Events

Deepika Polineni, MD, MPH - Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine; Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

 Apr 18, 2024 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Lower Adolph Aud (1-7619)

Host: Dr. John Lueck

Deepika Polineni, MD, MPH - Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine; Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

 Apr 17, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307

Host: Dr. John Lueck (co-sponsored by Graduate Women in Science)

Sarah Slavoff, PhD - Associate Professor of Chemistry and of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry Member, Institute for Biomolecular Design and Discovery, Yale University, New Haven, CT

GWIS Flyer

 Mar 21, 2024 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Lower Adolph Aud (1-7619)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat, co-sponsored by the NIH NIGMS T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences (CBMS) (Maquat PI, Hayes Co-PI)

Sarah Slavoff, PhD - Associate Professor of Chemistry and of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, and Member of the Institute for Biomolecular Design and Discovery, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Our Keynote Retreat Speaker this year is Dr. Sarah Slavoff, PhD, Associate Professor of Chemistry and of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, and Member of the Institute for Biomolecular Design and Discovery, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Her talk title is “Dark Matter of the Human Genome”. Her host is Dr. Lynne Maquat, and the retreat is co-sponsored by Graduate Women in Science (GWIS).

Back by popular demand, there will be a Wellness & Resilience Panel following the Keynote, from 3:15 – 4:15 pm for students, postdocs, and lab techs only (no faculty). The featured panelists are:

• Kathryn Dorsheimer, PhD, Director of Training, University Counseling Center; Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, UR
• Kermin Martínez-Hernández, PhD, Principal Facilitator, Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER); Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, St. John Fisher University
• Adrienne Morgan, PhD, Richard Feldman Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, UR; Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, UR Medical Center; Associate Professor for the Department of Health Humanities & Bioethics, the Warner School of Education, and the School of Nursing, UR
• Amber Rivera, MSW, Director of Learner Life and Wellness, Graduate Education & Postdoctoral Affairs, UR School of Medicine and Dentistry

Dr. Slavoff (the T32 Retreat Keynote) will also be presenting at the GWIS Meeting on Thursday, March 21st, from 3:00 – 4:00 pm in Adolph Lower Aud (1-7619). Her talk title is “My Journey in Chemical Biology”.

Event flyer

 Mar 20, 2024 @ 1:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 Aud (G-9425)

Jeffrey Ring, PhD - Health Psychologist, Leadership Coach, and Health Justice Champion, Los Angeles, CA

The following presentations aim to provide reflective space for participants to explore the power and importance of faculty roles in mentoring. More specifically, these sessions will explore the variations of mentoring, coaching, and sponsoring learners, and the requisite skills and behaviors for success. In addition, we will explore the research basis behind best practices for delivering feedback with assertiveness and compassion. These sessions will be crafted and facilitated to be playful, experiential, and engaging, with elements drawing from narrative educational approaches and skill practice. The sessions will also explore the impact of enlightened leadership, psychological safety and inclusion, and empathic communication on the mentor-learner relationship.

Prior registration required; register by Feb 7th here: https://forms.gle/wnFN8UqZuszsUCxM7

• Dr. Ring's Bio
• Workshop Descriptions

Wednesday, February 14th, 2024

Thursday, February 15th, 2024 (all workshops to be held in Evarts Lounge 1W-133, Helen Wood Hall)

Suggested material for those who want a deeper dive:

• Three Research-Based Lessons to Improve your Mentoring
  https://www.science.org/content/article/three-research-based-lessons-improve-your-mentoring
• What’s a Mentor?
  https://journals.stfm.org/familymedicine/2023/march/editorial-march23/
• 12 Effective Mentoring Skills
  https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/mentorship-skills
• Reverse Mentoring to Enhance Research Integrity Climate
  https://bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13104-022-06098-w
• Institute of Youth Development and Excellence
  https://iyde.org/blog/mentoring-is-a-core-life-skill/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA9YugBhCZARIsAACXxeJ2TFVco1NOAfNNW6dX7w_uAZ_YgFKgXRBi4-N4PPDjghiIMB6KGRwaAuvjEALw_wcB

URMC Mentoring Workshop Flyer

 Feb 14, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m.

Host: Supplement to the NIH NIGMS T32 in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences

Anita Corbett, PhD; Kimberly Mowry, PhD; Karin Musier-Forsyth, PhD - Emory College of Arts and Sciences; Brown University; The Ohio State University

The T32 External Advisory Committee will also be presenting on Wednesday, November 15th at 2 p.m. through 3:30 p.m. in Adolph Lower Aud (1-7619), advertised in the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics Seminar Series. 

• Anita Corbett, PhD, Samuel C. Dobbs Professor, Department of Biology; Senior Associate Dean of Research, Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Atlanta, GA
• Kimberly Mowry, PhD, Robin Chemers Neustein Professor of Biomedicine; Chair, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI
• Karin Musier-Forsyth, PhD, Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 

Event Flyer

 Nov 16, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Ryan Case Method (1-9576)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat (PI) and Dr. Jeff Hayes (Co-PI); co-sponsored by the NIH NIGMS T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences, the RNA Society, and Lexogen

Anita Corbett, PhD; Kimberly Mowry, PhD; Karin Musier-Forsyth, PhD - Emory College of Arts and Sciences; Brown University; The Ohio State University

Wednesday, November 15th talks: 

• Anita Corbett, PhD, Samuel C. Dobbs Professor, Department of Biology; Senior Associate Dean of Research, Emory College of Arts & Sciences, Atlanta, GA
  "An RNA binding protein modulates m6A modification of key RNA targets"
• Kimberly Mowry, PhD, Robin Chemers Neustein Professor of Biomedicine; Chair, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI
  "Novel RNP transport granules drive mRNA localization"
• Karin Musier-Forsyth, PhD, Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 
  "How a two-nucleotide difference in a 9.4 kilobase genome determines HIV-1 viral RNA fate"

The T32 External Advisory Committee will also be presenting a Graduate Women in Science Career Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, November 16th at 3 p.m. in Ryan Case Method (1-9576), advertised in GWIS. 

Event Flyer

 Nov 15, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud (1-7619)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat (PI), and Dr. Jeff Hayes (Co-PI); co-sponsored by GWIS, the RNA Society, and Lexogen

Marlies P. Rossmann, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester

Dr. Rossmann will also be presenting a seminar in the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics series on *Wednesday, October 11th* titled “Dissecting Metabolic Gene Regulatory Networks in Hematopoiesis” at 2 p.m. in K-307 (3-6408).

*Please note this is the week before* 

 Oct 19, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of ‘62 (G-9425)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Cassandra Hayne, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

 Sep 21, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | TBD

Host: Dr. Paul Boutz & Dr. Lynne Maquat (co-sponsored by the RNA Society and Lexogen)

Cassandra Hayne, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

 Sep 20, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Paul Boutz & Dr. Lynne Maquat (co-sponsored by the RNA Society & Lexogen and Graduate Women in Science GWIS)

Ana Jimenez, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

 Apr 20, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud 1-7619

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat (co-sponsored by the RNA Society and Lexogen)

Jerry Workman, PhD - Investigator; Director of Postdoc Affairs, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO

Our Keynote Retreat Speaker this year is Dr. Jerry Workman, Investigator; Director of Postdoc Affairs, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO. His talk title is “Signaling through Chromatin for Transcription and Metabolism”. His host is Dr. Jeff Hayes. The T32 Retreat this year will be co-sponsored by Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) and a supplement to the NIH NIGMS T32 in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences.

New this year, there will be a Wellness and Resilience Panel following the Keynote, from 3:15 – 4:15 pm, moderated by Dr. Jeff Hayes. The featured panelists are:

• Brigid Cahill, PhD, Director, University Counseling Center,; Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Rochester
• Kermin Martínez-Hernández, PhD, Principal Facilitator, Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER); Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, St. John Fisher University
• Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, Dr. Laurie Sands Distinguished Professor of Families & Health; Director, UR Medicine Physician Communication Coaching Program; Chief of Psychology and Director, Institute for the Family, Department of Psychiatry; Vice Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester
• Adrienne Morgan, PhD, Vice President and Senior Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion; Associate Professor, Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics; Associate Professor, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester.

 Mar 15, 2023 @ 1:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 Auditorium (G-9425)

Host: Dr. Jeffrey Hayes (co-sponsored by Graduate Women in Science GWIS)

Jerry Workman, PhD - Investigator; Director of Postdoc Affairs, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO

 Mar 14, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of ‘62 G-9425

Host: Dr. Jeffrey Hayes

Jeffrey Ring, PhD - Health Psychologist, Leadership Coach, and Health Justice Champion, Los Angeles, CA

Prior registration required, space is limited. View Workshop Descriptions 

 Feb 16, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Helen Wood Hall | Evarts Lounge 1W-133

Host: Drs. Lynne Maquat, Jeffrey Hayes, and Paul Boutz; co-sponsored by a supplement to the NIH NIGMS T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences (Maquat PI, Hayes Co-PI)

Isabel Aznarez, PhD - Co-Founder and Group VP, Discovery Research, Stoke Therapeutics, Inc., Bedford, MA

 Dec 01, 2022 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud (1-7619)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Isabel Aznarez, PhD - Co-Founder and Group VP, Discovery Research, Stoke Therapeutics, Inc., Bedford, MA

 Nov 30, 2022 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat and Dr. John Lueck (co-sponsored by Graduate Women in Science)

Kermin Martínez-Hernández, PhD - *Mandatory for past and current T32 in CBMS Trainees and open to everyone.*, Principal Facilitator, Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research CIMER); Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, St. John Fisher University, Rochester, NY

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS)

2022 Fall Seminar Series

Kermin Martínez-Hernández, PhD

Principal Facilitator, Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research CIMER); Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry,
St. John Fisher University, Rochester, NY

Host: Dr. Paul Boutz; co-sponsored by a supplement to the NIH NIGMS Predoctoral T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences (CBMS)
(Lynne Maquat, PI; Jeffrey Hayes, Co-PI)

“Building mentee self-efficacy:

a toolbox for wellness and resilience”

*Mandatory for past and current T32 in CBMS Trainees and open to everyone.*

Thursday, November 17, 2022

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Adolph Lower Aud (1-7619)

Refreshments will be served.

GWIS is chaired by Lynne Maquat, PhD and
co-chaired by Catherine Ovitt, PhD

 Nov 17, 2022 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud 1-7619

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat and Dr. Paul Boutz; co-sponsored by a supplement to the NIH T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences

Kermin Martínez-Hernández, PhD - *Mandatory for past and current T32 in CBMS Trainees; open to all graduate students.*, Principal Facilitator, Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER); Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, St. John Fisher University, Rochester, NY

NIH NIGMS T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences (CBMS)
Fall 2022 Workshop Series Presents:

Kermin Martínez-Hernández, PhD

Principal Facilitator, Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER); Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry,
St. John Fisher University, Rochester, NY

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat; sponsored by a supplement to the
NIH NIGMS T32 in CBMS

Wellness and Resilience Workshop for Graduate Students

*Mandatory for past and current T32 in CBMS Trainees; open to all graduate students.*

The learning objectives for this session will be: (a) Increase understanding of wellness and resilience and their influence on mentor-mentee interactions; (b) Recognize the impact of traumatic experiences on the mentor-mentee relationship and acquire skills to manage them, and (c) Identify concrete strategies for learning about and building resilience. Through a case study, participants will be able to experience first-hand how a graduate student went through a traumatic event and provide strategies to build resilience in dealing with the situation presented. In the end, some concrete resilience strategies will be shared with the participants.

Thursday, November 17, 2022

1:00 – 2:45 p.m.

Ryan Case Method Room (1-9576)

Refreshments will be served.

 Nov 17, 2022 @ 1:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Ryan Case Method Rm 1-9576

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat; sponsored by a supplement to the NIH NIGMS Predoctoral T32 in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences (CBMS)

Anita Corbett, PhD; Karin Musier-Forsyth, PhD; Kimberly Mowry, PhD - Robin Chemers Neustein Professor of Biomedicine; Chair, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI; Samuel C. Dobbs Professor, Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

 Nov 09, 2022 @ 9:00 a.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 Aud. (G-9425)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat (PI) and Dr. Jeff Hayes (Co-PI); co-sponsored by the NIH T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences

Madeline (Maddie) Sofia, PhD - Science Communicator, National Public Radio (NPR), Boulder, CO

 Oct 20, 2022 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 Aud. (G-9425)

Host: Dr. Elaine Smolock

Paul Boutz, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics; Member, Center for RNA Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

 Sep 15, 2022 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Auditorium (1-7619)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Karen Adelman, PhD - Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School; Associate Member, Broad Institute, Boston, MA

 May 05, 2022 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat and Xavier Rambout

Joe Palca, PhD - Science Correspondent, NPR

 Apr 21, 2022 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud, 1-769

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Joe Palca, PhD - Science Correspondent, NPR

 Apr 21, 2022 @ 1:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of ‘62 Aud, G-9425

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Eva Nogales, PhD - Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA

 Mar 17, 2022 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat (Co-sponsored by Graduate Student NIH T32 Retreat in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences)

Eva Nogales, PhD - Professor; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA

 Mar 16, 2022 @ 1:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 (G-9425)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat, PI, and Dr. Jeffrey Hayes, Co-PI, NIH T32 in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences (Co-sponsored by GWIS)

Bil Clemons, PhD - Arthur and Marian Hanisch Memorial Professor of Biochemistry, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

 Feb 17, 2022 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat and Dr. Clara Kielkopf

Adrienne L. Morgan, PhD - Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, University of Rochester Medical Center; Senior Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion, School of Medicine and Dentistry; Associate Professor, Division of Medical Humanities and Bioethics; Associate Professor, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester

 Feb 03, 2022 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Lucy Taylor, PhD - Junior Research Fellow, Christ Church College/ Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, England

 Nov 18, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Catherine Ovitt

Clayton Cox, PhD - Assistant Director for Federal Relations, Office of Government & Community Relations, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

 Oct 21, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Catherine Ovitt

Meemanage (DD) DeZoysa, PhD - Scientist, Molecular/Viral Vector Biology, Elevatebio, Waltham MA

 Sep 16, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Taylor Uccello, Ashlin Poruthoor, Lily Cisco, Shraddha Shah

 May 20, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat and Dr. Catherine Ovitt

Taylor Uccello (IMV, Gerber Lab), Ashlin Poruthoor (BSCB, Grossfield Lab), Lily Cisco (CMPP, Lueck Lab), Shraddha Sha (NGP, Briggs Lab)

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar

 May 20, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Lynne Maquat, PhD

Erik Sontheimer, PhD - Pillar Chair in Biomedical Research; Professor and Vice Chair, RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar

 Apr 15, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Igor Yurovskiy - J.P. Morgan Private Client Advisor, Senior Vice President-Investments, Chase Private Client, Pittsford, NY

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar

 Mar 18, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Celia Schiffer, PhD - Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology; Gladys Smith Martin Chair in Oncology; Director, Institute of Drug Resistance, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar

 Feb 11, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Clara Kielkopf and Dr. Joseph Wedekind

Amanda Larracuente, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar

 Jan 21, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Makaía Papasergi-Scott, PhD - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory of Georgios Skiniotis, Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar

 Nov 19, 2020 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Rachel Meyers, PhD - Entrepreneur in Residence, Third Rock Ventures, Boston, MA

 Oct 15, 2020 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Elaine M. Smolock, PhD - Director of Writing Services and Training Grant Development, Center for Professional Development, Graduate Education & Postdoctoral Affairs; PREP Co-Director, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY

 Sep 17, 2020 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Brigid Cahill, Ph.D. - Director, University Counseling Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

 Feb 20, 2020 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud 1-7619

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Siobhan Julian, Ph.D. - AP Chemistry and Regents Chemistry, Webster Schroeder High School, New York State Master Teacher - Finger Lakes, New York State POGIL Mentor, Webster, NY

 Jan 16, 2020 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Jeff Hayes

Susan L. Ackerman, Ph.D. - Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Steven W. Kuffler Chair, Department of Biology; Professor, Department of Cell and Molecular Medicine, UC San Diego Medical School, La Jolla, CA

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar

 Nov 21, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud | 1-7619

Host: Dr. Eric Phizicky (co-sponsored by RNA Society & Lexogen)

Susan L. Ackerman, Ph.D. - Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Steven W. Kuffler Chair, Department of Biology; Professor, Department of Cell and Molecular Medicine, UC San Diego Medical School, La Jolla, CA

 Nov 21, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud 1-7619

Host: Dr. Eric Phizicky

Katrin Karbstein, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Scripps Research Institute; HHMI Faculty Scholar, Jupiter, FL

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar

 Nov 14, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Ryan Case Method | 1-9576

Host: Drs. Lynne Maquat and Dmitri Ermolenko (co-sponsored by RNA Society & Lexogen)

Katrin Karbstein, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Scripps Research Institute, HHMI Faculty Scholar, Jupiter, FL

 Nov 14, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Ryan Case Method Room 1-9576

Host: Drs. Lynne Maquat and Dmitri Ermolenko

Stefanie DeVito, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

 Oct 17, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Ryan Case Method Room 1-9576

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Tracy Johnson, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology, UCLA; Cecilia & Keith Terasaki Endowed Chair in the Life Sciences; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor; Los Angeles, CA

 Sep 12, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud 1-7619

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Brigid Cahill, Ph.D. - Director, University Counseling Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

 Apr 18, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud 1-7619

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Jennifer C. Darnell, Ph.D. - Research Associate Professor, Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Professor, Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

 Mar 21, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud 1-7619

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat (co-sponsored by the RNA Society and Lexogen)

Sara Cherry, Ph.D. - Professor of Microbiology; Scientific Director, High-throughput Screening Core; Director, Program for Chemogenomic Discovery University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

 Feb 21, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of ‘62 Aud G-9425

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Sara Cherry, Ph.D. - Professor of Microbiology; Scientific Director, High-throughput Screening Core; Director, Program for Chemogenomic Discovery University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

 Feb 20, 2019 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D. - Associate Deputy Director, Office of the Director National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

 Jan 17, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud 1-7619

Host: Dr. Catherine Ovitt

Amanda E. Hargrove, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Chemistry and of Biochemistry Duke University, Durham, NC

 Nov 15, 2018 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Ryan Case Method Room 1-9576

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Annabelle Kleist, Ph.D. - Director, Teen Health & Success Partnership; UR Inclusive Climate Leadership Fellow; Center for Community Health & Prevention University of Rochester Medical Center

 Oct 18, 2018 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud 1-7619

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Kristen W. Lynch, Ph.D. - Chair and Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

 Sep 20, 2018 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Ryan Case Method Room 1-9576

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Christine E. Schaner Tooley, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

 Apr 19, 2018 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud 1-7619

Host: Dr. Mark Dumont

Kristian Baker, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

 Mar 13, 2018 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Ryan Case Method Room 1-9576

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Michelle Janelsins-Benton, Ph.D., M.P.H. - Associate Professor of Surgery, Radiation Oncology, and Neuroscience; Director, Cancer Control and Psychoneuroimmunology Laboratory; Chair of Translational Research, URCC NCORP Research Base Member, Wilmot Cancer Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

 Feb 15, 2018 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of 62 Aud G-9425

Host: Dr. Catherine Ovitt

Melanie Preston, Ph.D. - Scientific Instructional Designer, Promega; Madison, WI

 Jan 18, 2018 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud 1-7619

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Sarah Walker, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY (Co-Sponsored by the RNA Society)

 Nov 16, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | 1-9576 Ryan Case Method Room

Host: Dr. Dmitri Ermolenko

Anita Hopper, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

 Oct 12, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | 1-7619 Adolph Lower Auditorium

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Emily Desmet Ledgerwood, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY

 Sep 21, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | 1-9576 Ryan Case Method Room

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Jane Skok, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Pathology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY

 May 15, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Lower Adolph Aud 1-7619

Dr. Feng Zhang - HHMI – Simons Faculty Scholar; Investigator, Mc Govern Institute Associate Professor, Department of Biological Engineering and Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Core Member, Broad Institute of MIT, Cambridge, MA

 Apr 19, 2017 @ 3:15 a.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 Auditorium (G-9425)

Eleanor Goldfarb - Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

 Mar 16, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Neuman room 1-6823

Xiaoju Max Ma, PhD - Research Leader, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., Pleasanton, CA

 Feb 16, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Auditorium (1-7619)

Cynthia Zhang, PhD, JD - Intellectual Property Attorney, UR Ventures, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

 Jan 19, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Auditorium (1-7619)