Seminars
DRC Seminar Series
The DRC speaker series is hosted together with the Barbara Davis Center and includes both local and visiting scientists, speaking on a broad range of diabetes topics, including T1D, T2D and related complications.
For Fall 2023, the seminar series will be held on Fridays at 12PM MT. All seminars will have a link provided for registration.
For more information, please contact Christy Vasey, Christy.vasey@cuanschutz.edu
If you would like to suggest speakers for future seminars, please fill out the form on our Contact & Suggestions page.
| Date | Speaker | Institution |
| Friday, September 8, 2023 | Joana Almaca, PhD Assistant Professor | Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami |
| Friday, September 15, 2023 | Sakeneh Zraika, PhD Research Associate Professor | Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Nutrition VA Puget Sound Health Care System |
| Friday, September 22, 2023 | Andrew Patterson, MD Professor | Senior Scientist, Genetics and Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON |
| Friday, September 29, 2023 Gossard Forum | Rafael Arrojo e Drigo, PhD Assistant Professor | Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Vanderbilt University |
| Friday, October 20, 2023 | Paige Geiger, PhD Professor | Molecular and Integrative Physiology University of Kansas Medical Center |
| Friday, November 3, 2023 | Jill Kanaley, PhD Professor | Nutrition and Exercise Physiology University of Missouri |
| Friday, November 10, 2023 | Childhood Diabetes Prevention Day | Symposium AMC- TBD |
| Friday, November 17, 2023 *joint visit with CHCO* | Aaron Kelly, PhD Professor | Division of Pediatric Epidemiology and Clinical Research Co-Director, Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine University of Minnesota Medical School |
| Friday, December 1, 2023 | Julie Sneddon, PhD Assistant Professor | UCSF School of Medicine Diabetes Center |
| Friday, January 19, 2024 | Maria J. Redondo, MD, PhD, MPH Professor | Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology, Baylor College of Medicine |
| Friday, February 2, 2024 | Emily K. Sims, MD Associate Professor | Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology Indiana University School of Medicine Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases |
| Friday, February 16, 2024 *joint visit with Immunology* | Donna L. Farber, PhD Professor | Director, Human Tissue Immunity and Disease Initiative Chief, Division of Surgical Sciences Columbia University |
| Friday, March 1, 2024 | Lukas K. Tamm, PhD Professor | Chair, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics Director, Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology University of Virginia School of Medicine |
| Friday, March 15, 2024 | Florence Brown, MD Assistant Professor | Co-Director Joslin and BIDMC Diabetes in Pregnancy Program Harvard Medical School |
| Friday, March 29, 2024 | BDC Diabetes Day Symposium Keynote Speaker: Jane Buckner, MD | Director, Translational Research Program President- Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason |
| Friday, April 12, 2024 | Lu Cai, MD, PhD Professor | Director, Pediatric Research Institute University of Louisville School of Medicine |
| Friday, April 26, 2024 | Roland Tisch, PhD Professor | Microbiology and Immunology University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Friday, May 10, 2024 | Senta Georgia, PhD Assistant Professor | Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California |
DRC Research in Progress - Spring 2024
Together with the Barbara Davis Center, members of the Diabetes Research Center present their research at the weekly Research in Progress (RIP) series.
Below are the details for our fall presentations which will be held on Mondays at 12:00pm in the Barbara Davis Center Main Conference Room 2104
| Date | Presenter |
| Monday, January 1, 2024 | Holiday Break |
| Monday, January 8, 2024 | Neda Rasouli, MD |
| Monday, January 15, 2024 | MLK Day |
| Monday, January 22, 2024 | Jefferson Knight, PhD |
| Monday, January 29, 2024 | Emily Bates, PhD |
| Monday, February 5, 2024 | Claire Levitt |
| Monday, February 12, 2024 | OPEN SLOT |
| Monday, February 19, 2024 | Presidents Day / nPOD Conference |
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | Ana de la Torre Sanz, MD (Pediatrics External Guest) |
| Monday, March 4, 2024 | Nasha Rios-Guzman |
| Monday, March 11, 2024 | Alicia White, MD |
| Monday, March 18, 2024 | Spring Break |
| Monday, March 25, 2024 | Angi Li |
| Monday, April 1, 2024 | Nikki Farnsworth, PhD |
| Monday, April 8, 2024 | Catherine Nicholas |
| Monday, April 15, 2024 | Holly O'Donnell, PhD |
| Monday, April 22, 2024 | Dylan Sarbaugh |
| Monday, April 29, 2024 | Jordan Jacobelli, PhD |
| Monday, May 6, 2024 | Maigen Bethea, PhD |
Endocrine Research Conference
The Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes holds its weekly research conferences on Wednesdays from 11 AM-12 PM via Zoom.
Virtual Diabetes Series
The University of Colorado DRC has teamed up with the NIDDK Diabetes Centers at Vanderbilt University, Indiana University School of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Stanford University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Washington, and the North Carolina Diabetes Research Center to host a virtual seminar series.
The virtual seminar series will be held on Wednesdays at 12pm. Speaker and registration information can be found here.
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