Colloquiums
BCMB 603 Graduate Research Colloquium
Fall 2025
Fridays, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Mossman 202
| Date | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|
| August 22 | Fall Semester Welcome and presentation from the GSO |
| August 29 | Dr. Carolyn Shurer, CBE, “A Toolbox for the Membrane: Probing the Lipid and Sugar Environment” |
| September 5 | Daniel Lopez, Hong Group, research update |
| September 12 | Dr. Kondapa Naidu Bobba, Nuclear Engineering, “Radiotheranostics for Prostate Cancer Imaging and Therapy” |
| September 19 | Dr. Shalini Rukmani, Smith Group, ORNL |
| September 26 | Dr. Hannah Hughes, Alexandre Group |
| October 3 | Kyra Pulver, Calhoun group, research update Nishita Gogia, McCord group, research update |
| October 10 | Dr. Karen Boyd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |
| October 17 | Dr. Nikki Thiele, ORNL “Taming Exotic Elements for Medicine: The Coordination Chemistry Behind Radiopharmaceuticals” |
| October 24 | Farimah Mohammadi, Engelke group, research update |
| October 31 | Mahipal Rao, Bruce group, research update Saurabh Yadav, Wang group, research update |
| November 7 | Adua Rahman, Guo group, research update Dibyayan Maity, Joshi group, research update |
| November 14 | Karan Khadayat, Joshi group, research update Taiwo Olajide, McCord group, research update |
| November 21 | Asmita Chaudhary, Lamichhane group, research update Abigail Burke, Von Arnim group, research update |
| November 28 | No Class Thanksgiving Holiday |
Spring 2025 Colloquiums
| Dates | Speakers |
|---|---|
| January 24 | Guest speaker – Veronica Brown (Genomics Core) |
| January 31 | Guest speaker – Naidu Bobba (Department of Nuclear Engineering) |
| February 7 | Graduate Affairs Committee Presentation |
| February 14 | Dana Lynch; Morgan House |
| February 21 | Guest speaker – Ernest Brothers (Associate Dean, Graduate School) |
| February 28 | Brandon Estrem |
| March 7 | Madeline Smith; Tere Rodriguez |
| March 14 | Shabré Eskridge; Mairaj Bibi |
| March 21 | Spring Break (no sign-ups) |
| March 28 | Praveena Suresh; Satavisha Mullick |
| April 4 | Joy Adetunji; Broquell Wong |
| April 11 | Marie Kaiser; Michael Harnish |
| April 18 | Spring Recess (no sign-ups) |
| April 25 | Prabal Singh Maharjan; Ryan Anton |
| May 2 | Sriram Tiruvadi Krishnan; Lindsey Margewich; |
Fall 2024 Colloquiums
| Dates | Speakers |
|---|---|
| August 23 | Reuter, Nikki (Research update) & Hahley Wiltse (Research update) |
| August 30 | Smith, Micholas – ORNL Center for Molecular Biophysics |
| September 6 | Herron, Brittani (Research update) & Nunan, Elaine (research update) |
| September 13 | Frank Loeffler – Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| September 20 | Canceled – Veronica brown – Genomics Core |
| September 27 | Alexis Williams – ORNL Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences |
| October 4 | TBA |
| October 11 | Banerjee, Ishita (Research update) & Pruitt, Dylan (Research update) |
| October 18 | Conner Hawkins (Research Update) & Walden, Lauren (Research Update) |
| October 25 | Srinivasan, Jansirani (Research Update) & Penneru, Sree (Research Update) |
| November 1 | Simmons, Tim (Research Update) & Gonneville, Alyssa (Research Update) |
| November 8 | Playter Christopher (Research Update) & Li, Heng (Henry) (Research Update) |
| November 15 | Amirthagunanathan, Suganthan (Research Update) & Victoria Norman (Research Update) |
| Novembe r22 | TBA |
| November 29 | No Class Thanksgiving Holiday |
Spring 2024 Colloquiums
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| January 26 | Ioannis Sgouralis, Assistant Professor, Mathematics Department “Mathematical methods for biophysical and biochemical data” |
| February 2 | Plant Faculty Search Candidate |
| February 9 | Membrane Biochemistry/Biophysics Faculty Search Candidate |
| February 16 | No colloquium, BCMB graduate student recruiting day |
| February 23 | Membrane Biochemistry/Biophysics Faculty Search Candidate |
| March 1 | Membrane Biochemistry/Biophysics Faculty Search Candidate |
| March 8 | No colloquium, BCMB Poster Party |
| March 15 | No colloquium, Spring Break |
| March 22 | Adua Rahman (Guo laboratory) / Ryan Oldridge (Wang laboratory) |
| March 29 | No colloquium, Spring Recess |
| April 5 | Shibashis Paul (Tian Hong laboratory) / Alex Keith (Nebenführ laboratory) |
| April 12 | Abigail Burke (von Arnim laboratory) / Colton Goodman (von Arnim laboratory) |
| April 19 | Alyssa Ward (Barrera laboratory) / Dibyayan Maity (Joshi laboratory) |
| April 26 | Asmita Chaudhary (Lamichhane laboratory) / Saurabh Yadav (Park laboratory) |
| May 3 | Mahipal Rao (Bruce laboratory) / Karan Khadayat (Joshi laboratory) |
Fall 2023 Colloquiums
| 8/25 | Panel discussion: Why engage in colloquiums and seminars? |
| 9/1 | GSO |
| 9/8 | Dallas Donohoe, Associate Professor, Dept. of Nutrition (40mins) |
| 9/15 | Alyssa Gonneville (research update) / Eric Brenya (research update) |
| 9/22 | Debra Bangasser, Professor, GSU — science journal talk |
| 9/29 | Hannah Hughes (research update)/ Alex Overholt (research update) |
| 10/6 | Ryan Schuck (40 min) |
| 10/13 | Ryan Simmons (40 min) |
| 10/20 | Barbra Dompreh (Research Update)/ Alyssa Ward (Research Update) |
| 10/27 | Victoria Norman (Research Update)/ Taiwo Olajide (Research Update) |
| 11/3 | Logan Dunn (Research Update)/ Brandon Estrem (Research Update) |
| 11/10 | Conner Hawkins (Research Update)/ Morgan House (Research Update) |
| 11/17 | Shushu Wei (40 min) |
| 11/24 | No Class Thanksgiving Holiday |
| 12/1 | Adua Rahman (Research Update)/ David Lohry (Research Update) |
Spring 2023 Colloquiums
| 1/27 | Setting Agenda for this and next Discussions |
| 2/3 | BCMB GSO Event |
| 2/10 | Shushu Wei, Lamichhane Lab Graduate Student, Research update |
| 2/17 | Bright Amankwaa, Labrador Lab Graduate Student, Research update |
| 2/24 | BCMB Graduate Recruitment Day |
| 3/3 | Dr. Tessa Calhoun, Dept. of Chemistry, UTK |
| 3/10 | Rotation II- Poster Session |
| 3/17 | No Class, Spring Break |
| 3/24 | Scott Carlew, Binder Lab Graduate Student, Exit Talk |
| 3/31 | Dr. Andrew Monteith, Dept. of Microbiology, UTK |
| 4/7 | No Class, Spring Recess |
| 4/14 | Mike Mykins, Krishnan Lab Graduate Student, Exit Talk |
| 4/21 | Boomer Russell, Barrera Lab Graduate Student, Research Update Chris Tinkey, Alexandre Lab Graduate Student, Research update |
| 4/28 | Elsie Adams, McKee/Park Lab Graduate Student, Research Update Debalina Acharyya, Prosser Lab Graduate Student, Research Update |
| 5/5 | Anwesha Dasgupta, Von Arnim Lab Graduate Student, Exit Talk |
Fall 2022 Colloquiums
| Aug 29 | Joshua Baccile, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, UTK Interrogation of the isoprenoid pathway using a prodrug‐like strategy with metabolic precursors |
| Sept 5 | No colloquium, Labor Day |
| Sept 12 | Sriram Tiruvadi, Postdoc at Lamichhane Lab Research Update, Lamichhane Lab |
| Sept 19 | Ting Liu, Postdoc at Lamichhane Lab Research Update, Lamichhane Lab |
| Sept 26 | No Colloquium |
| Oct 3 | Bob DuBois, Lecturer, Psychology, UT “Staying Motivated and Thriving as a Grad Student in BCMB” |
| Oct 10 | Logan Dunn, Krishnan Lab Graduate Student, Preliminary |
| Oct 17 | Christopher Playter, McCord Lab Graduate Student, Short Research Update Heng (Henry) Li, McCord Lab Graduate Student, Short Research Update |
| Oct 24 | Pushan Bag, Dissertation Research Talk, Bruce Lab Umea University, Sweden & Human Frontier Science Postdoctoral Fellow Research Update: How Could Christmas trees remain green in winter? |
| Oct 31 | Hahley Wiltse, Alexandre Lab Graduate Student, Short Research Update Bri Herron, Shpak Lab Graduate Student, Short Research Update |
| Nov 7 | Tim Simmons, Joshi Lab Graduate Student, Short Research Update Satavisha Mullick Graduate Student, Short research Update. |
| Nov 14 | Jansirani Srinivasan, Wang Lab Graduate Student, Short Research Update Susmita Khanal, Lamichhane Lab Graduate Student, Short Research Update |
| Nov 21 | Ryan Schuck, Barrera Lab Graduate Student, Research Update |
| Nov 28 | Muhammad Uzair, Postdoc at Shpak lab Postdoc, Research Update |
| Dec 5 | Ishita Banerjee, Alexandre Lab Graduate student, Short Research Update Nishita Gogia, McCord Lab Graduate Student, Short research update |