Seminar Series
Regenerative and Rehabilitation Sciences Seminar Series
January – May 2023
All seminars are held Wednesdays at noon (CST) via ZOOM
DATE | PRESENTER | TITLE |
01/18/23 |
Francesco Carli, MD, MPhil, FRCA, FRCPC
Professor of Anesthesia, McGill University Montreal, Canada
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Prehabilitation for the surgical patient |
01/25/23 |
Dr. Leon Bellan
Associate Professor, Biomedical & Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
|
Top-down Engineering of Functional Microvasculature in Hydrogels |
02/01/23 |
Genevieve Lambert
Biomedical Sciences PhD student – Regenerative and Rehabilitation Sciences Track
Advisor Kirsten Ness, PT PhD
Epidemiology & Cancer Control Department, St. Jude
|
Infection and Immune Function in Childhood Cancer Survivors: Systematic Review
|
02/08/23 |
Yaya Zhang
Biomedical Sciences PhD Student – Molecular and Translational Physiology Track
Advisor: James Kang, PhD
Professor, College of Graduate Health Sciences
|
A Design, Development, and Evaluation of Bio-Patch for Myocardial Tissue Repair |
02/15/23 |
Bradley Gordon, PhD
Assistant Professor, Nutrition, Food & Exercise Sciences Florida State University
|
SIRT1 is a novel androgen transducer regulating limb muscle mass and metabolism in males |
02/22/23 |
Dr. Hongsik Cho
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
College of Medicine, UTHSC
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Biological Therapeutic Strategy for Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis |
03/01/23 |
Djamel Lebeche, PhD
Professor, Physiology Department, College of Medicine, UTHSC
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Molecular and Functional Studies of ADIPOR1 Variants in Cardiomyopathy |
03/08/23 |
Dr. Nick Willett Associate
Professor, Associate Director, Oregon site for Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance
Knight Campus, University of Oregon
Portland VA Medical Center, Oregon Health Sciences University
|
Regenerative Engineering and Rehabilitation for Musculoskeletal Injury and Disease |
03/15/23 |
Joe Chakkalakal
Associate Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Cell Biology Orthopaedic, Developmental, and
Genome Laboratories
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Pediatric Radiation-induced Genotoxic Stress and Sarcopenia |
03/22/23 |
Wenjing Zhang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics, Genomics & Informatics College of Medicine,
UTHSC
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Copper regulation of HIF-1 activity in ischemic heart disease |
04/12/23 |
Amber Jennings, PhD
R. Eugene Smith Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis
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Modified Chitosan Biomaterials for Biofilm-based Infection Prevention and Treatment |
04/19/23 |
Peter Ferrandi, PhD Candidate, Biomedical Sciences Program, UTHSC Regeneration & Rehabilitation
Sciences Track – J. Mohamed Advisor
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The Role of Sirtuin-2 in Myogenesis |
04/26/23 |
Jessica Halle, PhD Candidate, Biomedical Sciences Program, UTHSC Regeneration & Rehabilitation
Sciences Track – J. Carson Advisor
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AMPK Signaling’s Role in Disrupted Muscle Metabolism during FOLFOX Chemotherapy Treatment and Recovery |
Past Series
September - December 2022
09/07/22
Understanding and Expanding Your Research Impact
Jess Newman, MSIS
Assistant Professor, Research Data and Scholarly Communication Lead UTHSC
9/14/22
Lysophosphatidic Acid Regulation of Somatic and Cancer Stem Cells
Gabor Tigyi, MD, PhD
Harriet Van Vleet Endowment Professor, Department of Physiology
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Global Cooperation and Industry Relations,
UTHSC
9/21/22
mTOR and BMP Control of Serum induced Myotube hypertrophy: A role for autophagy regulation
Quan Zhang, PhD
RRS PhD student, James Carson Advisor
9/28/22
Engineering and Delivery of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Extracellular Vesicles for
Bone Repair
Sriram Ravindran, PhD
Associate Professor, Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois Chicago
10/5/22
Muscle Activation Patterns during Active External Rotation after Reverse Total Shoulder
Arthroplasty: An Electrophysiological Study of the Teres Minor and Associated Musculature
Alexis Nelson MS
RRS PhD student, Dr. Mihalko mentor
10/12/22
UTMC Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine: Past, present, and my pipedream for the
future
Stacy Stephenson, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery,
UT Knoxville Graduate School of Medicine
10/19/22
Effects of L-Citrulline Supplementation and Low-Intensity Resistance Exercise Training
on Vascular Function, Body Composition, and Muscle Strength in Hypertensive Postmenopausal
Women
Arun Maharaj, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital
10/26/22
Myonuclei can replicate
Benjamin F. Miller, PhD
Member, Aging and Metabolism Research Program Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
(OMRF)
Research Scientist, Oklahoma City VA
Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center, and Harold Hamm Diabetes Center
11/2/22
Gait analysis in pediatric patients with neuromuscular disorders or bone deformities
Louis-Nicolas Veilleux, PhD
Principal Investigator-Coordinator, Motion Analysis Center; Shriners Hospital for
Children-Canada, Montréal, Qc
Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery, McGill University
11/9/22
Healthy Long-Lived Human Beings - It Is the Time to Talk About the Principal Law of
Lifespan (PLOSP)
Weikuan Gu, PhD
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering UTHSC
11/16/22
Physical activity - for recovery after cancer surgery, cancer prevention and survival,
and for childhood cancer survivors
Aron Onerup, MD, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital
11/30/22
Regenerative Engineering and Rehabilitation for Musculoskeletal Injury and Disease
Dr. Nick Willett
Associate Professor, Oregon Health Sciences University
Associate Director, Oregon site for Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Knight Campus,
University of Oregon
Portland VA Medical Center
12/7/22
Investigating Proximal Muscle Strength Effects by Incorporating Proximal Muscle Lengthening
LaToya Green, PT, DPT, EdD, Cert. DN
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy UTHSC
February - May 2022
2/2/22
TennIRM Annual Research Symposium
2/9/22
Interventional and Cellular Therapies for Post-traumatic Osteoarthritis
Dr. Karen Hasty, George Thomas Wilhelm Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, UTHSC
VA Career Scientist
2/16/22
Graduate Student Professional Development: Beyond a proposal, designing an impactful,
innovative, and rigorous research study
James Carson, PhD
Professor, Regenerative and Rehabilitation Sciences, UTHSC
2/23/22
The Immune System in Regenerative Medicine
Dr. Jennifer Elisseeff
Morton F. Goldberg Endowed Professor of Ophthalmology and Professor of Orthopaedic
Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
3/2/22
Physical fitness and exercise prescription in pediatric heart transplant
Dr. Webb Smith
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Peds Obesity, College of
Medicine, UTHSC
3/9/22
Multidisciplinary Approach to Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering: Current
Status at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Dr. Madhu Dhar
Professor, UTK College of Veterinary Medicine Director, Large Animal Regenerative
Medicine Program
3/16/22
Mitochondria and Genetics with Aging
Dr. David Ashbrook
Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics, Genomics, & Informatics, College of Medicine,
UTHSC
3/23/22
Bioengineering Strategies to Regenerate and Rehabilitate Skeletal Muscle Following
Trauma
Dr. Koyal Garg
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering,
Saint Louis University
4/6/22
The Role of PC1/PC2 Complex in Adipocyte Metabolism
Dr. Zhousheng Xiao
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, UTHSC College of Medicine
4/13/22
Induced Pluripotent Stem cells in Regenerative Therapy
Dr. Rajasingh Johnson
Associate Professor, Department of Bioscience Research, UTHSC
4/20/22
Stem Cells and Skeletal Muscle Regeneration
Dr. Shihuan Kuang
Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
4/27/22
Regenerative Medicine: Current Concepts and Changing Trends
Dr. Anthony Atala
W. Boyce Professor and Chair of Urology
Director, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
5/4/22
Role of TXNIP in Brain Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
Dr. Tauheed Ishrat
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, UTHSC
5/11/22
Oral Stem Cells for Dental and Medical Applications
Dr. George Huang
Professor of Bioscience Research, UTHSC
5/18/22
Novel Strategies to Attenuate Obesity and Regulatory T Cells (Tregs) Expansion
Dr. Udai Singh
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UTHSC
5/25/22
Metacells: Redesigning Living Cells as Therapeutic Delivery Systems
Dr. Farshid Guilak
Mildred B. Simon Research Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Bioengineering,
Washington University