Wednesdays at 12:00 – Noon
Nebraska East Union
All seminars are held in the Nebraska East Union unless otherwise noted. If room assignments change, that information can be found on the meeting schedule posted in the Union the day of the seminar.
January 23 – Sunflower Room
Dr. C. Gurumurthy
Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Talk Title: "Genome Engineering: concepts, methods and advances"
February 6 – Sunflower Room
Dr. Jaekwon Lee
Department of Biochemistry
University of Nebraska—Lincoln
Talk Title: "Cellular responses to copper limitation: are they beneficial for health?"
February 20 – Sunflower Room
Dr. Terence Donohue
Research & Internal Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Talk Title: "Mechanisms of ethanol-induced steatosis"
Website: http://www.unmc.edu/intmed/gi/bio.cfm?MyID=218§ion=Gastroenterology-Hepatology
March 6 – Sunflower Room
Dr. Naima Moustaid-Moussa
Department of Nutrition
Texas Tech University
Talk Title: "Mechanisms mediating effects of omega 3 fatty acids in adipocyte inflammation, obesity and insulin resistance"
Website: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/provost/facultybios/2012/moustaid-moussa.php
March 20 – Sunflower Room
Dr. Carol Casey
Internal Medicine and Biochemistry
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Talk Title: "Impaired Protein and Lipid Trafficking in the Alcoholic Fatty Liver"
Website: http://www.unmc.edu/intmed/gi/bio.cfm?MyID=219§ion=Gastroenterology-Hepatology
April 3 – Sunflower Room
Dr. Lutfi Abu-Elheiga
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
Talk Title: "A new mechanism for treating obesity: Targeting a master regulator for lipid synthesis by a small molecule"
April 17 – Sunflower Room
Dr. Justin Mott
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Talk Title: "Free Fatty Acids Cause Lipoapoptosis of Biliary Epithelial Cells"