Free Radical & Radiation Biology Graduate Program Seminar
FRRB:6000 Spring 2024
The University of Iowa 11:30 am, Mondays Radiation Oncology Conference Room

Presentations for Spring 2024:

January 15, 2024 
Presenter: MLK Jr Day, No Seminar
 

January 22, 2024
Presenter: Canceled

January 29, 2024
Presenter: Blake Smith, PhD
Title: "Precision Photon Therapy: Development of Next-Generation Techniques and Technologies"

February 5, 2024
Presenter: Chanelle Reese, MS, NCPM
Title: will present an overview of services for the Office of the Ombudsperson

February 12, 2024
Presenter: Amitava Adhikary
Title: “Exploring Radiation Chemistry: Implication to Radiation Biology and Radiotherapy"
 

February 26, 2024
Presenter: Jeremy Kunz
Title: "From Dosimetric Evaluation of SAVE Protocol, to Characterization of an Onboard Transmission Detector"

 

*Wednesday, February 28, 2024 from 1:30-2:30pm in 2-501 BSB
Presenter: Former FRRB Alumni: Dr. Kjerstin Owens
Title: "Teaching at a Small University"

March 4, 2024

Presenter: Ben George

Title: "Radiosensitization of GI Tumors with Combination Pharmacological Ascorbate and Superoxide Dismutase Mimetics"

*Wednesday, March 6, 2024 from 1:30-2:30pm in 2-501 BSB
Presenter: Mengshi Li, PhD
Title: "Working on Drug Discovery: Academia, Start-up, to Biopharma"

March 11, 2024
No seminar, spring break

*Wednesday, March 20, 2024 from 1:30-2:30pm in 2-501 BSB
Presenter: Former FRRB Alumni: Dr. Malvika Rawal
Title: "Welcome to the (Corporate) Jungle"

March 25, 2024
Presenter: Ryan Flynn, PhD
Title: "Re-inventing High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Around the Ytterbium-169 Isotope"

April 1, 2024
Presenter: Mekhla Singhania
Title: "Enhancing Therapeutic Responses In NSCLC Using Iron-oxide Nanoparticles Combined with Pharmacological Ascorbate"

April 8, 2024
Presenter: Canceled

 

April 15, 2024
Presenter: All Staff Meeting

 

April 22, 2024
Presenter: Michael Wendt, PhD
Title: "Understanding Cellular Plasticity During Breast Cancer Metastasis"

 

May 6, 2024, Finals Week
Canceled

May 13, 2024

Presenter: Amira Zaher

Title: "Insights on Avasopasem Manganese in Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Enhancing Radiation Therapy & Accelerating Wound Healing”