Pathology Research Seminars
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Research Seminar
12 - 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026
Elizabeth Neumann, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry, UC Davis
“Spatial Multiomics towards Understanding Complex Biology”
Learning Objectives:
- MALDI MSI can be used to spatially study endogenous molecules, such as lipids, metabolites, and mRNA.
- MALDI MSI is applicable to study organelles through whole organisms.
- Multiomics expands the information we can get from clinical samples.
Location: Education Building Lecture Hall 2222
Contact: pathresearchsupport@health.ucdavis.edu
Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño, Ph.D.
Professor and Interim Vice Chair, Research
UC Davis Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Past Events
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Host |
| July 15, 2026 | “Amyloid PET Imaging of the Brain-Liver Axis in Alzheimer’s Disease” | Audrey Fan, Ph.D. | |
| June 17, 2026 | “From Molecules to Medicines: Seeking Precision Therapies for Epilepsy” | Amy R. Brooks-Kayal, M.D., F.A.A.N, F.A.N.A, F.A.E.S. | |
| May 20, 2026 | “Novel Discoveries of Gastric Cancer Susceptibility Genes and Tumor Drivers in Latino Populations” | Luis Carvajal-Carmona, Ph.D. | Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño, Ph.D. |
| April 15, 2026 | “Discovering Connections Between Psychiatric Disorders and Alzheimer’s Dementia Through Genetic and Brain Proteomics” | Aliza Wingo, M.D., M.Sc. | Brittany Dugger, Ph.D. |
| March 18, 2026 | “A Cancer Systems Biology Approach to Understanding the Cancer-Neuro-Immune Axis Facilitating BrMets/LMD” | Maxine C. Umeh Garcia, Ph.D., M.S. | Xiao-Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Feb. 18, 2026 | “Development of Enhanced Diagnostic Systems by Integrating Multimodal approaches Through Machine Learning” | Imran Khan, Ph.D., M.B.A. | Konstantinos Zarbalis, Ph.D. |
| Jan. 21, 2026 | “Advancing Research Excellence: Funding Trends, Career Development and Team Science.” | Simon Atkinson, Ph.D. | Brittany Dugger, Ph.D. |
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Host |
| Dec. 17, 2025 | “Weight Loss and Colorectal cancer risk: the missing link under the microscope.” | Hisham Hussan, M.D. | Kenneth Iczkowski, M.D. |
| Nov. 19, 2025 | “Homologous Recombination Deficiency in Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Dach1 Specific Detection Assay to Predict Therapy Response” | Kenneth Iczkowski, M.D. | Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño, Ph.D. |
| Oct. 15, 2025 | “Canine Osteosarcoma Trials: How Do They Translate?” | Robert Rebhun, D.V.M., Ph.D. | Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño, Ph.D. |
| Aug. 20, 2025 | “Genome Analysis: Past, Present and Looking to the Future” | John D. McPherson, Ph.D. | Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño, Ph.D. |
| June 18, 2025 | “Art and Science of Implementing Healthcare AI” | Rachael A. Callcut, M.D., M.S.P.H., F.A.C.S. | Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño, Ph.D. |
| May 14, 2025 | “New Frontiers in Cell and Gene Therapy.” | Jan Nolta, Ph.D. | Xiao-Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D. |
| April 16, 2025 | “Targeting Transformation-Dependent Cellular Vulnerabilities in Breast and Brain Cancers” | Kermit L. Carraway, III, Ph.D. | Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño, Ph.D. |
| March 17, 2025 | “Transformative Nanomedicine: From Bench To Clinic” | Yuanpei Li, Ph.D. | Xiao-Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | “HNC SPORE: A Journey of Team Science Building and the Real-Time Impact on Science and Patients” | Xiao-Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D. | Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño, Ph.D. |
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Host |
| June 26, 2024 | “Cerebrovascular Pathology in Down syndrome: Impact of Aging and Alzheimer disease” | Elizabeth Head, B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D. | Brittany Dugger, Ph.D. |
| May 29, 2024 | “Dynamic in-vivo optical imaging microscopy in health and disease” | Elizabeth M.C. Hillman, Ph.D. | Richard Levenson, M.D. |
| April 17, 2024 | “FOLR1 Anchored Targeted Strategies to Improve Anti-tumor Cytotoxicity and Immunotherapy” | Jogender Tushir-Singh, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, UC Davis | Xiao-Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Feb. 28, 2024 | “Development of Gene Therapy for Rare Neurodevelopment Disorders” | Kyle Fink, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Neurology and Institute for Regenerative Cures UC Davis Medical Center |
Konstantinos Zarbalis, Ph.D. |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | “A Visual-language Foundation AI for Pathology” | Zhi Huang, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pathology, Stanford University | Brittany Dugger, Ph.D. |
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Host |
| Nov. 15, 2023 | "Distant-Acting Enhancers in Development, Evolution, and Disease” | Axel Visel, Ph.D., Senior Staff Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Deputy Director of Science at the Joint Genome Institute, U.S. Department of Energy | Konstantinos Zarbalis, Ph.D. |
| Sept. 22, 2023 | "How Hypothermia Protects Post- Asphyxia Brain and Why Microglia Belong to the Neurovascular Unit?” | Chia-Yi Kuan, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience, at the University of Virginia School of Medicine | Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
| Sept. 20, 2023 | "To EV or not EV? Translations of Raman Spectroscopy in Clinical Diagnostics” | Randy Carney, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis | Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, Ph.D. |
| Aug. 16, 2023 | "Reproducible, Open, and Transparent Research Practices" | John Ioannidis, M.D., D.Sc., Professor of Medicine of Epidemiology and Population Health, Biomedical Data Science, Statistics, Co-Director of the Meta-Research Innovation Center, at Stanford University | Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, Ph.D. |
| July 19, 2023 | "Engineering Nanomaterials Harnessing Cell Function for Advance Theragnostic" | Jinhwan Kim, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis | Richard Levenson, M.D. |
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Host |
| June 16, 2021 | "Host Factor Targeted Drug Discovery for Sarscov-2 Through an International Collaboration" | Nevan Krogan, Ph.D., Professor, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco | Konstantinos Zarbalis, Ph.D. |
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Host |
| May 27, 2020 | "Research and Business Updates" | Catherine Diaz-Khansefid, C.R.A., Chief Administrative Officer; Dyana Greene, M.B.A., Business Operations Manager, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UC Davis | |
| June 24, 2020 | “Seeing Double: Metabolic Reprogramming in Cancer and Fibrosis” | Ching-Hsien Chen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology; Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Davis | Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, Ph.D. |
| July 22, 2020 | “Can We Talk? Exosomes on the Horizon of Cancer Biology” | Johnathon Anderson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, UC Davis | Richard Levenson, M.D. |
| Aug. 26, 2020 |
"Building the National and International Awards Portfolio and Increasing Faculty Recognition" and "Research and Business Updates" |
Gloria Hayes, Director, National and International Faculty Awards, Academic Affairs Catherine Diaz-Khansefid, C.R.A., Chief Administrative Officer, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UC Davis |
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| Sept. 23, 2020 | TBD | John Newman, Ph.D., Research Chemist, Obesity and Metabolism Research Unit, USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center; Assistant Adj. Professor, Department of Nutrition, UC Davis | Brittany Dugger, Ph.D. |
| Oct. 28, 2020 | TBD | John Olichney, M.D., Professor of Neurology, UC Davis | Brittany Dugger, Ph.D. |
| Nov. 18, 2020 | TBD | Cristina Davis, Ph.D., Warren and Leta Geidt Endowed Professor and Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis | Richard Levenson, M.D. |
| Dec. 16, 2020 | TBD | Pamela Lein, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences, UC Davis | Brittany Dugger, Ph.D. |
