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
