Seminars & Events
The weekly colloquium is generally held on Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. in K-207 Auditorium (2-6408). Unless otherwise noted, our departmental colloquia program is supported by the Alejandro Zaffaroni Endowment Fund and the John R. Murlin Fund. For outside guests, contact Dr. Houhui Xia. For graduate student colloquia, contact Dr. Cesare Orlandi.
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M.S. Thesis Defense: "Exercise-induced Piezo1 and Piezo2 Upregulation and Chondroprotection Against Mechanical Injury"
Xingyu Jing - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Whasil Lee
Apr 23, 2024 @ 12:30 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619
M.S. Thesis Defense: "Inhibition of Kmt5a in C2C12 Cells Leads to Dysregulation of Iron Metabolism, Causing Cell Death Through Ferroptosis"
Nidhi Shah - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Drs. Robert Dirksen/Romeo Blanc
Apr 23, 2024 @ 1:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619
First-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Literature Reviews: "Decoding Human Megakaryocyte Development"
Ei Thanda Tun - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Craig Morrell
Apr 25, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Auditorium, 3-7619
M.S. Thesis Defense: "An Optimized Method for The Development of a Synthetic Yeast Displayed Nanobody Library"
Katherine M. Edwards - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. John Lueck
Apr 29, 2024 @ 12:00 p.m.
Medical Center | CMR, 1-9576
Second-Year Ph.D. 25-minute Research Talk: "Characterization of Novel Regulators of Cardiac Rhythm and Contractility of KCNE6 and KCNE7"
Martin Garcia - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Doug Anderson
Apr 30, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619
Second-Year Ph.D. 25-minute Research Talk: "Investigating the Exercise-Induced Cardioprotective Role of the Nrf2-Mediated Antioxidant Stress Pathway in Cardiac Fibroblasts"
Kate Bernier-Boudreau - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. Eric Small
Apr 30, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619
First-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Rotation Talks: "Does Nonsense to Missense Make Sense For a tRNA Nonsense Therapeutic?"
Emily Sorensen - Graduate Student Rotation in the Laboratory of Dr. TBA
May 02, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7916
First-Year Ph.D. 20-minute Rotation Talks: "Unveiling the Expression Pattern of a Novel Orphan GPCR, GPR214, in Various Tissues"
Brianna Vonderhaar - Graduate Student Rotation in the Laboratory of Dr. TBA
May 02, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7916
Research Talk: "Electroporation-Mediated Gene Delivery of CFTR Plasmids as a Novel Approach to Treat Cystic Fibrosis in Vivo"
David Delemos - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. David Dean
May 07, 2024 @ 12:30 p.m.
Medical Center | K-307, (3-6408)
Ph.D. Thesis Defense: "Dysregulated Ca2+ Signaling, Fluid Secretion, and Mitochondrial Function in a Mouse Model of Early Sjögren’s Syndrome"
Kai-Ting Huang - Graduate Student in the Laboratory of Dr. David I. Yule
May 15, 2024 @ 10:30 a.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud, 3-7619