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Clinical Translational Research Forum Seminars
Overview
The Clinical Translational Research Forum, “CTRF”, supports CONHI faculty researchers in hosting an innovative scholar every Wednesday during the Spring and Fall semesters to present to nursing and kinesiology, undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, faculty, and researchers/healthcare professionals from across campus and colleagues throughout DFW. A new schedule of seminars is distributed each semester throughout campus and research facilities in the DFW area.
Clinical Translational Research Forum – Schedule of Seminars
FALL 2026The following seminars are held on Wednesday from 12 to 12:50 PM in SEIR #198. Anyone who is interested in the material being presented is invited to attend, including faculty, students, and staff.
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Seminar |
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AUGUST 26 |
Shereka Wright, UTA Lady Mavs Basketball Head Coach “Leading with Purpose: Lessons from Coach Shereka Wright” *Presented as part of the Anderson Lecture Series* |
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SEPTEMBER 02 |
Ziyad Ben Taleb, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of the Nicotine and Tobacco Research Laboratory, UT Arlington “Navigating AI in Research: Applications, Opportunities, and Responsible Use” |
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SEPTEMBER 09 |
Saul Villeda, PhD, Professor of Anatomy, Endowed Professor of Biomedical Sciences, UC San Francisco School of Medicine “Blood-based approaches to rejuvenating the aging brain” *Presented as part of the Barry McKeown Speaker Series* |
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SEPTEMBER 16 |
Heather Leach, PhD, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director, and Director, Physical Activity for Treatment and Prevention Lab, Colorado State University College of Health and Human Sciences “Physical Activity for Cancer Survivorship: Intersecting Exercise Science and Behavior Change” |
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SEPTEMBER 23 |
Sandra Shultz, PhD, Faculty Emeritus, Professor of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro "Knee Laxity as a Clinical Signal: How a Research Trajectory Sparked Innovation" |
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SEPTEMBER 30 |
Sogol Zahedi, PhD candidate, Dissertation proposal (Dr. Daniel Trott, Mentor) "Eomes-dependent regulation of CD8+ T cell responses in hypertension and immune aging" |
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OCTOBER 07 |
David Farbo, PhD, Research Scientist for surgery and trauma research, Cook Children’s Hospital "The COSM2O Lab: Building a pediatric upper extremity motion lab" |
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OCTOBER 14 |
Bradley King, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept of Health and Kinesiology, Director of the Lifespan Motor Neuroscience Lab, University of Utah “When children outperform young adults: Examinations into the neural underpinnings of childhood advantages in motor learning” |
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OCTOBER 21 |
Jessica Lal, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, UT Arlington “Systems Approaches to Understanding and Mitigating Cancer Therapy-Related Cardiotoxicity” |
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OCTOBER 28 |
Ashley Solmonson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UT Southwestern Medical Center “Placental Metabolism: Balancing fetal demands with maternal resources” |
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NOVEMBER 04 |
Jianhua Wu, PhD, Professor and Chair, Dept of Kinesiology, UT Arlington “Effects of "sticky mittens" and treadmill intervention in infants with Down syndrome” |
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NOVEMBER 11 |
David C. Poole, PhD, DSc, University Distinguished Professor of Kinesiology and Physiology, Elizabeth Chapin Burke Chair, Health and Human Sciences, Coffman Chair for University Distinguished Teaching Scholars, Director, Clarenburg Cardiorespiratory Lab, Kansas State University Title: “Physiology of Exercise (In)tolerance: Laboratory-Clinic-Society” *Presented as part of the TACSM Lecture Series* |
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NOVEMBER 18 |
Julie Van Orne, PhD, RN, CPN, CNL, Director of Nursing Research and Innovation, Cook Children’s Hospital “Advancing Nursing Science at Cook Children's: Research, Innovation, and Impact” |
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NOVEMBER 25 |
NO SEMINAR – THANKSGIVING WEEK |