The Department of Physiology & Biophysics holds regular seminars with invited speakers from outside the institution, as well as researchers from Rush University.
Seminars are held in Physiology Conference Room (1201 Jelke South), unless noted otherwise.
| Date and Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2019 Monday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Filip Van Petegem, PhD Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology The University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC Canada Host: Michael Fill, PhD |
“Structural Insights Into Muscle Excitation-Contraction Coupling: From Malignant Hyperthermia to Cardiac Arrhythmia” |
| December 2, 2019 Monday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Valeria Vásquez, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Physiology The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN Host: Lourdes Carolina Figueroa, PhD |
“Dietary Fatty Acids Fine-Tune Cells Mechanical Response” |
| January 13, 2020 Monday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. |
W Jonathan Lederer, MD, PhD Professor of Physiology Director of the Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology University of Maryland, School of Medicine Baltimore MD Host: Michael Fill, PhD |
“Mitochondria: Calcium Calcium Calcium” |
| January 20, 2020 Monday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Lydia Usha, MD Associate Professor Department of Internal Medicine Director, Rush Inherited Susceptibility to Cancer (RISC) Center Rush Medical College Host: Fredric Cohen, PhD |
“Creative Thinking in Biomedical Sciences” |
Please call the department at (312) 942-7011 or email our seminar coordinator, Ruben Markosyan, PhD for additional information.