University of Illinois College of Medicine

Department of Pharmacology

PhD Student Research Forum Fall 2018/Spring 2019

Fridays at 12:00 PM, 4175 COMRB 

DATE

SPEAKER

TITLE

September 21

"An Important Role of Gα13 in Integrin β2 Dependent Neutrophil Transendothelial Migration"

October 19

"Inhibition of Notch Signaling in Adult Endothelium Delays Regenerative Arteriogenesis"

November 2

"Novel Role of CREB in Regulating Alveolar Maacrophage Generation and Function"

November 9

"Mitofusin 2-Mediated Mitophagy and Mitochondrial Biogenesis in iPSCs"

November 16

"Role of Piezo 1 in cAMP-Dependent Calcium Release from ER Stores in ECs"

November 30

"Applying a Bayesian Interference Model to Single Cell Transcriptomic Analysis"

December 7

"Novel Role of Endothelial PV-1 in Maintenance of Lung Endothelial Barrier Integrity"

December 14

"Targeting the Notch1 Transcriptional Activation Domain in T cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia"

DATE

SPEAKER

TITLE

January 11

"The Bioenergetics of Endothelial

Barrier Restoration"

January 18

"PECAM-1 Homotypic Interaction in Neutrophil Migratory Function"

February 1

"Dynamic Endothelial Heterogeneity

in Inflammation"

February 15

“N-cadherin Adhesion Induces the

Assembly of Tight Junctions to Maintain

the Blood-Brain Barrier”

March 1

“Investigating the Role of Vegfc in Hematopoietic Stem Cell

Development in the Zebrafish”

March 8

"Biophysical Engineering Strategies to Understand and Control Extracellular

Vesicle Production and Transport"

March 15

"GABAB Receptor Signaling in Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells"

March 22

"Using iPSCs to Study the

Blood Brain Barrier"

April 12

"Establishing a Bioengineered Ex Vivo

Co-Culture of Fetal Liver Cells"

All forums are held in 4175 COMRB unless designated above.


Coordinator:   (312) 355-3281