 
	        
            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 | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Barb Nikolajczyk | Links between T cell bioenergetics and function in aging and obesity | 
| 10/10/2025 | Ritu Chakravarti | Manuscript in progress with a tentative title: Novel Role of 14-3-3ζ in Adaptive Immunity. | 
| 10/17/2025 | Lyse Norian | Investigating stress-based neural/immune interactions in ovarian cancer | 
| 10/24/2025 | Faculty Meeting | No Meeting This Week | 
| 10/31/2025 | Open | Open | 
| 11/7/2025 | Saurabh Chattopadhyay | Non-canonical IRFs in antiviral responses | 
| 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 | Baharem Ajami | Visiting Scholar Chalk Talk | 
| 12/12/2025 | Amelia Pinto | Balance between cellular Metabolism and Viral Replication | 
| 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 | Jamie Sturgill | Hyperoxia infection and AUD | 
| 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 | Erin Garcia | TBD | 
| 2/13/2026 | Sarah D'Orazio | Listeria exit from MLN and/or nerurotropism | 
| 2/20/2026 | Faculty Meeting | No Meeting This Week | 
| 2/27/2026 | Keith Pennypacker | Gaining Molecular Insight into Stroke via Intracranial and Systemic Blood from Patients during Thrombectomy | 
| 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 |