Research in the Amendt laboratory focuses in three key areas.

1.  Understanding the steps in the development of the craniofacial structures. We use a combination of Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetic, Molecular Biology and mouse models to further our understanding of these key developmental steps.

2.  A commitment to teaching of undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral personnel.

3.  Coordination and development of the Craniofacial Anomalies Research center.

ACB Seminar Schedule

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ACB Seminar Series - Dr. Pierre Coulombe

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Dr. Pierre Coulombe, Professor and Chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology from the University of Michigan, will present a seminar titled "Sequential Expression of Keratins Regulate Progenitor and Differentiating Keratinocytes in Healthy and Diseased Skin."

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ACB Seminar Series - Raji Shyam

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Dr. Raji Shyam, an Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology will present a seminar titled "The Effects of Cell Extrinsic Factors on Corneal Endothelium."

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ACB Seminar Series - Patrick Link

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Dr. Patrick Link, an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering will present a seminar titled "Myeloperoxidase Promotes Pulmonary Fibrosis by Inhibiting Cathepsin K to Bias the Lung Toward ECM Accumulation."

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Samantha Wuebker Thesis Defense

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Bowen Science Building

Samantha Wuebker, a Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Student from Eric Van Otterloo's lab will defend her thesis titled "The Role of MEMO1 During Enamel Biomineralization."

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Bindu Gottam, MS, MBA, RAC

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Bindu Gottam, MS, MBA, RAC
Director of Preformulation and Formulation Development
University of Iowa Pharmaceuticals

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Robin Bogner, PhD

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Robin Bogner, PhD
Director, Kildsig Center for Pharmaceutical Processing Research (CPPR)
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

Seminar Title: "Emerging Technology to Enhance the Stabilization of Therapeutics by Lyophilization"

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.