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Seminar Series

About Seminar

The BMOL Seminar Series offers a wide variety of presentations given by students, faculty, and respected members of the scientific community. It is open to the members of Boise State’s campus as well as the public. If you would like to be added to the seminar mailing list, please email us at bmolseminar@boisestate.edu.

Seminars will be held in the Education Building, Room 109 unless otherwise stated in the Schedule.

Spring 2026 Seminar Series Schedule

Date and Time Speaker, Affiliation, and Topic of DiscussionEvent Page Link
January 28th
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Education Bldg, RM 109		Dissertation Defense
NAME: Elizabeth Ryan, Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: Effect of Pulsed Electric Field Technology on Dairy Solutions		Elizabeth Ryan’s Event Page
February 4th
3:00 – 4:15 PM		NAME: Dr. Gant Luxton, University of California, Davis
TITLE: Nuclear Envelope Proteins Control Cytoplasmic Mechanics Through Organelles and Ribosomal Axes Disrupted in Aging and Disease
HOST: Dr. Konrad Meister, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry		Dr. Luxton’s Event Page
February 18th
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Dissertation Defense
NAME: Preston Hazen, Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: Analyzing the Interactions of A- And ß-Crystallin with the Eye Lens-Lipid Membrane and the Modulatory Elements of These Interactions to Elucidate the Mechanism Underlying Cataract Development
LOCATION: Multi-Purpose Building Rm 118		Preston Hazen’s Event Page
February 18th
3:00 – 4:15 PM		Student Research Presentation
NAME: McKenna Lamb, BMOL Ph.D. Student
TITLE: Modelling Ad14p1 Infection Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis Recovery
ADVISOR: Dr. Jay Radke, Boise VA Medical Center		McKenna Lamb’s Event Page
February 20th
9:00 – 10:00 AM		Dissertation Defense
NAME: Jake Doyle Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: A Gut Feeling: The Relationship Between the Gut Microbiome and Multiple Sclerosis
LOCATION: Education Building Rm 109		Jake Doyle’s Event Page
February 23rd
3:00 – 4:00 PM		Dissertation Defense
NAME: Rosemary Eufemio, Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: The Biomolecular Origin of Lichen Ice Nucleation
LOCATION: Education Building Rm 109		Rosemary Eufemeo’s Event Page
March 4th
3:00 – 4:15 PM		NAME: Dr. Lauren Webb, University of Texas at Austin
TITLE: Investigating Electrostatic Mechanisms of Biomolecular Organization and Function
HOST: Dr. Jenée Cyran, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry		Dr. Webb’s Event Page
March 6th
1:00 – 2:00 PM		Dissertation Defense
NAME: Leslie Kendrick, Ph.D. Candidate
TITLE: Biomarker-Based Evaluation of Concussion Recovery in Youth Athletes: A Multi-Protein Analysis of GFAP, UCH-L1, MBP, NtL,SCD40L, and pTau Ser396
LOCATION: Interactive Learning Center Rm 109		Leslie Kendrick’s Event Page
March 16 – 20th
Spring Break
March 25th
3:00 – 4:15 PM		NAME: Dr. Ashutosh Mangalam, University of Iowa
TITLE: Microbiota and Humans: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Neuroinflammatory Disease
HOST: Dr. Javier Ochoa-Repáraz, Department of Biological Sciences		Dr. Mangalam’s Event Page
April 8th
3:00 – 4:15 PM		NAME: Dr. Boris Vinatzer, Virginia Tech
TITLE: TBD
HOST: Dr. Konrad Meister, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
April 22nd
3:00 – 4:15 PM		NAME: Dr. Tyler Dangerfield, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
TITLE: TBD
HOST: Dr. Rajesh Nagarajan, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Fall 2026 Seminar Series Schedule

Date and Time Speaker, Affiliation, and Topic of DiscussionEvent Page Link
September 2nd
3:00 – 4:15 PM
September 16th
3:00 – 4:15 PM
September 30th
3:00 – 4:15 PM
October 14th
3:00 – 4:15 PM
October 28th
3:00 – 4:15 PM
November 11th
3:00 – 4:15 PM
December 2nd
3:00 – 4:15 PM

Affiliate Seminar Series

If you are interested in watching talks presented by other departments (i.e., Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Physics), refer to the links below:

Department of Biological Sciences Seminars

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminars

Department of Physics Seminars and Events