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What Is...? Seminar

Program faculty from the T32, other experts across the UU campus, and visiting scholars present their career path, how they got to their “why,” and share an educational perspective of their research or expertise area. This series is open to scholars and faculty across the University of Utah.

To request the link to participate, or if you would like to present at "What Is…?" please email  lyalya.sultanova@hsc.utah.edu  

Upcoming Presenters

Upcoming Speakers
Speaker Presentation Date
Dr. Julie Feusier
Former TL1 Postdoctoral Trainee
Senior Clinical Variant Scientist
ARUP Lab
October 9, 2026
Dr. William Holland
Associate Professor
Nutrition & Integrative Physiology
November 13, 2026
Dr. Jacob A. George 
the Solzbacher-Chen Endowed Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Utah. He is also a foundational researcher for the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital, Director of the Utah NeuroRobotics Lab, and Director of the Utah Neurotechnology Training Program.
A former TL1 postdoctoral trainee
January 8, 2027
Dr. Jennifer Doherty
Professor and Chief of the Division of Cancer Population Sciences in the Department of Population Health Sciences, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine. 
February 12, 2027
Dr. Dean Tantin
Professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine and a member of the Nuclear Control of Cell Growth and Differentiation Program at the Huntsman Cancer Institute.
March 12, 2027
Dr. Selene Tobin
Assistant Professor
Department of Kinesiology and Public Health
California Polytechnic State University 
Former T32 Predoctoral trainee
April 9, 2027
Dr. Rachel McCarty
Postdoctoral Scientist
International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France. 
Former T32 predoctoral trainee.
May 14, 2027