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Presentations

Renal Function and Sodium Homeostasis
By Orson Moe, M.D.
Presented at The Kidney Mini-Symposium on Mar. 5, 2007
View PDF file (7.65 MB)

Genes, Diets, & Hypertension: A Kidney and Heart Story
By Chou-Long Huang, M.D., Ph.D
Presented at The Kidney Mini-Symposium on Mar. 5, 2007
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Protein Crystallization
By Chad Brautigam, Ph.D.
Presented at Proteins & Enzymes Inservice on Dec. 2, 2006
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Enzymes & Proteins
By Joel Goodman, Ph.D.
Presented at Proteins & Enzymes Inservice on Dec. 2, 2006
View PDF file (373 KB)

HSTE Conference 2006
By Joel Goodman, Ph.D.
Presented at HSTE Conference on July 19. 2006
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Anti-malarial Drug Discovery
By Jeffrey Baldwin, Ph.D.
Presented at Drugs & Bugs Mini-Symposium on Mar. 6. 2006
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Antibiotics
By Joel Goodman, Ph.D.
Presented at Drugs & Bugs Mini-Symposium on Mar. 6. 2006
View PDF file (4.77 MB)

Biotechnology in the Post-Genomic Age (Yeast Activity)
By: Joel Goodman, Ph.D.
Presented at Biotechnology Inservice on Feb. 4, 2006
View PDF file (3.17MB)

Inservice Data File
View PDF file (243KB)

Population Genetics, Systematics and Conservation of Endangered Species
By Robert Barber, Ph.D.
Presented at Wildlife CSI Inservice on Dec. 3, 2005
View PDF file (1.49 MB)

Skeletal Muscle & Aging: Going, Going, Gone
By George Ordway, Ph.D.
Presented at NSTA on April 2, 2005
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Overview of Gastrointestinal Function
By George DeMartino, PhD
Presented at the Gastroenterology Symposium on Saturday, October 4, 2003
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The GI Blues: Heartburn, Acid Reflux, and Indigestion
By Byron Cryer, MD
Presented at the Gastroenterology Symposium on Saturday, October 4, 2003
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Surgical Treatment of Obesity
By William Harford, MD
Presented at the Gastroenterology Symposium on Saturday, October 4, 2003
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Hepatitis
By Geri Brown, MD
Presented at the Gastroenterology Symposium on Saturday, October 4, 2003
View PDF file (1.78MB)

Skeletal Muscle: Development, Adaptation, & Disease: Gain Without Pain
By Rhonda Bassel-Duby, PhD
Presented at the Muscles: Development & Wasting Mini-Symposium on Monday, September 8, 2003
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Muscles & Aging: Going, Going, Gone
By George Ordway, PhD
Presented at the Muscles: Development & Wasting Mini-Symposium on Monday, September 8, 2003
View PDF file (2.30 MB)

Medical Diagnostic Imaging Technology
By Gary Arbique, PhD
Presented at the Radiology Symposium on Saturday, April 5, 2003
View PDF file (2.14MB)
Rotating & Fly Through Video images from presentation available upon request.

The Pharmacology & Epidemiology of Poisoning in Adolescents
By Greene Shepherd, PharmD
Presented at the Poisons Mini-Symposium on Monday, March 3, 2003
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Silly Toxic Things Kids Do...and How We Fix Them
By Kurt Kleinschmidt, M.D.
Presented at the Poisons Mini-Symposium on Monday, March 3, 2003
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Fundamentals of  Investigating Epidemics
By Robert Haley, M.D.
Presented at the Epidemiology Mini-Symposium on Monday, November 4, 2002
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Anesthesiology: Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow
By Buddy Giesecke, M.D.
Presented at the Surgery Symposium on Saturday, October 5, 2002
View PDF file (2.69MB)

A Life Without Oxygen: Physiology of Diving Mammals
By Shane Kanatous, Ph.D.
Presented at the Physiology at the Extremes Mini-Symposium on Monday, September 9, 2002
View PDF file (3.98MB)

Endocrine Glands & the General Principles of Hormone Action
By Cai Li, Ph.D.
Presented at the Endocrinology Symposium on Saturday, April 6, 2002
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Infertility Update
By George Attia, M.D.
Presented at the Endocrinology Symposium on Saturday, April 6, 2002
View PDF file (1.38MB)

Anabolic Steroids & Precursors as Performance Enhancing Drugs: Myth, Science, & Reality
By Richard Auchus, M.D., Ph.D.
Presented at the Endocrinology Symposium on Saturday, April 6, 2002
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Type II Diabetes: New Hope for Prevention
By Robert Dobbins, M.D., Ph.D.
Presented at the Endocrinology Symposium on Saturday, April 6, 2002
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Stem Cells, Natural Killer Cells, & Friend Virus Leukemia
By Michael Bennett, M.D.
Presented at the Stem Cell Research & Micro-Array Analysis Mini-Symposium on Monday, November 12, 2001
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Micro-Array Analysis of the Mouse Heart
By Ralph Shohet, M.D.
Presented at the Stem Cell Research & Micro-Array Analysis Mini-Symposium on Monday, November 12, 2001
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Molecular Mechanisms of Circadian Clocks
By Yi Liu, Ph.D.
Presented at the Sleep Mini-Symposium on Monday, September 10, 2001
View PDF file (2.61MB)

Biology of Aging
By Woody Wright, M.D., Ph.D.
Presented at the Aging Symposium on Saturday, April 7, 2001
View PDF file (2.21MB)
Handout (43KB)

Aging, Memory, & The Brain
By Anne Lipton, M.D., Ph.D.
Presented at the Aging Symposium on Saturday, April 7, 2001
View PDF file (163 KB)

The Skeletal Response to Aging: There's No Bones About It
By Joe Zerwekh, Ph.D.
Presented at the Aging Symposium on Saturday, April 7, 2001
View PDF file (2.21MB)

Diagnosis & Management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
By Peter Stavinoha, Ph.D.
Presented at the Learning Disorders Mini-Symposium on Monday, March 5, 2001
Handout (24.5KB)

Understanding Learning Disabilities
By Cheryl Silver, Ph.D.
Presented at the Learning Disorders Mini-Symposium on Monday, March 5, 2001
Handout (29KB)

Lessons from the Genetically Altered Mouse
By Jim Richardson, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Presented at the Developmental Biology Mini-Symposium on Monday, January 22, 2001
View PDF file (8.04MB)

Stroke
By Hal Unwin, M.D.
Presented at the Neurological Disorders Symposium on Saturday, April 15, 2000.
View PDF file (7.0MB)

Neurological Disorders
By David Holland
Assorted slides dealing with ALS, spinal cord regeneration, Parkinson's disease, and stroke.
View PDF file (6.7MB)

Osmosis & Osmoregulation
By  Robert Alpern, M.D. 
Presented at the Osmoregulation & Kidney Disease Symposium, March 13, 2000 
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Clinical Aspects of Hyponatremia & Hypernatremia
By Robert Toto, M.D. 
Presented at the Osmoregulation & Kidney Disease Symposium, March 13, 2000 
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A Brief History of Biotechnology
By David Holland 
Presented at the Biotechnology Inservice Session, February 4, 2000 
View PDF file (3.1MB)

The Microbial World
By Michael Norgard, Ph.D.
Presented at the Infectious Diseases Symposium, April 17, 1999 
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Field Epidemiology & Antibiotic Resistance
By Robert Munford, M.D.
Presented at the Infectious Diseases Symposium, April 17, 1999 
View PDF file (88K)

Type II Diabetes
By Robert Dobbins, M.D., Ph.D.
Presented at the Weight Regulation: Through Thick and Thin Symposium, October 16, 1999 
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Weight Regulation & the Role of Leptin
By J. Denis McGarry, Ph.D.
Presented at the Weight Regulation: Through Thick and Thin Symposium, October 16, 1999 
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Download Notes in PDF (554K)

The Proteasome
By George Ordway, Ph.D.
Presented at the Update on Cell Biology Mini-Symposium, September 13, 1999 
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Apoptosis vs. Necrosis
By Xiaodong Wang, Ph.D.
Presented at the Update on Cell Biology Mini-Symposium, September 13, 1999 
View PDF file (3.0MB)

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