Journal Club
Journal Clubs by Trainees and Their Invitees (2012-2013)
Presenter: Dr. Milka Koupenova
Date: 1/10/12
Title of Talk: TLR7 and Thrombocytopenia
Presenter: Shannon Carroll
Date: 1/17/12
Title of Talk: Journal Club: In vivo fate mapping identifies mesenchymal progenitor cells
Presenter: Anna Eisenstein
Date: 1/31/12
Title of Talk: Tier II presentation: Role of the A2b Adenosine Receptor in Adipocyte Differentiation
Presenter: Tim Calamaras
Date: 2/14/12
Title of Talk: Oxidative post-translational modifications of LKB1 in the heart
Presenter: Jennifer Parker
Date: 2/21/12
Title of Talk: WP, Vascular Injury and Adiponectin
Presenter: Nadia Krasner
Date: 3/13/12
Title of Talk: WP, GLP-1 and Atherogenesis
Presenter: Hillary J.C.
Date: 3/27/12
Title of Talk: A2b AR, cAMP, and Insulin Secretion
Presenter: Shinobu Matsuura
Date: 4/10/12
Title of Talk: Role of Lysyl Oxidase in Megakaryocyte biology
Presenter: Hillary J.C.
Date: 4/24/12
Title of Talk: A2b AR and Modulation of Inflammatory Driven Diseases: Atherosclerosis and Type 2 Diabetes
Presenter: Daniel Backman
Date: 5/8/12
Title of Talk: WP, Bioengineering and Vasculature Models
Presenter: Anna Eisenstein
Date: 5/29/12
Title of Talk: WP, A2bAR and Adipogenesis
Presenter: Shannon Carroll
Date: 6/19/12
Title of Talk: WP, A2bAR and Wnt Signaling
Presenter: Shinobu Matsuura
Date: 7/10/12
Title of Talk: WP, Megakaryocyte biology
Presenter: Chad Mayer
Date: 9/4/12
Title of Talk: WP, Shiga-toxin producing E.coli and the Endothelium
Presenter: Anna Eisenstein
Date: 9/11/12
Title of Talk: WP, CD68 Project
Presenter: Tim Calamaras+ Shinobu Matsuura
Date: 10/02/12
Title of Talk: WP, Oxidative post-translational modifications of LKB1 in the heart/ Megakaryocyte biology
Presenter: Nadia Krasner
Date: 10/30/12
Title of Talk: JC
Presenter: Daniel Backman
Date: 11/06/12
Title of Talk: WP, Engineering devices to measure smooth muscle contractile forces
Presenter: Jennifer Parker-Duffen
Date: 11/27/12
Title of Talk: WP, Career opportunities in cardiovascular biology: an industry perspective
Presenter: Shannon Carroll
Date: 12/04/12
Title of Talk: WP, The A2b AR promotes MSC differentiation
Presenter: Shenia Peterson
Date: 12/18/12
Title of Talk: WP, TBA
Presenter: Tim Calamaras
Date: 1/8/13
Title of Talk: WP, Heart Failure and Oxidative Stress
Presenter: Chad Mayer
Date: 1/22/13
Title of Talk: WP, Shiga-toxin producing E.coli and the Endothelium
Presenter: Anna Eisenstein
Date: 2/5/13
Title of Talk: WP, The Role of A2b Adenosine Receptor in Fat Differentiation
Presenter: Jennifer Parker-Duffen
Date: 2/19/13
Title of Talk: WP, Adiponectin and Vascular Disease
Presenter: Shinobu Matsuura
Date: 2/26/13
Title of Talk: WP, Megakaryocyte biology
Presenter: Rongjuan Mi
Date: 3/5/13
Title of Talk: WP, TBA
Presenter: Shannon Carroll
Date: 3/19/13
Title of Talk: Thesis Practice
Presenter: Jennifer Parker-Duffen
Date: 4/9/13
Title of Talk: Thesis Practice
Presenter: Shenia Patterson
Date: 4/23/13
Title of Talk: WP, TBA
Presenter: Daniel Backman
Date: 5/7/13
Title of Talk: WP, Bioengineering and Vasculature Models
Presenter: Nadia Krasner
Date: 5/21/13
Title of Talk: WP, GLP-1 and Atherogenesis
Presenter: Chad Mayer
Date: 6/11/13
Title of Talk: WP, Shiga-toxin producing E.coli and the Endothelium
Presenter: Anna Eisenstein
Date: 6/25/13
Title of Talk: WP, The Role of A2b Adenosine Receptor in Fat Differentiation
Presenter: Tim Calamaras
Date: 7/9/13
Title of Talk: WP, Heart Failure and Oxidative Stress
Presenter: Shinobu Matsuura
Date: 7/16/13
Title of Talk: WP, Megakaryocyte biology
Presenter: Rongjuan Mi
Date: 7/30/13
Title of Talk: WP, TBA
Journal Clubs by Trainees and Their Invitees (2011-2012)
Presenter: Milka Koupenova, Hillary J.C., and Dr. Shirihai’s Group
Date: 1/25/11
Title of Talk: Role of A2b Adenosine Receptor in Insulin, Glucose and Lipid Metabolism
Presenter: Shakun Karki
Date: 2/1/11
Title of Talk: Transcriptional regulation of adiponectin
Presenter: Anna Eisenstein
Date: 2/8/11
Title of Talk: The Role of A2b Adenosine Receptor in Fat Differentiation and Implications in Metabolic Syndrome
Presenter: Jennifer Parker
Date: 3/1/11
Title of Talk: Adiponectin and Vascular Disease
Presenter: Shannon Carroll
Date: 3/15/11
Title of Talk: The Role of A2b Adenosine Receptor in Bone Injury and Repair
Presenter: Alexia Eliades
Date: 4/5/11
Title of Talk: Lysyl oxidase: a novel regulator of megakaryocyte lineage expansion
Presenter: Matt Mitsche and Idowu Akinsheye
Date: 4/26/11
Title of Talk: Insights into Triglyceride-Rich Lipoprotein Assembly From Drop Tensiometry and TBD
Presenter: Olga Sazonova
Date: 5/10/11
Title of Talk: VEGF and Vascular Disease
Presenter: Hillary J.C.
Date: 5/31/11
Title of Talk: The A2b Adenosine Receptor: Novel Role in Beta-cell function
Presenter: Anna Eisenstein and Shannon Carroll
Date: 7/26/11
Title of Talk: A2b AR: Fat and Bone Metabolism
Presenter: Tim Calamaras and Daniel Backman
Date: 9/27/11
Title of Talk: Bioengineering and Vasculature Models; Heart Failure and Oxidative Stress
Presenter: Hillary J.C.
Date: 10/11/11
Title of Talk: The Role of A2b AR in Glucose and Insulin Homeostasis
Presenter: Anna Eisenstein
Date: 10/25/11
Title of Talk: The Role of A2b AR in Fat Differentiation
Presenter: Nadia Krasner
Date: 11/8/11
Title of Talk: GLP-1 and Atherogenesis
Presenter: Jennifer Parker
Date: 11/8/11
Title of Talk: Adiponectin and Vascular Disease
Presenter: Dr. Victoria Herrera
Date: 11/15/11
Title of Talk: Nanoscience in Cardiovascular Biology
Presenter: Shannon Carroll
Date: 11/29/11
Title of Talk: The A2b AR promotes MSC differentiation to Osteoblasts and Bone Formation
Presenter: Shinobu Matsuura
Date: 12/20/11
Title of Talk: Lysyl Oxidase and Megakaryocyte Expansion and Bone Marrow Fibrosis
Journal Clubs by Trainees and Their Invitees (2010-2011)
Presenter: Jennifer Parker
Date: 9/21/10
Title of Talk: Anti-inflammatory Effects of Adiponectin on Macrophages – Work in Progress
Presenter: Matt Mitsche
Date: 9/28/10
Title of Talk: Insights into Lipoprotein Assembly and Remodeling from Drop Tensiometry
Presenter: Hillary Johnston-Cox
Date: 10/05/10
Title of Talk: A2B AR: Link Between Insulin Resistance and Inflammation
Presenter: Shannon Carroll
Date: 10/19/10
Title of Talk: The Role of the A2bAR/cAMP in MSC Differentiation to Osteoblasts and Chondrocytes: Work in Progress
Presenter: Alexia Eliades
Date: 11/09/10
Title of Talk: Work in Progress: Effect of Lox and Lox-PP in Megakaryocyte Maturation and Development: Implication in Myelofibrosis
Presenter: Larry Luchinger
Date: 11/30/10
Title of Talk: The Myocardin Related Transcription Factor A (MRTF-A) Transactivates Type I Collagen in Lung Myofibroblasts
Presenter: Milka Koupenova-Zamor
Date: 12/07/10
Title of Talk: The Role of the A2b AR in the Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Tone
Presenter: Idowu Akinsheye
Date: 12/14/10
Title of Talk: Sickle Cell Anemia and Vascular Dysfunction: The Nitric Oxide Connection
Presenter: Hongjie Chen
Date: 1/11/11
Title of Talk: Functional Significance of VSMC Polyploidy
Presenter: Shakun Karki
Date: 1/25/11
Title of Talk: Regulation of Adiponectin in Fat Cells
Presenter: Olga Sazonova
Date: 2/01/11
Title of Talk: TBA
Journal Clubs by Trainees and Their Invitees (2009-2010)
Presenter: Alexia Eliades
Date: 9/22/09
Title of Talk: “A role for Cyclin E in Megakaryocytic Polyploidization”
Presenter: Larry Luchsinger
Date: 10/27/09
Title of Talk: “Inflammation and matrix production”
Presenter: Shannon Carroll
Date: 11/3/09
Title of Talk: “A2B AR and Bone Healing”
Presenter: Rebecca Zee
Date: 12/8/09
Title of Talk: “Cellular thiol redox environment modulates SIRT1 activity”
Presenter: Shannon Carroll
Date: 1/19/10
Title of Talk: “The Potential Role of A2b AR in Bone Injury”
Presenter: Hillary Johnston-Cox
Date: 1/26/10
Title of Talk: “Adenosine: Chemotaxis and BM MSCs”
Presenter: Nikolaos Papadantonakis
Date: 2/23/10
Title of Talk: “Generation of a GFP tubulin platelet-specific mouse”
Presenter: Milka Koupenova-Zamor
Date: 3/16/10
Title of Talk: “The Role of A2b AR in Vascular Function”
Presenter: Idowu Akinsheye
Date: 4/13/10
Title of Talk: “Genetic and Molecular Regulation of HBG gene expression in patients with Sickle Cell Disease”
Presenter: Olga Sazonova
Date: 4/27/10
Title of Talk: “Matrix mechanics and cell density modulate vascular smooth muscle cell gene and protein expression”
Presenter: Shannon Carroll
Date: 5/4/10
Title of Talk: “Control of Mesenchymal Cell Differentiation by Adenosine Receptors”
Presenter: Hillary Johnston-Cox
Date: 5/11/10
Title of Talk: “A2B AR: Therapeutic Potential in Liver Disease and Potential Role in Glucose /Insulin Homeostasis”
Presenter: Qyana Griffith
Date: 6/8/10
Title of Talk: “Interface of Infectious Disease and Cardiovascular Disease”
Presenter: Larry Luchsinger
Date: 6/22/10
Title of Talk: “Control of vascular collagen”
Presenter: Milka Koypenova-Zamor
Date: 7/13/10
Title of Talk: “Control of obesity & atherosclerosis by A2b AR”
Journal Clubs by Trainees and Their Invitees (2007-2009)
Presenter: Alexander Vezerides
Date: December 20, 2007
Title of talk: Type II hyperlypoprpteinemia: Control of ApoA-1 (Thesis Committee)
Presenter: Cynthia St. Hilaire
Date: January 8, 2008
Title of talk: The vascular A2b adenosine receptor is regulated by oxidative stress
Presenter: Philip Trackman
Date: January 16, 2008
Title of talk: Lysil oxidase in the vasculature
Presenter: Donald J. McCrann
Date: February 5, 2008
Title of talk: Practice of talk for thesis committee and defense: Regulation of polyploidy in the platelet and vascular lineages
Presenter: Milka Koupenova
Date: February 26, 2008
Title of talk: Mouse models of atherosclerosis
Presenter: Dr. Hongjie Chen (Cardiovascular Post-doc)
Date: March 18, 2008
Title of talk: The contribution of macrophage TNF-a during vascular injury
Presenter: Dr. Dan Yang (invited Post Doc)
Date: April 8, 2008
Title of talk: The CXCR4 / SDF-1 axis and recruitment of progenitor cells to injured vessels
Presenter: Christopher Sullivan
Date: May 6, 2008
Title of talk: Serum Amyloid A: Control of atherosclerotic properties
Presenter: Kristen Park
Date: June 3, 2008
Title of talk:KO models and application to ion channel regulation in the vasculature
Presenter: Alexia Eliades
Date: July 29, 2008
Title of talk: NADPH Oxidases
Presenter: Dr. Katya Ravid (PI)
Date: September 17, 2008
Title of talk: Report on Purine Meeting (Copenhagen): Cardiovascular aspects
Presenter: Dr. Nikolaos Papadantonakis
Date: October 28, 2008
Title of talk: Cell Cycle Control: Computational approaches
Presenter: Dr. Holger
Date: November 4, 2008
Title of talk: The tissue protecting effects of purine receptors
Presenter: Dr. Alan Michelson
Date: December 2, 2008
Title of talk: Platelets and thrombosis: from basic mechanisms to the clinic
Presenter: Larry Luchsinger
Date: December 16, 2008
Title of talk: Control of MHC and collagen (Biochemistry Graduate Student Day)
Presenter: Hongjie Chen, PhD
Date: January 27, 2009
Title of talk: The A2b adenosine receptor controls TNF-alpha in macrophages
Presenter: Milka Koupenova
Date: March 10, 2009
Title of talk: The role of Adenosine receptors in lipid homeostasis
Presenter: Alexia Eliades
Date: March 24, 2009
Title of talk: Oxidative Stress in the platelet lineage
Presenter: Dan Yang, PhD, MD
Date: April 14, 2009
Title of talk: Control of Platelet thrombosis
Presenter: Nathan Wigner, PhD
Date: May 5, 2009
Title of talk: Mesenchymal Stem Cells Differentiation during tissue regeneration
Journal Clubs and Seminar Presentations (2006-2007)
Presenter: Cynthia St. Hilaire
Date: November 7, 2006
Title of talk: Generation of A2bAR-GFP transgenic mouse for vascular cell tracing
Presenter: Kristen Park
Date: January 9, 2007
Title of talk: Journal Club – Ion channel regulation of vascular smooth muscle
Presenter: Clinical Conference at the Department of Cardiology, BMC
Date: February 5, 2007
Title of talk: Case presentation and discussion of pathology
Presenter: Cynthia St. Hilaire
Date: February 27, 2007
Title of talk: Practice of talk for thesis committee: Induction of the A2bAR in smooth muscle and significance for
proliferation
Presenter: Alexander Vezeridis
Date: March 13, 2007
Title of talk: Regulation of ApoA-1 and role in biogenesis of HDL: Type III hypelypoproteinemia
Presenter: Donald J. McCrann
Date: April 24, 2007
Title of talk: NOX4 induction of vascular polyploidy
Presenter: Dr. Dan Yang (invited Post Doc)
Date: May 15, 2007
Title of talk: The CXCR4 / SDF-1 axis and recruitment of progenitor cells to injured vessels
Presenter: Cynthia St. Hilaire
Date: June 19, 2007
Title of talk: Transcription factors and other data bases: Application to the study of gene control in the cardiovascular system
Presenter: Kristen Park
Date: July 24, 2007
Title of talk: Review of Methods of efficient Gene Targeting: KO models and application to ion channels
Presenter: Dr. Katya Ravid (PI)
Date: September 10, 2007
Title of talk: tba
Presenter: Michelle Walk and Dr. Nikolaos Papadantonakis
Date: October 23, 2007
Title of talk: Extracellular Matrix – overview; Smooth muscle vs. cardiomyocytes
Presenter: Christopher Sullivan and Dr. Hongjie Chen (invited Post Doc)
Date: November 27, 2007
Title of talk: Vascular gene regulation by SAA; Animal models for the study of vascular pathology
Journal Clubs and Seminar Presentations (2005-2006)
Presenter: Cynthia St.Hilaire
Date: March 20, 2006
Title of talk: Vascular smooth muscle adenosine receptor is an inducible receptor (effect of Myb protein)
Presenter: Phyllis Ottaviano
Date: May 22, 2006
Title of talk: Plasma glutathione peroxidase (in the context of oxidative stress and cardiovascular pathology)
Presenter: Clinical Conference at the Department of Cardiology, BMC
Date: June 5, 2006
Title of talk: Case presentation and discussion of pathology
Presenter: Donald J. MacCrann
Date: July 24, 2006
Title of talk: Oxidative stress and Survivin in vascular smooth muscle cells (the role of NOX proteins- in collaboration with Dr. John Keaney)
Presenter: Alexander Vezeridis
Date: September 18, 2006
Title of talk: TBN
Journal Clubs and Seminar Presentations (2004/2005)
Presenter: Greg Cote
Date: May 3, 2004
Title of talk: Neuregulin 1expression and function in the heart
Presenter: Cynthia St.Hilaire
Date: November 11, 2004
Title of talk: Transcriptional regulation of a purine receptor gene in vascular cells (survey of receptor role in vascular function)
Presenter: Phyllis Ottaviano
Date: January 24, 2005
Title of talk: Plasma glutathione peroxidase (in the context of oxidative stress and cardiovascular pathology)
Presenter: Tyler Heibeck
Date: February 7, 2005
Title of talk: Nitrotyrosine-Modified Proteins are associated with oxidative stress: Affinity Capture of Nitrotyrosine-Modified Proteins (Solution and solid phase methods)
Presenter: Donald J. MacCrann
Date: April 12, 2005
Title of talk: Survivin and vascular smooth muscle phenotypes
Presenter: Tyler Heibeck
Date: July 11, 2005
Title of talk: Nitrotyrosine-Modified Proteins and cardiovascular disease
Presenter: Dr. Katya Ravid (program director)
Date: September 20, 2005
Title of talk: Transgenic/knock out models for the study of vascular disease: a survey of recent literature
Presenter: Dr. Marc Lenburg (director of the Microarray Center at BUSM)
Date: November 14, 2005
Title of talk: Genomic and microarray approaches to the study of vascular pathology
Presenter: Dr. Wilson Colucci (Chief, Cardiology, BMC)
Date: December 1, 2005
Title of talk: Cardiovascular Biology: from the lab to the clinic (a case study)
Journal Clubs and Seminar Presentations (2003-2004; first year of this Training Program)
Presenter: Clinical Conference at the Department of Cardiology, BMC Date: The first Monday of every month (Building C: 8th floor conference room) Title of talk: Case presentation and discussion of pathology
Trainnes attendance at a Group meeting every first Tuesday of the month (1:3–3:00 pm at building K6) with rotating presentaions of articles and work in progress, in conjunction with 3 presentations over the year by Drs. Ravid, Kagan and Schrieber (Wednesdays at 1:30 pm in K225) on the following general topics: The contribution of bone marrow stem cells to cardiovascular regeneration; Matrix production and cardiovascular disease; Femoral Artery injury model for the study of cardiovascular disease.
