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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.mc.uky.edu/bios/students/furman.html" title="Congratualtions to Ms. Jennifer Furman (Mentor: Dr. Chris Norris) on her  first place poster presentation award at the Science Symposium sponsored by Sanders Brown Center on Aging...." target="_self">Congratualtions to Jennifer Furman</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on November 20, 2009 12:12:09 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Congratualtions to Ms. Jennifer Furman (Mentor: Dr. Chris Norris) on her  first place poster presentation award at the Science Symposium sponsored by Sanders Brown Center on Aging.');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.mc.uky.edu/pharmacology/seminars.asp" title="On Thursday, November 12 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. James R. Moyer, Jr. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Psychology.  Dr. Moyer\'s seminar is entitled:  Neurobiol..." target="_self">Dept. Seminar: Dr. James R. Moyer, Jr</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on November 09, 2009 04:20:44 pm</span><br />');
document.write('On Thursday, November 12 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Dr. James R. Moyer, Jr. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Psychology. <br />Dr. Moyer\'s seminar is entitled:  Neurobiological Mechanisms of Aging and Cognitive Flexibility.  This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.mc.uky.edu/CVRC/cv-research-day/2009/poster-winners.html" title="CONGRATULATIONS to Luke Searcy and Lindsay Calderon for winning first and second place, respectively, at the Gill Heart Cardiovascular Research Day Poster presentation last week!..." target="_self">Congratualtions to Luke Searcy and Lindsay Calderon</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on October 26, 2009 02:53:28 pm</span><br />');
document.write('CONGRATULATIONS to Luke Searcy and Lindsay Calderon for winning first and second place, respectively, at the Gill Heart Cardiovascular Research Day Poster presentation last week!');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.alzforum.org/new/detail.asp?id=2263" title="On October 18th, the Alzheimer\'s Research Forum posted an article entitled \"The Skinny on NFATs?Mediators of Ab Toxicity?\" The article featured recent work conducted in the lab of Dr. Chris Norris, which showed that cognitive decline in Alzheimer\'s di..." target="_self">Alzheimer\'s Research Forum Article Features the work of The Norris Laboratory (off-campus link)</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on October 26, 2009 02:52:15 pm</span><br />');
document.write('On October 18th, the Alzheimer\'s Research Forum posted an article entitled \"The Skinny on NFATs?Mediators of Ab Toxicity?\" The article featured recent work conducted in the lab of Dr. Chris Norris, which showed that cognitive decline in Alzheimer\'s disease is associated with elevated calcineurin/NFAT signaling in the hippocampus (Mohmmad Abdul et al., 2009, J Neurosci 29:12957?12969). The work was a collaborative effort with the Alzheimer\'s Disease Center at UK, as well as the labs of Drs. Harry Levine and Paul Murphy of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. Dr. Hafiz Mohmmad Abdul, of the Norris lab, spearheaded the study, and former and current pharmacology graduate students, Michelle Sama and Jennifer Furman, also made important contributions.');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.mc.uky.edu/pharmacology/seminars.asp" title="On Thursday, October 29th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by John P. O\'Bryan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago..." target="_self">Dept. Seminar: Dr. John P. O\'Bryan</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on October 21, 2009 01:09:29 pm</span><br />');
document.write('On Thursday, October 29th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by John P. O\'Bryan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago, IL.  Dr. O\'Bryan\'s seminar is entitled:  \"Intersectin Pathways in Cell Biology\".  This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/Markey/research/seminars.asp" title="Dr. Michael Kilgore is giving a Markey Research Seminar at noon on Friday, October 23 in Room MN-363 of the Medical Science Building. His lecture title is: Targeting the endogenous expression and transactivation of PPAR&gamma; as a therapeutic strategy in..." target="_self">Markey Research Seminar: Dr. Michael Kilgore</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on October 19, 2009 03:19:00 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Dr. Michael Kilgore is giving a Markey Research Seminar at noon on Friday, October 23 in Room MN-363 of the Medical Science Building. His lecture title is: Targeting the endogenous expression and transactivation of PPAR&gamma; as a therapeutic strategy in the treatment of breast cancer.');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://markey.uky.edu/newsletter/announcements/20091016SwansonMRC.pdf" title="Dr. Hollie Swanson is giving a Markey Research Seminar at noon on Friday, October 16 in Room MN-263 of the Medical Science Building. The title of her seminar is The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor:  A Target for Novel Cancer Therapeutics?..." target="_self">Markey Research Seminar: Dr. Hollie Swanson (pdf) </a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on October 15, 2009 03:53:20 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Dr. Hollie Swanson is giving a Markey Research Seminar at noon on Friday, October 16 in Room MN-263 of the Medical Science Building. The title of her seminar is The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor:  A Target for Novel Cancer Therapeutics?');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.mc.uky.edu/pharmacology/seminars.asp" title="On Thursday, October 22, 2009 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Michal J. Toborek, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Research, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine.  Dr. To..." target="_self">Dept. Seminar: Dr. Michal J. Toborek</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on October 13, 2009 10:51:48 am</span><br />');
document.write('On Thursday, October 22, 2009 the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by Michal J. Toborek, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Research, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine.  Dr. Toborek\'s seminar is entitled:  Repairing The Barrier:  Protection Of The Blood Brain Barrier Against HIV-1 Trafficking Into The Brain.  This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.mc.uky.edu/pharmacology/bios/yang.html" title="Dr. Yang comes from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on the biology and the microenvironment of cancer cells. He is joined by Dr. Xinyu Deng who obtained his PH.D. at Peking Union Medical University...." target="_self">Please Welcome Our Newest Faculty Member Dr. Xiuwei Yang to the Pharmacology Department</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on September 24, 2009 11:37:37 am</span><br />');
document.write('Dr. Yang comes from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on the biology and the microenvironment of cancer cells. He is joined by Dr. Xinyu Deng who obtained his PH.D. at Peking Union Medical University.');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.mc.uky.edu/pharmacology/students.asp" title="We appreciate the efforts of our previous Student Representatives (Marian Novak and Jillian Vanover). We thank them for their service, and welcome our new Student Representatives Heather Buechel and Jenny Furman...." target="_self">Thanks to our Student Representatives</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on September 09, 2009 02:49:02 pm</span><br />');
document.write('We appreciate the efforts of our previous Student Representatives (Marian Novak and Jillian Vanover). We thank them for their service, and welcome our new Student Representatives Heather Buechel and Jenny Furman.');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.mc.uky.edu/pharmacology/students.asp" title="Please welcome Ryan Griggs, an IBS student rotating in Dr. Thibault\'s lab...." target="_self">Please welcome IBS rotation students</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on August 25, 2009 01:06:45 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Please welcome Ryan Griggs, an IBS student rotating in Dr. Thibault\'s lab.');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.mc.uky.edu/pharmacology/students.asp" title="Please welcome our newest graduate students: Woodrow  Friend (Mentor: Dr. Rina Plattner), and Abdel Salous (Mentor: Dr. Andrew Morris)...." target="_self">Please Welcome Our Newest Graduate Students</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on July 22, 2009 10:40:08 am</span><br />');
document.write('Please welcome our newest graduate students: Woodrow <br />Friend (Mentor: Dr. Rina Plattner), and Abdel Salous (Mentor: Dr. Andrew Morris).');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.mc.uky.edu/pharmacology/graduate.asp" title="Pharmacology Orientation Workshop for IBS Students will be held on August 11th, 2009...." target="_self">Pharmacology Orientation Workshop 2009</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on July 15, 2009 12:20:54 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Pharmacology Orientation Workshop for IBS Students will be held on August 11th, 2009.');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.mc.uky.edu/pharmacology/bios/students/calderon.html" title="Congratulations to Lindsay Calderon for being awarded an American Heart Association predoctoral fellowship...." target="_self">Ms. Lindsay Calderon Awarded AHA Predoctoral Fellowship</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on July 15, 2009 12:18:29 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Congratulations to Lindsay Calderon for being awarded an American Heart Association predoctoral fellowship.');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.mc.uky.edu/pharmacology/seminars.asp" title="The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by graduate students, Mr. Marian Novak aand Mr. Jonathan Sims on Thursday, May 28th.  There talks are entitled:   Mr. Marian Novak:  NM23-H1 Suppresses Progression to ..." target="_self">Grad. Student Seminar: Mr. Marian Novak aand Mr. Jonathan Sims</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on May 27, 2009 11:28:26 pm</span><br />');
document.write('The Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by graduate students, Mr. Marian Novak aand Mr. Jonathan Sims on Thursday, May 28th.  There talks are entitled: <br /><br />Mr. Marian Novak:  NM23-H1 Suppresses Progression to the Metastatic Phenotype Through Its 3\'-5\' Exonuclease Activity.<br />Faculty Advisor:  Dr. David M. Kaetzel<br /><br />Mr. Jonathan Sims:  Ab1 Kinase Inhibition Sensitizes Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells to Chemotherapeutic Agents.<br />Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Rina Plattner<br /><br />This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m in room MN-263 UKMC.');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/full/29/6/1805" title="Dr. Inga Kadish at the University of Alabama, in collaboration with Dr. Philip Landfield\'s research group here at UK, has recently published an article examining transcriptional changes in hippocampus over the life span of rats (at 3 months- young adult,..." target="_self">Collaborative work between Dr. Landfield and Dr. Kadish highlighted in Journal of Neuroscience (off-campus link)</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on May 20, 2009 04:38:14 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Dr. Inga Kadish at the University of Alabama, in collaboration with Dr. Philip Landfield\'s research group here at UK, has recently published an article examining transcriptional changes in hippocampus over the life span of rats (at 3 months- young adult, 6, 9, 12, and 23 months). At each age point, animal cognition was tested using maze learning, and results were correlated with gene expression microarray data from the hippocampus. Microarrays are capable of measuring the expression of thousands of genes simultaneously, and allowed the authors to look at groups of genes related to different processes. Before cognitive decline began, they saw brain metabolism genes apparently shift away from sugar-type fuels, and towards alternative fatty acid fuels. This seemed to cause a problem with cholesterol management, that began to build over later ages and parallels cognitive failure. These results indicate that as cholesterol levels rise in the brain, cognition declines, but that this a downstream consequence of an earlier change in brain metabolism. This work was featured as a \"This Week in the Journal\" article in the Journal of Neuroscience.<br /><br />Reference: Kadish I, Thibault O, Blalock EM, Chen KC, Gant JC, Porter NM, Landfield PW (2009) Hippocampal and cognitive aging across the lifespan: a bioenergetic shift precedes and increased cholesterol trafficking parallels memory impairment. J Neurosci 29:1805-1816.<br />Url: http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/full/29/6/1805');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/full/29/19/6058" title="Dr. Lawrence Brewer and colleagues (Brewer et al., 2009) recently published a paper studying estrogen\'s effects on the aging brain. It was highlighted as a \"This Week in the Journal\" feature in the Journal of Neuroscience. The authors used a unique app..." target="_self">Dr. Lawrence Brewer and colleagues highlighted in the Journal of Neuroscience (off-campus link)</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on May 20, 2009 04:41:30 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Dr. Lawrence Brewer and colleagues (Brewer et al., 2009) recently published a paper studying estrogen\'s effects on the aging brain. It was highlighted as a \"This Week in the Journal\" feature in the Journal of Neuroscience. The authors used a unique approach (the \"zipper\" slice) to expose and analyze some of the most age-vulnerable neurons in the brain- CA1 pyramidal cells of the hippocampus (important for learning and memory). The authors showed, for the first time, that electrical activity of individual calcium channel molecules in this region not only increases with age in female animals, but is partially reversed by estradiol. Thus, estrogen\'s reported benefits for brain health and cognition may be related to their ability to preserve normal calcium activity in these neurons.<br /><br />Reference: Brewer LD, Dowling AL, Curran-Rauhut MA, Landfield PW, Porter NM, Blalock EM (2009) Estradiol reverses a calcium-related biomarker of brain aging in female rats. J Neurosci 29:6058-6067.<br />Url: http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/full/29/19/6058');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.mc.uky.edu/pharmacology/seminars.asp" title="On Thursday, May 21st the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar given by graduate students, Ms. Ikhlas Ahmed and Ms. Natalie Wallis.  The talks are entitled:  Ms. Ikhlas Ahmed:  The Role of Pgrm1 In Turmor Proliferation F..." target="_self">Grad. Student Seminar: Ms. Ikhlas Ahmed and Ms. Natalie Wallis</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on May 20, 2009 10:05:48 am</span><br />');
document.write('On Thursday, May 21st the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar given by graduate students, Ms. Ikhlas Ahmed and Ms. Natalie Wallis.  The talks are entitled:<br /><br />Ms. Ikhlas Ahmed:  The Role of Pgrm1 In Turmor Proliferation<br />Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Rolf Craven<br /><br />Ms. Natalie Wallis:  Uncovering a Role of PPAR? in Early Stages of Breast Cancer Progression<br />Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Michael Kilgore<br /> <br />This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.mc.uky.edu/pharmacology/seminars.asp" title="On Thursday, May 14th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by graduate student, Ms. Yekaterina Zaytseva.  Ms. Zaytseva\'s talk is entitled:  Tageting Endogenous PPAR&gamma; Signaling as a Potential Approa..." target="_self">Grad. Student Seminar: Ms. Yekaterina Zaytseva</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on May 13, 2009 01:19:56 pm</span><br />');
document.write('On Thursday, May 14th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by<br />graduate student, Ms. Yekaterina Zaytseva.  Ms. Zaytseva\'s talk is entitled:  Tageting Endogenous PPAR&gamma; Signaling as a Potential Approach for Breast Cancer Therapy.  Her faculty advisor is Dr. Michael W. Kilgore.  This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.mc.uky.edu/pharmacology/seminars.asp" title="On Thursday, May 7th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by graduate students, Ms. Linah Al-Alem and Ms. Jennifer Furman.   Ms. Al-Alem\'s talk is entitled:  The Effect of PPAR? Ligands on Human Epitheli..." target="_self">Grad. Student Seminar: Ms. Linah Al-Alem and Ms. Jennifer Furman</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on May 07, 2009 10:26:01 am</span><br />');
document.write('On Thursday, May 7th the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology will host a seminar to be given by graduate students, Ms. Linah Al-Alem and Ms. Jennifer Furman.<br /> <br />Ms. Al-Alem\'s talk is entitled:  The Effect of PPAR? Ligands on Human Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Cells. <br />Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Michael Kilgore<br /> <br />Ms. Furman\'s talk is entitled:  Investigating the Role of Astrocytic Calcineurin/NFAT Signaling in A-Beta Associated Neurotoxicity and Neuroinflammation. <br />Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Chris Norris<br /> <br />This seminar will be at 3:00 p.m. in room MN-263 UKMC.');
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