Seminars

Department seminar series

The Department of Pharmacology seminar series is held on Wednesdays (12-1pm) in the Norman Gregg Lecture Theatre, Edward Ford Building (A27)

The series is supported by the Department of Pharmacology and the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT)

Seminar Series is organised by Dr. Renae Ryan (renaer@med.usyd.edu.au)

2009

July 29
Steve Dank (Spence, Final PhD talk)
Role of pycnogenol in the improvement of high intensity exercise performance

August 5
Professor Paul Compton (School of Computer Science and Engineering, UNSW)
TBA
Hosted by Slade Matthews

Aug 12
David Van Ly (Oliver, PhD Progress)
The role of leukotrienes in airway diseases

Christine Mozar (Christie, PhD Progress)
Voltage-gated sodium subtypes in chronic pain

Aug 19
Dr. Jane Carland (School of Medical Sciences, UNSW)
A novel determinant of Cys-loop receptor ion conduction
Hosted by Renae Ryan

Aug 26
Dr. Scott Byrne (Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Sydney)
Chemokine receptors: Pharmacological targets for preventing immune suppression
Hosted by Brent McParland

Sep 2
Seminar Cancelled

Sep 9
Dr. Aaron Camp (Department of Physiology, University of Sydney)
Brief exposure to high contrast reduces the sensitivity of early visual neurons in the marmoset
Hosted by Kellie Charles

Sep 16
A/Prof Graham Nicholson (Department of Medical & Molecular Biosciences, UTS)
Mining spider venomes for novel biopesticides and therapeutics
Hosted by Renae Ryan

Sep 23
Dr. Lyn Moir (Department of Pharmacology, University of Sydney)
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis – the role of TSC2
Hosted by Renae Ryan

Sep 30
Ernestine Chung (Lloyd, PhD Progress)
Exploring the role of interstitial cells of Cajal in rhythmic activity of the rodent vas deferens

Steve Devenish (Hanrahan, PhD Progress)
The Action of Flavonoids at GABA(A) Receptors

Oct 7
Nathan Gunasekaran (Arnold, Final PhD talk)
Stress-induced lipolysis enhances THC release from fat stores: "THC re-intoxication”

Oct 14
Dane King (Lloyd, Final PhD talk)
Receptor-mediated regulation of sympathetic neurotransmission in vas deferens smooth muscle

Oct 21
Katherine Locock (Allan, Final PhD talk)
The Synthesis of Cyclopentane GABA Analogues

Oct 28
Talented Student Program (Final talks)
Hosted by Brent McParland