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Past Literature Seminars

Fall 2022 Literature Seminars

Date Speaker
August 31 Introductory class (students only)
September 14 Lauryn Werner (Discussion by Kaitlin Dehart)
September 21 Kaitlin Dehar (Discussion by Lexy Cockrell)
September 28 Lexy Cockrell (Discussion by Benjamin Ryan)
October 5 Benjamin Ryan (Discussion by Shwetha Sreenivasan)
October 12 no seminar – IGPBS day
October 19 Shwetha Sreenivasan (Discussion by Griffin Welfer)
October 26 Griffin Welfer (Discussion by Mandeep Kaur)
November 2 Mandeep Kaur (Discussion by Taylor Strope)
November 9 Taylor Strope (Discussion by Alexandra Berkowicz)
November 16 Alexandra Berkowicz (Discussion by Spencer Thompson)
November 23 no seminar – Thanksgiving
November 30 Spencer Thompson (Discussion by Ibtihal Alghusen)
December 7 Ibtihal Alghusen (Discussion by Sophiya John Ephrame)
December 14 Sophiya John Ephrame (Discussion by Lauryn Werner)

Spring 2022 Literature Seminars

Date Speaker
January 26 Open
February 2 Lexy Cockrell (discussion by Kaitlin)
February 9 Lauryn Werner (discussion by Lexy)
February 16 Victor Vasquez Montes (BPS meeting talk)
February 23 Griffin Welfer (discussion by Lauryn)
March 2 Mandeep Kaur (discussion by Griffin)
March 9 NO SEMINAR
March 16 SPRING BREAK
March 23 Benjamin Ryan (Discussion by Mandeep)
March 30 Akeem Waite (pre-run ASBMB meeting talk)
April 6 NO SEMINAR
April 13 Kaitlin DeHart (Discussion by Taylor)
April 20 Taylor Strope (discussion by Benjamin)
April 27 Open
May 4 Open

Fall 2021 Literature Seminars

Date Speaker
September 8 Lexy Cockrell
September 15 Nicole Hoitsma
September 22 Victor Vasquez Montez
(preview of talk for Gibbs Conference in Biothermodynamics)  
September 29 Lauryn Werner
October 6 Max Fairlamb
October 13 Mandeep Kaur
October 20 Griffin Welfer
October 27 Ewud Agborbesong
November 3 Sophiya John Ephrame
November 10 Benjamin Ryan
November 17 Shwetha Sreenivasan
November 24 Ibtihal Alghusen
December 1 Kaitlin DeHart
December 8 Taylor Strope
December 15 John Kaiser (KU student)

Spring 2020 Literature Seminars

Date Speaker
January 22

Nicole Ellis

January 29 Pierce O'Neil
February 5 Alexey Ladokhin
February 12 No Seminar
February 19 Max Fairlamb
February 26

Canceled

March 4 Lauryn Werner
March 11 No Seminar - Spring Break

Fall 2019 Literature Seminars

Date Speaker
September 18

Pierce O'Neil

September 25 Matt Parker
October 2 Lexy Cockrell
October 9 Max Fairlamb
October 16 Matthew Schaich
October 23 Pierce O'Neil
October 30 Mallory Smith
November 6 Mandeep Kaur
November 13 Ewud Agborbesong
November 20 Benjamin Ryan
November 27 No Seminar - Thanksgiving Holiday
December 4 Griffin Welfer
December 11

Lauryn Werner

Spring 2019 Literature Seminars

Date Speaker
January 30
(1090 KLSIC)
  Introduction (Students Only)
February 6 Matthew Schaich
February 13
February 20 Victor Vasquez-Montes
February 27 Alexandria Cockrell
March 6 TBA
March 13 No Seminar - Spring Break
March 20 Matt Parker
March 27 Mallory Smith
April 3 TBA
April 10 TBA
April 17 TBA
April 24

Pierce O'Neil

May 1 Ewud Agborbesong

Fall 2018 Literature Seminars

Date Speaker
August 29 Introduction (Students Only)
September 5
September 12
September 19 Matthew Schaich
September 26 Victor Vasquez Montes
October 3 Max Fairlamb
October 10
October 17
October 24 Alex Machen
October 31 Pierce O'Neil
November 7 Nicole Ellis
November 14 Matt Parker
November 21 No Seminar - Thanksgiving Holiday
November 28 Alexandra Cockrell
December 5 Mallory Smith

Spring 2018 Literature Seminars

Date Speaker
January 17 Student Introduction - 1090 HLSIC
January 24 Alex Machen
January 31 Victor Vasquez Montes
February 7 Pierce O'Neil
February 14 Ewud Agborbesong
February 21 TBD
February 28 TBD
March 7 TBD
March 14 Nicole Ellis
March 21 No Seminar - Spring Break
March 28 Max Fairlamb
April 4 Sean Holloran
April 11 Katherine Walter
April 18  Amy Whitaker
April 25 Kristen Schwingen
May 2 Practice for retreat presentations


Fall 2017 Literature Seminars

Date Speaker
August 23 Introduction (Students Only) - 1090 KLSIC
August 30 Jackie Thompson
September 6 Ewud Agboresong
September 13 Ben Chappell
September 20 Sean Halloran
September 27 Victor Vasquez Montes
October 4 Alex Machen
October 11 Matthew Parker
October 18 Mallory Smith
October 25 Miranda Machacek
November 1 Matthew Schaich
November 8 Ben Chappell
November 15 Pierce O'Neil
November 22 No Seminar - Thanksgiving Holiday
November 29 Nicole Ellis
December 6 Max Fairlamb
December 13 Max Fairlamb


Spring 2017 Literature Seminars

Date Speaker
January 18 Orientation (Students Only) - 1090 KLSIC
January 25
February 1 Victor Vasquez
February 8 Alexey Ladokhin
February 15 Jackie Thompson
February 22
March 1 Ben Chappell
March 8 Matt Schaich
March 15 Mallory Smith
March 22 No Seminar - Spring Break
March 29 Ewud Agborbesong
April 5 No Seminar - Student Research Forum
April 12 Matt Parker
April 19 Amy Whitaker
April 26 Katherine Walter


Fall 2106 Literature Seminars

Date Speaker
August 24 Orientation (Students Only) - 1090 KLSIC
August 31 No Seminar - IGPBS Interaction Day
September 7 TBD
September 14 Pierce O'Neil
September 21 Jackie Thompson
September 28 No Seminar
October 5 Alex Machen
October 12 Miranda Machacek
October 19 Benjamin Chappell
October 26 Matthew Parker
November 2 Matt Schaich
November 9 Mallory Smith
November 16 Ee Tan
November 23 No Seminar - Thanksgiving Holiday
November 30 Amy Whitaker
December 7 Ewud Agborbesong

Spring 2016 Literature Seminars

Date Speaker
January 20 Orientation (Students Only) - 1090 KLSIC
January 27 Jackie Thompson
February 3 Zhen Zhang
February 10 Victor Vasquez Montes
February 17 Liskin Swint-Kruse (special presentation)
February 24 Alex Machen
March 2 Rafaela Muniz de Queiroz
March 9 Pierce O'Neil
March 16 No Seminar - Spring Break
March 23 Ee Phie Tan
March 30 No Seminar - Student Research Forum
April 6 Special Seminar: Damien Thevenin, Ph.D.,
Lehigh University
Title: "Specific Targeting and Delivery of Therapeutics to Cancer Cells Based n the Tumor Microenvironment"
April 13 No Seminar
April 20 Amy Whitaker
April 27 Miranda Macheck
May 4 No Seminar - Department Retreat

 

Fall 2015 Literature Seminars

Date Speaker
September 16 No Seminar - IGPBS Day
September 23 Orientation (Students only) - 1090 HLSIC
September 30 Mary Ashley Rimmer
October 7 Alex Machen
October 14 Pierce O'Neil
October 21 Zhen Zhang
October 28 Victor Vasquez Montes
November 4 Lauren Workman
November 11 No Seminar - Veterans Day
November 18 Rafaela Muniz
November 25 No Seminar - Thanksgiving Holiday Begins
December 2 Amy Whitaker
December 9 Alex Machen


Spring 2015 Literature Seminars

Date Speaker
January 21
January 28 Dr. Liskin Swint-Kruse
February 4 Mauricio Vargas Uribe
February 11
February 18
February 25 Jackie Thompson
March 4 Victor Vasquez Montes
March 11 Ee Phie Tan
March 18 No Seminar - Spring Break
March 25 No Seminar - Student Research Forum
April 1 Dr. Joe Fontes
April 8 Max Fairlamb
April 15 Practice for "advertisement" talk for Retreat (students only)
April 22 Department Retreat
April 29 Dr. Dipika Singh
KU School of Medicine

University of Kansas Medical Center
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
1080 HLSIC ,  Mailstop 3030
Kansas City, KS 66160-7421