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Distinguished Lecture Series in Physiology

Each year the Department of Physiology invites distinguished researchers to present their work on topics broadly related to physiology. Topics range from those closely aligned with the research interests of the department to areas of interest to researchers across the UC Davis campus and the UC Davis School of Medicine. Seminars will be on Thursdays at 12 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) in GBSF Auditorium and Zoom.

Contact: Jorge Contreras <jecontrer@ucdavis.edu>, Theanne Griffith <tgriffith@ucdavis.edu>.

2025 Seminars

January 16, 2025

Speaker: Alexander Y. Payumo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, San Jose State University

Title: "Hormonal regulation of cardiomyocyte size and regenerative potential" (PDF)

Host: Theanne Griffith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology


February 27, 2025

Speaker: Rajesh Khanna, Ph.D., Professor, University of Florida


April 3, 2025

Speaker: Catherine Christian-Hinman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign


May 22, 2025

Speaker: Candice Paulsen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University