Colloquium in Integrative Physiology

Spring 2026

Schedule

DateTitle and Speaker

Monday, January 12th

Humanities 250

Putting your Best Foot Forward: Leveraging Fundamental Mechanistic Insights for Translational Impact

Daniel Davis, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Health and Kinesiology
University of Utah

(Host: Alena Grabowski alena.grabowski@colorado.edu)

Monday, January 19thÌýCampus Closed- MLK Day

Monday, January 26th

Humanities 250

Gut origins of autoimmunity drive multiple sclerosis

Luke Schwerdtfeger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department Biomedical Sciences
Colorado State University

(Host: Alena Grabowski alena.grabowski@colorado.edu)

WEDNESDAY, January 28th

Humanities 250Ìý

Maternal malnutrition and the microbiota: developmental consequences for offspring

Kali Pruss, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology
University of Washington in St. Louis

(Host: Alena Grabowski alena.grabowski@colorado.edu)

Monday, February 2nd

Humanities 250Ìý

Reprogramming reward: Behavioral consequences and neuromolecular correlates of environmental endocrine disruptors

Emily Hilz, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Pharmacy
University of Texas at Austin

(Host: Alena Grabowski alena.grabowski@colorado.edu)

Monday, February 9th

Humanities 250

Translational evidence for targeting biological mechanisms of aging to improve vascular function in older adults

Matt Rossman Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
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(Host: Alena Grabowski alena.grabowski@colorado.edu)

Monday, February 16th Ìý

Humanities 250

Speaker TBD

Monday, February 23rd

Humanities 250Ìý

Title TBD

Helena Morrison, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Nursing
University of Arizona

(Host: Rachel Rowe rachel.rowe@colorado.edu)

Monday, March 2ndÌý

Humanities 250Ìý

Title TBD

Miranda Orr, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
Washington University in St. Louis

(Host: Matt Rossman matthew.rossman@colorado.edu)

Monday, March 9th

Humanities 250

Speaker TBD

Monday, March 16thÌý

Humanities 250

No Class- Spring Break

Monday, March 23rd

Humanities 250

Speaker TBD

Monday, March 30th

Humanities 250

Title TBD

Jenni Shearston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
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(Host: Marissa Ehringer marissa.ehringer@colorado.edu)

Monday, April 6th

Humanities 250

Title TBD

Megan Massa, Ph.D.
Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
Emory University

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(Host: Marissa Ehringer marissa.ehringer@colorado.edu)

Monday, April 13th

Humanities 250

Title TBD

Andrew Tan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Integrative Physiology
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(Host: Marissa Ehringer marissa.ehringer@colorado.edu)

Monday, April 20th

Humanities 250

Graduate Student Presentations

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