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Faculty Seminars

Fall 2025 Seminar Schedule

When: Wednesdays at noon
Where: Rayford Auditorium (Biomed II 106-2)

September 3
Scott Horowitz, Ph.D
.
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Denver
Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging Denver, CO
Host: Dr. Kevin Raney

September 9 – Dean’s Distinguished Lecture – 4 p.m.
Simon Powell, M.D., Ph.D
.
Professor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Host: Dr. Fen Xia

September 24
Adam Pare, Ph.D
.
Assistant Professor
University of Arkansas – Fayetteville
Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
Biological Sciences
Fayetteville, AR
Host: Dr. Isabelle Miousse

October 1
Sarah Zanders, Ph.D
.
Associate Investigator
Vice Dean of the Graduate School
Stowers Institute
Kansas City, MO
Host: Emory Malone & BCMB Students

October 29
Zachary Pursell, Ph.D
.
Associate Professor
Tulane Cancer Center
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
New Orleans, LA
Host: Dr. Robert Eoff

November 13 – Dean’s Distinguished Lecture – 4 p.m.
Alan Tita, M.D., Ph.D
.
Professor
Obstetrics & Gynecology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
Host: Dr. Paula Roberson

November 19
Yan Gao, Ph.D
.
Assistant Professor
Rice University
Houston, TX
Host: Dr. Joonas Jamsen

December 3
Jessica Silva-Fisher, Ph.D
.
Assistant Professor
WashU Medicine
Division of Oncology
St. Louis, MO
Host: Dr. Sayem Miah

For more information, contact the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology office at 501-686-5196.

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