Colloquium in Integrative Physiology

Spring 2026

Schedule

DateTitle and Speaker

Monday, January 12th

Humanities 250

Putting your Best Foot Forward: Leveraging Fundamental Mechanistic Insights for Translational Impact

Daniel Davis, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Health and Kinesiology
University of Utah

(Host: Alena Grabowski alena.grabowski@colorado.edu)

Monday, January 19th Campus Closed- MLK Day

Monday, January 26th

Humanities 250

Gut origins of autoimmunity drive multiple sclerosis

Luke Schwerdtfeger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department Biomedical Sciences
Colorado State University

(Host: Alena Grabowski alena.grabowski@colorado.edu)

WEDNESDAY, January 28th

Humanities 250 

Maternal malnutrition and the microbiota: developmental consequences for offspring

Kali Pruss, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology
University of Washington in St. Louis

(Host: Alena Grabowski alena.grabowski@colorado.edu)

Monday, February 2nd

Humanities 250 

Reprogramming reward: Behavioral consequences and neuromolecular correlates of environmental endocrine disruptors

Emily Hilz, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Pharmacy
University of Texas at Austin

(Host: Alena Grabowski alena.grabowski@colorado.edu)

Monday, February 9th

Humanities 250

Translational evidence for targeting biological mechanisms of aging to improve vascular function in older adults

Matt Rossman Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado Boulder

(Host: Alena Grabowski alena.grabowski@colorado.edu)

Monday, February 16th  

Humanities 250

Speaker TBD

Monday, February 23rd

Humanities 250 

Title TBD

Helena Morrison, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Nursing
University of Arizona

(Host: Rachel Rowe rachel.rowe@colorado.edu)

Monday, March 2nd 

Humanities 250 

Title TBD

Miranda Orr, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
Washington University in St. Louis

(Host: Matt Rossman matthew.rossman@colorado.edu)

Monday, March 9th

Humanities 250

Speaker TBD

Monday, March 16th 

Humanities 250

No Class- Spring Break

Monday, March 23rd

Humanities 250

Speaker TBD

Monday, March 30th

Humanities 250

Title TBD

Jenni Shearston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado Boulder

(Host: Marissa Ehringer marissa.ehringer@colorado.edu)

Monday, April 6th

Humanities 250

Title TBD

Megan Massa, Ph.D.
Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
Emory University

 

(Host: Marissa Ehringer marissa.ehringer@colorado.edu)

Monday, April 13th

Humanities 250

Title TBD

Andrew Tan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado Boulder

(Host: Marissa Ehringer marissa.ehringer@colorado.edu)

Monday, April 20th

Humanities 250

Graduate Student Presentations