Tucson Drug Club

Previous Talks

• Bridging the Translational Gap: Developing a Novel Sheep Model of Parkinson's Disease
  Speaker: Dr. Ashik Banstola
  Academic Position: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Otago University, New Zealand
  Date and Time: August 17, 2026, 4:00 PM (Arizona Time)

  Recording: https://youtu.be/CKY5EWKEuVM
• Toxoplasma & The Brain
  Speaker: Dr. Anita Koshy
  Academic Position: Associate Dean of Career Development, Professor of Neurology, Immunobiology, & Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona
  Date and Time: July 27, 2026, 4:00 PM (Arizona Time)

  Recording: https://youtu.be/HfMm-lH3RSY
• The Green Light at the End of the Tunnel
  Speaker: Dr. Laurent Martin
  Academic Position: Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, University of Arizona
  Date and Time: June 15, 2026, 4:00 PM (Arizona Time)
  Recording: https://youtu.be/EfpR4Nona50
• A Melanocortin-Responsive Circuit in the Arcuate Nucleus; Implications for Energy Expenditure
  Speaker: Dr. Rajae Talbi
  Academic Position: Assistant Professor, University of Montreal
  Date and Time: May 18, 2026, 4:00 PM (Arizona Time)
• Formoterol Effects on Multiple Models of Pain
  Speaker: Dr. Ingrid Peterson
  Academic Position: Postdoctoral Researcher II, Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona
  Date and Time: April 13, 2026, 4:00 PM (Arizona Time)
  Recording: https://youtu.be/M47-1BcnQUI
• Neuroendocrine Disruption
  Speaker: Dr. Heather Patisaul
  Academic Position: Scientific Director, Division of Translational Toxicology/ Mechanistic Toxicology Branch, NIEHS
  Date and Time: April 20, 2026, 4:00 PM (Arizona Time)
  Recording: https://youtu.be/fJivsf8swus
• Targeting Mitochondria for Pain Control
  Speaker: Dr. Vanessa Olzon Zambelli
  Academic Position: Senior Scientist at the Butantan Institute
  Date and Time: February 9, 2026, 4:00 PM (Arizona Time)
  Recording: https://youtu.be/liltdmZjkb8
• A Bench-to-Bedside Journey to Selectively Target Gene Expression in Cancer Cells with Small Molecules
  Speaker: Dr. Laurence Hurley, PhD, DSc, FNCI
  Academic Position: Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona
  Date and Time: January 12, 2026, 4:00 PM (Arizona Time)
  Recording: https://youtu.be/PxEf1_2irLI
• Pthalates & Endocrine Disruption
  Speaker: Dr. Zelieann Craig
  Academic Position: Associate Professor, Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences
  Date and Time: December 15, 2025, 4:00 PM (Arizona Time)
  Recording: https://youtu.be/QMLEl73dJwI
• Potassium Channels and Microvasculature Function in Alzheimer's Disease
  Speaker: Dr. Paolo Pires
  Academic Position: Associate Professor of Physiology
  Date and Time: October 27, 2025, 4:00 PM (Arizona Time)
  Recording: https://youtu.be/HZ10XGKUKLw
• Terpenes from Cannabis sativa Block Chronic Pain and Opioid Reward via the Adenosine A2a Receptor
  Speaker: Dr. John Streicher
  Academic Position: Professor of Pharmacology
  Date and Time: September 15, 2025, 4:00 PM (Arizona Time)
  Recording: https://youtu.be/VWVMBi7HOV4
• Current Investigative Strategies in Astrocyte Neuropharmacology
  Speaker: Dr. Ingrid Peterson
  Academic Position: Post-doctorate Researcher, University of Arizona Department of Medical Pharmacology
  Date and Time: August 18, 2025, 4:00 PM (Arizona Time)
  Location: Virtual (Zoom)