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Stress, Infection, Neurodegeneration, and Cancer: Mitochondria at the Center of Everything

Speaker
Dr. Natasha Kirienko
Speaker's Institution
Rice University
Date
2026-07-24
Time
2:00PM
Location
Biology 136
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Calendar (ICS) Event
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The Department of Biology is pleased to welcome Dr. Natasha Kirienko, Associate Professor at Rice University, for an upcoming Bio Seminar. Her talk, “Stress, Infection, Neurodegeneration, and Cancer: Mitochondria at the Center of Everything,” will explore how mitochondria connect major areas of biology and disease, from cellular stress responses to infection, neurodegeneration, and cancer.

Event Details
Speaker: Dr. Natasha Kirienko
Title: Stress, Infection, Neurodegeneration, and Cancer: Mitochondria at the Center of Everything
Date: Friday, July 24th, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Biology 136

Hosted by Dr. Tai Montgomery, Professor, CSU Department of Biology

We invite all students, faculty, and staff to join us for this engaging seminar and the discussion that follows.

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