Department of Cell and Cancer Biology

2025 Cell & Cancer Biology Seminar Series

Seminar Series: 2025 | 202420232022202120202019

January 16 - EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES AS A VEHICLE TO DEIVER CRISPR MACHINERY FOR GENE THERAPY
Houjian Cai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
Athens, GA
12:00 pm, Block Health Science Bldg., room 436

FEBRUARY 13 - ONLINE RESOURCES FOR ANALYZING CANCER BIG DATA: AN INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP
Shang Su, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
School of Veterinary Medicine
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
12:00 pm, Webex Virtual Presentation 

April 3 - Targeting Replication Stress Response for Cancer Therapy
Junran Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Radiation Oncology
Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Ohio State University
12:00 pm, Block Health Science Bldg., room 436

April 10 - Decipher Actionable Tumor Suppressor Defects for Personalized Cancer Medicine
Di Zhao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Experimental Radiation Oncology
Division of Radiation Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
12:00 pm, Block Health Science Bldg., room 436

May 8 - Novel Regulation of Lipid Metabolism and Therapeutic Potential in Cancer
Deliang Guo, Ph.D.
Professor, Urban and Shelley Meyer Professorship in Cancer
Vice Chair for Clinical and Basic Research Liaison of Dept. of Radiation Oncology
Director, Center for Cancer Metabolism
Basic Science Director, Center for Neurological Malignancies and Cancer Neurology
The Ohio State University, James Comprehensive Cancer Center and College of Medicine
12:00 pm, Block Health Science Bldg., room 436

May 22 - 
Killing cancer cells by suicide bombing attack with neutrophil extracellular traps

Zhenghe J. Wang, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Dept. of Genetics and Genome Sciences,
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Co-Leader, Cancer Genomics and Epigenomics Program
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Case Western Reserve University
12:00 pm, Block Health Science Bldg., room 436

May 29 - The ATR signaling pathway: From basic science to cancer therapy
Lee Zou, PhD
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor
Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Chair, Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Duke University School of Medicine
12:00 pm, Block Health Science Bldg., room 436

September 18 - MAPK4: An Emerging Oncogenic Driver in Cancer
Feng Yang, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology & Immunology
Baylor College of Medicine
12:00 pm, Block Health Science Bldg., room 436

September 25 - Explore the multifaceted roles of the HIPPO-YAP/TAZ-TEAD pathway in Kidney Cancer
Chunling Yi, Ph.D.
Professor of Oncology
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington D.C.
12:00 pm, Block Health Science Bldg., room 436

October 9 - TBA
Yong Wan, PhD
SOM Endowed Chair Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
Director of Glenn Family Breast Center for Basic Research
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Department of Hematology and Oncology
Biological Discovery through Chemical Innovation Initiative
Emory University School of Medicine
12:00 pm, Block Health Science Bldg., room 436

October 27  - Exploring new therapeutic strategies for NSCLC cancer: From the hypoxia pathway to the reprogramming of the tumor immune microenvironment
Valentina Sancisi, PhD
Senior Scientist at Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS
Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
12:00 pm, Block Health Science Bldg., room 436

October 30 - TBA
Harikrishna Nakshatri, PhD
Marian J. Morrison Professor of Breast Cancer Research
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Associate Director of Education, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Co-Leader, Breast Cancer Working Group, IUSCCC
Research Career Scientist, VA Roudebush Medical Center
Chief Scientific Officer, Komen Tissue Bank, IUSCCC
12:00 pm, Block Health Science Bldg., room 436

November 20 - TBA
Gwen Lomberk, PhD
Chief, Division of Research; Director, Basic Science Research;
Department of Surgery; Professor of Surgery and Pharmacology & Toxicology
Medical College of Wisconsin
12:00 pm, Block Health Science Bldg., room 436

December 4 - TBA
Chengyu Liang, M.D., PhD
Professor and Program Co-Leader
Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis
Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
12:00 pm, Block Health Science Bldg., room 436

 

 



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