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June 17, 2011: The 38th Annual Pharmacology Colloquium at UT and
the 2nd Annual CVMD Research Forum

The 38th Annual Pharmacology Research Colloquium was hosted this year by the UT College of Medicine Dept. of Physiology and was combined with the department's 2nd Annual Student Research Forum. This Pharmacology Colloquium brings together graduate students and faculty from the “pharmacology” departments of the Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, and the University of Toledo, College of Medicine for a day long scientific program. Each of the schools takes turns in hosting this annual event. The colloquium primarily provides a forum for doctoral students to present their research in both oral and poster presentations and an opportunity for all participants to exchange ideas. These colloquia were initiated 38 years ago by Dr. Theodore M. Brody of Michigan State University and Dr. Benedict Lucchesi of the University of Michigan.

The welcome address was delivered by Dr. Nader Abraham, Chair of the UT Dept. of Physiology and Pharmacology

The program included 13 oral presentations, including those by UT students Kristine Angevine, Jean-Yves Tano, Lance Stechschulte and Leah Wuescher, 50 poster presentations including 12 presented by UT students. The keynote lecture was presented by John Hall, Ph.D. Arthur C. Guyton Professor and Chairman Dept. Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, an Honorary Guest Lecture -the Vladimir Nigrovic Lectureship in Pharmacology and Anesthesiology was presented by Dr. Robert Gallo, Director of the Institute of Human Virology, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Dr. Nader Abraham welcomes participants

Dr. Patricia Komuniecki, Dean College of Graduate Studies

Dr. Kris Brickman, Chairman of Emergency Medicine addresses question "How Do We Change the World in the Electronic Age"

ORAL SESSION 1

Kyle Johnson, (MSU)

Nathan Tykocki from Michigan State University was awarded third place for his presentation entitled, Endothelin-1 Increases the Frequency of Smooth Muscle Calcium Waves in Vena Cava but Not Aorta

Bernadette Victor, (WSU)

KEYNOTE LECTURE

Dr. Nader Abraham introduces keynote lecturer Dr. John Hall

John Hall, Ph.D. Arthur C. Guyton Professor and Chairman Dept. Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center

ORAL SESSION 2

Hitchintan Kaur (WSU)

JYT

Jean-Yves Tano (UT)

Jennifer Lamberts from the University of Michigan was awarded first place for her presentation entitled, RGS Proteins Negatively Regulate Morphine Antinociception Through Gao

Lance Stechschulte (UT)

LUNCH

Kristine Angevine, Robert Gallo, Edith Mensah-Osman, George Drummond, Jean-Yves Tano, and Katye Smedlund

Eddie Sanchez, ?, Lance Stechschulte, Jorge Iniguez, Terry Hinds, and George Cicila

Yiliang Chen, Jian Wu, Resmi Pillai, ?

Resmi Pillai, ?, Hitchintan Kaur, Min Shen

Aimalie Hardaway, Kendra Krentz, Bernadette Victor, and Roy McCauley

Mac McCauley, Daniel Huereca, Courtney Giordano, Seema Shah

?, Nayiri Kaissarian, Christopher Fan, Julia Lee and Adam Lauver

?, ?, Eileen Rodriguez-Tapia, Yogesh Bhattarai

Barbara Kaplan, Collen Hegg, Erinn Laimon-Thomson, Lauren Knupp, Keith Lookingland

Christopher Fan, Julia Lee Adam Lauver, ?, and Nayiri Kaissarian

?, Nayiri Kaissarian, Christopher Fan, Julia Lee and Adam Lauver

Remy Brim, Kadee Luderman, Jason Kehrl, Mila Quinn, Brendon Ladd, ?, ?

Kathryn Livingston, ?, Congzhen Qiao, ?, Jake Mahoney

Jean-Yves Tano, Guillermo Vazquez, Bina Joe, Kristine Angevine, Robert Gallo and Edith Mensah-Osman

Robert Gallo and Jean-Yves Tano

Anita Easterly, Deb LeBarr, Lisa Akeman

POSTER SESSION

Mathew Benskey from Michigan State University and Yeshavanth Banasavadi-Siddegowda tied for first place. Second place went Lauren Purington from the University of Michigan and third place went to Seema Shah from Wayne State University.

Eddie Sanchez and Eileen Rodriguez-Talia (MSU)

Stephanie Watts and J.R. Haywood (MSU) with John Hall

Bina Joe

Seema Shah from Wayne State University was awarded 3rd place for her poster.

Priya Balasubramamian (MSU) and Abbie Dowling (UT)

Stephanie Watts (MSU) with Adam Lauver and Benedict Lucchesi (UM)

Edith Mensah-Osman and Joe Marino

Moumita Banerjee, quizzed by Nick Davis and Patricia Komuniecki

Katye Smedlund, (UT)

Laura Nedorezov discusses her poster

ORAL SESSION #3

Leah Wuescher, (UT)

Kyle Poulsen (MSU)

Sharraya Aschemeyer from the University of Michigan was awarded second place for her presentation entitled, Time- and Concentration-Dependent Inactivation of Neuronal NO-Synthase by Cobalt Protoporphyrin IX

Vyvyca Walker (UM)

Vladimir Nigrovic Lectureship in Pharmacology and Anesthesiology

Dr. Alan Marco, Professor and Chairman Department of Anesthesia introduces the Vladimir Nigrovic Lectureship in Pharmacology and Anesthesiology to be delivered by Dr. Robert Gallo

Dr. Robert Gallo, Director of the Institute of Human Virology, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine presenting the
Vladimir Nigrovic Lectureship in Pharmacology and Anesthesiology