Calendar of Events

Fall 2025 seminars

All seminars begin at 3 p.m. in the Ann Stuart Science Complex, room 259.

Date	Presenter	Topic
Aug. 29	DiAnna Hynds, PhD Cornaro Professor TWU Division of Biology	Introduction to Seminar
Sept. 5	DiAnna Hynds, PhD Cornaro Professor TWU Division of Biology	Data Integrity and Openness: Responsible Data Management in Molecular Biology
Sept. 12	Tiffany Tainter, MS Consultant Abbvie Pharmaceuticals	Out of the Lab: Alternative Science Careers in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Sept. 19	Sanil Sansar, PhD Senior Medical Scientist Liaison Gamida Cell	Beyond the Bench: Navigating Non-Academic Careers in Biotech and Pharma
Sept. 26	David Aiello, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Austin College Biology Department	Disrupted carbohydrate metabolism alters cellular Ca2+ homeostasis and stress responses
Oct. 3	LaKeisha Lewter, PhD Assistant Professor TWU Division of Biology	TBD
Oct. 10	Hope Zavalin, MPH, CSP Corbin Aaen TWU Office of Risk Management	TBD

Oct. 17

Celebration of Science

Oct. 24	Diana Tavares Ferreira, PhD Assistant Professor UTD School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences	TBD
Oct. 31	Winnie Mirembe, MS PhD candidate TWU Division of Biology	TBD
Nov. 7	Natalie Smith, MS PhD candidate TWU Division of Biology	Exploring the effects of blast-induced traumatic brain injury on the network dynamics of cerebral organoids
Nov. 14	Chelsea Golly, MS PhD candidate TWU Division of Biology	TBD
Nov. 21	Lena Nguyen, PhD Assistant Professor UTD School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences	TBD

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