UPCOMING SEMINARS
January 23, 2017
Ethan Anderson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa (Ford Host)
February 27, 2017
Louis J. Dell'italia, M.D., Professor of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama-Birmingham
March 27, 2017
TBA
April 17, 2017
S.R. Wayne Chen, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary (McHowat Host)
PAST SEMINARS
November 7, 2016
Richard W. Gross, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Division of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Washington University (Ford Host). Seminar title: Alterations in bioenergetics and signaling in diabetic myocardium
October 24, 2016
Richard Schuessler, Ph.D., Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Laboratory (Lee Host). Seminar title: Initiation of the heart beat: A new look at the sinus node
September 26, 2016
Doug Tilley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Temple University (Cho Host). Seminar title: β2AR-dependent regulation of leukocyte-mediated repair following cardiac injury
April 25, 2016
Ron Korthuis, Ph.D., Chairman of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri-Columbia (Ford Host). Seminar title: Immune cells and ischemia/reperfusion
March 28, 2016
Jessica Wagenseil, D.Sc., Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University (Ford Host). Seminar title: Vessel stiffness, hypertension, and atherosclerosis
February 22, 2016
Peter Tontonoz, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UCLA (Ford Host). Seminar title: Nuclear control of lipid metabolism
January 25, 2016
William Fay, M.D., J.W. & Lois Winifred Stafford Distinguished Chair in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Research; Professor of Medicine and Medical Pharmacology & Physiology
Director, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Missouri (Rezaie Host). Seminar title: Targeting plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) to treat cardiovascular diseases.
November 9, 2015
Matthias Majetschak, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Surgery, and Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Loyola University-Chicago (Cho Host). Seminar title: Chemokine receptors CXCR4 and ACKR3 regulate cardiovascular function
October 26, 2015
Richard Hotchkiss, M.D., Professor of Anesthesiology, Washington University (Ford Host). Seminar title: Immunotherapy: an emerging new approach in sepsis
September 28, 2015
Li Wang, Ph.D.,Professor of Physiology & Neurobiology, The Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut Seminar title: Nuclear receptor SHP in liver function and cardiovascular diseases
"The Powerhouse and Personalized Medicine;
Translational Bioenergetics"Dr. Victor Darley Usmar, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Free Radical Research
Department of Pathology
University of Alabama-Birmingham
April 27, 2015
CENTER FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
April 23, 2015 1-4PM
Boileau Hall on Frost Campus
Schedule:
1:00 David Ford Introductory Remarks
1:05 Yuqi Wang-Department of Biology-Regulating Ras Signaling by a Deubiquitinating Enzyme
1:25 Ray Rezaie-Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-Anticoagulant and Antiinflammatory Mechanisms of Antithrombin
1:45 Dan Warren-Department of Biology-Cardiac Physiology of the Most Anoxia-tolerant Tetrapod, the Painted Turtle
2:05 Nicola Pozzi-Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-Unraveling Prothrombin Structure One Molecule at a Time
2:25 Ryan McCulla-Department of Chemistry-Developing Atomic Oxygen Photoactivatable Precursors for Selective Oxidation in Complex Systems.
2:45 Jane McHowat Department of Pathology-Modulation of Platelet-activating Factor Accumulation in Response to Cigarette Smoking3:05 Reception
"Cellular level contractile function in human myocardium"
Dr. Ken Campbell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology
University of Kentucky School of Medicine
February 23, 2015
"Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in hypoxia- induced pulmonary arterial hypertension and its sequelae"
Dr. Edmund Miller, Ph.D.
Head, Center for Heart and Lung Research
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
January 26 , 2015
"Apolipoprotein A-V: A novel and potent modulator of plasma triacylglycerol homeostasis"
Dr. Robert Ryan, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute
Chair, CHORI Center for Prevention of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes
December 3, 2014 (Noon, DRC468)
"Can you manipulate it, and will it work? Examining cGMP as a therapeutic target for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction"
Dr. Craig A. Emter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
University of Missouri-Columbia
October 20, 2014
Host: Ford
“Bioactive sphingolipids as players in cardiac lipotoxicity”
Dr. L. Ashley Cowart
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Medical University of South Carolina
September 22, 2014 (3PM, DRC 468)
Host: Ford
"LKB-AMPK regulates heart growth and responses to ischemia"
Dr. Lawrence Young, M.D.
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Cell & Molecular Physiology
Vice-Chairman, Department of Medicine
Yale Cardiovascular Research Center (YCVRC)
May 5, 2014
Host: Cho
"Role of claudin in renal diseases "
Dr. Jianghui Hou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor The Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences
Washington University in St. Louis
March 12 , 2014
Host: Knuepfer
"The role of endoplasmic reticulum-associated lipolysis in lipid and glucose homeostasis"
Dr. Richard Lehner, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Director of MCBL Group
Univeristy of Alberta, Canada
February 24, 2014
Host: Baldan
"Arrythmogenic Cardiomyopathy - New Insights into Disease Mechanisms"
Dr. Jeffrey Saffitz, M.D., Ph.D.
Pathology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA
October 28, 2013
Host: McHowat
"PCSK9, or the Secret Life of Cholesterol"
Dr. Sergio Fazio, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
October 9, 2013
Host: Ford
"Fatty acids in the etiology of metabolic and cardiovascular disease"
Dr. Nada Abumrad, Ph.D.
Robert C. Atkins Prof. of Obesity Res. in Med.
Division of Biology and Biomedical Science
Washington University in Saint Louis
September 23, 2013
Host: Ford
"NASH: Connecting the Liver to the Heart"
Dr. Arun J. Sanyal, MD, FACP
Charles Caravati Chair and Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
April 10, 2013
Host:Wang
"Novel Role for a PPARγ: Cullin-3 Pathway in Hypertension"
Dr. Curt D. Sigmund, Ph.D.
Roy J. Carver Chair in Hypertension Research
Department of Pharmacology
Univeristy of Iowa School of Medicine
May 9, 2013
Host: Samson
"Visualizing and Manipulating leukocyte trafficking in vivo"
Minsoo Kim , Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
University of Rochester Medical Center
February 25, 2013
Host: Rezaie
"Control of Lipid Metabolism by miRNA"
Carlos Fernandez-Hernando, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Departments of Medicine (Cardiology Division) and Cell Biology
New York University
January 28, 2013
Host: Baldan
"Membrane Estrogen Receptor Signaling: Implications for the Cardivascular System"
Ellis Levin, M.D.
Professor and Vice-Chairman for Academic Affairs, Medicine
Professor of Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Chief, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
University of California-Irvine
November 26, 2012
Host: Samson
"Cell transplantation and cardiac recovery: Are endogenous cardiac progenitor cells contributory?"
Jianyi Zhang , M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering
University of Minnesota
October 22, 2012
Host: Ford
"The new role of PCSK9 in LDL metabolism and its potential therapuetics"
Ba-Bie Teng, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Institute of Molecular Medicine
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
May 7, 2012
Host: Peng
"Adipose Tissue and Chagas Disease. Cruzin in the Fat Lane"
Herbert Tanowitz, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
April 4 , 2012
Host: Hoff
"Role of START Proteins in Intracellular Cholesterol Transport"
Gregorio Gil, Ph.D.
Prof. of Biochemistry
Virginia Commonwealth Univ.
April 2, 2012
Host: Baldan
"A Trek to Understanding Obesity's and Diabetes' Effects on the Heart"
Linda Peterson, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine and Radiology
Cardiovascular Division and Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences
Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, MO
March 5, 2012
Host: Ford
"MCPiP1 in Immune Homeostasis and Atherosclerosis"
Mingui Fu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Shock Trauma Research Center
Department of Basic Medical Science
University of Missouri-Kansas City
February 6, 2012
Host: Liu
"What control monocyte-endothelial interactions during vascular inflammation? It's a sweet and sticky situation"
Rakesh Patel, Ph.D
Prof., Dept. Mol, Cell. Path.
Univ. Alabama, Birmingham
January 9, 2012
Host: Ford
"HDL: When good cholesterol goes bad"
Jay Heinecke, M.D.
Prof. Med., Endocrin., & Nutrition
Seattle, WA
October 3, 2011
Host: Ford
"Sequence determinants of miR-mRNA pairing and the consequences of miR sequence variation on the heart"
Gerald W. Dorn II, M.D.
Philip and Sima K. Needleman Professor
Associate Chair for Translational Research
Director, Center for Pharmacogenomics
Department of Internal Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
Monday, May 2, 2011
Host: Baldan
"Cofactor-dependent regulation of blood coagulation by proteins of the serpin superfamily"
Steven Olson, Ph.D.
Professor
Center for Molecular Biology or Oral Diseases
Center of Structural Biology
University of Illinois-Chicago
Monday, April 4, 2011
Host: Rezaie
"The Importance of the Omega-6/Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio in Cardiovascular Disease and Other Chronic Diseases"
Artmeis P. Simopoulos, M.D.
President
The Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health
Washington, D.C.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Host: Shoemaker
"Post-Infarct Remodeling: Cellular and Molecular Determinants of Wound Healing and Pro-arrhythmic Fibrosis"
Kathryn A. Yamada, Ph.D.
Research Professor of Medicine
Center for Cardiovascular Research
Cardiovascular Division
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Monday, February 7, 2011
Host: McHowat
"Calcium-independent phospholipases A2 in cardiovascular diseases"
Zhenheng Guo, PhD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine
University of Kentucky
Monday, December 6, 2010
Host: Ford
"Determinants of Cardiac Remodeling and Reverse Remodeling in the Failing Heart"
Douglas L. Mann, MD
Lewin Chair and Chief, Cardiovascular Division
Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology, and Physiology
Washington University School of Medicine
November 1, 2010
Host: Hauptman
"Using Cardiolipin Alterations in Heart Failure to Design Dietary-based Heart Failure Treatments"
Genevieve Sparagna, Ph.D.
University of Colorado
October 4, 2010
"Chlorinated Lipids: From Test-tube Chemistry to the Discovery of Novel Biomarkers and Mediators of Cardiovascular Disease"
David A. Ford , Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Director, Saint Louis University Center for Cardiovascular Research
Saint Louis University
Monday, May 3, 2010
"RBCs and the Vascular Disease of Type 2 Diabetes: Is There a Connection?"
Randy Sprague, M.D.
Professor of Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences
Saint Louis University
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
"Circulating Bioactive Lipids; Spreading the Oxidative Stress"
Thomas M. McIntyre, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Cell Biology
Lerner Research Institute
Cleveland , Ohio
Monday, March 1, 2010
Host: McHowat
"Using Antisense Oligonucleotides to Treat Cardiovascular Disease"
Richard Lee, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Carlsbad , CA
Monday, February 1, 2010
Host:Baldan
"Thrombomodulin: A vascular endothelial sentry"
Edward M. Conway, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
Centre for Blood Research, Director
Professor of Medicine
University of British Columbia
Life Sciences Centre
Vancouver , Canada
Monday, January 11, 2010
Host: Rezaie
"How the Brain Controls the Brown Adipose Metabolic Furnace"
Shaun Morrison, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Division of Neuroscience
Oregon National Primate Research Center
Oregon Health and Science University
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Host: Knuepfer
"New Insights into Cardiac Remodeling after Myocardial Infarction"
Anthony J. Muslin, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, and Cell Biology and Physiology
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Research
Director, Cardiology Research Fellowship Program
Co-Director, Physician Scientist Training Program
Cardiovascular Division
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis , MO
Monday, November 2, 2009
Host:Ford
"Oxidized cholesterol as physiological regulators and disease biomarkers"
Daniel S. Ory, M.D.
Departments of Medicine, Cell Biology and Physiology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis , MO
Monday, September 14, 2009
Host: Ford
July 27, 2009 Student Cardiovascular Day Presentations
"Bench to bedside to better living: Using nutritional interventions to address cardiovascular disease"
Grant N. Pierce, Ph.D., FACC, FAHA,
FISHR, FAPS, FIACS, FCAHS
Assistant Dean, Research
Department of Physiology
University of Manitoba
Monday, May 4, 2009
Host: Ford
"Building a Systems Biology Model of Oxygen-Based Microvascular Flow Regulation"
Daniel Goldman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Medical Biophysics
The University of Western Ontario
Monday, March 30, 2009
Host: Ellsworth
"Dysfunctional HDL - particle at the crossroads of inflammation, oxidation, cholesterol metabolism and atherogenesis"
Stanley L. Hazen, M.D., Ph.D.
Section Head, Preventive Cardiology & Rehabilitation
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Diagnostics & Prevention
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland , Ohio
Monday, March 9, 2009
Host: Ford
"Cardiac arrhythmias: search for the origins of abnormal ectopic beats"
Narine Sarvazyan, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
George Washington University Medical Center
Monday, February 2, 2009
Host: McHowat
"Membrane-mediated Alterations in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: New Perspectives and Future Directions"
Richard W. Gross, M.D., Ph.D.
Division of Biooganic Chemistry
Department of Medicine
Department of Chemistry
Department of Developmental Biology
Washington University School of Medicine
Monday, December 1, 2008
Host: Ford
"Two photon microscopy applied to atherosclerosis"
Dick W. Slaaf, Ph.D.
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Eindhoven University of Technology and
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Maastricht University
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Host: Ellsworth
"The Pathogenesis of Aortic Disease in Mucopolysaccharidosis"
Katherine Ponder, M.D.
Division of Hematology
Department of Internal Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis , MO
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Host: Sly
"Arteriolar vasoregulatory dysfunction in ischemia/reperfusion: role of cell-cell communication"
Ronald J. Korthuis, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
Medical Pharmacology and Physiology
University of Missouri-Columbia
September 8, 2008
Host: Ford
August 18, 2008 Student Cardiovascular Day Presentations-II
July 25, 2008 Student Cardiovascular Day Presentations-I
"Vascular control during exercise in aging humans"
William G. Schrage, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
University of Wisconsin - Madison
May 5, 2008
Host: Sprague
"Novel Endogenous Cardioprotective Signaling Pathways in Acute Myocardial Infarction"
David J. Lefer, Ph.D.
Division of Cardiology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
March 31, 2008
Host: Ford
Echocardiography Workshop:
Non-Invasive Assessment Of Cardiac Structure And Function Utilizing Ultrasound�
Dr. Arthur Labovitz, M.D.
Director, Division of Cardiology
March 11, 2008
Host: Ford
Center for Cardiovascular Research Investigator Presentations
February 19, 2008
Host: Ford
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