Physiology Events Seminar Series Events Physiology Seminar Series occurs each Tuesday morning during the academic year in HKRB 150 at 9:30 a.m. The series brings prominent scientists and educators to campus to share their work with our faculty, staff, and trainees. Click Here Fall Semester 2024 Date Event Title Speaker Institute Host 09/10/2024 "Decoding Genetic and Sporadic Forms of Alzheimer's Disease: A Multi-Layered Transcriptomic Odyssey" Vivek Swarup, PhD University of California, Irvine Lance Johnson, PhD 09/17/2024 Navigating Asprosin: Discovery, Mechanisms and Future Therapies Ila Mishra, PhD University of Kentucky Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc 09/24/2024 "Systemic Metabolism and Muscle Physiology in Children with Cerebral Palsy" Sudarshan Dayanidhi, PT, PhD Northwestern University Ahmed Ismaeel, PhD 10/01/2024 Fayette County Public Schools Fall Break 10/08/2024 "Understanding the Role of Skeletal Myopathy in Peripheral Artery Disease Pathobiology" Terence Ryan, PhD University of Florida Ahmed Ismaeel, PhD 10/15/2024 "The Great Divorce: Separating Graft-vs-Host Disease (GvHD) from Graft-vs-Leukemia (GvL) by Targeting Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor (VLDLR)" Jaebok Choi, PhD Washington University Xiangan Li, PhD 10/22/2024 "Modified mRNA Therapeutics for Cardiovascular Diseases- The Next Frontier Beyond COVID-19 Vaccines" Lior Zangi, PhD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Jonathan Satin, PhD 10/29/2024 Physiology Education Day 11/05/2024 Election Day 11/12/2024 "Unveiling the Molecular Diversity of Human Brain Lipoproteins" John Melchior, PhD Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Ryan Temel, PhD 11/19/2024 Dr. Tong's research interest is in studying posttranslational modifications of transcription factors in glucose and lipid metabolism. Xin (Tony) Tong, MD, PhD University of Michigan Ryan Temel, PhD 11/26/2024 Thanksgiving Week 12/03/2024 Dr. Velez-Ortega has 20 years of research experience, and her lab is currently focused on the field of Hearing & Deafness, exploring mechanisms of protection against noise-induced hearing loss and the cytoskeleton of the inner ear sensory organelles. Catalina Velez-Ortega, PhD University of Kentucky Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc Spring Semester 2025 Date Event Title Speaker Institute Host 01/14/2025 Available 01/21/2025 Dr. Johnson's lab is focused on discovering new therapeutic targets for individuals at-risk for Alzheimer's disease. Lance Johnson, PhD University of Kentucky Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc 01/28/2025 Available 02/04/2025 Available 02/11/2025 Available 02/18/2025 Dr. Boychuk's lab focuses on the role of brainstem autonomic circuits in the control of cardiometabolic function with emphasis on the generation of parasympathetic motor output to organ systems critical in the regulation of cardiometabolic physiology. Carie Boychuk, PhD University of Missouri Brian Delisle, PhD 02/25/2025 Available 03/04/2025 Dr. Kekenes-Huskey's lab determines how molecules and proteins shape the functions of immune and heart cells by blending computational science and traditional wet-lab experiments. Peter Hekenes-Huskey, PhD Loyola University Cheavar Blair, PhD 03/11/2025 Dr. Kirk studies cardiovascular disease from the perspective of the sarcomere, the force-generating unit in heart muscle cells. Jonathan Kirk, PhD Loyola University Cheavar Blair, PhD 03/18/2025 UK Spring Break 03/25/2025 Available 04/01/2025 Available 04/08/2025 FCPS Spring Break 04/15/2025 Dr. Bergles's lab is interested in understanding the mechanisms by which neurons and glial cells interact to support normal communication in the nervous system. Dwight Bergles, PhD Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Cata Velez-Ortega, PhD 04/22/2025 Dr. Klerman's research focuses on the influences of circadian and sleep rhythms in normal and pathological states. Elizabeth Klerman, MD, PhD Harvard Medical School Cheavar Blair, PhD 05/06/2025 Available 05/13/2025 Available 05/20/2025 Dr. Gibson's lab lab focuses on understanding how glial cells modulate neural circuits throughout development and in diseases such as autism, multiple sclerosis, and chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment. Erin Gibson, PhD Stanford University Shannon Macauley, PhD Previous Seminars Seminars from 2013 – 2024
