STARS Past Presentations
Presentations will be uploaded as soon as they become available.
Summer 2020
Summer 2020
2020 STARS Virtual Summer Seminar Series
June 10, 2020, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Via Zoom
“Establishing Cardiac Rhythm: What Makes the Ticker Keep Ticking?"
Nikhil Munshi, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
“Establishing Cardiac Rhythm: What Makes the Ticker Keep Ticking?"
Nikhil Munshi, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
June 17, 2020, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Via Zoom
“The Power of Model Systems: Lessons Learned from Swamp Creatures and an Eradicated Virus.”
Julie Pfeiffer, Ph.D., Professor, Microbiology
“The Power of Model Systems: Lessons Learned from Swamp Creatures and an Eradicated Virus.”
Julie Pfeiffer, Ph.D., Professor, Microbiology
June 24, 2020, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Via Zoom
“Mutagenisis in the Mouse.”
Bruce Beutler, M.D., Director, Center for the Genetics of Host Defense, Professor and Director, Immunology
“Mutagenisis in the Mouse.”
Bruce Beutler, M.D., Director, Center for the Genetics of Host Defense, Professor and Director, Immunology
July 1, 2020, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Via Zoom
“It’s No Fluke: Using Planarian to Guide Our Understanding of Parasitic Schistosomes.”
James Collins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
“It’s No Fluke: Using Planarian to Guide Our Understanding of Parasitic Schistosomes.”
James Collins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
July 8, 2020, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Via Zoom
“Histone Demethylases: Roles in Transcriptional Adaptation and Therapeutic Resistance.”
Elisabeth Martinez, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Pharmacology
“Histone Demethylases: Roles in Transcriptional Adaptation and Therapeutic Resistance.”
Elisabeth Martinez, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Pharmacology
July 15, 2020, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Via Zoom
“Vocal Learning, Brain Plasticity and the Remarkable Songbird.”
Todd Roberts, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
“Vocal Learning, Brain Plasticity and the Remarkable Songbird.”
Todd Roberts, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
Fall 2020
Fall 2020
September 14, 2020, 6-8 p.m., 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
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, 8:45am-12:45pm p.m., 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
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, 8:45am-12:45pm p.m., Via Zoom
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Physical Therapy Presentation
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Physical Therapy Presentation
September 19, 2020, 8:45am-12:45pm p.m., Via Zoom
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Radiation Therapy Presentation
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Radiation Therapy Presentation
September 19, 2020, 8:45am-12:45pm p.m., Via Zoom
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Physician Assistant Presentation
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Physician Assistant Presentation
September 19, 2020, 8:45am-12:45pm p.m., Via Zoom
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Prosthetics and Orthotics Presentation
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Prosthetics and Orthotics Presentation
September 19, 2020, 8:45am-12:45pm p.m., Via Zoom
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Graduate School Presentation
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Graduate School Presentation
September 19, 2020, 8:45am-12:45pm p.m., Via Zoom
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Nursing Presentation
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Nursing Presentation
September 19, 2020, 8:45am-12:45pm p.m., Via Zoom
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Pharmacy Presentation
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Pharmacy Presentation
September 19, 2020, 8:45am-12:45pm p.m., Via Zoom
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Question and Answer Session
STARS Basic Science Symposium, "The Interprofessional Leadership Committee and STARS Presents: 2020 Careers in Biomedical Sciences Symposium”
Question and Answer Session
September 28, 2020, 6-7:30pm p.m., Via Zoom
STARS Exploring Meeting, presentation and discussion panel by UTSW MD/Ph.D. students
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, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Via Zoom
“Cell Organelles and the Storage of Fat”
Joel Goodman, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and STARS Director
“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, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Via Zoom
“What Can a Worm Teach Us about Traumatic Brain Injury”
Peter Douglas, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Molecular Biology
“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, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Via Zoom
“Learning about Human Diseases from Fly Models”
Helmut Kramer, Ph.D., Professor, Neuroscience | Cell Biology
“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, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Via Zoom
“Creating Genetically Modified Rodents to Decipher Mechanisms of Human Disease”
Robert Hammer, Ph.D., Professor, Biochemistry
“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, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 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
“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, 6-7:30pm p.m., Via Zoom
STARS Exploring Meeting, presentation by the WSTEM Group from Abbott Laboratories
STARS Exploring Meeting, presentation by the WSTEM Group from Abbott Laboratories
Spring 2021
Presentations will be uploaded as soon as they become available.