April 2025
“Assessing Factors Influencing CURE Implementation and the Role of Course Design Variations in Students’ Project Ownership,” presented by Diana Ugwu, PhD student; Advisor: Dr. Erika Offerdahl
Title: Operational Technology Cybersecurity in the Chemical Process Industries: Implications of Compromised Distributed Control Systems and Safety Instrumented Systems
Speaker: Peyton Richmond
“Biological Accelerator Mass Spectrometry- A Unique Tool for The Quantification of Radiolabeled Agents in Biological Systems,” presented by Dr. Michael Malfatti, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
Discover how AI can streamline the creation of clear and effective learning objectives. Presented by Drs. Samantha Gizerian & Steve Lampa
“A Plague on your PMNs! Active Subversion of Neutrophils by Yersinia pestis,” Dr. Matthew Lawrenz, University of Louisville.
“Decoding Male Germ Cell Development: Charting the Transcriptomic and Epigenetic Landscape,” presented by Hayden McSwiggin. , PhD student; Advisor: Dr. Wei Yan.
“P38 MAPK Mediates HIF-1? Stabilization and The Hypoxic Response In Leiomyosarcoma Cells,” presented by Nuha Haque, PhD Student; (Advisor: Dr. Eric Shelden)
“Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Approaches for Endometriosis-Related Infertility,” presented by Dr. Jae-Wook Jeong, University of Missouri.
“Opioid Effects on Synaptic Circuitry,” presented by Will Birdsong, assistant professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan.
Presentations by Xenia Tregubov and Margaret Oyekunle, PhD students.
Title: Securing Washington State Energy Critical Infrastructure
Speaker: Elizabeth King
Abstract: Energy security can mean the uninterrupted availability of energy sources at affordable prices. This can be threatened by both manmade and natural disasters which is why one element of energy security is focused on physical and cybersecurity. In this seminar, we’ll…
“Stress, Stops, and Dogs: How does RNA polymerase II know when to quit?,” presented by Dr. Robin Dowell, University of Colorado.
“Sleep and Cognition in the Real World,” presented by Amanda Lamp, PhD, WSU-Spokane.
“Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Rete Ridge Formation in Mammalian Skin,” presented by Sean Thompson, PhD student, (Advisor: Dr. Ryan Driskell).
“Drugs, Adolescence and Motivated Behavior,” presented by Stephen Mahler, professor, University of California-Irvine.
Efficient Design, Implementation, and Application of Graph Isomorphism Algorithms
Ph.D. Preliminary Examination for Coby Soss
Chair: Assefaw Gebremedhin