Research In Progress 2011-12
Tuesday 8:30 AM
Aurbach Building Room 1229, Fontaine Research Park
Organized by Craig Nunemaker
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Oct 19 |
Craig Nunemaker |
“Cytokines due to low-grade inflammation can cause beta-cell failure in early T2D” |
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Oct 26 |
Jessica Geisler, graduate student in Chien Li’s Lab |
“The Effects of Vesicular Nucleotide Transporter (VNUT) on ATP and Insulin Release in the Pancreatic Beta-Cell” |
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Nov 2 |
Cristina Gherghe, 2nd year Endocrine Fellow |
"Elucidating Pressure-Natriuresis: New Role for Na+K+ ATP-ase as a Receptor" |
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Nov 8 |
Michael Scott |
"Hindbrain modulation of food intake and glucose homeostasis" |
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Nov 15 |
Gregory Hong, 2nd year Endocrine Fellow |
"Insulin transport into the CNS" |
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Nov 22 |
No Research in Progress |
Thanksgiving week |
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Nov 29 |
Samuel Cushman, NIDDK |
“Regulation of Adipose Cell Growth and Turnover, and Its Dysfunction in Insulin Resistance” |
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Dec 6 |
Thurl Harris |
“Glycerolipid-mediated regulation of mTOR activity.” |
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Jan 31 |
Gene Barrett |
“Insulin regulates vascular function throughout the arterial tree” |
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Feb 8 |
Rob Mohney, Director of Project Management, Metabolon, Inc |
“Global Biochemical Profiling for Problem Solving in Biology and Disease” |
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Feb 14 |
Chris Deppmann |
"A sympathetic approach to treating obesity" |
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Feb 21 |
Margaret Morris, Eastern Virginia Medical School |
TBA |
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Feb 28 |
Zhen Yan |
"Muscle-derived EcSOD in protection against multiple organ dysfunction syndrome" |
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Mar 6 |
Vitor Lira, postdoctoral fellow in Zhen Yan’s Lab |
"Exercise training-induced autophagy in skeletal muscle" |
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Mar 13 |
Susanna Keller |
“Why one is not enough: The roles of the two Rab GAPs AS160 and Tbc1d1 in the regulation of glucose uptake in muscle and fat cells.” |
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Mar 20 |
Craig Nunemaker |
“STEAPed in adiposity: the possible role of a novel protein in metabolism and beta-cell function” |
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Mar 27 |
Jennifer Beller, 3rd year Endocrine Fellow |
"Developmental Resistance to Progesterone Negative Feedback: Evidence for the Evolution of GnRH Pulse Patterns Through Puberty" |
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Apr 3 |
No Research in Progress |
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Apr 10 |
Matt Sauder, 3rd year Endocrine Fellow |
“Candesartan, GLP-1, and the Microvasculature” |
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Apr 17 |
Jennifer Kirby |
"The Role of Id3 in Adipose Angiogenesis" |
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Apr 24 |
No Research in Progress |
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May 1 |
Ayotunde Dokun: |
TBA |
Mary Ann B. McMahon
Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center
Box 801410 Health System
434 924-5247
mbm8x@virginia.edu
