2026 New Faculty Research Forum

November 12, 2026

The New Faculty Research Forum features 15 new faculty speakers bringing innovative research to our campus.

Registration is now open.

This year's forum will feature a keynote by Helen Hobbs, M.D., an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular Genetics. The new faculty speakers include:

Anupam Mondal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of OphthalmologyBinbin Ying, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical EngineeringCecile Verbaarschot, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and Biomedical EngineeringChengyi Tu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Biomedical EngineeringKeunwoo Ryu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Cell BiologyLeo Buckley, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor of Internal MedicineMason Sweat, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Internal MedicineNils Burger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of PharmacologyShixuan Liu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neuroscience in the O'Donnell Brain InstituteTao Zou, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and a member of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer CenterTran N. H. Nguyen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and a member of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer CenterVladimir Seplyarskiy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics and a member of the Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and DevelopmentXinyun “Sherry” Cao, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of MicrobiologyMegan Routzong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical EngineeringGeorge Mountoufaris, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physiology

Event Information:

November 12, 2026

10 a.m-4 p.m.

T. Boone Pickens Conference Center, NG3.112