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       2003
January 02, 2003

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Matthew Hui, MD, PhD
Amprotein
Camarillo, CA & Physical Therapy

"Repid development of production cell lines:  accelerating molecualr evolution by making chimeric protein therapeutics to positively reulate bone reneval"

 

January 09, 2003

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Takashi Saito, Ph.D, Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC

"Effects of diet consistency on the myosin heavy chain mRNAs of rat masseter muscle during postnatal developement"

 

January 23, 2003

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Ani Dersarkissian, Ph.D. Candidate
Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology, USC

"Structural studies of alpha-synuclein using site-directed spin labeling"

 

February 06, 2003

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Chang Du, Ph.D, Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC

"Biomimetic Cacium Phosphate Composites for Bone Subtitution"

 

February 14, 2003
1.30pm

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Richard H. Finnell, Director, Institute of Biosciences & Technology
The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Houston, Texas

"Developmental Consequenses of Abnormal One-Carbon Metabolism: Importance of Folates in Early Embryonic Development"

 

February 20, 2003

Bhavapriya Vaitheesvaran, Ph.D, Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC

"Hypoglycemic Effect of 'Costus' - an Indian herb, in a rat model"

 

March 06, 2003

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Danhong Zhu, Ph.D. Candidate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC

"A Study of Amelogenin Self-assembly using Gene Replacement Strategy"

 

March 20, 2003

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Javier Caton,  Ph.D. Candidate
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC

"Effect of growth factors on gene expression during tooth development in vitro"

 

April 1, 2003
2:00-4:00pm

Dissertation Defense

Julia Reyna, Ph.D. Candidate
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC

"Gene expression associated with tooth movement and/or root resorption"

 

April 3, 2003

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Dullei Min, Ph.D. Candidate
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC

"KGF (Keratinocyte Groth Factor) reverses the ageassociated thymic atrophy"

 

April 10, 2003

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Larry Zhou, Ph.D.Research Assistant Professor
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC

"Genome-wide Scans Identify Chromosome Regions of Incresed Tumor Expression (RITE)"

 

April 17, 2003

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Yucheng Xu,  Ph.D. Candidate
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC

"C/EBPalpha, a key regulator of amelogenesis"

 

May 01, 2003

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Mainul M. Ahsan, Ph.D., Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC

"Bioengineering approaches to construct Human MHC-peptide complex and other functional proteins"

 

May 08, 2003

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Tadashi Yamamoto, D.D.S., Ph.D, Associate Professor
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC

"Role of ERK1/2 signaling during EGF-induced inhibition of palatal fusion"

 

May 15, 2003

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Wei Shi, Ph. D., Assistant Professor
CCMB/Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

"The role of TACE-mediated protein ectodomain shedding in embryonic development"

 

June 05, 2003

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Carol Wuenschell, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC

"Nicotine-Responsive Genes in Developing Lung"

 

June 12, 2003

Pierre-Marie Robert Del Moral, M.Sc. Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC

"VEGF and Lung Development"

 

June 19, 2003

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Brile Chung, Ph.D. student Craniofacial Biology Program
Childrens Hospital

"Effects of 1L-7 on thymopoiesis and mature T cells"

 

July 03, 2003

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Cindy Luppen, Ph.D. Student, Craniofacial Biology Program
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, USC

"Aniti-Glucocorticoid action of BMP-2 in Osteoblasts"

 

July 10, 2003

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Matt Lee, M.D., Research Assistant Professor

CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC

"Shc Tyrosine Phosphorylation by the TGF-beta Receptor Complex"

 

July 17, 2003

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Akira Nakajima, DDS, Ph.D., Visiting Scientist
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC

"Tracking MEE with b-gal and Dil labeling during epithelial-mesenchymal transformation in palatogenesis"

 

August 07, 2003

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Fengfeng Zhuang, Ph.D. Student
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC

"Functional analysis of EAF2 an elongation factor associated factor"

 

August 21, 2003

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Mariain N. Safaoui, M.D.
Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

"p66 Shc attenuates fetal mouse lung development"

 

September 04, 2003

Denise Tefft, Ph.D.  Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC

"mSprouty2 and Shp2 regulate embryonic lung branching morphogenesis via the FGF10/FGFR2b MAP-Kinase signaling pathway"

 

September 18, 2003

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Shiho Honma, D.D.S., Ph.D.
USC biokinesiology & Physical Therapy

"Developmental Regulation of Connexins in Trigeminal Neurons"

 

October 02, 2003

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Special Seminar

Dr. Osamu Amano
Visitor from Japan

"Absence of Hepatocye Growth Factor Induces Aglossia"

 

October 09, 2003

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Zhi Sun, B.S., Research Assistant

Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC

"In vitro model of Enamelysin function on Amelogenin assembly and dis-assembly"

 

October 23, 2003

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Cindy Chau, Ph.D. Candidate

Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, USC

"Etk and Its Role in the Inflammatory Process"

 

October 30, 2003

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Nobuyuki Shiomi, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate

CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC

"Characterization of LPS-Induced TNF Alpha Factor in Human Monocytic Cells"

 

November 06, 2003

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Mansoor Sarfarazi, Ph.D.
Professor and Scientific Director, Surgical Research Center
Molecular Ophthalmic
University of Connecticut Health Center

“Gene Cloning, Protein Characterization and Mutation Screening of Optineurin in Adult-Onset Primary Open Angle Glaucoma”

 

December 04, 2003

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Michell Lee
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC

Annual Mandatory Meeting Refresher Training for Radiation Safety

 

 
 

 

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