July 10 – Drink It In
Talk topic: From Idea to Investment: What You Need to Know Before Talking to Venture Capitalists
Led by John Francis, Partner at Stout Street Capital
June 26 – Kyriacos A. Athanasiou, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Director, DELTAi (Driving Engineering & Life-science Translational Advances @ Irvine)
Samueli School of Engineering
Talk topic: Translation of Bioengineering Advances
June 5 – Drink It In
Talk topic: Building Entrepreneurial Success: Tools and Guidance for CSU Innovators, led by Bill Hirsch, Mentor and Ambassador, SCORE
Learn how SCORE can be a resource for CSU faculty, researchers, and student entrepreneurs working to translate ideas into real-world impact. SCORE is a national nonprofit that provides free, confidential mentoring and business support for innovators at all stages. This session will feature a panel of SCORE mentors—Bill Hirsch, Jim Vernon, Mike Forney, and Mark Heinrich—who bring decades of experience in commercialization, product strategy, startup operations, and business planning. Whether you’re exploring a startup, preparing for licensing, or seeking guidance on growth strategy, discover how SCORE can complement the tech transfer process and help accelerate your venture.
May 29, 2025 – Research Seminar with University of Colorado’s Bone-Anchored Limb Research Group (BALRG)
Featured speakers: Jason Stoneback, M.D., Brecca Gaffney, Ph.D., Cory Christiansen, PT, Ph.D.
Talk title: Current Clinical and Research Advancements for Osseointegrated Bone-Anchored Limbs
May 22, 2025 – Trailblazing (Graduate) Minds in Innovation
Sit down with other graduate students and faculty to:
- Write
- Collaborate
- Hear what others are working on
- Network with graduates across campus
May 8, 2025
Laura Tormey
Manager of Product Development at CytexOrtho
Talk title: Beyond Proof of Concept: The Journey from Idea to Product
May 1, 2025
Dennis Discher, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Robert D. Bent Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Learn more about Dennis Discher
Talk title: Mechanoregulation of Cancer Mutations & Cooperative Intrudopodia of Tumoricidal Macrophages
April 24, 2025
Translational Talks
Join us for two fun and enlightening talks discussing effects of gravity and ionizing radiation on humans in space, what we can learn from these effects on possible long-term space travel, and how to apply that knowledge to make those missions safe and feasible
Talk title: Translational Solutions to Biomedical Challenges in Space
Dr. Mike Weil will present, “Sex, Squirrels, and Rocket Science: Space Radiation Risks to Astronauts” and Dr. Susan Bailey will present “Twins, Telomeres, and Tourists – in Space!”
April 17 2025
Kate E. Creevy, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)
Texas A&M University
Talk title: The Dog Aging Project: Translational Discovery with 50,000 Companion Dogs
April 10, 2025 – Trailblazing (Graduate) Minds in Innovation
Sit down with other graduate students and faculty to:
- Write
- Collaborate
- Hear what others are working on
- Network with graduates across campus
April 3, 2025
This workshop is for all graduate students interested in translational medical research. Free food!
Sit down with other graduate students and faculty to:
- Write
- Collaborate
- Hear what others are working on
- Network with graduates across campus
Talk title: Trailblazing (Graduate) Minds in Innovation
March 13, 2025
CSU STRATA’s Drink It In
Talk topic: Protect Before You Publish
March 6, 2025
Steve Simske, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Professor of Systems Engineering
Talk title: How a craniofacial implant start-up failed in its initial form and how it led to considerable later success—the value of entrepreneurial ventures even when they “fail”
Feb 27, 2025
David Bark, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Talk title: Getting the blood pumping: addressing hemostatic complications in (patho)physiological flow
Feb 20, 2025
James McCarthy, M.D.
Legacy Medical Group
Hand and Reconstructive Surgery at Good Samaritan
Talk Title: Imaging Nerves with X-Ray? The Frontier of Neurography Using Ionizing Radiation
Feb 13, 2025
Research Seminar with Johnna S. Temenoff, Ph.D.
WH Coulter Distinguished Professor
Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Tech/Emory University
Talk title: “Cell-based therapies for treatment of musculoskeletal injuries”
March 27, 2025
Talk topic: Virtual fencing uses GPS collars to contain or exclude livestock, providing greater flexibility than traditional fencing options and unlocking new possibilities for managing livestock and the land
- Mike and Danna Camblin, Owner operators of Camblin Livestock in NW Colorado
- Sharl Liebergreen, GM of Gallagher Animal Management; Partner and senior consultant at AbacusBio in New Zealand and Zoetis Genetics
- Tony Vorster, Research Scientist at CSU’s Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory; Lead Science Advisor for NASA DEVELOP; Co-leader of the Western Ranch Management and Ecosystem Stewardship program
- William Burnidge, Deputy director of The Nature Conservancy’s Regenerative Grazing Lands strategy in North America; Leader of TNC’s work with the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
Location: TMI 3rd floor, Grand Event Hall
Time: 3:00-5 p.m.
Feb. 6, 2025
CSU STRATA’s Drink It In
Talk topic: Provisional Patents: What they do, what to file, and what to avoid
Jan 30, 2025
Commercialization with Todd Bandhauer, Ph.D.
Professor
Director of Research, End Market, and Commercialization Hub CoLab, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University
Talk topic: Dr. Bandhauer will overview his commercialization journey from his early days in industry through his time at CSU today