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Center for Exercise Science Seminars


The CES is proud to present this ongoing speaker series where we bring in leading researchers representing the cardiovascular, muscle, nerve, brain and behavioral science fields. Presentations are approximately 45 minutes long and are followed by a 15-minute Q&A session. Seminars are open to the public.

Fall 2026

Sept-3

Guest: Gustavo Alberto Nader, Ph.D. Professor

Huck Chair in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology

Dept. of Kinesiology and Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Penn State Cancer Institute

Title: Ribosomes as Guardians of Muscle Proteostasis in Health and Disease

Host: Orlando Laitano

 

SEP-17

Guest: Victor Bodart-Santos, Ph.D

Research Associate

Department of Neuroscience

Mayo Clinic Florida

Title:  Extracellular Vesicles in Neurodegenerative Diseases: insights from Alzheimer’s Disease

Host: Orlando Laitano

Oct-1

Guest: Joonhee (Leo) Lee, Ph.D.

Title: TBD

Host: Agostina Casamento-Moran, Ph.D.

 

Oct-15

Guest: Diego Guarin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Dept of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology

University of Florida

Title:   TBD

Host: Zheng Wang, PhD.

 

Oct-29

Guest: Paola Giusti Rodriguez, Ph.D.

 Assistant Professor

 Department of Psychiatry

 College of Medicine

Title: Genetics and genomics of Alzheimer’s disease

Host: Zheng Wang, Ph.D

Nov-19

Guest: Dr. Melissa Ilardo

Assistant Professor,

Department of Biomedical Informatics

University of Utah

Title:   TBD

Hosts: Drs Michele Moraes and Orlando Laitano

Spring 2026

January 22 – Due to inclement weather and airspace closures, the scheduled CES Seminar Series presentation by Dr. Gustavo Alberto Nader has been canceled.
Gustavo Alberto Nader, Ph.D., Professor, Huck Chair in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Dept. of Kinesiology and Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, Penn State Cancer Institute:

  • Title: Ribosomes as Guardians of Muscle Proteostasis in Health and Disease
  • Host: Orlando Laitano, Ph.D.

February 5 – rescheduled  for F25 – Alba Azola, M.D., Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine:

  • Title: TBD
  • Host: Agostina Casamento Moran, Ph.D.

February 19 – Orlando Laitano, M.D., Assistant Professor of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida:

  • Title: When Hormones Meet Heat: Preclinical Mechanisms Shaping Exertional Heat Illness
  • Host: Evangelos Christou, Ph.D.

March 5 – Austin Zamarripa, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit of the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine:

  • Title: From Plant to Performance: Cannabinoids, the Farm Bill, and Psychomotor Function
  • Host: Paul Borsa, Ph.D.

March 26 – Bin Liu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida:

  • Title: Mitochondria Shape Calcium Signaling to Drive Cardiac Disease Phenotypes
  • Host: Tom Clanton, Ph.D., and Ashley Smuder, Ph.D.

April 9 – Cancelled – Zheng Wang, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida School: 

  • Title: Toward Identifying Dementia Risk in Midlife Autistic Adults: Evidence from Neurocognitive, Brain, and Plasma Biomarkers
  • Host: Steve Coombes, Ph.D.

Questions?

For questions regarding the seminars, please contact Dr. Zheng Wang. Seminars for the Fall 2026 semester will be held Thursdays from 4:05 pm – 4:55 pm in Florida Gymnasium (FLG), room 210.  Seminars for the Spring 2027 semester will be held Thursdays from 4:05 pm – 4:55 pm in Florida Gymnasium (FLG), room 210.