Rahul Rajala, Cell Biology
On Par: A Tale of Two Protease-Activated Receptors on the Vascular Endothelium
Date and Time: Monday, April 14th, 2025, 2:00 PM, Location: Library Auditorium
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE: Courtney Griffin, Ph.D., Kenneth Humphries, Ph.D., Rodger McEver, M.D., Lorin Olson, Ph.D., Satish Srinivasan, Ph.D., Leonidas Tsiokas, Ph.D.
Aleksandra Bylinska, Pathology 
Single cell multiomic evaluation of transcriptomic and proteomic signatures for characterizing preclinical SLE
Date and Time: April 11, 2025, 10.30am, Location: Biomedical Research Center BRC109 and Zoom
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE: Joel Guthridge, PhD; Judith James, MD PhD; Joe Zhao, PhD; Asish Ghosh, PhD; Jacquelyn Gorman, PhD
Ozair Naqvi, Epidemiology
Investigating the Epidemiology of COVID-19 and Influenza Co-Infection Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults in the United States Using the National COVID Cohort Collaborative
Date and Time: March 10, 2025, 9:00 AM, Location: Hudson College of Public Health, Room 144
Committee in Charge: Aaron Wendelboe, PhD; Amanda Janitz, Phd; Kai Ding, PhD; Katrin Kuhn, PhD; Donna Tyungu, MD
James Regun Karmoker, Physiology
Role of Choroidal Immune Cell Activation in Retinal Pigment Epithelium Injury
Date and Time: February 10, 2025, 10:00 AM, Location: BRC 109 & Zoom
Committee in Charge: Jiyang Cai, PhD; Michelle C. Callegan, PhD; Kevin Fuller, PhD; Michael C. Rudolph, PhD; Xin A. Zhang, MD, PhD
Joshua S. Mytych, Microbiology & Immunology
Bacillus Anthracis Peptidoglycan Inhibits Human Macrophage Efferocytosis: An Investigation of Potential Molecular Mechanisms
Date and Time: December 12, 2024, 11:00 AM, Location: BSEB, Room 272 & Zoom
Committee in Charge: A. Darise Farris, PhD; Darrin Akins, PhD; Lauren Zenewicz, PhD; Joe Zhao, PhD; Susan Kovats, PhD
Josiah Rippetoe, Rehabilitation Sciences
Measuring Cognitive Impairment and Associations with Walking with Head Turns in Women with Cancer
Date and Time: December 12, 2024, 1:00 PM, Location: AHB Room 1117 & Zoom
Committee in Charge: Elizabeth Hile, PhD; Carrie Ciro, PhD; Hazem Refai, PhD; Chao Xu, PhD; Andriy Yabluchanskiy, PhD; Yo Shih, PhD
Joshua Seaberg, Pathology
Aurniosoves: RNA Therapy Through Iterative Delivery
Date and Time: December 11, 2024, 1:30 PM, Location: Bird Library Inasmuch Foundation Atrium & Zoom
Committee in Charge: Priyabrata Mukherjee, PhD; Wei-Qun Ding, PhD; Ashish Ghosh, PhD; Maria Jesus-Echevarria, PhD; Stefan Wilhelm, PhD
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Protein Arginine Methylation in PDAC: Biology and Potential Applications
Date and Time: December 10, 2024, 9:00 AM, Location: BRC 109 and Zoom
Committee in Charge: Wei-Qun Ding, PhD; Bethany Hannafon, PhD, Jie Wu, PhD; Ralf Janknecht, PhD; Rajagopal Ramesh, PhD
Margaret Bourlon, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Inhalable OHet72 Nanostructured Microparticles for the Treatment of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Date and Time: December 9, 2024, 12:00 PM, Location: College of Pharmacy Building Room 101 and Zoom
Committee in Charge: Lucila Garcia-Contreras, PhD; Doris Benbrook, PhD; Randle Gallucci, PhD; Michael McShan, PhD; Susan Kovats, PhD
Katie Babin, Biochemistry & Physiology
Kinetic Analysis of CGRP and Adrenomedullin Receptor Signaling
Date and Time: December 6, 2024, 11:00 AM, Location: BRC 109 & Zoom
Committee in Charge: Dr. Augen Pioszak, Dr. Blaine Mooers, Dr. Guangpu Li, Dr. Paul DeAngelis, Dr. Sathish Srinivasan
Roshini Sathiaseelan, Nutritional Sciences
Evaluating Mechanisms By Which 17a-estradiol Elicits Health Benefits Across Species
Date and Time: December 5, 2024, 10:00 AM, Location: AHB 1047 and Zoom
Committee in Charge: Michael Stout, PhD; Arlan Richardson, PhD; Archana Unnikrishnan, PhD; Amanda Sharpe, PhD; Sreemathi Logan, PhD
Emily P. Hardy, Cell Biology
Defining PKD1 as a WNT-Activated G Protein-Coupled Receptor
Date and Time: December 4, 2024, 10:30 AM, Location: BRC 109
Committee in Charge: Leonidas Tsiokas, PhD; Mary Beth Humphrey, MD, PhD; Eric Howard, PhD; Mohiuddin Ahmad, PhD, Augen Pioszak, PhD
Hoang Van Michelle Nguyen, Nutritional Sciences
Date and Time: December 4, 2024, 1:00 PM, Location: AHB 1047 and Zoom
Committee in Charge: Arlan Richardson, PhD; Norman Hord, PhD; Manuel Garcia-Jaramillo, PhD; Franklin Hays, PhD; Michael Stout, PhD
Date and Time: December 4, 2024, 3:30 PM, Location: Hudson College of Public Health Room 144 and Zoom
Committee in Charge: Kerstin Reinschmidt, PhD; Kathleen Dwyer, PhD; Karla Finnell, PhD; Lancer Stephens, PhD; Deirdra Terrell, PhD
Role of phosphodiesterases in Toxoplasma gondii lytic growth and motility
Date and Time: November 25, 2024 1-2pm, Location: BRC 109 and Zoom
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE: Kevin Brown, PhD; Zachary Dalebroux, PhD; Xi-Qin Ding, PhD; David Dyer, PhD; Kevin Fuller, PhD
Michael Townsend Cooper Jr., Epidemiology
SPOTTED FEVER GROUP ILLNESS IN OKLAHOMA: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PRINCIPLE TRANSMITTING TICK IDENTIFICATION AND PREDICTIVE MODELING
Date and Time: November 19, 2024, Location: Hudson College of Public Health, Rm 144
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE: Janis Campbell, PhD; Michael Wimberly, PhD; Tabitha Garwe, PhD; Amanda Janitz, PhD; Michael Anderson, PhD; Bruce Noden, PhD
Santny Shanmugarama, Pathology
Novel, Engineered Fusogenic Liposome-Based Antioxidant Delivery System to Improve Cerebrovascular Health in Aging
Date and Time: November 11, 2024, 9:00 AM, Location: BRC 109 or Zoom
Committee in Charge: Anna Csiszar, MD, PhD, Doris Benbrook, PhD; Maria J. Ruiz Echevarria, PhD; Priyabrata Mukerjee, PhD; Shannon Conley, PhD
Shweta Kulkarni, Epidemiology
Tobacco Policy, Retail Characteristics and Smoking Outcomes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2024
Date and Time: November 5, 2024, 12:00 PM, Location: Hudson College of Public Health Room 144 or Zoom
Committee in Charge: Laura A. Beebe, PhD; Thanh C. Bui, MD, DrPH; Amanda Janitz, PhD; Sydney Martinez, PhD; Summer Frank-Pearce, PhD
Joanna Papinska, Microbiology & Immunology
Innate Immunity and Oxidative Stress in the Pathogenesis of Sjogren's Disease
Date and Time: September 25, 2024, 1:00 PM, Location: BRC 109
Committee in Charge: Umesh S. Deshmukh, PhD; Madeleine Cunningham, PhD; William Hildebrand, PhD; Robert Axtell, PhD; Arlan Richardson, PhD
Clayton Sandel, Microbiology & Immunology
Autoimmunity in Cardiomyopathy: From Myocarditis to Heart Failure
Date and Time: July 29, 2024, 3:00 PM, Location: BRC 109
Committee in Charge: Madeleine W. Cunningham, PhD; William H. Hildebrand, PhD; David W. Dyer, PhD; Stavros Stavrakis, MD, PhD; Patrick M. Gaffney, MD; Carol F. Webb, PhD
Jorge L. Berrios-Rivera, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Structure-Activity Relationships of Oxysterol-Binding Protein (OSBP/ORP)-Targeting Compounds for Anticancer and Antiviral Drug Development
Date and Time: July 26, 2024, 1:00 PM, Location: College of Pharmacy Room 101
Committee in Charge: Anthony W.G. Burgett, PhD; Hariprasad Gali, PhD; Vibhudutta Awasthi, PhD; Dongin (Donoven) Kim, PhD; Priyabrata Mukherjee, PhD, FRSC, FAIMBE, FAAAS, FNAI
Shondra McCage, Health Promotion Sciences
Exploring the Emotional Impact of Gestational Diabetes on American Indian Women's Pregnancy Experience: A Descriptive Study Using a Mixed Methods Approach
Date and Time: July 24, 2024, 10:00 AM, Location: Hudson College of Public Health, Room 144
Committee in Charge: Karla J. Finnell, PhD; Lancer D. Stephens, PhD; Kerstin M. Reinschmidt, PhD; Janis E. Campbell, PhD; Emily J. Jones, PhD
Pawan Acharya, Epidemiology
Variations in Treatment and Management Strategies Among Major Trauma Patients: Impact on Outcomes
Date and Time: July 19, 2024, 9:00 AM, Location: Hudson College of Public Health, Room 144
Committee in Charge: Tabitha Garwe, PhD; Amanda Janitz, PhD; Changjie Cai, PhD; Jennifer Peck, PhD; Sara Vesely, PhD
Lindsay Erin Denson, Epidemiology
Gastroschisis in Oklahoma
Date and Time: July 18, 2024, 1:00 PM, Location: Hudson College of Public Health, Room 144
Committee in Charge: Deirdra Terrell, PhD; Amanda Janitz, PhD; Jennifer Peck, PhD; Daniel Zhao, PhD; Stephanie Pierce, MD
Amber S. Anderson-Buettner, Health Promotion Sciences
Cancer Support Services for American Indian/Alaska Native Populations at National Cancer Institute Centers
Date and Time: July 16, 2024, 11:00 AM, Location: Hudson College of Public Health, Room 144
Committee in Charge: Lancer Stephens, PhD; Kerstin Reinschmidt, PhD; Lois Coleman, PhD; Kathleen Dwyer, PhD; John Chaney, PhD
Jacob Lynn, Pathology
Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Inherited Retinal Diseases
Date and Time: July 15, 2024, 10:00 AM, Location: BRC 109
Committee in Charge: Lea Bennett, PhD; Maria Ruiz-Echevarria, PhD; Randle Gallucci, PhD; Michael Ihnat, PhD; Joe Zhao, PhD
Jessica Beetch, Epidemiology
Understanding the Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Routine Childhood Vaccination and Well-Child Visits in Populations with Lower Incomes
Date and Time: July 17, 2024, 9:00 AM, Location: Hudson College of Public Health Room 144 or Zoom
Committee in Charge: Katrin Kuhn, PhD; Amanda Janitz, PhD; Laura Beebe, PhD; Chao Xu, PhD; Mary Gowin, PhD
Chase Alan Brown, Neuroscience
The Shape of Knowledge: Algebraic Topology in Distributional Semantic Spaces - Applications in Bioinformatics & Scientific Discovery
Date and Time: July 1, 2024, 1:00 PM, Location: BRC 109 and Team Meeting
Committee in Charge: Jonathan D. Wren, PhD; Blaine H. M. Mooers, PhD; Willard M. Freeman, PhD; James D. Battiste, MD, PhD; David M. Sherry, PhD
Ramasamy Selvarani (Selva), Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Using Novel Ripk3 And Mlkl Knock-In Mouse Models To Study The Role Of Chronic Liver Disease (CLD) And Liver Cancer
Date and Time: June 20th, 2024, 1:30pm, Location: BRC Room 109 and Zoom
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE: Dr. Arlan Richardson, PhD (Chair), Dr. CV Rao, PhD, Dr. Deepa S. Sathyseelan, PhD, Dr. Karen Jonscher, PhD, Dr. Tiangang Li, PhD
Collyn Kellogg, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Major Histocompatibility Complex I and its role in microglial reactivity
Date and Time: June 20th, 2024, 9:00 AM, Location: BRC 109 and Zoom
Committee in Charge: Dr. Willard Freeman; Dr. Sarah Ocanas; Dr. Ann Olson; Dr. Archana Unnikrishnan; Dr. Heather Rice; Dr. Arlan Richardson
Amanda Jane Llaneza, Epidemiology
Addressing Epidemiologic Gaps in Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia: Pregnant and Minority Patients
Date and Time: June 18, 2024, 1:30 PM, Location: Hudson College of Public Health Room 144 or Zoom
Committee in Charge: Deirdra R. Terrell, PhD; Laura A. Beebe, PhD; Ying Zhang, PhD; Janis E. Campbell, PhD; Marshall K. Cheney, PhD
Kari Hall, Microbiology & Immunology
Characterization of the Translocation and Assembly Module Protein B
Date and Time: June 13, 2024, 2:00 PM, Location: BRC 109 & Zoom
Committee in Charge: Darrin Akins, PhD; Zachary Dalebroux, PhD; David Dyer, PhD; Kevin Fuller, PhD; Eric Howard, PhD
Jonthomas Box, Radiological Sciences
Defective Detector Element Dection in Flat Panel Radiography Using Machine Learning Techniques
Date and Time: June 7, 2024, 2:00 PM, Location: Garrison Tower, Suite 3G3210, Room 3211
Committee in Charge: Isaac B. Rutel, PhD; Salahuddin Ahmad, PhD; Dee Wu, PhD; Raman Rana, PhD; Dan Johnson, PhD
Rafal Gulej, Neuroscience
The Role of Systemic Milieu and Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Signaling in the Mediation of Cerebrovascular Aging
Date and Time: Friday, June 7, 2024, 10:00 AM, Location: BRC 109 & Zoom
Committee in Charge: Anna Csiszar, MD, PhD; Heather Rice, PhD; Kelly Standifer, PhD; Shannon Conley, PhD; Rheal Towner, PhD
John Paul Woods, Cell Biology
The Effects of PDGFRα on Joint Development and Skeletal Regeneration
Date and Time: June 5, 2024, 3:00 PM, Location: BRC 109 or Zoom
Committee in Charge: Lorin E. Olson, PhD; Timothy Griffin, PhD; Mary Beth Humphrey, MD, PhD; Ralf Janknecht, PhD; Sathish Srinvasan, PhD
Gilberto Gonzalez Arellano, Radiological Sciences
Exploring Radiation-Induced Acoustics for Real-time Dose Monitoring
Date and Time: June 3rd, 2-4 PM, Location: Cancer Center Conference Room 6041 (HSC)
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE: Yong Chen, PhD, DABR, Salahuddin Ahmad, PhD, DABR, FACMP, FAAPM, Jagadeesh R. Sonnad, PhD, DABR, Mark Newpower, PhD, DABR, Liangzhong Xiang, PhD
Divya Patel, Allied Health Sciences - Nutritional Sciences
Comprehensive caregiver influences on preschool children’s energy balance-related behaviors
Date and Time: May 17, 2024, 12-2pm, Location: College of Allied Health, Room 1046
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE: Susan B. Sisson, PhD, Norman G. Hord, PhD, Katie Eliot, PhD, Sara K. Vesely, PhD, Dipti A. Dev, PhD
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Neurovascular Mechanisms and Biomarkers of Cognitive Impairment in Aging and Age-Related Disease
Date and Time: May 10, 2024, 12:00 PM, Location: Robert M. Bird Library Auditorium (299) and Zoom
Committee in Charge: Andriy Yabluchanskiy, MD, PhD; Ann L. Olson, PhD; Stefano Tarantini, PhD; Anna Csiszar, MD, PhD; Veronica Galvan, PhD; Guangpu Li, PhD
Toluwanimi Oni, Occupational & Environmental Health
Assessment and Mitigation of Occupational Exposures to Electronic Cigarette Emissions in Vape Shops
Date and Time: May 15, 2024, 4:30 PM Location: Hudson College of Public Health, Room 420
Committee in Charge: Evan Floyd, PhD; Changjie Cai, PhD; Janis Campbell, PhD; Balaji Sadhasivam, PhD; Sanjeewa Gamagedara, PhD