2025
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| January 16 | Allan Alencar, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Biomedical Engineering Tulane University School of Medicine | CANCELLED |
| January 23 | Mykel Green, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Tulane University School of Medicine | CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW!! Characterizing Bone Health and Biomaterials for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Sickle Cell Disease |
| January 30 | Jinchong Xu, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Neurology Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, MD | Human Cerebral Assembloids for Studying APOE-Driven Vascular Resilience |
| February 6 | Jan Michael Williams, PhD Professor Director, Graduate Program Pharmacology & Toxicology University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS | Early development of obesity-related renal disease: Insulin - Ally or Adversary" |
| February 13 | No Seminar - SSCI Conference | |
| February 20 | Justine Abais-Battad, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Physiology Medical College of Georgia Augusta University Augusta, GA | Contribution of Diet and Sex to Gut-Immune-Kidney Crosstalk in Hypertension |
| February 27 | Rajesh Mohandas, MD Chief, Section of Nephrology & Hypertension Victor Chattel Endowed Professor of Medicine LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA | Mechanisms underlying excess cardiovascular risk in kidney disease: Both big and small |
| March 6 | No Seminar - Spring Break | |
| March 13 | Gerardo Gamba MD, PhD Professor Department of Nephrology Molecular Physiology Unit Instituto Nacional De La Nutricion Salvador Zubiran (INCMNSZ) National University of Medico | Modulation of NCC activity by the calcium-sensing receptor and the KS-WNK1 isoform |
| March 20 | Meena S. Madhur, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine John B. Hickam Scholar in Medicine Chief, Division of Clinical Pharmacology Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN | Between a ROCK and a Hard Place: Immune modulation in hypertension |
| March 27 | Thiago Bruder, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Physiology & Cell Biology University of South Alabama Mobile, AL | A novel endothelial autocrine mechanism in the regulation of vascular tone and blood pressure |
| April 3 | George 'Gef' Farmer, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Physiology & Anatomy University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, TX | Impaired Forebrain Inhibition: Contribution to Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Mediated Hypertension |
| April 10 | No Seminar - TRICS | |
| April 17 | Mykel D. Green, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering School of Science and Engineering Tulane University | Characterizing Bone Health and Biomaterials for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Sickle Cell Disease |
| April 24 | No Seminar - APS Summit | |
| May 1 | Sandeep K. Mallipattu, MD DCI-Liebowitz Professor of Medicine Chief, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension Renaissance School of Medicine Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | Krüppel-Like Factors: Three Fingers in Control of Kidney Health and Disease |
| May 8 | Brent Myers, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Sciences Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO | RESCHEDULED - Sept 25th Cortical-brainstem circuitry mediating sex-specific chronic stress integration |
| May 15 - August 14 | SUMMER BREAK | No Seminars |
FALL 2025 | ||
| August 21 | ||
| August 28 | Dr. Zheng Dong, PhD Charbonnier Endowed Chair, Regents' Professor Medical College of Georgia Augusta University Senior Career Scientist, Director of Research Development Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Augusta, GA | Mitochondrial Quality Control in Kidney Injury and Repair |
| September 4 | No Seminar - AHA Hypertension Meeting | No Seminar |
| September 11 | Helen E. Collins, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Center for Cardiometabolic Science University of Louisville Louisville, KY | Metabolic Adaptations in the Maternal Heart |
| September 18 | No Seminar | |
| September 25 | Brent Myers, PhD Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Sciences Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO | Cortical-brainstem circuitry mediating sex-specific chronic stress integration |
| October 2 | No Seminar - Fall Break (Oct 2-5) | No Seminar |
| October 9 | No Seminar | |
| October 16 | Joshua "Josh" S. Speed, PhD Associate Professor Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi | |
| October 23 | No Seminar - APS Conference on Sex Differences | |
| October 30 | Oguz Kanca, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Molecular & Human Genetics Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX US | |
| November 6 | ||
| November 13 | Rudy Ortiz, PhD Professor Molecular & Cell Biology School of Natural Sciences University of California Merced Health Sciences Research Institute Merced, CA | |
| November 20 | Lachlan Rash, PhD Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology Head, Ion Channel Pharmacology Lab School of Biomedical Sciences The University of Queensland Australia | |
| November 27 | No Seminar - Thanksgiving Break (Nov 24-30) | No Seminar |
| December 4 | Adam J. Rossano, MD, PhD Instructor of Psychiatry Neurodevelopment and Psychosis Section University of Pennsylvania SOM Philadelphia, PA | |
| December 11 | Luke Dunaway, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Robert M Berne Cardiovascular Research Center University of Virginia SOM Charlottesville, VA |
