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

Wednesday, 1

Psychiatry Grand Rounds – BCM
Jean L. Raphael, M.D., M.P.H. and Carl Tapia, M.D., M.P.H., Academic General Pediatrics, BCM
"Health Policy and Health Advocacy"
10:30 a.m., DeBakey Building-Room M112

Psychiatry Lecture Series – UTMSH
Carmel Dyer, M.D., Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, UTMSH
"Title to be announced"
11:00 a.m., MSI Auditorium

Clinical Forum – UH
Julia Babcock, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, UH, Suzanne Mouton-Odum, Ph.D., Houston Psychologist, and Melinda Stanley, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, BCM
"Professional Women in Clinical Psychology"
1:00 p.m., PRSC Conference room in the CRS Building @ 4505 Cullen Blvd. Entrance #8
RSVP by emailing ejkieffer@uh.edu. For more information, please call 713-743-1747

Neurobiology Seminar – UTMSH
Jie Zheng, Ph.D., Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California at Davis
“ThermoTRP ion channels as cellular temperature sensor”
3:00 p.m., MSB 2.135

Thursday, 2

Neurobiology and Anatomy Seminar Series – UTMSH
Laurence Trussell, Ph.D., Vollum Institute
"Synaptic Transmission Mediated By Complex Spikes In Auditory Interneurons"
3:00 p.m., MSB 2.103

Neurosurgery M&M Conference – UTMSH
"Topic to be announced"
5:00 p.m., MSB G.100

Friday, 3

Neuroscience Seminar Series – BCM
Brian Wandell, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Stanford School of Medicine
“Title to be announced”
11:00 a.m., Alkek Building N315

Monday, 6

Neurosurgery Curriculum Conference – UTMSH
"Topic to be announced"
5:00 p.m., MSB G.100

Wednesday, 8

The Joan and Stanford Alexander Annual Award in Psychiatry – BCM
Stuart C. Yudofsky, M.D., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, BCM
"The Stigmatization of the Mentally Ill: Origins, Implications, and Remediations"
10:30 a.m., Cullen Auditorium
Hosted by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Optometry Periopsia Seminar Series – UH
Peter Hitchcock, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye Center
"Developmental and Injury-Induced Photoreceptor Genesis in a Vertebrate Retina”
5:30 p.m., Room 2300

Thursday, 9

Integrative Biology & Pharmacology Seminar – UTMSH
Jianguo Gu, Ph.D., College of Dentistry and McKnight Brian Institute, University of Florida
“TRPM8 and Cold Pain”
10:00 a.m., MSB 2.135

1st Annual Texas Obesity Research Center Conference – UH
Keynote speaker: James F. Sallis, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, San Diego State University
12:00 p.m., Rockwell Pavilion in MD Anderson Library - University of Houston
Please visit http://grants.hhp.coe.uh.edu/obesity/ for more information.

Friday, 10

1st Annual Texas Obesity Research Center Conference – UH
8:30 a.m., Rockwell Pavilion in MD Anderson Library - University of Houston
Please visit http://grants.hhp.coe.uh.edu/obesity/ for more information.

IMM Seminar Series
Krishna Bhat, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch
“The Tumor Suppressor Protein Patched, Synaptic Connections and Neurodegenerative Diseases”
11:00 a.m., SRB 109-110

Neurology Grand Rounds – UTMSH
Mark Alberts, M.D., Director of the Stroke Program, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
“Stroke Antiplatelet Resistance”
12 Noon, MSB 2.135

Monday, 13

Neurosurgery Curriculum Conference – UTMSH
"Topic to be announced"
5:00 p.m., MSB G.100

Wednesday, 15

Neuroradiology Case Presentation Conference – The Methodist Hospital
David Carrier, M.D., Department of Neurosurgery, TMH
7 a.m., Scurlock Tower, Suite 944

Robert M. Gilliland, Jr., M.D. and Robert B. White, M.D., Lecture – BCM
John G. Gunderson, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
"Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Borderline Patients"
10:30 a.m., DeBakey Building-Room M112
Hosted by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Psychiatry Lecture Series – UTMSH
Dawnelle Schatte, M.D., and R. Andrew Harper, M.D., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UTMSH
"The Aftermath of Childhood Sexual Abuse: An Adolescent Case Study"
11:00 a.m., MSI Auditorium

Clinical Forum – UH
Carrie Dodrill, Ph.D., Department of Family and Community Medicine, UTHMS
"Motivational Interviewing"
1:00 p.m., PRSC Conference room in the CRS Building @ 4505 Cullen Blvd. Entrance #8
RSVP by emailing ejkieffer@uh.edu. For more information, please call 713-743-1747.

The Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Society April Event
John Gunderson, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
"The Complex Interface Between Evidence-based Treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder"
7:00 p.m., First Unitarian Universalist Church
Please see the announcement for event details or contact admin@hgpsas.org.

Thursday, 16

Neurobiology and Anatomy Seminar Series – UTMSH
Donald Wilson, Ph.D., New York Univ School of Medicine
"Cortical Plasticity and Odor Perception"
3:00 p.m., MSB 2.103

Neurosurgery M&M Conference – UTMSH
"Topic to be announced"
5:00 p.m., MSB G.100

Optometry Periopsia Seminar Series – UH
Ruth Heidelberger, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, UTMSH
“The Calcium-Dependent Release of Neurotransmitter from Photoreceptors”
5:30 p.m., Room 2300

Friday, 17

Neurosurgery Grand Rounds – The Methodist Hospital
Yvonne Kew, M.D., Department of Neurosurgery, TMH
7 a.m., Dunn Comal/Frio, (Methodist Hospital Conference Center)

Neuroscience Seminar Series – BCM
Thomas J. Carew, Ph.D., Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, University of California – Irvine
“How Time Flies: The Molecular Architecture of Memory in Aplysia”
11:00 a.m., Alkek Building N315

Neurology Grand Rounds – Methodist Neurological Institute
Elena Shanina, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Neurology, UTMB-Galveston
"Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome - 'PRES'ing for Early Recognition, Correct Diagnosis and Treatment"
12 Noon, Blue Bird Auditorium

Neurology Grand Rounds – UTMSH
Dr. Randy Evans
"Post-Traumatic Headaches Among United States Soldiers Injured in Afghanistan and Iraq"
12 Noon, MSB 2.135

Monday, 20

Neurosurgery Curriculum Conference – UTMSH
"Topic to be announced"
5:00 p.m., MSB G.100

Tuesday, 21

Huffington Lecture – UTMSH
Allen Roses, M.D., FRCP (Hon), Department of Neurobiology, Duke University
"Pharmacogenetic-informed, Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Drug Trial"
12 Noon, MSB 2.135
Hosted by the Department of Neurology

Wednesday, 22

Psychiatry Grand Rounds – BCM
Sheila LoboPrabhu, M.D., The Menninger Department of Psychiatry, BCM
"The Aging Physician with Cognitive Impairment: Oversight, Prevention, and Remediation"
10:30 a.m., DeBakey Building-Room M112

The Fourth Annual Louis A. Faillace Lecture – UTMSH
James H. Scully, M.D., American Psychiatric Association
"The Workforce in Psychiatry: How Many Do We Need?"
1:00 p.m., MSB 3.001
Hosted by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Friday, 24

Neurosurgery Grand Rounds – The Methodist Hospital
7 a.m., Dunn Comal/Frio, (Methodist Hospital Conference Center)

Neuroscience Seminar Series – BCM
James Trimmer, Ph.D., Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis
“Title to be announced”
11:00 a.m., Alkek Building N315

Center for Nursing Research Seminar – UTSON
Terri S. Armstrong, PhD, ANP-BC, Integrative Nursing Care, UTHSC-H School of Nursing
“Symptom Clusters: an Illustration of the Process of Instrument Development and Assessment In Neuro-Oncology”
12 Noon, SON 508 -- 6901 Bertner Avenue

Neurology Grand Rounds – Methodist Neurological Institute
Jonathan Kipnis, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia
"Supportive Role of T Cells in the Injured and Healthy CNS"
12 Noon, Blue Bird Auditorium

Neurology Grand Rounds – UTMSH
Nicole Gonzales, M.D., Department of Neurology, UTMSH
"Topic to be announced"
12 Noon, MSB 2.135

Neurobiology and Anatomy Seminar Series – UTMSH
Bryan Sutton, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience & Cell Biology, UTMB-Galveston
"Structural re-characterization of synaptotagmin 1: New insight into the Ca2+ sensor for neurotransmitter release"
1:00 p.m., MSB 7.037

Monday, 27

Neurosurgery Curriculum Conference – UTMSH
"Topic to be announced"
5:00 p.m., MSB G.100

Wednesday, 29

Psychiatry Grand Rounds – BCM
Stephen M. Sonnenberg, M.D., The Menninger Department of Psychiatry, BCM
"Psychiatric Ethics and the Treatment of the Addictions"
10:30 a.m., DeBakey Building-Room M112

Department of Biology and Biochemistry Seminar Series – UH
John Huguenard, Ph.D., Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University SOM
"Recruitment of Inhibition as an Epileptogenic Mechanism"
4 p.m., University of Houston, HSC 102
Postponed until November 11, 2009

Thursday, 30

Neurobiology and Anatomy Seminar Series – UTMSH
Michael Galko, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MDACC
"Flies With Sunburn: A Genetically Tractable System To Study Nociceptive Sensitization"
3:00 p.m., MSB 2.135

 

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