Seminar Series

February 24, 2026

Gerry Hammond, PhD

Topic: "Exploring the Mechanics of Phosphoinositide Signaling at the Plasma Membrane"
Date: 2/24/2026
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Gerry Hammond, PhD
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Website: https://www.cellbiology.pitt.edu/people/gerry-hammond-phd
Hosted By: Visvanathan Ramamurthy, PhD

January 27, 2026

James Moody, PhD

Topic: "TELSAM fusion crystallography, a new tool to determine atomic resolution structures of small proteins, protein-drug complexes, and beyond"
Date: 1/27/2026
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: James Moody, PhD
Institution: Brigham Young University
Website: https://science.byu.edu/directory/james-moody
Hosted By: Sarah Starcovic (Robart Lab)

November 18, 2025

Anthony Pedley, PhD

Topic: "Regulation of Purine Metabolism through Enzyme Compartmentalization"
Date: 11/18/2025
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Anthony Pedley, PhD
Institution: University of Iowa
Website: https://bmb.medicine.uiowa.edu/profile/anthony-pedley
Hosted By: Bradley Webb, PhD

April 29, 2025

Jon Iker Etchegaray, PhD

Topic: "A Local Source of Insulin in the Eye Governed by Phagocytosis and Starvation""
Date: 04/29/2025
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Jon Iker Etchegaray, PhD
Institution: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Website: https://omrf.org/research-faculty/scientists/etchegaray-jon-iker/
Hosted By: Ezequiel Salido, MD/PhD

April 15, 2025

Xiaofeng Yang, MD, PhD, FAHA

Topic: "Immunity and Metabolic Diseases"
Date: 04/15/2025
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Xiaofeng Yang, MD, PhD, FAHA
Institution: Temple University
Website: https://medicine.temple.edu/directory/xiao-feng-yang-md-phd-faha
Hosted By: Jianhai Du, PhD

April 1, 2025

Jonathan Bird, PhD

Topic: "How Multiple Isoforms of Myosin 15 Contribute to Hearing Loss and Neurodegenerative Disorders"
Date: 04/01/2025
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Jonathan Bird, PhD
Institution: University of Florida
Website: https://pharmacology.med.ufl.edu/profile/bird-jonathan/
Hosted By: Rong Liu, PhD

February 25, 2025

Jason Miller, MD, PhD

Topic: "RPE Lipid Handling in Dry AMD"
Date: 02/25/2025
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Jason Miller, MD, PhD
Institution: University of Michigan
Website: https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/ophthalmology/jason-m-miller-md-phd
Hosted By: Jianhai Du, PhD

February 4, 2025

Jung-Bum Shin, PhD

Topic: "Sensitivity and Resilience of Sensory Hair Cells"
Date: 02/04/2025
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Jung-Bum Shin, PhD
Institution: University of Virginia
Website: https://med.virginia.edu/neuroscience/faculty/primary-faculty/jung-bum-shin-ph-d/
Hosted By: Rong Liu, PhD

November 19, 2024

Daniele Gilkes, PhD

Topic: "Does Hypoxia Influence Metastasis? Unpacking the Consequences"
Date: 11/19/2024
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Daniele Gilkes, PhD
Institution: John Hopkins University
Website: https://profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org/provider/Daniele+M.+Gilkes/2777878
Hosted By: Elena Pugacheva, PhD

October 29, 2024

James Sellers, PhD

Topic: "Not All Nonmuscle Myosins 2 Are Created Equal"
Date: 10/29/2024
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: James Sellers, PhD
Institution: NIH
Website: https://irp.nih.gov/pi/james-sellers
Hosted By: Rong Liu, PhD

October 22, 2024

John T. Gray, PhD

Topic: "21st Century Genetic Medicine: The Blind See and the Lame Walk - What's Next?""
Date: 10/22/2024
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: John T. Gray, PhD
Institution: Independent Scientist and Senior Vice President (Retired), Vertex Cell & Gene Therapy
Hosted By: Paolo Fagone, PhD

October 15, 2024

Yingming Zhao, PhD

Topic: "A Family of Metabolites-mediated Lysine Acylations: Biochemistry, Epigenetics and Pathophysiology""
Date: 10/15/2024
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Yingming Zhao, PhD
Institution: University of Chicago
Website: https://benmay.uchicago.edu/faculty/yingming-zhao-phd
Hosted By: Jianhai Du, PhD

October 1, 2024

Hojoong Kwak, MD/PhD

Topic: "Deciphering the Genomic Elements of RNA Life Cycle"
Date: 10/1/2024
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Hojoong Kwak, MD/PhD
Institution: Cornell University
Website: https://cals.cornell.edu/hojoong-kwak
Hosted By: Peter Stoilov, PhD

September 24, 2024

Michael K. Wendt, PhD

Topic: "Targeting Cellular Plasticity in Metastatic Breast Cancer""
Date: 9/24/2024
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Michael K. Wendt, PhD
Institution: University of Iowa
Website: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/internalmedicine/profile/michael-k-wendt
Hosted By: Yehenew Agazie, PhD

April 23, 2024

Ryan Petrie, PhD

Topic: "Using the Nuclear Piston to Power 3D Cell Migration"
Date: 4/23/2024
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Ryan Petrie, PhD
Institution: Drexel University
Website: https://drexel.edu/coas/faculty-research/faculty-directory/biology/PetrieRyan/
Hosted By: Bradley Webb, PhD

April 2, 2024

Shinghua Ding, PhD

Topic: "NAMPT-NAD+ Pathway in CNS - Bioenergetics and Diseases"
Date: 4/02/2024
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Shinghua Ding, PhD
Institution: University of Missouri
Website: https://engineering.missouri.edu/faculty/shinghua-ding/
Hosted By: Jianhai Du, PhD

March 26, 2024

Mikhail Gavrilin, PhD

Topic: "AAV Vectors in Gene Therapy"
Date: 3/26/2024
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Mikhail Gavrilin, PhD
Institution: Forge Biologics
Website: https://www.forgebiologics.com/
Hosted By: Alexey Ivanov, PhD

March 19, 2024

Charles Najt, PhD

Topic: "Lipid Droplet Signaling in Metabolic Health and Aging"
Date: 3/19/2024
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Charles Najt, PhD
Institution: Virginia Tech University
Website: https://www.hnfe.vt.edu/people/faculty/charles-najt.html
Hosted By: Roberta Leonardi, PhD

March 12, 2024

Ibrahim Tarik Ozbolat, PhD

Topic: "3D Bioprinting of Living Tissues and Organs"
Date: 3/12/2024
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Ibrahim Tarik Ozbolat, PhD
Institution: Penn State University
Website: https://cancer.psu.edu/researchers/individual/-/researcher/D2DC7E9D67FB9B08E053C90D1DAC6923/ibrahim-tarik-ozbolat-phd
Hosted By: Mark Tseytlin, PhD

January 30, 2024

Angel Smothers, DNP, APRN

Topic: "Exploring the Complex Needs of Our Coal Camp Neighbors"
Date: 1/30/2024
Time: 12:00
Location: HSC North Room: 3129
Speaker: Angel Smothers, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Institution: West Virginia University, School of Nursing
Website: https://directory.hsc.wvu.edu/Profile/33094
Hosted By: Roberta Leonardi, PhD