Department Seminars
If you would like to speak with any of these people during their visit, or need additional information, please contact Stephanie Scoville.
“The RNA Regulation in Nuclear Bodies”
Ling-Ling Chen, PhD - Professor, and Director, State Key Laboratory of RNA Innovation, Science and Engineering (RISE), Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Apr 06, 2026 @ 3:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Lower Adolph Aud. (1-7619)
“Bridging Genome Structure and Function: Linking Chromosome Architecture, Chromatin Modifications, and Gene Expression”
Jill Dowen, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, and of Biology; Associate Director, Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB); Member, Integrative Program for Biological & Genome Sciences (iBGS); Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Apr 08, 2026 @ 3:00 p.m.
Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)
“Understanding Transcription in the Context of Genome Organization”
Seychelle Vos, PhD - Associate Professor of Biology, HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar; Department of Biology, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Apr 15, 2026 @ 3:00 p.m.
Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)
GWIS - "Beyond the Next Experiment: Crafting a Career with a Through-Line"
Seychelle Vos, PhD - Associate Professor of Biology, HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar; Department of Biology, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Apr 16, 2026 @ 3:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud (1-7619)
“Cancer-Specific Remodeling of the Transcription Machinery Identifies Targetable Vulnerabilities”
Harri Itkonen, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Molecular Biology, EpiGen, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; EpiGen, Medical Division, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway; Department of Biochemistry and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Apr 23, 2026 @ 3:00 p.m.
Medical Center | Lower Adolph Aud. (1-7619)
“Replication and Host Impact of Circular RNAs in Bacteria”
Andrew Varble, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Apr 29, 2026 @ 3:00 p.m.
Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)