Cardiovascular Research Center seminar

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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Previous Cardiovascular Seminar Series Sessions

Fall 2025

Date Event Title Speaker Institute Host
09/12/2025 Available
09/19/2025 Dr. Koenig's primary focus is on understanding the role of inflammatory and non-inflammatory macrophages in acute and chronic cardiac injury and disease. Andrew Koenig, PhD Washington University in St. Louis Greg Graf, PhD
09/26/2025 Cardiovascular Research Day
09/27/2025 Saha Aortic Symposium
10/03/2025 FCPS Fall Break
10/10/2025 Anticoagulant Regulation by Von Willebrand Factor-Physiologic and Pathologic Implications Jeremy Wood, PhD University of Kentucky Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc
10/17/2025 The Exploitation of Thrombosis-Induced Alox15 to Inhibit Inflammatory Lung Injury Colin Evans, PhD University of South Carolina Shayan Mohammadmoradi, PhD
10/24/2025 Available
10/31/2025 No Seminar
11/07/2025 AHA Scientific Sessions
11/14/2025 Research in the Parker Lab harnesses the power of proteomic technologies to elucidate mechanisms of vascular pathology and identify putative molecular biomarkers of aneurysm and atherosclerosis. Sarah Parker, PhD Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Abby Burrows Franco, PhD
11/21/2025 Coenzyme A As A Regulator of Mitochondrial Metabolism Roberta Leonardi, PhD West Virginia University Greg Graf, PhD
11/28/2025 Thanksgiving Week
12/05/2025 Dr. Aday's areas of expertise include aortic aneurysms, cardiac surgery, cardiovascular disease and medicine, general cardiology, peripheral vascular and arterial disease, as well as carotid disease. Aaron Aday, MD, MSc Vanderbilt University Medical Center Mary Sheppard, MD

Spring 2026

Date Event Title
02/13/2026 Available
02/20/2026 Available
02/27/2026 Available
03/06/2026 Available
03/13/2026 Available
03/20/2026 UK Spring Break
03/27/2026 Available
04/03/2026 Available
04/10/2026 FCPS Spring Break
04/17/2026 No Seminar
04/24/2026 Available