DATE:                          SPEAKER:                                     TOPIC:

11-01-2011                   Gerilechaogetu                              Mechanical Stretch Induced Activation of

                                                                                           MAPKs and Akt in Cardiac Myocytes and Fibroblasts

11-15-2011                   Candice Thomas                            The Role of Intracellular Ang II in Diabetic

                                                                                           Cardiomyopathy

12-06-2011                   Amar Singh                                   Retinoid Signaling in Hyperglycemia-

                                                                                           induced Cardiac Remodeling

12-13-2011                   Kebin Zhang                                  Foxo1 Serine 253 Signaling Regulates

                                                                                           Nutrient Homeostasis in Mice

1-31-2012                     Hao Feng                                      The Regulation of JNK by Phosphatases in

                                                                                          Cardiac Myocytes        

02-14-2012                   Yajuan Qi                                      The Role of Hyperinsulinemia in Diabetic Cardiac

                                                                                           Dysfunction         

02-28-2012                   Chuanyu Wei                                 Nfkb-mediated miR-26a Regulation inCardiac

                                                                                           Fibrosis                             

03-27-2012                   Il-Kwon Kim                                   ß1 Integrin Gene Excesion in the Adult Murine

                                                                                           Cardiac Myocyte Causes Defective Mechanical

                                                                                           and Signaling Responses

05-08-2012                   Shouwen Chen