Conferences & Events
Experimental Radiation Oncology-RO Research Seminar Series
Every month, an internationally recognized scientist is invited to speak and present his or her latest results. Students have the opportunity to meet and interact with these distinguished scientists. Boyi Gan, Ph.D., is the faculty coordinator of the Experimental Radiation Oncology (ERO) Seminar Series.
SPDR Seminar Series
Every other Thursday, students, postdoctoral fellows and residents conducting research in Experimental Radiation Oncology and Radiation Oncology departments present their latest results. The seminar includes a Q&A that allows interaction and discussion among students, postdocs and faculty members.
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Schedules
ERO-RO Research Seminar Series
September 18, 2025
Speaker: Deliang Guo, Ph.D., Professor at The Ohio State University
Host: Li Ma, Ph.D.
November 6, 2025
Speaker: Xiaoqi Liu, Ph.D., Chair/Professor at the University of Kentucky
Host: Di Zhao, Ph.D.
November 20, 2025
Speaker: Xin Lu, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame
Hosts: Li Ma, Ph.D., and Di Zhao, Ph.D.
December 4, 2025
Speaker: Ruhee Dere, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Host: Emil Schueler, Ph.D
January 15, 2026
Speaker: Xia Gao, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Host: Boyi Gan, Ph.D.
March 5, 2026
Speaker: Linghua Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor at MD Anderson
Host: Li Ma, Ph.D.
March 19, 2026
Speaker: Zhijie "Jason" Liu, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Host: Di Zhao, Ph.D.
April 2, 2026
Speaker: Joseph D. Mancias, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School
Hosts: Albert C. Koong, M.D., Ph.D., and Dadi Jiang, Ph.D.
April 16, 2026
Speaker: Wah Chiu, Ph.D., Professor at Stanford University
Host: Khandan Keyomarsi, Ph.D.
May 7, 2026
Speaker: Sheila A. Stewart, Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair at Washington University School of Medicine
Host: Helen Piwnica-Worms, Ph.D.
May 21, 2026
Speaker: David K. Cortez, Ph.D., Chair/Professor at Vanderbilt School of Medicine
Host: Junjie Chen, Ph.D.
SPDR Seminar Series
All are held in Z6.1003ab and via Zoom unless noted otherwise.
September 11, 2025
Speaker: Liang Wang, Instructor in the Koong Laboratory
Speaker: Jialing Fu, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Chen Laboratory
September 25, 2025
Speaker: Matthew Cribb, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Koong Laboratory
Speaker: Mingchuang Sun, Graduate Student in the Gan Laboratory
October 9, 2025
Speaker: Amanda Rinkenbaugh, Instructor in the Piwnica-Worms Laboratory
Speaker: Caren Sanchez, Graduate Research Assistant in the Woodward Laboratory
October 23, 2025
Speaker: Kyung-Pil Ko, Instructor in the Park Laboratory
Speaker: Annette Wu, Graduate Research Assistant in the Jiang Laboratory
November 13, 2025
Speaker: Feiyu Chen, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Zhao Laboratory
Speaker: Elise Konradsson, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Schueler Laboratory
December 11, 2025
Speaker: Dirk Siepe, Senior Research Scientist in the Kalocsay Laboratory
Speaker: Ye Lin Son, Graduate Research Assistant in the Lin Laboratory