Fall 2026 Seminar Schedule
When: Wednesdays at noon
Where: Rayford Auditorium (Biomed II 106-2)
16 September
Md Rafikul Islam, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Host: Dr. Alicia Byrd
23 September – Student Choice
David Cortez, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Biochemistry Department
Associate Director for Basic Science Research
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, TN
Host: Reham Sewilam
7 October
Gary Meints, Ph.D.
Professor and James F O’Brien Faculty Fellow
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
Host: Dr. Samantha Kendrick
14 October
Eric A. Hendrickson, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Virginia Medical School
Charlottesville, VA
Host: Dr. Joonas Jamsen
21 October
Maria Schuller Almeida, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Host: Dr. Tudor Moldoveanu
28 October
Masakazu Kamata, Ph.D.
Professor
Microbiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Host: Dr. Sayem Miah
4 November
Jason A. Somarelli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Medicine
Assistant Professor in the Division of Environmental Natural Science
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
Host: Dr. Grover Miller
For more information, contact the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology office at 501-686-5196.