2024-Winter
Winter 2024
Fridays at 1pm, 6364 Scott Hall and on Zoom. Meeting ID: 914 6247 8941 Passcode: 516182
Lunch with graduate students and postdocs 12-1pm for external speakers; seminars 1-2pm, unless otherwise noted.
| Date | Speaker | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/12/24 | Stephen Lanier, Ph.D. | Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University | "Integration of 'omics' discovery platforms to dissect signal processing networks for targeted therapeutics" |
| 01/19/24 Lunch w/ Trainees | Dana Dolinoy, Ph.D. | NSF International Chair of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan | “ToxicoEpigenetics & the Use of piRNA for Precision Environmental Health Research” |
| 01/26/24 | Brian Cummings, Ph.D. | Dean, Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | "Lipidomic-based approaches to advance our understanding of the Neurotoxic Mechanisms of Action of Brominated Flame-Retardants" |
| 02/02/24 Lunch w/ Trainees | Heather Calderone, Ph.D. | Director of Research and Grants, American Brain Tumor Association | “Working with Purpose: A Scientific Career in Non-profit” |
| 02/09/24 Lunch w/ Trainees | James Burkett, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Toledo Health Sciences Center | TBD |
| 02/16/24 | Andrew Garrett, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University | Workshop |
| 02/23/24 | James Jackson, M.F.A, M.A. | Academic Services Officer, Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University | Graduate Student Luncheon and Testimonials |
| 03/01/24 | Moustafa El-Araby Dawoud, Ph.D. | CEO of ViveGen LLC Innovations | "Aldehyde and Non-Aldehyde Allosteric Hemoglobin Modifiers" |
| 03/08/24 | No Seminar | ||
| 03/15/24 | No Seminar | Spring Break | |
| 03/22/24 Lunch w/ Trainees | Peijian He, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases, Emory University | "Iron and liver disease - a vicious cycle" |
| 03/29/24 Lunch w/ Trainees | Johnathan Whetstine, Ph.D. | Professor, Director, Cancer Epigenetics Institute, Fox Chase Cancer Center | "Epigenetics: A Gatekeeper for DNA Amplification and Rearrangements” |
| 04/05/24 | Roxanne Bérubé, Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Researcher, The Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University | "Chemical mixtures from household dust disrupt metabolic health, neurodevelopment and gene expression in developmentally exposed zebrafish" |
| 04/12/24 POST- PONED | Christy Copeland, Pharm.D. | Medical Strategist, Medical Affairs, BioLineRx POSTPONED | Application of Stem Cell Mobilization for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) POSTPONED |
| 04/19/24 Lunch w/ Trainees | Lawrence Lash, Ph.D. | Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University | "Glutathione and Mitochondrial Function in the Kidneys: From Mechanistic Toxicology to Biomarker Discovery" |
| 04/26/24 Lunch w/ Trainees | Joanna Sutton, Ph.D. | Advisor and Research Scientist at Eli Lilly and Company Wayne State University, Pharmacology Alumni | "Advice for Navigating a Career in Industry" |
| 05/03/24 Lunch w/ Trainees | Subham Dasgupta, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University | "Uncovering mechanisms of flame retardant developmental toxicity using zebrafish as a model" |
| 05/10/24 Lunch w/ Trainees | Nnenna U. Badamosi, M.D., M.P.H. | Director, Clinical Development | "Overview of Gene Therapies in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)" |