Seminar Series Fall 2010

The Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology is hosting a seminar series beginning in the Fall Semester, 2010. The invited speakers will be a mix of SFU researchers, local non-SFU researchers and visiting researchers. While the researchers will present on their own field of research, they will be asked to format the lecture in a manner that is approachable to an audience with diverse backgrounds. The main goal is to create an intellectually stimulating series of seminars that will increase interactions and collaborations amongst faculty while also serving to broaden the education of our trainees. With a few exceptions, the seminar series will take place from 11:30 to 12:20 each Tuesday during the Fall and Spring semesters. Please use the navigation bar at the left to view the upcoming seminar schedules.

Please direct any questions to the seminar coordinator, Dr. Andrew Blaber.

Seminar Series Schedule

Date Speaker Venue Title
Sept 14 Dr. Fay Horak SSB7172 Postural systems underlying balance disorders in Parkinson’s disease

Sept 28 Dr. Gerry Krystal ASB9896 A Low Carbohydrate, High Protein Diet Slows and May Prevent Cancer

Oct 5 Dr. Roger Bannister IRMACS 10900
A Role for the L-type Ca2+ Current in Skeletal Muscle Function and Disease

Oct 19 Dr. Damon Poburko
IRMACS 10900
Big roles for small spaces: Ca2+ Nanodomains in Smooth Muscle and Neurons
Oct 26 Dr. Xinjiang Cai IRMACS 10900
Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Disease:
Exploring Receptor Biology and Immune Biology
Nov 2 Dr. Scott Grandy IRMACS 10900
Excitation contraction coupling and repolarization are altered in ventricular myocytes from aged and diseased mice
Nov 9 Dr. Victor Convertino SSB7172 From Space to Iraq: Evidence for the use of inspiratory resistance as a treatment for hypovolemic hypotension
Nov 16 Dr. Michael Muhm SSB7172

Commercial aircraft pressurization: Evidence-based?

Nov 23 Dr. Andrew Blaber SSB7172 The contribution of postural sway and regional blood volume distribution in orthostatic blood pressure regulation