Orin Smith Auditorium & Zoom

David Marcinek, PhD Professor of Radiology "Using primary myoblasts to study skeletal muscle aging" Lei Gao Predoctoral student in the Kong lab "Molecular Regulation of the MOSMO/MEGF8/MGRN1 Complex in Axon Guidance"

Sylvia Qu, VMD, PhD Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine and Mechanical Engineering "Molecular and mechanobiological regulation of composite musculoskeletal regeneration" Tim Martins, PhD Director of HTS Core "State of the Quellos HTS Core 2026: A Research Core Facility Update"

Daniel Yang, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine/Cardiology "High-throughput functional characterization of MYH7 variants to predict cardiomyopathy risk" Clara McCurdy Predoctoral student in the Ruohola-Baker and Baker labs "Integrin-Independent Activation of Tie2 Ameliorates ARDS"

Thelma Escobar, PhD Assistant Professor of Biochemistry "Connecting the dots: from discovery to mechanism and disease of heterochromatin-associated proteins" Julie Mathieu, PhD ISCRM Stem Cell Core Director "An update from the Ellison Stem Cell Core: How we can support your research"

Ying Zheng, PhD Professor of Bioengineering "In vitro models of vascular flow, and their inflammatory responses" Eimear O'Mahony Predoctoral student in Kelly Lab "Intestinal Enteroids: Predictive Models for Oral Drug Disposition"

Vincenzo Cirulli, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine/Metabolism, Endocrinology & Nutrition "Cell-to-cell interactions and downstream signaling as gatekeepers of pancreatic islet cell identity, growth, transdifferentiation, and function" Michael Malone Predoctoral student in Sniadecki Lab "High Cell-Density Bioprinting of Tissues onto Posts: Strength, Survival, and Compaction"