UBRP offers seminars and panels that are free and open to the public. Below is an archive for past seminars and panels on YouTube. Please see the calendar for upcoming seminars and panels.
2025
July 9, 2025: "A Genetic and Cell Biological Perspective on Neurodegeneration" Dr. Martha Bhattacharya, Associate Professor, Neuroscience | This seminar was not permitted to be recorded
June 25, 2025: "Birds, bugs, and tiny microbes: A field guide to studying wildlife disease" by Dr. Sabrina McNew, Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona | Due to a technical issue, the last few minutes of the seminar were not recorded
June 11, 2025: "Epigenetic Silencing" by Dr. Keith Maggert, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Arizona
2024
July 24, 2024: "Role of Gut Microbiome in Obesity and Diabetes" by Dr. Frank Duca, Assistant Professor of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, School of Animal Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona
July 10, 2024:
- "Graduate School Sounds Great, But How Do I Pay For It?" by Shelley Hawthorne Smith from the UA Graduate Center (shellh@arizona.edu)
- "The Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships" by Valeria Quijada from the W.A. Franke Honors College (valeriaq@arizona.edu).
July 3, 2024: Graduate School Applications & Funding Panel - Continuing Students Group. Panelists: Meyoon Tran, Nick Mortimore, & Hazel White
June 26, 2024: "The Bench-to-Bedside Pathway to Treatment of Developmental Language Disorder" Elena Plante, PhD, CCC-SLP, Professor, Department of Speech Languag & Hearing Science, University of Arizona
June 5, 2024: "Using computational fluid dynamics to understand muscle driven movement: Case studies in jellyfish and corals" Laura Miller, PhD, Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona
May 22, 2024: "An Early Career in Post-Translational Modification Discovery" Jim Galligan, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, The University of Arizona
March 15, 2024: UBRP "Conversations with Faculty" Part 2, UBRP faculty gave short presentations of their research:
Computational biology advances disease control by Liliana Salvador, PhD, School of Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences (lilianasalvador@arizona.edu)
Culturing Sustainability: digging into the past and future of the agricultural microbiome by Alonso Favela, PhD, School of Plant Sciences (alonsof@arizona.edu)
Plants are team players belowground...a phenomics driven approach by Alexander Bucksch, PhD, School of Plant Sciences (bucksch@arizona.edu)
Dr. Laura Meredith Research Group: Microbial drivers of soil-biosphere-atmosphere trace gas exchange by Juliana Gil Loaiza, PhD, School of Natural Resources & the Environment (juligil@arizona.edu / laurameredith@arizona.edu)
March 13, 2024: UBRP "Conversations with Faculty" Part 1, UBRP faculty gave short presentations of their research:
How and why do glia wrap axons by Megan Corty, PhD, Department of Neuroscience (corty@arizona.edu)
Visit with scientists at the Critical Zone Observatory in Arizona's Catalina Mountains by Rachel Gallery, PhD, School of Natural Resources and the Environment (rgallery@arizona.edu)
Duca Lab: Gut Feelings about Obesity and Diabetes by Frank Duca, PhD, School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences (faduca@arizona.edu)
2023
November 15, 2023: UBRP Abstract Writing Workshop, led by UBRP Ambassadors Ariel Cheng, Jackie Larson, and Bryce Wilson
July 19, 2023: "Journey of the Germ and the Germologist" Kelly Reynolds, PhD, Director & Professor, Department of Community, Environment and Policy , The University of Arizona
July 5, 2023: "Telling Your Story" Sanlyn Buxner, PhD, Associate Research Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies, The University of Arizona
June 21, 2023: "Improving the Ability to Visualize and Treat Disease Using Optical Imaging" Travis Sawyer, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona
June 7, 2023: "Grad School Sounds Great! But how do I pay for it?" Nancy Ellis and Sedona Heidinger from the Graduate Center Office of Fellowships (GCOF), The University of Arizona
May 24, 2023: "Therapeutic Applications of Cannabis" Todd Vanderah, PhD, Professor & Department Head, Department of Pharmacology, The University of Arizona
March 1, 2023: Conversations with Faculty, Part One. UBRP faculty gave short presentations of their research:
Insights into the parasite in your brain by Anita Koshy, MD, Department of Neurology (akoshy@arizona.edu)
Leveraging Physiological and biochemical data to improve drought tolerance in crops by Giovanni Melandri, PhD, School of Plant Sciences (gmelandri@arizona.edu)
Systems biology to understand microbial ecology by Paul Carini, PhD, Department of Environmental Science (paulcarini@arizona.edu)
Computational and Experimental Neuroscience Laboratory by Jean-Marc Fellous, PhD, Department of Psychology (fellous@arizona.edu)
March 2, 2023: Conversations with Faculty, Part Two. UBRP faculty gave short presentations of their research:
Understanding a plant’s interaction with its environment: Chloroplast degradation and light-induced stress pathways by Jesse Woodson, PhD, School of Plant Sciences (jessewoodson@arizona.edu)
Fatal attraction: the chemical language of plants and bacteria in the soil by Rebecca Schomer, PhD, School of Plant Sciences (rschomer@arizona.edu)
Renquist Lab: Opportunities for Undergraduate Students (diabetes and hypertension) by Benjamin Renquist, PhD, School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences (bjrenquist@arizona.edu)
It’s not you...it’s the environment! By Zelieann Craig, PhD, School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences (zelieann@arizona.edu)
2022
March 24, 2022: "All About the MD/PhD Path" presented by the University of Arizona MD/PhD Executive Committee. MD/PhD students Aidan Levine, Megan Sylvester, Julia Morris, Danielle Sawyer, Coco Gomez Tirambolo, and Austen Thompson share their insights on the MD/PhD path.
May 25, 2022: “In vivo Microscopy: seeing cells directly from your skin!” by Dr. Dongkyun (DK) Kang, Assistant Professor, Optical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, The University of Arizona
June 15, 2022: "Meal Prepping" By Angela Ding, Summer 2022 UBRP Participant
June 15, 2022: "Evolution of Protein Binding Pocket Identification" By David Jurkowitz, Summer 2022 UBRP Participant
June 15, 2022: "Unraveling the Aging Process: One Worm at a Time" By Will Peterson, Summer 2022 UBRP Participant
June 15, 2022: "Science is Cool! How Can We Help Others See That?" By Caleb Seekins, Summer 2022 ASPET Participant
June 22, 2022: "Telling Your Story" By Dr. Sanlyn Buxner, Associate Research Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, The University of Arizona
June 29, 2022: “Prefrontal Cortex and Amygdala Connectivity" by Sun Woo Kim, Meiven Yang, Suetmui Yu, & Niall Thorns, Summer 2022 DSA and UBRP Participants
June 29, 2022: “Antibodies: What they do for us, and what we can do for them” by Chloe Mikolajczyk, Summer 2022 UBRP Participant
June 29, 2022: “The Journey to Medical School Applications” by Chloe Park & Eric Lee, Summer 2022 UBRP Participants
June 29, 2022: "The Wonders of Genetic Counseling" by Italia Williams, Summer 2022 UBRP Participant
July 6, 2022: "Inferring natural selection from population genetic data" by Dr. Ryan Gutenkunst, Associate Professor & Associate Department Head, Molecular & Cellular Biology, The University of Arizona
July 13, 2022: “Basics of Data Science to Make Your Life Easier” by Nicole Carmiol, Amy Fan, & Elizabeth Le, Summer 2022 DSA and UBRP Participants
July 13, 2022: “Phage Therapy 101” by Brooke Garland, Summer 2022 UBRP Participant
July 13, 2022: “Forensic Research: Confronting the CSI Effect” by Parker Geffre, Summer 2022 UBRP Participant
July 20, 2022: “Graduate Funding & Scholarship Opportunities” by Dr. Shelley Hawthorne Smith, Associate Director, Graduate Center Office of Fellowships and the Graduate Writing Lab, The University of Arizona; and Valeria Quijada, Assistant Director, Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships, Honors College, The University of Arizona
July 27, 2022: "Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cardiovascular Research" by Amal Anilkumar, Summer 2022 UBRP Participant
July 27, 2022: "Molecular Dynamics" by Shifat Hossain, Summer 2022 UBRP Participant
July 27, 2022: "Resume Building: How to Sell Yourself on One Page" by Maile McSwain and Cassandra Myers, Summer 2022 EHS-TRUE and UBRP Participants
July 27, 2022: "Science of CPR" by Sayujya Timilsena, Summer 2022 UBRP Participant
August 3, 2022: “Brainstem Endocannabinoid Systems in Pain and Substance Misuse” By Dr. Tally M. Largent-Milnes, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, The University of Arizona
August 10, 2022: "High-Performance Computing at The University of Arizona" by Hrithik Aghav, Summer 2022 DSA Participant
August 10, 2022: "What is Systems Biology?" by Shaan Bhullar, Summer 2022 UBRP Participant
August 10, 2022: "What are those mice on: Dose-effect analysis of MDMA" by Thai Bui, Summer 2022 ASPET Participant
2021
May 17, 2021: “Q & A with UBRP Alumni” by Nathan Borrero, MD – Medical Resident in Family Medicine, Pennsylvania State University; Cameron Lee, PhD – Post-Doc, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Kendra Liu, MPhil – PhD Candidate, University of Virginia; Jeffrey LoCascio – Associate Director of Research and Development IT Systems, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Caitlin Moffett – Research Specialist, Emergency Medicine Department at UA College of Medicine; Master’s Student in Biomedical Engineering, UA; and Kimberly Vogelsang, MD – Emergency Room Physician
May 26, 2021: “It is a great time to be a biologist…” by Dr. Ravi Palanivelu, Associate Professor, School of Plant Sciences, The University of Arizona
June 9, 2021: “Applications of Genomics in Liver Cancer” by Dr. Anuradha Budha, UBRP Alumna; and “Large brains, small brains – does it matter?” by Dr. Wulfila Gronenberg, Professor, Neuroscience, The University of Arizona
June 23, 2021: “Moving Molecules Faster Through Pharmaceutical Development with Multidimensional Chromatography” by Dr. Jonathan Shackman, Associate Scientific Director, Bristol Myers Squibb
July 7, 2021: “Characteristics of individual cells following chemotherapy in childhood leukemia” by Dr. Jessie A. Brown, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; and “Of mice and women: bridging the translational divide to understand pain” by Dr. Frank Porreca, Professor, Pharmacology, The University of Arizona
July 21, 2021: “Graduate Funding & Scholarship Opportunities” by Dr. Shelley Hawthorne Smith, Assistant Director, Office of Fellowships & Community Engagement, Graduate College, The University of Arizona; and Danielle Barefoot, Assistant Director, Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships, Honors College, The University of Arizona
August 4, 2021: “How to Write a Science Press Release” by Randall Eck, Graduate Student in Neuroscience at the University of Washington
2020
July 1, 2020: “Navigating the Lab as an Undergraduate Researcher” by Cesar Medina, Graduate Student at the University of Arizona
July 15, 2020: “The FET Class of Proteins” by Luis Helfer, UBRP Senior
July 15, 2020: “Ecosystem Genomics” by Megan Nickerson, UBRP Senior
July 15, 2020: “Uncovering the Synaptic Proteome with Fruit Flies” by Nicolai Pena, UBRP Associate
July 15, 2020: “Characterizing the Role of Novel Kinases in Colon Cancer” by Amanda Ruelas, UBRP Senior
July 15, 2020: “We Got the POWER” by Siena Schoelen, UBRP Senior
July 22, 2020: “Toxoplasma gondii, the Brain, and the Immune System” by AJ Aguilar, UBRP Junior
July 22, 2020: “Writing Research Grants” by Hannah Ball, Alexander Blythe, and James Rozelle, UBRP Seniors
July 22, 2020: “Answering the Impossible Questions” by Rudolph Rodriguez and Ashwin Siby, UBRP Juniors
July 22, 2020: “Targeting the Cerebral Vasculature in Treating Acute Ischemic Stroke” by Kristina Sin, UBRP Senior
July 29, 2020: “CVs and Resumes” by UBRP Participants: Maria Macias, Madison Mollico, Andrea Sandoval, and Angela Velázquez
July 29, 2020: “Terpenes Found In Cannabis Sativa Are Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists” by Ryan Hecksel, UBRP Senior
August 5, 2020: “RNA-Directed DNA Methylation (RdDM)” by Maya Bose, UBRP Senior
August 5, 2020: “UBRP Summer Presentation” by Diego Silva-Mendoza, UBRP Senior
August 5, 2020: “Higher Level Pain Modulation” by Angela Smith, UBRP Senior
August 5, 2020: “The role of Aging and Stress in Neurodegeneration” by MyDuyen Tran, UBRP Senior
August 5, 2020: “Networking” by Ren Paterson and Sylvia Zarnescu, UBRP Seniors
2019
May 22, 2019: “Graduate and Professional School Panel”
June 5, 2019: “Biology in the Age of Computers” by Dr. Andrew Nelson, Research Scientist, Plant Sciences and “Medical Anthropology & Community-Based Research” by Dr. Julie Armin, Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine at The University of Arizona
June 19, 2019: “Graduate Fellowships and Nationally Competitive Scholarships” by Georgia Ehler, Shelley Hawthorne Smith, Dr. Karna Walter, and Danielle Barefoot, The University of Arizona
July 3, 2019: “Targeting Kynurenine Metabolism in Aging” by Dr. George Sutphin, Assistant Professor, Molecular & Cellular Biology; and “Sleep, Oscillation, and Parkinson’s Disease” by Dr. Stephen Cowen, Assistant Professor, Psychology at The University of Arizona
July 17, 2019: “Writing a Science Press Release” by Randall Eck, Backman Scholar and Writer for The Daily Wildcat
July 31, 2019: “Be A Nurse and A Scientist: A Path that Evolved from Suggestions and the Desire to Know More” by Dr. Helena Morrison, RN, Assistant Professor, Nursing, The University of Arizona; and “Fungal Diversity and Application: Perspectives from a Hidden World” by Dr. A. Elizabeth Arnold, Professor, Plant Sciences, The University of Arizona
2018
May 23, 2018: “The Business of Science and Medicine: A Pathologist’s Serendipitous Journey Into the Pharmaceutical Industry” by Dr. Eric Walk, Chief Scientific and Medical Officer, Ventana Medical Systems
June 6, 2018: “Swollen Shoot Disease of Cacao: The Tale of an Exotic Plant’s Fate in a Foreign Land” by Dr. Judith Brown, Professor of Plant Sciences, The University of Arizona
June 20, 2018: “My Path, and Others’, to Studying Primates in the Lab and Field” by Dr. Stacey Tecot, Associate Professor of Anthropology, The University of Arizona
June 27, 2018: “PhD, MD, and Beyond: A UBRP Small Group Panel”
July 11, 2018: “Aging and OUR Health: Perspectives from the Bench for Future Applications to the Clinic” by Dr. Anne Wertheimer, Assistant Research Professor in BIO 5, The University of Arizona
July 25, 2018: “Nationally Competitive Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships” by Georgia Ehler and Dr. David Neufeld, The University of Arizona
August 28, 2018: “RNP Granules in Health and Disease” by Dr. Roy Parker, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at The University of Colorado Boulder, Hosted by The University of Arizona 2018 Beckman Scholars