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Recent releases for the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection of HS Talks. You can search for them in LibrarySearch or directly via the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection entry on the Online databases and academic journals page in the portal. 

This month’s release to The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection includes undergraduate-level introductory talks on two key topics: computational biology, presented by Dr. V. Anne Smith of the University of St Andrews, and plant physiology, presented by Dr. Giles Johnson of the University of Manchester. Two additional introductory-level talks are Exercise for stroke prevention and Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for the prevention and care of NTDs.

Latest Releases:

Introduction to computational biology Dr. V. Anne Smith University of St Andrews, UK

Plant physiology: a primer Dr. Giles Johnson University of Manchester, UK

Exercise for stroke prevention Ms. Melissa Majoni Dr. Peter Prior Dr. Neville Suskin

Oogenesis in mammals Prof. Hugh Clarke McGill University Health Centre, Canada

Mechanisms of regulation of oocyte meiotic maturation Prof. Marco Conti University of California San Francisco, USA

The evolving role of novel and next generation therapies in the management of multiple myeloma: introduction and current therapies Prof. Paul G. Richardson Harvard Medical School, USA

The evolving role of novel and next generation therapies in the management of multiple myeloma: relapse refractory multiple myeloma Prof. Paul G. Richardson Harvard Medical School, USA

Modeling of antibody-drug conjugate pharmacokinetics Dr. Dhaval K. Shah University at Buffalo, USA

Nuclear control of electron transport chain gene expression Dr. Glenn C. Rowe University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

Rheumatic fever: a model of a post-infectious autoimmune disease Prof. Jorge Kalil University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Canine atopic dermatitis Dr. Mark Craig Re-Fur-All Referrals, UK

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for the prevention and care of NTDs Ms. Yael Velleman The Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, UK

Featured talks from previous releases:

Recent releases for the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection of HS Talks. You can search for them in LibrarySearch or directly via the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection entry on the Online databases and academic journals page in the portal.

Latest releases:

The complement system – an introduction  for undergraduates Prof. Michael Holers – University of Colorado School of Medicine,  USA Dr. Ashley Frazer-Abel – University of Colorado, USA

Immunology, the microbiome and future  perspectives Prof. Sheena Cruickshank – University of Manchester, UK

Epigenetics and inheritance Prof. Marisa Bartolomei – University of Pennsylvania, USA

Maternal nutrition, fetal development and  long-term health Prof. Tom Fleming – University of Southampton, UK

Implantation Prof. John Aplin – University of Manchester, UK

Vaccine delivery Prof. Sevda Şenel – Hacettepe University, Turkey

Monoclonal antibodies to induce  therapeutic immunological tolerance Prof. Herman Waldmann – University of Oxford, UK

The immunogenicity problem in antibody  therapy Prof. Herman Waldmann – University of Oxford, UK

Research & development of new  pharmaceuticals for treatment of  endometriosis Prof. Chi Chiu (Ronald) Wang – The Chinese University of  Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Measuring blood pressure in small animal  patients Prof. Anthony Carr – University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Featured talks from previous releases:

Metabolomics: a brief introduction 1 Dr. Reza Salek – The European Bioinformatics Institute, UK

Human tissue and global ethics Prof. Donna Dickenson – University of London, UK

The molecular mechanism of X chromosome  inactivation Prof. Neil Brockdorff – University of Oxford, UK

Recent releases for the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection of HS Talks. You can search for them in LibrarySearch or directly via the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection entry on the Online databases and academic journals page in the portal.

Latest releases:

A brief introduction to genetics Dr. Lawrence Bellamy – University College London, UK

GPCRs and pain Prof. Dr. Christoph Stein – Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin,  Germany

Novel approaches to treating symptoms and  slowing the progress of neurodegenerative  diseases Prof. Andrew B. Tobin – University of Glasgow, UK

Pre-coupling of receptor oligomers and  signaling molecules Dr. Sergi Ferré – National Institute on Drug Abuse, USA

Latest developments & future directions  in the management of chronic pain Prof. Simon Haroutounian – Washington University School of  Medicine, USA

Lysosomal storage diseases Prof. Fran Platt – University of Oxford, UK

Cognitive behavior therapy for stuttering Dr. Robyn Lowe – University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Pre-school wheeze Prof. Andrew Bush – Imperial College London & Royal Brompton  Hospital, UK

Patient falls: protecting patients and  preventing injury Prof. Janice M. Morse – University of Utah, USA

Systemic lupus erythematosus: novel  aspects of pathogenesis and treatment 1 Prof. Chaim Putterman – Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA Dr. Noa Schwartz – Hospital for Special Surgery, USA

Systemic lupus erythematosus: novel  aspects of pathogenesis and treatment 2 Prof. Chaim Putterman – Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA Dr. Noa Schwartz – Hospital for Special Surgery, USA

The pharmacokinetics of therapeutic proteins Prof. Bernd Meibohm – University of Tennessee, USA

Featured talks from previous releases:

The osteocyte Prof. Lynda F. Bonewald – University of Missouri, USA

Introductory statistical genetics for plant  breeding 1 Prof. Fred van Eeuwijk – Wageningen University, Netherlands

Malaria – changing paradigms Dr. Janet Cox-Singh – University of St Andrews, UK

Recent releases for the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection of HS Talks. You can search for them in LibrarySearch or directly via the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection entry on the Online databases and academic journals page in the portal.

Latest releases:

The risks and benefits of gene drive  technology Prof. Henry Greely – Stanford University, USA

Cytoplasmic innate immune sensors Prof. Seth Masters – Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia

The biology of cancer Dr. Olivier Pardo – Imperial College London, UK

Expression vs. function of ABC transporters  at the blood-brain barrier Prof. Jean-Michel Scherrmann – Paris Descartes University, France

Diagnostic and screening instruments for  autism Prof. Deborah Fein – University of Connecticut, USA

Solution proposed to a 2000 year old  problem in oncology Dr. Michael Retsky – Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health,  USA

Non-P450 oxidative metabolism:  characteristics and drug substrates Dr. Christine Beedham – Department of Clinical Sciences,  University of Bradford, UK

Intradialytic oxygen saturation Dr. Lili Chan – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA

Pregnancy in rheumatic diseases Prof. Pier Luigi Meroni – University of Milan, Italy

Novelty in patents: a European perspective Dr. Jonathan D.M. Atkinson – HGF Limited, UK

Featured talks from previous releases:

Avoiding missed diagnosis of mild traumatic  brain injury Dr. John Bedolla – University of Texas Dell Medical School, USA

Macroecology Dr. Natalie Cooper – Natural History Museum, London, UK

An introduction to statistics for statistical  genetics: models and techniques common in  statistical genetics Dr. Paul O’Reilly – King’s College London, UK

Recent releases for the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection of HS Talks. You can search for them in LibrarySearch or directly via the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection entry on the Online databases and academic journals page in the portal.

Latest releases:

AI and big data in drug discovery Mr. Ed Addison – Cloud Pharmaceuticals, USA

Monoclonal antibodies and the ErbB  system in human cancer Prof. Mark Greene – University of Pennsylvania, USA

Multiple myeloma: an overview Prof. Parameswaran Hari – Medical College of Wisconsin, USA

Vitamin E and the metabolic syndrome Prof. Maret Traber – Oregon State University, USA

Advances in the treatment of NASH Prof. Leon Adams – The University of Western Australia, Australia

Surrogate endpoints: from definition to  meta-analytic framework 1 Prof. Geert Molenberghs – Universiteit Hasselt & KU Leuven,  Belgium

Surrogate endpoints: further developments 2 Prof. Geert Molenberghs – Universiteit Hasselt & KU  Leuven, Belgium

Autism theory Dr. Nick Chown – Independent scholar, Spain

Brain-gut interactions in obesity 1 Prof. Weihong Pan – BioPotentials Sleep Center, USA

Brain-gut interactions in obesity 2 Prof. Weihong Pan – BioPotentials Sleep Center, USA

Prolactin has a pathogenic role in systemic lupus erythematosus Prof. Luis Jara-Quezada – Universidad Nacional Autonoma  de Mexico, Mexico

Featured talks from previous releases:

An introduction to genetic association  analysis Prof. Jenny Barrett – University of Leeds, UK

The ERK1/2 MAPK cascade Prof. Melanie H. Cobb – University of Texas Southwestern  Medical Center at Dallas, USA

Aging and protein homeostasis Prof. Ana Maria Cuervo – Albert Einstein College of Medicine,  NY, USA

Recent releases for the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection of HS Talks. You can search for them in LibrarySearch or directly via the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection entry on the Online databases and academic journals page in the portal.

Latest releases:

Stroke in women: epidemiology, risk and  prevention Prof. Cheryl Bushnell – Wake Forest Baptist Health, USA

Vitamin D and autoimmunity Dr. Shir Azrielant – Sheba Medical Center, Israel

The role of exosomes in multiple myeloma  development & drug resistance Prof. Eline Menu – Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

Adapting proteostasis to ameliorate   aggregation-associated amyloid diseases Dr. Jeffery W. Kelly – The Scripps Research Institute, USA

Pharmacotherapy for obesity 1 – the need  for pharmacotherapy in weight management Prof. Joe Proietto – University of Melbourne, Australia

Pharmacotherapy for obesity 2 –  pharmacological agents in current use  & under development Prof. Joe Proietto – University of Melbourne, Australia

Smoking & stroke: best practices for your  patients Dr. Andrew Pipe – University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada

Pathophysiology and treatment of congestive  heart failure in dogs and cats Prof. Jessica Ward – Iowa State University, USA

Recent advancements in the diagnosis and  treatment of congestive heart failure in dogs  and cats Prof. Jessica Ward – Iowa State University, USA

Hematopoietic stem cells…the power of  clonal assays Dr. David Kent – University of Cambridge, UK

The impact of genomic architecture and  diversity on infectious diseases Prof. Vincent Chow – National University of Singapore, Singapore Dr. Meena Sakharkar – University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Featured talks from previous releases:

Priming of T cell responses 1 Prof. Victor Appay – INSERM, France Dr. Francesco Nicoli – Universities of Ferrara and Padua, Italy

Studying aging in humans 1 – methodology Prof. David Melzer – University of Exeter Medical School, UK

Statistical genetics in forensic science Prof. James M. Curran – University of Auckland, New Zealand

Recent releases for the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection of HS Talks. You can search for them in LibrarySearch or directly via the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection entry on the Online databases and academic journals page in the portal.

Latest releases:

In Drug Delivery:

Polymers as nanocarriers for controlled drug  delivery Prof. Dr. Marcelo Calderón – POLYMAT, Spain

Nanomedicines for brain diseases Prof. Giovanni Tosi – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

The theory and applications of controlled  release principles Dr. Michael J. Rathbone – ULTI Pharmaceuticals, New Zealand

In Periodic Reports: Advances in Clinical Interventions and Research Platforms:

Studies to harness innate and adaptive  strategies towards an HIV cure Prof. Luis Montaner – The Wistar Institute, USA

In Retroviruses:

HIV/AIDS epidemiology, transmission, and  risk factors Prof. William Blattner – University of Maryland Biotechnology  Institute, USA

In Viruses and Viral Diseases:

SARS-CoV and other emerging  coronaviruses Prof. Ralph Baric – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

In Mitochondrial Biogenesis:

Pathways of apoptosis in muscle 1 Pathways of apoptosis in muscle 2 Prof. Stephen E. Alway – University of Tennessee Health  Science Center, USA

In Autoimmunity:

Sjögren’s Syndrome: current knowledge and  future prospects Prof. Athanasios G. Tzioufas – National and Kapodistrian  University of Athens, Greece

In Topical Talks:

A general approach to joint pain focusing on  acute monoarthritis Dr. Sara K. Tedeschi – Harvard Medical School, USA

Developmental genetics of endometriosis Prof. Vladislav S. Baranov – Ott’s Institute of Obstetrics  Gynecology & Reproductology, Russia

Featured talks from previous releases:

RNA interference functions and mechanisms  in animals Prof. Richard Carthew – Northwestern University, USA

The origin of eukaryotes Prof. Neil Blackstone – Evolutionary Biology, Northern Illinois  University, USA

Bacterial vaccines in development 1 Dr. Kathrin Jansen – Pfizer Vaccine Research & Development,  USA

Recent releases for the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection of HS Talks. You can search for them in LibrarySearch or directly via the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection entry on the Online databases and academic journals page in the portal.

Latest releases:

The biochemistry of DNA and RNA:  chemistry 1 Dr. Douglas Houston – University of Edinburgh, UK

The biochemistry of DNA and RNA:  biological function 2 Dr. Douglas Houston – University of Edinburgh, UK

The biomedical student and learning in  the age of on-line digital Dr. Amanda Cain – University College London, UK Prof. Elizabeth Shephard – University College London, UK

Antibody engineering: beginnings to  bispecifics and beyond Dr. Ian Wilkinson – Absolute Antibody, UK

Introduction to neglected tropical diseases Prof. David Molyneux – Liverpool School of Tropical  Medicine, UK

Eradication, elimination and control of  neglected tropical diseases Prof. David Molyneux – Liverpool School of Tropical  Medicine, UK

Importance of communities in neglected  tropical disease programmes Dr. Alison Krentel – Bruyere Research Institute and University  of Ottawa, Canada

Adhesion GPCRs in nervous system  development and disease Prof. Tobias Langenhan – Leipzig University, Germany

Phage display for generating monoclonal  antibodies Dr. Andre Frenzel – YUMAB GMBH, Germany

Clinical trial designs for rare diseases  – trial designs 1 Dr. Anne Pariser – National Institutes of Health, USA

Clinical trial designs for rare diseases–  trial protocols 2 Dr. Anne Pariser – National Institutes of Health, USA

Management of sickle cell disease: what  to do when there is no evidence base Prof. Sophie Lanzkron – Johns Hopkins School of  Medicine, USA

Featured talks from previous releases:

Polycomb epigenetic mechanisms:  methylation of DNA Prof. Vincenzo Pirrotta – Rutgers University, USA

Nursing support of families and carers  of people with dementia Prof. June Andrews – University of Stirling, UK

Interactome networks and human disease Prof. Marc Vidal – Harvard Medical School, USA

Recent releases for the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection of HS Talks. You can search for them in LibrarySearch or directly via the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection entry on the Online databases and academic journals page in the portal.

Latest releases:

In Autophagy and Lysosomal Storage Diseases:

Autophagy and neurodegeneration Prof. David Rubinsztein – Cambridge Institute for Medical  Research, UK

Cargo receptors for selective autophagy Dr. Simon Wilkinson – The University of Edinburgh,  UK

Lysosome: much more than a degradative  organelle Dr. Diego Medina – Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine,  Italy

In Evolution and Medicine:

Evolution, the microbiome, and human health Dr. Joe Alcock – University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center,  USA

In Periodic Reports: Advances in Clinical Interventions and Research Platforms:

A novel cancer therapy to stimulate  oncogenic ERK signalling Prof. Reiko Sugiura – Kindai University, Japan

In Design and Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials:

Historical and ethical issues in trial design Dr. J. Rosser Matthews – University of Maryland, USA

In Mitochondrial Biogenesis:

Mitochondrial morphology and ultrastructure  in skeletal muscle Prof. Martin Picard – Columbia University, USA

Exercise and nutrition in mitochondrial  disorders Prof. Mark Tarnopolsky – McMaster University Medical Center,  Canada

Reprogramming oxidative phosphorylation  in cancer Prof. José Cuezva – Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

In Autoimmunity:

Genetic and environmental triggers of  autoimmune thyroid diseases Prof. Yaron Tomer – Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA

Novel aspects of systemic sclerosis Prof. Gabriele Valentini – Università della Campania “Luigi  Vanvitelli”, Italy

What causes primary biliary cholangitis? Prof. M. Eric Gershwin – University of California at Davis School  of Medicine, USA

Featured talks from previous releases:

General factors affecting drug metabolism:  effect of physiological factors and disease 1 Prof. Edward T. Morgan – Department of Pharmacology, Emory  University of Medicine, USA

Ethical issues in adaptive clinical trials Dr. Spencer Phillips Hey – Harvard Medical School, USA

Talimogene laherparepvec: first-in-class  oncolytic immunotherapy Prof. Kevin Harrington – The Institute of Cancer Research, UK