Education / Graduate Education / PhD Programs / Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Events Events Retreats T32 Retreat Biophysics Retreat Biochemistry Retreat Event Photos Seminar Calendars B&B Fall 2021 Department Seminar Series B&B Fall 2020-Spring 2021 Student Seminar Series Department Seminars If you would like to speak with any of these people during their visit, or need additional information, please contact Stephanie Scoville. Upcoming20222021202020192018Dean's Lecture: TBALynne Elizabeth Maquat, PhD - J. Lowell Orbison Distinguished Service Alumni Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Director, Center for RNA Biology Sep 13, 2021 @ 4:00 p.m.More info about Dr. MaquatGraduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar Series: "Transitioning from Academia to Industry"Meemanage (DD) DeZoysa, PhD - Scientist, Molecular/Viral Vector Biology, Elevatebio, Waltham MA Sep 16, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat DBB Seminar: "Visualize and Manipulate Single Allele and RNA in Live Cells"Bin Wu, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Sep 22, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.Host: Dr. Xin Li (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure and Function Cluster) DBB Seminar: "Weighted Ensemble Simulations of Long-Timescale Dynamics: From Chemical Reactions to SARS-CoV-2"Lillian T. Chong, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Sep 29, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.Host: Dr. Alan Grossfield (co-sponsored by the Bioinformatics Cluster) DBB Seminar: "RNA-based Mechanisms of DNA Virus Restriction"John Karijolich, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Oct 13, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.Host: Dr. Yi-Tao Yu (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure and Function Cluster) DBB Seminar: “What is There to Eat Around Here? How Nutrient Availability Impacts Tumor Biology”Alex Muir, PhD - Assistant Professor, Ben May Department for Cancer Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Oct 20, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.Host: Dr. Joshua Munger and Dr. Isaac Harris Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar Series: "Polymers to Policy; Perspective on a Winding Path"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: Dr. Lynne Maquat DBB Seminar: “Security Checkpoint in Genome Defense: The Functions of Germ Granules in Small RNA-mediated Genome Surveillance”Heng-Chi Lee, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Oct 27, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.Host: Dr. Xin Li (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure and Function Cluster) DBB Seminar: "RNA Editing by Adenosine Deaminases that Act on RNA (ADARs)"Peter A. Beal, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA Nov 03, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.Host: Dr. Yi-Tao Yu (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure and Function Cluster) DBB Seminar: “Novel Technologies for High Throughput Measurements of Translation”Can Cenik, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, TX Nov 10, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.Host: Dr. Xin Li (co-sponsored by the Bioinformatics Cluster and the RNA Structure & Function Cluster) Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar Series: “Tips and Tricks for Surviving and Thriving in your PhD”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 DBB Seminar: "Transposon-encoded CRISPR-Cas Systems Direct RNA-Guided DNA Integration"Sam Sternberg, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY Apr 06, 2022 @ 2:00 p.m.Host: Dr. Mitchell O’Connell (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure and Function Cluster)