Upcoming Events

Below is a list of upcoming events: (please check back regularly)  

Tuesday, June 25

Lunch and Learn with Dr. Thomas Reed with Osprey Bio

Multigenic Research: Pursuing New Horizons in Multigenic Therapies & Cell Line Engineering 

1:00-2:00 PM 

2940 A&B - HSC-N and Via Zoom

Lunch Provided. 

If you plan to attend, please RSVP. 

Wednesday, June 26

Thesis Defense - Endodontics

Alex Pancake

Clinical Significance of Gutta Percha Variability

11:45 AM, Endodontics Conference Room (1068)

Friday, June 28

Dissertation Defense - Pathophysiology, Rehabilitation, and Performance PhD

Bobby Rawls

Psychophysiological Tools & Techniques to Predict Perceptual Motor Task Outcomes

10:00 AM | RNI Innovation Center – 201 

Thesis Defense - Endodontics 

Abdulrahman Essaedi

Comparative Analysis of Chemical Compounds and Heavy Metal Contaminants in Medical Grade versus Over-the-Counter Sodium Hypochlorite Solutions

12:00 PM | Endodontics Conference Room (1068)

Tuesday, July 2nd

Dissertation Defense

Robin Oliverio

Sex, Drugs, and TBI: The Effects of Sec Hormones and TrkB Activation on Alcohol-Related Behavior Following a Traumatic Brain Injury

10:00 AM | Erma 301; Zoom

Thesis Defense 

Exercise Physiology MS

Madison Robinson 

Examination of The Time Course Effects of Electronic Cigarettes on the Thoracic Aorta

10:00 AM | HSC-N 3067

Sunday, July 7

Dissertation Defense

Philip Bender

The Role of Synaptic Zinc Signaling In Excitatory Circuits Of The Mouse Auditory

10:00 AM | Erma Byrd BMRC 301

Monday, July 8

DNP Final Project Presentation

Shannon Thompkins

Standardizing Nasogastric Securement: A Quality Improvement Initiative    

1:00 PM on Zoom

Sunday, July 9

DNP Final Project Presentation

Sandrela Magnuson

Implementing a Nurse-driven Clostridium Difficile Screening Protocol  

9:00 AM on Zoom

Thursday, July 11

Dissertation Defense 

Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program PhD

Sarah Milne

Astrocyte Reprogramming of Th17 Cells in Autoimmune
Neuroinflammation: Mechanisms and Implications   

9:00 PM | Room 2094 HSN | Zoom

Dissertation Defense 

DNP Final Project Presentation

Benjamin Klos

Implementation of Provider in Triage Guidelines to Improve Emergency Department Throughput: A Quality Improvement Study       

11:00 AM | Zoom

Monday, July 15

DNP Final Project Presentation

Krystal Abucevicz-Swick

A Structured Diabetes Continuous Glucose Monitor Education Program to Improve Patient Knowledge and Self-Efficacy

10:30 AM on Zoom

Tuesday, July 16

Dissertation Defense

Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences PhD

Sajad Savari 

4D EPR Oximetry Imaging for 4D Bioprinting and Tissue Engineering

2:00 PM | HSC-N 3129

Tuesday, July 23

Protein Detection Seminar

MilliporeSigma

Demonstrating the Need for Intergenerational Trauma-Specific Substance Use Treatment for Mothers Receiving Substance Use Treatment and their Children

1:00 - 2:00 PM EST | HSC North, Room 2157

Wednesday, July 24

Dissertation Defense 

Social and Behavioral Sciences PhD

Brittany T. Smith

Demonstrating the Need for Intergenerational Trauma-Specific Substance Use Treatment for Mothers Receiving Substance Use Treatment and their Children

12:00 PM | Erma Byrd 301

Dissertation Defense 

Pathophysiology, Rehabilitation, and Performance PhD

Andrew Taylor

Regulation of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Through Mitochondrial Import of Long Non-Coding RNAs

12:00 PM | HSC-N 3084

Thursday, August 1

The WVU Flow Cytometry & Single Cell Core Facility will be hosting an all day, hands on bioinformatics workshop in conjunction with 10x Genomics. In the workshop you will be walked through how to process single cell RNAseq and ATACseq raw data using the 10x Cloud Analysis platform.  The process will include how to use both Cell Ranger and the Loupe browser.  At the end of the session, you will have the opportunity to sit down with the 10x Bioinformatics specialist  to map out your own data analysis.  Spatial transcriptomics analysis will only briefly be discussed (potential for spatial transcriptomics webinar later in the year).

10am – 4pm in HSC North room G119A.   The workshop is free and lunch will be provided.. 

Prior registration is required. REGISTER NOW https://10xgen.com/1Ei 

Hope many of you will take this great opportunity to learn more about analyzing single cell data.  Please bring a laptop or pad so that you can follow along with the analysis.

Wednesday, August 21 

Save the Date - Fall Welcome Event

Tailgate at Buffalo Wild Wings and Black Bears Baseball Game

The HSC Office of Research and Graduate Education will host a welcome back event and sponsor a tailgate and the cost of the tickets for graduate students, postdocs faculty, and staff. Tailgate: Buffalo Wild Wings University Town Center 4:30 PM Baseball Game: Black Bears Stadium 6:30.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP. 

Friday, August 23

Save the Date - HSC PhD Research Induction and Awards Ceremony

4:00-5:00 PM 

In-person & Online

Keynote Speaker: Tara Croston, PhD, Research Biologist, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)                         

Reception to follow

Tuesday, August 27

All in One Institute Conversation

We look forward to the discussion with our Institute leaders in which women's health will be the focus. Our intention is to identify synergy derived from individual investigator strengths, diverse teams that are already in place and the established institutes that include care for people across our state as one part of their mission.

3-5 PM, 2940A HSC-N

If you plan to attend, please RSVP.

Tuesday, September 3rd

Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine Seminar Series

Sunday, October 27

Great Lakes Breast Cancer Research Symposium

Save the Date! The 6th annual Great Lakes Breast Cancer Research Symposium will be in Columbus, OH from October 27-29!

Tuesday, October 29

Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine Seminar Series