The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Toxicology Scholars Colloquium invite you to attend a seminar on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, from 3:30pm - 4:30pm in the Pharmacy/Biology Building (PBB), room 129
Seminar Speaker: Dr. James Luyendyk, Professor, Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University
Seminar Title: "Mechanisms Linking Blood Clotting Factors to Liver Toxicity and Repair"
Biography
Dr. James P. Luyendyk is a Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation (PDI) and the Center for Integrative Toxicology at MSU. He directs the laboratory, which focuses on identifying novel mechanisms by which the coagulation cascade contributes to the pathogenesis of acute hepatotoxicity and chronic liver disease. Dr. Luyendyk earned a BS in Biochemistry from Colorado State University in 2000 and a PhD from the MSU Pharmacology and Toxicology—Environmental Toxicology program in 2004. Dr. Luyendyk pursued post-doctoral studies at The Scripps Research Institute in Dr. Nigel Mackman’s laboratory and in 2007 joined the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics at the University of Kansas Medical Center as assistant professor prior to joining MSU in 2012. Dr. Luyendyk is recipient of several awards including the 2016 Mentoring Award from the Society of Toxicology Women in Toxicology Special Interest Group, the 2018 Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence and the 2018 Kenneth E. Moore Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at MSU.
For more information, contact: Dr. Xiaobo Zhong at 860-486-3697