Previous Programs

October 1, 2024

“Exploring the Metabolic Interaction Between Amino Acids and Fatty Acids”

Nicolaas E. Deutz, MD, PhD, FASN; Professor, Ponder Endowed Chair; Director, Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity; Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management, School of Education & Human Development; Department of Primary Care & Rural Medicine, School of Medicine; Texas A&M University AND Philip Calder, PhD; Professor of Nutritional Immunology and Head of the School of Human Development & Health; Faculty of Medicine; University of Southampton; United Kingdom; Hagler Fellow, Hagler Institute for Advanced Study, Texas A&M University

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September 3, 2024

Targeting the Gut Microbiome to Improve Survival of Preterm Neonates”

Geoffrey Preidis, MD, PhD; Associate Professor; Department of Pediatrics; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition; Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital; Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program, Baylor College of Medicine

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August 6, 2024

“Immunoengineering Solutions for Translational Medicine”

Francesca Taraballi, PhD; Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Houston Methodist Academic Institute; Assistant Member, Houston Methodist Research Institute; Director, Center for Musculoskeletal Regeneration, Houston Methodist

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June 4, 2024

“T Cell Molecular Mechanisms in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”

Nancy Mize-Gonzalez, MD/PhD Candidate, Texas A&M School of Medicine

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“Metabolic Control of Epigenetic Reprogramming in Cardiovascular Regeneration”

Alex Lu, MD/PhD Candidate, Texas A&M School of Medicine

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May 7, 2024

“Modeling Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-associated Myocarditis In Vitro and Its Therapeutic Implications” 

Garrett Jensen, MD/PhD Candidate

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“Transcriptome Analysis of Mesenteric Adipose Tissue and Liver Reveals Novel Mechanistic Linkages Between Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Adult Health Outcomes”

Marisa Pinson, MD/PhD Candidate

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April 2, 2024

“Immunofocused Vaccinology”

Jimmy D. Gollihar, PhD; Head of Antibody Discovery & Accelerated Protein Therapeutics (ADAPT), Professor of Pathology & Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute

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March 5, 2024

“Glycosylation of Antibodies and the Impact in Allergy & Immunology”

Tina Motazedi, MD; Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Houston Methodist Academic Institute; Assistant Clinical Member, Houston Methodist Research Institute

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February 6, 2024

“Impact of a Surgical Trial on Defining the Standard of Care in Cervical Cancer”

Pedro T. Ramirez, MD; Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Houston Methodist Hospital Neal Cancer Center; Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

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December 5, 2023

“Towards an Understanding of Asthma-COPD Overlap in Older Adults”

Rodney J. Folz, MD, PhD, ATSF; Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital; Medical Director, PFT Laboratory, Houston Methodist Hospital; Jerald B. Katz Academy and Katz Investigator Endowment, Houston Methodist Research Institute and Weill Cornell Medical College; Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medical Education, Texas A&M School of Medicine

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November 7, 2023

“Osteoporosis & Novel Therapeutics”

Laila S. Tabatabai, MD, CCD; Bone Health Initiative; Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Houston Methodist Academic Institute; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital

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October 3, 2023

Novel Treatment for Neurosurgical Disease–Mitochondrial Smart Bombs, Oncomagnetic Treatment of Cancer, Virtual Reality, and Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery

David S. Baskin, MD, FACS, FAANS; Professor, Vice Chair, and Residency Program Director, Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital; Senior Member, Houston Methodist Academic Institute; Professor of Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell College of Medicine; Adjunct Professor, Texas A&M University School of Medicine; and Director of the Peak Brain Tumor Center at Houston Methodist Hospital

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September 5, 2023

“Balancing innate immune responses and inflammation during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection”

Robert O. Watson, PhD, MPH; Associate Professor, Microbial Pathogenesis & Immunology, Texas A&M University School of Medicine

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August 1, 2023

“Approaches to Treating Resistant Bacterial Pathogens”

Carolyn L. Cannon, MD, PhD; Associate Professor, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis  and Immunology; Director, Texas A&M School of Medicine MD/PhD Program, Texas A&M University; Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Section of Pediatric Pulmonology; Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital

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June 6, 2023

“FoxP3 Is Inhibited by the Interaction of IRF4 with BATF3”

Preston R. Arnold, MD/PhD Candidate

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“NOS Inhibition Sensitizes Metaplastic Breast Cancer to Alpelisib and Taxane Chemotherapy by Reversing cJUN-mediated Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition”

Tejaswini P. Reddy, MD/PhD Candidate

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May 2, 2023

Guinea Pig Cytomegalovirus Entry and Post-Entry Determinants of Viral Tropism”

Nadia El-Hamdi, MD/PhD Candidate, Texas A&M University School of Medicine

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“Development of an Implantable Device Capable of In Situ Immunomodulation”

Dixita Viswanath, MD/PhD Candidate

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April 4, 2023

“Military Medicine at Texas A&M: Development of Novel Antidotes for Chemical Warfare Agents and Refractory Status Epilepticus”

Samba Reddy, PhD, RPh; Regents Professor, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics; Director, Texas A&M Institute of Pharmacology and Neurotherapeutics Professor, Engineering Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering; TAMUS Chancellor EDGES Fellow | NIH CounterACT Investigator; Texas A&M University School of Medicine

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March 7, 2023

“Immunotherapy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Past, Present and Future”

Kai Sun, MD, MS; Breast Oncologist, Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center; Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fellow 2021-2023 Academy of Physician Scientists

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February 7, 2023

“Innovation in Congenital Heart Disease”

C. Huie Lin, MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI; Director, Adult Congenital Heart Program; Houston Methodist Hospital

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December 6, 2022

“Updates in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension”

Sandeep Sahay, MD, MSc, ATSF, FCCP; Co-Director, Pulmonary Hypertension and CTEPH Programs; Associate Professor, Institute of Academic Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital; Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Texas A&M School of Medicine

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November 1, 2022

“Segmental Demyelination”

Jun Li, MD, PhD, FANA, FAAN; Professor and Chairman of Neurology, Houston Methodist Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology, Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College; Adjunct Clinical Professor, Texas A&M School of Medicine

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October 4, 2022

“Unexpected Beginnings”

Kjersti Aagaard, MD, PhD, FACOG; Henry and Emma Meyer Chair in Obstetrics & Gynecology; Professor and Vice Chair of Research; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology; Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital

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September 6, 2022

“Targeting Mitochondrial and Metabolic Dysfunction in Glioblastoma (GBM)”

Raquel Sitcheran, PhD; Associate Professor, Molecular & Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M University School of Medicine

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August 2, 2022

“Use of Nanotechnology to Overcome Coronary Washout”

Carly S. Filgueira, PhD; Assistant Professor of Nanomedicine & Cardiovascular Surgery Houston Methodist Academic Institute and Houston Methodist Research Institute

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June 7, 2022

“Bone Regeneration After Osteosarcoma Excision: A Biomaterial Approach”

Ava Brozovich, MD/PhD candidate; Texas A&M University College of Medicine

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“Polycystin-1 Protects Against DNA Damage and Atrial Fibrillation”

Troy Hendrickson, MD/PhD candidate; Texas A&M University College of Medicine

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May 3, 2022

“Role of rocA Polymorphisms on Virulence and Pathogenesis of Serotype M28 Group A Streptococcus

Paul E. Bernard, MD/PhD candidate; Texas A&M University College of Medicine

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“Bioreactor-mediated GelMA Microcarrier Expansion and Human Platelet Lysate Supplementation: A Scalable Mesenchymal Stem Cell Expansion Platform”

Robert Rogers, MD/PhD candidate; Texas A&M University College of Medicine

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April 5, 2022

“A Translational Approach to Antibiotic Resistance”

Cesar A. Arias, MD, MSc, PhD; Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Houston Methodist Hospital; Professor and John F. III and Ann H. Bookout Distinguished Chair; Co-Director, Center for Infectious Diseases  Research, Houston Methodist Research Institute

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March 1, 2022

“The Physiologic and Molecular Consequences of Spinal Cord Stimulation after Cervical Spinal Cord Injury”

Philip J. Horner, PhD; Director, Center for Neuroregeneration; Vice Chair for Research, Department of Neurosurgery; Houston Methodist Hospital

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February 1, 2022

“Pancreas Transplantation and Islet Function

A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACS, FAST; Chair, Department of Surgery; John F., Jr. and Carolyn Bookout Presidential Distinguished Chair; Houston Methodist; Professor of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College; Founding Director, J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center; Houston Methodist Hospital

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December 7, 2021

“Mitral Regurgitation: Evolving Concepts in Diagnosis, Prognosis & Management”

William A. Zoghbi, MD, MACC, FAHA, FASE; Elkins Family Distinguished Chair in Cardiac Health, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center; Chair, Department of Cardiology; Professor of Cardiology; Houston Methodist Academic Institute; Full Member, Houston Methodist Research Institute; Houston Methodist | Weill Cornell Medical College

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November 2, 2021

“Social Justice and Equity in Cardiovascular Disease Management: Call for Action”

Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH, MSc, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FSSCT; Jerold B. Katz Investigator, Academy of Translational Research; Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine; Professor of Cardiology, Houston Methodist Academic Institute; Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Wellness; Director, Center for CV Computational Precision Health (C3-PH); Chief, Division of Health Equity & Disparities Research; Co Director, Center for Outcomes Research;  Director, Preventive Cardiology Clinic; Department of Cardiology; Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center; Houston Methodist Hospital

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October 5, 2021

“Impact of Biologics and Small Molecules in Inflammatory Bowel Disease”

Bincy P. Abraham, MD, MS, AGAF, FACG; Professor of Clinical Medicine, Houston Methodist Academic Institute; Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College; Adjunct Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Texas A&M University College of Medicine; Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, Houston Methodist; Distinguished Professor and Director, Underwood Center – Fondren Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program

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September 7, 2021

“Translation in Transplantation”

R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed); JC Walter Jr Presidential Distinguished Chair; Director, JC Walter Jr Transplant Center; Director, Transplantation Research; Chief, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery; Weill Cornell Medical College; Houston Methodist Institute for Academic Medicine

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August 3, 2021

“Genetic Neurodegenerative Disorders Caused by Repeat Expansion Mutations”

Tetsuo Ashizawa, MD; Harriet and Joe B. Foster Distinguished Chair in Neurosciences; Director, Neuroscience Research Program, Houston Methodist Research Institute; Professor of Neurology, Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology; Weill Cornell Medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital

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June 1, 2021

“Deep Semi-supervised and Multi-stage Learning for Medical Applications”

Nathan Hurley, MD/PhD Student; Texas A&M University College of Medicine

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“Approaching Vascular Physiology and Pathology Using Mechanobiology: Lessons from Engineered In Vitro Vessel-Chip Systems”

Brandon Walther, MD/PhD Student; Texas A&M University College of Medicine

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May 4, 2021

“First-in-Class Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial Targeting Nitric Oxide in Treatment of Chemoresistant Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients”

Andrew Chung, MD/PhD Student

“Sympathetic Nervous System Control of Dendritic Cell Function and Cancer Vaccine Efficacy”

Louis Hinkle, MD/PhD Student

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April 6, 2021

“Precision Medicine for Cardiovascular Prevention: My personal experience”

Christie M. Ballantyne, MD, FACP, FACC; Chief, Sections of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Research; Professor of Medicine, Molecular & Human Genetics, and Molecular Physiology & Biophysics; J.S. Abercrombie Chair, Atherosclerosis & Lipoprotein Research; Department of Medicine; Director, Center for Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

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March 2, 2021

“Suppressing Neuroinflammation: Cell-Based Therapy for ALS”

Stanley H. Appel, MD; Peggy & Gary Edwards Distinguished Endowed Chair in ALS Research; Director, Johnson Center for Cellular Therapeutics; Co-Director, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute; Chair, Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology, Houston Methodist Hospital; Professor of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College

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February 2, 2021

“Some Thoughts on Clinician / Scientist Collaboration”

Bradley K. Weiner, MD, FAOA; Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College and Houston Methodist Institute of Academic Medicine; Adjunct Professor, Texas A&M University; Vice Chairman, Residency Program Director, and Chief of Spinal Surgery: Orthopaedics, Houston Methodist Hospital; Business Practices Officer, Methodist Hospital Research Institute; Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine Research Laboratories

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December 1, 2020

“Antiepileptic Drug Treatment of Epilepsy: Present and Future”

Batool F. Kirmani, MD, FAAN, FAES; Clinical Professor, Affiliate Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas A&M University College of Medicine; Director, Epilepsy & Functional Neurosurgery Program; Co-Director, Stroke and Department of Neurology, CHI St. Joseph Health

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November 3, 2020

“A War of Minds—Holmes and Myers: From Shell-shock to PTSD”

Aekta Malhotra, MD, MS; Private Practice Physician, Apollo Psychiatry; Educator and Consultant, Vision for Equity; Visiting Scholar under Dr. G.A. Russell, Department of Medical Humanities, Texas A&M University College of Medicine

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October 6, 2020

“Micro-Nanofluidics for Terrestrial and Space Medicine”

Alessandro Grattoni, PhD; Chairman and Professor, Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute; Professor, Departments of Surgery and Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Hospital; Adjunct Professor of Research, Texas A&M University College of Medicine

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September 1, 2020

“Brain and Nerves – A Tale of Neurotrauma and Neuroscience Program Building”

Jason H. Huang, MD, FACS; Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Helen Vosburg McCrillus Plummer and Robert Edward Lee Plummer, Jr. Chair in Neurosurgery, Baylor Scott & White Health; Program Director, Texas A&M Scott & White Medical Center Neurosurgery Residency; Professor of Surgery, Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine; President (2020-2021), Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons

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August 4, 2020

“Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic Perspectives of COVID-19”

Samba Reddy, PhD, RPh; Professor, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics; Chancellor EDGES Fellow; College of Medicine, Texas A&M University

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June 2, 2020

“XRCC1 Promotes Replication Restart, Nascent Fork Degradation, and Mutagenic DNA Repair in BRCA2-deficient Cells”

Bradley Eckelmann, MD/PhD Student; College of Medicine, Texas A&M University

“Maternal Circulating microRNAs and the Placental Response to Alcohol”

Alexander M. Tseng, MD/PhD Student; College of Medicine, Texas A&M University

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May 5, 2020

“The Chromatin Remodeling BAF Complex as a Target of Ethanol Teratogenesis in Maturing Neural Stem Cells”

Sasha Howell, MD/MS Student; College of Medicine, Texas A&M University

“Preclinical Assessment of MicroRNA Therapy for Recovery of Long Term Stroke Outcomes”

Aditya Panta, MD/PhD Student; College of Medicine, Texas A&M University

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April 7, 2020

“COVID-19”

Julian Leibowitz, M.D., Ph.D.; Professor, Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology; Director, M.D./Ph.D. Program, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University

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March 3, 2020

“Cuffless Blood Pressure Monitoring: Challenges and Opportunities”

Roozbeh Jafari, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University

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February 4, 2020

“TET mediated DNA methylcytosine oxidation in development and cancer”

Yun (Nancy) Huang, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Center for Epigenetics and Disease Prevention, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center

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December 3, 2019

“Versatile Functionality of RhoE: From Cardiac Arrhythmia and Infarction to Hydrocephalus”

Jiang Chang (JC), M.D.,Ph.D., FAPS; Professor, Center for Genomic and Precision Medicine, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center

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November 5, 2019

“Self-fitting, Shape Memory Scaffolds for Bone Defect Repair”

Melissa A. Grunlan, PhD; Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, and Chemistry, Texas A&M University

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October 1, 2019

“Medicinal Proteins for Infectious Diseases and Cancer”

Zhilei Chen, PhD; Associate Professor, Microbial Pathogenesis & Immunology, Texas A&M College of Medicine

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September 3, 2019

“Impacting the Community’s Health: Activities of the Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing”

Laurie A. Charles, MSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, CA-CPSANE, CHSE; Clinical Assistant Professor, Forensic Health Care, Texas A&M College of Nursing; Nancy R. Downing, PhD, RN, CP-SANE, SANE-A; Associate Professor, Forensic Health Care, Texas A&M College of Nursing; and Stacey A. Mitchell, DNP, MBA, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, DF-AFN, FAAN; Clinical Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Texas A&M College of Nursing

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August 6, 2019

“Stem Cell-derived T Lymphocytes for Therapeutic Use”

Jianxun (Jim) Song, PhD; Professor, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis & Immunology, Texas A&M College of Medicine

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June 4, 2019

“CRAC Channel: From Structure to Therapeutics to Optogenetic Engineering”

Yubin Zhou, M.B., Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute for Biosciences and Technology, and Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine

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May 7, 2019

“The Role of Menin in Cholestatic Liver Disease and Cholangiocarcinoma” Laurent Ehrlich, M.D./Ph.D. student; College of Medicine, Texas A&M University

“Acute and Chronic Effects of an Elevation Training Mask on Aerobic Capacity, Anaerobic Endurance, and Pulmonary Function” Tyler Heimdal, M.D./M.S. student; College of Medicine, Texas A&M University

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April 2, 2019

“How to Design, Engineering and Translate New Biomedical Technologies into the Clinical Space”

Ennio Tasciotti, Ph.D.; Professor of Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Academic Medicine, Weill Cornell College of Medicine; Director, Center for Biomimetic Medicine, Regenerative Medicine Program, Houston Methodist Research Institute; Director, Center for Musculoskeletal Regeneration, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital

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March 5, 2019

“Promise of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (hiPSC)-based Therapy for Epilepsy”

Ashok K. Shetty, Ph.D.; Professor and Associate Director, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center

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February 5, 2019

“Outcomes Research: Highlights, Projects, and a Deep Dive into Hospital Readmissions”

Bita A. Kash, Ph.D., M.B.A., FACHE; Occidental Petroleum Centennial Chair in Quality and Outcomes Research; Director, Center for Outcomes Research (COR), Houston Methodist Research Institute; Co-Director, NSF Center for Health Organization Transformation (CHOT); Interim Director, Center for Health & Nature, Houston Methodist Research Institute; Professor, Department of Health Policy & Management; Texas A&M University School of Public Health

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December 4, 2018

Baloxavir Marboxil: Small Molecule Inhibitor of Cap-dependent Endonuclease of Influenza A and B Virus”

Takeki Uehara, D.V.M., Ph.D.; Senior Director and Global Project Leader, Shionogi Co Ltd., Osaka, Japan

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November 6, 2018

“Preclinical development of less invasive, non-blood contacting, biventricular cardiac assist technology”

John Criscione, M.D., Ph.D.; Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University

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October 2, 2018

“Neurocircuits of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder”

Israel Liberzon, M.D.; Professor and Department Head, Psychiatry, Texas A&M College of Medicine

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September 4, 2018

“Antibiotic Resistance Thwarts Management of Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients and Requires New Treatments”

Julian Hurdle, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University

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August 7, 2018

“Mitochondrial Energy Transfer in Health and Disease”

Dale J. Hamilton, M.D.; Elaine & Marvy A. Finger Distinguished Chair for Translational Research in Metabolic Disorders; Director, Center for Bioenergetics; Professor of Clinical Medicine at Houston Methodist Institute for Academic Medicine; Weill Cornell Medical College

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June 5, 2018

“Challenges and Opportunities in Targeting Carbon Nanotherapeutics to Nervous System Injury”

Thomas A. Kent, M.D.; Welch Professor and Associate Dean of Education, Engineering Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center-Houston Campus; Adjunct Professor, Texas A&M College of Engineering and Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston

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May 1, 2018

“Acute Pain after Spinal Cord Injury: Implications for Recovery” 

Joel Turtle, M.D./Ph.D. student; College of Medicine, Texas A&M University

“Tryptophan Metabolites from the Microbiota: A Tale of Two Indoles”

Shelby Steinmeyer, M.D./Ph.D. student; College of Medicine, Texas A&M University

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April 3, 2018

“Therapeutic Manipulation of Innate Airway Defenses”

Burton F. Dickey, M.D.; Professor and Chair, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

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March 6, 2018

“Dangerous Liaisons Between Platelets and Cancer”

Anil K. Sood, M.D.; Professor and Vice Chair for Translational Research, Division of Surgery, Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

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February 6, 2018

“Translating Optogenetics for the Control of Brain Circuits”

William H. Griffith, Ph.D.; Regents Professor and Head, Department of Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center

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December 5, 2017

“A User’s perspective on the ‘Tissue Chip’ Technology and its Application in Decision-Making in Human Health”

Ivan Rusyn, M.D., Ph.D.; Professor, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences; Chair, Interdisciplinary Faculty of Toxicology; Texas A&M University

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October 3, 2017

“CytoBits – Nanovesicle Inspired Drug Target & Diagnostic Biomarker Discovery”

Pete Heinzelman, Ph.D.; Research Scientist, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis & Immunology, Chen Medicinal Protein Laboratory, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University

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August 1, 2017

“Studies of Bio-physiological Contributions to Breast Cancer Outcome Disparities”

Robin Fuchs-Young, Ph.D.; Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine & Institute for Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M College of Medicine; Director, Community Outreach and Engagement Core (COEC), NIEHS Center for Translational Environmental Health Research (CTEHR)

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June 6, 2017

“The IBT Combinatorial Drug Discovery Program: A Resource for Translational Research” 

Peter J.A. Davies, M.D., Ph.D.; Professor and Director, Institute of Biosciences & Technology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University

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May 2, 2017

“Emerging Infectious Disease Threats: The Importance of Global Health Security Agenda and Global One Health” 

Gerald W. Parker, Jr., D.V.M., Ph.D.; Associate Dean for Global One Health, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Texas A&M University

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April 4, 2017

“NK Cells at the Microscope and in the Clinic”

Jordan S. Orange, M.D., Ph.D.; Professor of Pediatrics; Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics; Baylor College of Medicine; Louis G. and Marybeth Pawleek Endowed Chair; Chief, Section of Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology; Director, Center for Human Immunobiology; Director, Pediatrician-Scientist Training and Development Program; Texas Children’s Hospital

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March 7, 2017

“Intestinal Microbiome in Human Health and Disease”

James Versalovic, M.D., Ph.D.; Pathologist-in-Chief, Texas Children’s Hospital; Milton J. Finegold Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine

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February 7, 2017

“Thrombosis-on-Chip: Emerging Trends in Predicting Blood Clots”

Abhishek Jain, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Director, Bioinspired Translational Microsystems Lab (BioinSyst); Texas A&M College of Engineering

January 3, 2017

“Multiscale Biomechanics: Applications in Medical Technologies and Human Performance” 

Michael R. Moreno, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University; Director of Biomechanics Research and Engineering, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital

December 6, 2016

“Post-Nano”

Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D.; President & Chief Executive Officer, Ernest Cockrell, Jr. Presidential Distinguished Chair, Houston Methodist Research Institute; Director, Institute for Academic Medicine and Executive Vice President, Houston Methodist; Senior Associate Dean & Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College

November 1, 2016

“Targeting Treatment Resistance in Breast Cancer”

Jenny C. Chang, M.D., Emily Herrmann Chair in Cancer Research & Director, Cancer Center; Professor of Cancer, Institute for Academic Medicine; Member, Research Institute; Houston Methodist; Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College

October 4, 2016

“Neurosteroid Antidote for Chemical Nerve Agents”

Samba Reddy, PhD, RPh, FAAPS, FAAAS; Professor, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, NIH CounterACT Principal Investigator, Texas A&M College of Medicine; Professor, Texas A&M Institute of Neuroscience; Professor, Texas Brain & Spine Institute

September 6, 2016

“Engineering: The Future of Health” 

Anthony Guiseppi-Eli, Sc.D, FAIMBE, FRSC; TEES Professor and Department Head, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University

August 2, 2016

“InFlammAging” 

George E. Taffet, M.D.; Professor in Medicine; Chief, Geriatrics; Geriatrics and Cardiovascular Sciences; Robert J. Luchi, M.D. Chair in Geriatric Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine; Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Texas A&M College of Medicine; Head of the Division of Geriatrics, Houston Methodist Hospital

June 7, 2016

“Product Development and Implications of Product Quality on Therapeutic Outcomes” 

Mansoor Khan, R.Ph., Ph.D.; Professor & Vice Dean, and Director, Formulations Design and Development Core Laboratory, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, Texas A&M Health Science Center

May 3, 2016

“Towards Next Generation Proteomics: Digital Proteomics by DNA Sequencing”

George Miles, M.D., Ph.D., F.C.A.P., Molecular Pathologist & Clinical Genomicist

April 5, 2016

“Expanding the Mendelian View of Human Genetic Disease”

Richard A. Gibbs, Ph.D., Wofford Cain Chair and Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, and Founder & Director, Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine; TIAS Scholar, Texas A&M University

March 1, 2016

“NASA Human Health and Performance: Accelerating Innovation Through Risk Management and Open Innovation”

Jeffrey R. Davis, M.D., Director of Human Health and Performance, NASA Johnson Space Center

February 2, 2016

“Embolic Applications of Shape Memory Polymer Foams”

Duncan J. Maitland, Ph.D., Stewart & Stevenson Professor I, Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Assistant Agency Director, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University

January 5, 2016

“An Interdisciplinary Approach to Fighting the Vascular Complications of Diabetes”

Cynthia J. Meininger, Ph.D.; Professor, Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

December 1, 2015

“Molecular Genetic Basis of Epidemic Group A Streptococcus Disease: An Ongoing 25-year Quest”

James M. Musser, M.D., Ph.D.; Director, Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, Houston Methodist Research Institute; Fondren Distinguished Endowed Chair, and Chair, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine; Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University

November 3, 2015

“Tissue Engineering: Where Materials and Cells Meet”

Daniel L. Alge, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University

October 6, 2015

“High-field MRI in the Clinic: Promise and Challenges”

Mary P. McDougall, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University

September 1, 2015

“Innovating the Future of Orthopaedics-We Can’t do it Without You!

Phillip C. Noble, Ph.D.; Joseph Barnhart Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine; Director of Research, Institute of Orthopedic Research & Education, Houston, TX

August 4, 2015

“The Other Guy’s Toolkit”

Alan B. Lumsden, M.D.; Medical Director, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center; Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital

 July 7, 2015

“Trends and Technologies for Monitoring Health Remotely”

Gerard Cote’, Ph.D.; Head, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Charles H. and Bettye Barclay Professor, Biomedical Engineering; Director, Center for Remote Healthcare Technology, Texas A&M University

June 2, 2015

“Driving Tuberculosis Control Through Molecular Epidemiology and Population-based Translational Research”

Edward A. Graviss, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Director, Molecular Tuberculosis Laboratory, Center for Molecular and Translational Infectious Diseases Research; Research Scientist, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital

May 5, 2015

“One Man’s View of One Health”

Joe Kornegay, D.V.M., Ph.D.; Professor, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences; Investigator, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University

April 7, 2015, 12-1 PM

“Aerosolized Antimicrobials and Nanoparticles to Treat Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infections”

Carolyn Cannon, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Director, MD/PhD Program; Associate Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology; College of Medicine; Texas A&M Health Science Center

March 3, 2015, 12-1 PM

“Role of Innate Immunity in Cellular Reprogramming”

John P. Cooke, M.D., Ph.D.; Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter and Carole Walter Looke Presidential Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Disease Research; Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Houston Methodist Research Institute; Director, Center for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center; Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University.

February 3, 2015, 12-1 PM

A Revolution in the Treatment of Severe Childhood Malnutrition: Peanut Butter”

Mark J. Manary, M.D., Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

January 6, 2015, 12-1 PM

Translating Research into Academic Medical Training & Practice: The Texas Cancer Screening, Training, Education & Prevention Program (C-STEP)”

David A. McClellan, M.D., Assistant Professor, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, and Jane N. Bolin, B.S.N., J.D., Ph.D., Professor & Interim Department Head, Health Policy & Management, and Director, Southwest Rural Health Research Center, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health.

December 2, 2014, 12-1:15 PM

“Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip Systems for Next-Generation High Throughput Assays”

Arum Han, Ph.D.; Director, NanoBio Systems Laboratory, and Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University

November 4, 2014, 12-1:15 PM

“Biodefense-related Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens: Are Suitable Vaccines Within Reach?”

James E. Samuel, Ph.D.; Professor & Chair, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

October 7, 2014, 12-1 PM

Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Diabetes Management: The Path Forward

Michael V. Pishko, Ph.D.; Stewart & Stevenson Professor II of Biomedical Engineering, Director of the National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University

September 2, 2014, 12-1 PM

“Personal Monitoring: From Wearables to Implantables”

Michael J. McShane, Ph.D.; Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University

August 5, 2014, 12-1 PM

“Ancient Medicine for the Mitigation of Aflatoxicosis in Animals and Humans”

Timothy Phillips, M.S., Ph.D.; Distinguished Professor, Veterinary Integrated Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Director, Center for Food Safety, Texas A&M University

July 1, 2014, 12-1:15 PM

“The Language of Infection Biology: Dynamics of the Enteric Host: Pathogen Interface”

L. Garry Adams, DVM, PhD, Senior Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University

June 3, 2014, 12-1 PM

“Epigenetics, Diet, and Cancer Prevention

Roderick H. Dashwood, Ph.D.; Professor and Director, Center for Epigenetics and Disease Prevention, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center

May 6, 2014, 12-1 PM

“Drug Resistance: Insights and Chemotherapeutic Strategies” 

James C. Sacchettini, Ph.D.; Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Chemistry; Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University

April 1, 2014, 12-1:15 PM

“Biomaterial Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration”

Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University

March 4, 2014, 12-1:15 PM

“Zirconium Phosphate Nano-Platelets: A Novel Platform for Drug Delivery in Cancer Therapy”

Abraham Clearfield, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University; Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

February 4, 2014, 12-1 PM

“Predictors of PTSD and Depression in Returning Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans”

Sandra B. Morissette, PhD, Assessment Core Chief, VA VISN Center of Excellence on Returning War Veterans, Department of Veterans Affairs; Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College of Medicine

January 7, 2014, 12-1 PM

“Using Model Systems to Understand Environmentally-Induced Disease: The Case of Trichloroethylene and Kidney Cancer”

David Threadgill, PhD, Tom and Jean McMullin Chair of Genetics, Department of Molecular & Cellular Medicine, Director, Whole Systems Genomics Initiative, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Medicine

December 3, 2013, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Research Integrity and Everyday Practice in Science”

Fred Grinnell, PhD, Robert McLemore Professor of Medical Science, Department of Cell Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center

November 5, 2013, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Hospital Acquired Infections: Can Translational Research Help us Prevent This Expensive Problem?”

Chetan Jinadatha, MBBS, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, and Associate Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine; Chief, Infectious Diseases, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System.

October 1, 2013, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Developing Novel Chemotherapies for Pancreatic Cancer”

Dai Lu, PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center Rangel College of Pharmacy

September 3, 2013, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Translational Informatics: Biomedical Informatics for Translational Research”

Jack W. Smith, PhD; Director, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Texas A&M Health Science Center; Professor, Departments of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Texas A&M College of Medicine; Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M School of  Rural Public Health

August 7, 2013, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Integrative Genomics Analysis of Human Influenza Vaccine and Infection: Clinical Research Trials at Texas A&M”

John W. Belmont, MD, PhD; Professor, Molecular and Human Genetics, Pediatrics, and Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine

July 2, 2013, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Atherogenic HDL—A Trojan Horse”

Catherine J. McNeal, MD, PhD; Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Scott & White Healthcare

June 4, 2013, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Emergency Medicine Research: From Benchwork to Bedside”

Micheal J. Spohn, MD; Emergency Department Medical Research Director; Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine; St. Joseph Regional Health Center Department of Emergency Medicine

May 7, 2013, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Microbial Recognition by NOD2: Linking Microbiota to Crohn’s Disease”

Koichi S. Kobayashi, MD, PhD; Professor, Microbial and Molecular Pathogenesis, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

April 2, 2013, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Secretin Regulation of Biliary Proliferation/Loss”

Gianfranco Alpini, PhD; VA Research Scholar Award Recipient; Professor, Medicine and Medical Physiology, and Dr. Nicholas C. Hightower Centennial Chair of Gastroenterology, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine; Director, Scott & White Digestive Diseases Research Center

March 5, 2013, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Lymphatic Function, Edema and Inflammation”

David C. Zawieja, PhD; Regents Professor and Vice Chair, Systems Biology & Translational Medicine; Director, Lymphatic Biology Division, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

February 5, 2013, 12 – 1 p.m.

“A Tale of Two Viruses: Murine Coronavirus Models of Fulminant Hepatitis and SARS”

Julian Leibowitz, MD, PhD; Professor, Microbial and Molecular Pathogenesis, and Director, MD/PhD Program, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine; Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

January 15, 2013, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Identification of Potential New Therapeutics for Fibrosing Diseases and Wound Healing”

Richard Gomer, PhD; Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University

December 4, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

“The Molecular basis of Hepatic Encephalopathy

Sharon DeMorrow, PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Digestive Disease Research Center, Scott & White Hospital

November 6, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Lyme Disease”

Jon T. Skare, PhD; Professor and Associate Chair, Microbial & Molecular Pathogenesis, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

October 2, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Translational Research in Aging”

Nicolaas Deutz, MD, PhD; Professor of Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University

September 4, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

“From Bench to Bedside: Using Metabolic Disruption to Target Tumor Specific Metabolic Pathways”

M. Karen Newell Rogers, PhD; Professor, Department of Surgery, Scott & White Hospital; Professor, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine; Director, Center for Cell Death and Differentiation, Scott & White Hospital and Texas A&M Health Science Center; Raleigh R. White, Jr. Endowed Professor of Surgical Research

August 7, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

“New Concepts Concerning Prostate Cancer Screening”

Warren E. Zimmer, PhD, Scott Exter Professor, Systems Biology and Translational Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

July 3, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Repair of Challenging Bone Defects by Adult Stem Cell Tissue Engineering—Progress and Limitations”

Carl Gregory, PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine and Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

June 5, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Critical Contributions of Cross-bridge Regulation to Normal Heart Function”

Carl W. Tong, MD, PhD, FACC; Assistant Professor, Systems Biology and Translational Medicine Department, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Internal Medicine Department, Division of Cardiology, Scott & White Healthcare

May 1, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

“The Anticancer Activity of Aspirin—The Wonder Drug!”

Stephen H. Safe, PhD; Distinguished Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology, Texas A&M University; Director, Center for Environmental and Genetic Medicine, Institute of Biosciences & Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center

April 3, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Engineering of Functionalizable Protein-based Biomaterials with Tunable Mechanical Properties for Future Therapeutic Use”

Sarah E. Bondos, PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

March 6, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases”

Robert S. Chapkin, PhD; Regents Professor & University Faculty Fellow, Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases; Director, Genomics & Bioinformatics, Center for Environmental & Rural Health, Texas A&M University; Co-Director, Texas Cancer Microbiota Repository & Humanized Animal Core, Texas A&M Health Science Center

February 7, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

“In Pursuit of a Pocket Vaccine”

Allison D. Rice-Ficht, PhD; Regents Professor of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

January 10, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Bridging the Translational Research Gap Through Exercise and Nutrition Research”

Richard B. Kreider, PhD; Professor, Head of Department and Tom and Joan Read Endowed Chair, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University

December 6, 2011, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Strategies to Combat Respiratory Diseases”

Jeffrey D. Cirillo, PhD; Professor, Microbial and Molecular Pathogenesis, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

November 1, 2011, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Sex Differences in Health and Disease: Cerebral Stroke as a Case Study”

Farida Sohrabji, PhD; Professor, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics; Director, Women’s Health in Neuroscience, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

October 4, 2011, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Bridging the Gap between Clinical Medicine and Translational Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer”

Theresa W. Fossum, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS; Tom and Joan Read Chair in Veterinary Surgery; Director and Founder, Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies; Director, Clinical Programs and Biomedical Devices, Michael E. DeBakey Institute; Professor of Surgery, Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine

September 6, 2011, 12 – 1 p.m.

“Translating Cytokine Biology into Clinical Medicine”

David P. Huston, MD; Vice Dean for Clinical & Translational Research; Professor of Medicine and of Microbial & Molecular Pathogenesis, Texas A&M College of Medicine; Director, Clinical Science & Translational Research Institute, Texas A&M Health Science Center[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]