January 18 | Campus closed - MLK Day |
January 25 | Student Orientation Mark Opp, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder |
February 1 | Sleep Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic Ken Wright, Ph.D. Professor Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder (Host: Mark Opp mark.opp@colorado.edu) |
February 8 | Interactive Science Education and Workforce Development for Advancing Health Research Lisa Marriott, Ph.D. Associate Professor School of Public Health Oregon Health and Science University (Host: Charles Hoeffer charles.hoeffer@colorado.edu) |
February 15 | Time-Efficient Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training for Improving Cardiovascular Health Daniel Craighead, Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor Integrative Physiology of Aging Laboratory University of Colorado Boulder (Host: Mark Opp mark.opp@colorado.edu) |
February 22 | Understanding the Complexities of the Pain Experience Mari Griffioen, Ph.D., R.N. Assistant Professor University of Delaware School of Nursing College of Health Sciences Newark, DE (Host: Mina Griffioen/Mark Opp mark.opp@colorado.edu) |
March 1 | The Disproportionate Impact of Covid-19 on Women in Science -- and What Can Be Done About It Nancy Wayne, Ph.D. Professor Emerita and President UCLA, Women Advancing Together (Host: Pei Tsai pei-san.tsai@colorado.edu) |
March 8 | Sex Differences in Circadian Rhythms Underlying Diet-Induced Obesity Julie Pendergast, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Biology University of Kentucky (Host: Céline Vetter celine.vetter@colorado.edu) |
March 15 | [Canceled - campus snow day] Multiple Omics in Human Brain Reveals Genetic Risk Factors and Consequences of Cigarette Smoking Dana Hancock, Ph.D. Sr. Genetic Epidemiologist and Director GenOmics, Bioinformatics, and Transitional Research Center RTI International (Host: Marissa Ehringer marissa.ehringer@colorado.edu) |
March 22 | Spinal Cord Injuries: What Can Conventional MRI Offer Us? Andrew Smith, D.P.T., Ph.D. Assistant Professor CU Anschutz, Department of Physical Therapy (SOM). (Host: Andrew Tan andrew.tan@colorado.edu) |
March 29 | Age Matters: Adolescent Alcohol and Neuroinflammation in Brain Health and Aging Terrence Deak, Ph.D. Professor Department of Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience Program Binghamton University - SUNY (Host: Moni Fleshner monika.fleshner@colorado.edu) |
April 5 | Bugs to Behavior: Impacts of Dietary Prebiotics and the Gut Microbiota on Disturbed Sleep Robert Thompson, Ph.D. Research Associate, Stress Physiology Laboratory Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder (Host: Moni Fleshner monika.fleshner@colorado.edu) |
April 12 | Study of Congenital Reproductive Failure in Humans using Mouse Models Pei-San Tsai, Ph.D. Professor Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder (Host: Mark Opp mark.opp@colorado.edu) |
April 19 | The Gut-Brain Axis and Regulation of Body Weight and Metabolism Darleen Sandoval, Ph.D. Visiting Professor Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition Section Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes CU Anschutz Medical School (Host: Alanna Mayberry/Mark Opp mark.opp@colorado.edu) |
April 26 | Air Pollution and Child Development: are we seeing clearly now? Beate Ritz, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Epidemiology, Environmental Health, and Neurology Fielding School of Public Health and School of Medicine UCLA (Host: Tanya Alderete tanya.alderete@colorado.edu) |