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2005-2006 Academic Year


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SEPTEMBER 2005

Gating and block of hERG channels
Michael Sanguinetti, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology, Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
September 22, 2005 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Co-Hosts: John Adelman, Vollum Institue
OHSU Heart Research Center

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OCTOBER 2005

Some properties of the mechanotransducer channels of auditory hair cells
Robert Fettiplace, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
October 6, 2005 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Peter Gillespie

From fish-hunting cone snail venoms and ion channels to drugs for pain
Baldomero Olivera, Ph.D.
Department of Biology, University of Utah
October 13, 2005 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Ed McCleskey

Genetic analysis of visual behavior
Herwig Baier, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco
October 20, 2005 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Wenbiao Chen

Synaptic Specializations in Auditory Hair Cells
Anthony J. Ricci, Ph.D.
Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University, New Orleans
October 26, 2005 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Co-Hosts: Larry Trussell and Peter Gillespie
Sponsored jointly by the Oregon Hearing Research Center and The Vollum Institute.

Lipid signals in membrane transport
Donald Hilgemann, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
October 27, 2005 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Eric Gouaux

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NOVEMBER 2005

Cholinergic and Dopamine Mechanisms Contributing to Nicotine Addiction
John Dani, Ph.D.
Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
November 3, 2005 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: John Williams

Conformational Dynamics of Beta2 Adrenoceptor Activation: The Effect of Ligand Structure on Receptor Structure
Brian Kobilka, M.D.
Molecular & Cellular Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine
November 10, 2005 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: John Williams

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DECEMBER 2005

Drosophila as a Model for Human Neurodegenerative Disease
Nancy M. Bonini, Ph.D.
HHMI, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania
December 1, 2005 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Sponsored jointly by The Vollum Institute and the
OHSU Department of Neurology

Molecular Genetic Analysis of Neural Circuits Underlying Innate Behaviors in Flies and Mice
David J. Anderson, Ph.D.
HHMI, Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
December 8, 2005 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Ed McCleskey

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JANUARY 2006

Developmental Plasticity in Synaptic Transmission at the Mouse Calyx of Held Synapse
Lu-Yang Wang, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto
January 20, 2006 at 2:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Henrique von Gersdorff

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FEBRUARY 2006

Activity-Dependent Modulation at an Auditory Synapse
Ian D. Forsythe, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Leicester, UK
February 3, 2006 at 2:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Larry Trussell

Logic and Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation
Kevin Struhl, Ph.D.
Biological Chemistry and Moleuclar Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
February 9, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Dick Goodman

Epigenetic Regulation of Neurogenesis
Fred Gage, Ph.D.
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
February 15, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Gary Westbrook

Molecular Physiology and Pathology of the Hair Cell Ribbon Synapse
Tobias Moser, M.D.
Department of Otolaryngology & Center for Molecular Physiology of the Brain, University of Göettingen
February 16, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Teresa Nicolson

Dissecting the Multiple Mechanisms of Regulation of Synaptic NMDA Receptors
Robert Wenthold, Ph.D.
National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH
February 23, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Larry Trussell

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MARCH 2006

Long-term and Short-term Regulation of Potassium Channels in Auditory Neurons
Leonard Kaczmarek, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology and Molecular & Cellular Physiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT
March 2, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Henrique von Gersdorff

Olfaction: From Receptors to Perception
Leslie Vosshall, Ph.D.
Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York
March 9, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Richard Walker

Herbert Memorial Lecture

An Rb/E2F/DP Complex and Chromatin Remodeling Antagonize a Ras Pathway During C. elegans Vulva Development
Robert Horvitz, Ph.D.
HHMI, Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, McGovern Institute for Brain Research
March 13, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Wenbiao Chen

Optical Approaches to Understanding Synaptic Learning Rules
Samuel Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
March 16, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: John Adelman

Expression of a G-protein Coupled Receptor Predisposes Mice to Cutaneous Melanoma Development
Suzie Chen, Ph.D.
Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
March 21, 2006 at 2:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Sponsored jointly by The Vollum Institute and the Molecular Pathobiology of Skin Training Grant

p53 Displays Neuron Specific Apoptotic Actions: Characterizing the p53 Cell Death Proteome in Neurons
Richard Morrison, Ph.D.
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
March 23, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Mike Forte

Junger Center Special Seminar:

Toward Understanding Polyglutamine Neurodegeneration
Henry Paulson, M.D., Ph.D.
Huntington's Disease Center of Excellence, Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine
March 23, 2006 at 2:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Gary Westbrook and the OHSU Department of Neurology

Optical Control of Ion Channels
Ehud Isacoff, Ph.D.
Department of Neurobiology, University of California, Berkeley
March 30, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Wolfhard Almers

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APRIL 2006

Arg-based ER localization signals in COPI-mediated retrieval and 14-3-3-dependent forward transport
Blanche Schwappach, Ph.D.
Center for Molecular Biology, Heidelberg
April 5, 2006 at 2:00 PM in BSAC 4528
Co-Host: John Adelman and Peter Mayinger, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension

Fat Metabolism in Obesity
Samuel Klein, M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine, Danforth Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Science
April 6, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Roger Cone

Light-activated ion channels for remote control of neuronal activity
Richard H. Kramer, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley
April 10, 2006 at 12:00 PM in BSAC 4528
Co-Host: John Adelman and Dr. David Dawson, Physiology & Pharmacology

Mechanisms Regulating Ras Pathway Signaling
Deborah K. Morrison, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute/Laboratory of Protein Dynamics and Signaling
April 13, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Phil Stork

Functional proteomic analysis of voltage- and Ca²⁺-activated (BKCa) K+ channels
Uwe Schulte, Ph.D.
CEO/CSO Logopharm GmbH
April 16, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: John Adelman

Ras Signaling: From basic principles to human diseases
Dafna Bar-Sagi, Ph.D.
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, SUNY Stony Brook
April 20, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: John Scott

Functional proteomic analysis of voltage- and Ca²⁺-activated (BKCa) K⁺ channels
Uwe Schulte, Ph.D.
CEO/CSO Logopharm GmbH
April 26, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: John Adleman

How are CNS synapses eliminated?
Ben A. Barres, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Neurobiology and Developmental Biology, Stanford University
April 27, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Gary Westbrook and the OHSU Department of Neurology

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MAY 2006

Change of Mind: Optical Control of Neuronal Circuits
Gero Miesenböck, M.D.
Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine
May 11, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Henrique von Gersdorff

Activity-dependent plasticity in the visual cortex
Yang Dan, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, Professor of Neurobiology, University of California, Berkeley
May 18, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: John Adleman

Dynamics of Recurrent Inhibitory Circuits in the Cortex
Massimo Scanziani, Ph.D.
University of California San Diego, Division of Biological Sciences, Neurobiology Section
May 25, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Henrique von Gersdorff

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JUNE 2006

Structural biology of glutamate receptor ion channels: They are not all the same.
Mark Mayer, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology, NICHD, NIH
June 1, 2006 at 12:00 PM in Room M1441
Host: Eric Gouaux

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Past Vollum Seminar Topics and Speakers:

2008-2009 Academic Year
2007-2008 Academic Year
2006-2007 Academic Year
2005-2006 Academic Year

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