2025 Series Schedule
Date: April 15, 2025 (Tuesday at Noon- Rayford Auditorium, Biomed Two Room 106-2)
Cole Bolen, MD/PhD Graduate Student
Advisor: Angus MacNicol, Ph.D.
Title: Anterior Pituitary Plasticity: Musashi’s Role and Regulation
Date: April 22, 2025 (Tuesday at Noon- Rayford Auditorium, Biomed Two Room 106-2)
Tiffany Huitt, Ph.D. and Erica Malone, Ph.D.
Title: The Creation and Utilization of High-Fidelity Models in Health Science Education: Innovative Approaches to Precision Education
Date: April 24, 2025 (Thursday at Noon- Cancer Institute Room 10028; Sam Walton Auditorium)
Dr. Michael Pizzi, D.O., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, University of Florida Health
Title: In vivo Cerebral Vascular Changes in a Mouse Model of Traumatic Brain Injury
Date: May 6, 2025 (Tuesday at Noon- Rayford Auditorium, Biomed Two Room 106-2)
David Davies, PhD
Co-Director, Division of Clinical Anatomy
Director, COM Human Structure Module
Professor
Dept. on Neuroscience
Noor Akhter, PhD
Lutterloh Professor of Medical Education Excellence
Associate Professor
Dept. on Neuroscience
Mohsin Syed, PhD
Director, COM Pulmonary and GI/Nutrition Modules
Associate Professor
Dept. on Neuroscience
Title: From Anatomic Dissection to Augmented/Virtual Reality: Benefits and Challenges of Multidimensional Learning
Date: May 13, 2025 (Tuesday at Noon- Rayford Auditorium, Biomed Two Room 106-2)
Milla Reddick, MD/PhD Graduate Student
Title: To be determined
Date: May 20, 2025 (Tuesday at Noon- Rayford Auditorium, Biomed Two Room 106-2)
William S. Brooks, PhD ǀ Professor
Assistant Dean for Pathways, Pipelines & Bridges
University of Alabama – Birmingham | Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
Title: Pedagogy with a Pulse: Applying a Clinical Reasoning Framework to Curricular Design
Date: May 27, 2025 (Tuesday at Noon- Rayford Auditorium, Biomed Two Room 106-2)
Carol Morris, Ph.D. Candidate
Title: Immunotherapeutic Targeting of the CD47/SIRPα Pathway for Enhanced Neurorepair in CNS Injuries
Date: June 3rd, 2025 (Tuesday at Noon- Rayford Auditorium, Biomed Two Room 106-2)
Bushra Zaman, B.Pharm, PhD Graduate Student
Title: Exploring the Role of Clusterin as a Therapeutic for Ischemic Retinopathy
Date: June 17th, 2025 (Tuesday at Noon- Rayford Auditorium, Biomed Two Room 106-2)
Ashley Herdman, PhD Graduate Student
Title: Secretoneurin Modulates Gonadotrope Function Cyclically to Regulate LH Secretion
Date: August 1st, 2025 (FRIDAY at 2PM- Rayford Auditorium, Biomed Two Room 106-2)
Carol Morris, Ph.D. Candidate, Dissertation Defense
Title: CD47/SIRPα Axis as a Therapeutic Target for CNS Injury
Looking to share your knowledge? Please contact Dr. Mark Mennemeier to schedule your seminar presentation!