Seton Hall Biological Sciences

02/16/2018

Graduate Open House
February 24, 2018: 12 - 3 p.m.
Bethany Hall
http://www.shu.edu/graduate-affairs/open-house.cfm

Learn more about how a graduate program at Seton Hall University can help you gain the skills, knowledge, and strategies you need to achieve your personal and professional goals.

Seton Hall offers more than 120 graduate degrees and certificate programs in high-demand fields such as Business, Communication, Diplomacy and International Relations, Education, Health and Medical Sciences, Law, Nursing, Science and Theology.

02/13/2018

Lecture Title
Identification of Novel Neuropeptides and Receptors Involved in Feeding and Other Rewarding Behaviors

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Guest Lecture
Lakshmi A. Devi, Ph.D.
Dean, Academic Development & Enrichment
Professor, Departments of Pharmacological Sciences, Neuroscience, and Psychiatry
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

Biography
Dr. Devi is Professor of the Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics, Psychiatry and Neuroscience departments. She is the Dean for Academic Development and Enrichment as well as Director of the Interdisciplinary Training in Drug Abuse Research Program.

Throughout her career, she has been interested in several lines of research, including receptor dimerization, regulation of peptide biosynthesis and op**te addiction. Part of her research focus is to explore mechanisms underlying op**te and cannabinoid receptor activation using a combination of molecular biological, biochemical, cell biological, pharmacological and behavioral techniques. Some of the projects in her lab also use a combination of classic and modern techniques in molecular pharmacology to explore the novel pharmacology of receptor heterodimers, and/or cutting-edge neuroproteomic techniques to analyze morphine induced changes in the levels of synaptic proteins and neuropeptides.

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Science & Technology Center Amphitheatre (McNulty Hall/Rm. 101)
5:00 pm – 6:15 pm

For further information please feel free to contact the department at 973.761.9044 or Dr. Jane L. Ko – [email protected]

02/07/2018

Graduate Seminar

Lecture Title
Receptor Engineering in the Development of “Ideal Analgesics” in Pain Treatment

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Guest Lecturer
Horace Loh, Ph.D.
Regent Professor
Department of Pharmacology
University of Minnesota Medical School

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Science & Technology Center Amphitheatre (McNulty Hall/Rm. 101)
5:00 pm – 6:15 pm


For further information please feel free to contact the department at 973.761.9044 or Dr. Jane L. Ko – [email protected]

01/31/2018

Graduate Seminar

Lecture Title: Bile Regulation of the Twin-Arginine Translocation System in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

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Guest Lecturer:

Jeremy Ellermeier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
Southeast Missouri State University

Research:

I am a bacterial geneticist by training. In my research, I use molecular biology and genetics to study fundamental processes of bacterial cells. My primary interest is understanding the genetic regulation of critical processes in the human pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. One example of this is my interest in the twin arginine translocation (Tat) system. Tat is a protein secretion system that moves proteins from the cytoplasm of gram negative cells into the periplasmic space between the inner and outer membrane. Once in the periplasmic space, the exported protein can be further exported outside of the cell entirely, or it can be inserted into the outer membrane of the cell to perform a required job. The Tat secretion system is required to move a specific subset of proteins to the bacterial periplasm and therefore must be activated and expressed at the appropriate time. Little is known about the gene expression of this system. As such, the genetic regulation of the tat genes is an interesting topic for study. If you are interested in doing research in my lab, please contact me.

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Science & Technology Center Amphitheatre (McNulty Hall/Rm. 101)
5:00 pm – 6:15 pm

For further information please feel free to contact the department at 973.761.9044 or Dr. Jane L. Ko – [email protected]

12/07/2017

Its with a sad heart to announce the passing of Dr. Carolyn S, Bentivegna. She meant so much to so many as professor, mentor and friend. Dr. Bentivegna passed on Friday, December 1, 2017 at home in Morristown, NJ.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 - 11:00 AM
Methodist Church - Island Heights, NJ

10/12/2016

Now accepting graduate applications for the Spring 2017 semester.

The Department of Biological Sciences offers Master of Science (MS) degrees in Biology & Microbiology and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Molecular Bioscience.

For further information about our graduate programs http://www.shu.edu/academics/phd-molecular-bioscience.cfm

Department of Biological Sciences

10/12/2016

Graduate Seminar Series

Lecture Title
Retrieval Analysis of Total Hip Implants for Post-Market Surveillance
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Guest Lecturer
Sangeeta Abraham, Ph.D.
Associate, Exponent Failure Analysis Associates

Zinc has insulin-mimetic properties which enhance spinal fusion in a rat model (http://www.thespinejournalonline.com/article/S1529-9430(16)00303-X/abstract)

Use of salicylic acid polymers and bone morphogenetic protein-2 to promote bone regeneration in rabbit parietal bone defects (http://jbc.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/09/18/0883911515603991.refs)
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Date and Time
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Science & Technology Center Amphitheatre (McNulty Hall/Rm. 101)
5:10 pm – 6:20 pm

Previous studies have found that insulin or insulin-like growth factor treatment can stimulate fracture healing in diabetic and normal animal models, and increase fusion rates in a rat spinal fusion model. Insulin-mimetic agents, such as zinc, have demonstrated antidiabetic effects in animal and hum...

10/05/2016

Graduate Seminar Series

Lecture Title
Toxins, Tentacles and DNA: The Sea Nettles of Barnegat Bay
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Guest Lecturer
J. Jack Gaynor, Ph.D.
Department of Biology
Montclair State University

Dangerous Clinging Jellyfish Have Virtually Vanished in N.J.
www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2016/07/clinging_jellyfish_have_virtually_vanished_in_nj.html

N.J. scientists track invasive jellyfish
www.northjersey.com/news/n-j-scientists-track-invasive-jellyfish-1.1623675

South Jersey Braces for a One-Inch Sea Monster
http://articles.philly.com/2016-07-05/news/74222407_1_jellyfish-barnegat-bay-college-student
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Time & Location
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Science & Technology Center Amphitheater (McNulty Hall/Rm. 101)
5:10 pm – 6:20 pm

09/28/2016

Graduate Seminar Series

Lecture Title
Quantifying Biodiversity in Tropical Rainforests and Reefs - How Can I Help?
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Guest Lecturer
Tim Coles, Ph.D.
Project Director and Founder - Operation Wallacea (www.opwall.com)
Publisher of Biodiversity Science (www.biodiversityscience.com)
Senior Research Associate, Zoology Department, University of Oxford
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Time & Location
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Science & Technology Center Amphitheatre (McNulty Hall/Rm. 101)
5:10 pm – 6:20 pm

09/26/2016

Seton Hall Biologist Tin-Chun Chu uses powerful natural substances to solve critical health and environmental challenges. Learn more: https://blogs.shu.edu/m...

09/20/2016

Department of Biological Sciences
Graduate Seminar Series

Lecture Title

Insights into Excitatory Neurotransmission through
Cryo-electron Microscopy

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Guest Lecturer

Edward C. Twomey, B.S., M.A.
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Studies
Columbia University

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Date and Time

Thursday, September 22, 2016
Science & Technology Center Amphitheatre (McNulty Hall/Rm. 101)
5:10 pm – 6:20 pm

06/21/2016

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