Fall 2025 Seminars
The CVRI is pleased to announce our partnership with the Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College of Medicine to jointly organize the James T. Willerson, M.D. Cardiovascular Sciences Seminar Series. Together with the Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College of Medicine, we aim to honor Dr. Willerson's significant contributions to cardiovascular science and medicine. To learn more about Dr. Willerson's legacy, visit the Texas Heart Institute's website.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit will be available to eligible attendees for all seminars. For further details, visit the CME website.
Seminars are open to all who are interested in cardiovascular sciences and are held on select Wednesdays at noon.
Sept. 10, 2025
Nhat-Tu Le, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Seminar Location: McMillian Auditorium
Sept. 24, 2025
Richard Wainford, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Seminar Location: McMillian Auditorium
Oct. 8, 2025
Matthew DeBerge, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Seminar Location: McMillian Auditorium
Oct. 21, 2025
Maria Kontaridis, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Gordon K. Moe Professor and Chair
Biomedical Research and Translational Medicine
Director of Research
Masonic Medical Research Institute
Seminar Location: McMillian Auditorium
Nov. 5, 2025
Renita Horton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering Laboratory (CTEL) Director
Biomedical Engineering Department
University of Houston
Seminar Location: McMillian Auditorium
Nov. 19, 2025
Steven Marx, M.D.
Professor
Director, Cardiology Fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center/NY-Presbyterian Hospital
Director, Cardiology Component of a NIH Training Grant for Cardiology Fellows and Surgery Residents
Seminar Location: McMillian Auditorium
Dec. 3, 2025
Holger Eltzschig, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Departments of Anesthesiology & Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
McGovern Medical School
Seminar Location: McMillian Auditorium
Dec. 10, 2025
Gea-Ny Tseng, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Medicine Physiology and Biophysics
Department of Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
Seminar Location: Room N315
