Distinguished Scientists Seminars

The Distinguished Scientists Seminar (DSS) program comprises invited talks by leading scientists from outside institutions. Speakers are selected to complement the Graduate Training Program in the College of Medicine and cover a wide range of cutting-edge biomedical research. Seminars are held monthly during the fall and spring semesters. One seminar per semester is
reserved for the Charles M. Baugh Lecture featuring a nationally/ internationally recognized scientist.

Nominations for seminar speakers should be forwarded to departmental representatives on the DSS Committee. If the speaker is approved, the DSS representative notifies the faculty nominator that the speaker has been approved, gives them a list of available dates, and the
faculty member then invites the speaker.

Fall 2023 Distinguished Scientists Seminar Schedule

Date/Time	Speaker	Host and Department	Location
September 28, 2023, at 4 p.m.	Michael Johnson, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Immunobiology; Associate Dean, Basic Science and Graduate Studies, College of Medicine Tucson; Director of Graduate Studies, Industrial Microbiology Track, Applied Bioscience Program, University of Arizona "Using Copper Toxicity to Exploit a Microbial Achilles Heel”	Allyson Shea, Ph.D. Microbiology & Immunology	Medical Sciences Building, 1st Floor Auditorium
November 9, 2023, at 4 p.m.	Ryan Boudreau, PhD Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa	Glen Borchert, Ph.D. Pharmacology	Medical Sciences Building, 1st Floor Auditorium
November 30, 2023, at 4 p.m.	Joann B. Sweasy, PhD Director, University of Arizona Cancer Center	Aishwarya Prakash, Ph.D. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Medical Sciences Building, 1st Floor Auditorium
December 14, 2023, at 4 p.m.	Mary Weiser-Evans, PhD University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine	Emily Wilson, Ph.D. Physiology & Cell Biology	Medical Sciences Building, 1st Floor Auditorium

DSS Committee

Meghan Hermance, Ph.D.
Committee Chair
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
mhermance@southalabama.edu

Amy Nelson, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology & Cell Biology
arnelson@southalabama.edu

Brian Fouty, M.D.
USA Health Physicians Group
bfouty@health.southalabama.edu

Glen Borchert, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology
borchert@southalabama.edu

Karen Fagan, M.D.
USA Health Physicians Group
kfagan@health.southalabama.edu

Simon Grelet, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
sgrelet@southalabama.edu

Debanjan Chakroborty, Ph.D.
Mitchell Cancer Institute
dchakroborty@southalabama.edu