Colloquium in Integrative Physiology

Spring 2025

  • When: Mondays: 11:15am-12:05pm Eaton Humanities Building 250 (Occasional Wednesday talks same time in MUEN E214)
  • For more information about the series or about any of the speakers, contact Marissa Ehringer at marissa.ehringer@colorado.edu
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Schedule

DateTitle and Speaker

Wednesday, January 15th 

Eaton Humanities 250

Circadian Lifestyle Optimization to Improve Health

Emily Manoogian, Ph.D.
Head of Human Research
Regulatory Biology Laboratory
Salk Institute

(Host: Kenneth Wright kenneth.wright@colorado.edu)

Wednesday, January 22nd

MUEN E214 

Exercise timing in cardiovascular risks and benefits: The role of the endogenous circadian system

Leandro Brito, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
Oregon Health & Science University

(Host: Kenneth Wright kenneth.wright@colorado.edu)

Monday, January 27th

Eaton Humanities 250

Harnessing light: Exploring novel therapeutic pathways to enhance sleep, cognition, and health equity

Renske Lok, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Scholar
Department of Psychiatry
Stanford University

(Host: Kenneth Wright kenneth.wright@colorado.edu)

Monday, February 3rd

Eaton Humanities 250

Circadian Rhythms and Light: New Approaches to Enhancing Fertility, Assisted Reproduction Technology Success, and Animal Welfare

Alexandra Yaw, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Department of Animal Science
Michigan State University

(Host: Kenneth Wright kenneth.wright@colorado.edu)

Wednesday, February 5th

MUEN E214 

Gut-brain sensory cells that differentially regulate ingestion-related physiology and behavior.

Marito Hayashi, Ph.D.
Research Fellow
Department of Cell Biology
Harvard University

(Host: Kenneth Wright kenneth.wright@colorado.edu)

Monday, February 10th

Eaton Humanities 250

From variant-to-function: a cross-species approach to understanding sleep

Amber Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Division of Human Genetics
University of Pennsylvania

(Host: Kenneth Wright kenneth.wright@colorado.edu)

Monday, February 17th

Eaton Humanities 250

TBD

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

Monday, February 24th

Eaton 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, March 3rd

Eaton Humanities 250

Title TBD

Wouter Hoogkamer Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Kinesiology
University of Massachusetts Amherst

(Host: Peter Kim sewan.kim@colorado.edu)

Monday, March 10th

Eaton Humanities 250

Title TBD

Tiffany Sanchez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology
Colorado School of Public Health

(Host: Jenni Shearston jenni.shearston@colorado.edu)

Monday, March 17th

Eaton Humanities 250

Title TBD

Ann Owen, Ph.D.
Henry Platt Bristol Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
Hamilton College

(Host:Janet Casagrand janet.casagrand@colorado.edu)

Monday, March 31st

Eaton Humanities 250

Lightning Talks!

Teresa Foley Ph.D. (IPHY Teaching Professor of Distinction)- Title TBD

Sophia Mahoney M.S. (IPHY PhD Candidate)- Title TBD

Monday, April 7th

Eaton Humanities 250

TBD

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

Monday, April 14th

Eaton Humanities 250

Title TBD

Tomasso Lenzi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Utah

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

Monday, April 21st

Eaton Humanities 250

 

TBD

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