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Departments of Basic Medical Sciences Seminar

Thursday, December 4, 2025 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

435 N. 5th Street
Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB), B202
Phoenix, AZ 85004
United States

Faculty
Current Students
Prospective Students
Staff
Residents/Fellows
Researchers
Zoom

Presenter

Yin Chen, PhD

Yin Chen, PhD
                                 Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Director,                                 
MSPS In-Person, Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute, Member,
Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, The University of Arizona, Tucson

Seminar Title

  • Fungal exposure: a neglected “E” in the Gene-Environment (GxE) interaction research

Objectives

  1. Identify fungal exposure as a neglected environmental factor in GxE research.
  2. Explain how fungi contribute to pulmonary diseases (such as asthma and valley fever) via host–pathogen interactions.
  3. Discuss mechanisms linking fungal exposure to genotoxicity and lung cancer.

BMS Faculty Hosts

  • Shenfeng Qiu, PhD

For additional information, please contact Lisa Dunk, 602-827-2188. This seminar will be hosted in a hybrid format: both in person at Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB), B202 and via Zoom.

CME credit provided by the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.