Thursday, April 19, 2012

Next Week's DSS - Dr. Steven Green

The next Distinguished Scientist Seminar at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine will be presented by Dr. Steven Green, professor of biology at the University of Iowa.

The lecture, titled “A Culture of Noise: An In Vitro approach to the Study of Acoustic Trauma,” will take place Thursday, March 29, 2012, at 4 p.m. in the Medical Sciences Building auditorium on USA’s main campus.

Dr. Green's research interest focuses on the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which neuronal survival, neurite growth, and synaptogenesis are regulated by neural activity or membrane deplorization.

Dr. Green earned his Ph.D. degree from the California Institute of Technology.

For more information on Dr. Green's research, click here.