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Seminars

January 2026
Date Time Seminar
21
Wed.,
Jan.
 11:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: "Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA-S) Dimorphic Disposition: Biliary Excretion, Recirculation, and Impact of Flavonoids"
Speaker: Songpol (Pond) Srinual, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Mentor: Ming Hu
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
26
Monday,
Jan.
 10:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: "Discovering Molecular Glue Modulators of Protein-Protein Interactions"
Speaker: Faculty Candidate
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
28
Wed.,
Jan.
 11:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: "Decoding Mitochondria-Autophagy Crosstalk in Human Diseases"
Speaker: Nami McCarty, Ph.D., Professor, Institute of Molecular Medicine-Center for Translational Cancer Research, The Brown Foundation Institute, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Host: Radbod Darabi
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom

February 2026

Date Time Seminar
4
Wed.,
Feb.
 11:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: "Investigation into the Metabolism and Disposition Mechanisms of Buprenorphine and Analogs and Their Glucuronide Metabolites"
Speaker: Jie Chen, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Mentor: Ming Hu
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
9
Monday,
Feb.
 11:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: TBD
Speaker: Faculty Candidate
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
11
Monday,
Feb.
 10:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: "Chemical Platforms for Induced Proximity and Genome Editing"
Speaker: Faculty Candidate
Host: Joydip Das
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
16
Monday,
Feb.
 10:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: TBD
Speaker: Faculty Candidate
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
18
Monday,
Feb.
 10:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: "Covalent Ligands as Versatile Tools: Lead Discovery, Target Validation, and Assay Development"
Speaker: Faculty Candidate
Host: Joydip Das
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
19
Thursday,
Feb.
 11:45 a.m.
PPTR Seminar
Title: "Developing Microbiome-Targeted Interventions to Restore Gut Function & Health"
Speaker: Abe Shremo Msdi, Pharm.D., BCIDP, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
23
Monday,
Feb.
 10:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: TBD
Speaker: Faculty Candidate
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
25
Monday,
Feb.
 10:45 a.m.td>
PPS Seminar
Title: "From Synthetic Innovation to AI-Driven Design: A Journey in Cyclic Peptide and Mini-Protein Therapeutics"
Speaker: Faculty Candidate
Host: Joydip Das
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom

March 2026

Date Time Seminar
2
Monday,
March
 10:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: TBD
Speaker: Faculty Candidate
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
4
Wed.,
March
 11:45 a.m./td>
PPS Seminar
Title: "Preclinical PK/PD of Novel Anticancer Agent, Rhenium Tricarbonyl Phenformin [Re (CO)₃-Phenformin] and Its Active Metabolite, Phenformin, against Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)
Speaker: Amir Mohammad Gholizadeh, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Mentor: Diana Chow
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
11
Wed.,
March
 11:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: "What the Heart Nedds: Neddylation-Driven Mechanisms of Cardiac Maturation and Maintenance"
Speaker: Huabo Su, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
Host: Lianjie Miao
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
25
Wed.,
March
 11:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: "Resolving Alzheimer’s Disease Heterogeneity Through Functional Genomics"
Speaker: Joshua Shulman, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Host: Ming Hu
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom

April 2026/h3>

Date Time Seminar
1
Wed.,
April
 11:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: TBD
Speaker: Duxin Sun, Ph.D., Charles R. Walgreen Jr. Professor of Pharmacy and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Host: Wei Gao
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
8
Wed.,
April
 11:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: "Making Organs in the Embryo and in the Dish"
Speaker: Ondine Cleaver, Ph.D., Professor and Lee Fikes Chair in Biomedical Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Host: Mingfu Wu
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
15
Wed.,
April
 11:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: "Engineering Better Medicines: De novo Design of Biomaterial Drugs"
Speaker: Vivek Kumar, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Host: Greg Cuny
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
22
Wed.,
April
 11:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: "Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Androgen Receptor Surface-Site Inhibitors Synergistic with Enzalutamide"
Speaker: Mohamed Behery, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Mentor: Alexander Statyuk
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom
29
Wed.,
April
 11:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: "Repurposing Nebivolol Alone or in Combination for the Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in Orthotopic Mouse Model"
Speaker: Mikayla Skillman, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Mentor:Diana Chow
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom

May 2026

Date Time Seminar
6
Wed.,
May
 11:45 a.m.
PPS Seminar
Title: "PK/PD of Paclitaxel and Cyclopamine from Micellar Co-formulation for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) and Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in Mouse Models"
Speaker: Emanuel Baltrip, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Mentor: Diana Chow
Location: Health 2, Room 3082 and via Zoom