Neurofax Calendar - Neuroscience Research Center - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston January 2009
Seminars and Lectures

Monday, 5

Biochemistry Seminar Series – UTMSH
Hui Zheng, Ph.D., Huffington Center on Aging, BCM
“Pathophysiology of the Amyloid Precursor Protein and Presenilin in Alzheimer’s Disease”
12 Noon, MSB 2.135

Wednesday, 7

Psychiatry Grand Rounds – BCM
Michael Kauth, Ph.D., Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
"Implementing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in VA Medical Center and Community Clinics"
10:30 a.m., DeBakey Building-Room M112

Monday, 12

Integrative Biology & Pharmacology Seminar – UTMSH
Mae Huang, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, UUTMB Galveston.
"Purinergic P2X Receptor Signaling in Nociception"
4:00 p.m., MSB 2.135

Wednesday, 14

Psychiatry Grand Rounds – BCM
Richard De La Garza, II, Ph.D., Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and BCM
"Identification and Testing of Novel Medications for Cocaine and Methamphetamine Addiction"
10:30 a.m., DeBakey Building-Room M112

Psychiatry Lecture Series – UTMSH
James Lomax III, M.D., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, BCM
“Title to be announced”
11:00 a.m., MSI Auditorium

Thursday, 15

Neurosurgery Grand Rounds – UTMSH
Dong Kim, M.D., Department of Neurosurgery, UTMSH
"Medical Management of Vasospasm"
7:30 a.m., MSB G.100

Neurobiology and Anatomy Seminar Series – UTMSH
Paul Laurient, M.D., Ph.D., Advanced Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
"6 Degrees of Cognition: Small-World Networks in the Human Brain"
3:00 p.m., MSB 2.103

Friday, 16

Neuroscience Seminar Series – BCM
Julie Kauer, Ph.D., Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology, Brown University
“TRPV1 Channels Can Be Activated By Heat, Capsaicin, Or Endogenous Lipids. Long-Term Depression at Excitatory Synapses on Hippocampal Interneurons Requires TRPV1”
11:00 a.m., Alkek Building N315

Wednesday, 21

Psychiatry Grand Rounds – BCM
Carol C. Nadelson, M.D., Harvard Medical School
"Gender and Academic Careers"
10:30 a.m., DeBakey Building-Room M112

Psychiatry Lecture Series – UTMSH
Robert Guynn, M.D., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UTMSH
“Title to be announced”
11:00 a.m., MSI Auditorium

Thursday, 22

Neurobiology and Anatomy Seminar Series – UTMSH
Michael Shalden, Ph.D., Division of Biological Sciences, University of Washington Medical School
"The Neurobiology of Decision Making: A Window on Cognition"
3:00 p.m., MSB 2.103

Friday, 23

Center for Nursing Research Seminar – UTSON
Marianne Marcus, EdD, RN, FAAN, John P. McGovern Professor of Addiction Nursing, Nursing Systems, UTHSC-H School of Nursing
“A Behaviorial Therapy Trial of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Therapeutic Community Treatment for Substance Abuse Disorders”
12 Noon, SON 508 -- 6901 Bertner Avenue

 

Tuesday, 27

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds – UTMSH
James G. Grotta, M.D., Department of Neurology, UTHMS
"The Update on the Treatment of Acute Strokes"
12 Noon, MSB 2.103

Wednesday, 28

Psychiatry Grand Rounds – BCM
Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine
"The Neurobiology of Child Abuse: Treatment Implications"
10:30 a.m., DeBakey Building-Room M112

Psychiatry Lecture Series – UTMSH
Rhoda Seplowitz, M.D., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, BCM
“Title to be announced”
11:00 a.m., MSI Auditorium

Thursday, 29

NRC Distinguished Lecture – UTMSH
Masao Ito, M.D., Ph.D., Laboratory for Memory and Learning, RIKEN Brain Science Institute
"Internal Model Hypothesis of the Cerebellum"
4:00 p.m., MSB 3.001

Friday, 30

Neuroscience Seminar Series – BCM
Robert Edwards, M.D., Department of Neurology and Physiology, University of California – San Francisco
“The Origin of Synaptic Vesicle Pools”
11:00 a.m., Alkek Building N315

Psychology Department Colloquia – Rice
Argye E. Hillis , M.D., Departments of Neurology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
"The Nature of Naming Errors in Stroke vs. Primary Progressive Aphasia"
3:30 p.m., SH 301

 

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