Speaker Series
DHLRI Research in Progress takes place every Friday from 1-2pm in DHLRI 165, unless noted otherwise.
Friday, August 23, 2026 - TBD
Friday, September 4, 2026 -Carter Alleman, JD & Marah Wahbeh, PhD
Pathways to Progress Seminar
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
Friday, October 30, 2026 - TBD
Joint seminar with Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
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 DHLRI 165 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.
Friday, March 27, 2026 - TBD
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, January 21, 2026 from 3-4pm - Ohio Supercomputer Center
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 from 3-4pm - College of Medicine Grants Management Office | Post-Award
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 from 3-4pm - Research Compliance with the Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 from 3-4pm - Clinical Research Data
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 from 3-4pm - Tech Transfer & IP Development