Inflammation Research Network (IRN) Seminars Jan-Dec 2007

Date	Time	Room	Type	Speaker	Title
Jan 3				No seminar
Jan 10	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	S	Dr. Derek McKay Professor Dept of Physiology & Biophysics University of Calgary	Unravelling the mechanism of IFN-gammma modulation of epithelial permeability
Jan 18 Thursday	10:00	G500	S	Dr. Giovanni Barbara Assistant Professor Dept Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology University of Bologna	Post-Infectious/Inflammatory Models or IBS: Implications for Patients Co-Sponsor: GIRG
Jan 24	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	S	Dr. Morley Hollenberg Professor Dept of Pharmacology and Therapeutics University of Calgary	PARs Snips: Do the cleaved PAR N-terminal sequences see other PARtners?
Jan 31	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	RIP	Tamia Lapointe Grad student, Dr. Buret's lab Dept of Biological Sciences University of Calgary	Clathrin-coated pit endocytosis and Rho Kinase mediate Helicobacter pylori -induced claudin-4 disruption in human gastric epithelial cells
Feb 7	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	S	Gary Martin Post-doc Fellow, Dr. Wallace's lab Dept of Pharmacology and Therapeutics University of Calgary	Annexin-1 and Platelets: An Overview of Anti-Inflammatory Functions and Role in the Healing of Gastric Damage
Feb 14	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	S	Dr. André Buret Professor Dept of Biological Sciences University of Calgary	The Do's and Don'ts of Presenting
Feb 21	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	S	Eric Hyun Grad student, Dr. Vergnolle's lab Dept of Pharmacology and Therapeutics University of Calgary	Dual role of PAR2: Pro- and anti-inflammatory mediator
Feb 28				No Seminar
Mar 7				No Seminar	Western Pharmacology Society Meeting, Banff
Mar 14	9:00	Theatre One	S	Christina Alexander Grad student, Dr. MacNaughton's lab Dept of Physiology and Biophysics University of Calgary	The toll of intestinal bacteria: TLRs in inflammation
Mar 21	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	S	Brent Parkins Grad student, Dr. Wallace's lab Dept of Pharmacology and Therapeutics University of Calgary	Counter-regulation of human platelets by protease-activated receptors
Mar 28	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	S	Michael Peplowski BHSc student, Dr. MacNaughton's lab Dept of Physiology and Biophysics University of Calgary	Nitric Oxide-Induced Degradation of β-Catenin in Colonic Cells
Apr 4	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	S	Elaine Chow Grad student, Dr. MacNaughton's lab Dept of Physiology and Biophysics University of Calgary	Intestinal attaching and effacing pathogens
Apr 11	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	S	Dr. Nathalie Vergnolle Associate Professor Dept of Pharmacology & Therapeutics University of Calgary	Tonicity-induced inflammation: a role for the transcient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4)
Apr 18	9:00	G500	S	Pam O'Connor Grad student, Dr. Buret's lab Dept of Biological Sciences University of Calgary	Helicobacter pylori-induced epithelial barrier disruption and oncogenesis
Apr 25	9:00	G500	RIP	Dr. Hongying Wang Post-doc Fellow, Dr. MacNaughton's lab Dept of Physiology and Biophysics University of Calgary	Nitric oxide increases WNT-induced secreted protein-1 (WISP-1) expression in colitis
May 2				No Seminar	EB 2007, Washington DC
May 9	9:00	G500	S	Dr. Jason McDougall Professor Dept of Physiology & Biophysics University of Calgary	PAR4 and Arthritis
May 16	9:00	G500	S	Dr. Howard Ceri Professor Dept of Biological Sciences University of Calgary	Bacteria and inflammation at mucosal surfaces; are biofilms an issue?
May 23				No Seminar	DDW 2007, Washington DC
May 30	9:00	G500	S	Dr. Jennifer O'Hara Post-doc Fellow, Dr. Buret's lab Dept of Biological Sciences University of Calgary	Enteroendocrine cells and serotonin availability during intestinal inflammation
June 6	9:00	G500	S	Genevieve Dudar Grad student, Dr. Wallace's lab Dept of Pharmacology and Therapeutics University of Calgary	A peptide mimetic of vascular endothelial growth factor accelerates gastric ulcer healing in rodents
June 13	9:00	G500	S	Dr. Nicolas Cenac Post-doc Fellow, Dr. Vergnolle's lab Dept of Pharmacology and Therapeutics University of Calgary	TRPV4, a key player in visceral pain
June 20				No Seminar	WCI 2007, Copenhagen
June 27	9:00	G500	S	Dr. Veronica Swystun Post-doc Fellow, Dr. MacNaughton's lab Dept of Physiology and Biophysics University of Calgary	Serine protease modulation of epithelial cell function, from Muc to CaCC
Sept 5	8:00	BIOSCI 211	S	Andrew Flynn Grad student, Dr Buret’s lab Dept of Biological Sciences University of Calgary	PhD Thesis Defence Seminar Intestinal epithelial cell responses to infection with attaching and effacing pathogens
Sept 12	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	S	Lisa Kalischuk (former PhD student in Dr. Buret's lab) Research Technician Food Safety and Food Quality Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Campylobacter jejuni induces transcytosis of non-invasive bacteria across the intestinal epithelium
Sept 19	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	S	Professor Edgardo Moreno Tropical Disease Research Program Veterinary School, National University Heredia, Costa Rica	Brucella abortus uses a stealthy strategy to avoid activation of the innate immune system during the onset of infection
Sept 26	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	S	Dr. Pierre-Yves von der Weid Associate Professor Dept of Physiology & Biophysics University of Calgary	Adipose tissue and inflammation – are lymphatics involved?
Oct 3	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	RIP	Eric Hyun Grad student, Dr. Vergnolle’s lab Dept of Pharmacology & Therapeutics University of Calgary	Possible crosstalk between Proteinase-activated receptor-2 and insulin pathway
Oct 10	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	S	Dr. Wallace MacNaughton Professor Dept of Physiology & Biophysics University of Calgary	Proteases as regulators of intestinal epithelial barrier function
Oct 17	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	RIP	Dr. Niklas Schuelert Post-doctoral Fellow, Dr. McDougall’s lab Dep of Physiology & Biophysics University of Calgary	Cannabinoids and osteoarthritic pain
Oct 24	12:00	G500	RIP	Dr. Michael Johnston Post-doctoral Fellow, Dr. McKay’s lab Dept of Physiology & Biophysics University of Calgary	Parasitic helminths in inflammatory bowel disease: a role for the macrophage? Joint seminar with GIRG
Oct 31	9:00	G500	S	Dr. Linda Vong Post-doctoral Fellow, Dr. Wallace’s lab Dept of Pharmacology & Therapeutics University of Calgary	Regulation of annexin-1 catabolism: a pivotal role for proteinase 3
Oct 31	12:00	G500	S	Colin Reardon Grad student, Dr. McKay’s lab Dept of Physiology & Biophysics University of Calgary
Nov 7	12:00	G500	S	Dr. Mark Silverberg Assistant Professor Department of Medicine University of Toronto	Genetic discoveries in IBD: a decade of progress Joint seminar with GIRG
Nov 14	12:00	G500	S	David Prescott Grad student, Dr. McKay’s lab Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Calgary	The role of lipid-derived mediators in the resolution of experimental murine colitis Joint seminar with GIRG
Nov 21	9:00	Theatre One	RIP	Christina Alexander Grad student, Dr. MacNaughton’s lab Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Calgary	Enteric bacteria decrease epithelial ion secretion: is this pathogen-specific? Joint seminar with GIRG
Nov 28	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	RIP	Dr. Rithwik Ramachandran Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Dr. Hollenberg’s lab Dept of Pharmacology & Therapeutics University of Calgary	Differential signaling via Proteinase Activated Receptor-2
Dec 5	9:00	Clara Christie Theatre	S	Dr. Morley Hollenberg Professor Dept of Pharmacology & Therapeutics University of Calgary	PARs, PARs where are you? Visualizing PARs and their activating enzymes
Dec 12	9:00	G500	RIP	Jacques van der Merwe Grad student, Dr. MacNaughton’s lab Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Calgary	PAR2-mediated chloride secretion: a role for multiple signaling pathways Joint seminar with GIRG
Dec 19	9:00	G500	S	Dr. Derek McKay Professor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Calgary	Anyone for a post-prandial platyhelminth of after-dinner mint(h)