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Biomedical Research Around the State

The First Friday Biomedical Seminar Series brings an outstanding scientist to the OSU Center for Health Sciences on the first Friday of each month. The invited scientist will use the seminar to speak on a research topic of their choice. Besides giving a public seminar at noon on the first Friday, the invited scientist meets with faculty at the Faculty Forum, from 10:00 – 11:30 am before their seminar. The speaker also meets with graduate students after their seminar for a catered lunch. Additionally, the seminar speaker provides a recent publication that is used for the First Friday Journal Club on the Thursday before the talk from 4:00 – 5:00 pm.  

 

The First Friday Biomedical Sciences is supported by the Graduate Office and organized by the First Friday Seminar Committee. 

This year’s committee:

  • Chair: Bart Ford, PhD
  • Vice-Chair: Zachary Klukkert, PhD
  • Past Chair: George (I-Hsiu) Huang, PhD
  • Administrative Assistant: Kay Lynn Folmar
  • Graduate Student Member: Chelsea Pierce

View Previous Speakers 

 

For further information and to register for Zoom attendance, please contact chsgradprograms@okstate.edu.

 

Sept 6, 2024 - NH 437

Jennifer Rudd, DVM, PhD

Building An Apocalypse Dream Team: How veterinarians transform science

- Jennifer Rudd, DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University

 

Oct 4, 2024 - NH 437

Narendra Chirmule, PhD

Advances in Cell and Gene Therapies

- Narendra Chirmule, PhD
Director of Biological Sciences, Symphony Technology

Nov 1, 2024 - NH 437

Peter Ungar, PhD

Dental evidence for the diets of human ancestors and other fossil primates

- Peter Ungar, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, University of Arkansas

Dec 6, 2024 - NH 437

Sapna Das-Bradoo, PhD

DNA Replication Proteins: Multi-tasking Superheroes

- Sapna Das-Bradoo, PhD
Professor of Biology, Northeastern State University

Jan 17, 2025 - NH 437

Rachel Head, PhD

Neighborhood Contexts and Diseases of Despair

- Rachel Head, PhD
Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Tulsa

Feb 7, 2025 - NH 437

Miriam Belmaker, PhD

Dental Ecometrics as an Intermediary Adaptation in Meso Temporal and Spatial Scales: Implications for Paleoecology

- Miriam Belmaker, PhD
Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Tulsa

March 7, 2025 - NH 437

Reed Stubbendieck

Bacterial Competition in the Aerodigestive Tract: Antibiotics, Probiotics, and Beyond

- Reed Stubbendieck
Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University

April 4, 2025 - NH 437

Julie A. Carlsten Christianson, PhD

Stress Hurts: Early Life Stress and Development of Chronic Pain

- Julie A. Carlsten Christianson, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center

May 2, 2025 - NH 437

Mary-Louise Risher, PhD

To Be Determined

- Mary-Louise Risher, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Marshall University
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