Dr. Kenneth Wright | Wright Lab
Date & Time: Thursday, October 8th, 2026 at 2:00pm
Location: THM 116
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s): Dr. Kenneth Wright | Faculty Host: Dr. Julie Pendergast
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Dr. Horacio de la Iglesia, PhD
Date & Time: Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Location: THM 116
The Department of Biology is pleased to welcome Dr. Horacio de la Iglesia, Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington, as the first speaker in the fall 2026 Biology Ribble Seminar Series.
Dr. de la Iglesia’s research explores how biological clocks regulate behavior and physiology, with a particular focus on circadian rhythms and sleep.
Learn more about his research at the de la Iglesia Lab.
Recent Awards
New Grants
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Dr. Abhilash Prabhat
- College of Medicine, Time restricted feeding as a strategy to mitigate arrhythmias in diabetic mice. Diabetes and Obesity Research Priority Area and the Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Center Pathway to Independence Award.
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Dr. Cheavar Blair
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College of Medicine, Circadian Regulation of Cardiomyocyte Size and Function. NIH K01 award.
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CASH-KY Pilot Grant Awardees
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Drs. Beth Schroder Stumpf and Brian P. Delisle
- UK College of Medicine, ChronoCulture: Anticipating Homeostasis in a Dish
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Dr. Ioannis Papzoglou
- College of Medicine, Neural Mechanism of Hypoglycemic Response during Sleep
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Dr. Michael Tackenberg
- College of Arts & Sciences, Adapting optogenetic tools for temporally precise regulation of gene expression for in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo circadian experiments