University of Illinois College of Medicine

Department of Pharmacology

PhD Student Research Forum- Fall 2023/Spring 2024
Fridays at 12:00 PM, COMRB 4175 

SPEAKER

TITLE

DATE

Dominguez, Joey

The role of CX 3 CR1 + FALC-associated macrophages in health and inflammation

September 15

Todd, Olivia

Cross-kingdom interactions: Candida albicans enhances Salmonella Typhimurium pathogenesis

September 22

Tamatam, Chandra

Fra-1 Regulation of Neonatal Alveolar Inflammation and Remodeling

September 29

Schnur, Kevin 

Controlling Gasdermin-mediated pyroptosis and its signaling using an engineered inhibitory domain

October 6

GEMS Symposium (no seminar)

GEMS Symposium (no seminar)

October 13

Knowles, Katherine

3D Bioprinting of Multi-Scale Cell-Condensation-Based Implantable Vasculature

October 20

Bandara, Thilinie M

Jagged-1+ myeloid-derived suppressor cells facilitate recovery of the bone marrow endothelium after myelosuppression

October 27

Olayinka, Olamide S

The central role of lymphangiogenesis in regulating tissue fluid balance

November 3

Ryan Kwok

EB3 inhibitor promote resolution of acute lung injury through FoxM1 pathway

November 10

Neethling, Jacob Christiaan

Targeting Notch1 Dependent T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

November 17

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

November 24

Monterroso, Alesi

Postponed

December 1

Chan, Martin

Synthetic EB3 inhibitor promotes resolution of SARS-CoV-2-induced lung injury

December 8

Spring 2024

Ayemoba, Charles

Platelet Factor 4 Binds to Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor to Block Leukemic Stem Cell Expansion and Recurrence

January 12

GEMS Symposium (no seminar)

GEMS Symposium (no seminar)

January 19

Di Staulo, Anna

Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Regulates Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Maintenance and Niche Function

January 26

Toboz, Phoenix

The role of GCN2 in regulating human induced pluripotent stem cell derived endothelial cells differentiation and function

February 9

Tran, Dan-Ho

Development of a shRNA Plasmid Library Targeting Transcription Factors Compatible with Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing 

February 9

GEMS Symposium (no seminar)

GEMS Symposium (no seminar)

February 16

Chan, Manwai

Sphingosine-1-phosphate regulate Alveolar Type I cell behavior during repair of acute lung injury

February 23

Szynal, Barbara

Role of Shp2 in Angiogenic Matrix Degradation

March 1

GEMS Symposium (no seminar)

GEMS Symposium (no seminar)

March 8

Jousma, Jordan

Adipose Thermogenesis Improves Cardiometabolic Health and Diastolic Function in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

March 15

Spring Break

Spring Break

March 22

Mack, Andrew

Focal Adhesion Kinase is Activated by β3 Integrins and ROS to 
Mediate Outside-in Signaling in Platelets

April 5

Bielski, Maggi

The Role of Shp2 Phosphatase in Defining Polarity for Cellular Migration 

April 12

Cancer Center Symposium(no seminar)

Cancer Center Symposium(no seminar)

April 19

Patel, Chandani

TBA

April 26

Hernandez, Camila 

TBA

May 3

Bradford, Hanna

TBA

May 10

Cho, Minsu

TBA

May 17

Michell, Ashlin

TBA

May 24

Yaghamour, Amal

TBA

May 31

All forums are Fridays at 12 Noon in COMRB 4175

Coordinator:   ssing85@uic.edu

Revised:   9/5/2023