Advances in Technology and Instrumentation Seminar Series
2025-2026 Schedule
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 3pm
Leena Paul, PhD & Song-My Hoang, PhD
Agilent Technologies
Title: “From 2D to 3D: Advancing Metabolic Insights with Agilent Seahorse XF Flex Analyzer”
Abstract
*Lunch will be provided*
Monday, September 29, 2025 at 12pm in Basic Science Building 341 & via Zoom
Chris Adams
Columbus Instruments
Title: “The New Generation of Metabolic Cages, CLAMS-Connect”
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CANCELED & WILL BE RESCHEDULED:
Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12pm in MedDent SW107 & via Zoom
Rozhin Penjweini, PhD
Staff Scientist
NHLBI/NIH
Title: “Lifetime imaging of cellular metabolic processes”
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 3:30pm in MedDent SW107 & via Zoom (rescheduled from 9/10/25 & 10/30/25)
Kristin Halfpenny
Araceli Biosciences
Title: “High Content Imaging Redefined”
Summary
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Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 11:30am in MedDent SW107 & via Zoom
Azad Gucwa, PhD
Sr. Field Application Scientist
Syncell Inc.
Title: “Microscopy-Guided Subcellular Spatial Proteomic Discovery”
Summary
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Monday, November 3, 2025 at 10am in Basic Science Building 341 & via Teams
Leica Microsystems
Title: “The STELLARIS CRS Coherent Raman Scattering Microscope”
Summary
*Lunch will be provided*
LOCATION & TIME CHANGE
Friday, November 14, 2025 at 12pm in MedDent SW107 11:30am in Warwick Evans Conference Room, Building D & via Zoom – view the recording
Ivana Peran, PhD
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Georgetown University Medical Center
Title: “Unlocking Tissue Complexity: Spatial Proteomics by Imaging Mass Cytometry”
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*Lunch will be provided*
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 12pm in Basic Science Building 341 & via Teams
Biologics Tech Talk from ProteinSimple/Bio-Techne Brand
Title: “Advancing Biotherapeutic Characterization: High-Throughput Charge and Size Analysis with Maurice Platforms”
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*Lunch will be provided*
Friday, December 5, 2025 at 12pm in Basic Science Building 341 & via Zoom (Originally scheduled for Monday, December 1, 2025)
Aykut Üren, MD
Professor, Department of Oncology and Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology
Georgetown University Medical Center
Title: “Surface Plasmon Resonance (Biacore) for studying direct molecular interactions”
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Monday, December 8, 2025 at 12pm in Basic Science Building 341 & via Zoom (Originally scheduled for Monday, November 24, 2025)
Anastas Popratiloff, MD, PhD
Director and Lead Scientist, GW Nanofabrication and Imaging Center (OVPR)
Professor of Anatomy (SMHS)
The George Washington University
Title: “Neurodegeneration in a Mouse Model of 22q11DS: Integrating Advanced Imaging Technologies, Collaborative Science, and Research Center Infrastructure”
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Friday, February 13, 2026 at 12pm
Junfeng Ma, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Director, Proteomics Shared Resource
Co-Director, Mass Spectrometry and Analytical Pharmacology
Georgetown University Medical Center
Tentative Title: “Precision Proteomics for Biomedical Discoveries”
Monday, March 16, 2026 – time TBD
Amrita Cheema, PhD
Professor, Department of Oncology and Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology
Georgetown University Medical Center