| Date | Speaker | Affiliation(s) | Seminar Title | Grad Student Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26/24 | No seminar | |||
| 9/2/24 | No seminar | |||
| 9/9/24 | Dr. John T. Schiller (PhD) |
Deputy Chief Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, NIH Distinguished Investigator, Head, Neoplastic Disease Section. |
HPV-associated Cancers and The Development of HPV Prophylactic Vaccine (Gardasil) | Jarin Taslem Mourosi |
| 9/16/24 | No Seminar | |||
| 9/23/24 | Dr. Travis Stracker (PhD) |
Investigator, Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, NCI |
Targeting the DNA damage response in Cancer | Anup Baral |
| 9/30/24 | Dr. Edward Seto (PhD) |
Professor & Associate Center Director for Basic Sciences, GW Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, George Washington University |
The Biology of Histone Deacetylase Enzymes | |
| 10/7/24 | Dr. Kylie J. Walters (PhD) |
Senior Investigator and Section Chief, Center for Structural Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute. |
Mechanisms of targeted protein degradation: from structures to PROTACs | Ahmed Elgerbi |
| 10/14/24 | No seminar | |||
| 10/21/24 | Dr. Barry R. O'Keefe (PhD) |
Senior Scientist and Director, Molecular Targets Program, Head, Protein Chemistry and Molecular Biology Section, Chief, Natural Products Branch, Division of Cancer Treatment & Diagnosis, NCI. |
Screening of natural product extracts and the discovery of novel bioactive compounds from natural products. | William Boudhraa |
| 10/28/24 | No seminar | |||
| 11/4/24 | Dr. Matthew W. Kelley (PhD) |
Chief, Laboratory of Cochlear Development, Senior Investigator and Chief, Section of Developmental Neuroscience, National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH. |
Genetic Regulation of Inner Ear Development | Neha Gautam |
| 11/11/24 | Dr. Terren Niethamer (PhD) |
Stadtman Investigator, Regenerative Plasticity and Signaling Section, Cancer and Developmental Biology Laboratory, CCR, NCI. |
Endothelial plasticity and signaling in Lung Regeneration | Michelle Spencer |
| 11/18/24 | Dr. Kathryn Sandberg (PhD) |
Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Medicine, Director, Center for the Study of Sex Differences in Health, Aging and Disease, Georgetown University |
Angiotensin Receptor Signaling and Trafficking | Mariliz Colon |
| 11/25/24 | Dr. Michael Hsieh (MD, PhD) |
Professor of Urology, Pediatrics and Microbiology, Immunology & Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University |
Urine is Not Sterile: the (Un)healthy Urinary Microbiome and the Immune Responses it Triggers | Ayobami Awe |
| 12/2/24 | Dr. Jotham Suez (PhD) |
Feinstone Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
Personalized Nutrition and the Microbiome | Narbada Upreti |
Abbreviations
NIH = National Institute of Health
CCR = Center for Cancer Research
NCI = National Cancer Institute