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When:
February 24, 2026 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
2026-02-24T15:00:00-08:00
2026-02-24T16:00:00-08:00
Where:
Beckman B060 (Munzer Auditorium)
I am excited to officially announce the start of the Basic and Translational Research Work-in-Progress (BTS-WIP) seminar series! BTS-WIPs will occur on the last Tuesday of every month from 3-4pm.
BTS-WIPs will provide an opportunity for our research labs to get to know each other and what we do. This will facilitate collaboration, sharing of resources and ideas, joint funding applications, and new initiatives.
To ensure confidentiality while presenting unpublished data, and create a safe space for constructive feedback and discussion of new ideas, these seminars will be exclusively in-person (with refreshments to follow).
-Alma-Martina Cepika, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor and Section Chief, Surgical Sciences
Division of General Surgery
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Talk Title: “Targeting PDPK1 has synergistic anticancer activity with BRAF inhibition in BRAF V600E-mutant anaplastic thyroid cancer”Dr. Tejinder Pal Khaket is highly experienced and accomplished Research Scientist in the Kebebew Lab in the Division of General Surgery. He leads translational oncology programs focusing on BRAF-mutant anaplastic thyroid cancer and other aggressive solid tumors. By integrating advanced tumor models with multi-omics, his research exploits organelle-centric vulnerabilities, such as mitochondrial metabolism, to develop next-generation therapies for refractory cancers.