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. Cesare Orlandi. For graduate student colloquia, contact Dr. John Onukwufor.
Second-Year Ph.D. 25-minute Research Talk: "Autoregulation of Cerebral Micro Circulation in Response to Rising ICP"
Qinwen Huang - Laboratory of Dr. Maiken Nedergaard
Mar 26, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619
Second-Year Ph.D. 25-Minute Research Talk: "Investigating Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Function in a Novel Mouse Model of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1"
Stefania Poli - Laboratory of Drs. John Lueck and Robert Dirksen
Mar 19, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619
Second-Year Ph.D. 25-Minute Research Talk: "Understanding the Metabolic Link Between Plasma Cell Survival and Function in Synovial Tissues"
Ankita Pohnerkar - Laboratory of Dr. Jennifer Anolik
Mar 19, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619
Second-Year Ph.D. 25-Minute Research Talk: "Roles of Marrow Macrophages in Regulating HSC Division and Potency"
Ryan Adapathya - Laboratory of Dr. Shu-Chi (Allison) Yeh
Mar 12, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619
Second-Year Ph.D. 25-Minute Research Talk: "Streamlining Production of ASIC Interacting Peptides"
Morgan Clay - Laboratory of Dr. David MacLean
Mar 12, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619
Second-Year Ph.D. 25-minute Research Talk: "A Novel Conditioned Place Preference Paradigm for Investigating on Context Dependent Reward Memory”
Erik Ingebretsen - Laboratory of Dr. Manoela Fogaca
Mar 05, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619
Second-Year Ph.D. 25-minute Research Talk: "Functional and Expression Insights into Novel GPCR “GPR214"
Alex Pfeffer - Laboratory of Dr. Cesare Orlandi
Mar 05, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619
Ph.D. Research Talk: "Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Localized Provoked Vulvodynia"
Chrysilla Chrysilla - Laboratory of Dr. Megan Falsetta
Feb 26, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619
Ph.D. Research Talk: "Alternate Routes of Differentiation Contribute to Megakaryocyte Localization and Function"
Michael Malloy - Laboratory of Dr. Craig Morrell
Feb 19, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Class of '62, G-9425
Ph.D. Research Talk: "Uncovering the Mechanism Behind Phosto-Tau Pathology in a Viral Model of Alzheimer's Disease"
Tiwalade Oni - Laboratory of Drs. Kuan Hong Wang and M. Kerry O'Banion
Feb 12, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Adolph, 1-7619
Ph.D. Research Talk: "Adapting to Channel Topology: Engineering Tags for the Study of ASIC Trafficking"
Alireza Mousaei - Laboratory of Dr. David MacLean
Feb 05, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619
Ph.D. Research Talk: "“Determining the Exercise-Induced Cardioprotective Benefits of the Nrf2-Mediated Oxidative Stress Response in Cardiac Fibroblasts”"
Kate Boudreau - Laboratory of Dr. Eric Small
Jan 22, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Upper Aud., 3-7619