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

 

SPRING SEMESTER 2024

The 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.

Date

Seminar

JANUARY 24

Renee Manworren PhD, APRN, PCNS, AP-PMN, FAAN, Elizabeth C. Poster Professor, Graduate Nursing, PhD Program Director
UT Arlington

“Precision Pain Assessment”

JANUARY 31

Ogan Gurel, MD, MPhil

"The Past, Present, and Future of Medicine: Why Health Literacy is More Important than Ever"

FEBRUARY 07

Leslie Jennings, PhD, RN, CNE, Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Nursing

“Before They Begin: Investing in the Well-being and Success of Pre-Nursing Students”

FEBRUARY 14

Denise Hernandez, PhD, MPH, CHWI, Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology

“A Community-Based Approach to Address Health Inequities”

FEBRUARY 21

“Effects of Acute Alcohol Consumption on Hepatic De Novo Lipogenesis in Women”

FEBRUARY 28

Ann Eckhardt, PhD, RN, Chair and Associate Professor, Graduate Nursing

“Biomarkers and Symptoms in People with Stable Coronary Heart Disease: A Future Study Plan”

MARCH 06

Yi-Ting Tzen, PhD, BsPT, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Clinical Research, UT Southwestern School of Health Professions

“Pressure Injury Early Identification and Prevention in the Spinal Cord Injury Population- Approaching from Within”

MARCH 13

NO SEMINAR – SPRING BREAK

MARCH 20

Dr. Benjamin Levi, Associate Professor in Surgery, Dr. Lee Hudson-Robert R. Penn Chair, Division Chief of General Surgery, Director, Center for Organogenesis Regeneration & Trauma, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

No Pain, No Progenitors? The Role of Nerves on Extremity Repair and Disrepair

MARCH 27

Beverly D. Ulrich, Professor Emerita, Research Professor Emerita, Center for Human Growth and Development, Dean Emerita, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan

“One Scientist’s Journey to Study Development of Neuromotor Control: From Theory to Practice”
– Presented as part of the Women in Science Speaker Series

APRIL 03

NO SEMINAR – APS CONFERENCE

APRIL 10

Sabra Klein, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Women’s Health, Sex, and Gender Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

“Sex, Gender, and Vaccines”

APRIL 17

Demetra D. Christou, Ph.D., FAHA, Associate Professor and Vice-Chair of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Florida
Presented as part of the Barry McKeown Speaker Series

“Cardiovascular Effects of HIIT in Older Adults and Clinical Populations”

APRIL 24

Karyn Hamilton, RD, PhD, FACSM, Professor, Health and Exercise Science, Director Translational Research on Aging and Chronic Disease Laboratory, Associate Director, Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging, Colorado State University

“Accelerating Translational Aging Research with the Help of Guinea Pigs and Canine Companions”

 

Previous CTRF Series