Neuroimmunobiology Workshop
Fall 2000
Iowa State University
Seminar Schedule
All seminars will be held at 4PM in room 1414 of the Molecular Biology
Building, unless otherwise noted. Please contact the designated
host for more information on a given speaker, or to schedule some
time to visit and exchange ideas.
Tuesday September 5, 2000
Keith W. Kelley, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Animal
Science, university of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Title: Common Molecular Signals that Regulate the Life (IGF-1) and
Death (TNF) of Neurons and Leukocytes.
Location: 2532 Veterinary Medicine Building (near Library)
Host: Joan Cunnick
Monday September 11, 2000
Indergit Singh, Ph.D., Professor and Director,
Dept. of Pediatrics, medical University of South Carolina.
Title: Lipids as Mediators of Neuroinflammatory Diseases
Host: Anumantha Kanthasami
Monday September 18, 2000
Katherine Conant, M.D., Assistant Professor, Dept.
of Neurology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University.
Title: The role of monocyte-derived cells in the pathogenesis of
AIDS-related neuropathy.
Host: Randy Sacco
Monday September 25, 2000
Keynote seminar sponsored by a grant from the Burroughs-Wellcome
Foundation.
J. Gregory Sutcliffe, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of
Molecular Biology, Scripps Research Institute.
Title: The TOGA (Total Gene Expression Analysis) system.
Reception in the Reiman Gardens 6-8pm Monday September 25, 2000
Host: Joan Cunnick
Tuesday September 26, 2000
J. Gregory Sutcliffe, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of
Molecular Biology, Scripps Research Institute.
Title: The Hypocretins: Hypothalamus-Specific Peptides with Neuroexcitatory
Activity.
Location: 2532 Veterinary Medicine Building (near Library)
Host: Joan Cunnick
Monday October 2, 2000
Phillip G. Popovich, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Molecular Virology, immunology and Medical Genetics, College
of Medicine and Public Health, Ohio State University.
Title: Inflammation in the Traumatized Spinal Cord: A Potential
Target for Regenerative and Neuroprotective Therapy.
Host: Don Sakaguchi
Monday October 6, 2000
Keith A. Sharkey, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Physiology
and biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Calgary.
Title: Neuroimmune Interactions in the GI tract – Lessons
from Colitis.
Host: Ioana Sonea
