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Graduate Student Seminars  

TOX 558 – Spring Semester 2008
Selected Mondays, 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
K-307, Room 3-6408

May 5: David McMillan

Influence of AhR and NF-kB activity on cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary inflammation.


April 28: Sarah Latchney

Multipotent neural stem cells are targets for TCDD actions: A role for AhR in neurogenesis?




April 21: Ming Kung

The effects of cigarette smoke on chondrogenesis: A potential mechanism for delayed fracture healing mediated by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.



April 14: Jennifer Head

Investigating how AhR increases neutrophilia, IFNy production and iNOS expression
during infection with influenza virus.







April 7: Eric Beier

Cigarette smoke: A risk factor for osteoporosis by inhibiting mesenchymal cell differentiation.

March 31: Zhengyu Yin

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate is a novel HSP90 inhibitor.

March 24: Meghan Blair

Epigenetic aberration of the human REELIN gene as a contributory factor leading to the development of schizophrenia

March 10: Sam Caito

Toxicologic risk assessment of genetically modified foods

March 3: Fanny Casado-Pena

Endocrine disruptors with estrogenic activity: promises and challenges


February 25: Fang (Sophia) Fang

Functional characterization of the heteromeric Ost alpha-Ost beta transporter, a potential steroid hormone conjugate transporter in the adrenal gland and brain


February 18: Jonathan Holz

Lead may unmask an arthritic phenotype in articular cartilage through generation of reactive oxygen species.


February 11: Xianglu Han

Nanotechnology: a toxicological perspective.

February 4: Brent Kobielush

Serine 395, a site important for transcriptional activity in the mouse aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), is phosphorylated by protein kinase A.

January 28: David Adenuga

Toxicology and pathophysiology of Amanita poisoning.

January 14: Jamie O’Brien

Small electrophilic molecules enhance platelet production from megakaryocytes: Implications for inflammation and disease.
    
 
Revised May 6 2008 (vgl & gbi)