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