Wright Zirkin Symposium

Description

Join the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department at a symposium to honor the contributions and long service of Professors Emeriti Bill Wright and Barry Zirkin, featuring highly accomplished investigators in the fields of drug development and delivery, stem cell and reproductive biology, aging, and the regulation of cell differentiation and homeostasis.

Presentations include:

• "Adaptative Stress Responses in Complex Epithelia" by Pierre Coulombe, chair of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
• "Stem Cell Therapies for Male Infertility" by Kyle Orwig, professor of ob/gyn and reproductive science, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• "Pharmacological Approaches to Address Testosterone Deficiency" by Vassilios Papadopoulos, dean of the Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California
• "RNA-Based Therapies: Are We on the Brink of a Therapeutic Revolution? " by Sonya Zabludoff, PhD '92 (Wright lab), vice-president, clinical development, Nitto BioPharma
• "Cycles, Waves and Pulses in Spermatogenesis" by Michael D. Griswold, regents professor and director, School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University
• "Replacements For Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: A Regrettable Affair? " by Bernard Robaire, professor in the Departments of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University

For the full schedule, visit the event page.