Previous First Friday Speakers
Sept 5, 2025 - NH 422
A Novel Oligodendrocyte-Microglial Neuroimmune Axis underlying Oxycodone Exposure
Clinical Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Microbiology, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
May 2, 2025 - NH 437
To Be Determined
Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Marshall University
April 4, 2025 - NH 437
Stress Hurts: Early Life Stress and Development of Chronic Pain
Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center
March 7, 2025 - NH 437
Bacterial Competition in the Aerodigestive Tract: Antibiotics, Probiotics, and Beyond
Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University
Feb 7, 2025 - NH 437
Dental Ecometrics as an Intermediary Adaptation in Meso Temporal and Spatial Scales: Implications for Paleoecology
Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Tulsa
Jan 17, 2025 - NH 437
Neighborhood Contexts and Diseases of Despair
Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Tulsa
Dec 6, 2024 - NH 437
DNA Replication Proteins: Multi-tasking Superheroes
Professor of Biology, Northeastern State University
Nov 1, 2024 - NH 437
Dental evidence for the diets of human ancestors and other fossil primates
Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, University of Arkansas
Oct 4, 2024 - NH 437
Advances in Cell and Gene Therapies
Director of Biological Sciences, Symphony Technology
Sept 6, 2024 - NH 437
Building An Apocalypse Dream Team: How veterinarians transform science
Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University
May 3, 2024 - NH 437
Pre-clinical Testing of Cannabinoid Receptor Ligands as Potential Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Postdoctoral Fellow, Addiction Biology Unit, Molecular Targets and Medications Discovery Branch, NIH / NIDA
April 5, 2024 - NH 437
Glutaminase 1: a novel inflammatory biomarker
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, OSU-COM CN
Mar 1, 2024 - NH 437
Stress-Sensitive Biomarkers for Research on Health and Health Disparities
Assistant Professor of Health Promotion, Director of the Stress & Health Disparities Lab, OU College of Arts & Sciences Department of Health and Exercise Science
Feb 2, 2024 - NH 437
The Role Of Diverse Ubiquitin Modifications In Memory Formation Across The Lifespan
Associate Professor, Dept. of Animal and Poultry Sciences, School of Animal Sciences, Virginia Tech
Jan 19, 2024 - NH 437
Bioinformatics Research at the High-Performance Computing Center (HPCC)
Bioinformatics Research Scientist, Mathematical Sciences, Oklahoma State University
Dec 1, 2023 - D-107
The Scary Connections between Sweets and Cancer
Associate Professor, Dept. of Oncology Science, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma
Nov 3, 2023 - D-107
Going with the Flow: Investigating how Blood Flow is Matched to Metabolic Demand in Human Health and Disease
Associate Professor, Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma
Oct 6, 2023 - D-107
Clinical Neuroscience as a Tool for Advancing Mental HealthEquity in American Indian Populations
Principal Investigator, Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Sept 1, 2023 - D-107
Carotenoid Metabolism in Mitochondrial Function and Blood Glucose Control
Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University
Mar. 3, 2023 - D-107
For a While, Crocodile: Crocodylomorph Endurance Through Mass Extinctions
Assistant Professor of Biology, Rose State College
Feb. 3, 2023 - D-107
Role of Plaatelet TGF-beta1 in Normal and Disease States
Associate Member, Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Jan. 6, 2023 - D-107
Cytomegalovirus and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Overlooked Adversary or Innocent Bystander?
Principal Investigator, Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Dec. 2, 2022 - D-107
Macroevolutionary Trends in the Limbs of Early Synapsida: Big Data, Organismal Research, and a Holistic Understand of the Deepest Ancestors of Mammals
Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and Assistant Professor, Geosciences Department, University of Oklahoma
Nov. 11, 2022 - D-107
Interplay Between Host and Pathogens in the Urinary Tract
Associate Professor of Biology, Department of Natural Sciences, Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow
Oct. 7, 2022 - D-107
The Progressive Breakdown of RNA in Dried Body Fluid Stains Acts As An Indicator of Elapsed Time
Professor of Forensic Science, School of Forensic Sciences, OSU Center for Health Sciences
Sept. 2, 2022 - D-107
Network Interactions for Major Depressive Disorder
Warren Professor of Bioinformatics, Tandy School of Computer Science, The University of Tulsa
May 6, 2022- Tandy 171
"Medical Pharmacology: from Monkey B Virus to Marijuana"
Professor, Physiological Sciences Department at the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine in OSU-Stillwater
Apr. 1, 2022- Tandy 171
"Not so Typical MAP Kinases in G Protein Signaling Pathways"
Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department at OSU-Stillwater
Mar. 4, 2022- Tandy 411
"The Impact of Short-Term Dietary Restriction on Intestinal Stem Cell Function"
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department at the University of Oklahoma HSC
Feb. 4, 2022- Tandy 411
"Look What the Cat Dragged In: Translational Animal Models For SARS-Cov-2 and Other Viral Infections"
Assistant Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology Department at OSU College of Veterinary Medicine OSU-Stillwater
Jan. 7, 2022- Tandy 411
"Obesity and Immunity: the Roles of microRNAs"
Associate Professor, Department of Biology Rogers State University in Claremore, OK
Dec. 3, 2021- Tandy 411
"Calcium Signaling Controls Virulence of A Human Pathogen, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa"
Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department at OSU-Stillwater
Nov. 5, 2021- D-107
"Mapping molecular pathways of brain aging to understand Alzheimer’s disease"
Professor and Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair of Aging Research, Co-Director, Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging at OU-HSC
Oct 1, 2021- Tandy 411
"How to Make Bacteria Self-Destruct: Recombinase Deficiency In P. Aeruginosa Sensitizes Cells to Antibiotics and Stimulates Interbacterial Killing.”
Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department at OSU-Stillwater
Sept. 3, 2021 - Tandy 411
"Tuning of the Hardware: Factors that Influence the Sound Localization Pathway: Hormones, Sex, Sociality, and Fragile X Syndrome"
Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology Department at OSU-Stillwater