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 2024 Distinguished Scientists Seminar Schedule
Date/Time | Speaker | Host and Department | Location |
---|---|---|---|
August 29, 2024, at 4 p.m. |
Andrey Grigoriev, Ph.D. “Surprises of ribosomal RNA” |
Glen Borchert, Ph.D. Pharmacology |
Medical Sciences Building, 1st Floor Auditorium |
September 12, 2024, at 2 p.m. |
Eric Schmidt, M.D. *Charles M. Baugh Lecture begins at 2:00 p.m. “The Endothelial Glycocalyx During Health and Critical Illness” |
Troy Stevens, Ph.D. Physiology & Cell Biology |
Medical Sciences Building, 1st Floor Auditorium |
September 26, 2024, at 4 p.m.
|
Swapnil Sonkusare , Ph.D. "Calcium signaling nanodomains in systemic and pulmonary vasculature” |
Mark Taylor, Ph.D. Physiology & Cell Biology |
Medical Sciences Building, 1st Floor Auditorium |
October 10, 2024, at 4 p.m. |
Jay Kolls, M.D. "Th17 Cells and Mucosal Immunity” |
Robert Barrington, Ph.D. Microbiology & Immunology |
Medical Sciences Building, 1st Floor Auditorium
|
October 24, 2024, at 4 p.m. |
Joel Andrews, PhD
|
Office of the Associate Dean for Research |
Medical Sciences Building, 1st Floor Auditorium |
November 7, 2024, at 4 p.m. |
Brandt Eichman, Ph.D. |
Aishwarya Prakash, Ph.D. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
Medical Sciences Building, 1st Floor Auditorium |
November 14, 2024, at 4 p.m. |
John P. Wise, Sr., Ph.D.
|
Richard Honkanen, Ph.D. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
Medical Sciences Building, 1st Floor Auditorium |
December 5, 2024, at 4 p.m. |
Lorena Saelices Gomez, Ph.D. |
Luis del Pozo-Yauner, Ph.D. Pathology |
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 Physician Enterprise
bfouty@health.southalabama.edu
Glen Borchert, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology
borchert@southalabama.edu
Simon Grelet, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
sgrelet@southalabama.edu
Debanjan Chakroborty, Ph.D.
Mitchell Cancer Institute
dchakroborty@southalabama.edu
Amber Bokhari, M.D.
USA Health Physician Enterprise
abokhari@health.southalabama.edu