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Falkenthal Graduate Research Colloquium

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May 9, 2025
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
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Save the date for the annual Falkenthal Graduate Colloquium featuring presentations by 3rd and 5th year students and a keynote presentation from Dr. Pamela Wenzel, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology in the McGovernk School of Medicine. Dr. Wenzel earned her PhD from OSU working with Dr. Gustavo Leone.

Full Schedule:

Breakfast                                        9:00 am
History and Introduction       9:30 am

Session I – 5th year graduate students     Moderator: Lauren Levesque

9:35 –  9:55 am          Oliver Marchus (Hollick lab)
9:55 – 10:15 am         Valentina Posada (Ch Burd lab)
10:15 – 10:35 am         Noah Lepola (Ch Burd lab)

Break                                10:35 – 10:50 am

10:50 – 11:10 am        Rabab Abu Alhasan (Singh lab)
11:10 – 11:30 am        Jackson Hastings (Hopper lab)
11:30 – 11:50 am        Matthew McPherson (Hopper lab)

Lunch                               11:50 am – 1:10 pm

Keynote:              1:15 – 2:20 pm  Dr. Pamela Wenzel   Introduction by Ernesto J Roldan-Bonet 
“Mechanometabolism Drives Hematopoietic Stem Cell Fate Determination”

Session II – 3rd year graduate students    Moderator: Ben Gilbert

2:20 – 2:35 pm            Yu Hsun Huang (Cole lab)
2:35 – 2:50 pm            Nate Zavada (Cole lab)
2:50 – 3:05 pm            Adam Helton (Cr Burd lab)   
3:05 – 3:20 pm            Clare Austin (Amacher lab)

Reception                    3:30 pm                           Award announcements