The College of Pharmacy Graduate Program will hold the following seminars during Fall Semester 2021 on Tuesdays, 11:00 am–11:50am, HSIB 880. If you would like to meet with an invited speaker immediately following the seminar, Roundtable Lunch will be held from 12:00–1:00 PM in HSIB 320 and limited to 10 students. Please indicate your interest in attending through the Doodle poll that will be sent out prior to each Roundtable. Questions about the course may be directed to the Course Coordinator, Dr. Hongmin Li (hli1@pharmacy.arizona.edu). Questions about the Roundtable or lecture title may be directed to Graduate Program Coordinator, Stephanie Sikora (ssikora@pharmacy.arizona.edu).
Zoom Link for Seminars: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/87407759416
August 24Graduate Track: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Speaker: Kayla Frost Affiliation: UA Grad Students Topic: Global Transcriptionomic and Proteomic Expression Changes in the Kidneys of Human Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Patients Host: Hongmin Li |
August 31Graduate Track: Drug Discovery and Development
Speakers: Yue Dong | Jared Sivinski Affiliation: UA Grad Students Topic: A New Strategy of Deuterated Indole-3-carboxaldehyde Synthesis | Targeting Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Cells with Bromodomain 1-Specific BET Inhibitor Physachenolide C Hosts: Hongmin Li |
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September 7Graduate Tracks: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Speakers: Raymond Hau | Erin Jennings Affiliation: UA Grad Students Topic: Transporter-Mediated Uptake of Reversible Male Contraceptives Across the Blood-Testis Barrier | Sirtuin 2 Regulates Protein LactoylLysine Modifications Host: Hongmin Li |
September 14Graduate Track: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Speakers: Jason Giles | Kristan Cleveland Affiliation: UA Grad Students Topic: Genome-wide association study of antibody response in Heparin induced thrombocytopenia | Pharmacological regulation of mitochondrial dynamics in the diabetic renal proximal tubule: the role of the β2-adrenergic receptor agonist formoterol Host: Hongmin Li
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September 21Graduate Track: Pharmaceutics
Speaker: Dr. Feda Hamdan Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Topic: Leveraging distinct enhancer connectomes in targeted therapy of pancreatic cancer Host: Hanan Alameddin |
September 28Graduate Track: Drug Discovery & Development
Speaker: Bill Chen - Remote Presentation Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh Topic: Comprehensive anti-COVID Therapeutic Development Host: Jun Wang |
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October 5Graduate Track: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Speaker: Yael David Affiliation: Memorial Sloan Kettering Topic: Uncovering Cancer-Associated Epigenetic Events Using Novel Chemical Tools Host: Jim Galligan |
October 12Graduate Track: DDD/PharmTox
Speakers: Marissa Trujillo | Danielle Johnson Affiliation: UA Grad Students Topic: Regulation of the de novo serine synthesis pathway by lactoylLysine | Exploring the Role of Mitochondrial Dynamics During Disease State Through the Use of Triazabutadiene Chemical Probes Host: Hongmin Li |
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October 19Graduate Track: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Speaker: Lee Quinton - Remote Presentation Affiliation: Boston University Topic: Signaling nodes controlling pulmonary defense Host: Yin Chen |
October 26Graduate Track: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Speaker: John Denu Affiliation: University of Wisconsin Topic: Metabolic control of post-translational modifications Host: Jim Galligan |
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November 2Graduate Track: Pharmaceutics
Speakers: Haichen Nie - Remote Presentation Affiliation: Merck Topic: Combine knowledge of solid-state chemistry and formulation sciences to develop stable and robust solid oral dosage forms Host: Bo Sun |
November 9Graduate Track: Drug Discovery and Development
Speaker: Fengyi Wan - Remote Presentation Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Topic: Mechanistic insights into transient and noninvasive bacterial infection driven colon tumorigenesis Host: Hongmin Li |
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November 16Graduate Track: PharmTox
Speakers: Sarrah Hannon | Kevin Hurtado Affiliation: UA Grad Students Topic: Progress toward identification and quantification of naphthalene-DNA adduct formation | FDA-Approved Lasmiditan Stimulates Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Promotes Recovery of Vasculature and Renal Function After Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mice Host: Hongmin Li |
November 23Graduate Track: DDD/PharmTox
Speakers: Xiang Meng | Daniel Wurm Affiliation: UA Grad Students Topic: Vinyl tetrazines as Dipolarophiles in Catalytic Asymmetric 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions of Azomethine Ylides for Biology-Oriented Synthesis | Nrf2 Protects Mitochondria from Generating Superoxide in Cardiomyocytes Host: Hongmin Li |
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November 30Graduate Track: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Speaker: Matthias Salathe Affiliation: University City of Kansas Medical Center Topics: Vaping - Insights into the good, bad and ugly Host: Yin Chen |
December 7Graduate Track: Drug Discovery and Development
Speaker: Juan R. Del Valle Affiliation: The University of Notre Dame Topics: Tangling with tau: Beta-strand mimics targeting pathogenic protein assembly Host: Wei Wang |
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