2016 Seminar Series
Seminars (Jan. – Dec. 2016)
Director: Dr. J.K. Vishwanatha
Seminar Coordinator: Dr. Riyaz Basha
ICR Secretary: Jacklyn Crisp
University of North Texas Health Science Center
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
| January 6: | No Seminar at this time due to Holiday vacations. |
| February 3: |
Speakers Name: Daniel Bowers, M.D. Position and location: Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatrics, Hematology & Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas (Confirmed by: Riyaz Basha) Title of Seminar: “Childhood Brain Tumors: How Recent Genomic Advances are Transforming Future Therapies” Location: CBH-230 |
| March 2: | Speakers Name: Porunelloor Mathew, Ph.D.
Position and location: Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Immunology, UNT Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas Confirmed by: Riyaz Basha) Title of Seminar: “NK cell-mediated targeted immunotherapy for cancer” Location: CBH-230 |
| April 6: | Speakers Name: None- Group Discussion
Position and location: (Confirmed by: ) Title of Seminar: Location: CBH-230 |
| May 4: | Speakers Name: Sarfraz Ahmad, Ph.D.
Position and location: Director of Clinical Research, Gynecologic Oncology, Florida Hospital Cancer Institute, Professor, UCR & FSU Colleges of Medicine, Orlando, FL (Confirmed by: Dr. Riyaz Basha ) Title of Seminar: “Clinico-pathologic and Surgical Outcomes of Endometrial Cancer Patients Treated with Robotic Approach” Location: CBH-230 |
| June 1: | Speakers Name: W. Paul Bowman, M.D.
Position and location: Chairman and Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UNT Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX (Confirmed by: Dr. Riyaz Basha ) Title of Seminar: “Progress in Treatment of Childhood Leukemia: a Clinician’s Historical Perspective” Location: CBH-230 |
| July 6: | No Seminar at this time due to summer vacations. |
| July 13: | Speakers Name: Kaustubh Datta, Ph.D.
Position and location: Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eppley Cancer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska (Confirmed by: Dr. Jamboor Vishwanatha) Title of Seminar: “Neuropilin-2 Regulated Endocytic Trafficking in Cancer Pathobiology“ Location: CBH-230 |
| August 3: | No Seminar at this time |
| September 7: | Speakers Name: Subhamoy Dasgupta, Ph.D.
Position and location: Instructor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Confirmed by: Dr. Jamboor Vishwanatha) Title of Seminar: “Metabolic Control of Tumor Progression and Metastasis” Location: CBH-230 |
| October 5: | Speakers Name: Xin-Hai Pei, M.D., Ph.D.
Position and location: Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL (Confirmed by: Dr. Dong-Ming Su) Title of Seminar: “Control of differentiation and cell cycle in lymphoma and breast cancer“ Location: CBH-230 |
| November 3: | Speakers Name: Kaladhar B. Reddy, Ph.D.
Position and location: Professor, Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan (Confirmed by: Dr. Porunelloor Mathew) Title of Seminar: “Cancer Stem Cells: Its role in tumor progression and chemotherapy“ Location: CBH-230 |
| December 7: | Speakers Name: Xiaowei Dong, Ph.D.
Position and location: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNT System College of Pharmacy, UNT HSC, Fort Worth, TX (Confirmed by: Dr. Riyaz Basha) Title of Seminar: “Nanoparticles for resistant cancers“ Location: CBH-230 |
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