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The University of Arizona's College of Medicine-Tucson Department of Physiology presents the Seminars in Translational and Advanced Research (STAR) series, hosting Dr. Aadra Bhatt, Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, UNC Chapel Hill.
Dr. Bhatt has studied the interplay between persistent microorganisms and the host in a variety of physiologic contexts. As a graduate student, she discovered the mechanisms by which a persistent oncogenic herpesvirus induces cancer by reprogramming host cellular signaling and metabolism. During her postdoctoral training with Dr. Matthew Redinbo, she worked alongside structural and chemical biologists to uncover mechanisms by which the intestinal microbiota impacts the incidence and progression of cancer, and how microbial enzymes alter the therapeutic efficacy of anticancer compounds. In collaboration with Dr. Nancy Allbritton, she has developed tools to study host microbe-drug interactions ex vivo using organotypic cell culture platforms.
As a new Assistant Professor at UNC, she is combining her multidisciplinary training to uncover reciprocal interactions between the intestinal microbiota and pharmaceutical compounds, and their implications on host gastrointestinal health.
Join us in-person at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 5, 2025 in Arizona Health Sciences Center, Room 8403.
The lecture will also be available via Zoom.