CBHA Research in Progress (RIP) Seminar
Presenter 1: Sophie Le, GSR, Yiu Lab
Title: "Impact of lipids on drusen pathogenesis in a nonhuman primate model of early age-related macular degeneration"
Presenter 2: Claire Qian, Jr. Specialist, Yiu Lab
Title: "Complement Factor H and Age-Related Macula Degeneration-like Phenotype in Rhesus Macaque".
Campus Location: Tupper Hall. Room: 2133/2135. Location of Event: UC Davis Campus. Presented by: Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
MMI 291 Seminar Series: Emerging Challenges in Microbiology and Immunology
Speaker: Noriko Satake, M.D. Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis.
Online Location: Zoom. Campus Location: Genome & Biomedical Sciences Facility. Room: 1005. Location of Event: UC Davis Campus. Presented by: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology.
Friday, November 13, 2026, 12:10 PM – 1:00 PM.
MMI 291 Seminar Series: Emerging Challenges in Microbiology and Immunology
Speaker: William Joseph Murphy, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor, Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis.
Online Location: Zoom. Campus Location: Genome & Biomedical Sciences Facility. Room: 1005. Location of Event: UC Davis Campus. Presented by: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 12:10 PM – 1:00 PM.
MMI 291 Seminar Series: Emerging Challenges in Microbiology and Immunology
Speaker: David A. Mills, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor, Peter J. Shields Endowed Chair in Dairy Food Science, Food Science and Technology, Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis.
Online Location: Zoom. Campus Location: Genome & Biomedical Sciences Facility. Room: 1005. Location of Event: UC Davis Campus. Presented by: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology.
Friday, December 4, 2026, 12:10 PM – 1:00 PM.
PMB In-House Seminar Series
Speaker: Jorge E. Contreras, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology.
Online Location: Zoom. Campus Location: Tupper Hall. Room: 2133/2135. Location of Event: UC Davis Campus. Presented by: Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology.
Friday, December 4, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Distinguished Lecture Series in Physiology
Speaker: Christopher Ahern, Ph.D. Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa.
Online Location: Zoom. Campus Location: Genome & Biomedical Sciences Facility. Location of Event: UC Davis Campus. Presented by: Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology.
Thursday, January 7, 2027, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Distinguished Lecture Series in Physiology
Speaker: Francisco Alvarado, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Wisconsin.
Online Location: Zoom. Campus Location: Genome & Biomedical Sciences Facility. Location of Event: UC Davis Campus. Presented by: Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology.
Thursday, January 28, 2027, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
iBio: Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminar Series
Speaker: Revathi Balasubramanian, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Ophthalmic Science. Columbia University
Host: Anna La Torre, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy.
Online Location: Zoom. Campus Location: Genome & Biomedical Sciences Facility. Location of Event: UC Davis Campus. Presented by: Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy.
Tuesday, February 2, 2027, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
iBio: Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminar Series
Speaker: Diego Restrepo, Ph.D. Chair for the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University
Host: Qizhi Gong, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy.
Online Location: Zoom. Campus Location: Genome & Biomedical Sciences Facility. Location of Event: UC Davis Campus. Presented by: Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy.
Tuesday, February 9, 2027, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.