CMPR Symposium
Center for Membrane Protein Research
17th Annual Research Symposium
Monday, April 27, 2026
Registration is free! Please register if you plan to attend.
Keynote Presentation by Dr. Susan K. Buchanan Ph.D.
Deputy Scientific Director,
National Institute of Diabetes
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases,
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
| Time | Event Schedule |
| 9:00-9:30 a.m. | Registration and Light Breakfast |
| 9:30-10:00 a.m. | Welcome & Opening Statements |
| 10:00-12:00 p.m. | Morning Session: New CMPR Members |
| 10: 00-10: 30 a.m. | Dr. Kai Zhang, Ph.D. (TTU, Dept. of Biological Sciences) Lipid Metabolism in Leishmania-Host Interaction |
| 10: 30-11: 00 a.m. | Dr. Xue Wen Ng, Ph.D. (TTUHSC, School of Medicine, Dept. of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics) Probing the molecular pathways regulating glucose homeostasis in the Islets of Langerhans |
| 11:00-11:30 a.m. | Dr. Marcos Matamoros Campos, Ph.D. (TTUHSC, School of Medicine, Dept. of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics) Mechanism of ion selectivity and gating in K2P channels |
| 11:00-11:30 a.m. | Dr. Dima Bolmatov, Ph.D. (TTU, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) Electromechanical Coupling in Phospholipid Membranes, the Myelin Sheath, and Living Cells |
| 12: 00-1: 00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 p.m. | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Susan K. Buchanan, Ph.D. |
| 2:30-3:00 p.m. | Dr. Susan K. Buchanan, Ph.D. (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases [NIDDK], NIH) Advances in Understanding Ton and Tol Motor Proteins |
| 3: 00- 5: 00 p.m. | Lightning Talks |
| 5:00-5:30 p.m. | Poster Session & Competition |
| 5:30-7:00 p.m. | Closing Ceremonies and Remarks |
| 5:30-7:00 p.m. | Reception |