Research Seminar Series on Aging, Health, and Dementia

Nancy Berman, PhD
Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
KU School of Medicine 

Wound Healing in the Aged Brain

1/12/2010
4:00-5:00 pm CST

CE: 1 (CNE, CME, Certificate of Attendance)

Jackob Moskovitz, D.Sc.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
KU

Roles of the Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase System in Antioxidant Defense and Neurological Functions

1/26/2010
4:00-5:00 pm CST

CE: 1 (CNE, CME, Certificate of Attendance)

Brenda Hanna-Pladdy, PhD
Research Faculty, Landon Center on Aging
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
KUMC

Aging and the Musical Brain

2/9/2010
4:00-5:00 pm CST

CE: 1 (CNE, CME, Certificate of Attendance)

Huntington Potter, PhD
President of the Faculty, College of Medicine, University of South Florida; Eric Pfeiffer Chair for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease, Suncoast Gerontology and Alzheimer’s Center; Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine; Adjunct Appointment, Department of Biology; Senior Scientist, Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer’s Center and Research Institute; Member, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer  Center and Research Institute

Alzheimer Beta Peptide Inhibition of Specific Microtubule Motors Leads to Both Chromosome Aneuploidy, including trisomy 21, and to Reduced Transport of Receptors to the Cell Surface: Implications for Long-Term Neurogenesis and Short-Term Neuronal Plasticity

2/23/2010
4:00-5:00 pm CST

CE: 1 (CNE, CME, Certificate of Attendance)

Sandra Bergquist-Beringer, PhD
Assistant Professor
KU School of Nursing 

Pressure Ulcers in Older Adult Hospitalized Patients

3/9/2010
4:00-5:00 pm CST

CE: 1 (CNE, CME, Certificate of Attendance)

Robyn Honea, DPhil
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
KUMC 

Genetics, Imaging and Alzheimer’s Disease

3/30/2010
4:00-5:00 pm CDT

CE: 1 (CNE, CME, Certificate of Attendance)

Sally Rigler, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Research Faculty, Landon Center on Aging
KUMC 

Propensity Scores for Anti-psychotic Medication Use in Nursing Homes: How much do facility characteristics matter?

4/13/2010
4:00-5:00 pm CDT

CE: 1 (CNE, CME, Certificate of Attendance)

Cindy Teel, RN, PhD
Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
KU School of Nursing 

Research Update on Alzheimer’s Disease and Stroke Caregiver Studies

4/27/2010
4:00-5:00 pm CDT

CE: 1 (CNE, CME, Certificate of Attendance)

4/29/2010
4:00-5:00 pm CDT

CE: 1 (CNE, CME, Certificate of Attendance)