Speaker Series
DHLRI Research in Progress takes place every Friday from 1-2pm in DHLRI 165, unless noted otherwise.
Friday, August 23, 2026 - Daniel Gallego-Perez, PhD
Dr. Gallego-Perez is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and General Surgery at The Ohio State University.
DHLRI Innovation & Impact Series.
Friday, September 4, 2026 -Carter Alleman, JD & Marah Wahbeh, PhD
Pathways to Progress Seminar
LOCATION UPDATE: DHLRI 170
Friday, September 11, 2026 - Pre-Doctoral Student of the Year Finalists
Speakers To Be Announced
Friday, September 18, 2026 - Post-Doctoral Fellow of the Year Finalists
Speakers To Be Announced
Friday, September 25, 2026 - Yohannes Mebratu, PhD
Dr. Mebratu is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at The Ohio State University
Friday, October 2, 2026 - Research Day Practice Talks
Speakers To Be Announced
Friday, October 9 - NO Research in Progress (DHLRI Research Day)
DHLRI Research Day is Thursday, October 8, 2026. Learn more on the DHLRI Research Day website.
Friday, October 16, 2026 - NO Research in Progress (Fall Break)
Friday, October 23, 2026 - Chris Newgard, PhD
DHLRI Discovery Series Speaker
LOCATION UPDATE: New University Hospital Tower Auditorium, Room 100
Friday, October 30, 2026 - Atul Malhotra, MD
Dr. Malhotra is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at University of California San Diego.
Friday, November 6, 2026 - Jordi Torrelles, PhD
Dr. Torrelles is a Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at The Ohio State University
Friday, November 13, 2026 - Qin Ma, PhD
Dr. Ma is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at The Ohio State University
Friday, November 20, 2026 - Zhentao Zhang, PhD
Dr. Zhang is a Research Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiac Surgery at The Ohio State University
Friday, November 27 - NO Research in Progress (Thanksgiving)
Friday, December 4, 2026 - Konstantinos Drosatos, MSc, PhD, FAHA
Dr. Drosatos is a Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology, & Neurobiology at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Friday, December 11, 2026 - NO Research in Progress (Connor Senn Symposium on Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the Athlete)
DHLRI Fall 2026 Discovery Series Talks will be held in University Hospital Tower Auditorium, Room 100 from 1-2pm.
Friday,October 23, 2026 - Chris Newgard, PhD
Dr. Newgard is the Director of the Sara W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center at Duke University School of Medicine.
DHLRI Pathways to Progress Seminars for Fall 2026 will be held in DHLRI 170 from 1-2pm.
Friday, September 4, 2026 - Carter Alleman, JD & Marah Wahbeh, PhD
Carter Alleman, JD is Director of Government Affairs & Science Policy for the American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics
Marah Wahbeh, PhD is Senior Manager of Government Affairs & Science Policy for the American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics
DHLRI Working Wednesdays will take place every 3rd Wednesday from 3-4pm on Zoom. Please contact Izabelle.Lange@osumc.edu for the Zoom link.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 from 3-4pm - Developing Large Scale Grant Proposals
Wednesday, September 16 - TBD
Wednesday, October 21 - iLab
Wednesday, November 18 - Diversifying Your Grant Portfolio