School of Biomedical Sciences

Rachel Engelland’s Dissertation Research Proposal Seminar

Discipline: Pharmacology & Neuroscience Major Professor: Rebecca Cunningham Committee: Michael Gatch, Leigh Johnson, Vicki Nejtek, Nathalie Sumien, Jennifer Cihlar (UM) Working Title: The Impact of Androgens and oxidative Stress on Endocytosis Location: LIB-110

Pharmacology and Neuroscience Department Presents: “Airborne particulate matter and cardiovascular disease initiation: Role of environmentally persistent free radicals”

Pharmacology and Neuroscience Department Presents: “Airborne particulate matter and cardiovascular disease initiation:  Role of environmentally persistent free radicals” Presented by Tammy R. Dugas, PhD. Professor, LSU School of Veterinary Medicine 4/6/2021 @ 11:00am via Zoom Tammy R. Dugas, PhD Professor and Head Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Please email Cheryl.Bryant@UNTHSC.edu…

Pharmacology and Neuroscience Department Presents: “Alcohol and Amygdalar Circuitry”

Pharmacology and Neuroscience Department Presents: “Alcohol and Amygdalar Circuitry” Presented by Zoe McElligott, Ph.D., University of North Carolina @ Chapel Hill on 3/9/2021 @ 11:00am via Zoom   Zoe McElligott, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies Department of Psychiatry WISDOM co-director University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill www.mcelligottlab.org

Physiology & Anatomy Seminar Series: Ion channels, myogenic responses, and coronary vascular regulation

Speaker: Gregory Dick, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, Department of Physiology & Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center “Ion channels, myogenic responses, and coronary vascular regulation” Coronary arterioles demonstrate myogenic reactivity, as caliber is actively adjusted in response to the intraluminal distending pressure. The teleological purpose of myogenic reactivity remains unclear, but it has…

WOMEN’S CARDIOVASCULAR & BRAIN HEALTH SYMPOSIUM 2021

Keynote: Martha Gulati, MD, MS Editor-in-chief, CardioSmart, American College of Cardiology Best-selling author of Saving Women's Hearts Abstract submissions and registration open on February 8, 2021: wcbh.dryfta.com Registration is FREE but all attendees must register Speakers: Elizabeth Barr, PhD - National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women's Health Mark Cunningham, PhD - Assistant Professor,…

Physiology and Anatomy Seminar Series: “Heat Therapy in Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.”

Physiology and Anatomy Seminar Series “Heat Therapy in Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.” Speaker: Brett R. Ely, Ph.D. Assistant Professor & Chair, Department of Sports & Movement Science, Salem State University Heat has been used for centuries in various populations for therapeutic benefit, including Scandinavian saunas, Japanese Waon therapy, Turkish baths, and Native American…

Rusty Hartman’s Thesis Proposal Seminar: The Impact of Early Life Stressors on the Progression of SLE

Rusty Hartman's Thesis Proposal Seminar (Public): The Impact of Early Life Stressors on the Progression of SLE Major: Integrative Physiology Major Professor: Keisa Mathis Committee: Tom Cunningham, Lisa Hodge, Johnathan Tune, Gulab Zode (UM) Meeting link: https://unthsc.zoom.us/j/89287594809

Physiology and Anatomy Seminar Series: “Normal gravitational gradients of Earth: What does microgravity add to the mix?”

Physiology and Anatomy Seminar Series “Normal gravitational gradients on Earth: What does microgravity add to the mix?” Speaker: Justin Lawley, Ph.D. Professor & Chair, Division of Performance Physiology & Prevention, Department of Sports Science, University of Innsbruck, Austria Humans evolved under the constant weight of Earth’s gravity, thus they are particularly susceptible to changes in…