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Seminar Series Schedule 2026-27

As part of our effort to expand interest in digestive disease and liver research on campus, we have created two Seminar Series through the DDRCC Enrichment Program. This includes the GI Grand Rounds series hosted by the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Department of Medicine and select presentations in the Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology Department seminar series. These series feature presentations from internationally renowned investigators, whose research exploits innovative approaches in the study and treatment of digestive and liver disease.

DDRCC / CDLD / GI and Hepatology Grand Rounds

Virtual Grand Rounds: Fall 2026 - Spring 2027 at 7 a.m. EST on Wednesdays

Date Presenter Title Location 
09/23/26 Ronak Patel, M.D., Northwestern University Train the Trainers SJCH  7010
10/14/26 Rana Pullatt, M.D., MUSC Current practices in metabolic and bariatric surgery Wellness Center
10/28/26 Dr. Stephen Pandol, M.D., Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Pancreatic disease and pancreatic CA Wellness Center
11/04/26 Joshua Neal, M.D., MUSC GLP-1 algorithms for obesity treatment Wellness Center 
11/18/26 George Iaonnou, M.D., MSc, University of Washington Update on the PREMIUM study for identifying prospective risk of HCC Virual 
 11/25/26  Thanksgiving Break    
12/02/26 Marianna Papademetriou, M.D., Georgetown Univ SOM Endobariatrics and Obesity Management Wellness Center
12/09/26 Gregory Idos, M.D., MS, City of Hope Familial Cancer Syndromes Wellness Center
 12/23/26  Christmas Break    
 12/30/26  New Year's Break    
1/6/2027 Ray Cross, M.D., University of MD Endoscopy Center Luminal Crohn's Disease SJCH 7010
1/13/2027 Edward Barnes M.D., MPH, UNC School of Medicine Pouchitis SJCH 7010
 1/20/2027 TBA    
 1/27/2027 TBA    
 2/3/2027 TBA    
  2/10/2027 Swati Pawa, M.D., VA Salisbury Healthcare, North Carolina  Ergonomics in GI   SJCH 7010

Regenerative Medicine & Cell Biology Seminar Series

Virtual Seminars: Fall 2026 - Spring 2027 at 11 am EST on Wednesdays in BSB 611


Date Presenter Title

09/09/26

Siyuan Ding, Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Viral and Host Determinants of Rotavirus Host Range 

 09/16/26

Antonis Kourtidis, Ph.D., MUSC  - Works in Progress

RNA tales from the colon 

09/23/26

Izumi Kaji, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Therapeutic targets for progenitor cell defects in congenital diarrheal syndromes

09/30/26

 Alejandro Soto-Gutierrez, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh 

 Beyond Transplantation: Transcriptional Back-Programming for Decompensated Cirrhosis

10/07/26

Andrew Disharoon, MS., Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization, MUSC

Intellectual Property Protection and Technology Commercialization of Academic Innovations with the Zucker Institute

10/14/26

Lauren G. Poole, Ph.D., Rutgers University, RWJ Medical School

Mechanisms and consequences of coagulation activity in acute and chronic liver injury

 10/21/26

TBD

 10/28/26

Aadra Bhatt, Ph.D., School of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill

 Coming Full Circle: Pharmacomicrobiomics at the Frontier of Precision Medicine. Reflections on a Scientific Journey that Began at MUSC

11/4/26

Noel Warfel, Ph.D., MUSC 

TBA

11/11/26

Jerrold Turner, MD, Ph.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School 

TBA

11/18/26

Kristen Engevik, Ph.D., MUSC - Works in Progress

TBA 

12/2/26

Kristin Knouse, M.D., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research 

 Understanding how the organism monitors liver function to properly time regeneration

12/9/26

Ge Tao, Ph.D., MUSC - Works in Progress

TBA - Works in Progress

12/16/26

No Seminar

1/6/27

 TBD TBA

1/13/27

TBD

TBA

1/20/27

Heather McCauley, Ph.D., UNC-Chapel Hill

TBA
1/27/27 TBD TBA
2/3/27  Kelvin Pond, Ph.D., University of Arizona Quantitative Imaging of Patient-derived Organoids Reveals Novel Stem Cell Dynamics and Fate Decisions 
2/10/27  TBD TBA
2/17/27  Jacopo Ferruzzi, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Dallas TBA
2/24/27 TBD TBA
3/3/27 TBD TBA
3/10/27  Kara Margolis, M.D., NYU Grossman School of MedicineTBA TBA
3/17/27 TBD
 TBA
3/24/27 Omer Yilmaz, M.D., Ph.D., Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT  Dietary control of stem cells in physiology and disease
3/31/27 TBD  TBA
4/7/27 Thaddeus Stappenbeck, M.D., Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic
 TBA
4/14/27
 TBD TBA
4/21/27 TBD
 TBA
4/28/27 Matthew Kutys, Ph.D., Allen Institute for Cell Science
 Decoding morphogenesis: from endothelial cell-cell interfaces to multicellular design
5/5/27 No Seminar
 TBA
5/12/27 TBD TBA 
5/19/27 TBD
 TBA 
5/26/27 TBD
 TBA