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 2:30 to 3:25 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 

2026 Fall Seminar Series
Date and Time       Location Seminar Title Speaker

September 11

101 NEC

"Integrated effects of altered action potentials and calcium release in transgenic mouse skeletal muscle with Huntington’s Disease."

Andrew Voss, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Wright State University

September 25

101 NEC "Nanomaterials, Stem Cells and Wound Healing."

Robert E. Burrell, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

October 9

101 NEC

"Animal Behavior Ambassador Program - a summary of the first decade”

Michal Kraszpulski, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer,  Departments of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology and Psychology

Wright State University

October 23

101 NEC

"Metabolic Dysfunction in Renal and Pregnancy-Related Cardiovascular Disease"

Jan Michael Williams, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology

University of Mississippi Medical Center

November 6 101 NEC Gene Therapy in SMA: Mitigating Sensorimotor Toxicity Concerns with the Clinical SMN Construct”

Maria Balch, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology

Wright State University