Seminars & Journal Clubs Join us for a Seminar!

In addition to formal courses, there are many active seminar series and journal clubs within the College of Medicine that provide students with presentations by experts in the field and engaging discussions on current topics in physiology and gerontology.

All seminars are held on Mondays from 12pm-1pm in the Medical Science Building, Room M304. You may view live via Zoom.

Classes for the Fall 2024 semester begin August 22 and end December 4.
Holidays/Breaks: September 2, October 18, November 11, Thanksgiving Break November 25-29.

*Seminar schedule is subject to change. If you have any questions, please call us at 352-294-5064.

Fall 2024 Department of Physiology and Aging Seminar Series

Date Speaker Topic
September 30Eric Sigmund, Ph.D.Diffusion MRI of renal and cancerous tissue: The water’s eye view of tissue function
October 7 Jerome Menet, Ph.D.Unraveling the mechanisms underlying circadian transcription
October 28Kotraou Fuji, Ph.D.TBA

September 30, 2024

Eric E. Sigmund, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology, Vilcek Institute for Graduate Biomedical Sciences, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Topic:“Diffusion MRI of renal and cancerous tissue: The water’s eye view of tissue function”
Zoom passcode: 282969

eric sigmund

October 7, 2024

Jerome S. Menet, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Texas A&M University
Topic: “Unraveling the mechanisms underlying circadian transcription”
Zoom passcode: 884901

jerome menet

Fall 2024 Journal clubs

Journal Club

Muscle Journal Club

Dr. Glenn Walter
Wednesdays, 2:30pm-4:00pm
Location: MSB, M559

Journal Club

Cardio/Renal Journal Club

Drs. Michelle Gumz and Ryan Crislip
Mondays, 3:00pm-4:00pm
Location: MSB, M559

Journal Club

Reproduction, Pregnancy and Lifelong Impact

Dr. Helen Jones, Dr. Wilson and Dr. Brad Daigneault
Tuesdays (every other week beginning 8/27/24)
9AM- 11AM – 8/27, 9/10, 9/24, 10/8
2PM-4PM – 10/22, 11/5, 11/19, 12/3
Location: M337L