Past Events

6May

Christopher Harper – Small changes, big impacts: how microbial evolution diversifies and tunes specialized metabolism

11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Rebstock Hall, Room 322
4May

2026 Eras of the Microbiome: Next-Gen

Eric P. Newman Education Center (EPNEC)
29Apr

Speaker: Miwei Hu- “Evaluating RNA-Targeted Splicing Correction, Proteasomal Clearance, and Biomarker Profiling in Neurodegeneration”

2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Fort Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium
29Apr

Speaker: Sarah Koester – “Massively Parallel Characterizations of 3’ UTR Features Mediating Local Translation in Astrocytes”

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Holden Auditorium
29Apr

Speaker: Molly Brakhane – “Aberrant Activity of the Calcium Sensor STIM1 Drives Thrombocytopenia and Bone Marrow Fibrosis in Stormorken Syndrome”

10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
Clopton Auditorium
24Apr

Thesis Defense: Srinand Paruthiyil (MSTP/MGG) “Environmental Exposures Shape Microbiome Composition and Function”

12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Moore Auditorium
23Apr

Speaker: Yifan Wu- “Astrocytic α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Signaling and its Contribution to Behavior”

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Fort Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium
22Apr

Speaker: Bridget Phillips – “Synaptic enrichment and diagnostic potential of circular RNA in Alzheimer’s Disease”

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, Connor Auditorium
22Apr

Thesis Defense: Haley Schmidt – “Programming of the Pre-B Cell Checkpoint and Maintenance of B Cell Development by DNA Damage Responses”

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Holden Auditorium
22Apr

Speaker: Alyssa Labonte- “Characterizing the Brain’s Functional Architecture in Early Infancy”

12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Moore Auditorium