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. Open to all, these sessions welcome internal and external cancer researchers who share their expertise and highlight their work and research.
University of Kentucky community members can sign up to receive notices of upcoming speakers and lecture titles by contacting Markey Events, and requesting to be added to the Markey events email list.
Below is the current schedule for the upcoming seminars. Please check this page regularly for the latest updates.
RESEARCH SEMINARS
ARE HELD:
Wednesdays at Noon in the William R. Willard Medical Education Building, Room 263 (MN 263) or the Healthy Kentucky Research Building, Room 150 (HKRB 150). See the schedule below for more information.
Unless noted otherwise, the seminars are in-person with no virtual option.
Lunch is provided first-come, first-served — bring your own drink.
FALL 2025 SCHEDULE
| Date | Presenter | Department | Organization | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 10 | Ishanu Chattopadhyay | Institute for Biomedical Informatics | University of Kentucky | MN 263 |
| Sept. 17 | Punita Dhawan | University of Kansas | MN 263 | |
| Sept. 24 | Ritu Chakravarti | Rheumatology | University of Kentucky | MN 263 |
| Oct. 1 | No Seminar | |||
| Oct. 8 | Erin Haynes | College of Public Health | University of Kentucky | MN 263 |
| Oct. 15 | Shri Anant | Cancer Biology | University of Kansas | MN 263 |
| Oct. 22 | Min Yu | Pharmacology & Physiology | University of Maryland | MN 263 |
| Oct. 29 | Boyi Gan | Experimental Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
HKRB 150 |
| Nov. 5 | Bing Li | Pathology | University of Iowa | MN 263 |
| Nov. 12 | Guoqiang Yu | Biomedical Engineering | University of Kentucky | MN 263 |
| Nov. 19 | Xia Liu | Toxicology and Cancer Biology | University of Kentucky | MN 263 |
| Nov. 26 | No Seminar - Thanksgiving | |||
| Dec. 3 | Lorna McNeil | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
MN 263 | |
| Dec. 10 | Linda Yin | Otolaryngology | Mayo Clinic | MN 263 |
SPRING 2026 SCHEDULE
| Date | Presenter | Organization | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 21 | Eddy Yang | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Jan. 28 | Guan-Yu Xiao | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Feb. 4 | Francesc Marti | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Feb. 11 | Eric Ubil | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Feb. 18 | Randal Voss | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Feb. 25 | No Seminar | ||
| Mar. 4 | Ramon Sun | University of Florida | HKRB 150 |
| Mar. 11 | Yasinka (Sasha) Jakubek Swartzlander | University of Kentuk | HKRB 150 |
| Mar. 18 | No Seminar - Spring Break | ||
| Mar. 25 | Xu Xiao | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Apr. 1 | Qingzhang Zhu | University of Kansas Medical Center | HKRB 150 |
| Apr. 8 | Jianneng Li | University of Notre Dame | HKRB 150 |
| Apr. 15 | Emily Bernstein | Mount Sinai School of Medicine | HKRB 150 |
| Apr. 22 | Vivek Rangnekar | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Apr. 29 | No Seminar |
