北京大学基础医学院

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　　报告题目：Identifying Ligands for Orphan Nuclear Hormone Receptors

　　报告人：Professor Thomas P. Burris, Ph.D.

　　Department of Molecular Therapeutics

　　The Scripps Research Institute

　　时间：2009年11月3日（星期二）上午10：00

　　地点：基础医学院生化三楼中厅

　　主持人：尹玉新教授 （北京大学基础医学院院长）

　　                         北京大学基础医学院

　　

　　报告人简介：

　　Dr. Thomas P. Burris was raised in suburban St. Louis and attended Southern Illinois University obtaining a B.A. in chemistry (magna cum laude) in 1989 after 3 years of study.  He completed a Ph.D. in molecular biophysics in 1993 from Florida State University after which he continued his training in the field of molecular endocrinology at Baylor College of Medicine and UCLA School of Medicine.  He began his focus on the pharmacology of nuclear receptor action in the laboratory of Dr. Bert O’Malley in 1993 and has remained in this field since that time.  After a decade of focusing on nuclear receptor drug discovery in the pharmaceutical industry (Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly and Company), Dr. Burris returned to academia in 2006 and holds the rank of Professor at The Scripps Research Institute in the Departments of Molecular Therapeutics & Metabolism and Aging.  Dr. Burris’ research focuses on the chemical biology of nuclear hormone receptors and he has made numerous contributions to biomedical research focusing on development of drugs to treat metabolic diseases, inflammation and cancer. 

　　Honors and Awards:

　　NIH Postdoctoral Fellow 1993-1994

　　American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow 1994-1996

　　Adjunct Faculty, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

　　Adjunct Faculty, Indiana University School of Medicine

　　Adjunct Faculty, Louisiana State University

　　Adjunct Faculty, Pennington Biomedical Research Center

　　Editorial Board Member, Journal of Biological Chemistry

　　Editorial Board Member, Molecular Pharmacology

　　Editorial Board Member, Endocrinology