Department News
Neuroendocrine Control of Metabolism by FGF21
Jan. 25, 2016—David J. Mangelsdorf PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Friday February 12th at noon in PRB 206 This VIOM Seminar is hosted by David Wasserman, Ph.D.
Nanoscale functional organization and transcellular alignment of single synapses
Jan. 14, 2016—Thomas A. Blaniped, PhD, Associate Professor of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine Wednesday January 20, 2016 at noon in 206 PRB Hosted by Roger Colbran, PhD
Hypothalamic regulation of energy balance: a neuron-specific perspective
Jan. 14, 2016—David P. Olson, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Michigan Hospital Health Systems Friday, January 22, 2016 at noon in 206 PRB Hosted by Roger Cone, PhD
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” Dr. Seuss
Oct. 15, 2015—Roger D. Cone, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics October 21, 2015 12:00pm – 206 PRB MPB Seminar hosted by the MPB GSA
Musings on adropin: a novel peptide hormone involved in glucose and fatty acid metabolism
Oct. 15, 2015—Andrew A. Butler, Professor, Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University School of Medicine November 18, 2015 206 PRB – 12:00pm MPB Seminar hosted by Roger Cone, Ph.D.
6th Annual MPB Relay Race
Sep. 17, 2015—In the sixth annual MPB relay race, the Venters’ Lab and teammates overcame stiff competition to win the coveted teapot.
VIOM Seminar
Sep. 15, 2015—Wednesday, September 23rd at noon in 206 PRB Scott Soderling, PhD, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Duke University, will present Cytoskeletal Drivers of Neuropsychiatric Disorder
Student and Postdoc Seminar Series
Sep. 7, 2015—Monday, September 14, 2015 at noon in 206 PRB Raymond Pasek, Ph.D. in Maureen Gannon's lab presents “Connective tissue growth factor (Ctgf) and β-cell regeneration: Lessons learned from animal models of β-cell death and gestational diabetes mellitus”
VIOM Seminar
Sep. 2, 2015—Friday, September 11th at noon in 206 PRB Kelly L. Haws PhD Associate Professor of Marketing at the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University will present "Vice-Virtue Bundles"
Nicholas Vierra publishes in Diabetes
Aug. 25, 2015—Nicholas Vierra published a first-author paper in Diabetes: "The type-2 diabetes-associated K+ channel TALK-1 modulates beta-cell electrical excitability, 2nd-phase insulin secretion, and glucose homeostasis"
MPB Dissertation Defense
Aug. 17, 2015—Tuesday September 15th at noon in 206 PRB Nora Kayton from Al Powers' Laboratory will defend her thesis “Glucotoxic and Lipotoxic Consequences for Human Beta Cell Function In Vivo”