2026-2027 Series Schedule
Date: September 22nd, 2026 (Tuesday at 12:00pm Rayford Auditorium Biomed Building Two Room 106-2)
Kayleigh Rodriguez, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Kim Stephens
Title: “DAMsels in distress: early-life resource scarcity disrupts the maternal environment and alters offspring pain sensitivity”
Date: September 29th, 2026 (Tuesday at 12:00pm Rayford Auditorium Biomed Building Two Room 106-2)
Dakota Redling, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Kim Stephens
Title: Impact of the Gut Microbiome on Early Life Stress Induced Mechanical Hypersensitivity
Date: October 28th, 2026 (Thursday at 3:00 pm Rayford Auditorium Biomed Building Two Room 106-2)
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Date: November 3rd, 2026 (Tuesday at 12:00pm Rayford Auditorium Biomed Building Two Room 106-2)
Abby Lewis Fulbright, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Kim Stephens
Title: TBD
Date: November 10th, 2026 (Tuesday at 12:00pm Rayford Auditorium Biomed Building Two Room 106-2)
Kayleigh Rodriguez, PhD Student
Dissertation Defense
Advisor: Dr. Kim Stephens
Title: TBD
Date: November 17th, 2026 (Tuesday at 12:00pm Rayford Auditorium Biomed Building Two Room 106-2)
Carlos A. C. Baptista, M.D., M.S., Ph.D., MPH
Department of Medical Education, The University of Toledo
Title: TBD
Date: December 1st, 2026 (Tuesday at 12:00pm Rayford Auditorium Biomed Building Two Room 106-2)
Bushra Zaman, PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Abdel Fouda
Title: The Role of Clusterin in Ischemic Retinopathies
Date: March 16th, 2027 (Tuesday at 12:00pm Rayford Auditorium Biomed Building Two Room 106-2)
Dr. Katherine Wert, Assistant Professor
Departments of Ophthalmology & Molecular Biology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Title: TBD
Looking to share your knowledge? Please contact Dr. Angela Odle or Dr. Kimberly Stephens to schedule your seminar presentation!