AHC Duluth Research Seminar Series Schedule
Upcoming AHC Seminar
The Duluth Academic Health Center (AHC) offers bi-weekly research seminars on Wednesdays from 12:15 to 1:15 PM, both via Zoom and in-person at the Medical School in SMED 142. The Medical School and College of Pharmacy at the Duluth campus support this program.
February 4, 2026, 12:15-1:15pm
Speaker: Michele Statz, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Behavioral Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth
Seminar Title: "A world threatening feeling: grief, moral injury, and institutional loss in rural Minnesota courts"
Host: Cathy McCarty, PhD, MPH, HEC-C
Spring 2025
January 8, 12:15-1:15 pm
Speaker: Sharyl Samargia-Grivette, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Education and Human Service Professions, University of Minnesota Duluth
Seminar Title: "Rehabilitation Reimagined: Setting the Stage for the Future"
Host: Yu Liu, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
January 22, 12:15-1:15 pm
Speaker: Roger Ramirez Barrios, DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVM
Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Seminar Title: "Parasites and One Health: Using molecular tools to address intriguing stories"
Host: Sara Zimmer, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
February 5, 12:15-1:15 pm
Speaker: Mustafa al'Absi, PhD
Professor and Director, Duluth Global Health Research Institute
Seminar Title: "Unraveling stress response dysregulation in addiction, appetite control and relapse dynamics"
Host: Amy Yang, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
March 5, 12:15-1:15 pm
Speaker: Lisa Savage, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Binghamton University, New York
Seminar Title: "Long-term neurobiological consequences of adolescent alcohol binge-type alcohol exposure"
Host: Sabrina Scroggins, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
March 19, 12:15-1:15 pm
Speaker: Steven Graves, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Seminar Title: "Methamphetamine, neurodegeneration, and seeking behavior"
Host: Matt Slattery, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
April 2, 12:15-1:15 pm
Speaker: Tara LeGates, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland
Seminar Title: "Sex-specific mechanisms mediate excitatory synaptic plasticity and stress effects"
Host: Emilia Lefevre, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
April 16, 12:15-1:15 pm
Speaker: Alanna Watt, PhD
Professor and Chair of Biology, McGill University, Canada
Seminar Title: "Searching for resilience in a mouse model of ataxia"
Host: Amy Yang, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
This seminar is via Zoom only.
April 30, 12:30-1:30 pm
Speaker: Monica Fabiani, PhD
Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Seminar Title: "Taking the pulse of aging: The role of cerebrovascular risk factors in cognitive decline and dementia"
Host: Mustafa al'Absi, PhD, Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Behavioral Science, Duluth, MN; Director, Duluth Global Health Research Institute
This seminar is via Zoom only.
May 28, 12:15-1:15 pm
Speaker: Doug Bremner, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine
Seminar Title: "Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Stress and Addictions"
Host: Mustafa al'Absi, PhD, Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Behavioral Science, Duluth, MN; Director, Duluth Global Health Research Institute
Fall 2024
September 11, 12:15-1:15 pm
Speaker: Sabrina Scroggins, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
Seminar Title: "Preeclampsia's Lasting Legacy: Shaping Immune Landscapes, Glial Architecture, and Sex Specific Outcomes in Offspring"
Host: Detlef Heck, PhD, Department Head and Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
September 25, 12:15-1:15 pm
Speaker: A. Kelly Lane, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology Teaching and Learning, University of Minnesota
Seminar Title: "Genetic Essentialism in Undergraduate Biology; Narratives About Race and Gender"
Host: DEI committee (Sarah Lacher), PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
October 16, 12:15-1:15 pm
Speaker: Betty Exintaris, PhD (Associate Dean Learning and Teaching) & Nilushi Karunaratne, PhD, (Senior Lecturer); Visiting Scholars from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash
University, Australia
Seminar Title: "From Lab to Classroom: Bringing Insights from Basic Electrophysiology to Health"
Host: Kerry Fierke, EdD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Duluth
October 23, 12:15-1:15 pm
Speaker: Jenny L Sones, PhD, DVM, Associate Professor of Equine Reproduction, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
Seminar Title: "Beyond the placenta: Preeclampsia & gut microbiome in BPH/5 mice"
Host: Jean Regal, PhD, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
November 6, 12:15-1:15 pm
Speaker: Laura Palombi, PharmD, MPH, MAT, Professor, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Duluth campus
Seminar Title: "Stigma and Substance Use Disorder"
Host: Grant Anderson, PhD, Associate Professor and Department Head, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duluth campus
November 20, 12:15-1:15 pm
Speaker: Stuart McAfee, PhD, Faculty Scientist, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Seminar Title: "Circuits of Silence: Investigating the Neurobiology of Cerebellar Mutism"
Host: Detlef Heck, PhD, Department Head and Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
December 11, 12:15-1:15 pm
Speaker: Thomas Bastian, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UMN Medical School, Twin Cities campus
Seminar Title: "Iron Deficiency and Neuron Development – Mitochondrial Energetics as a Potential Target for Intervention"
Host: Nam Chul Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duluth campus
Spring 2024
January 10, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Abigail Johnson, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, UMN School of Public Health
Seminar Title: "Exploring Dietary Patterns and the Human Gut Microbiome"
Host: Detlef Heck, PhD, Department Head and Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
January 24, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Adam Bress, PharmD, MS, Associate Professor, Health University of Utah
Seminar Title: "Optimizing antihypertensive treatment in 2024 to prevent cardiovascular disease and dementia"
Host: David Stenehjem, PharmD, BCOP, Associate Department Head and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Duluth campus
February 7, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Casey Dorr, PhD, Investigator Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute’s Department of Nephrology Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Department of Medicine, Renal and Hypertension Division, Co-director CTSI Pathways to Research Program (PReP) and Advanced Pathways to Research Program (A-PReP).
Seminar Title: "Pharmacogenomics and Spatialomics in Kidney Transplantation"
Hosts: Sabrina Scroggins, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, and Benjamin Clarke, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
February 28, 3:30 pm
Speaker: David Stenehjem, PharmD, BCOP, Associate Department Head and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Duluth campus
Seminar Title: "Clinical Development of the TBL1 inhibitor, Tegavivint, for desmoid tumors and hepatocellular carcinoma"
Host: Grant Anderson, PhD, Department Head and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Duluth campus
March 13, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Taihung (Peter) Duong, PhD, Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine
Seminar Title: "The Rural Medical Education Program at the Indiana University School of Medicine - Terre Haute"
Host: Peter Nalin, MD, Department Head and Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Behavioral Sciences, UMN of Medical School, Duluth Campus
March 27, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Anna L Peters, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, OH
Seminar Title: "Defining the T cell transcriptional landscape in pediatric liver transplant rejection at single-cell resolution"
Hosts: Sabrina Scroggins, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
April 10, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Sarah Lacher, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
Seminar Title: "Dissecting Woodsmoke-Induced Stress Responses in Lung Macrophages and Epithelial Cells"
Hosts: Detlef Heck, PhD, Department Head and Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
April 24, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Jacques Wadiche, PhD, Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Heerskink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Seminar Title: "Local and diffuse actions of glutamate"
Hosts: Yi-Mei (Amy) Yang, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
May 8, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Teresa M Dunn, PhD, Professor and Chair, School of Medicine, Biochemistry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Seminar Title: "Sphingolipid Synthesis Gone Awry; Structural Insights into Neurological Diseases Resulting from Variants in SPT"
Hosts: Pedro Fernandez-Funez, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
May 22, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Janelle Taylor, PhD, Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, Canada
Seminar Title: "Borderlands of Aging, Dementia, Care and Ethnography"
Host: Michele Statz, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Behavioral Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
Fall 2023
September 13, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Harald Junge, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Neuroscience, UMN Medical School, Twin Cities campus
Seminar Title: "The Norrin/Frizzled4 signaling pathway controls the blood-retina barrier and is a target for therapeutic intervention"
Host: Lester Drewes, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
October 11, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Ronald Drew Etheridge, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular Biology, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia
Seminar Title: "The Neglected Biology of Trypanosoma cruzi: New Tools and Techniques for an Enigmatic Parasite"
Host: Sara Zimmer, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
October 25, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Jordan Lewis, PhD, MSW, Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health | Memory Keepers - Duluth Discovery Team
Seminar Title: "Generativity and its role in addressing health disparities among Indigenous communities and Elders"
Host: Peter Nalin, MD, Department Head and Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Behavioral Sciences, UMN of Medical School, Duluth campus
December 13, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Jeongsik Yong, PhD, Associate Professor, UMN Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Seminar Title: "To continue or not to continue: Intron polyadenylation in cancer"
Host: Nam Chul Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
Spring 2023
January 18, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Kyoko Yoshida, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Seminar Title: "The mechanics behind the miracle of life: Soft tissue growth and remodeling biomechanics during pregnancy"
Host: Jean Regal, PhD, Professor Pharmacology and Department Head, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
February 15, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Ezequiel Marron Fernandez de Velasco, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Seminar Title: "GIRK channel contribution to mood and substance use disorders"
Host: Matt Slattery, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
March 1, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Laura Schulz, PhD, Director of the Institute for Women’s Health and Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Missouri
Seminar Title: "Understanding the Role of the Placenta in Major Disorders of Pregnancy"
Host: Sabrina Scroggins, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
March 15, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Jeffrey Hunger, PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Psychology, Miami University
Seminar Title: "Weight Stigma in Healthcare: Prevalence, Impact, and Intervention"
Host: Brenna Doheny, PhD, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Family Medicine and BioBehavioral Health, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
March 29, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Ryan Hunter, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Seminar Title: "When Good Bugs Go Wild: Contributions of Commensal Microbiota to Chronic Airway Disease"
Host: Patricia Scott, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
April 19, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Detlef Heck, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
Seminar Title: "Rhythms of the body, rhythms of the brain: in search of principles of mind body interaction"
Host: Yi-Mei (Amy) Yang, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
May 3, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Mark Dunnenberger, PharmD, Director of Pharmacogenomics, NorthShore University Health System
Seminar Title: "Bringing Pharmacogenomics to the Frontlines of Care"
Host: Jacob Brown, PharmD, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
May 17, 3:30 pm
Speaker: Melissa Walls, PhD, Associate Professor of American Health at Johns Hopkins University and Director of the Great Lakes Hub of the JHU Center for American Indian Health
Seminar Title: "Partnerships for promoting Indigenous well-being and health leadership"
Host: Matt Slattery, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth campus
May 31, 3:30 pm
Speaker: William Coetzee, DSc, Professor of Pathology, New York University
Seminar Title: "Regulation of ATP-sensitive Potassium Channels by Lipid Post-Translational Modifications:
Host: Amanda Klein, MS, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
Fall 2022
September 14, 3:30 pm
Patricia Scott, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
Seminar Title: "The tumor suppressor gene CFTR and colorectal cancer".
Host: Jean Regal, PhD, Professor Pharmacology and Department Head, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
September 28, 3:30 pm
Katharine Lee, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Tulane University
Seminar Title: "It’s not about fertility: researching menstrual experiences after COVID vaccination"
Host: Allie Zachwieja, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
October 12, 3:30 pm
Je-Hyun Yoon, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina
Seminar Title: "Long noncoding RNA in glucose metabolism and breast cancer"
Host: Nam Chul Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
November 2, 3:30 pm
Olihe Okoro, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Seminar Title: "Social Determinants of Care: Making the Case for Structural Experiential Education"
Host: Grant Anderson, PhD, Department Head and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
November 16, 3:30 pm
Brenna Greenfield, PhD, LP, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, UMN of Medical School, Duluth Campus
Amy Redcloud, Mental Health Clinical Treatment Director for Red Lake Nation
Seminar Title: "Anji'bide: Research as a transformative tool to improve community well-being"
Host: Peter Nalin, MD, Department Head and Professor, UMN of Medical School, Duluth Campus
December 7, 3:30 pm
Laurie K Read, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Buffalo, State University of New York
Seminar Title: "RNA binding proteins in control: Multifaceted gene regulation by Trypanosoma brucei DRBD18"
Host: Sara Zimmer, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
Spring 2022
January 19, 3:30 pm
Katherine Lingras, PhD, LP, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus
Seminar Title: "Sustaining a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee within an Academic Health Center Department: A Two-Year Follow-Up"
Host: BMS DEI Committee
March 30, 3:30 pm
Hyun Kyoung Lee, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine
Seminar Title: "Roles for Glia in Brain Function and Injury Response"
Host: Matthew Slattery, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
April 13, 3:30 pm
Laura Palombi, PharmD, MPH, MAT, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy - Duluth
Seminar Title: “Relentless stigma: What we've learned from years of community-engaged substance use research in Minnesota”
Host: Grant Anderson, PhD, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy - Duluth
May 11, 3:30 pm
Joshua Shulman, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
Seminar Title: "The Brain Transcriptome in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease"
Host: Pedro Fernandez-Funez, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
Fall 2021
September 15, 3:30 pm
Roy Sillitoe, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology & Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine
Seminar Title: "Genetic Dissection of Cerebellar Function by Generating Mice with Disease-like Phenotypes"
Host: Yi-Mei (Amy) Yang, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
October 6, 3:30 pm
Harsh Jain, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics , University of Minnesota Duluth
Seminar Title: "Understanding Prostate Cancer Patients' Response to Live Cell Vaccination with a Mechanistic, Predictive Computational Framework"
Host: Matthew Slattery, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
October 20, 3:30 pm
Heather Bradshaw, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Indiana University
Seminar Title: "Regulation of endocannabinoids and related bioactive lipids by THC and CBD: effects of sex, enzymes, and development"
Host: Jean Regal, PhD, Department Head of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
October 27, 2021, 3:30 pm
Sabrina Scroggins, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Seminar title: "Dendritic Cells: A Novel Approach in the Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension"
Host: Jean Regal, PhD, Department Head of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
November 3, 3:30 pm
Charles Allen, PhD, Professor, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University
Seminar Title: "Physiological Mechanisms of GABAergic Neurotransmission in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus"
Host: Ruifeng Cao, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
November 17, 3:30 pm
Meredith Morris, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University
Seminar title: "High-resolution approaches to define organelle heterogeneity using trypanosomes as a model system"
Host: Sara Zimmer, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
December 15, 3:30 pm
J. Marc Simard, MD, PhD, Dr. Bizhan Aarabi Professor in Neurotrauma, Department of Neurosurgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Seminar Title: "SUR1-TRPM4 – Emerging Player in CNS injury"
Host: Amanda Klein, MS, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Duluth
Spring 2021
Kyunghee Koh, PhD, Associate Professor, Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Neuroscience
Seminar Title: "Molecular and neural mechanisms of sleep and circadian regulation in Drosophila"
Host: Ruifeng (Ray) Cao, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
Paula Warrington, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences
Seminar Title: “Neurovascular Abnormalities in Preeclampsia: Preclinical Investigations towards the Mechanisms.”
Host: Jean Regal, PhD, Professor & Head, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
Damien Fair, PhD, Professor , Department of Pediatrics, UMN Medical School
Seminar Title: "Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience in the Era of Big Data: Approaches to mapping individual connectomes"
Host: Dr. Yi-Mei (Amy) Yang, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
April 7, 3:30 pm
Kristin Wiisanen, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP, University of Florida, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacotherapy & Translational Research
Seminar Title: "Implementing Clinical Pharmacogenomics at UF Health: Ten Years of Progress"
Host: Keri Hager, PharmD, BCACP, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Co-Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
April 21, 3:30 pm
Udai Pandey, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health
Department of Human Genetics
Seminar Title: "Identifying hidden GEMs using genetic approaches"
Host: Pedro Fernandez-Funez, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
May 5, 3:30 pm
Dana Dolinoy, PhD, Professor, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Seminar Title: "Environmental Epigenetics and the Use of piRNA for Precision Environmental Health Research"
Host: Sarah Lacher, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
Fall 2020
September 9, 3:30pm
Glenn E. Simmons, Jr., PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth
Title: HMGB1 and regulation of the immune response in lung cancer
Host: Matthew Slattery, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
September 23, 3:30pm
Jordan P. Lewis, PhD, MSW (Unangax, Native Village of Naknek)
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team - Health Equity
Professor, Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus
Title: Generativity and its role in addressing health disparities among Alaska Native Elders
Host: Peter Nalin, MD, Department Head and Professor, UMN of Medical School, Duluth campus
October 7, 3:30pm
Olihe Okoro, PhD, MPH, MPharm
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Duluth
Title: COVID-19 Racial Disparities: Views and Voices of the Northland Black Community
Host: Grant Anderson, PhD, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
October 21, 2020
Michele Statz, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, University of MN, Medical School, Duluth Campus
Title: Why Rural Legal Deserts Matter (to Medicine)
Host: Peter Nalin, MD, Professor & Head, Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, University of MN, Medical School, Duluth Campus
November 4, 2020
Mark J. Thomas, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Director, Medical Discovery Team on Addiction, Center for Neural Circuits in Addiction
MnDRIVE Optogenetics Core
Seminar Title: Frontostriatal circuits in decision making and addiction
Host: Dr. Yi-Mei (Amy) Yang, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus
December 2, 3:30pm
Haining Yang, MD, PhD
Professor, Cancer Biology Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center
Title: BAP1 Cancer Syndrome and Mesothelioma, a good model to study Gene X Environment interaction in causing cancer
Host: Glenn E. Simmons Jr., PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Spring 2020
Dr. Allison Ferro
Technology Portfolio Manager, Office of Technology Commercialization, University of Minnesota
Fall 2019
Russell Debose-Boyd, PhD
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Spring 2019
January 09, 2019
Debra DeLaet, PhD
Professor, Department of Political Science, Drake University
Seminar Title: Physician, Heal Thyself: Physicians as Human Rights Advocates
Host: Dr. Michele Statz, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine & BioBehavioral Health, Medical School Duluth
January 23, 2019
Kyle Downey, PhD
Associate Director, West Managed Care, Genentech U.S. Medical Affairs
Seminar Title: Value Frameworks for Pharmaceuticals
Host: Dr. Timothy Stratton, Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Duluth
Rescheduled to February 06, 2019
Mustafa al'Absi, PhD
Professor, Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth
Seminar Title: Stress Response Dysregulation at the Nexus of Addiction, Appetite regulation, and Relapse
Seminar Recordings
2019-2025 AHC Research Seminar Recordings
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Committee Chair
Yi-Mei Amy Yang, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Medical School, Duluth campus
Committee Members
Yi-Mei Amy Yang, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Medical School, Duluth campus (Chair)
Nam Chul Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Duluth campus
Genelle Lamont, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health, Medical School, Duluth campus
Sabrina Scroggins, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Medical School, Duluth campus
Administrative Contact
Marianne Morton, Medical School, Duluth campus
Please contact Marianne Morton at [email protected] for additional information.