The Bortree Lecture Series is a program offered by the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences that invites distinguished Life Science researchers to present their findings to Penn State students and faculty.

The series can be taken for credit, but is also open to anyone else who would like to attend. The presentations are free to the public, and are usually accompanied by department-sponsored lunches for further discussion with the presenters.

"Impacts of Disrupted Phospholipid Synthesis on Immune and Brain Cell Types"

When March 20, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where 106 AVBS

Peter Hoffmann, Ph.D., MSPH Professor, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology Principal Investigator of the Hawaii IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (HI-INBRE) John A. Burns School of Medicine University of Hawaii

Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability Interest Area Visit for Prospective Students

When March 22, 2024, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Where University Park, PA

Talk Title: "Developmental Viscosity in Blood Cell Production"

When March 27, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where 106 AVBS Building & Zoom

Hojun Li - Endowed Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics University of California, San Diego

Talk Title: “Multifaceted Effects of Francisella Tularensis on Phagocytes”

When April 3, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where 106 AVBS Building & Zoom

Lee-Ann H. Allen, PhD Professor and Chair George Trimble Endowed Chair for Excellence in Medicine Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology University of Missouri

Animals Interest Area Visit for Prospective Students

When April 5, 2024, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Where University Park, PA

Talk Title: "Transforming Cells into Cancer Fighters: Next-generation approaches to CAR-T Cell Therapy"

When April 10, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where 106 AVBS Building & Zoom

Graduate Students at CMIID / Bortree Lecture Series - Guest: Wendy Trigona-Clemens, PhD, MS Bristol Myers Squib

Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability Interest Area Visit for Prospective Students

When April 12, 2024, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Where University Park, PA

Talk Title: "Exploiting the Genomic Mechanism of Renal Vitamin D Metabolism to Understand the Consequences of Supplementation on Non-Renal Calcitriol Production"

When April 17, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where 106 AVBS Building & Zoom

Bortree Lecture Series Mark B. Meyer, PhD Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin - Madison Department of Nutritional Sciences

Food and Health Interest Area Visit for Prospective Students

When April 19, 2024, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where University Park, PA

Talk Title: "Immune and Stem Cell Cross-talk At the Intestinal Mucosa"

When April 24, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where 106 AVBS Building & Zoom

Bortree Lecture Series Pawan Kumar, BVSc, PhD Stony Brook University