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Fighting Alzheimer's with Antioxidants: Allan Butterfield

Allan Butterfield is UK's Alumni Association Endowed Professor of Biological Chemistry at UK, and the Director of the Center for Membrane Sciences.

The focus of his research is the study of oxidative stress on the brain, one of the main components of Alzheimer's Disease.

In this podcast, Professor Butterfield discusses his research group's experiments and results, and talks about fighting the disease by stimulating the brain's production of antioxidants.

BIO 152: Principles of Biology II - Introduction

The second semester of an integrated one-year sequence (BIO 150 and 152) that is designed to develop understanding and appreciation for the diverse forms of plant and animal life, and their relationships to each other and to their environment. Structure and function relationships will be explored at many levels of organization: cell, tissue, organ, organism, population and community. Prereq: CHE 105, or Math ACT of 26 or above plus concurrent enrollment in CHE 105, or chemistry placement test passed plus concurrent enrollment in CHE 105.

Spinal Cord Injury: Molecular Responses Conserved from Lamprey to Human

 

WHAT: “Spinal Cord Injury: Molecular Responses Conserved from Lamprey to Human.”
WHO: Ona Bloom, Ph.D., Assistant Investigator, Center for Autoimmune and Musculoskeletal Disease at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
WHERE: Room 116 THM

WHEN: Thursday March 22, 4:00p.m.

Host: Jeremiah Smith

Date:
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Location:
116 Thomas Hung Morgan Building

Roles of Science Faculty with Education Specialties in Higher Education

 

WHAT:"Roles of Science Faculty with Education Specialties in Higher Education"
WHO: Michael T. Stevens, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Dept. of Biology Utah Valley University
WHERE:Venue: Room 116 Thomas Hunt Morgan Building
Host: Melody Danley

Date:
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Location:
116 Thomas Hung Morgan Building

Understanding the Relationship Between Genes and Social Behavior: Lessons from the Honey Bee

 

WHAT:Biology Seminar: "Understanding the Relationship Between Genes and Social Behavior: Lessons from the Honey Bee”

WHO: Gene Robinson, Ph.D. Interim Director, Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois

 WHEN: 4:00 P.M. March 1, 2012

WHERE:116 T. H. Morgan Building, University of Kentucky Department of Biology

 
Sponsored by:

Department of Biology Ribble Endowment
Host: BGSA
*Refreshments served at 3:45

 

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