The CISSM Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series brings leading scientists in inflammation, systems medicine, and translational health research to UF Scripps and the broader UF community. Our goal is to spark collaboration, share new ideas, and highlight work that can move from bench to bedside.
Seminar Speaker
Dr Aline Oliveria
Beyond the Vasculature: Neural Control of the Pulmonary Hypertensive Lung
Featured Speaker
Serpil Erzurum, MD, Executive Vice President, Chief Research and Academic Officer, Alfred Lerner Memorial Chair in Innovative Biomedical Research at Cleveland Clinic, to the The Wertheim UF Scripps Campus on Thursday, May 21 as part of the CISSM Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series.
Dr. Erzurum will be presenting a seminar on her latest research, and we hope you will join us for what promises to be an engaging and insightful discussion. Please see the talk details below. All are welcome to attend.
Title: Metabolism in Pulmonary Hypertension
Date: Thursday,May 21, 2026
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Building B, Room 159
Upcoming 2026 Speakers
- May 21, 2026
Serpil Erzurum, MD
Executive Vice President & Chief Research and Academic Officer; Chair of Lerner Research Institute; Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic (also affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University) - June 17, 2026
Victor J. Thannickal, MD
Professor and Harry B. Greenberg Chair of Medicine
John W. Deming Department of Medicine
Tulane Medicine - Date TBD
Michaela U. Gack, PhD
The Arthur and Marylin Levitt Endowed Chair, Scientific Director
Florida Research & Innovation Center
2024 – 2026 Speakers
Marc Kantorow, PhD, FARVO
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Professor of Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Florida Atlantic University
Talk Title: Multiomic analysis identifies hypoxia as a novel driver of eye lens development
Presentation Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Arshad Rahman, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology & Physiology
University of Rochester, NY
Talk Title: Mechanistic Targets in Acute Lung Injury
Presentation Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Jack A. Elias, MD
Dean Emeritus of Medicine and Biological Sciences
Warren Alpert Foundation Professor of Translational Science
Professor of Medicine and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
The Warren Alpert Medical School
Brown University
Talk Title: The Chitinase 3-like-1 (CHI3L1) Axis in thePathogenesis and Immune Responses in Cancer and Other Disorders
Presentation Date: Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
Ratnesh Lal, PhD
Professor of Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science & Engineering
Co-Director of Center for Excellence in Nanomedicine and Engineering
UC San Diego
Talk Title: Life in Your Hand: At-home disease biomarkers Diagnosis with Handheld Electrical Molecular Biosensors
Presentation Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Jay Kolls, MD
Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics and John W Deming Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
Talk Title: CD4+ T cell Immunity in the Respiratory Tract
Presentation Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Ashley N. Brown, PhD
Associate Professor
Institute for Therapeutic Innovation
University of Florida
Talk Title: Pharmacodynamics in Action: Defining Dosing Strategies for Viral Threats
Presentation Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025
Aline Oliveria, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology
University of Florida
Talk Title: Beyond the Vasculature: Neural Control of the Pulmonary Hypertensive Lung
Presentation Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025
<strong>Hina W. Chaudhry, MD</strong>
Professor of Medicine and Cardiology
Director, Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Talk Title: Human Heart Regeneration
Presentation Date: March 19, 2026
Yves A. Lussier, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics
University of Utah School of Medicine
Talk Title: When N=1 Means Everything: New AI Paradigms for Mechanism-first Precision Medicine
Presentation Date: April 9, 2026
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