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2024 Seminar Series

Seminars are held from noon - 1 p.m. Wednesdays. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend. For more information, contact Jennifer Duckworth in the Department of Physiology at (601) 984-1810.


DateNameTitleInstitution
01/03/2024No SeminarNo SeminarNo Seminar
01/10/2024Dr. Eric GeorgeNovel Therapeutics for the Management of PreeclampsiaUMMC-Physiology
01/17/2024RESECHEDULEDRESCHEDULEDRESCHEDULED
01/24/2024Dr. Alan MoutonRoles of Immunometabolism and Autoimmunity during Myocardial InfarctionUMMC-Physiology
1/31/2024Dr. Erin TaylorTh Pathogenesis of Hypertension in Autoimmune DiseaseUMMC-Physiology
02/07/2024Dr. Jefferson FrisbeeCerebral Vasculopathy and Depressive Symptoms with Metabolic Disease: the Impact of Sex and Informed Interventions

 University of Western Ontario

02/14/2024Dr. John ClemmerModeling the role of the kidney in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction UMMC-Physiology
02/21/2024Dr. Alexandre da SilvaMelanocortin-4 receptors: from appetite regulation to cardiac function and blood pressure controlUMMC-Physiology
02/28/2024Breland CrudupSex steroids and their impact on cardiovascular disease.UMMC-Physiology
03/06/2024no seminarno seminarno seminar
03/13/2024Dr. Kyle MooreInvestigating resident memory T cells in kidney diseaseUniveristy of Alabama, Birmingham
03/20/2024Dr. Zhen WangRole of TRPC6 in mediating synergistic interactions of hypertension and diabetes to promote kidney and cardiac injuryUMMC-Physiology
3/27/2024APS Practice TalksAPS Practice TalksAPS Practice Talks
04/03/2024No SeminarAmerican Physiology SummitNo Seminar
04/10/2024Dr. Hanjun WangNeural Mechanisms underlying Heart-Lung Crosstalk in Cardiopulmonary DiseasesUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center
04/17/2024Dr. Oren RomCardiometabolic and Liver Diseases at the Interface Between Amino Acid and Lipid Metabolism: Studies in Human, Nonhuman Primates and MiceLSU Health Shreveport
04/24/2024Dr. Drew PruettSimulating intracellular control of sodium, chloride, and potassium reabsorption in the distal nephron by WNK kinases.UMMC-Physiology
05/01/2024No SeminarNo SeminarNo Seminar
05/08/2024No SeminarNo SeminarNo Seminar
05/15/2024Dr. Ramona MolesMK cells, CTL and monocytes modulate primary HTLV-1 infectionUMMC-Cell and Molecular Biology
05/22/2024Dr. Lihong PanPHD2 deficiency in CD8 cells exacerbates cardio-pulmonary inflammation and heart failure progressionUMMC-Physiology
05/29/2024Jordan HartThe impact of obesity on disease progression in systemic lupus erythematosusUMMC-Physiology
06/05/2024Dr. Richard RomanCerebral vascular dysfunction in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's diseases and loss of cognitive function associated with hypertension and diabetesUMMC-Pharmacology
06/12/2024Dr. Jan WilliamsEarly Development of Obesity-Induced Renal Disease-Insulin: Friend or Foe?

UMMC-Pharmacology

06/19/2024Dr. Redin SpannCentral FGF21 signaling: an adaptation to dietary protein restrictionPennington Biomdedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, LA
06/26/2024RESCHEDULEDRESCHEDULEDRESCHEDULED
07/03/2024No SeminarIndependence Day HolidayNo Seminar
07/10/2024No SeminarNo Seminar

No Seminar 

07/17/2024Dr. Megumi MillsDual endothelin-1 receptor A/B blockade attenuates adipose tissue inflammation in mice fed a high fat diet and effects of endothelin-1 receptor antagonism on brown adipose in vivo and in vitroUMMC-Physiology
07/24/2024Dr. Hao WangMIF signaling in aging associated cardiac intolerance to ischemia-reperfusion injuryUMMC-Physiology
07/31/2024Dr. Ana OmotoThe role of Brain-BAT-Heart crosstalk in the cardiac protection elicited by CNS leptin infusion after ischemia/reperfusion injuryUMMC-Physiology
08/07/2024Dr. Barbara AlexanderSex hormones and the risk of cardiovascular and renal disease in the maleUMMC-Physiology
08/14/2024Dr. Josh SpeedEndothelin-1 in obesity induced adipose tissue inflammation: a potential driver of racial differences in clinical outcomesUMMC-Physiology
08/21/2024Dr. Taixing CuiA vascular stem cell-mediated control of vascular smooth muscle cell plasticityUniversity of Missourri, School of Medicine
08/28/2024Dr. Paula WarringtonPostpartum Cognition and Cerebrovascular Function: Unraveling the Impacts of Preeclampsia and EclampsiaUMMC-Neurology
09/04/2024Dr. Ji LiThe Sirtuins in Cardiac AgingUMMC-Physiology
09/11/2024RESCHEDULEDRESCHEDULEDRESCHEDULED
09/18/2024Dr. Yi TanNovel Molecular Targets for Intervention of Diabetic Vascular Complications: CXCR7 and Nrf2University of Louisville
School of Medicine
09/25/2024Dr. Xuan LiSestrin 2 attenuates myocardial endoplamic reticulum stress and cardiac dysfunction during ischemia/reperfusion.

UMMC-Physiology 

10/02/2024Umesh Bhattarai

 γδ T Cells Mediate Pressure Overload-Induced Cardiac Inflammation, Hypertrophy, Heart Failure Development, and Progression

UMMC-Physiology
10/09/2024Dr. Olufunto BadmusCardiovascular phenotypes in a novel mouse model of gestational diabetesUMMC-Physiology
10/16/2024Dr. Heather DrummondRole of ASIC2 in metabolic homeostasisUMMC-Physiology
10/23/2024Dr. Rob SpitzIs Muscle Growth a Mechanism for Increasing Strength?UMMC-Physiology
10/30/2024Dr. April P. CarsonThe Jackson Heart Study: Through the YearsUMMC-Medicine
11/06/2024Dr. Jussara do CarmoCardiovascular health of offspring: Does preconception adiposity matter?UMMC-Physiology
11/13/2024Dr. Md NurunnabiCell selective apoptosis induction to treat fibrosisUMMC-Physiology
11/20/2024Madison NewberryThe Role of Degenerins in Metabolic FunctionUMMC-Physiology
11/27/2024No SeminarThanksgiving HolidayNo Seminar
12/04/2024Dr. Xiaochen HeMechanism of Inflammation in Promoting Pressure Overload-Induced Heart FailureUMMC-Physiology
12/11/2024Jordan MalletteSex Steroids and Cardiovascular and Renal Disease in the MaleUMMC-Physiology
12/18/2024Dr. Gertrude ArthurThe Role of Pnpla3 Polymorphism in Fatty Liver, Cardiovascular and Kidney DiseaseUMMC-Physiology
12/25/2024No SeminarChristmas HolidayNo Seminar