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2021 Seminar Series

Seminars are held from noon-1 p.m. Wednesdays in CW106. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend. For more information, contact Courtney Graham in the Department of Physiology at (601) 984-1820.

Date	Name	Title	Institution
01/06/2021	Dr. Xuan Li	Empagliflozin attenuates heart failure by enhancing cardiac oxidative phosphorylation independent of anti-hyperglycemic effects	UMMC-Physiology
01/13/2021	Dr. Zoltan Nemeth	Molecular Mechanisms for Myogenic Autoregulation of Cerebral Blood Flow	UMMC-Physiology
01/20/2021	Dr. Yingjie Chen	The Effect of Cardiac and Lung Inflammation on Heart Failure Development and Progression	UMMC-Physiology
01/27/2021	Dr. Roberto Motterlini	Carbon Monoxide: Modulator of Energetic Metabolism and Potential Therapeutic in Obesity	Inserm France (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research)
02/03/2021	Dr. Erin Taylor	The Role of Obesity in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmunity	UMMC-Physiology
02/10/2021	Dr. Eric George	The Placental Glycocalyx: Defining the Maternal/Fetal Barrier	UMMC-Physiology
02/17/2021	Owen Richfield	Mechanical Stress in the Glomerulus: Closing the Gap with Mathematical Modeling	Tulane University
03/03/2021	Dr. Karl-Heinz Wagner	The Yellow Secrets- Bilirubin Metabolism in the Development and Prevention of Chronic Disease	University of Vienna
03/10/2021	Dr. Zhen Wang	Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel 6 (TRPC6) Deficiency Leads to Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction	UMMC-Physiology
03/17/2021	Dr. Drew Pruett	Mathematical Models of Developing Diastolic Heart Failure in HumMod	UMMC-Physiology
03/24/2021	Dr. Jennifer Hill	Insulin, Fertility, and the Brain	University of Toledo
03/31/2021	Dr. Gregory Vercellotti	Hemolysis and Vaso-Occlusion: Response of the Vasculature in SCD	University of Minnesota
04/21/2021	EB Practice Talks	Osvaldo Rivera-Gonzalez: Knockout of the Endothelin B Receptor in Adipocytes Improves Insulin Sensitivity and the Metabolic Profile of Male Mice Fed a High Fat Diet	EB Practice Talks
04/28/2021	No Seminar	Experimental Biology Meeting	No Seminar
05/05/2021	Dr. Gordon Williams	Personalized Medicine: The Link Between People, Animals and Cells	Brigham and Women's Hospital
05/12/2021	Dr. Ana Omoto	Cardiac Protection by CNS Actions of Leptin after Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury	UMMC-Physiology
05/19/2021	Dr. Jody Greaney	Vascular Dysfunction in Adults with Major Depression: Mechanisms and Modulators	University of Texas, Arlington
05/26/2021	Dr. Tamer Mohamed	Novel Approaches for Endogenous Heart Repair	University of Louisville School of Medicine
06/02/2021	Dr. Camilla Wenceslau	The Obligatory Role of the Microbiota in Vascular Physiology	University of Toledo
06/09/2021	Dr. Bruno Moreira Silva	Interaction Among Reflexes for the Regulation of Exercise Hyperpnea in Humans	Federal University of São Paulo
06/16/2021	Dr. Barbara Alexander	Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Perinatal Interventions and Long-term Risk in the Offspring	UMMC-Physiology
06/23/2021	Dr. Victor Garcia	Characterizing the 20-HETE Receptor (GPR75)	New York Medical College
06/30/2021	Dr. Matthew Potthoff	Endocrine Control of Energy Homeostasis by the Liver	University of Iowa
07/07/2021	No Seminar	Independence Day Holiday	No Seminar
07/14/2021	Dr. Romain Harmancey	Cardiac Metabolism in Heart Failure: Novel Regulators and Therapeutic Perspectives	UMMC-Physiology
07/21/2021	Dr. Frank Spradley	Impact of Swimming Exercise on Body Weight and Blood Pressure Regulation in Obese Pregnant Rats	UMMC- Surgery
07/28/2021	Dr. Martin Young	Temporal Alignment of Circadian Clocks, Metabolism, and Nutrient Intake: Implications for Heart Disease	University of Alabama Medical Center
08/04/2021	Dr. Xu Chen	UCP3 Insufficiency Exacerbates Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction Druing Angiotensis II-induced Hypertension	UMMC-Physiology
08/11/2021	Dr. Alejandro Chade	Renal-cardio Pathophysiology in CKD	UMMC-Physiology
08/18/2021	Dr. Zoltan Ungvari	Vascular Contributions to Age-Related Cognitive Impairment	University of Oklahoma
08/25/2021	Dr. Gary Lopaschuk	Alterations in Cardiac Energy Metabolism in the Failing Heart	University of Alberta
09/01/2021	Dr. Jenny Sones	Metabolic Basis of Disease in BPH/5 Mice	Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine
09/08/2021	Dr. Joshua Speed	Adipose Tissue Endothelin-1 in the Pathophysiology of Obesity	UMMC-Physiology
09/15/2021	Dr. Heather Drummond	Is There a Role for Degenerin Proteins in Immune Function?	UMMC-Physiology
09/22/2021	Dr. Kelly Hyndman	Lysine Acetylation in Fluid-Electrolyte Balance	UAB- Nephrology
09/29/2021	No Seminar	Council for High Blood Pressure Research	No Seminar
10/06/2021	Dr. Thales Barbosa	Neural Control of Circulation During Exercise in Hypertension	UMMC-Physiology
10/13/2021	John Daseke	Role of Neutrophils in Wound Healing Following Myocardial Infarction	UMMC-Physiology
10/20/2021	No Seminar	New Trends in Sex and Gender Medicine Virtual Conference	APS Conference
10/27/2021	Dr. Jusasara do Carmo	Programming of Cardiometabolic Diseases by Parental Obesity	UMMC-Physiology
11/03/2021	Dr. Alexandre da Silva	The CNS as an Important Target for Improving Glycemic Control and Cardiac Function	UMMC-Physiology
11/10/2021	Dr. Jefferson Frisbee	Reversing Peripheral Vascular Disease: Restoration of System Function	Western University Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
11/17/2021	Dr. Alan Mouton	Macrophage Metabolic Reprogramming in Ischemic Cardiac Injury	UMMC-Physiology
11/24/2021	No Seminar	Thanksgiving Holiday	No Seminar
12/01/2021	Dr. Yingjie Chen	Mechanism of T cells in Heart Failure Development and Progression	UMMC-Physiology
12/08/2021	Dr. David Stec	Cardiovascular Disease in NAFLD:Unraveling Mechanisms	UMMC-Physiology
12/15/2021	Dr. Gary Wayman	Will reschedule for 2022 Neurotrophic Actions of Leptin: What We Know and Where We Are Going	Washington State University
12/22/2021	No Seminar	Christmas Holiday	No Seminar
12/29/2021	No Seminar	New Year Holiday	No Seminar