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The Cancer Biology Seminar Series

This weekly seminar series features lectures by local, national, and international cancer researchers invited by the Department of Cancer Biology. Unless indicated otherwise, all seminars take place from Noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Rieveschl Auditorium at the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies. For more information, please contact Pilar Ramos-Richey at ccbprogrammanager@uc.edu or 513-558-7379.

Rieveschl Auditorium @ the Vontz Noon to 1:00pm

In accordance with the University of Cincinnati policies regarding the COVID-19 response, the Vontz Center Cancer Seminar Series for Spring 2020 are canceled until further notice.

September 10^th	Chrystelle Vilfranc, CCB Graduate Student, Dr. Chunying Du’s Lab Title: TBD Jennifer Bourn, PhD Post-Doc, Dr. Susan Waltz’ Lab Title: “*Epithelial-specific Ron signaling suppresses innate immune responses in breast cancer*”
September 17^th	Mary Bedard, MSTP/CCB Student, Dr. Susa Wells’ Lab Title: TBD Daniel Hall, PhD, Post-Doc, Dr. Jiajie Diao’s Lab Title: "Structural studies of the human ULK1 autophagy complex"
September 24^th	Dorothy Sipkins, MD, PhD Title: TBD
October 1^st	Jose Javier, CCB Graduate Student, Dr. Marie-Dominque Filippi’s Lab Title: TBD Mingang Hao, PhD, Post-Doc, Dr. Jun-Lin Guan’s Lab Title: “*Exploring the role of autophagy in ERBB2-driven breast cancer*”
October 8^th	Vivienne Woo, CCB Graduate Student, Dr. Theresa Alenghat’s Lab Title: TBD Pranjal Sarma, PhD, Post-Doc, Dr. Dave Plas’s Lab Title: “*S6K1 and S6K2 networking with the AXL tyrosine kinase in PTEN-deficient glioblastoma*”
October 15^th	RETREAT
Wednesday October 21^st	Schott Visiting Professor lecture Pedro Lowenstein, MD, PhD and Maria Castro, PhD University of Michigan Time: TBD Title: TBD
October 29^th	Hengyao Niu, PhD Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Indiana University Title: “*Mechanism of DNA break processing in eukaryote*”
November 5^th	Stan DeVore, CCB Graduate Student, Dr. Gurjit Khurana Hershey’s lab Title: TBD Kangqiang Qiu, Post-Doc, Dr. Jiajie Diao’s Lab Title: TBD
November 12^th	Phillip Witcher, CCB Graduate Student, Dr. Douglas Millay’s Lab Title: TBD Sameer Patel, MD,CMQ,FACS,FSSO, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology Title: “*The Role and Mechanism of Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel, Kv1.3, in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma*”
November 19^th	Jiajie Diao, PhD Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Cancer Biology Title: “*Munc18 regulates syntaxin clustering induced by phase separation*”
November 26^th	No Seminar — Thanksgiving Holiday
December 3^rd	Josh Bennett, CCB Graduate Student, Dr. Daniel Starczynowsky’s Lab Title: TBD Hang Liu, Post-Doc, Dr. Jun-Lin Guan’s Lab Title: “Activated TBK1 caused the aggregation of p62 in FIP200 deficient neural stem cells”

The William J. Larsen Distinguished Lecture Series

This is an annual seminar to honor the memory of William J. Larsen, PhD. Each year, the invited speaker is a leader in the field of developmental biology. The William J. Larsen Distinguished Lecture Series page.

The Cincinnati Cancer Symposium Series

This annual symposium features an international panel of renowned experts in a specific, timely topic in cancer research.

CCB Faculty Seminar Series

This seminar series provides an opportunity for CCB faculty members to share their research and receive feedback from their colleagues. It meets twice a month and attendance is limited to CCB faculty and selected senior postdocs.

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