2005-2006 Series
SEPTEMBER 2005
September 22, 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
Hosts: John Adelman (Vollum Institute) and the OHSU Heart Research Center
OCTOBER 2005
October 6, 2005
Some properties of the mechanotransducer channels of auditory hair cells
Robert Fettiplace, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
Host: Peter Gillespie
October 13, 2005
From fish-hunting cone snail venoms and ion channels to drugs for pain
Baldomero Olivera, Ph.D.
Department of Biology, University of Utah
Host: Ed McCleskey
October 20, 2005
Genetic analysis of visual behavior
Herwig Baier, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco
Host: Wenbiao Chen
October 26, 2005
Synaptic Specializations in Auditory Hair Cells
Anthony J. Ricci, Ph.D.
Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University, New Orleans
Hosts: Larry Trussell and Peter Gillespie
Sponsored jointly by the Oregon Hearing Research Center and The Vollum Institute.
October 27, 2005
Lipid signals in membrane transport
Donald Hilgemann, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Host: Eric Gouaux
NOVEMBER 2005
November 3, 2005
Cholinergic and Dopamine Mechanisms Contributing to Nicotine Addiction
John Dani, Ph.D.
Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Host: John Williams
November 10, 2005
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
Host: John Williams
DECEMBER 2005
December 1, 2005
Drosophila as a Model for Human Neurodegenerative Disease
Nancy M. Bonini, Ph.D.
HHMI, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania
Hosts: Vollum Institute and the OHSU Department of Neurology
December 8, 2005
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
Host: Ed McCleskey
JANUARY 2006
January 20, 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
Host: Henrique von Gersdorff
FEBRUARY 2006
February 3, 2006
Activity-Dependent Modulation at an Auditory Synapse
Ian D. Forsythe, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Leicester, UK
Host: Larry Trussell
February 9, 2006
Logic and Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation
Kevin Struhl, Ph.D.
Biological Chemistry and Moleuclar Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Host: Dick Goodman
February 15, 2006
Epigenetic Regulation of Neurogenesis
Fred Gage, Ph.D.
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Host: Gary Westbrook
February 16, 2006
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
Host: Teresa Nicolson
February 23, 2006
Dissecting the Multiple Mechanisms of Regulation of Synaptic NMDA Receptors
Robert Wenthold, Ph.D.
National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH
Host: Larry Trussell
MARCH 2006
March 2, 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
Host: Henrique von Gersdorff
March 9, 2006
Olfaction: From Receptors to Perception
Leslie Vosshall, Ph.D.
Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York
Host: Richard Walker
March 13, 2006
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
Host: Wenbiao Chen
March 16, 2006
Optical Approaches to Understanding Synaptic Learning Rules
Samuel Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
Host: John Adelman
March 21, 2006
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
Hosts: Vollum Institute and the Molecular Pathobiology of Skin Training Grant
March 23, 2006
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
Host: Mike Forte
March 23, 2006
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
Hosts: Gary Westbrook and the OHSU Department of Neurology
March 30, 2006
Optical Control of Ion Channels
Ehud Isacoff, Ph.D.
Department of Neurobiology, University of California, Berkeley
Host: Wolfhard Almers
APRIL 2006
April 5, 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
Hosts: John Adelman (Vollum) and Peter Mayinger (Division of Nephrology & Hypertension)
April 6, 2006
Fat Metabolism in Obesity
Samuel Klein, M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine, Danforth Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Science
Host: Roger Cone
April 10, 2006
Light-activated ion channels for remote control of neuronal activity
Richard H. Kramer, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Hosts: John Adelman (Vollum) and David Dawson (Physiology & Pharmacology)
April 13, 2006
Mechanisms Regulating Ras Pathway Signaling
Deborah K. Morrison, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute/Laboratory of Protein Dynamics and Signaling
Host: Phil Stork
April 16, 2006
Functional proteomic analysis of voltage- and Ca2+-activated (BKCa) K+ channels
Uwe Schulte, Ph.D.
CEO/CSO Logopharm GmbH
Host: John Adelman
April 20, 2006
Ras Signaling: From basic principles to human diseases
Dafna Bar-Sagi, Ph.D.
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, SUNY Stony Brook
Host: John Scott
April 26, 2006
Functional proteomic analysis of voltage- and Ca2+-activated (BKCa) K+ channels
Uwe Schulte, Ph.D.
CEO/CSO Logopharm GmbH
Host: John Adleman
April 27, 2006
How are CNS synapses eliminated?
Ben A. Barres, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Neurobiology and Developmental Biology, Stanford University
Hosts: Gary Westbrook and the OHSU Department of Neurology
MAY 2006
May 11, 2006
Change of Mind: Optical Control of Neuronal Circuits
Gero Miesenböck, M.D.
Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine
Host: Henrique von Gersdorff
May 18, 2006
Activity-dependent plasticity in the visual cortex
Yang Dan, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, Professor of Neurobiology, University of California, Berkeley
Host: John Adleman
May 25, 2006
Dynamics of Recurrent Inhibitory Circuits in the Cortex
Massimo Scanziani, Ph.D.
University of California San Diego, Division of Biological Sciences, Neurobiology Section
Host: Henrique von Gersdorff
JUNE 2006
June 1, 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
Host: Eric Gouaux
AUGUST 2006
August 22, 2006
Junger Center Special Seminar: Neurotransmitter Release: Molecules, Plasticity and Disease
Thomas C. Sudhof, M.D.
Howard Hughes Medical Insitute, Center for Basic Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Hosts: Gary Westbrook and the OHSU Department of Neurology
