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology welcomes Dr. Myrtle A. Davis of Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Research Laboratories, on Thursday, January 19, 2006 for a presentation entitled "Leveraging Cell Signaling Mechanisms for Biomarker Discovery." Dr. Davis' presentation will be held in room MN-463 UKMC at 3:00PM on Thursday, January 19, 2006. Coffee and cookies will be served.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Anthony Sinai, UK COM Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics (pdf)

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:44:51 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology welcomes Dr. Anthony Sinai, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, on January 12, 2006 for a presentation entitled "Toxoplasma Gondii: A Protozoan Parasite Establishes an Unwelcome Residence in the Host Cell." Dr. Sinai's presentation will be held in Room MN463 at 3:00PM on Thursday, January 12, 2006. Coffee and Cookies will be served.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Robert Fenstermaker, Roswell Park Cancer Institute and SUNY at Buffalo (pdf)

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 10:07:41 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology welcomes Dr. Robert Fenstermaker, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Associate Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, on December 8, 2005 for a seminar presentation entitled "EGRF Intron Recombination In Gliomas." Dr. Fenstermaker's presentation will be held in Room MN463 at 3:00 PM on Thursday, December 8, 2005. Coffee and cookies will be served.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Timothy F. Osborne, University of California at Irvine (pdf)

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:37:31 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology welcomes Dr. Timothy F. Osborne, Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California at Irvine on Thursday, December 1, 2005 for a seminar presentation entitled "Molecular Sensing by SREBP's and Nuclear Receptors in Regulation of Lipid Metabolism." Dr. Osborne's presentation will be held in Room MN463 at 3:00 PM on Thursday, December 1, 2005. Coffee and cookies will be served.

Dept. Seminar: Dr. Carolyn Klinge, University of Louisville (pdf)

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:46:38 -0500

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology welcomes Dr. Carolyn Klinge from the University of Louisville Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology on Thursday, November 17, 2005 for a seminar presentation entitled "Gender-dependent Differences in Estrogen Receptor Activity in Lung Adenocarcinoma." Dr. Klinge's seminar will be held in Room MN463 at 3:00 PM on November 17, 2005. Coffee and Cookies will be served.

Mr. Dejan Nikolic to present dissertation seminar

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:36:09 -0500

Mr. Dejan Nikolic's dissertation seminar will be on Friday, December 9 at 2:00 p.m. in MN-363 UKMC. Dejan's seminar is entitled: Delineating Signaling Pathways Involved in Class A Scavenger Receptor-Mediated Cell Adhesion. Dejan's faculty advisor is: Dr. Steven Post.

Ms. Mary Garcia-Cazarin to present dissertation seminar

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:17:53 -0500

Ms. Mary Garcia-Cazarin's dissertation seminar will be held on Wednesday, December 7 at 9:00 a.m. in MN-363 UKMC. The title of Mary's talk is: A Study of the Localization and Trafficking Properties of the AlphalD-Adrenoceptor Using Adenoviral Vectors in Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells. Mary's faculty Advisor is Dr. Michael T. Piascik

Congratulations to Dinesh Puppala

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:27:41 -0500

Congratulations to Dinesh Puppala on winning the second place in poster competition held at Ohio Valley Society of Toxicology (OVSOT) meeting held at the Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart and Lung Center, Lousiville KY on 28 October 2005. His poster was titled "Naturally occuring antagonists of the Arylhydrocarbon receptor pathway: A novel approach to cancer chemoprevention?"

Congratulations to Rebecca Scotland

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:25:21 -0500

Congratulations to Rebecca Scotland on her poster presentation at the 8 th annual Gill heart Cardiovascular Research day. Rebecca's presentation "The Ras Effector Rlf protects from maladaptive hypertrophic signaling" won second place for student presentations.

Congratulations to Rachel Chitti

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:15:02 -0400

Congratulations to Rachel Chitti for her paper in Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, entitled, "Hpr6 (heme-1 domain protein) regulates the susceptibility of cancer cells to chemotherapeutic drugs." The authors are G. Crudden, R.E. Chitti, and R.J. Craven. The paper is due publication in early 2006 and can be viewed on the web using the link embedded in the title. Ms. Chitti also presented her work during the poster sessions at the Gill Heart Association Annual Meeting on October 7, 2005. The poster was entitled, "Hpr6 (human membrane-bound progesterone receptor) is a regulator of cholesterol synthesis." The authors were L. Li, R.E. Chitti, E. Stolarczyk, E.R.O. Flores, R.J. Craven, and T.D. Porter.

Congratulations to Dusan Jeftinja, Sadie Hebert, and Rob McCorkle.

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:29:15 -0400

Congratualtions to Dusan Jeftinja, Sadie Hebert, and Rob McCorkle on passing their qualifying exams.

Congratulations Dr. Amy Thompson

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 11:46:56 -0400

Congratulations to Dr. Amy Thompson for her successful completion of her doctoral degree.

Dinesh Puppala and Anjali Mishra New Grad. Student Co-Reps.

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Sat, 22 Oct 2005 12:44:06 -0400

Congrats to Dinesh Puppala and Anjali Mishra on their election to Pharmacology Graduate Student Co-Representatives for 2005-2006, and our thanks to Michelle Sama and Justin Rogers for all of their hard work over the previous academic year.

Congratulations Divya!

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:51:10 -0400

Congratulations to Divya Srinivasan for passing her qualifying exam.

Pharmacology Ranks in Top 10

chase.southard@uky.edu (R. Chase Southard) — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:45:34 -0400

The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology ranks in the top 20 basic science departments among public medical schools at number 10 on the list.