Cardiovascular Seminar Series
Current Seminars
Fridays at 9 a.m. in HKRB 150
This forum brings to campus prominent external speakers and provides presentations by University of Kentucky faculty to ensure their research expertise is widely known.
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Spring 2026
| Date | Event Title | Speaker | Institute | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/06/2026 | Is tPA Really More Than A Fibrinolytic? | Benoit D Roussel, PhD | Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM) | Jeremy Wood, PhD |
| 02/13/2026 | No Seminar-Room Unavailable | |||
| 02/20/2026 | Biomedical Insights and Applications in Aortopathies- The Cardiovascular Mechanics and Engineering Lab | Brooks Lane, PhD | University of Kentucky | Greg Graf, PhD |
| 02/27/2026 | Peripheral Artery Disease: Challenging Assumptions and Fighting for Recognition | Aaron Aday, MD, MSc | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Mary Sheppard, MD |
| 03/06/2026 | Shedding Light on the Dark Genome: Epigenetic and Epitranscriptional Regulation in Cardiovascular Disease | Ming He, MD, PhD | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Congqing Wu, PhD |
| 03/13/2026 | Unlocking Cell Fate Plasticity for Heart Regeneration | Li Qian, PhD | UNC School of Medicine | Xu Xiao, PhD |
| 03/20/2026 | No Seminar- UK Spring Break | |||
| 03/27/2026 | Exploring Novel Inflammatory Mediators and Vascular Disease | Katey Rayner, PhD | University of Ottowa Heart Institute | Ryan Temel, PhD |
| 04/03/2026 | Therapeutic Potential of Targeting Bile Acid Cycling for Treating Liver and Kidney Disease | Paul Dawson, PhD, FAASLD | Emory University School of Medicine | Nate Helsley, PhD |
| 04/10/2026 | No Seminar- FCPS Spring Break | |||
| 04/17/2026 | No Seminar - Room Unavailable | |||
| 04/24/2026 | Serum Amyloid A: Friend and Foe in Inflammation | Preetha Shridas, PhD | University of Kentucky | Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc |
| 05/15/2026 | Vascular Discovery Conference |
Fall 2026
| Date | Event Title | Speaker | Institute | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/18/2026 | No Seminar- Cardiovascular Research Day | |||
| 10/02/2026 | Available | |||
| 10/09/2026 | Available | |||
| 10/16/2026 | Dr. Li's research focuses on molecular pathways controlling innate immunity and inflammation, dynamic programming of innate immune leukocytes, and pathogenesis of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases such as sepsis and atherosclerosis. | Liwu Li, PhD | Virginia Tech | Congqing Wu, PhD |
| 10/23/2026 | Dr. Lewandowski's research examines the metabolic basis of impaired contractile function in the diseased heart. | Douglas Lewandowski, PhD | The Ohio State University | Nate Helsley, PhD |
| 10/30/2026 | Available | |||
| 11/06/2026 | No Seminar- AHA Scientific Sessions | |||
| 11/13/2026 | Available | |||
| 11/20/2026 | Available | |||
| 11/27/2026 | No Seminar- Thanksgiving Week | |||
| 12/04/2026 | Available |