Laboratory Research
Research Seminars
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Seminars are held on Mondays from 12-1:00 PM in-person only in ALZ 101. For details please contact Victoria Donatiello.
FALL 2026
September 14
Philip Wong, PhD - Professor, Department of Pathology and Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
October 12
Karen Gamble, PhD - Professor, Psychiatry-Behavioral Neurobiology, Associate Director for Research, Vice Chair for Basic Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham
November 23
Tracy Young-Pearse, PhD - Dennis J. Selkoe, MD, Distinguished Chair in Neurology, Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Vice-Chair of Neuroscience Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Co-Director Human Nervous Systems Diseases Program, Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI)
December 7
Rocio Gómez-Pastor, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota
SPRING 2027
January 11
Miranda Orr, PhD - Associate Professor of Neurology, Co-Director, Tracy Family Stable Isotope Labeling Quantitation Center, Washington University School of Medicine
February 22
Yuanquan Song, PhD - Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
March 1
Dennis Selkoe, MD, PhD - Vincent and Stella Coates Professor of Neurologic Diseases at Harvard Medical School, Co-Director, Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
April 12
Karen Duff, PhD - Centre Director, UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL Associate Professor of Neurology, Professor, UCL Institute of Neurology, Professor Emerita, Columbia University Medical Centre, New York, University College London
May 3
Aimee Kao, MD, PhD - John Douglas French Foundation Endowed Professor, Director, Medical Scientist Training Program, Professor of Neurology, Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco
PAST
SPRING 2026
January 26
Erik Musiek, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Washington University
February 9
Stephen Salloway, MD, MS - Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of Neurology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
March 9
Douglas Gould, PhD - Professor, Vice Chair and Director of Research, Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco
April 6
Atul Chopra, MD, PhD - Investigator, Harrington Discovery Institute, Associate Director, Harrington Rare Disease Program, Senior Attending, Medical Genetics, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Genetics and Genomics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University
May 4
Anusha Mishra, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research, Oregon Health & Science University
FALL 2025
August 18
Jubao Duan, PhD - Charles R. Walgreen Research Chair, Director, Stem Cell and Functional Genomics in Psychiatry, Co-Director, Center for Psychiatric Genetics, Northshore Research Institute, Professor, Department of Behavioral Neuroscience University of Chicago
September 22
Matt Scaglione, PhD - Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine
October 20
Benoit Giasson, PhD - Professor, Graduate Co-Coordinator, Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Florida
December 8
Wilfried Rossoll, PhD - Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic
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NSI seminars are held from 11:30am-12:30pm in person in room 101 and also on Teams. Please email Victoria Donatiello to receive the Teams link.
FALL 2026
September 10
Dr. Laura Bohn - Senior Associate Vice President of Research, USF Health, Vice Dean for Research, Morsani College of Medicine, Professor, Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology
September 17
Katie Walters - PhD Student, Dr. Nathan Schilaty's lab
September 24
Dr. Kristine McDermott - Postdoctoral Scholar, Dr. Yong Xu's lab
October 1
Jacob Connolly - MD/PhD Student, Dr. Nathan Schilaty's lab
October 8
Dr. Shuai Wang - Research Associate, Dr. Gopal Thinakaran's lab
October 15
Dr. Hariom Yadav - Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Director, USF Center for Microbiome Research, Microbiomes Institute
October 22
Marsilla Gray - PhD Student, Dr. Yao Yao's lab
October 29
Alejandra Juan Palencia - PhD Student, Dr. Yao Yao's lab
November 5
TBD
November 12
Stanislau Smirnou - PhD Student, Dr. Gopal Thinakaran's lab
November 19
No seminar - SFN Meeting
November 26
No seminar - Thanksgiving holiday
December 3
Evan Butlig - PhD Student, Dr. Amy Nelson's lab
December 10
Dr. Carla Andreia Abreu de Santana - Postdoctoral Scholar, Dr. Xuewei Wang's lab
PAST
SPRING 2026
January 15
Kevin Nash, PhD - Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology
January 22
Alex Leake - PhD Student, Dr. Danielle Gulick's lab
January 29
Mehran Shaban Pour (CQE) - PhD Student, Dr. Yao Yao's lab
February 5
John Faulkner - PhD Student, Dr. Lianchun Wang's lab
February 12
Moorthi Ponnusamy, PhD - Research Associate, Dr. Gopal Thinakaran's lab
February 19
Theresa Thomas, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Brain & Spine
February 26
Mubashshir Ali, PhD - Postdoctoral Scholar, Dr. Bradlee Heckmann's lab
March 5
Alejandra Juan Palencia - PhD student, Dr. Yao Yao's lab
March 12
Baliqis Olukade (CQE) - PhD Student, Dr. Laura Blair's lab
March 19
Spring Break - no seminar
March 26
Jasenka Zubcevic, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair
April 2
Lianchun Wang, PhD - Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology
April 9
Jude Bayyat - PhD Student, Dr. Danielle Gulick's lab
April 16
Brianna Ariza - PhD Student, Dr. Laura Blair's lab
April 23
Elizabeth Sanchez Nelson (CQE) - PhD Student, Dr. Danielle Gulick's lab
April 30
Hailan Liu, MD, PhD - Instructor, Center for Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences
May 7
Subhra Mohapatra, PhD - Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine
May 14
Allison E. Willing, PhD - Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Brain & Spine
FALL 2025
September 4
Dr. Brad E. Hoffman - Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
September 11
Dr. Aryeh Sudwarts - Research Associate, Dr. Gopal Thinakaran's Lab
September 18
Dr. Longlong Tu - Assistant Professor, Center for Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences
September 25
Dr. Dani Gulick - Associate Professor, College of Medicine, Molecular Medicine
October 9
Chardane Logan - PhD Student, Dr. Paula Bickford's Lab
October 16
Dr. Amy Nelson - PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology
October 23
Marsilla Gray - PhD Student, Dr. Yao Yao's Lab
October 30
Dr. Sarra Limam - Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr. Ashutosh Dharap's Lab
November 6
Dr. Jinying Zhao - Professor & Bagnor Endowed Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
November 13
No Seminar - SFN Meeting
November 20
Austin Fafjer - PhD Student, Dr. Brad Heckmann's Lab
November 27
No Seminar - Thanksgiving Holiday
December 4
Marilyn Ikhane - PhD Student, Dr. Angele Parent's Lab
December 11
Dhanashri Satav - CQE, PhD Student, Dr. Ashutosh Dharap's Lab
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Bioscience Seminars are held in MDL 1003A or via Teams on Fridays at 11:30 AM. Please email Michele Gale for the link.
FALL 2025 September 19 Baptiste Lacoste, PhD - Senior Scientist & Director, Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Associate Professor & Director, Electron Microscopy Core Facility, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Ottawa September 26 Keith Pennypacker, PhD - Professor and Director, Center of Advanced Translational Stroke Science, Depts of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Kentucky October 3 Joachim Herz, PhD - Biophysics and Molecular Genetics, Center for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center October 10 Ke Yaun, PhD, FAHA - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Boston's Children's Hospital Harvard Medical School October 17 Nicole Liachko, PhD - Research Associate Professor, Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, University of Washington November 21 Fred Gorelick, PhD - Henry J. and Joan W. Binder Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases) and of Cell Biology, Yale University December 5 David M. Aronoff, MD - Chair, Department of Medicine, John B. Hickam Professor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine