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Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Jonathan L Vennerstrom, Ph.D. Professor College Of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Nebraska Medical Center Title: The Role of Natural Products in the Discovery of Antimalarial Drugs Location: WHM 4053: Wittson Hall, University of Nebraska Medical Center (Park in the Clarkson Tower visitor’s lot at 42nd and Dewey) Meeting: 5:30 PM Directions1.htmlshapeimage_4_link_0
April 29, 2009 Dwayne Deibert ConAgra Foods Title: A Day In The Life of A ConAgra Chemist Location: WHM 4053: Wittson Hall, University of Nebraska Medical Center (Park in the Clarkson Tower visitor’s lot at 42nd and Dewey) Refreshments: 5:30 PM Meeting: 6:00 PM Directions1.htmlshapeimage_7_link_0
May 13, 2009 Sidney Mirvish, Ph.D. Professor, the Eppley Institute Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Nebraska Medical Center Title: N-Nitroso compounds in nitrite-preserved meat products Location: WHM 4053: Wittson Hall, University of Nebraska Medical Center (Park in the Clarkson Tower visitor’s lot at 42nd and Dewey) Refreshments: 5:30 PM Meeting: 6:00 PM Directions1.htmlshapeimage_9_link_0
June 17, 2009 Diane Allen-Gipson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Medicine Section Department of Internal Medicine University of Nebraska Medical Center Title: The Multi-dimensional Role of Adenosine in the Airway Location: WHM 4053: Wittson Hall, University of Nebraska Medical Center (Park in the Clarkson Tower visitor’s lot at 42nd and Dewey) Refreshments: 5:30 PM Meeting: 6:00 PM Directions1.htmlshapeimage_11_link_0
September 17, 2009 Thomas N. Thompson, Ph.D. President and Principal Consultant RDS Pharma Consulting Omaha, Nebraska Title: Current challenges in modern drug discovery and development Location: WHM 4053: Wittson Hall, University of Nebraska Medical Center (Park in the Clarkson Tower visitor’s lot at 42nd and Dewey) Refreshments: 5:30 PM Meeting: 6:00 PM Directions1.htmlshapeimage_13_link_0
November 9, 2009 Denise MacMillan, Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry Team Leader Health & Environmental Effects Research U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, D.C. Title: Analytical Chemistry for Human Exposure Studies by the Environmental Protection Agency The Environmental Protection Agency is interested in routes of human exposure and the resulting health effects associated with environmental contamination.  The role of the Analytical Chemistry Core of the National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory will be discussed for two studies in particular.  The first is an exposure reconstruction study examining various routes of exposure to pyrethroid insecticides and their metabolites.  The second study involves assessing children's exposure to nicotine through environmental tobacco smoke.   Location: Durham Science Center 119, University of Nebraska-Omaha (click here for directions) Refreshments: TBA Meeting: 5:30 PM Dinner to follow. Directions2.htmlshapeimage_15_link_0