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PHARMACOLOGY SEMINARS

The Department of Pharmacology hosts vibrant seminar speakers every academic year to inspire new scientific thoughts and exploration.

BROWSE SEMINARS
PHARMACOLOGY SEMINARS Krebs Lecture Laura Sheard Lecture Calendar of Events

Spring 2026

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Dr. Yasemin Sancak

Dr. Kris Wood

Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Duke University

4/7/26

2:30pm

Room T-739

Survival dependencies arising during the processes of cancer drug resistance and metastasis

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Dr. Oscar Vivas

Dr. Carlo Condello

Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
University of California San Francisco

4/21/26

2:30pm

Room T-739

New approaches to characterize the molecular pathology and cellular consequences of ADRDs

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Dr. Shao-En Ong

Dr. Anthony Leung

Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Johns Hopkins University

4/28/26

2:30pm

Room T-739

PARP and ADP-ribosylation program biomolecular condensate formation, composition, and material state

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Dr. John Scott

Dr. Donita Brady

Harrison McCrea Dickson, M.D. and Clifford C. Baker, M.D. Presidential Professor
Department of Cancer Biology
University of Pennsylvania

5/5/26

2:30pm

Room T-739

Krebs Lecture – Mapping Micronutrient Kinase Signaling and the Chemical Space of Cancer Vulnerabilities

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Dr. John Scott

Dr. David Sherman

Professor and Chair
Department of Microbiology
University of Washington

5/12/26

2:30pm

Room T-739

Positive thinking: The pH gradient and drug tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Dr. David Shechner

Dr. Jason Shepherd

Professor
Department of Neurobiology
Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Endowed Chair
University of Utah

5/19/26

2:30pm

Room T-739

Viral-like mechanisms of intercellular tau transmission in Alzheimer’s disease

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