Autumn Quarter, 2007

Dec. 13--520 Seminar--Towards the Utilization of Cytochrome P450s in Biosynthetic Applications
by Caleb Woods, Graduate Student in Medicinal Chemistry. 12:30 pm in the Health Science Building, Room K-069. Flyer can be found here.

Dec. 13--Journal Club Presentation--Title TBA
Rotation Student Presentations. 1:45-2:35 pm in the Health Science Building, Room H-074.

Dec. 10--2007 AIDS & STD Research Symposium
The UW Center for AIDS and STD (CFAS) is sponsoring a one-day research symposium at the Harborview Research and Training Building Auditorium, featuring keynote speaker Martina Morris, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Statistics at UW. More information can be found here.

Dec. 6--520 Seminar--"Proteomics in Broncho Alveolar Lavage Fluid (BALF) to give insight
in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)"
by Mimi Nguyen, Graduate Student in Medicinal Chemistry. 12:30 pm in the Health Science Building, Room K-069.

Dec. 6--Journal Club Presentation--"Influence of ketaconazole on the fecal and urinary disposition of docetaxel" by Aaron Moss, Graduate Student in Pharmaceutics. 1:45-2:35 pm in the Health Science Building, Room H-074. Article can be found here.

Nov. 29--520 Seminar--"The Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter 1 (Ent1) Significantly
Contributes to the Disposition of Ribavirin in the Mouse"
by Chris Endres, Graduate Student in Pharmaceutics. 12:30 pm in the Health Science Building, Room K-069.

Nov. 29--Journal Club Presentation--"In Vitro-In Vivo Correlation of Hepatobiliary Drug Clearance in Humans"
by Li Liu, Graduate Student in Pharmaceutics. 1:45-2:35 pm in the Health Science Building, Room H-074. Article can be found here.

Nov. 15--520 Seminar--"Bacteriophage as a Gene
Delivery Vehicle"
by Rishi Sanyal, Graduate Student in Medicinal Chemistry. 12:30 pm in the Health Science Building, Room K-069.

Nov. 15--Journal Club Presentation--“Impact of Genetic Knockout of PEPT2 on Cefadroxil Pharmacokinetics, Renal Tubular Reabsorption, and Brain Penetration in Mice”
by Jing Yang, Graduate Student in Pharmaceutics. 1:45-2:35 pm in the Health Science Building, Room H-074. Article can be found here.

Nov. 8--520 Seminar--“Tienilic Acid and its
Positional Isomer: A Comparison of a Presumed Hepatic Immunotoxin and an Intrinsic Hepatotoxin”
by Peter Rademacher, Graduate Student in Medicinal Chemistry. 12:30 pm in the Health Science Building, Room K-069.

Nov. 8--Journal Club Presentation--Discussion on the article: “The Contribution of Intestinal UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases in Modulating 7-Ethyl-10-hydroxy-camptothecin (SN-38)-Induced Gastrointestinal Toxicity in Rats”
by John Hoekman, Graduate Student in Pharmaceutics. 1:45-2:35 pm in the Health Science Building, Room H-074. The article can be found here.

Nov. 1-2--HIV/AIDS Research at the National Cancer Institute--2-Day National Symposium
The meeting will celebrate many of the important achievements in HIV/AIDS research by former and current NCI scientists, as well as discuss future developments in the continuing effort to combat HIV infection and the devastating consequences of AIDS. More information can be found here.

Nov. 1--520 Seminar--"Dysregulation of 1α, 25-
dihydroxyvitamin D3 metabolism in human intestine" by Emily Zheng, Graduate Student in Pharmaceutics. 12:30 pm in the Health Science Building, Room K-069. Abstract can be found here.

Nov. 1--Journal Club Presentation--Title TBA
by Jayne Thatcher, Graduate Student in Pharmaceutics. 1:45-2:35 pm in the Health Science Building, Room H-074.

Oct. 23--Candidate for Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Presentation John Frederick, senior fellow, National Association of State Universities & Land Grant Colleges and former provost, University of Nevada, Reno will give a public presentation from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in Johnson Hall Room 102.

Oct. 25--520 Seminar--Title TBA
by Larissa Podust, UCSF. 12:30 pm in the Health Science Building, Room K-069.

Oct. 25--Journal Club Presentation--Title TBA
by Mike Loughren, Graduate Student in Pharmaceutics. 1:45-2:35 pm in the Health Science Building, Room H-074.

Oct. 25--Biochemistry Seminar: "Pharmacogenetics-Pharmacogenomics: Science and Translation", by Richard Weinshilboum, Mayo Clinic, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., S-060, Foege Aud., UW Foege Bldg.

Oct. 26--Candidate for Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Presentation
James Parente, Jr., interim dean and former associate dean for faculty and research, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota will give his presentation from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in Kane Hall Room 110

Oct. 18--520 Seminar--Title TBA
by Tricia Zhao, Graduate Student in Medicinal Chemistry. 12:30 pm in the Health Science Building,Room K-069.

Oct. 18--Journal Club Presentation--Title TBA
by Lin Zhou, Graduate Student in Pharmaceutics. 1:45-2:35 pm in the Health Science Building, Room H-074.

Oct. 16--Antiretroviral Therapy: How to Use the New Agents
by Joel Gallant, MD, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Part of the AIDS Clinical Conference. 8:00 a.m in Harborview R&T Building Rooms 117/121.

Oct. 11--520 Seminar--Title TBA
by Huixia Zhang, Graduate Student in Pharmaceutics. 12:30 pm in the Health Science Building, Room K-069.

Oct. 11--A Discussion on the Article "Multiple Mechanisms are Involved in the Biliary Excretion of Acetaminophen Sulfate in the Rat: Role of MRP2 and BCRP1"
by Peng Hsiao, Graduate Student in Pharmaceutics. 1:45-2:35 pm in the Health Science Building, Room H-074. Download article here.

Oct. 9--HIV/AIDS Research: What Has it Done for You Lately?
Join the UW Center for AIDS and STD Community Action Board for an evening of dinner and discussion featuring two UW researchers: Dr. Connie Celum and Dr. Ann Kurth (see flyer). Miller Community Center (330 19th Ave. E), 5:30 - 8:00 pm. RSVP to Dr. Jennifer Foster (sprc@u.washington.edu or 206-731-3667).

Oct. 10--2008 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections--Call for Abstracts
Abstracts are being accepted for CROI 2008 which will take place in Boston, Massachusetts from February 3-6, 2008. The deadline for abstract submission is Wednesday, October 10 at 5:30 pm EDT. Please visit the conference web site for the submission instructions and subject categories.

"CYP1A2 Regulation During Pregnancy"
by Alysa Walker, Graduate Student in Pharmaceutics. Thursday, Oct. 4 at 12:30 pm in the Health Science Building, Room K-069.

A Discussion on the Article "Organ Clearance Concepts: New Perspectives on Old Principles"
by Chris Endres, Graduate Student in Pharmaceutics. Thursday, Oct. 4 from 1:45-2:35 pm in the Health Science Building, Room H-074. Download article here.

Shedding of HIV-1 at Mucosal Sites in Men & Women: Implications for Interruption of Sexual Transmission
by Bob Coombs, MD, Director of UW CFAR Clinical Retrovirology. Part of the Center for AIDS Research Seminar Series. Thursday, Oct. 4, 4-5 pm in Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Pelton Auditorium. See the flyer for more information.

ORI Newsletter--September Issue
The Office of Research Integrity newsletter contains articles of interest to laboratory directors, principal investigators, postdocs, researchers and mentors. You can download the issue here.

"Bioactivation and Drug Design: Challenges in Predicting the Occurrence of Idiosyncratic Adverse Drug Reactions in Early Drug Discovery"
by Amit Kalgutkar. Thursday, September 27, 2007; 12:30 pm in room the Health Science Building, Room K-069.

Seminar: A Decade of Discovery in HIV Epidemiology: An Idiosyncratic View
Wednesday, Sepember 19, 2007 at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Arnold Building M1-A307. More information is available here.

AIDS Clinical Conference on Tropism: An Epidemiologic and Historical Perspective
Tuesday, September 18, 2007; 8:00 am in HMC's R&T Building Rooms 117/121.

"UTI Antibiotics, Mechanism of Transport and In Vivo Interaction with Cranberry Juice"
Defense presented by Meng Li. Thursday, August 23, 2007; 12:30 pm in room the Health Science Building, K069.