The University of Arizona

Basic Medical Sciences - Seminars

Please join us for the Department of Basic Medical Sciences Seminar Series, Weekly, Thursdays, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m., BSPB, E115 Seminar Room or via ZOOM. Please contact Lisa Dunk, @email for ZOOM link and seminar information.

Date	Seminar Series 2026-2027	Speaker
September 17, 2026	Speaker: Xia Xiao, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix Seminar Title: BMP-SMAD Signaling in Iron Homeostasis and Liver Fibrosis BMS Host: Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, MD
September 24, 2026	Speaker: Joshua A. Kochanowsky, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE Seminar Title: Trichomonas vaginalis Extracellular Vesicles Facilitate Parasite-to-Parasite & Parasite-to-Host Interactions BMS Host: Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, PhD
October 8, 2026	Speaker: Martin Cadeiras, MD, Health Services Clinical Professor, Director of the Heart Failure Program, UC Davis BMS Host: Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, MD
October 15, 2026	Speaker: Nicole Halmai, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix BMS Host: Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, MD
October 22, 2026	Speaker: Nicholas J. Schork, PhD, Research Director: Longevity, Prevention and Interception, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, AZ, Professor, ASU Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering BMS Host: Frederic Zenhausern, PhD, MBA

Date	Past Seminar Series	Speaker
August 17, 2026	Speaker: Vladimir Filkov, PhD, Professor and Director, AI for Health Initiative, College of Engineering, UC Davis, Sacramento Seminar Title: AI Alone Won't Cut It: Toward Multimodal Collaborations in Medicine BMS Host: Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, MD
January 9, 2025	Speaker: Tamer Gamal El-Din, PhD; Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Seminar Title: The Leak Current That Causes Autism BMS Host: Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, MD
January 16, 2025	Speaker: Na Li, PhD; Professor, Medicine, Cardiovascular Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Seminar Title: : Inflammasome signaling in arrhythmogenesis BMS Host: Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, MD