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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.

 

September 6, 2024

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

 

October 4, 2024

Narendra Chirmule, PhD

Advances in Cell and Gene Therapies

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

November 1, 2024

Peter Ungar, PhD

To Be Determined

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

December 6, 2024

Sapna Das-Bradoo, PhD

To Be Determined

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

January 17, 2025

Rachel Head, PhD

To Be Determined

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

February 7, 2025

Miriam Belmaker, PhD

To Be Determined

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

March 7, 2025

Reed Stubbendieck

To Be Determined

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

April 4, 2025

Julie A. Carlsten Christianson, PhD

To Be Determined

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

April 4, 2025

Mary-Louise Risher, PhD

To Be Determined

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