STARS Past Presentations

Presentations will be uploaded as soon as they become available.

• Summer 2020: Summer Seminar Series

  Summer 2020

  June 10, 2020, via Zoom

  "Establishing Cardiac Rhythm: What Makes the Ticker Keep Ticking?"
  Nikhil Munshi, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Internal Medicine

  June 17, 2020, via Zoom

  "The Power of Model Systems: Lessons Learned from Swamp Creatures and an Eradicated Virus."
  Julie Pfeiffer, Ph.D., Professor, Microbiology

  June 24, 2020, via Zoom

  "Mutagenesis in the Mouse."
  Bruce Beutler, M.D., Director, Center for the Genetics of Host Defense, Professor and Director, Immunology

  July 1, 2020, via Zoom

  "It's No Fluke: Using Planarian to Guide Our Understanding of Parasitic Schistosomes."
  James Collins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

  July 8, 2020, via Zoom

  "Histone Demethylases: Roles in Transcriptional Adaptation and Therapeutic Resistance."
  Elisabeth Martinez, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Pharmacology

  July 15, 2020, via Zoom

  "Vocal Learning, Brain Plasticity and the Remarkable Songbird."
  Todd Roberts, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
• Fall 2020

  Fall 2020

  September 14, 2020, via Zoom

  STARS Mini-Symposium, "Coronavirus and Climate Change: Approaching Two Existential Threats"
  Robert Haley, M.D., Professor, Internal Medicine, and Trish Perl, M.D., Chief, Division of Infectious Disease, Professor, Internal Medicine

  September 19, 2020, via Zoom

  STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium"
  Opening Remarks and Medical School Presentation

  September 19, 2020, via Zoom

  STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium"
  Physical Therapy Presentation

  September 19, 2020, via Zoom

  STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium"
  Radiation Therapy Presentation

  September 19, 2020, via Zoom

  STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium"
  Physician Assistant Presentation

  September 19, 2020, via Zoom

  STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium"
  Prosthetics and Orthotics Presentation

  September 19, 2020, via Zoom

  STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium"
  Graduate School Presentation

  September 19, 2020, via Zoom

  STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium"
  Nursing Presentation

  September 19, 2020, via Zoom

  STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium"
  Pharmacy Presentation

  September 19, 2020, via Zoom

  STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium"
  Question and Answer Session

  September 28, 2020, via Zoom

  STARS Exploring Meeting, presentation and discussion panel by UTSW MD/Ph.D. students

  STARS Basic Science Symposium, "Using Genetics and Model Organisms to Understand Human Disease", October 3, 2020, via Zoom

  "Cell Organelles and the Storage of Fat"
  Joel Goodman, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and STARS Director

  STARS Basic Science Symposium, "Using Genetics and Model Organisms to Understand Human Disease", October 3, 2020, via Zoom

  "What Can a Worm Teach Us about Traumatic Brain Injury"
  Peter Douglas, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Molecular Biology

  STARS Basic Science Symposium, "Using Genetics and Model Organisms to Understand Human Disease", October 3, 2020, via Zoom

  "Learning about Human Diseases from Fly Models"
  Helmut Kramer, Ph.D., Professor, Neuroscience | Cell Biology

  STARS Basic Science Symposium, "Using Genetics and Model Organisms to Understand Human Disease", October 3, 2020, via Zoom

  "Creating Genetically Modified Rodents to Decipher Mechanisms of Human Disease"
  Robert Hammer, Ph.D., Professor, Biochemistry

  STARS Basic Science Symposium, "Using Genetics and Model Organisms to Understand Human Disease", October 3, 2020, via Zoom

  "Human Genetics in Disease and Discovery"
  Markey McNutt, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development | Internal Medicine | Pediatrics

  October 19, 2020, via Zoom

  STARS Exploring Meeting, presentation by the WSTEM Group from Abbott Laboratories

  November 11, 2020, via Zoom

  STARS Mini-Symposium, "The Science and Treatment of Movement Disorders"
  Shilpa Chitnis, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Neurology, and William Dauer, M.D., Director, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, Professor Neurology and Neuroscience

  November 14, 2020, via Zoom

  Exploring Experience: Triage

  November 14, 2020, via Zoom

  Exploring Experience: Hands Only CPR

  November 14, 2020, via Zoom

  Exploring Experience: Head Injury Education

  November 14, 2020, via Zoom

  Exploring Experience: Paramedicine

  December 7, 2020, via Zoom

  STARS STARS Special Holiday Symposium, "Ask a Hurricane Hunter; Nick Underwood NOAA Aerospace Engineer"

  December 14, 2020, via Zoom

  STARS Exploring Meeting, "Genetic Counseling"
• Spring 2021

  Spring 2021

  January 11, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS Mini-Symposium, "Gut Inflammation"
  Ezra Burstein, M.D., Ph.D., Division Chief, Professor, Internal Medicine | Molecular Biology and Lora Hooper, Ph.D., Professor & Chair, Immunology | Center for Genetics of Host Defense | Microbiology

  January 13, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS Summer Research Program for Students Info Session

  February 27, 2021, via Zoom

  WISMAC: Graduate School Presentation and Demos

  February 27, 2021, via Zoom

  WISMAC: School of Health Professions Presentation and Demos

  February 27, 2021, via Zoom

  WISMAC: Medical School Presentation and Demos

  March 9, 2021, 6-7 p.m., via Zoom

  2021 STARS Summer Science Camps Info Session

  April 5, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS Mini-Symposium, "The Nucleolus: Specialized Functions in Special Places"
  Jan Erzberger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biophysics and Benjamin Sabari, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Green Center for Reproductive Bio Sciences | Molecular Biology | Obstetrics and Gynecology

  April 19. 2021, via Zoom

  Exploring: Physical Therapy/Social Work in Health Care

  May 17. 2021, via Zoom

  Exploring: Model Organisms, Dr. Vinita Hajeri, UT Dallas
• Summer 2021: Summer Seminar Series

  Summer 2021

  June 16, 2021, via Zoom

  "Evolutionary Arms Races Produce Unusual Weapons or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love a Pseudokinase"
  Michael Reese, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

  June 23, 2021, via Zoom

  "Why Hearts Attack"
  Michael Brown, M.D., Professor, Molecular Genetics, Internal Medicine

  June 30, 2021, via Zoom

  "Dissecting New Mechanisms of Lung Cancer Pathogenesis"
  Kathryn O'Donnell, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Molecular Biology

  July 7, 2021, via Zoom

  "Stem Cell Approaches to Understanding Acquired and Genetic Epilepsies"
  Jenny Hsieh, Ph.D., UTSA, Professor and Director of the Brain Health Consortium

  July 14, 2021, via Zoom

  "The Circadian Clock in Your Cells and Its Implications for Physiology, Health, and Aging"
  Joseph Takahashi, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Neuroscience

  July 21, 2021, via Zoom

  "Genetic Dissection of Germ Cell Biology"
  Michael Buszczak, Ph.D., Professor, Molecular Biology
• Fall 2021

  Fall 2021

  September 13, 2021, via Zoom

  "New Ways to Study Cell Signaling"
  Jin Jiang, Ph.D., Professor, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology and Glen Liszczak, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biochemistry

  September 27, 2021, via Zoom

  Exploring: Speech Language Pathology

  Saturday, October 9, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS Special Symposium: Engineering Research, Co-hosted by Texas A&M University
  "Stress, Emotions, and Multitasking: Human Factors Engineering Research and Design of Human-Centered Systems"
  Thomas K. Ferris, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University

  Saturday, October 9, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS Special Symposium: Engineering Research, Co-hosted by Texas A&M University
  "Engineers and the Truth behind Medical Imaging"
  Craig Malloy, M.D., Professor, Advanced Imaging Research Center, Internal Medicine, Radiology, UT Southwestern

  Saturday, October 9, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS Special Symposium: Engineering Research, Co-hosted by Texas A&M University
  "Design Ideation for 4D Printing"
  JeeeunKim, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University and Himani Deshpande, Computer Science Ph.D. Student, Texas A&M University

  Saturday, October 9, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS Special Symposium: Engineering Research, Co-hosted by Texas A&M University
  "Better Adhesion to The Human Body Using Biomimicry"
  Taylor H. Ware, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University and Yoojin Lee, Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Student, Texas A&M University, Mustafa Abdelrahman, Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Student, Texas A&M University, Laura Rivera, Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Student, Texas A&M University, Suitu Wang, Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Student, Texas A&M University

  October 23, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS x Interprofessional Student Collaborative: 2021 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium. Medical School. Presented by: Roberto Gonzalez.

  October 23, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS x Interprofessional Student Collaborative: 2021 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium. Physical Therapy. Presented by: Morgan Lowe, Abigail Bohn.

  October 23, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS x Interprofessional Student Collaborative: 2021 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium. Applied Clinical Research. Presented by: Tasha Champagne.

  October 23, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS x Interprofessional Student Collaborative: 2021 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium. Clinical Nutrition. Presented by: Quinten Paterson.

  October 23, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS x Interprofessional Student Collaborative: 2021 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium. Physician Assistant. Presented by: Nneka Nweke.

  October 23, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS x Interprofessional Student Collaborative: 2021 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium. Prosthetics and Orthotics. Presented by: Morgan Robbins, Victoria Moses, Kevin Zhang, Gabi Griffith, Tally Robishaw.

  October 23, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS x Interprofessional Student Collaborative: 2021 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium. Occupational Therapy. Presented by: Catalina Muniz, TWU and Jennifer Mosley-Garcia, TWU.

  October 23, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS x Interprofessional Student Collaborative: 2021 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium. Nursing. Presented by: Alyssa Tijerina, UTA and Maria Goralski, UTA.

  October 23, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS x Interprofessional Student Collaborative: 2021 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium. Pharmacy. Presented by: Megan Bareis, TTU.

  October 23, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS x Interprofessional Student Collaborative: 2021 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium. Question and Answer Session.

  October 25, 2021, via Zoom

  Exploring: Occupational Therapy

  November 8, 2021, via Zoom

  Exploring: Surgery
  Content Advisory: Images of surgical procedures
  Ryan Dumas, M.D. , Assistant Professor, Surgery

  November 15, 2021, via Zoom

  "STARS Mini-Symposium - The Brain I: Neural Control of Energy Metabolism"
  Content Advisory: Video of surgical procedure
  Xing Zeng, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Physiology and Joel Elmquist, D.V.M., Ph.D., Professor, Internal Medicine, Pharmacology, Psychology

  November 29, 2021, via Zoom

  STARS General Information Session. Main Topics Discussed: 2022 Summer Camps, 2022 Summer Research Program

  December 13, 2021, via Zoom

  Exploring: Pediatric Gastroenterology
  Norberto Rodriguez-Baez, M.D. , Professor, Pediatrics
• Spring 2022

  Spring 2022

  February 26, 2022, via Zoom

  STARS x WISMAC. Presentations from UTSW faculty and graduate students from the Medical School, School of Health Professions, and Graduate Schools.

  April 4, 2022, via Zoom. Understanding and Treatment of Female Cancers.

  Presentations by:
  Diego Castrillon, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology. "Improving Diagnostic Methods for Endometrial Cancer."
  Sangeetha Reddy, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine. "Breast Cancer Immunotherapy."
• Summer 2022: Summer Seminar Series

  Summer 2022: Summer Seminar Series

  June 15, 2022 via Hybrid format.

  Presentation by: Kim Orth, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Biology.
  "Black Spot, Black Death, Black Pearl: The Tales of Bacterial Effectors."

  June 22, 2022 via Hybrid format.

  Presentation by: Bruce Beutler, M.D., Director, Center for the Genetics of Host Defense, Professor and Director, Immunology.
  "Mutagenesis in the Mouse".

  June 29, 2022 via Hybrid format.

  Presentation by: James Collins, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology.
  "It's No Fluke: Using Planarian to Guide Our Understanding of Parasitic Schistosomes".

  July 6, 2022 via Hybrid format.

  Presentation by: Sean Morrison, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Children's Medical Center Research Institute.
  "Stem Cells and Cancer".

  July 13, 2022 via Hybrid format.

  Presentation by: Khuloud Jaqaman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biophysics.
  "A Single Molecule View of Receptor Organization and Signaling."
  Please email Mary Leyendecker (mary.leyendecker@utsouthwestern.edu) if you are interested in obtaining the slide deck for this presentation.

  July 20, 2022 via Hybrid format.

  Presentation by: Trish Perl, M.D., Professor, Department of Internal Medicine.
  "Deja Vu (Co): Coronavirus - An Existential Threat."