Seminars
Until Further Notice, all seminars will be held via online, except where noted as CANCELED. Please check individual seminar entries for contact information to request passcode authorization for the session.
September 2020
Date | Time | Seminar |
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3
Thursday,
Sept.
|
4:00 p.m. |
PPS Seminar
Title: "Aging Related Alterations in Cerebral Microvascular Bioenergetics" Speaker: Prasad Katakam, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tulane University Host: Krishna Boini Location: Zoom; email rxpps@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
10
Thursday,
Sept.
|
4:00 p.m. |
PPS Seminar
Title: "Study the Epigenetic Role of H2A.Z.1 in Lung Cancer Metastasis" Speaker: Kwang Bog Cho, Ph.D. Candidate, UHCOP Advisor: Bin Guo Location: Zoom; email rxpps@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
17
Thursday,
Sept.
|
12:00 p.m. |
PPTR Seminar
John and Aimee Mohr Clinical Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research Seminar Series Title: "Interventions to enhance medication adherence among patients with chronic illness" Speaker: Susan Abughosh, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy, UHCOP Location: Zoom Contact: Naomi Bacop, nkbacop@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
17
Thursday,
Sept.
|
4:00 p.m. |
PPS Seminar
Title: "'Cancer Preventive Agent 3,3'- Diindolylmethane Inhibits MDM2 in Colorectal Cancer" Speaker: Xiang Gao, Ph.D. Candidate, UHCOP Advisor: Bin Guo Location: Zoom; email rxpps@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
24
Thursday,
Sept.
|
4:00 p.m. |
PPS Seminar
Title: "Biopharmaceutical and Pharmacokinetics of a Natural Product - Antitumor B - as a Chemopreventive Agent for Oral Cancer" Speaker: Dinh Bui, Ph.D. Candidate, UHCOP Advisor: Ming Hu Location: Zoom; email rxpps@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
October 2020
Date | Time | Seminar |
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1
Thursday,
Oct.
|
4:00 p.m. |
PPS Seminar
Title: "Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging in Precision Medicine" Speaker: Zheng Li, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Center for Bioenergetics, Houston Methodist Research Institute Host: Xinli Liu Location: Zoom; email rxpps@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
8
Thursday,
Oct.
|
4:00 p.m. |
PPS Seminar
Title: "Chemical Probes for Understanding Microorganism Molecular Targets" Speaker: Seungheon (Kevin) Lee, Ph.D. Candidate, UHCOP Mentor: Jason Eriksen Location: Zoom; email rxpps@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
15
Thursday,
Oct.
|
12:00 p.m. |
PPTR Seminar
John and Aimee Mohr Clinical Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research Seminar Series Title: TBA Speaker: Elsa Gonzalez, PhD, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Director of Higher Education PhD program, UH College of Education Location: Zoom Contact: Naomi Bacop, nkbacop@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
15
Thursday,
Oct.
|
4:00 p.m. |
PPS Seminar
Title: "Neuronal Autophagy in Aging and Neurodegeneration" Speaker: Andrey S. Tsvetkov, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neurobiolgy and Anatomy, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Host: Alexander Statsyuk Location: Zoom; email rxpps@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
22
Thursday,
Oct.
|
4:00 p.m. |
PPS Seminar
Title: "Cancer-induced Muscle Wasting is Linked to Disrupted Mitochondrial Quality Control and Anabolic Resistance" Speaker: James A. Carson, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies, College of Health Professions, and Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Host: Ashok Kumar Location: Zoom; email rxpps@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
29
Thursday,
Oct.
|
4:00 p.m. |
PPS Seminar
Title: "The Role of Nrf2 in Regulation of Kidney Function During Aging" Speaker: Razia Sultana Mohammad, Ph.D. Candidate, UHCOP Host: Mustafa Lokhandwala Location: Zoom; email rxpps@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
November 2020
Date | Time | Seminar |
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5
Thursday,
Nov.
|
4:00 p.m. |
PPS Seminar
Title: "The Unending Quest for Effective Pancreatic Cancer Treatments: Could the Secret be Found in an Ingredient of a Skin Ointment?" Speaker: Victor Lincha, Ph.D. Candidate, UHCOP Advisor: Diana S-L. Chow Location: Zoom; email rxpps@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
12
Thursday,
Nov.
|
4:00 p.m. |
PPS Seminar
Title: "A CRISPR-Cas9 Repressor for Epigenetic Silencing of KRAS" Speaker: Jingwen Liu, Ph.D. Candidate, UHCOP Advisor: Bin Guo Location: Zoom; email rxpps@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
19
Thursday,
Nov.
|
12:00 p.m. |
PPTR Seminar - CANCELED
John and Aimee Mohr Clinical Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research Seminar Series Title: Pending Speaker: Elisabeth Sulaica, PharmD, BCCP, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, UHCOP Location: Zoom Contact: Naomi Bacop, nkbacop@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
19
Thursday,
March
|
4:00 p.m. |
PPS Seminar
Title: "Reprogramming Cells to Cardiac Purkinje cells for the Treatment of Heart Failure" Speaker: Nicole Prodan, Ph.D. Candidate, UHCOP Host: Bradley McConnell Location: Zoom; email rxpps@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
December 2020
Date | Time | Seminar |
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1
Tuesday,
Dec.
|
4:00 p.m. |
PPS Seminar
Title: "Nano Delivery and Characterization of anti HER-2 (positive) Therapeutics to Target Breast Cancer Brain Metastases" Speaker: Sujit Biswas, Ph.D. Candidate, UHCOP Advisor: Xinli Liu Location: Zoom; email rxpps@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |
3
Thursday,
Dec.
|
4:00 p.m. |
PPS Seminar
Title: "Vitamin D Suppresses Cancer Growth and Invasion by Targeting Long non-coding RNA CCAT2" Speaker: Liye Wang, Ph.D. Candidate, UHCOP Advisor: Bin Guo Location: Zoom; email rxpps@central.uh.edu for link and passcode |