Seminars

Title: “The Inflammatory Effects of Natural and Engineered Airborne Particulate Matter in the Lung”, dissertation seminar
Speaker: Sophia Carvalho, Toxicology Graduate Student, University of Montana
Host: Andrij Holian
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: "Contribution of Nonoparticle-Induced Membrance Pore Formation in Various Models of Cell Toxicity", research update seminar
Speaker: Tahereh Ziglari, Toxicology Graduate Student, University of Montana
Host: Andrij Holian
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: "The HIV-1 Capsid: Assembly and Restriction by TRIM5alpha"
Speaker: Dr. Ganser-Pornilos, Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia
Host: Andrea Stierle
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: "Applications of Carbon Nanotubes in Green Technologies"
Speaker: Som Mitra PhD, Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Host: Andrij Holian
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: "Keratinocyte Disorders: Repairing the Indispensible Barrier to a Harsh Environment", informational seminar
Speaker: Joachim Veit, Ph.D. Graduate Student, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Design, University of Montana 
Host: Philippe Diaz
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: "Metal Oxides and Their Role in Lysosomal Membrane Permeability", informational seminar
Speaker: Matt Sydor, Toxicology Ph.D Student, University of Montana
Host: CEHS
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: "Docosahexaenoic Acod and How it Benefits Health", informational seminar
Speaker: Paige Fletcher, Toxicology Graduate Student, University of Montana
Host: CEHS
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: “Investigating Sports Related Concussion in Australian Athletes” 
Speaker: Alan Pearce, Ph.D. Melbourne School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia 
Host: Tom Rau / Sarj Patel
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: “Modulating Male Aggression and Courtship: Detecting External Pheromonal and Nutritional Information” - Dissertation Seminar
Speaker: Jonathan Andrews, PhD Candidate Neuroscience, University of Montana 
Host: Sarah Certel
Location: Skaggs Building #117 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: “Within the Lung: Exploring the Epigenetic Consequences of Exposure to Engineered Nanomaterials”- Informational Seminar
Speaker:  Beth Cole, Ph.D. Student, Toxicology, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Montana 
Host: CEHS
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: "A Study of the Inflammatory Effects of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes in the Lung" - Research Update Seminar
Speaker: Sophia Carvalho, Ph.D. Graduate Student, Toxicology, University of Montana 
Host: CEHS
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: “SRC Family Kinases Mediate Individual Cell Responses to Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling in Neuroblastoma Cells” - Dissertation Seminar
Speaker: Juan Palacios-Moreno, Ph.D. Candidate, Neuroscience, University of Montana
Host: Mark Grimes
Location: Skaggs Building Room 025
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 AM

Title: “Development of Replication-Competent VSV-Based Vaccines for Protection Against Hantaviruses: A Hamster Disease Model” - Dissertation Seminar
Speaker: Josh Marceau, Ph.D. Candidate, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Design, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Montana. 
Host: Keith Parker
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Title: “Impact of Omega 3 Fatty Acid Consumption on Silica-Triggered Autoimmunity”
Speaker:  James Pestka, University Distinguished Professor, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Michigan State University
Host: Andrij Holian
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: "Applications of Computational Modeling to Biomedical Research"
Speaker:  Donald Backos, Research Instructor, Department of Phamaceutical Sciences & Director, Computational Chemistry and Biology Core, University of Colorado
Host: Nick Natale
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: “ZnO Toxicity for Human Cells” - Informational Seminar
Speaker: Tahereh Ziglari, Ph.D. Student, Toxicology, University of Montana
Host: CEHS
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: "Deeper Insight Into Competitive, Subunit-Selective NMDA Receptor Antagonism", Research Update Seminar
Speaker: Genevieve Lind, Ph.D. Student Neuroscience, University of Montana
Host: Kasper Hansen
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: Conditions for Multinucleated Giant Cell Formation - Research Update Seminar
Speaker:  Kevin Trout, Ph.D. Student, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Design, University of Montana
Host: CEHS
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: "Imperfect Mouse Models for Neurodegenerative Prion Diseases"
Speaker:  George Carlson, Director and Professor, McLaughlin Research Institute
Host: Michael Kavanaugh
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: “Physical Origins and Evolutionary Effects of High-Order Epistasis in Genotype-Phenotype Maps"
Speaker:  Michael J. Harms, Assistant Professor, Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon 
Host: Kasper Hansen
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Title: “Assessing Brain Health via Sensory Percept”
Speaker: Mark Tommerdahl, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
Host: Sarj Patel
Location: Skaggs Building #169 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM