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Speakers at the GI Research Forum
This weekly series is presented every Thursday
at 4:00pm in Room M112 of Baylor College of Medicine’s
DeBakey Building, from September through May. UTHSC also
provides visiting guests to the DDC audience.
Speakers include a diverse mix of clinicians
and basic scientists, senior investigators from the Texas
Medical Center in Houston, and from across
the country.
January |
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Speaker |
Topic |
Host |
8 |
Herbert Dupont, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Medicine-Infectious Disease
Baylor College of Medicine |
New Strategies and Importance of Travelers' Diarrhea Prevention |
H. El-Serag,
BCM |
15 |
Li Jiao, M.D., Ph.D.
CRTA fellow
Nutritional Epidemiology Branch
National Cancer Institute
Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics
Rockville MD |
Gene, Diet, Life Style and Pancreatic Cancer |
H. El-Serag,
BCM |
22 |
Florin Marian Selaru, M.D.
Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
MicroRNA Involvement in Cholangiocarcinoma |
H. El-Serag,
BCM |
29 |
Shujuan Pan, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Department of Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine |
Glycoprotein Quality Control and Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency |
A. Hutson, BCM |
February |
5 |
Richard E Sampliner, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
The Tucson VA Medical Center |
The 2009 Hilda Schwartz Awardee
The Evolution of Concepts in Barrett’s Esophagus – 25 Years of Clinical Research |
H. El-Serag,
BCM |
12 |
Special Event: 1st Annual DDC Symposium - Frontiers in Digestive Diseases |
19 |
Sushil K Sarna, Ph.D.
GRIP Professor of Internal Medicine, Neuroscience ,Cell Biology; Medicine-GI
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX |
Gene Plasticity in Colonic Circular Smooth Muscle Cells Underlies Motility Dysfunction in an Animal Model of Post-Infective Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
M. Fallon,
UTHSC |
26 |
Guoyao Wu, Ph.D.
Professor of Amino Acid Biochemistry and Nutrition TAES Faculty Fellow and University Faculty Fellow Room 212, Kleberg Bldg.
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University |
A Path to Citrulline- and
Arginine-Synthetic Pathways in the Neonatal Small Intestine |
M. Rhoads
UTHSC |
March |
5 |
Robert Squires, Jr., M.D.
Professor, Pediatrics-GI
Clinical Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
Intestinal adaptation: A search for the Holy Grail |
Beth Anne Carter |
12 |
Marcelo F. Vela, M.D., MSCR, FACG
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Associate Faculty, College of Graduate Studies
Medical University of South Carolina |
Impedance-pH and Electron Microscopy for the evaluation of GERD |
H. El-Serag,
BCM |
19 |
Anne Hutson Walker, Ph.D.
Instructor, Pediatrics-Gastroenterology
Baylor College of Medicine |
MicroRNAs in Intestinal
Epithelial Cells |
M. Estes, BCM |
26 |
Robert J. Shulman, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Texas Children's Hospital Foundation Chair in Pediatric Gastroenterology
Texas Children's Hospital
Children's Nutrition Research Center
Baylor College of Medicine |
Functional Abdominal Pain and Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Children |
M. Gilger, BCM |
April |
2 |
Alexander Kots, Ph.D.
Instructor, Cell Signaling
Institute of Molecular Medicine
UT-Houston |
Novel Inhibitors of Cyclic Nucleotide Synthesis: Applications for Treatment of Diarrhea |
F. Murad, UTHSC |
23 |
Maria-Magdalena Georgescu, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Neuro-Oncology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center |
Role of NHERF1/EBP50 - Beta-Catenin Interaction in Human and Mouse Intestinal Neoplasia |
M. Estes
BCM |
30 |
Pablo Okhuysen, M.D.
Professor, Internal Medicine
University of Texas Medical School
Houston |
Polymorphisms in Genes Coding for Pathogen Recognition Receptors |
M. Rhoads, UTHSC |
May |
7 |
Bharat B. Aggarwal, Ph.D.
Ransom Horne, Jr., Professor of Cancer Research; Professor of Cancer Medicine (Biochemistry) and Chief, Cytokine Research Lab, Experimental Therapeutics
UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
Targeting Inflammatory Pathways for Prevention and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancers |
J. Versalovic BCM |
June |
4 |
Robert A. Edwards, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Residence, Pathology
University of California, Irvine CA |
Hypoxia, DNA Mismatch Repair, and IBD-Associated Colon Cancer |
M. Finegold,
BCM |
11 |
John Bucuvalas, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center |
Strategies to Improve Outcomes for Liver Transplantation |
S. Karpen, BCM |
September |
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Speaker |
Topic |
Host |
18 |
Philip Ng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine |
Novel Strategies to Improve Liver and Lung Gene Therapy by Helper-Dependent Adenoviral Vectors |
S. Karpen, BCM |
25 |
Sharmila Anandasabapathy, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
Advances in Imaging: Novel Techniques in the Endoscopic Detection of Esophageal Neoplasia |
R. Bresalier, MDACC |
October |
2 |
George A. Calin, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Experimental Therapeutics
UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
MicroRNA Research in GI Cancer
(tentative) |
M. Estes
BCM |
9 |
David Moore, Ph.D.
Professor, Cell Biology-Dmoore
Baylor College of Medicine |
Nuclear Receptors and Diabetes – CAR and LRH-1 |
H. El-Serag, BCM |
16 |
Fazal Tabassam, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Medicine-GI
Baylor College of Medicine |
Helicobacter pylori Induced Perturbations of Gastric
Epithelial Cells |
DY Graham BCM |
23 |
Bohuslav Dvorak, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Pediatrics
University of Arizona
Tucson AZ |
Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis –Healing Effect of EGF |
D. Burrin
BCM |
30 |
Francisco C. Ramirez, M.D.
Professor Clinical Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Chief, GI Section
Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center
Phoenix AZ |
Applications of String Capsule Endoscopy in the Esophagus |
H. El-Serag,
BCM |
November |
6 |
Eugene B. Chang, M.D.
Martin Boyer Distinguished Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago, IL |
Role and Regulation of Intestinal Heat Shock Proteins |
H. El-Serag, BCM |
13 |
Douglas Corley, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of California San Francisco
Research Scientist and Staff Gastroenterologist Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA |
GERD, Barrett's Esophagus, and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Can We Explain and Modify the Epidemic? |
H. El-Serag, BCM |
20 |
Mike Camilleri, M.D.
Professor of Physiology and Medicine
Dept of Gastroenterology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN |
Investigation of Gastrointestinal and Colonic Motility Problems |
Drs. Shafi & Guha, MDACC |
27 |
Happy Thanksgiving |
December |
4 |
Victor Cardenas, M.D.
Associate Professor
University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health El Paso Regional Campus
El Paso TX |
Epidemiology of IBD in Texas: A Needs Assessment
Hispanic Paradox in the Epidemiology of IBD in Texas? |
Opekun
BCM |
11 |
Valerie A McLin M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Children's Liver Center |
Molecular regulation of visceral mesoderm development in vertebrates |
M. Gilger BCM |
18 |
Mohamad A. Eloubeidi, M.D., M.H.S.,
Associate Professor, Medicine and Pathology
Division of Gastroenterology / Hepatology
Director, Endoscopic Ultrasound Program
Co-Director Pancreatico-biliary Center
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
The Role of EUS in Pancreatico-Biliary Disorders |
D. Fallon UTHSC |
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| January |
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Speaker |
Topic |
Host |
10 |
Patricia Robuck, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director, Clinical Trials Program
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
NIH/NIDDK, Bethesda MD |
Digestive Diseases Research at the NIH: The Nuts, Bolts, and Pearls |
S. Karpen
BCM |
17 |
Markus Grompe, M.D., Professor
Medical & Molecular Genetics, and Pediatrics, Director, Oregon Stem Cell Center
University of Oregon School of Medicine
Portland OR |
Liver Repopulation |
M. Finegold BCM |
24 |
Nicola Brunetti-Pierri, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine |
Progress Towards Gene Therapy for Inborn Errors of Liver Metabolism |
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31 |
Frank Lanza, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine
Past President of the American, College of Gastroenterology
Baylor College of Medicine |
Hilda Schwartz Visiting Professor
Low Dose Aspirin - Actions and Interactions |
H. El-Serag, BCM |
| February |
7 |
Hashem B. El-Serag, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief, Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Chief, Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes, Health Services Research
Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center &
Baylor College of Medicine |
Writing and Publishing Scientific Manuscripts: Problems and Solutions |
M. Estes,
BCM |
| 14 |
No Seminar |
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| 21 |
Daniel H. Present, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Medicine-GI
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York |
A Call to Action: Diagnosis, Assessment, Pharmacologic Treatment, Surgery, and Adherence |
G. LeSage,
UTHSC |
| 28 |
Lori Fischbach M.P.H., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
University of North Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health
Fort Worth TX |
Treatments for Helicobacter pylori Infection |
H. El-Serag, BCM |
| March |
6 |
Craig D. Logsdon, Ph.D.
Lockton Distinguished Professor for Pancreatic Cancer Research, Departments of Cancer Biology and Medical Oncology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston |
Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer: New Insights from Transgenic Models |
M. Rhoads, UTHSC |
13 |
G.F. Gebhart, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Pain Research
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA |
Colon Hypersensitivity: Mechanisms and Molecules |
Walters, or Weisbrodt
UTHSC |
20 |
Rhonda F. Souza M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
U of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
VA Medical Center, Dept of GI
Dallas, TX |
Current and Emerging Concepts in Barrett’s Esophagus |
H. El-Serag, BCM |
27 |
Dermot McGovern M.D., M.R.C.P.
Associate Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director, Translational Medicine
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Center, and Immunobiology Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
Crohn’s Disease Genome-Wide Association Scans. What Does It All Mean and Where Do We Go From Here? |
H. El-Serag, BCM |
| April |
3 |
Sushovan Guha, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston |
Biological Role of Lipocalin 2 in Pancreatic Cancer: A Novel Early Biomarker |
R. Bresalier, MDACC |
| 10 |
DDC Director Mary K. Estes, Ph.D.
Core Directors Milton Finegold, Gretchen Darlington, Lenard Lichtenberger, Claudia Kozinetz, and David Graham |
The Texas Medical Center Digestive
Diseases Center (DDC) – Act II
What Are We?
What Can We Do for You? |
L. Lichtenberger UTHSC |
| 17 |
Nicholas Davidson, M.D.
Prpfessor, Medicine-GI
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
Professor of Medicine and of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO |
Novel Genetic Pathways Modulating Polypus's and Colorectal Cancer Development |
G. LeSage,
UTHSC |
| 24 |
Ronald J. Sokol, M.D.
Professor and Vice Chair of Pediatrics
Chief, Pediatric, GI, Hepatology & Nutrition
Director, Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine |
Steatocholestasis - Mechanisms of Liver Injury in Inherited Metabolic Liver Diseases |
S. Karpen, BCM |
| May |
1 |
Margaret E. Conner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Molecular Virology and Microbiology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine
Research Scientist, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Houston, TX |
Intussusception: 400 BC to 2008 AD |
M. Estes, BCM |
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D. Graham, BCM |
Mark McOmber, M.D.
Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine |
Determination of Urinary Collection Timeframes to EnhanceMeasurement of Gastrointestinal (GI) Site Specific Permeability in Adults and Children |
Yu Mei, M.D. Ph.D.
Research Associate, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine |
Hepatocyte Priming and Proliferation in Response to Partial Hepatectomy is Impaired in the eNOS Knockout Mice |
Bryan Tackett, B.Sc.
Research Technician, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine |
Extracellular ATP and Activation of P2Y2-Purinergic Receptors Play Key Roles in the
Induction of Early Growth Response-1 (Egr-1) in Regenerating Liver |
Shumei Song M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
U.T. MD. Anderson Cancer Center |
Regulation of Sox9 and Wnt Signaling by Galectin-3 in Human Colon Cancer Cells |
May 17-22: DDW 2008 in San Diego, CA |
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