John S. Gates Seminar Series
| Date | Presenter | Seminar Title | Location |
| January 23 | Michael Verneris, MD Translational Sciences Lead, Gates Institute | Gut Instincts: Translational Studies of Stem Cell-Derived Innate Lymphoid Cells For The Treatment of GI Graft vs. Host Disease and Crohn’s Disease | Watch Recording |
| February 27 | Eric Kohler, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, BMT CU Anschutz | ALA-CART: A Rationally Designed Platform to Improve CAR T-Cell Therapy
| AHSB Room 1203 |
| March 26 | Josephine Lembong, PhD, and Laura Stringham, Alliance for Regenerative Medicine | The State of the Cell & Gene Research Industry | Watch Recording |
| April 23 | Dan LaBarbera, PhD | The Development of First-in-Class Lead Drugs Targeting Oncogenic CHD1L for the Treatment of Cancer | AHSB Room 1204
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| May 28 | Jordan Jacobelli, PhD, Associate Professor, Immunology and Microbiology CU Anschutz | AHSB Room 1203 | |
| June 25 | Kristin Watt, PhD | RNA Polymerase III in Craniofacial Development | |
| July 23 | Sujatha Venkataraman, PhD Associate Research Professor, Pediatric Heme-Onc CU Anschutz | ||
| August 27 | Miguel Flores-Belver, PhD | Circulating Extracellular Vesicles as Novel Biomarkers of Age-related Macular Degeneration | |
| September 24 | Mihyun Nam, PhD | Restoration of Vision in Glaucoma Through Cell Therapy | |
| October 22 | Dan Sherbenou, MD, PhD | ||
| November 26 | Hatim Sabaawy, MD, PhD, MS |
| Date | Presenter | Seminar Title |
| Tuesday, January 10, 2023 | Traci Lyons, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine/Medical Oncology, CU Anschutz | Novel Mechanisms and Targeting Strategies for Breast Cancer Stem Cells |
| Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | Ganna Bilousova, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, CU Anschutz |
Induced pluripotent stem cells: applications for the treatment of skin diseases and beyond |
| Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | Michael Alberti, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, CU Anschutz |
U2AF1 Mutants Induce Distinct RNA Splicing and Hematopoietic Phenotypes In Vivo |
| Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | Jay Hesselberth, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, CU Anschutz |
New molecular technologies for analyzing cells and tissues |
| Tuesday, March 28, 2023 | Igor Kogut, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, CU Anschutz |
Human Somatic Cell Senescence and Rejuvenation: Developing Platforms for Cell Expansion and Genetic Engineering Using Modified RNA |
| Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | Nicholas Jacobson, MDes, Research Faculty, Inworks Innovation Initiative, CU Anschutz |
3D Printed Implantable Heart Valves |
| Tuesday, April 25, 2023 | Chaitanya Puranik, BDS, MS, M Dent Sci, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Dental Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, CU Anschutz, Children’s Hospital Colorado |
Regenerative Potential of Novel Acrylated Hydroxyazobenzene on Dental Pulp |
| Date | Presenter | Seminar Topic | Seminar Recording |
Tuesday, January 11 | Justin Brumbaugh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, CU Boulder | Histone methylation regulates differentiation in regenerative tissues | N/A |
Tuesday, January 25 | Michael Zuscik, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Orthopedics, CU Anschutz | Development of Chondroregenerative Therapy for Osteoarthritis | Watch Dr. Zuscik's Seminar Recording |
Tuesday, February 8 | Sarah Wyman, Ph.D., Associate Director of Cell Therapy, Gates Biomanufacturing Facility | Perspectives on Cell Therapy | Watch Dr. Wyman's Seminar Recording |
Tuesday, February 22 | Holger Russ, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Barbara Davis Center | Stem Cell Derived Pancreatic Cells Move into the Clinic | N/A |
Tuesday, March 8 | Daniel Sherbenou, M.D. Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Hematology, CU Anschutz | Personalized Medicine Through Myeloma Drug Sensitivity Testing | Watch Dr. Sherbenou's Seminar Recording |
Tuesday, March 22 | Jennifer Richer, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pathology, CU Anschutz | Role of Androgen Receptors in Therapy Resistant Breast Cancer | Watch Dr. Richer's Seminar Recording |
Tuesday, April 12 | Eduardo Davila, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Medical Oncology, CU Anschutz | Next Generation Cellular Therapy for Cancer Patients: Re-Awakening Immunity to Recognize and Destroy Cancer | N/A |
Tuesday, April 26 | Ulli Bayer, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pharmacology, CU Anschutz | CaMKII in Neuronal Plasticity and Cell Death | N/A |
Tuesday, May 3 | Christian Mosimann, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics - Developmental Biology, CU Anschutz | Cardiovascular Cell Fates in Development and Homeostasis |
| Date | Presenter | Seminar Topic | Seminar Recording | |
| Jan. 12th | Milica Radisic, Ph.D. Professor University of Toronto, Department of Biomedical Engineering |  | Instructive Biomaterials for Cardiac Healing and Regeneration | Watch Dr. Radisic's Seminar Recording |
| Jan. 26th | Kenneth Liechty, M.D. The Sandy Wolf Chair in Maternal Fetal Surgery Director & Professor Pediatric Surgery Basic and Translational Research |  | Targeting Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Disease | Watch Dr. Liechty's Seminar Recording |
| Feb. 9th | Eszter Katalin Vladar, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Medicine |  | Building and Maintaining a Functional Multiciliated Epithelium | Watch Dr. Katalin Vladar's Seminar Recording |
| Feb. 9th | Moumita Ghosh, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Medicine |  | Airway Stem/Progenitor Cells in Lung Health and Diseases | Watch Dr. Ghosh's Seminar Recording |
| Feb. 23rd | Xiying Fan, Ph.D. Research Instructor Department of Dermatology
|  | Defining the Role of Innate Immune Cells for Cancer Immunoediting in Epidermal Neoplasms via Intravital Imaging | Watch Dr. Fan's Seminar Recording |
| Mar. 9th | Sujatha Jagannathan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |  | Early Embryonic Transcription Factor DUX4 Rewires RNA Processing in Muscle Disease | Watch Dr. Jagannathan's Seminar Recording |
| Mar. 23rd | Natalia Vergara, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Ophthalmology |  | Harnessing the Potential of Stem Cell-Derived Retinal Organoids for Therapeutic Development | Watch Dr. Vergara's Seminar Recording |
| May 11th | Xiao-Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Department of Pathology |  | Smad7: From a Genetic Model to Drug Development | Watch Dr. Wang's Seminar Recording |
| Date | Presenter | Seminar Topic | Seminar Recording | |
| Oct. 27th | Matthew Seefeldt, Ph.D. Executive Director Gates Biomanufacturing Facility |  | Translating Therapies at the Gates Biomanufacturing Facility | Watch Dr. Seefeldt's Seminar Recording |
| Dec. 8th | David Wagner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Head Immunology Section
Webb-Waring Center
|  | Developing a Drug to Modulate Auto-Inflammation | Watch Dr. Wagner's Seminar Recording |