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, cell biology and gerontology.

Data Club & Seminars

Classes for the Spring 2026 semester begin January 12th and end April 22nd. *Schedules are subject to change. If you have any questions, please call us at 352-294-5064.

Seminar with Dr. Joseph Takahashi on February 19, 2025

 

Physiology & Aging Combined Data Club and Seminar Series

SPRING 2026 SCHEDULE – Wednesdays from 10-11 AM in CTRB 2161

DATE PRESENTER PRESENTATION TITLE
January 28, 2026 Martin Schonk (Judge lab) TBD
February 4, 2026 Hissah Alatawi (Narayan lab) TBD
February 11, 2026 Mahadevan Aditya (Jones lab) TBD
February 18, 2026 (SEMINAR) TBD TBD
February 25, 2026 Rotation Presentation 3 TBD
March 4, 2026 (SEMINAR) TBD TBD
March 11, 2026 Medial Guild Internal Competition TBD
March 18, 2026 No Class Spring Break
March 25, 2026 Sophia Eikenberry (Gumz lab) TBD
April 1, 2026 Alyssa Tipler (Jones lab) TBD
April 8, 2026 Zainab Alshakarchi (Andrews lab)

Fahim Tasin (Makki lab)
TBD
April 15, 2026 No Class Medical Guild Competition 1-5 pm
April 22, 2026 Richard Jacob Barretto (Kopinke/Esser lab)

Naweed Mohammad (Serban lab)
TBD
 
 

Spring 2026 Journal & Data clubs

Journal Club

Muscle Journal Club

Dr. Glenn Walter
Wednesdays, 3:00pm-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 Programming Journal Club

Dr. Helen Jones and Dr. Brad Daigneault
Wednesdays (bi-weekly) 1-3pm
Location: M337L

Journal Club

Molecular Cell Biology Journal Club

Dr. Alexandar Ishov
Tuesdays, 12-1pm
Location: HPNP G-109

Journal club

Molecular Cell Biology MS Journal Club

Dr. Rene Opavsky
Fridays, 11-12pm
Location: CGRC 391

Data Club

Cancer Biology Data Club

Dr. Maria Zajac-Kaye
Wednesdays, 2:30-3:30pm
Location: CGRC 133