The College of Pharmacy Graduate Program will hold the following seminars during spring 2023 semester on Tuesdays, 11:00 am–11:50am, Pharmacy (Skaggs) room 325. 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 Pharmacy 360 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. Haining Zhu (haining@pharmacy.arizona.edu). Questions about the Roundtable or lecture title may be directed to Graduate Program Coordinator, JJ Arévalo (jjarevalo@pharmacy.arizona.edu).
Zoom Link for Seminars: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/89821199132
January 17In-PERSON PRESENTATIONGraduate Track: Pharmacology & Toxicology
Speakers: Austin Thompson, Schnellmann Lab Affiliation: UA Grad Students
Topics: HTR1F Mediated Mitochondrial Biogenesis & Its Role In Renal Peritubular Endothelial Cells Recovery Following LPS Exposure In Vitro.
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January 24In-PERSON PRESENTATIONGraduate Track: Drug Discovery & Development
Speakers: Ke Chen, Li Lab | Ajibola Adelakun, Schwartz Lab Affiliation: UA Grad Students
Topics: Structural and functional study of Cryptococcus neoformans FBP-aldolase | Investigation of Nucleic Acids-Ewing Sarcoma RNA-Binding Protein 1 (EWSR1) Interactions Using Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay (EMSA)
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January 31In-PERSON PRESENTATIONGraduate Track: Drug Discovery & Development
Speakers: Jack Godek, Zhang Lab | Xintong Liu, Li Lab Affiliation: UA Grad Students
Topics: Discovery and Development of Novel Hsp70 Inhibitors | Targeting HECTD3, an E3 Ubiquitin ligase, for cancer metastasis suppression
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February 7In-PERSON PRESENTATIONGraduate Track: Pharmacology & Toxicology
Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Kordower Affiliation: Arizona State University Topic: Pathogenesis, experimental modeling and nonhuman primate modeling of neurodegenerative diseases Host: Haining Zhu
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February 14In-PERSON PRESENTATIONGraduate Track: Drug Discovery & Development
Speakers: Xiaoyi Zhu, Chapman Lab | Naoya Kitamura, Galligan Lab Affiliation: UA Grad Students
Topic: Discovery and Structure-Activity Relationship Study of Novel Hsp70 Inhibitors | Critical evaluation of glyoxalase cycle in cancer |
February 21In-PERSON PRESENTATIONGraduate Track: Pharmacology & Toxicology
Speakers: Rukayat Aromokeye, Zhu Lab | Paul Victor, Schnellmann Lab Affiliation: UA Grad Students Topics: “Discovery of Novel Small Molecule Inhibitors of a Stress Granule Protein G3BP1 in Neurodegeneration” | "Pharmacological action of Naf-1 in Acute Kidney Injury through mitochondrial biogenesis "
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February 28In-PERSON PRESENTATIONGraduate Track: Pharmacology & Toxicology
Speaker: Dr. Michael Johnson Affiliation: UA Immunobiology Topic: Using Copper Toxicity to Exploit a Microbial Achilles Heel Host: Haining Zhu
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March 4 - 12: Spring Recess -NO CLASSES |
March 14In-PERSON PRESENTATIONGraduate Track: Drug Discovery & Development
Speaker: Dr. Li Gan Affiliation: Cornell Univeristy Topic: Targeting innate immunity and proteostasis to treat neurodegenerative diseases Host: Hongmin Li
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March 21In-PERSON PRESENTATIONGraduate Track: Pharmaceutics
Speaker: Kun Cheng Affiliation: UMKC Topic:Discovery of Small Anti-PD-L1 Peptides for Cancer Immunotherapy Host: Jianqin Lu |
March 28In-PERSON PRESENTATIONGraduate Tracks: Pharmacology & Toxicology
Speakers: Sarah Olson, Smith Lab | Michael Arowosegbe, Smith Lab Affiliation: UA Grad Student Topics: |
April 4In-PERSON PRESENTATIONGraduate Tracks: Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology & Toxicology
Speakers: Joseph Adams, Date Lab | Danielle Johnson, Jewett Lab Affiliation: UA Grad Student Topics: |
April 11In-PERSON PRESENTATIONGraduate Track: Pharmaceutics |
April 18In-PERSON PRESENTATIONGraduate Track: Drug Discovery & Development
Speaker: Wenyi Wei Affiliation: Harvard University Topic: Targeting Cell Signaling Pathways for Cancer Therapies Host: Wei Wang
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April 25In-PERSON PRESENTATIONGraduate Track: Drug Discovery & Development and Pharmacology & Toxicology
Speakers: Nikhilesh Dhuria, Ding Lab | Yuchen Liu, Zhu Lab Affiliation: UA Grad Student Topic: |
May 2In-PERSON PRESENTATIONGraduate Track: Pharmaceutics
Speaker: Deepak Shukla Affiliation: UIC Topic: Host: Abhijit Date |