Pharmacology Department e-Seminar series 2020 (social distancing edition)

In the spirit of maintaining stimulating scientific interactions during this period of social distancing, the NUS Department of Pharmacology has moved its regular seminar series on-line. This page will be updated frequently as we put together a schedule of internationally-renowned speakers. We are extremely grateful to the speakers for accommodating this format on such short notice.

Date/time: Thursday, March 26th, 8:30 am (Singapore time, GMT +8)
Title: Genetic Mutations in Patients with Congenital Insensitivity to Pain Guide Development of a New Analgesic
Speaker: Professor Deborah Schechtman, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, http://lapic.iq.usp.br/en/bioquimica-da-sinalizacao-celular2.html
Venue: https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/879779821


Date/time: Thursday, April 16th, 8:30 am (Singapore time, GMT +8)
Title: Protective S1P signalling in vascular and metabolic function in aging is disrupted by cytomegalovirus infection. [Recent publication])
Speaker: Dr. Denise Hemmings, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada https://www.ualberta.ca/medicine/about/people/denise-hemmings
Venue: Zoom: https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/203609993  – password: 1111


Date/time: Thursday, April 30th, 8:30 am (Singapore time, GMT +8)*Seminar postponed until late May. Date/time TBA*
Title: The potential for small Open Reading Frame micropeptides as therapeutics: lessons from adropin
Speaker: Professor Andrew A. Butler, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA, https://www.slu.edu/medicine/medical-education/graduate-programs/pharmacology-physiology/faculty/butler-andrew.php
Venue: Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/y8wtl62r  password: 1111