Seminars
IMM Seminars
Unless otherwise specified, all seminars will be held at 11 AM in the Beth Robertson Auditorium at IMM (1825 Pressler, Room 104).
| DATE AND HOST | Fall 2023 - Spring 2024 IMM SEMINAR SERIES SPEAKERS |
|---|---|
| September 8, 2023 Host: Mikhail Kolonin | Richard Cox UTHealth Houston Presentation title: Quantitative Pancreatic Beta Cell Regeneration and Aging |
| September 22, 2023 Host: Jiaqian Wu | Martin Paukert UTHealth San Antonio Presentation title: Astroglia as Reliable Intermediaries of Noradrenergic Signaling |
| September 29, 2023 Host: Mikhail Kolonin | Pooja Shivshankar UTHealth Houston Presentation title: The role of Complement in Inflammation and Immunity |
| October 6, 2023 Host: Mikhail Kolonin | Anthony Donato University of Utah Presentation title: Age-related Endothelial Senescence: Mechanisms, Consequences and Potential Solutions |
| October 20, 2023 Host: Vihang Narkar | Andrea KH Stavoe UTHealth Houston Presentation title: Regulation of WIPI2 Phosphorylation to Restore Autophagosome Biogenesis in Aged Neurons |
| October 27, 2023 Host: John Hancock | Peter Doris UTHealth Houston Presentation title: Genetic variation affecting B cell function drives end organ injury in hypertension |
| November 3, 2023 Host: Vihang Narkar | Laszlo Nagy All Childrens Hospital JHU Presentation title: Harnessing the healing power of macrophages: a journey Aided by epigenomic and high-dimensional biology approaches |
| November 10, 2023 Host: Xin Ge | Pete Tessier University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Presentation title: Simplifying complex antibody engineering using machine learning: from antibody drug development to brain delivery of bispecific antibodies |
| November 17, 2023 Host: Zhiqiang An | Kai Xu UTHealth Houston Presentation title: Structural Insights for Pandemic Preparedness: Decoding Henipavirus Glycoprotein Functions and Antigenicity. |
| December 1, 2023 Host: Mikhail Kolonin | Nathan LaBrassaeur Mayo Clinic Presentation title: Targeting Senescent Cells for Healthy Aging |
| December 15, 2023 Host: Kristin Mahan | Evan Rosen Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Presentation title: Adventures in Adipose Tissue Biology |
| January 5, 2024 Host: Qingchun Tong | Long-Jun Wu UTHealth Houston Presentation title: Neuroimmune Interaction in Health and Disease |
| January 12, 2024 Host: Ashish Kapoor | Margaret Goodell Baylor College of Medicine Presentation title: Stem cell competition in the aging hematopoietic system |
| January 19, 2024 Host: Zhiqiang An | Gary Kobinger University of Texas Medical Branch Presentation title: The current world of biosafety level 4 R&D: surveillance, vaccines and therapeutics |
| January 26, 2024 Host: John Hancock HANS J. MULLER-EBERHARD MEMORIAL LECTURE | Rick Wetsel UTHealth Houston Presentation title: 28 Years of Discovery at the IMM—Research Highlights and Historical Perspectives |
| February 2, 2024 Host: Mikhail Kolonin | Andreas Beyer Medical College of Wisconsin Presentation title: Non canonical role of Telomerase – lessens learned from Coronary Artery Disease applied to Cardio-oncology |
| February 9, 2024 Host: Vihang Narkar and Kristin Eckel-Mahan | Karyn Esser University of Florida Gainsville Presentation title: The muscle clock and exercise: partners in health |
| February 16, 2024 Host: Ali Azhdarinia | Martin Schnermann National Institute of Health Presentation title: "Harnessing Cyanine Reactivity for Imaging and Drug Delivery" |
| February 23, 2024 Host: Eva Sevick | Melissa Aldrich UTHealth Houston Presentation title: "Debunking Myths with Lymphatic Imaging" |
| March 1, 2024 Host: Mikhail Kolonin HARRY E. BOVAY, JR. LECTURE | Daniel Lieberman Harvard University Presentation title: “Why Exercise Is Medicine? An evolutionary explanation for the effects of exercise on metabolism, inflammation and other physiological processes that affect aging and disease” |
| March 8, 2024 Host: Dr. Ali J. Marian, MD | Priyatansh Gurha UT Health Houston Presentation title: "Epigenetic regulation of cardiac myocyte maturation and heart failure by the KDM5 family of histone demethylases" |
| April 5, 2024 Host: Mikhail Kolonin | Aaron An UTHealth Houston Presentation title: "Mitokines-mediated adipose tissue crosstalk and energy homeostasis" |
| April 19, 2024 Host: Sarah Huang | Jason Spence University of Michigan Medical School Presentation title: "Interrogating stem cell niches during human development" |
| May 3, 2024 Host: Dr. Wenliang Li | Qianben Wang Duke University School of Medicine Presentation title: “ "Integrated CRISPR/Cas13-based RNA editing and nanotechnology for targeting undruggable transcription and post-transcriptional vulnerabilities in lethal prostate cancer” |
| May 10, 2024 Host: Dr. Qingyun Liu | Ali Azhdarinia UTHealth Houston Presentation title: “Development of Novel SSTR2-Targeted Theranostics” |
| May 17, 2024 Host: Mikhail Kolonin | Wenshe Liu Texas A&M Health Institute of Biosciences and Technology Presentation Title: "Displayed Noncanonical Amino Acids for Drug Discovery" |
| May 31, 2024 Host: Ningyan Zhang | Weiping Zou University of Michigan Medical School Presentation title: "Sex hormones and onco-fetal immune tolerance" |
Questions regarding The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine’s Seminar Series can be directed to both:
Ashish Kapoor Phone: 1-713-500-2439 or email
Kai Sun Phone: 1-713-500-3190 or email
CVG/THI Seminars
This seminar series in on hold until further notice.