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.
October's Seminar Spaker
Dr Aline Oliveria
Beyond the Vasculature: Neural Control of the Pulmonary Hypertensive Lung
Featured Speaker
Brian S. J. Blagg, Ph.D., Director, The Warren Center for Drug Discovery, Charles Huisking Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the Department of Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame, to the UF Scripps campus as part of the CISSM Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series.
Title: The Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Selective Chaperone Modulators and their Utility to Treat Diseases
Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m.
All faculty, trainees, and staff are encouraged to attend.
Upcoming 2026 Speakers
- March 19, 2026
Hina W. Chaudhry, MD
Professor of Medicine & Cardiology; Director, Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York - April 9, 2026
Yves A. Lussier, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics
University of Utah School of Medicine - May 8, 2026
Michaela U. Gack, PhD
The Arthur and Marylin Levitt Endowed Chair, Scientific Director
Florida Research & Innovation Center - 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)
2024 – 2025 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
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