BMB Department Seminars Spring 2026

Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m. in 120 Ackert Hall, except as noted
Coffee and Cookies available at 3:45 p.m. in 168 Chalmers Hall

Date	Speaker	Title and Abstract (pdf)
January 28	Michael Kanost, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University	Blue Blood Biochemistry: Denouement
February 4	Prasad Parchuri, Biology, Kansas State University	Decoding Anabolic and Catabolic Lipid Dynamics to Engineer High-Value Seed Oils for Food, Fuel, and Oleochemicals
February 11	Reuben Harris, Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Cancer Mutagenesis by Antiviral DNA Mutating Enzymes
February 18	Judy Delp, Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University	Role of Adiponectin in Microvascular Adaptations to Exercise Training
February 25	Phillip E. Klebba, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University	Mechanisms of TonB-dependent Iron Transport in Gram (-) Bacteria
March 4	Caetano Antunes, Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas
Hageman Seminar March 11	Fred Nijhout, Biology, Duke University	The Nonintuitive Genetics of Polygenic Traits in a Nonlinear World
Hageman Colloquium Tuesday* 9:00 a.m. March 12	Fred Nijhout, Biology, Duke University	The Biology of Polyphenisms in Insects
March 18	spring break
March 25	David Poole, Anatomy and Physiology and School of Health Sciences, Kansas State University	Muscle Oxygen Transport: Misconceptions and Missed Perceptions
April 1	Anna Zolkiewska, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University
April 8	Travis Bourret, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Creighton University
April 15	Dawn Cornelison, Biological Sciences and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Missouri School of Medicine
April 22	Katsura Asano, Biology, Kansas State University
April 29	Adam Yokom, Biochemistry, University of Missouri
May 6	Gavin Rice, Biology, Kansas State University

*in the Johnson Cancer Research Center, Chalmers 36