Seminar and Course Information

Location: 1360 Biotechnology Bldg, 425 Henry Mall
Time:3:00 - 4:00 PM, Thursdays

2008/2009 Seminar Schedule
Date Speaker
September 4 Welcome Seminar:
September 11 Student Speakers: Derek Boeldt and Celina Checura
September 18 Invited Guest Speaker: Dr. Julie Boerner, Wayne State University, Dept. of Pharmacology
September 25 Exit Seminar: Sekoni Noel
October 2 Invited Guest Speaker: Dr. Ramesh Bhalla, University of Iowa, Dept. of Anatomy
October 9 Invited Guest Speaker: Dr. Synthia Mellon, University of San Francisco
October 16

Invited Guest Speaker: Dr. Keith Parker, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Note: Seminar will be at 4:00 PM in room 1345 HSLC, 750 Highland Ave.

October 23 Invited Guest Speaker: Dr. Ian Bird, Program Director, UW-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Dept. of OB/Gyn
October 30 Invited Guest Speaker: Dr. Joan Jorgensen, UW-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine, Dept. of Comparative Biosciences
November 6 Student Speaker: Maria Giakoumopoulos
November 13 Student / Faculty Business Meeting
November 20 Student Speakers: Kate Guerriero and Katie Hackbart
November 27 No Seminar - Thanksgiving Break
December 4
Student Speaker: Jenny Arens Gubbels

December 11
(Last Seminar)

Exit Seminar: Yang Song
Spring 2008
January 22 Student Speakers: Dr. Igor Iruretagoyena and Yizhou Jiang
January 29 Invited Guest Speaker: Dr. Wei Xu, UW-Madison, Dept. of Oncology
February 5 Student Speaker: Jinwoo Lee
February 12 Invited Guest Speaker: Dr. Robert Blank, UW-Madison, Dept. of Medicine
February 19 Student Talks: Gopika Nair and Ann Rozner
February 26 Invited Speaker: Dr. Jeremy Sullivan, UW-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine
March 5 Student Speaker: Justin Bushkofsky
March 12 Invited Guest Speaker: Dr. Paul Marker, UW-Madison, School of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences
March 19 No Seminar: Spring Break
March 26 Student Speaker: Dr. Chanel Tyler (20 minute talk) and business meeting
April 2 Invited Speaker: Dr. Serdar Bulun, Northwestern University
April 9 Invited Speaker: Dr. Oline Ronnekleiv, Oregon Health Sciences University
April 9 Invited Speaker: Dr. Thomas Landefeld, California State University-Dominguez Hills
April 16 No Seminar This Week
April 23 Invited Speaker: Dr. Gary Hammer, University of Michigan
April 30 Invited Speaker: Dr. Orly Vardney, UW-Madison, School of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmacy Practice
May 7
(Last Seminar)
Invited Speaker: TBA

 

Additional Course Offerings

Endocrine Physiology (3 cr)
Instructor: Dr. Manish Patankar
Offered: Fall Semester
Course Syllabus: 2008
Registration: Animal Science 875/ Dairy Science 875/ Zoology 400
Class Location: K4/418, Clinical Sciences Center (UW-Hospital)

Reproductive Patterns (2 cr)
Instructors: Dr. David Abbott, Dr. Ian Bird
Offered: Fall, odd semester years
Course Syllabus: 2007
Registration: Animal Science 875/ Dairy Science 875

Gamete and Embryo Biology (2 cr)
Instructor: Dr. John Parrish
Offered: Infrequently
Registration: Animal Science 875/ Dairy Science 875

Selected Topics in Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology (2 cr)
Instructor: Dr. Ron Magness
Offered: Spring, even semester years - Cancelled Spring 2008
Registration: Animal Science 875/ Dairy Science 875

Special Topics: Neuroendocrinology (2 cr)
Instructor: Dr. Ei Terasawa
Offered: Spring, odd semester years
Registration: Animal Sciences 875 / Dairy Science 875/ Neuroscience 675

Pregnancy, Parturition and Lactation (2 cr)
Instructors: Dr. Ron Magness, Dr. Lewis Sheffield
Offered: Spring Semester, odd semester years
Registration: Animal Science 875/ Dairy Science 875

Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology Seminar (1 cr)
Instructor: Dr. Ian Bird
Offered: Fall, Spring and Summer
Registration: Animal Sciences 954 / Zoology 954 / OB-GYN 954