Fall 2026
Fall 2026
Seminar Schedule Fall 2026 |
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(In-person seminars are Wednesdays at 11:30 AM in Room 134-2 PHARM in Chicago and via remote for Rockford unless otherwise noted) |
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Wednesday, August 19 | NO SEMINAR (classes start August 24) |
Wednesday, August 26 | TBA |
Wednesday, September 2 ONLINE ONLY | EHSO ANNUAL SAFETY TRAINING REFRESHER FOR CURRENT/RETURNING STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES THIS REFRESHER TRAINING SESSION IS INTENDED FOR ALL RETURNING PSCI GRADUATE STUDENTS, POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, STAFF RESEARCHERS, AND RESEARCH-TRACK FACULTY WHO WORK IN OR SUPERVISE PERSONNEL IN WET LABORATORIES NOTE THAT THIS TRAINING IS ONLINE VIA ZOOM ONLY. |
Wednesday, September 9 | Promoting lung recovery: epigenetic and metabolic control of regulatory T cell function Benjamin D. Singer, MD, Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine, Lawrence Hicks Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) & Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Simpson Querrey Lung Institute for Translational Science (SQ LIFTS), Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics, Canning Thoracic Institute, Northwestern Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (host: Mike Federle) |
Wednesday, September 16 | AAPS |
Wednesday, September 23 | Tapping communication networks to reveal pathogenic social behaviors of bacteria Michael J. Federle, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Director, Center for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago |
Wednesday, September 30 | Encoding Chemicals and Assays with DNA: Applications in Drug Discovery and Development Casey J. Krusemark, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Borch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University (host: Bryan Lampkin) |
Wednesday, October 7 | Designing Translatable Drug Delivery Systems for Women's Health: From Vaginal Films to Nanomedicine Sravan Patel, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh (host: Shilpa Sant) |
Wednesday, October 14 | Co-sponsored by the NCCIH T32 Training Grant: Research Training in Natural Product Complementary and Integrative Health: Philippe Chemineau, PhD, Emeritus Director of Research INRAE (France) and President World Association of Animal Production (WAAP) (host: Guido Pauli) |
Wednesday, October 21 | Symbionts influence the specialized metabolism of predatory myxobacteria D. Cole Stevens, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi (host: Barbara Adaikpoh) |
Wednesday, October 28 | Anti-Notch plus endocrine therapy in ER+ breast cancer inhibits cancer stem cells by increasing DAXX Clodia Osipo, PhD, Professor, Cancer Biology; Microbiology & Immunology, Co-Leader of Breast Cancer Program, The Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago (host: Debra Tonetti) |
Wednesday, November 4 | Timing and Target: An Early Wound-Healing Checkpoint in Radiotherapy Jason Bugno, PharmD, PhD, Pathways to Independence Instructor, Department of Radiation & Cellular Oncology, The University of Chicago (host: Debra Tonetti) |
Wednesday, November 11 | Lauren Goodrich-Berto, PhD, Head of Platform, Nimble Therapeutics, AbbVie, Madison, WI (host: Bryan Lampkin) |
Wednesday, November 18 | Hamid Ghandehari, PhD, Distinguished Professor and George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Presidential Endowed Chair, Molecular Pharmaceutics Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering Director, Utah Center for Nanomedicine, |
Wednesday, November 25 | NO SEMINAR (Day before Thanksgiving) NO SEMINAR |
Wednesday, December 2 | TBA |
| Wednesday, December 9 | NO SEMINAR (Finals Week) NO SEMINAR |
Seminar Coordinator: Bryan Lampkin |
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