Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology (NCBP)

Seminars

The department hosts a full schedule of seminars every academic year which features prominent researchers in the fields of neuroscience, cell biology, and physiology from around the world. Seminars take place on Fridays each semester from 2-3 p.m. in 101 NEC–Auditorium, unless otherwise noted. 

For more information, please contact seminar director, Dr. Thomas L. Brown via email at thomas.l.brown@wright.edu 

 

2025 Fall Seminar Series
 Date and Time       Location Seminar Title Speaker

September 5

2 p.m.

101 NEC

"My path from membrane currents to multidisciplinary clinics in neuromuscular medicine"

Adam Deardorff, M.D., Ph.D

Instructor, Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology

Director of Neuromuscular Disorders, Premier Health Clinical Neuroscience Institute

Wright State University

Dayton, Ohio

Host: Thomas L. Brown, Ph.D.

September 26

2 p.m.

101 NEC

"Defining the signals that predispose exhausted CD8+ T cells for higher functional potential"

Henrique Borges da Silva, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Immunology

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

Host: Juliusz Ashot Kozak, Ph.D.

October 3

2 p.m.

101 NEC

"Unravelling the secrets of cholesterol in statin-induced myopathy, muscular dystrophy and atherosclerosis."

Pascal Bernatchez

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics

University of British Colombia

Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada

Host: Mark Rich, M.D., Ph.D.

October 24

2 p.m.

101 NEC

"Neuronal Dysfunction with Chemotherapy"

Tim Cope, Ph.D.

Professor, Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering

Director of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology PhD Program

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, Georgia

Host: Clintoria Williams, Ph.D. and Mark Rich M.D., Ph.D.

November 21

2 p.m.

Location 

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"TBA"

Martin Hudson, Ph.D.

Interim Chair and Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

Host: Christopher Wyatt, Ph.D.