SEMESTER
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology
Visiting Professor Seminar Series
Spring 2018
Wednesdays at 12:00 PM, 1020 COMRB
DATE
SPEAKER
TITLE
January 16
Senior Investigator
Retinal Development, Genetics & Therapy Section
Chief, Neurobiology Neurodegeneration &
Repair Laboratory
National Eye Institute
Bethesda, MD
"Stem Cell-based Treatment Design for Retinal Neurodegeneration: Translations from Basic Biology"
January 31
Executive Associate Dean & Chief Diversity Officer, Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering
Professor of Bioengineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Science & Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, and Molecular & Integrative Physiology
U Illinois - Urbana Champaign
Urbana, IL
"BIOMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology: From Lab to Chip to Printing Cellular Machines"
**Tues,
February 13
**4175 COMRB**
Associate Professor in Oncology & Pediatrics
Institute for Cell Engineering
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
John Hopkins U School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
"Derivation of a New Class of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells with
Improved Functionality and
Interspecies Chimera Potential"
February 21
Thomas Reynolds Sr. Family
Professor of Neurosciences
Director, Center for Molecular Neurobiology
Dept, Neurobiology & Neurology
U Chicago
Chicago, IL
"Molecular Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease"
**Mon, March 12
**4175 COMRB**
"Dynamic Intrinsic and Extrinsic Regulation of Single Cells Undergoing Fate Change during Hematopoietic Development"
April 11
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator
Professor
Dept of Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, CA
POSTPONED
April 25
"Macropinocytosis and Signaling for Cell Growth"
May 2
Vladimir Kalinichenko, MD, PhD
Professor
Division of Pulmonary Biology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
UC Department of Pediatrics
Cincinnati, OH
"FOXF1 Transcription Factor in Pathogenesis of Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia"
**Tues, May 15
**1:30 PM**
Chair and Professor of Physiology & Nueroscience
Mary Hayley and Selim Zilkha Chair in Alzheimer's Disease Research
Director, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
"Structure, Function, and Pathology - Implications for Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease"
May 16
Professor and Co-Chair
Judith and Burton P. Resnick Chair in
Translational Research
Dept of Anatomy & Structural Biology
Bronx, NY
"High Resolution Imaging of How Breast Cancer Initates and Sustains Systemic Cancer Dissemination"
All seminars will be held in College of Medicine Research Building, located at 909 S Wolcott Ave
in Room 1020 Moss Auditorium unless designated above.
Coordinator: (312) 355-3281
Revised: 5/8/18