ACADEMIC YEAR
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology
PhD Student Research Forum- Fall 2023/Spring 2024
Fridays at 12:00 PM, COMRB 4175
SPEAKER
TITLE
DATE
Dominguez, Joey
The role of CX 3 CR1 + FALC-associated macrophages in health and inflammation
September 15
Todd, Olivia
Cross-kingdom interactions: Candida albicans enhances Salmonella Typhimurium pathogenesis
September 22
Tamatam, Chandra
Fra-1 Regulation of Neonatal Alveolar Inflammation and Remodeling
September 29
Schnur, Kevin
Controlling Gasdermin-mediated pyroptosis and its signaling using an engineered inhibitory domain
October 6
GEMS Symposium (no seminar)
GEMS Symposium (no seminar)
October 13
Knowles, Katherine
3D Bioprinting of Multi-Scale Cell-Condensation-Based Implantable Vasculature
October 20
Bandara, Thilinie M
Jagged-1+ myeloid-derived suppressor cells facilitate recovery of the bone marrow endothelium after myelosuppression
October 27
Olayinka, Olamide S
The central role of lymphangiogenesis in regulating tissue fluid balance
November 3
Ryan Kwok
EB3 inhibitor promote resolution of acute lung injury through FoxM1 pathway
November 10
Neethling, Jacob Christiaan
Targeting Notch1 Dependent T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
November 17
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
November 24
Monterroso, Alesi
Postponed
December 1
Chan, Martin
Synthetic EB3 inhibitor promotes resolution of SARS-CoV-2-induced lung injury
December 8
Spring 2024
Ayemoba, Charles
Platelet Factor 4 Binds to Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor to Block Leukemic Stem Cell Expansion and Recurrence
January 12
GEMS Symposium (no seminar)
GEMS Symposium (no seminar)
January 19
Di Staulo, Anna
Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Regulates Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Maintenance and Niche Function
January 26
Toboz, Phoenix
The role of GCN2 in regulating human induced pluripotent stem cell derived endothelial cells differentiation and function
February 9
Tran, Dan-Ho
Development of a shRNA Plasmid Library Targeting Transcription Factors Compatible with Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing
February 9
GEMS Symposium (no seminar)
GEMS Symposium (no seminar)
February 16
Chan, Manwai
Sphingosine-1-phosphate regulate Alveolar Type I cell behavior during repair of acute lung injury
February 23
Szynal, Barbara
Role of Shp2 in Angiogenic Matrix Degradation
March 1
GEMS Symposium (no seminar)
GEMS Symposium (no seminar)
March 8
Jousma, Jordan
Adipose Thermogenesis Improves Cardiometabolic Health and Diastolic Function in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
March 15
Spring Break
Spring Break
March 22
Mack, Andrew
Focal Adhesion Kinase is Activated by β3 Integrins and ROS to
Mediate Outside-in Signaling in Platelets
April 5
Bielski, Maggi
The Role of Shp2 Phosphatase in Defining Polarity for Cellular Migration
April 12
Cancer Center Symposium(no seminar)
Cancer Center Symposium(no seminar)
April 19
Patel, Chandani
TBA
April 26
Hernandez, Camila
TBA
May 3
Bradford, Hanna
TBA
May 10
Cho, Minsu
TBA
May 17
Michell, Ashlin
TBA
May 24
Yaghamour, Amal
TBA
May 31
All forums are Fridays at 12 Noon in COMRB 4175
Coordinator: ssing85@uic.edu
Revised: 9/5/2023