Seminars 77:207 and 77:208 in Free Radical and Radiation Biology Schedule

Fall 2003

Contact: frederick-domann@uiowa.edu Tel 319-335-8018

JAugust 28, 2003
Presenter: Dr. Douglas R. Spitz
Title: “Follow the Electrons: An Integrated Approach to Understanding the Relationship Between Metabolism, Signal Transduction, and Gene Expression in Living Systems”

September 4, 2003
Presenter: Min Wang
Title: "A story about MnSOD and HIF-1”

September 11, 2003
Presenter: Dr. Garry R. Buettner
Title: “Nitric Oxide: Antioxidant extraordinaire”

September 18, 2003
Presenter: Lingjie Zhao
Title: "Decreasing S-PhGPx and/or Prx III expression by antisense oligonucleotides sensitizes MCF-7 cells to oxidative anticancer treatments”

September 25, 2003
Presenter: Dr. William O. Ballard
Title: “The French paradox through fly eyes”

October 2, 2003
Presenter: Dr. Larry Robertson
Title: "Overview of the Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Toxicity of PCBs:Involvement of ROS "

October 9, 2003
Presenter: Dr. Yunxia O’Malley
Title: “Cellular Effects of Pyocyanin on Airway Epithelial Cells: Damage to Mitochondria and Antioxidant Systems”

October 16, 2003
Presenter: Dr. Joseph Cullen
Title: “NQO1, a novel, therapeutic target in pancreatic cancer”

October 23, 2003
Presenter: Benjamin Slane
Title: “Succinate dehydrogenase subunit C (SDH-C) deficient Chinese hamster fibroblasts demonstrate increased steady state levels of superoxide production and metabolic oxidative stress”

October 30, 2003
Presenter: Dr. Mary Horne
Title: “Cyclin G2 Takes a Whiff from HIF-1: Is This Atypical Cell Cycle Inhibitory Cyclin a Mediator of Hypoxia-Induced Cell Cycle Arrest?”

November 6, 2003
Presenter: Kelly Andringa
Title: “Potential cancer therapy combining SOD mimic, Adriamycin and modulators of glutathione and glucose metabolism”

November 13, 2003
Practice Talks for Oxygen Society

November 20, 2003
No Seminar, Oxygen Society

November 27, 2003
No Seminar, Thanksgiving

December 4, 2003
Presenter: Carolyn Fisher
Title: “Manganese Superoxide Dismutase (MnSOD) Induced Cell Cycle Checkpoint Regulation and Radiosensitization”

December 11, 2003
Presenter: Kim Krager
Title: “Genetically Targeted Radiotherapy