Date

Presenter(s)

CMP

EOP

September 10

Introduction and Course Logistics
Dr. Matt Andrews

"Natriuretic Peptide Influences on Renin Secretion"
Dr. George Trachte
Dept. of Physiology & Pharmacology
Moderator: Jami Johnson

"Populations, Species, and Nutrient Cycles in the Ecosystems"
Dr. John Pastor
Dept. of Biology
Moderator: LaRae Lehto

"Ecological Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)"
Dr. Gerald Ankley
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Moderator: Josh Dumke

"Studying and Preventing the Spread of an Invasive Species"
Dr. Donn Branstrator
Dept. of Biology
Moderator: Lindsey Starr Blake

October 1

"Changes in QOL for Homeless Girls who have Access to Health Care"
Dr. Barb Elliott
Dept. of Family Medicine
Moderator: Derek Eklund

"So Many Toadfish, So Little Time"
Dr. Al Mensinger
Dept. of Biology
Moderator: Jon Bostrom

"Molecular Architecture and Substrate Selectivity of the Organic Anion Transporters"
Dr. Jon Rumbley
Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Moderator: Tyler Ahrenstorff

"Cumulative impacts by linking physiological modeling with telemetry data"
Dr. Ron Moen
Center for Water & the Environment
Moderator: Heidi Seeland

October 15

"Chemokines, CMV and Atherosclerosis"
Dr. M. Kent Froberg
Dept. of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Moderator: Michael Lynch

"Informing the Future:  Minnesota's Statewide Conservation and Preservation"
Dr. George Host
Center for Water & the Environment
Moderator: Kristin Carlson

"Mouse Modeling of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy"
Dr. Terri Rose-Hellekant
Dept. of Physiology & Pharmacology
Moderator: Dustin Palm

"Phytoplankton studies in an African and North American Great Lake"
Dr. Stephanie Guildford
Large Lakes Observatory
Moderator: Jami Sloan

October 29

"Primary Prevention of Asthma"
Dr. Jean Regal
Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Moderator: LaRae Lehto

"Using Survey Data to Predict Nutrient Export from the Mississippi River Basin"
Dr. Brian Hill
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Moderator: Josh Dumke

November 5

"Using Capillary Electrophoresis to Investigate Reactive Oxygen Species Production and Damage"
Dr. Edgar Arriaga
Dept. of Chemistry, UMTC
Moderator: Lindsey Starr Blake

November 12

"Barrier Cells of the Central Nervous System"
Dr. Grant Anderson
College of Pharmacy-Duluth
Moderator: Jon Bostrom

"New Ballast Water Treatment Technologies:  Are We Killing Potentially Invasive Algae?"
Dr. Euan Reavie
Center for Water & the Environment, NRRI
Moderator: Derek Eklund

November 19

"Why are we here and what do we do?"
Dr. Carl Richards
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Moderator: Tyler Ahrenstorff

November 26

"TBA"
Dr. Les Drewes
Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Moderator: Kristin Carlson

"Making Connections between Coastal Landscapes and Coastal Ecosystems"
Dr. John ("Jack") Kelly
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Moderator: Michael Lynch

December 3

"Manic mice and depressed rats: the development and utilization of animal models for affective disorder"
Dr. Haim Einat
Dept. of Pharmacy Practice & Pharmaceutical Sciences

"What's bugging bugs in sediment?"
Dr. Dave Mount
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Moderator: Dustin Palm

December 10

"A hyaluronic acid-chitosan based hydrogel for engineered tissue and drug delivery"
Dr. Greg Rutkowski
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Moderator: Heidi Seeland

"TBA"
Dr. Sig Degitz
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency