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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
SPRING SEMESTER 2025
The following seminars are held on Wednesday from 12 to 12:50 PM in SEIR #194. Anyone who is interested in the material being presented is invited to attend, including faculty, students, and staff.
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JANUARY 22 |
MIKE NELSON, PHD, Associate Professor, UTA Dept of Kinesiology. Presented as part of the Clinical Imaging Research Center and Center for Healthy Living and Longevity Lecture Series “Use of MRI to study brain, cardiovascular and skeletal muscle health with aging.” |
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JANUARY 29 |
ALEXIS GANT, PHD Candidate, UTA Dept of Kinesiology "The Effects of Footwear, Gait Speed and Grade on Knee Adduction Moment and Tibial Compression." |
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FEBRUARY 05 |
HAKAN TOREYIN, PHD, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, San Diego State University “Wearable technologies for unobtrusive care in health and disease.” |
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FEBRUARY 12 |
UMBER DARILEK, PHD, Assistant Professor, UTA Undergrad Nursing “Addressing Toxic Stress in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.” |
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FEBRUARY 19 |
CATHERINE SPONG, MD, Chair and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UTSWMC “An Obstetricians view of identifying opportunity to create evidence for practice.” |
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FEBRUARY 26 |
JASON CARTER, PhD, Professor and Dean, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University. Presented as Part of the Barry McKeown Lecture Series “Sleep: The Overlooked Pillar of Health and Human Performance.” |
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MARCH 05 |
BEHZAD SHARIF, PHD Marta E. Gross Associate Professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Elmore Family School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette & Indianapolis, IN Presented as part of the Clinical Imaging Research Center Lecture Series “Recent innovations in translational cardiovascular MRI: From deep learning-based image analysis to low-field interventional imaging.” |
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MARCH 12 |
NO SEMINAR – SPRING BREAK!
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MARCH 19 |
CINDY HAUSER, PHD, Professor of Chemistry, Davidson College, North Carolina “Chemical Insights into Waterpipe Smoke: Bridging Science and Public Health Policy.” |
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MARCH 24 |
C. NOEL BAIREY MERZ, MD, Professor of Cardiology and Biomedical Sciences; Director of: Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Clinical Scholars Program, Linda Joy Pollin Women's Heart Health Program, and Preventative & Rehabilitative Cardiac Center; Staff Physician, and Irwin and Sheila Allen Chair in Women's Heart Research, Cedars-Sinai. Presented as the Annual Women in Science Lecture Series. “Ischemic Heart Disease in Women: Update 2025.” |
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MARCH 26 |
MARK HAYKOWSKY, PHD, FACC, FAHA, FACSM, Professor and Endowed Research Chair in Aging and Quality of Life, Faculty of Nursing, College of Health Sciences; Director, Integrated Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation (iCARE) Laboratory, University of Alberta. Presented as part of the Moritz Chair in Geriatrics Seminar Series “Aortic Wall Stress and Remodeling: From Healthy Aging to Athletic Adaptation and Pathological Dilation." |
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APRIL 02 |
SUSHANT MOHAN RANADIVE, PHD, Assistant Professor, Dept of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, School of Public Health “Do the Biological and Social Factors Contribute to Human Vascular Physiology?” |
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APRIL 09 |
LUNA WU, PHD, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, Texas Tech University “Self-management of everyday female health: The role of self-care agency and patient-centered communication in the adoption of period tracking APPs.” |
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APRIL 14 |
CONHI RESEARCH EXPO, Library Atrium and Parlor, 3-5pm |
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APRIL 16 |
ELISE JARAMILLO, PHD, Assistant Professor, College of Public Health, University of New Mexico “Culturally anchored and place-based intervention strategies for mental wellness among rural American Indian and Hispanic/Latine older adults.” |
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APRIL 23 |
NO SEMINAR – APS SUMMIT 24-27 |
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APRIL 30 |
LAURO VIANNA, PHD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education, University of Brasília, DF, Brasília, Brazil “Inhibitory Networks at Work: The Role of GABAergic Modulation in Cardiovascular Regulation.” |