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CNRC's Howland auditorium is under construction through November Seminars are all conducted through Teams until further notice.

The CNRC Research Seminars are held biweekly on Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m. in the Howland Auditorium on the second floor of the CNRC, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, Texas, 77030. Each session features two faculty presentations (approximately 25 minutes each) followed by a 5-minute Q&A.

The Howland Auditorium is spacious enough to provide necessary distance among audience. We encourage everyone to attend the seminar in person to enhance the quality of discussions and idea exchanges. We also provide a virtual option (Teams) for those who cannot attend the seminar in person. For security purposes, registration for the virtual option is required, and each meeting has different registration.

Select the registration link of the seminar of your choice.

 recorded after June 2020 (Baylor login required) 

Request to view recorded seminars from outside the Baylor network can be emailed to Lizzet Vasquez.

Oct. 1, 2026
“Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Metabolic Disease”
Olivia Ginnard, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics-Nutrition and Diabetes & Endocrinology, CNRC, ��������

“Amino Acid Metabolism in MASLD”
Xia Gao, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics-Nutrition, USDA/ARS CNRC, ��������
Register for this week’s virtual option

Oct. 15, 2026
“Building Pathways to Active Living: From Playing Fields to Personalization”
Erica Soltero, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics-Nutrition, USDA/ARS CNRC, ��������

“Reduced Nitric Oxide Synthesis Despite Preserved Arginine Supply in Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes”
Mustafa Tosur, M.D. 
Associate Professor of Pediatrics-Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, CNRC, ��������
Register for this week’s virtual option

Oct. 29, 2026 
“The Epigenetic Path to Cancer: From Aging to Reversibility”
Lanlan Shen, Ph.D. 
Register for this week’s virtual option