School of Medicine

Department of Physiology

2026 Spring Seminar Schedule

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Spring 2026  

January 15

12:00 - 1:00

Kevin Sullivan, PhD
LSUHSC-New Orleans

Context Matters: Exploring the Tumor Microenvironment in Abdominal Cancers

January 22

12:00-1:00

Fabio Antonio Borges Vigil, PhD
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine

Beneficial Effects of Acute Pharmacological Manipulation of Potassium Channels in Neurons and Non-Neuronal Cells After Traumatic Brain Injury

January 29

12:00-1:00

Ibolya Rutkai, PhD
Tulane School of Medicine

The Effects of Aging on the Brain Vasculature: A Mitochondrial Perspective

February 5

12:00-1:00

Debra Karhson, PhD
University of New Orleans 

Longevi-THC? Connecting Cannabinoids & Healthy Longevity in Older Adults

February 12

12:00-1:00

Eden Gallegos, PhD
LSUHSC-New Orleans

Interactions of Alcohol and Dietary Metabolic Stressors on Hepatic Lipid and Bioenergetic Adaptations: Implications for People with HIV

February 26

12:00-1:00

Ilse Pamela Alonso-Vazquez, PhD
LSUHSC-New Orleans

Neural Circuit Adaptations in Alcohol Withdrawal: From Sleep Disruption to Chronic Pain Vulnerability

March 5

12:00-1:00

Thomas Hartung, MD, PhD
Bloomberg  School of Public Health

John Spitzer Lecture

AI and Microphysiological Systems Transforming Biomedicine

March 12

12:00-1:00

Nicholas Harris, PhD
LSUHSC-New Orleans 

Cardiovascular Consequences of Polysubstance Use: Dual Chronic Plus Binge Alcohol and Nicotine Vape

March 19

12:00-1:00

Paige Anton, PhD
UNC School of Medicine

ADACE Postdoctoral Seminar

Therapeutic Reprogramming of Microglia to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder and Alzheimer's Disease

March 26

12:00-1:00

Stephanie Lee, PhD
LSUHSC-New Orleans

Alcohol and Cannabinoid System Interactions in the Context of Pain and Alcohol Use Disorder

April 2

12:00-1:00

Janos Paloczi,PhD
LSUHSC-New Orleans

The Interplay of (Endo) Cannabinoids and Alcohol Drinking in Cardiovascular Physiology

April 9

12:00-1:00

George Karam, PhD
Baton Rouge Medical Education

Insights Into Mentoring

April 16

12:00-1:00

David Haggerty, PhD
NIH/NIAAA

ADACE Postdoctoral Seminar

State-Dependent Decision Making in Addiction: Basal Ganglia Output Circuits and Scalable AI-Enabled Behavioral Phenotyping

 

April 30

12:00-1:00

Regina Mangieri, PhD
UT Austin College of Pharmacy

Exploring the Neuroimmunophysiology of Alcohol Dependence: Adaptations in Accumbal Interleukin Signaling Underlying the Escalation of Alcohol Consumption