Reproductive Biology Forum Calendar
The Interdisciplinary Faculty fo Reproductive Biology Forum is coordinated by Dr. Fuller W. Bazer (fbazer@cvm.tamu.edu). Unless noted otherwise, all seminars are scheduled for Fridays at 12:00 p.m. in Room 210 VMS.


Reproductive Biology Forum
Spring 2008
Date
Seminar Topic
January 14
Classes Begin
January 25

Dr. Vivian W. Pinn, Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health, National Institutes of Health
Presentation Title: Research on Women's Health and Advancement of Women in Biomedical Careers
Hosted by Dr. Farida Sohrabji (sohrabji@medicine.tamhsc.edu)
Note: Special Location: College of Medicine, Reynolds Medical Building, Lecture Hall 2 from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

February 1

Dr. Bert Binas, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University
Presentation Title: The isolation of yolk sac endoderm precursor cell lines. Implications for stem cell science and reproductive biology.
Hosted by Dr. Fuller Bazer (fbazer@cvm.tamu.edu)
February 8

Dr. Raymond N. DuBois, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas
Presentation Title: TBA
Hosted by Dr. Joe Arosh (jarosh@cvm.tamu.edu)

February 15
Dr. Pi Ling Chang, School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presentation Title:The role of integrin binding siblings protein osteopontin in tumorigenesis
Hosted by Dr. Greg Johnson (gjohnson@cvm.tamu.edu)
February 22

Dr. Tim Cudd, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University
Presentation Title: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Employing a sheep model to investigate mechanisms of damage, enhanced detection and protective and ameliorative strategies
Hosted by Dr. Fuller Bazer (fbazer@cvm.tamu.edu)

February 29
Dr. Yanan Tian, Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology, Texas A&M University
Presentation Title: Epigenetic Regulation of Transcriptional Activity of Pregnane X Receptor
Hosted by Dr. Fuller Bazer (fbazer@cvm.tamu.edu)
March 7

Dr. Danna Zimmer, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University
Presentation Title: TBA

Hosted by Dr. Fuller Bazer (fbazer@cvm.tamu.edu)


March 14
Spring Break - No Forum
March 21

No Forum

March 28
Dr. Nancy Wayne
Presentation Title: Biology of GnRH neuronal development in the living zebrafish embryo
Hosted by Dr. Marcel Amstalden
(m.amstalden@tamu.edu)
April 4

R. O. Berry Lecture - Dr. Joy Pate, Pennsylvania State University, Vice Dean for Program Development, Professor of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
April 11
Jules B. Puschett, MD, FACP, FASN, FAHA, FAAAS, Vice Dean for Program Development, Professor of Medicinem Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine/Scott & White
Presentation Title: TBA
Hosted by Dr. Robert Burghardt (rburghardt@cvm.tamu.edu)
April 18

Texas Forum on Reproductive Sciences - IBT in Houston

April 25
Dr. David Erikson
Presentation Title: Secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1, Osteopontin) mediates porcine conceptus adhesion through specific integrin receptors on conceptus trophectoderm and uterine luminal epithelium
Hosted by Dr. Greg Johnson (gjohnson@cvm.tamu.edu)

May 2
TBA

May 9
Graduation - No Forum

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