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Aging & Metabolism Seminars – 2015-2016

2015-2016
Sept 26
Oct 2 Satoshi Matsuzaki/Stephanie Matyi “EPR Spin-Trapping Assessment of Free Radical Production in Primary Cardiomyocytes”  / “The Scoop on Poop (Calorie Restriction Alters the Intestinal Microbiota of C57BL/6J Mice)” /
Oct 16 Shauna Hill/ “Overexpression of Mitochondrial Lon Protease Alters Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and Response to Oxidative Stress”/””
Oct 23 Shylesh Bhaskaran/Chelsea Larabee “Superoxide Dismutase 1(SOD1), Oxidative Stress and Cellular Senescence“/ “The Neuroprotective Role of Nrf2 in Multiple Sclerosis-Associated Optic Neuritis“
Oct 30 Rizwan Qaisar/Elise Donovan “Mechanism(s) of Force Deficit in mSod1-/- Mice Muscles” / “Chondrocyte Metabolism and Mitochondrial Acetylation in the Development of OA: At the Intersection of Aging and Obesity”
Nov 6 Deepa Sathyaseelan “Role of Mitochondrial Protease ClpP in Metabolism” 
Nov 13 Gary O’Mealey/Young Charles Jang (Assistant Professor, Georgia Tech – Special invited speaker hosted by Holly Van Remmen “Mitochondrial Nrf2 Drives Protein Aggregation“/ “Understanding Mechanisms of Sarcopenia through Cell-Cell Interaction” /
Nov 20  Yue Li/Erika Lopes “Genetic Study of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Drosophila”/ “Potential Trade-Off Between Pain Reduction and Instability-Induced Osteoarthritis Pathology in TRPA1-Deficient Mice”
Dec 11 Chris Schafer/TBA “Diet-induced Pdk4 Expression and Its Role in Cardiac Metabolism”/ “TBA”
Feb 26 Shauna Hill “The Role of Mitochondrial lon Protease on Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and Response to Oxidative Stress”
Mar 11  Bumsoo Ahn, Ph.D. “Diaphragm Weakness in Heart Failure:  Role of NADPH Oxidase”
Mar 25 Chelsea Larabee “The Protective Role of Nrf2 in Multiple Sclerosis-Associated Visual Dysfunction”
Apr 15 Elise Donovan/Gavin Pharaoh  “Chondrocyte Metabolic Flexibility in High Fat Diet Induced OA”/ “The Role of Mitochondrial Proteases in the Pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis”
Apr 22 Arlan Richardson/Erika Lopes  “Effect of Genotype and Different Levels of Dietary Restriction on Glucose Tolerance”/ “Potential Trade-off Between Pain Reduction and Instability-Induced Osteoarthritis Pathology in TRPA1-Deficient Mice”
Apr 29 Gary O’Mealey/Deepa Sathyaseelan “The Nrf2 Activator Sulforaphane is an Inhibitor of Mitochondrial Fission”/ “Role of Mitochondrial Matrix Peptidase ClpP in Metabolism”
May 5 Ana Maria Cuervo, MD, PhD
Research Forum; 12:00 – 1:00 pm		 “Selective Autophagy: Cellular Recycling for a Long and Healthy Life”
May 13   Yue Li/Lee Bockus “dTMEM214 Regulates Carbohydrate Metabolism in Drosophila”/”Decreased Insulin Signaling Causes Loss of Cardiac PFK-2 and Impaired Glycolysis in Diabetes”
May 19 E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD
Research Forum; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm		 “The Heart as a Target of Insulin Signaling”
May 27