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 Healthy Kentucky Research Building, Room 150 (HKRB 150), unless noted otherwise. See the schedule below for more information.
Seminars are in-person with no virtual option.
Lunch is provided first-come, first-served — bring your own drink.
FALL 2026 SCHEDULE
| Date | Presenter | Department / Unit | Organization | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 2 | Olufunmilola Abraham | Pharmacy Practice & Science | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Sept. 9 | To be Announced | |||
| Sept. 16 | Tama Thé | Pediatric Emergency Medicine | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Sept. 23 | Xianlin Han | Profile » | Unv. of Texas at San Antonio | HKRB 150 |
| Sept. 30 | No Seminar | |||
| Oct. 7 | No Seminar | |||
| Oct. 14 | Todd Burus | Biomedical Informatics | University of Kentucky | HKRB 245 |
| Oct. 21 | Shawn Lupold | Profile » | John Hopkins University | HKRB 150 |
| Oct. 28 | No seminar | |||
| Nov. 4 | Stacy Stanifer | Nursing | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Nov. 11 | No seminar | |||
| Nov. 18 | Anthony Gerber | Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Nov. 25 | No Seminar | |||
| Dec. 2 | Elizabeth Repasky | Profile » | Roswell Park Cancer Center | HKRB 150 |
| Dec. 9 | Velmurugan Gopal Viswanathan | Neuroscience | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Dec. 16 | Alyssa Clay-Gilmour | Hematology & Cellular Therapy | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
SPRING 2027 SCHEDULE
| Date | Presenter | Department / Unit | Organization | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 20 | Jinghui Liu | Toxicology and Cancer Biology | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Jan. 27 | Daniel Harris | Internal Medicine | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Feb. 3 | No Seminar | |||
| Feb. 10 | Qingding Wang | Surgery | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Feb. 17 | Weei-Chin Lin | Profile » | Baylor College of Medicine | HKRB 150 |
| Feb. 24 | Tong Sheng | Biomedical Engineering | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Mar. 3 | Bruce Walcheck | Profile » | University of Minnesota | HKRB 150 |
| Mar. 10 | Chi Wang | Cancer Biostatistics | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Mar. 17 | No Seminar | |||
| Mar. 24 | Pier Paolo Scaglioni | Profile » | University of Cincinnati | HKRB 150 |
| Mar. 31 | Yanquan Zhang | Toxicology and Cancer Biology | University of Kentucky | HKRB 150 |
| Apr. 7 | Kelly Bolton | Profile » | Washington University, St. Louis | HKRB 150 |
| Apr. 14 | Ashley Seifert | Biology | University of Kentucky | HKRB150 |
| Apr. 21 | Deliang Guo | Profile » | Ohio State University | HKRB 150 |
| Apr. 28 | Michele Cote | Profile » | Indiana University Indianapolis | HKRB 150 |
