URMC / Pharmacology & Physiology / Events Seminars & Events The weekly colloquium is generally held on Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. in K-207 Auditorium (2-6408). Unless otherwise noted, our departmental colloquia program is supported by the Alejandro Zaffaroni Endowment Fund and the John R. Murlin Fund. For outside guests, contact Dr. Houhui Xia. For graduate student colloquia, contact Dr. Cesare Orlandi. Upcoming20242023202220212020Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm”Chongyang Zhang - Graduate Student in the laboratory of Dr. Chen Yan Dec 16, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-207 Auditorium, 2-6408Or Join Zoom Research Talk: "Understanding the Role of Innervation and Cell-Specific Ccr2 Signaling on Muscle Regeneration"Esraa Furati - Graduate Student in the laboratory of Dr. Joe Chakkalakal Dec 09, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m. Medical Center | Anders Room, 4-6912Or Join Zoom Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Regulation of Endothelial Cell Behavior via KRIT1 Localization and Function”Harsha Swamy - Graduate Student in the laboratory of Dr. Angela Glading Dec 02, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.Join the Zoom Research Talk: “Identification of Altered Muscle Calcium Channel Activity as a Potential DM1 Therapeutic Target”Lily Cisco - Graduate Student in the laboratory of Dr. John Lueck Nov 11, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m. Medical Center | Anders Room, 4-6912Or Join Zoom Chemosensory Bile Acid Receptors in the Mouse Vomeronasal Organ (and Beyond?)Julian P. Meeks, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, and Department of Pediatrics Nov 04, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m. Medical Center | K-207 Auditorium, 2-6408 Or Join Zoom Second-year 20-min Literature Review: "Reward-related cortical projections in the primate striatum”Halima Aweis - Graduate Student in the laboratory of Dr. Suzanne Haber Oct 28, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m. Medical Center | Anders Room, 4-6912Or Join Zoom Second-year 20-min Literature Review: “Discovery of Human Signaling Systems: Pairing Peptides to G protein-Coupled Receptors”Wenqi Fu - Graduate Student in the laboratory of Dr. Cesare Orlandi Oct 28, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m. Medical Center | Or Join Zoom Second-Year 20-min Literature ReviewsMiao He; Xiaoyi Liu - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Robert Dirksen; Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Eric Small Oct 21, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.Join Zoom Second-Year 20-min Literature ReviewsMichal Shaposhnikov; Rana Alabdali - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Bradford Berk; Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Cesare Orlandi Oct 14, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.Join Zoom Thesis Proposal: “The Role of Myotonia in DM1 Pathogenesis”Matthew Sipple - Graduate Student in the laboratory of Dr. John Lueck Sep 30, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m. Medical Center | Ryan Case Method Room (CMR), 1-9576Join Zoom No seminar Sep 23, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.First Year Faculty Research Presentations Sep 16, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.Zoom First Year Faculty Research Presentations Sep 09, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.Zoom Thesis Proposal: Pathogenic and Compensatory Mechanisms in a Mouse Model of Tubular Aggregate MyopathyNan Zhao - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Robert Dirksen Sep 08, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.Thesis Proposal: Electroporation-mediated Gene Delivery of CFTR Plasmids as a Novel Approach to Treat Cystic Fibrosis in VivoDavid Delemos - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. David Dean Sep 07, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.Thesis Proposal: Platelet Mediated Monocyte/Macrophage Immune TrainingChen Li - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Craig Morrell Sep 03, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.First Year Faculty Research Presentations Sep 02, 2021 @ 12:00 a.m.To Be, or Not to Be (oxidized), That is the QuestionAlexander Milliken - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Paul Brookes Aug 26, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.FGF21 Reduced Morphine Preference and the Development of Acute Antinociceptive Tolerance and Physical DependenceMiriam E. Barnett - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Jean Bidlack Aug 18, 2021 @ 9:00 a.m.Differential Regulation of Opioid Receptor Signaling via Gα ProteinsMiriam E. Barnett - Graduate Student Jul 07, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.Join Zoom Link Host: Miriam E. BarnettPharmacology and Physiology and CMPP Program Faculty Speaker: Voltage-gated Calcium channel functions in non-excitable tissuesChike Cao, PhD - Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics, Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester May 27, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.ZoomPharmacology and Physiology and CMPP Program Thesis Defense: Functional Analysis of Disease-Associated Mutations in the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor”Lara Terry - PhD Candidate May 25, 2021 @ 10:00 a.m.ZoomPharmacology and Physiology and CMPP Program First Year Rotation Talk: The impact of myotonia in DM1 on skeletal muscleMatthew Sipple - Graduate Student Rotation in the Laboratory of Dr. John Lueck May 13, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.ZoomPharm/Phys and CMPP Program First Year Rotation Talk: Potential Inhibitors of ALKBH7Michal Shaposhnikov - Graduate Student Rotation in the Laboratory of Dr. Paul Brooks May 06, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.ZoomPharm/Phys and CMPP Program First Year Rotation Talk: Behavioral Assessment of Muscle Function in a Novel Mouse Model of Tubular Aggregate MyopathyMiao He - Graduate Student Rotation in the Laboratory of Dr. Robert Dirksen May 06, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.ZoomPharmacology and Physiology and CMPP Program Research Talk: Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase 1C Contributes to Abdominal Aortic AneurysmChongyang Zhang - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Chen Yan Apr 29, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.ZoomPharm/Phys and CMPP Program First Year Research Talk: Determining Ki values for inhibition of [3H] DAMGO binding by opioidsWenqi Fu - Graduate Student Rotation in the Laboratory of Dr. Jean Bidlack Apr 22, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.ZoomPharm/Phys and CMPP Program First Year Research Talk: Inhibition of Presenilin 1-γ-Secretase Complex in the Context of Alzheimer’s Disease ProgressionHalima Aweis - Graduate Student Rotation in the Laboratory of Dr. Gail Johnson Apr 22, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.ZoomPharmacology and Physiology and CMPP Program Research Talk: Protein Kinase C? regulates the nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of KRIT1Harsha Swamy - PhD Candidate Apr 15, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.ZoomHost: Dr. Angela Glading Graduate Student NIH T32 Retreat in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences: Pro- and Anti-CRISPRErik Sontheimer, PhD - Pillar Chair in Biomedical Research; Professor and Vice Chair, RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA Apr 14, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.RegisterHost: Dr. Lynne Maquat (Co-sponsored by Graduate Women in Science and the RNA Structure & Function Cluster) Pharmacology and Physiology and CMPP Program Guest Speaker: Dynamics of muscle stem cells during tissue growth and repairAlessandra Sacco, Ph.D. - Associate Dean of Curriculum, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Associate Professor Development, Aging and Regeneration Program, Neuroscience and Aging Research Center Apr 08, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.ZoomPharm/Phys and CMPP Program Guest Speaker: Lightning Storms of Calcium Signaling during Virus InfectionJoseph M. Hyser, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Alkek Center for Metagenomic and Microbiome Research Apr 01, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.ZoomPharmacology and Physiology and CMPP Program Research Talk: Photocrosslinking reveals the acidic pocket of ASICs act as an allosteric hubMatthew Rook - PhD Candidate Mar 25, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.ZoomHost: Dr. David MacLean Pharmacology and Physiology and CMPP Program Guest Speaker: Orphan GPCRs in the vascular and immune system: from single-cell expression analyses to the identification of in vivo functionsNina Wettschureck, M.D., Ph.D. - Full Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute of Heart and Lung Research, University of Frankfurt, Germany Mar 04, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.ZoomPharmacology and Physiology and CMPP Program Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: Regulation, function and mechanism of phosphodiesterase 10A in pathological cardiac remodeling and dysfunctionVivian Si Chen - PhD Candidate Mar 03, 2021 @ 10:00 a.m.ZoomHost: Chen Yan, Ph.D. Pharmacology and Physiology and CMPP Program Research Talk: Impact of a Tubular Aggregate Myopathy Mutation in Orai1 on Skeletal Muscle SOCE Activity and Contractile FunctionNan Zhao - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Robert Dirksen Feb 25, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.ZoomPharmacology and Physiology and CMPP Program MS Thesis Proposal: Targeting of C-C chemokine receptor type 2 (Ccr2) to promote aged and denervated skeletal muscle regenerationEsraa Furati - PhD Candidate Jan 28, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.ZoomHost: Dr. Joe Chakkalakal Pharmacology and Physiology and CMPP Program Research Talk: KRIT1-Mediated Regulation of Neutrophil Adhesion/MotilityNicholas Nobiletti - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Angela Glading Jan 21, 2021 @ 12:30 p.m.ZoomSPECIAL EVENT: RNA Presentations by UR Grad Students, Postdocs, and Technicians (Day 1)Lily Cisco (Lueck Lab), Xueyang He (Boutz Lab), Shon Koren (Johnson Lab), Kamel Awayda (O'Connell Lab) - University of Rochester, Center for RNA Biology Jan 06, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.Zoom RegistrationHost: Dr. Lynne Maquat and Dr. Dave Mathews