Distinguished Scientists Seminars

DSS Logo

The Distinguished Scientists Seminar (DSS) program comprises invited talks by leading scientists from outside institutions. Speakers are selected to complement the Graduate Training Program in the College of Medicine and cover a wide range of cutting-edge biomedical research.  Seminars are held monthly during the fall and spring semesters. One seminar per semester is
reserved for the Charles M. Baugh Lecture featuring a nationally/ internationally recognized scientist.

Nominations for seminar speakers should be forwarded to departmental representatives on the DSS Committee. If the speaker is approved, the DSS representative notifies the faculty nominator that the speaker has been approved, gives them a list of available dates, and the
faculty member then invites the speaker.

 



Spring 2023 Distinguished Scientists Seminar Schedule

Date/Time Speaker Host and Department Seminar Details
January 26, 2023, at 4 p.m.

Dr. Scott Earley

University of Nevada, Reno

Michael Francis, Ph.D.

Physiology & Cell Biology

Location: MSB 1st Floor Auditorium

Zoom Link: https://southalabama.zoom.us/j/99901977833

February 9, 2023, at 4 p.m.

 

Dr. Marc L. Reitman

Senior Investigator and Chief: Diabetes, Endocrinology, & Obesity Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD

*Charles M. Baugh Lecture in the Basic Medical Sciences*

Wito Richter, Ph.D.

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Location: MSB 1st Floor Auditorium

Zoom Link: https://southalabama.zoom.us/j/99901977833

February 16, 2023, at 4 p.m.

Dr. Oliver McDonald

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Glen Borchert, Ph.D.

Pharmacology

Location: MSB 1st Floor Auditorium

Zoom Link: https://southalabama.zoom.us/j/99901977833

March 16, 2023, at 4 p.m.

Dr. Stephanie Karst

Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, University of Florida Health

Allyson Shea, Ph.D.

Microbiology & Immunology

Location: MSB 1st Floor Auditorium

Zoom Link: https://southalabama.zoom.us/j/99901977833



DSS Committee

Meghan Hermance, Ph.D.
Committee Chair
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
mhermance@southalabama.edu

Amy Nelson, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology & Cell Biology
arnelson@southalabama.edu

Brian Fouty, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine
bfouty@health.southalabama.edu

Glen Borchert, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology
borchert@southalabama.edu

Karen Fagan, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine
kfagan@health.southalabama.edu

Simon Grelet, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
sgrelet@southalabama.edu

Debanjan Chakroborty, Ph.D.
Mitchell Cancer Institute
dchakroborty@southalabama.edu