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2025-2026 Calendar of Events and Seminars

 

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    Research in Progress Seminar
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    Sept. 30, 2025, 4 to 5 p.m. | Mary King, Stein Lab | Fall Research in Progress Seminar Series

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    The Bitter Truth: Alcohol Use and Its Effects on Chemosensory Function
    The Bitter Truth: Alcohol Use and Its Effects on Chemosensory Function , home

    Oct. 3, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Paule Valery Joseph, Ph.D., Lasker Clinical Research Scholar, NIH Distinguished Scholar; Acting Chief, Section of Sensory Science and Metabolism Unit, Co-Director of the National Smell and Taste Center, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Health Behaviors Research and Addiction Recovery Research Center

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    Organization and Control of Hippocampal Networks
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    Oct. 17, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Ivan Soltesz, Ph.D., James R. Doty Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurosciences, Stanford University | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Neurobiology Research

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    Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
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    Oct. 30, 2025, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Jennifer Munson, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Cancer Research Center — Roanoke, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute; Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech College of Engineering | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture

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    Thinking the Right Thoughts
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    Oct. 31, 2025, 11 a.m. | Nathaniel Daw, Ph.D., Professor, Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Princeton University | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Human Neuroscience Research

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    Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
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    Nov. 6, 2025, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Teresa Lambe, Ph.D., OBE, Calleva Head of Vaccine Immunology, Professor of Vaccinology and Immunology, University of Oxford | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture

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    Understanding Vascular Morphogenesis and Morphology: Live Insights from Zebrafish
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    Nov. 21, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Arndt F. Siekmann, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania | Co-Sponsored by the Center for Vascular and Heart Research, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

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    The Metabolic Switch in Development and Degeneration
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    Dec. 12, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Elizabeth Jonas, M.D., Harvey and Kate Cushing Professor of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology), Yale School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Neurobiology Research

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    Innovative Strategies for Overcoming Challenges in Brain Tumor Treatment
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    Jan. 16, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Kristin Huntoon, Ph.D., D.O., Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Cancer Research Center – Roanoke

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    Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
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    Jan. 22, 2026, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Holly Ingraham, Ph.D., Professor, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology; Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture

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    Policies to Reduce Ultra-processed Foods: Lessons From Around the Globe
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    Jan. 30, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Lindsey Smith Taillie, Ph.D., MPH, Associate Professor of Nutrition, Associate Chair of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Health Behaviors Research and Addiction Recovery Research Center

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    Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
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    Feb. 5, 2026, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Vivian S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., Executive Fellow and Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School, Harvard Medical School; Former President, Health Platforms, Verily Life Sciences (Alphabet); Former Chief Executive Officer, University of Utah Health Care; Elected Member, National Academy of Medicine | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture

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    Early Childhood Brain Development and Risk for Schizophrenia
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    Feb. 13, 2026, 11 a.m. | John Gilmore, M.D., Eure Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Human Neuroscience Research

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     Is It What You Eat or When You Eat? Evidence for Time Restricted Eating in Humans
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    Feb. 27, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Lisa Chow, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Pennock Family Land Grant Chair in Diabetes Research, University of Minnesota | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Exercise Medicine Research

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    A Nicotine-Focused Regulatory Strategy: The Science
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    March 13, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Dorothy Hatsukami, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Forster Family Chair in Cancer Prevention, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Cancer Research Center – Roanoke

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    From BDNF to Rett Syndrome: Synapses, Networks, and Social Behaviors in Mecp2 Mutant Mice
    From BDNF to Rett Syndrome: Synapses, Networks, and Social Behaviors in Mecp2 Mutant Mice , home

    March 27, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Lucas Pozzo-Miller, Ph.D., Mall Family Endowed Professor for Genetic Autism Research, Department of Pediatrics & Human Development, College of Medicine, Michigan State University | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Neurobiology Research

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    The Effects of Aging and Physical Activity on Cardiovascular Structure and Function
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    April 10, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Ben Levine, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Cardiology, Clinical Heart and Vascular Center, Distinguished Professorship in Exercise Sciences, UT Southwestern Medical Center | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Exercise Medicine Research

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    The Golden Age of Immunology Research
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    April 16, 2026, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Lewis Lanier, Ph.D., J. Michael Bishop Distinguished Professor and Chair Emeritus, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco; Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture

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    New Insights into Cardiac Mechanobiology: Role of Caveolar Nanodomains in Mechano-electrochemical Signal Transduction
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    April 17, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Alexey Glukhov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, UW-Madison Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, University of Wisconsin | Co-Sponsored by the Center for Vascular and Heart Research, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

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    Advancing the Treatment of Traumatic Stress and Addictions: How Data Science Can Move the Field Forward
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    May 1, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Denise Hien, Ph.D., Helen E. Chaney Endowed Chair in Alcohol Studies, Distinguished Professor, Rutgers Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University-New Brunswick | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Health Behaviors Research and Addiction Recovery Research Center

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    The New Era in Alzheimer's Diagnosis and Treatment
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    May 14, 2026, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | John C. Morris, M.D., Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Director, Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture

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    Spatial Entropy of Brain Network Landscapes
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    May 15, 2026, 11 a.m. | Paul Laurienti, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Human Neuroscience Research

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    Unraveling Mechanisms of BCAA Compartmentalization and Crosstalk in Cardiometabolic Disease
    Unraveling Mechanisms of BCAA Compartmentalization and Crosstalk in Cardiometabolic Disease , home

    May 29, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Phillip J. White, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, & Nutrition, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Exercise Medicine Research

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    20th International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference
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    June 1-5, 2026 | IBEC 20206: Exercise and Healthspan | Fralin Biomedical Research Institute