The Department of Physiology & Biophysics holds regular seminars with invited speakers from outside the institution, as well as researchers from Rush University.
2018-2019 academic year seminars schedule
Seminars are held in Physiology Conference Room (1201 Jelke South), unless noted otherwise.
| Date and Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2018 Monday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Jana Shen, PhD Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences School of Pharmacy University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore MD Host: Thomas DeCoursey, PhD |
"Exploring Mechanisms of Proton-Coupled Biological Ion Transport Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations" |
| October 15, 2018 Monday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Jaroslaw Meller, PhD Graduate Program Director and Associate Professor Department of Environmental Health University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH Host: Xun Ai, PhD |
"Structural Similarity in the Era of Big Macromolecular Data" |
| October 22, 2018 Monday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Huan-Xiang Zhou, PhD Professor of Chemistry and Physics LAS Endowed Chair in the Natural Sciences Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago IL Host: Dirk Gillespie, PhD |
"Integrated Computational and Experimental Studies on the Structure and Function of Ion Channels" |
| November 13, 2018 Tuesday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Bianca Brundel, PhD Professor Department of Physiology VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands Host: Xun Ai, PhD |
Office of Basic Biological Sciences (OBBS) Seminar Series: "Role of Proteostasis Derailment in Atrial Fibrillation: Novel Targets for Drug Therapy?" |
| February 18, 2019 Monday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Luigi Catacuzzeno, PhD Researcher Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology University of Perugia Perugia, Italy Host: Bob Eisenberg, PhD |
“Modeling the Voltage Sensor of Shaker K Channels as a Brownian Particle” |
| March 25, 2019 Monday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Nicoletta Savalli, PhD Assistant Project Scientist Division of Molecular Medicine Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine University of California Los Angeles Host: Eduardo Rios, PhD |
“Voltage Dependent Structural Rearrangements of the Skeletal Cav1.1 Channel, Governing Muscle Contraction” |
| May 6, 2019 Monday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Margaret Kielian, PhD Professor Albert Einstein College of Medicine Department of Cell Biology Bronx, NY Host: Fredric Cohen, PhD |
“New Twists on Alphavirus Entry and Exit” |
| June 21, 2019 Friday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. |
J. Kevin Donahue, MD Professor Department of Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, MA Host: Xun Ai, MD |
“Gene Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation” |
Please call the department at (312) 942-7011 or email our seminar coordinator, Ruben Markosyan, PhD for additional information.