AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO
TRAINING TOMORROW’S SCIENTISTS
Spring 2025
Thursdays, 12:00 pm
W-235 Vet Med Bldg.
JAN 23 |
Pamela Adkins, M.S., DVM, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri, “Intramammary Infections in Dairy Cattle: Maybe Not All Bad?” |
JAN 30 |
Fares Alahdab, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Missouri, TBD |
FEB 6 |
Ciro Amato, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery/Division of Urology, University of Missouri , “Uncovering the Functional Diversity of Penis Cell Populations During Urethra Closure” |
FEB 13 |
Satyanarayana Rachagani, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri, “The miR-345 as a Novel Molecular Target for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer” |
FEB 20 |
Dongsheng Duan, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, University of Missouri, “Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy: Mice, Canines, and Humans” |
FEB 27 |
Methajit Methawasin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, “HFpEF from a Myofilament Perspective” |
MAR 6 |
Trupti Joshi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Medical Epidemiology, University of Missouri, “Translational Bioinformatics Resources and AI Solutions for Multiomics Research” |
MAR 13 | NO SEMINAR – CV DAY |
MAR 20 |
Matthew Brody, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Internal Medicine-Cardiology, University of Michigan, “Molecular Regulation of Cardiomyocyte Exocytosis and Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Secretion” |
MAR 27 |
NO SEMINAR – SPRING BREAK |
APR 3 |
Luis Martinez-Lemus, DVM, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, “Endothelial Glycocalyx Modulation and Vascular Disease” |
APR 10 |
Soraya Nekouian, Graduate Student, Department of Biomedical Sciences (Mentor: Dr. Laurel Grisanti), “From Immune Cells to Arteries: β2-Adrenergic Receptor’s Role in Hypertension and Vascular Remodeling” |
APR 17 |
Grace Oti, Graduate Student, Department of Biomedical Sciences (Mentor: Dr. Nicole Nichols), University of Missouri, “Therapeutic Potential of Tongue Exercise on Tongue Strength in a Rodent Model of Hypoglossal (XII) Motor Neuron Loss” |
APR 24 |
NO SEMINAR – APS SUMMIT |
MAY 1 | Asa Gustafsson, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, UC San Diego School of Medicine, “Novel Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Quality Control in the Heart” |