It's Time to Register for Classes
The Summer/Fall 2015 priority registration period is now open and continues through Tuesday, April 21.
The Summer/Fall 2015 priority registration period is now open and continues through Tuesday, April 21.
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Dr. David Sept will be presenting a seminar titled Structure/Function Studies on Ion Channels and New Models for Ions. Refreshments will be provided at this event.
Abstract: Voltage and Ca2+ activated BK channels modulate neuronal activities. Previous studies found that the Ca2+ binding sites and the activation gate are spatially separated, but exactly how Ca2+ binding couples to gate opening is not clear. We address this question by studying how a mutation in BK channels, which is associated with generalized epilepsy and paroxysmal dyskinesia, enhances Ca2+ sensitivity. This epilepsy mutation is located in a structural domain (the AC region) that is close to a putative Ca2+ binding site, and mutagenesis studies show that the AC region is important in the coupling between Ca2+ binding and gate opening. Through a combination of experimental and computational studies, we find the epilepsy mutation enhances Ca2+ sensitivity by an allosteric mechanism affecting the coupling between Ca2+ binding and gate opening.
Faculty Host: Dr. Pete Kekenes-Huskey
A beautiful campus and a litter-free campus go hand-in-hand, and groups at the University of Kentucky will be able to care for their own piece of Wildcat country during the month of April.
Pearl James, associate professor in the University of Kentucky Department of English, will deliver the first lecture of this semester's Chellgren Seminar Series.
Since 1972, several generations of faculty members and students have gathered for meetings and examinations around the conference table in Patterson Office Tower 1145 under the imposing gaze of a lady whose portrait once dominated the room. The Lady in the Portrait, Dr. Alberta Wilson Server, entered UK as an undergraduate in 1916.
In the fall of 2014, I will begin doctoral studies in anthropology at Yale University. This ambition to further advance my education in archaeology was forged while completing my baccalaureate degree at the University of Kentucky.
The Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures & Cultures is changing how we think of language studies. Since the recent merger of separate language units into a single entity, the 44-member department has set its sights on becoming a more cohesive intellectual community with a unified teaching and research mission.
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Dr. James W. May Jr (Chemistry '65) will be available to talk with students about several topics, including: his path to becoming a surgeon, the value of a science degree, how to get into medical school, and a career in medicine at a major research institution.
All interested students are welcome. Refreshments will be served at this event.
Co-sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences and the Department of Chemistry