Conferences & Events
Upcoming Events (2pm in SCRB Conference Rm 1 unless noted otherwise)
October 10, 2019 - CCIR Seminar
Speaker: Sungeun Lee, Ph.D.
Mentor: Jin Seon Im, Ph.D.
Department: Stem Cell Transplantation
October 17, 2019 - CCIR Seminar
Speaker: Taylor Chrisikos
Mentor: Stephanie Watowich, Ph.D.
Department and GSBS Program: Immunology
November 21, 2019 - CCIR Seminar
Speaker: Jin-Young Yang, Ph.D.
Mentor: Shao-Cong Sun, Ph.D.
Department: Immunology
December 12, 2019 - CCIR Seminar
Speaker: Yifan Zhou, Ph.D.
Mentor: Stephanie Watowich, Ph.D.
Department: Immunology
December 5, 2019 – CIC Seminar
Speaker: Sergei Grivennikov, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Host: Shao-Cong Sun, Ph.D.
January 9, 2020 – CIC Seminar
Speaker: Christine Beeton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine
Host: Shao-Cong Sun, Ph.D.
February 6, 2020 – CIC Seminar
Speaker: Simrit Parmar, M.D.
Associate Professor, Lymphoma / Myeloma, MDACC
April 2, 2020 – CIC Seminar
Speaker: Benjamin Youngblood, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Host: Kimberly Schluns, Ph.D
2019/2020 Immunology Retreat
The 2018 MD Anderson and UTHealth Immunology Retreat was held Oct. 19 and 20, 2018 at Moody Gardens in Galveston. The combined departmental, CCSG, and GSBS retreat featured research presentations from graduate students, postdocs, and research faculty and a keynote address from Dr. Darrell Irvine.
The 2019-2020 retreat is scheduled for April 3-4, 2020 at San Luis Resort and Conference Center. It is in the planning stages; if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please contact James Mancuso or Teasha Barker.
Center for Cancer Immunology Research Postdoc Thursday Seminar
Each week a student or postdoc conducting cancer immunology research presents his or her latest results. This is an excellent opportunity for students, postdocs, and faculty members to interact and discuss current research. Gheath Al-Atrash, Ph.D., D.O., chairs the CCIR Postdoc Thursday Seminar Series. For further information or to be added to the seminar mailing list, please contact Amberley Alexander.
First Thursday of the month, 2 p.m.
SCRB Conference Room 1
Center for Inflammation and Cancer Seminar Series
On the first Thursday of each month the Center for Inflammation and Cancer hosts a distinguished outside speaker who specialized in translational immunology research. The CIC Seminar Series is chaired by Stephanie Watowich, Ph.D., and Shao-Cong Sun, Ph.D.. For further information or to be added to the seminar mailing list, please contact Lauren LeBlanc.
First Thursday of the month, 2 p.m.
SCRB Conference Room 1