Seminars of Interest

Explore how we can move beyond state and federal policies toward concrete, technically grounded safeguards that address the legitimate safety concerns surrounding the use of Gen-AI in mental health.

Carle's Suguna Pappu and Beckman's Deana McDonagh will present.

Associate Professor, Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology

This session focuses on developing the research strategy, writing the abstract and project narrative, and addressing rigor and transparency for NIH proposals.

FSHN Graduate Seminar Presenter: Matthew Stasiewicz, PhD ​Associate Professor of Applied Food Safety ​Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition ​University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Title: Math and models to help people make better food safety decisions

Cutler Phillippe will present on Analysis of Parachute Microstructural Strains in 3D with Micro-Computed Tomography and Image Segmentation

Adam Arkin, PHD Dean A. Richard Newton Memorial Professor of Bioengineering University of California, Berkeley "Engineering Microbial Systems for Transformation, Protection, and Function Across Extreme Environment"

“Single-Molecule Spatial Organization and Dynamics of Nuclear Speckle Components Revealed by MINFLUX Nanoscopy” Minxue Liu, PhD Candidate – Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

This session covers how to develop the administrative and compliance sections of NIH proposals.

Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting.

Angad Mehta, PhD Department of Chemistry; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign "Synthetic biology for evolutionary studies and human health"

“Effect of PGC1α expression on mitochondrial biogenesis and pathogenesis in Fragile X syndrome” Vipendra Kumar Visiting Research Scientist, Prof. Nien-Pei Tsai’s lab Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois

Associate Professor, Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology

This session covers the review and scoring criteria for NIH proposals and the intricacies of the NIH peer review process. Participants will learn how to tailor their proposal to fit the NIH criteria.

Shai Bel, PhD Azrieli Faculty of Medicine; Bar-Ilan University “Partners in Slime: Host-Microbiota Interactions in the Gut Mucus Layer”

Your grant went through peer review, but didn’t get funded. Now what? This session will address how to respond to the reviewers’ comments, interpret critiques, and use feedback from reviewers or mentors to improve your grant proposal.

FSHN Graduate Seminar Presenter: Brian Imai, PhD Proteomics Laboratory Supervisor Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Title: Proteomics and its applications

Full details coming soon

Oraya Zinder, PhD Candidate Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois

FSHN Graduate Seminar Presenter: Stuart Phillips, Ph.D., FACSM, FCAHS, FCSEP, FRSC ​Distinguished University Professor, ​Canada Research Chair ​Chair, Department of Kinesiology ​McMaster University, Ontario Title: Protein and Muscle: From the Gym to the Lab and Back Agains

Join Carle's Bruce Damon and Dr. Christina Laukaitis for a seminar on, "Mechanistic biomarkers of knee function in hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome."