Markey Research Seminars

The UK Markey Cancer Center sponsors the Markey Research Seminar, a weekly, continuing-education series, on Wednesdays from Noon–12:50 p.m. The seminars are held in the William R. Willard Medical Education Building in Room 263 (MN 263). Unless noted otherwise, the seminars are in-person with no virtual option.

University of Kentucky community members can sign up to receive notices of upcoming speakers and lecture titles by contacting Events Coordinator Sandi Shepherd and requesting to be added to the Markey Interest listserv.

Below is the current schedule for the upcoming Fall and Spring semesters. Empty dates will be added as confirmations are received. Please check back weekly for updates.

FALL 2023 SCHEDULE

Date Presenter Organization
Oct. 18    
Oct. 25 Jin Jiang University of Texas Southwestern, Molecular Biology / Pharmacology
Nov. 1 Laurie McLouth University of Kentucky
Nov. 8 Cassandra D. Gipson-Reichardt University of Kentucky
Nov. 15 Mautin Barry-Hundeyin University of Kentucky
Nov. 22 Thanksgiving Holiday - No Seminar  
Nov. 29    
Dec. 6 Ilhem Messaoudi Powers University of Kentucky, Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics

 

SPRING 2024 SCHEDULE

Date Presenter Organization
Jan. 17    
Jan. 24    
Jan. 31 Pat Gulhati Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Feb. 7 Hsin-Sheng Yang University of Kentucky
Feb. 14 Zhiguo Li University of Kentucky
Feb. 21 Robert Helsley University of Kentucky
Feb. 28 Bin Zheng Cedars-Sinai Cancer Institute
March 6 Yi Fan University of Pennsylvania, Radiation Oncology
March 13 UK Spring Break - No Seminar  
March 20 Paulo Rodriguez Moffitt Cancer Center, Immunology
March 27 Sarat Chandarlapaty Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
April 3    
April 10 AACR April 5-10 - No seminar  
April 17 HPV Cancer Consortium 2024 - No seminar  
April 24 Carmen Guerra University of Pennsylvania
May 1 Eyal Gottlieb University of Texas / MD Anderson
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