Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Grand Rounds
The Health Sciences Entrepreneurship (HSE) Grand Rounds seminar series features successful and engaging scientists who have proven experience in entrepreneurial ventures, sharing their stories via webcast.
The seminar series is a collaboration among the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, the University of Kansas Medical Center, and the University of Utah (all Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program institutions), and University of Tennessee Health Science Center. HSE Grand Rounds presentations are scheduled for the second Friday of each month.
Upcoming Presentations

Recorded Presentations
Below is a listing of past HSE Grand Rounds seminar series presentations and links to view them. When prompted, please login with your UT NetID and password to view the recording and/or slides.
Chris Lorson, PhD
"Translational Advances in Neurodegenerative Diseases"
February 15, 2023
Daniel Sem, PhD, MBA, JD
Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, Professor of Business and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Concordia University, Wisconsin and Ann Arbor
"Resources for Healthcare and HealthTech Startups: Examples from the Southeast Wisconsin CTSI"
December 6, 2022
Watch the December 2022 PresentationPresentation Passcode: d+X0gY9i
Arny Ferrando, PhD, FISSN
Wes Smith Distinguished Chair in Geriatrics for Longevity, Health Promotion
and Frailty Prevention, Co-Director, Center for Translational Research in Aging and
Longevity, Professor, Department of Geriatrics University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences
"The Development of 463: UAMS Amino Acid Formulation"
October 27, 2022
Watch the October 2022 PresentationPresentation Passcode: 1!FEsnBF
Reema Raiklar, PhD
Scientific Program Manager, SBIR Development Center, National Cancer Institute
"Funding and Commercialization Resources and Biomedical Technologies"
May 12, 2022
Watch the May 2022 PresentationPresentation Passcode: Qv7n7%4!
Wei Li, PhD
UTHSC Distinguished Professor, Director of UTCoP Drug Discovery Center, Faculty Director of UTCoP Shared Analytical Instrument Facility, Founder and CSO, SEAK Therapeutics, LLC
“The One-Mile Mark in a Marathon: First Tastes of Starting a Company in Developing a Small Molecule Drug”
January 20, 2022
Watch the January 2022 presentation
Kattesh Katti, PhD
Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Radiology and Physics, University of Missouri
"From Lab to Market: Translating Discoveries in Green Nanotechnology Into Nanomedicine Products"
December 10, 2021
Watch the December 2021 presentationTeddy Johnson, PE, MBA
Director of Technology Development, Institute of Translation Health Sciences, University of Washington
"How to Know if You Have a Marketable Idea"
October 28, 2021
Watch the October 2021 presentationStephen D. Fening, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Director, Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership, Case Western Reserve University
Cheryl Thompson, PhD
Assistant Dean of Education Initiatives, School of Medicine; Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University
"Developing the Next Generation of Translational Biomedical Scientists"
May 4, 2021
Ellen Purpus, PhD
Assistant Vice President, Enterprise and Innovation, University of Nevada, Reno
"Shedding a Light on Managing Conflicts of Interest"
March 25, 2021
Watch the March 2021 presentation
Bryan McRae, MD
Executive Director (Interim) Center for Medical Innovation, University of Utah School of Medicine
"Surgical Development and Entrepreneurship"
February 12, 2021
Watch the February 2021 presentationJonathan Wall, PhD
"The Road to a Collaborative Corporate-Academic Partnership for Biotechnology"
January 27, 2021
Watch the January 2021 presentationPatrick D. Walker, MD
Founder and Staff Renal Pathologist, Arkana Laboratories
"Arkana Laboratories: The Story"
December 11, 2020
Watch the December 2020 presentationLili Portilla, MPA
NCATS SBIR/STTR Program Director, NIH
"Accelerating Your Research to the Commercialization Stage"
November 18, 2020
Watch the November 2020 presentationIan McClure, JD, LLM
Executive Director, Office of Technology Commercialization, University of Kentucky
Liz Knapp, MS
Program Manager, Office of Technology Commercialization, University of Kentucky
Co-Manager, Southeast XLerator Network (Hub & Communications)
Almesha Campbell
Assistant Vice President, Research and Economic Development, Jackson State University
"EnRICH Program Inaugural Year - Looking for Champions and Collaborators"
September 22, 2020
Watch the September 2020 presentationJohn Chavez, MBA
President of New Mexico Angels Investment Group
"Moving Medical Technology from the Lab to the Market"
March 26, 2020
Watch the March 2020 presentationMonica Jablonski, PhD, FARVO
Professor of Ophthalmology, Anatomy and Neurobiology, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
"The First Step Is Always the Hardest"
January 10, 2020
Watch the January 2020 presentationKarim I. Budhwani
CEO-Scientist for elixir international and Visiting Scientist, The University of Alabama Birmingham and Coe College
"Leading the Innovation and New Knowledge Driven Economy of the Future"
November 8, 2019
Watch the November 2019 presentationSharon C. Ballard
President/CEO for Enable Ventures, Inc. and NuShores Biosciences, LLC
"Leveraging Non-Dilutive Federal Funding to Springboard Science & Technology Ventures"
September 13, 2019
Watch the September 2019 presentationJeff Stinson, CPA, MBA
Founder and Director, HealthTech Arkansas; Executive Director, Fund for Arkansas’ Future
“HealthTech Arkansas and its Contributions to Healthcare Innovation in Arkansas”
April 12, 2019
Watch the April 2019 presentationJim Baxendale
Director of the Whiteboard 2 Boardroom Program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Innovation Center
"University/Hospital Innovators and Technology Transfer"
January 11, 2019
View January 2019 presentationChris West
Entrepreneur in Residence, University of Tennessee Research Foundation; President, ZeroTo510 Accelerator
"What We’ve Learned in Life Sciences Innovation: Practical Tips in Translational Research"
December 14, 2018
Watch the December 2018 presentationLaura P. James, MD
Director, UAMS Translational Research Institute; Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical and Translational Research; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
"SMALL Business Grants: BIG Opportunities"
October 12, 2018
Watch the October 2018 presentationMolly Wasko, PhD
Collat School of Business Associate Dean for Research, Innovation and Faculty Success; I-Corps Program Director; CCTS Executive Council Member; the University of Alabama at Birmingham
“I-Corps@NCATS Workshop”
September 14, 2018
Watch the September 2018 presentationJeffery H. Moran, MD
Chief Executive Officer, PinPoint Testing, Associate Professor at UAMS
"An Unorthodox Path to Entrepreneurial Success"
April 10, 2018
Watch the April 2018 presentationDuane D. Miller, PhD, NAI
Professor Emeritus, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UTHSC
“From Androgen Receptor Ligand Discovery to Potential Therapeutic Uses”
March 13, 2018
View the March 2018 presentationSameer Ather, MD, PhD
Co-founder and CEO, XpertDox, LLC, Former Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Disease, the University of Alabama at Birmingham
“Healthcare’s Digital Future”
January 9, 2018
Watch the January 2018 presentationDr. Jay Gandy
Professor and Chair at UAMS, Founding Partner, Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health (CTEH), LLC
“Lessons Learned from the Transition of Scientist to Businessman”
September 12, 2017
Watch the September 2017 presentation