Proteomics and Phosphoproteomics of Brain from the Oldest Living Rodent, the Naked Mole-Rat: Insights into Mechanisms of Salubrious Aging

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Judy Triplett will be presenting her exit seminar, titled Proteomics and Phosphoproteomics of Brain from the Oldest Living Rodent, the Naked Mole-Rat: Insights into Mechanisms of Salubrious Aging.  Immediately following the seminar, she will be defending her thesis in CP-114C.

Abstract: The naked mole-rat (NMR), which can live up to 32 years, is the world’s longest-lived rodent. NMRs are intriguing because they have exceptionally long healthspans, do not develop cancer, exhibit negligible loss of cognitive function, and show little other age-associated deterioration. The underlying mechanisms contributing to these extraordinary attributes may conceivably lead to an extended human lifespan and healthspan. Using a proteomic approach, changes in protein expression and phosphorylation levels were evaluated in brain of NMR in an age-dependent manner. The proteins identified in these studies play key roles in maintaining and regulating energy metabolism, cellular proteostasis, and neuroplasticity. Further, these identified proteins may provide therapeutic targets to promote sustained health and cognition.

Faculty Advisor: Dr. D. Allan Butterfield

 

 
Date:
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Location:
CP-114B

Unhindered triangulene salt pairs: Substitution-dependent contact ion pairing and complex solvent-separated discotic ions in solution

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Subrahmanyam Modekrutti will be presenting his final defense.  His dissertation is titled Unhindered triangulene salt pairs: Substitution-dependent contact ion pairing and complex solvent-separated discotic ions in solution.

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Arthur Cammers

 

Date:
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Location:
CP-114C

Race and the Chilean Miracle: Neoliberalism, Democracy and Indigenous Rights in Chile

 

In this talk, Dr. Richards will examine the conflicts as well as the multicultural policies that have developed in response to indigenous claims in Chile. She will argue that racism is paradoxically reinscribed by policies that on their face seem to be about diversity and acceptance of difference. Richards will bring attention to how the process of generating consent for the state’s construction of indigenous subjects in the context of neoliberalism is not only imposed from above, but also informed by competing worldviews at the local level. 

Sponsored by: Sociology Department and co-sponsored by the International Studies and Latin American Studies Programs.

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Location:
1545 Patterson Office Tower
Tags/Keywords:
sociology
international studies
latin american studies

Tribute to Jan Oaks and GWS end of year celebration

Dear GWS students, faculty, and friends,

On Monday May 4, 2015, from 3:00-4:30, GWS will host a tribute to Dr. Jan Oaks, followed by a reception from 4:30-5:00 at the Commonwealth House (part of the Gaines Center) at 226 East Maxwell Street.  We are hoping that you will join us for this celebration and acknowledgement of Jan’s life and her generous contributions to students, colleagues, and the university. We would also like to invite you to participate in this tribute by sharing your memories, stories, or thoughts about Jan. We would like to post them, with your permission, on our GWS website. We plan to finalize our program for the tribute byThursday, April 30, so please send us your remembrances to Michelle Del Toro at michelle.deltoro@uky.edu by then, and let us know if you would like to read them at the tribute or have someone read them for you. Your participation would be greatly appreciated. We will also announce the details about donating to the GWS Jan Oaks Award Fund for undergraduates that we are establishing.

Following the reception, we will hold our annual end-of- the- year awards ceremony from 5:00-6:30 and we hope you will join us for that event as well.

Please feel free to circulate this invitation widely. We hope to see you on May 4th.

 

Date:
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Location:
Commonwealth House

College of Arts and Sciences Faculty and Teaching Awards

The College of Arts and Sciences will present the faculty and teaching awards for the past year on April 22 from 4:00-5:30 in the WT Young Library Auditorium. A reception will follow.  

The recipients of this year's College faculty awards are:

  • Beth Guiton, chemisty - Undergraduate Mentoring
  • Shaunna Scott, sociology - Distinguished Service or Engagement
  • Joseph Straley, physics & astronomy - Distinguished Service or Engagement
  • Christia Brown, psychology - Diversity and Inclusion
  • Joseph Brill, physics & astronomy - Graduate Mentoring
  • Thomas Janoski, sociology - Graduate Mentoring
  • Linda Worley, modern & classical languages, literatures & cultures - Graduate Mentoring

The recipeints of this year's College teaching awards are:

  • Renee Fatemi, physics & sstronomy - Outstanding Teaching Award
  • Moisés Castillo, hispanic studies - Outstanding Teaching Award
  • Charley Carlson, psychology - Outstanding Teaching Award
  • Anna Voskresensky, modern & classical languages, literatures & cultures -  Outstanding Teaching Award
  • Michelle Sizemore, English - Teaching in Large Classes
  • Ruth Brown, hispanic studies - Innovative Teaching
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Location:
Auditorium of WT Young Library
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