Date Place Speaker Topic
Sept 22, 2023
9-10 AM
virtual Gabriela Romero Uribe, PhD
Margie and Bill Kleese Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering, UTSA
Nanomagnetic Actuators for Neuromodulation
Oct 20, 2023
9-10 AM
virtual seminar cancelled  
Nov 10, 2023
9-10 AM
virtual James Lechleiter, PhD
Professor and Director of the Optical Imaging Core, UT Health San Antonio
Harnessing Astrocytes' Unique Potential to Treat Brain Injuries
Dec 2023   no seminar due to holidays  
Jan 19, 2024
9-10 AM
virtual Kathryn Mayer,PhD
Associate Professor, UTSA
Dose Enhancement by Gold Nanoparticles in Radiation Therapy
Feb 16, 2024
9-10 AM
virtual Samuel Achilefu, PhD
Professor and Chair, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Outsmarting Cancer with Light
Mar 22, 2024
9-10 AM
virtual Chiung-Yu Hung, PhD
Associate Professor, UTSA
Developing Vaccines and Novel Anti-Fungal Drugs Against Valley Fever
Apr 24, 2024
2-3 PM
UTHSA
LSoM 309L
Laurie K. McCauley, DDS, MS, PhD
Professor, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Exploring Challenges and Opportunities in Translational Science

Date Place Speaker Topic
Sept 16, 2022
9-10 AM
virtual Bess Frost, PhD
Associate Professor, UT Health San Antonio
Transposable Element Activation in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Tauopathies: From Bench to Bedside
Oct 21, 2022
9-10 AM
virtual Daohong Zhou, MD
Professor, UT Health San Antonio; Associate Director for Drug Development, Mays Cancer Center; Director, Center for Innovative Drug Discovery
Bcl-xl PROTAC - A Safer and More Effective Antitumor Agent
Nov 11, 2022
9-10 AM
virtual Pratap Khanwilkar, PhD, MBA
Founder and CEO of Ignition Key LLC
From Theorist to Tycoon: My Translational Research Journey
Dec 2022   no seminar due to holidays  
Jan 20, 2023
9-10 AM
virtual Anand Srinivasan, PhD
Executive Director, Center for Innovations and Biodesign, Research and Development, BioBridge Global and Subsidiaries
The Center for Innovations and Biodesign at BioBridge Global
Feb 17, 2023
9-10 AM
virtual Alvaro G. Moreira, MD, MSCI
Director of the Neonatal Regenerative and Precision Medicine Laboratory; Program Director for the Physician Assistant Neonatology Residency; Co-Director of University Health System’s Neonatal Nutrition and Bone Institute
Development of a Peripheral Blood Transcriptomic Gene Signature to Predict Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Mar 24, 2023
9-10 AM
virtual Carolina Vivas-Valencia, PhD
Assistant Professor, UTSA
Data-Analytics Frameworks to Combat the Current Opioid Epidemic
Apr 26, 2023
2-3 PM
UTHSA
LSoM 209L
Elizabeth Matsui, MD, MHS
Interim Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs, Dell Medical School; Director, Center for Health & Environment: Education & Research; Associate Director, Health Transformation Research Institute; Professor and Associate Chair for Research, Department of Population Health; Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Childhood Asthma Disparities: Location, Location, Location

Date Place Speaker Topic
Sept 17, 2021
9-10 AM
virtual Yogesh Gupta, PhD
Assistant Professor, UT Health San Antonio
Structural Basis of RNA Cap Modification by SARS-CoV-2
Oct 22, 2021
9-10 AM
virtual Z. Leah Harris, MD
Department of Pediatrics Chair, Dell Pediatric Research Institute Director, and Professor, Dell Medical School
Translational Research in Pediatrics: Past, Present and Future
Nov 12, 2021
9-10 AM
virtual Robert A. Hromas, MD, FACP
Dean, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Vice President for Medical Affairs, UT Health San Antonio
Rescuing Toxic Cancer Drugs Using Synthetic Proteolsis
Dec 2021   no seminar due to holidays  
Jan 28, 2022
9-10 AM
virtual Stanton F. McHardy, PhD
Associate Professor, UTSA; Director, Center for Innovative Drug Discovery
Design, Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationships of Small Molecule ER-β Agonists for Glioblastoma (GBM) Therapies
Feb 18, 2022
9-10 AM
virtual Kenneth Hargreaves, DDS, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry; Professor, Departments of Pharmacology, Physiology and Surgery, Long School of Medicine, UT Health San Antonio
You Are What You Eat: The Role of Polysaturated Fatty Acids in Pain
Mar 25, 2022
9-10 AM
virtual Ali Cinar, PhD
Professor, Hyosung S.R. Cho Endowed Chair in Engineering and Biochemical Engineering, and Director of Engineering Center for Diabetes Research and Education (ECDRE), Illinois Tech
Treatment of Diabetes - A Multivariable Approach
May 4, 2022
12-1 PM
virtual David Hayes-Bautista, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles
Race/Ethnic Categories and Latino Health Research

Date Place Speaker Topic
Sept 18, 2020
9-10 AM
virtual Clay Quint, MD, PhD
Vascular Surgeon, South Texas Veterans Health Care System; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery, UT Health San Antonio
Tissue Engineered Vessels: Research to Clinical Trials
Oct 16, 2020
9-10 AM
virtual Thomas F. Patterson, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Vice Chair for Faculty Development, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Professor of Medicine, UT Health San Antonio
Prevention, Treatment and Clinical Trials for COVID-19
Nov 13, 2020
9-10 AM
virtual Kirsten Hanson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biology, South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, UTSA
Plasmodium Phenotypic Profiling for Antimalarial Drug Discovery
Dec 2020   no seminar due to holidays  
Jan 22, 2021
9-10 AM
virtual Bin Jiang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University
Novel Therapeutic Target for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
Feb 19, 2021
9-10 AM
virtual seminar cancelled due to weather  
Mar 19, 2021
9-10 AM
virtual Mary Pat Moyer, PhD, CTBS
Founder, President, CEO, and Chief Science Officer, INCELL Corporation LLC; Professor of Surgery, UT Health San Antonio
Developing a Product for Clinical Use Is Not Only About the Cool Science
May 5, 2021
2:30-3:30 PM
virtual Elizabeth Burnside, MD, MPH
Professor of Radiology, Associate Dean for Team Science and Interdisciplinary Research, and Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Clinical and Translational Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Precision Breast Cancer Screening: An Iterative Learning Health System Intervention

Date Place Speaker Topic
Sept 20, 2019
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Weixing Zhao, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute, UT Health San Antonio
Mechanistic Insights into BRCA1/2-Mediated Homologous Recombination
Oct 18, 2019
9-10 AM
  no seminar  
Nov 8, 2019
9-10 AM
  no seminar  
Dec 2019   no seminar due to holidays  
Jan 24, 2020
9-10 AM
UTHSA GCCRI
2.160
Rebecca E. McMahon, MBA, PhD
President of Rochal Industries
BIAKOS Antimicrobial Wound Cleanser and Gel-Biofilm Efficacy from the Lab to the Clinic
Feb 21, 2020
9-10 AM
UTHSA GCCRI
2.160
Yufei Huang, PhD
Professor and Associate Chair on Research for Electrical and Computer Engineering, UTSA
Intelligent Biomedical Research - When Biomedical Data Meet Artificial Intelligence
Mar 20, 2020
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Clay Quint, MD, PhD
Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, South Texas VA
TBA
Apr 29, 2020
2-3 PM
UTHSA
MED 209L
Elizabeth Burnside, MD, MPH, MS, FACR
Senior Associate Dean in the School of Medicine and Public Health and Deputy Director of the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, University of Wisconsin
Using "Intermediate Phenotypes" to Decipher Biomedical Big Data while Including Patients in Healthcare Decision-Making

Date Place Speaker Topic
Sept 21, 2018
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Hugo Giambini, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, UTSA
Novel Imaging & Computational Approaches in Orthopedic Research: From Bench-to-Bed Side
Oct 12, 2018
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Liz Warren, PhD
Associate Program Scientist, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space
Biomedical Aspects of Spaceflight
Nov 16, 2018
9-10 AM
UTHSA
GCCRI 2.160
Sidath Kumarapperuma, PhD
Assistant Professor/Research, UT Health San Antonio, Radiology
Immuno-PET Imaging in Cancer and Beyond
Dec 2018   no seminar due to holidays  
Jan 18, 2019
9-10 AM
UTHSA
MED 409L
Charles France, PhD
Robert A. Welch Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry, Professor of Pharmacology, and Professor of Psychiatry, UT Health San Antonio
MCAM: A Novel Mu Opioid Receptor Antagonist for Treating Opioid Overdose and Abuse
Feb 15, 2019
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Miranda E. Orr, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Health San Antonio
Tau Induced Cellular Senescence Is a Treatable Source of Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration
Mar 22, 2019
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Janakiram Seshu, BVSc, PhD
Professor, South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, UTSA
Vaccine- and Antibiotic-Independent Strategies Against Lyme Disease
May 1, 2019
2-3 PM
UTHSA
MED 309L
Madhukar Trivedi, MD
Founding Director of Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care, Peter O'Donnell Jr Brain Institute; Betty Jo Hay Distinguished Chair in Mental Health, Julie K. Hersh Chair for Depression Research and Clinical Care, Professor of Psychiatry, and Chief of Division of Mood Disorders, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
The Biosignatures of Treatment Response in Depression

Date Place Speaker Topic
Sept 15, 2017
9-10 AM
UTHSA
GCCRI 2.160
Joanne Turner, PhD
Vice President of Research, Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Dissecting the Functional Role of Granulomas during M. tuberculosis Infection
Oct 20, 2017
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Mark Anastasio, PhD
Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
Computational Methods for X-Ray Phase-Contrast Imaging
Nov 17, 2017
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Lindsey Macpherson, PhD
Assistant Professor, UTSA
Investigating Taste from the Tongue and Gut to the Brain
Dec 2017   no seminar due to holidays  
Jan 19, 2018
9-10 AM
UTHSA
GCCRI 2.160
Kumar Sharma, MD
Professor, Nephrology Division Chief, and Department of Medicine Vice Chair of Research, UT Health San Antonio
Metabolic Reprogramming in Kidney Disease
Feb 16, 2018
9-10 AM
UTHSA
GCCRI 2.160
Marcos Restrepo, MD
Associate Professor, UT Health San Antonio; Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division
Translational Science in Cardiovascular Complications Secondary to Pneumonia
Mar 23, 2018
9-10 AM
UTHSA
GCCRI 2.160
Gregory R. Dion, MD, MS
MAJ, MC USA; Staff Laryngologist, San Antonio Military Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Uniformed University of the Health Sciences
Developing In-Vivo Models and Biomechanical Testing for Laryngeal Burn Injuries
May 2, 2018
2-3 PM
UTHSA
LSOM 409L
Sharon Walsh, PhD
Professor of Behavioral Science, Psychiatry and Pharmacology in the College of Medicine; Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy; Director, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research College of Medicine, University of Kentucky
Leveraging Clinical Science to Tackle the Opioid Crisis

Date Place Speaker Topic
Sept 16, 2016
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Jose Lopez-Ribot, PharmD, PhD
Professor of Biology, UTSA
Candidiasis Drug Discovery and Development: New Approaches Targeting Virulence for Discovering and Identifying New Antifungal Drugs
Oct 21, 2016
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Jay Hoying, PhD
Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Therapeutics, Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville and Jewish Hospital/St. Mary's Healthcare
Reconstructing the Microcirculation
Nov 18, 2016
9-10 AM
UTHSA
GCCRI 2.160
Vikhyat Bebarta, MD, FACEP, FACMT
Professor, Emergency Medicine Toxicology; Professor, Pharmacology; University of Colorado School of Medicine
Countermeasure Development: Designing Drugs for Chemical Disasters
Dec 2016   no seminar due to holidays  
Jan 20, 2017
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Eric M. Brey, PhD
Duchossois Leadership Professor, Armour College of Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
Addressing Challenges in Tissue Engineering Research and Education
Feb 17, 2017
9-10 AM
UTHSA
GCCRI 2.160
Ruth Ruprecht, MD, PhD
SNPRC's V&I Infectious Disease Unit Leader, Director of Texas Biomed AIDS Research Program, Southwest National Primate Research Center, Virology & Immunology
Defense-In-Depth Against Mucosal HIV Transmission
Mar 24, 2017
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 3.106
Kelly Nash, PhD
Associate Professor of Physics, UTSA
Nano-Bio Interfaces: From Therapeutics to Remote Transducers
Apr 12, 2017
2-3 PM
UTHSA
MED 209L
Edith A. Parker, MPH, DrPH
Professor and Head, Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health
Engaged Research in Health Research - Promises and Challenges

Date Place Speaker Topic
Sept 18, 2015
9-10 AM
UTHSCSA
GCCRI 2.160
Yuguang (Roger) Shi, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Distinguished Chair in Metabolic Biology, Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies
In Search of Mitochondrial Clock for Aging-Related Metabolic Diseases
Oct 16, 2015
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Mary Pat Moyer, PhD
Founder, CEO, and Chief Science Officer, INCELL Corporation, LLC
GMP Manufacturing of Human Cell and Tissue Therapy Products
Nov 20, 2015
9-10 AM
UTHSCSA
GCCRI 2.160
Peter T. Fox, MD
Director, Research Imaging Institute; Vice Chair for Research and Research Education, Department of Radiology; Malcolm Jones Professor Radiology; Professor of Radiology, Neurology, Psychiatry and Physiology; UTHSCSA
Network Modeling of Neural Systems and Disorders
Dec 2015   no seminar due to holidays  
Jan 15, 2016
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Thomas Forsthuber, MD, PhD
Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Endowed Chair in Biotechnology; Professor of Biology, UTSA
Inhibition of MIF as Novel Treatment for Autoimmune Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Feb 19, 2016
9-10 AM
UTHSCSA
MED 409L
Randall J. Urban, MD
Edward Randall and Edward Randall, Jr., Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine; Professor and Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch
Traumatic Brain Injury and Pituitary Dysfunction: Manifestations of a Chronic Disease
Mar 25, 2016
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Matthew Gdovin, PhD
Associate Professor of Physiology, UTSA
Photodynamic Therapy Effective in Causing pH-Induced Apoptosis in Multiple Cancers
Apr 27, 2016
2-3 PM
UTHSCSA
AL&TC 3.301
Russ Waitman, PhD
Director of Medical Informatics, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enterprise Analytics, University of Kansas Medical Center
Building Informatics Capacity for Clinical/Translational and Pragmatic Research

Date Place Speaker Topic
Sept 19, 2014
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Ann Salamone, PhD
Rochal Industries, LLP
Biomaterials for Soft Tissue Repair/Wound Healing
Oct 17, 2014
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Victor Convertino, PhD
Senior Research Psychologist, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston
From Space to Iraq: Optimizing the Respiratory Pump for Treatment of Hypovolemic Hypotension
Nov 21, 2014
9-10 AM
UTHSCSA
NSG 1.206
Kamil Ugurbil, PhD
McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair Professor in Radiology, Neurosciences, and Medicine; Director of the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota
Towards Understanding the Human Brain: Imaging of Function and Connectivity from Cortical Columns and Layers to Whole Brain
Dec 2014   no seminar due to holidays  
Jan 16, 2015
9-10 AM
UTHSCSA
GCCRI 2.160
John Zhang, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair, Basic Sciences Division of Physiology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University
Future Stroke Research: Emphasizing Recirculation
Feb 20, 2015
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Amelie Ramirez, DPH, MPH
Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research, UTHSCSA
Salud America!: Using Research, a Policy Contribution Model and Multimedia Communications to Fuel Obesity Prevention in Latino Communities
Mar 20, 2015
9-10 AM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Richard Caprioli, PhD
Stanley Cohen Professor of Biochemistry; Director of the Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University
Imaging Mass Spectrometry: Molecular Mapping Beyond the Microscope
Apr 22, 2015
2-3 PM
UTHSCSA
MED 409L
Alan Lambowitz, Ph
Director, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology; Mr. and Mrs. A. Frank Smith, Jr. and Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Regents Chairs in Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin
Mobile Group II Introns: From Evolutionary Relics to Applications in Gene Targeting, RNA-seq, and Diagnostics

Date Place Speaker Topic
Sept 18, 2013
4-5 PM
UTSA
UC 1.106
Mark J. Nijland, PhD
Associate Professor, Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UTHSCSA
Transcriptomics: The Canary in the Cage for Developmental Origins Research?
Sept 25, 2013
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSE Atrium
Sidney McNairy, Jr., PhD, DSc, LHD
Former Associate Director, National Center Research Resources; Former Director, Capacity Building Branch, NIGMS
Translational Research and Health Disparities: The Nation's Imperative
Nov 20, 2013
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
MED 409L
M. Margarita Behrens, PhD
Staff Scientist, The Computational Neurobiology Laboratory at the Salk Institute
Dynamic Changes in Neuronal DNA-Methylation Patterns During Brain Development
Dec 2013   no seminar due to holidays  
Jan 15, 2014
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
MED 309L
Miguel Jose-Yacaman, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy, UTSA
Is High Resolution Electron Microscopy of Biological Material Possible?
Feb 19, 2014
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Andrea Giuffrida, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, UTHSCSA
The Endocannabinoid Hypothesis of Schizophrenia: From Risk Factor to Therapy
Mar 19, 2014
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
MED 309L
Andrew P. Cap, MD, PhD, FACP
Lieutenant Colonel, Medical Corps, US Army; Chief, Coagulation and Blood Research Program; US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston
Re-Engineering Blood: Transfusion as Organ Transplantation vs. Artificial Organs
Apr 16, 2014
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
MED 309L
Michael Olivier, PhD
Scientist and Director, Wisconsin Center of Excellence in Genomics Science, Texas Biomedical Research Institute
How Genes and Proteins Make Us Fat: New Technologies for Research on Obesity-Related Health Complications

Date Place Speaker Topic
Sept 19, 2012
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Susan L. Mooberry, PhD
Greehey Distinguished Chair, Targeted Molecular Therapeutics; Professor of Pharmacology, UTHSCSA
Drug Discovery from Plants – Old Hat or a Continuing Valuable Resource
Oct 17, 2012
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
AAB 114
Karl Klose, PhD
Professor of Microbiology, UTSA
Francisella tularensis: Pathogenesis and Vaccine Development
Nov 14, 2012
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Vivek R. Nerurkar, PhD
Professor and Chair, Dept of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Immunobiology of WNV-Induced Neuroinflammation
Dec 2012   no seminar due to holidays  
Jan 23, 2013
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
LIB 2.019
Hai-Chao Han, PhD
Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, UTSA
Artery Buckling: Mechanisms and Possible Applications
Feb 20, 2013
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Nicolas Musi, MD
Professor, Barshop Institute Associate Director of Translational Research; Director, UTHSC for Healthy Aging; Director, STVHCS-Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center
Role of TLR4 on Insulin Resistance
Mar 20, 2013
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
MED 409L
Allan Brasier, MD
Nelda C and HJ Lutcher Stark Distinguished Chair in Endocrinology; Director, Institute for Translational Sciences; Director, Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, UTMB
Team Approaches to Understanding the Role of Innate Immunity in Pulmonary Disease
Apr 24, 2013
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Barry Lieber, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery; Director Cerebrovascular Research Center, Stony Brook University Medical Center
Endovascular Simulator for Research, Development, Training and Treatment Planning
May 1, 2013
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
MED 409L
cancelled  

Date Place Speaker Topic
Sept 21, 2011
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
LIB 2.019
Leonard Rome, PhD
Associate Director, California NanoSystems Institute Professor, Biological Chemistry; Senior Associate Dean for Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Director for Strategic Planning and Partnerships, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Vault Nanoparticles: A Platform Technology for Therapeutic Delivery and Vaccine Development
Oct 19, 2011
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSB 3.03.02
Lovell A. Jones, PhD
Director, Dorothy I. Height Center for Health Equity & Evaluation Research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Houston
A Biopsychosocial Approach to Addressing Health Equity
Nov 16, 2011
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
LIB 2.019
Joseph C. Salamone, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer, Rochal Industries LLP
Ophthalmic and Wound Care Biomaterials
Dec 2011   no seminar due to holidays  
Jan 18, 2012
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Ken M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD
Professor and Chair, Deptartment of Endodontics, President's Council Endowed Chair in Research, UTHSCSA
The Discovery of Endo-Capsaicins and New Approaches for Pain Management
Feb 15, 2012
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
MED 309L
Bruce McManus, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia; Director, Providence Heart Lung Institute at St. Paul's Hospital; Director, PROOF Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research; Director, The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research
Molecular Bio-Signatures along the Life Cycle of Failing Hearts and Lungs
Mar 28, 2012
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Larry V. McIntire, PhD
Wallace H. Coulter Chair and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Role of Mechanical Forces in Vascular Biology: From Cells To Molecules
Apr 18, 2012
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
AAB 114
John R. McCarrey, PhD
Professor, Cell & Molecular Biology, UTSA; Professor, Cellular and Structural Biology and OB/GYN Departments, UTHSCSA; Scientist, Department Comparative Medicine, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
Epimutations – Where Do They Come From and Where Do They Go?
May 16, 2012
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Senlin Li, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, UTHSCSA
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy

Date Place Speaker Topic
Sept 15, 2010
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Reto Asmis, PhD
Professor of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Biochemistry; Director of Research Development, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, UTHSCSA
Phytonutrients as Atheroprotective Compounds – Novel Mechanisms and Targets
Oct 20, 2010
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
LIB 2.019
Thomas Forsthuber, MD, PhD
Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Endowed Chair in Biotechnology; Professor of Immunology, UTSA; Adjunct Professor of Pathology, UTHSCSA
Bridging the Gap Between Mouse and Humans: Development of Novel Therapies for MS in "Humanized" HLA-DR Transgenic Mice
Nov 16, 2010
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Elena Bastida, PhD
Chair, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University
From Epidemiology to Health Promotion: A Health Disparities Research Trajectory
Dec 2010   no seminar due to holidays  
Jan 19, 2011
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
MED 309L
Maren Scheuner, MD, MPH, FACMG
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Health Unit, RAND Corporation
Delivery of Genomic Medicine: A Health Services Research Perspective
Feb 23, 2011
4-5 PM
UTSA
UC 1.104
cancelled  
Mar 23, 2011
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
MED 309L
Rena Bizios, PhD
Peter Flawn Professor of Biomedical Engineering, UTSA
New Generation of Biomaterials for Implant Applications
Apr 20, 2011
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Peter Fox, MD
Vice Chair for Research and Research Education; Director, Research Imaging Institute (RII), UTHSCSA
Modeling Human Neural Systems: Insights from Brain Imaging
May 17, 2011
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
MED 309L
Michael Welsh, MD
Professor of Medicine, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, and Neurosurgery; Roy J. Carver Biomedical Chair in Internal Medicine; Director, Pappajohn Institute; Director, Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of Iowa; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Exploring Motile Cilia in Human Airway Epithelia

Date Place Speaker Topic
Sept 16, 2009
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
AAB 110
Panel
  • Robert Gracy, PhD, VPR, UTSA
  • Brian Herman, PhD, VPR, UTHSCSA
  • Robert Clark, MD, Director, Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science, UTHSCSA
  • Andrew Tsin, PhD, RCMI PD and CRTS Director, UTSA
  • Sean Thompson, Sr Tech Licensing Assoc, South Texas Technology Management, UT System
Building the Capacity for Translational Research & Collaborative Funding Opportunities
seminar presentation
Oct 21, 2009
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Mauro Ferrari, PhD
Professor & Director, Division of Nanomedicine, UTHSC-Houston; Professor, Experimental Therapeutics, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Three Dimensions of Individualized Nanomedicine
Nov 18, 2009
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
AAB 110
Rodolfo Valdez, PhD, MPH
Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
Translating Our Knowledge of Family History into Public Health Action
Dec 16, 2009
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Sunil Ahuja, MD
Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, Immunology & Biochemistry, UTHSCSA
Probing the Complexity of HIV-AIDS Pathogenesis Through Genetics
Jan 20, 2010
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
AAB 110
Jose Lopez-Ribot, PharmD, PhD
Professor of Biology, STCEID, UTSA
High Throughput Screening for Antifungal Drug Discovery
Feb 17, 2010
4-5 PM
UTSA
UC 2.02.02
Bruce McEwen, PhD
Alfred E. Mirsky Professor, Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Rockefeller University; Member of the National Academy of Sciences
Sex, Stress and the Brain: From Serendipity to Clinical Relevance
Mar 24, 2010
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
MED 309L
David Center, MD
Assistant Provost for Translational Research; Gordon and Ruth Snider Professor of Pulmonary Medicine; Chief, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
An Example of the Essential Interplay Between Basic and Translational Scientists in T1/T2 Research: Observations from T Cell Lines Help Define an Unexpected Family of Mutations in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphomas
Apr 21, 2010
4-5 PM
UTSA
BSE 2.102
Marc Feldman, MD
Professor of Medicine and Engineering, UTHSCSA
Admittance to Warn of Impending Heart Failure
May 19, 2010
4-5 PM
UTHSCSA
LIB 2.031
Ruyan Guo, PhD
Robert E. Clarke Endowed Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UTSA
From "Biospecies" to Piezoelectric and Pyroelectric Sensors of Today's Technology