Previous First Friday Speakers

May 3, 2024 - NH 437

Pre-clinical Testing of Cannabinoid Receptor Ligands as Potential Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

- Omar Soler-Cedeño, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Addiction Biology Unit, Molecular Targets and Medications Discovery Branch, NIH / NIDA

April 5, 2024 - NH 437

Glutaminase 1: a novel inflammatory biomarker

- Subhas Das, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, OSU-COM CN

Mar 1, 2024 - NH 437

Stress-Sensitive Biomarkers for Research on Health and Health Disparities

- Julie Ober Allen, Ph.D., MPH
Assistant Professor of Health Promotion, Director of the Stress & Health Disparities Lab, OU College of Arts & Sciences Department of Health and Exercise Science

Feb 2, 2024 - NH 437

The Role Of Diverse Ubiquitin Modifications In Memory Formation Across The Lifespan

- Timothy Jarome, Ph.D
Associate Professor, Dept. of Animal and Poultry Sciences, School of Animal Sciences, Virginia Tech

Jan 19, 2024 - NH 437

Bioinformatics Research at the High-Performance Computing Center (HPCC)

- Fares Najar, Ph.D.
Bioinformatics Research Scientist, Mathematical Sciences, Oklahoma State University

Dec 1, 2023 - D-107

The Scary Connections between Sweets and Cancer

- Jung-whan (Jay) Kim, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Oncology Science, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma

Nov 3, 2023 - D-107

Going with the Flow: Investigating how Blood Flow is Matched to Metabolic Demand in Human Health and Disease

- J. Mikhail Kellawan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma

Oct 6, 2023 - D-107

Clinical Neuroscience as a Tool for Advancing Mental HealthEquity in American Indian Populations

- Evan White, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator, Laureate Institute for Brain Research

Sept 1, 2023 - D-107

Carotenoid Metabolism in Mitochondrial Function and Blood Glucose Control

- Daniel Lin, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University

Mar. 3, 2023 - D-107

For a While, Crocodile: Crocodylomorph Endurance Through Mass Excinctions

- Keegan M. Melstrom, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology, Rose State College

Feb. 3, 2023 - D-107

Role of Plaatelet TGF-beta1 in Normal and Disease States

- Jasimuddin Ahamed, Ph.D.
Associate Member, Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Jan. 6, 2023 - D-107

Cytomegalovirus and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Overlooked Adversary or Innocent Bystander?

- Jonathan Savitz, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator, Laureate Institute for Brain Research

Dec. 2, 2022 - D-107

Macroevolutionary Trends in the Limbs of Early Synapsida: Big Data, Organismal Research, and a Holistic Understand of the Deepest Ancestors of Mammals

- Jacqueline K. Lungmus, Ph.D.
Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and Assistant Professor, Geosciences Department, University of Oklahoma

Nov. 11, 2022 - D-107

Interplay Between Host and Pathogens in the Urinary Tract

- Janaki Iyer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology, Department of Natural Sciences, Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow

Oct. 7, 2022 - D-107

The Progressive Breakdown of RNA in Dried Body Fluid Stains Acts As An Indicator of Elapsed Time

- Robert W. Allen, Ph.D.
Professor of Forensic Science, School of Forensic Sciences, OSU Center for Health Sciences

Sept. 2, 2022 - D-107

Network Interactions for Major Depressive Disorder

- Brett McKinney, Ph.D.
Warren Professor of Bioinformatics, Tandy School of Computer Science, The University of Tulsa

May 6, 2022- Tandy 171

"Medical Pharmacology: from Monkey B Virus to Marijuana"

- Lara Maxwell, Ph.D.
Professor, Physiological Sciences Department at the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine in OSU-Stillwater

Apr. 1, 2022- Tandy 171

"Not so Typical MAP Kinases in G Protein Signaling Pathways"

- Jeff Hadwiger, Ph.D.
Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department at OSU-Stillwater

Mar. 4, 2022- Tandy 411

"The Impact of Short-Term Dietary Restriction on Intestinal Stem Cell Function"

- Archana Unnikrishnan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department at the University of Oklahoma HSC

Feb. 4, 2022- Tandy 411

"Look What the Cat Dragged In: Translational Animal Models For SARS-Cov-2 and Other Viral Infections"

- Craig Miller, DVM, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology Department at OSU College of Veterinary Medicine OSU-Stillwater

Jan. 7, 2022- Tandy 411

"Obesity and Immunity: the Roles of microRNAs"

- Jin Seo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology Rogers State University in Claremore, OK

Dec. 3, 2021- Tandy 411

"Calcium Signaling Controls Virulence of A Human Pathogen, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa"

- Marianna Patrauchan, Ph.D.
Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department at OSU-Stillwater

Nov. 5, 2021- D-107

"Mapping molecular pathways of brain aging to understand Alzheimer’s disease"

- Veronica Galvan, Ph.D.
Professor and Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair of Aging Research, Co-Director, Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging at OU-HSC

Oct 1, 2021- Tandy 411

"How to Make Bacteria Self-Destruct: Recombinase Deficiency In P. Aeruginosa Sensitizes Cells to Antibiotics and Stimulates Interbacterial Killing.”

- Matthew Cabeen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department at OSU-Stillwater

Sept. 3, 2021 - Tandy 411

"Tuning of the Hardware: Factors that Influence the Sound Localization Pathway: Hormones, Sex, Sociality, and Fragile X Syndrome"

- Liz McCullagh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology Department at OSU-Stillwater