Research Seminar Series
The Stephenson Cancer Center hosts an active research seminar series that features local, regional and national speakers invited to address a broad range of cancer-related topics. The goal of the research seminar series is to stimulate new research ideas and promote transdisciplinary collaboration. On average, the cancer center hosts approximately 35-40 speakers per year. Notification of upcoming seminars is sent to all cancer center members on a weekly and monthly basis.
Seminar Dates:
October 5th
Wednesday, October 5, 9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
Wnt Signaling in Membrane Trafficking and Cell Adhesion
Speaker:
Nydia Tejeda-Munoz, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
October 7th
Friday, October 7, 3-4 p.m.
Diabetes after breast cancer treatment: A potential role for adipose progenitor cells
Speaker:
Elizabeth Wellberg, B.S., Ph.D.
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
October 19th
Wednesday, October 19, 9:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Long Noncoding RNAs in Glucose Metabolism and Breast Cancer
Speaker:
Je-Hyun Yoon, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
November 2nd
Wednesday, November 2, 8:30 - 9:45 a.m.
Noncoding RNAs Work as the Most Important Endogenous Regulators for All Cancers
Speaker:
Anyou Wang, PhD
Feinstone Center for Genomic Research, University of Memphis
November 3rd
Thursday, November 3, 12 - 1 p.m.
neo-Protein-Protein Interactions in Cancer
Speaker:
Haian Fu, Ph.D.
Emory University School of Medicine
November 9th
Wednesday, November 9, 1:15 - 3:15 p.m.
Targeting Glucose-Insulin Link for Squamous Cancer Therapy
Speaker:
Jay Kim, DVM, PhD
The University of Texas at Dallas
November 30th
Wednesday, November 30, 9 - 10 a.m.
From Mechanisms to Mice: Bridging the Gap Between Structural Biology and
Animal Studies
Speaker:
Christian Johnson, PhD
Harvard Medical School
December 7th
Wednesday, December 7, 9 - 10 a.m.
Microenvironmental and epigenetic determinants of glioma progression
Speaker:
Sree Deepthi Muthukrishnan, PhD
University of California, Losa Angeles
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