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Events

Department Seminars

If you would like to speak with any of these people during their visit, or need additional information, please contact Stephanie Scoville.

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“Insights into RNA Folding In Vivo by Complementary Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches”

Philip Bevilacqua, PhD - Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Center for RNA Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

 Mar 11, 2026 @ 3:00 p.m.
 Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)

Host: T32 trainee, Olivia Hiltke and Dr. David Mathews (co-sponsored by Dr. Lynne Maquat, PI & Dr. Jeffrey Hayes, Co-PI and by the RNA Structure & Function Cluster)

2026 Upstate NY RNA Symposium

Flyer for the event

 Mar 15, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.

Host: The RNA Institute, U. of Albany & Center for RNA Biology, U. Rochester

“Target Release During miRNA Silencing”

Leemor Joshua-Tor, PhD - HHMI Investigator; W. M. Keck Professor of Structural Biology; Director of Research, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Retreat Flyer

 

 Mar 18, 2026 @ 1:00 p.m.
 School of Medicine and Dentistry | Class of '62 Aud. (G-9425)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat and Dr. Jeffrey Hayes (co-sponsored by Graduates Working in Science (GWIS))

GWIS - “Always Looking Forward”

Leemor Joshua-Tor, PhD - HHMI Investigator; W. M. Keck Professor of Structural Biology; Director of Research, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

 Mar 19, 2026 @ 3:00 p.m.
 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud (1-7619)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat (cosponsored by the NIH NIGMS T32 in CBMS)

“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)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure & Function Cluster)

“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)

Host: Dr. Jeffrey Hayes

“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)

Host: T32 past trainee, Abby Manning and Dr. Eric Wagner (co-sponsored by Dr. Lynne Maquat, PI & Dr. Jeffrey Hayes, Co-PI; Graduates Working in Science (GWIS), and the RNA Society & Lexogen)

GWIS - TBA

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)

Host: T32 past trainee, Abby Manning and Dr. Eric Wagner (cosponsored by the NIH NIGMS T32 in CBMS)

“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)

Host: Dr. Paul Boutz

“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)

Host: Dr. Mitch O’Connell and Dr. Lynne Maquat