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Jane Grande-Allen, PhDProfessor, Bioengineering, Rice UniversityBiophysically Faithful Biomaterial Platforms for Cardiovascular and Intestinal Mechanobiology

Damian Young, PhDAssistant Professor, Pharmacology and Cell Biology, Baylor College of MedicineConnecting a Passion for Chemistry and a Desire to Develop New Medicines

Neal Waxham, PhDProfessor, Neurobiology & Anatomy, UT Health Science Center at HoustonCryo-EM As A Tool to Investigate Membrane Architecture At the Nanoscale

Bradley McConnell, PhD, FAHA, FCVSProfessor, Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of HoustonToward Understanding Heart Disease: Cardiac Signaling Mechanisms, Reprogrammed Cardiac Conduction Cells, and the UH-HEART Training Program

Carmen Dessauer, PhDProfessor and Vice-Chair, Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, UT Health Science Center at HoustonNanometric Targeting and Function of Adenylyl Cyclase in Heart

Keck Center Annual Research ConferenceSee website for talk titles and agendaTheme: Infectious Diseases: Emerging Threats and Emerging TechnologiesChairs: Theresa Koehler, PhD, Professor and Chair, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, McGovern Medical […]

Kathryn Patras, PhDAssistant Professor, Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of MedicineGroup B Streptococcus and the Vaginal Microenvironment

Andrew L. Routh, PhDAssistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology & Molecular Biophysics, UT Medical Branch at GalvestonRNA Recombination in SARS-CoV-2

Ana María Cárdenas, PhDR&D Associate Director, Solution Analysis, Becton Dickinson (BD)From Local to Global Impact With a Non-Linear Career

Dima Suki, PhDProfessor, Neurosurgery, UT MD Anderson Cancer CenterEthical Considerations in Research

Julian Hurdle, PhDAssociate Professor, Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases, Institute for Biosciences and Technology (IBT), Texas A&M Health Science CenterEvolution of antibiotic resistance in C. difficile drives new drug discovery

Anthony Flores, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics Infectious Diseases, UT Health Science Center at HoustonTitle: Tales From The Bench And Bedside: A Career In The Study Of Pathogenic Streptococci

Nasos Dousis, PhDDirector of Protein and RNA Engineering, Tessera TherapeuticsTitle: There and Back Again: Curing Disease Via the Central Dogma

Jason Eriksen, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Studies, UH College of PharmacyTitle: Fit Body, Fit Brain: The Surprising Science of Exercise and Alzheimer’s Disease

Felicia Skelton, MD Assistant Professor, H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of MedicineTitle: Advocating for People with Disabilities through Health Services Research

Holly Beale, PhDLead Computational Biologist, Genomics Institute, Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative, UC Santa CruzTitle: Genomics of Charismatic Megafauna

This year’s conference focuses on major advancements in structural biology with a specific emphasis on innovations in cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM). It brings together experts in the field  under one […]

Weiyi Peng, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Biology and Biochemistry, University of HoustonTitle: Overcome Immune Resistance by Targeting Tumor Intrinsic Pathways

Jonathan King, PhD Professor, Biology, Trinity UniversityTitle: Examination of the Interplay between Membrane Tension and the Tight Junction Protein, ZO-1 Zonula occluden-1

Daniel Promislow, PhD Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Department of Biology, University of Washington School of MedicineTitle: A Systems Biology Perspective on Genetic Variation and Aging

Truc Cecilia T. Tran, PharmDAssistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Houston Methodist Research InstituteTitle: Daptomycin Resistance: The Tale of Three Mechanisms

Cathy Higgins, PhDVice President, Scientific Program Management, Stand Up To CancerTitle: Ways to Leverage Skills Towards a Career in Science Management