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Academic Year 9/2025-8/2026

2025-2026 academic year seminars and presentations schedule

The joint seminar series and departmental presentations are held in Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building (1735 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60612), unless noted otherwise.

Day and Time	Speaker	Title of Talk
September 22, 2025 Monday, 3-4 p.m.	Kristine Erlandson, MD Professor, Medicine-Infectious Disease University of Colorado School of Medicine	“Muscle Matters: Aging Well with HIV Through Targeted Interventions” JOINT Seminar Series (In-person/Zoom) In-person Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building Zoom Meeting Register to join:
September 25, 2025 Thursday, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Dr. Heiko Richter LLS ROWIAK Laser LabSolutions Sales & Product Manager Hannover, Germany	“Laser Based Advanced Hard Tissue and Implant Histology and Beyond” JOINT Seminar Series (In-person) In-person Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building
October 6, 2025 Monday, 3-4 p.m.	Markus A Wimmer, PhD Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery Rush University Medical Center	“In Vitro Evaluation of Hemiarthroplasty Bearing Materials” JOINT Seminar Series (In-person/Zoom) In-person Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building Zoom Meeting Register to join:
November 3, 2025 Monday, 3-4 p.m.	Robin Pourzal, PhD Associate Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery Rush University Medical Center	“Head, Shoulder, Hip, and Knee” JOINT Seminar Series (In-person/Zoom) In-person Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building Zoom Meeting Register to join:
November 10, 2025 Monday, 3-4 p.m.	Frank C. Ko, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology Rush University Medical Center	“Medullary Bone Regeneration by Intramembranous Pathway” JOINT Seminar Series (In-person/Zoom) In-person Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building Zoom Meeting Register to join:
November 17, 2025 Monday, 3-4 p.m.	Philip Malloy, PT, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of Orthopedic Surgery Rush University Medical Center	“Investigation into the Relationship Between Functional Movement, Structure and Clinical Outcomes in People with Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome” JOINT Seminar Series (Zoom) Zoom Meeting Register to join:
November 24, 2025 Monday, 3-4 p.m.	Fae Azhari, PhD, PEng Associate Professor Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada	“From Foundations to Footsteps: A Journey Through Structural and Human Health Monitoring” JOINT Seminar Series (In-person/Zoom) In-person Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building Zoom Meeting Register to join:
December 1, 2025 Monday, 3-4 p.m.	John Martin, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery Rush University Medical Center	“A Computational Approach to the Physical and Psychosocial Drivers of Low Back Pain” JOINT Seminar Series (In-person/Zoom) In-person Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building Zoom Meeting Register to join:
December 8, 2025 Monday, 3-4 p.m.	Ryan Ross, PhD Associate Professor Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology Rush University Medical Center	“Establishing the Impact of HIV and Antiretroviral Treatment on Musculoskeletal Health” JOINT Seminar Series (In-person/Zoom) In-person Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building Zoom Meeting Register to join:
January 12, 2026 Monday, 3-4 p.m.	D. Rick Sumner, PhD Chairperson Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology Rush University Medical Center	“TBA” JOINT Seminar Series (In-person/Zoom) In-person Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building Zoom Meeting Register to join:
January 26, 2026 Monday, 3-4 p.m.	Anne-Marie Malfait, MD, PhD The Klaus E. Kuettner, PhD, Chair of Osteoarthritis Research Department of Internal Medicine Rush University Medical Center	“TBA” JOINT Seminar Series (In-person/Zoom) In-person Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building Zoom Meeting Register to join:
February 2, 2026 Monday, 3-4 p.m.	Meghan Moran, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology Rush University Medical Center	“TBA” JOINT Seminar Series (In-person/Zoom) In-person Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building Zoom Meeting Register to join:
March 2, 2026 Monday, 3-4 p.m.	Jonathan A. Gustafson, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery Rush University Medical Center	“TBA” JOINT Seminar Series (In-person/Zoom) In-person Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building Zoom Meeting Register to join:
April 20, 2026 Monday, 3-4 p.m.	Anna Spagnoli, MD The John W. and Helen H. Watzek Professor of Biochemistry Department of Orthopedic Surgery Rush University Medical Center	“TBA” JOINT Seminar Series (In-person/Zoom) In-person Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building Zoom Meeting Register to join:
May 4, 2026 Monday, 3-4 p.m.	Jitesh Pratap, PhD Associate Professor Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology Rush University Medical Center	“TBA” JOINT Seminar Series (In-person/Zoom) In-person Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building Zoom Meeting Register to join:
May 11, 2026 Monday, 3-4 p.m.	Hannah J. Lundberg, PhD Associate Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery Rush University Medical Center	“TBA” JOINT Seminar Series (In-person/Zoom) In-person Auditorium 160 Cohn Research Building Zoom Meeting Register to join:

To be added to our seminar/presentation email list, please email Rita Eaddy.