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Chalk Talks
Chalk Talks are informal presentations where faculty share research ideas, draft specific aims, or early-stage proposals for feedback from colleagues across disciplines. These sessions are designed to strengthen grant submissions, spark collaboration, and create space for constructive dialogue within the CURE-KY research community.
If you have an upcoming Chalk Talk you’d like us to feature, please contact curekyidc@uky.edu with the date, time, location (or Zoom link), and a brief description of the session.
This page is updated regularly as new sessions are scheduled.
Date | Name | Topic of Discussion |
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9/5/2025 | Tony Sinai | Co-evolution of Toxoplasma chronic infection and Immune status |
9/12/2025 | Open | Open |
9/19/2025 | Faculty Meeting | No Meeting This Week |
9/26/2025 | Midwest Virology Symposium hosted by CURE-KY | No Meeting This Week |
10/3/2025 | Open | Open |
10/10/2025 | Ritu Chakravarti | TBD |
10/17/2025 | Open | Open |
10/24/2025 | Faculty Meeting | No Meeting This Week |
10/31/2025 | Sarah D'Orazio | Listeria exit from MLN and/or neurotropism |
11/7/2025 | Open | Open |
11/14/2025 | Faculty Meeting | No Meeting This Week |
11/21/2025 | AIC Conference | No Meeting This Week |
11/28/2025 | Thanksgiving | No Meeting This Week |
12/5/2025 | Amelia Pinto | Balance between cellular Metabolism and Viral Replication |
12/12/2025 | Kate Wolf | TBD |
12/19/2025 | Faculty Meeting | No Meeting This Week |
12/26/2025 | Christmas | No Meeting This Week |
1/2/2026 | New Years | No Meeting This Week |
1/9/2026 | Open | Open |
1/16/2026 | Faculty Meeting | No Meeting This Week |
1/23/2026 | Natalia Korotkova | TBD |
1/30/2026 | Jennifer Simkin | Metabolic signals that shift macrophage polarization |
2/6/2026 | Open | Open |
2/13/2026 | Open | Open |
2/20/2026 | Faculty Meeting | No Meeting This Week |
2/27/2026 | Open | Open |
3/6/2026 | Open | Open |
3/13/2026 | Open | Open |
3/20/2026 | Faculty Meeting | No Meeting This Week |
3/27/2026 | Open | Open |
4/3/2026 | Open | Open |
4/10/2026 | Ashfaqul Alam | Microbiome and regulation of C. jejuni gene expression |
4/17/2026 | Faculty Meeting | No Meeting This Week |
4/24/2026 | Open | Open |
5/1/2026 | Open | Open |
5/8/2026 | Open | Open |
5/15/2026 | Faculty Meeting | No Meeting This Week |
5/22/2026 | Open | Open |
5/29/2026 | Open | Open |
6/5/2026 | Open | Open |
6/12/2026 | Open | Open |
6/19/2026 | Faculty Meeting | No Meeting This Week |
6/26/2026 | Open | Open |