Neurobiology Special Seminar: Staci Bilbo: Cells, circuits, and systems: Neurobiology in a changing world
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS), Duke Integrative Immunobiology, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, and Psychology and Neuroscience
Monday, May 18, 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Staci Bilbo
DQC Seminar Series: Photonic quantum sensing using entangled photons
Sponsor(s):
Duke Quantum Center
Monday, May 18, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
550 Chesterfield Building
Shigeki Takeuchi, Professor, Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Digital Science and Engineering, Kyoto University
CANCELLED: Neurobiology Seminar: Lauren Orefice
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Lauren Orefice
Triangle Nuclear Theory Colloquium - Three-body dynamics of hadrons
Sponsor(s):
Physics
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
UNC Phillips Hall, Room 207
Sebastian Dawid
Neurobiology Special Seminar: Dwight Bergles: Wrapping the brain: How myelin is generated across space and time
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS), Duke Integrative Immunobiology, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Dwight Bergles
DQC Seminar Series: Scalable Register-Based Trapped-Ion Quantum Processors with Near-Field Microwave Gates
Sponsor(s):
Duke Quantum Center
Thursday, May 21, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
550 Chesterfield Building
Florian Ungerechts, Ph.D. Candidate, Trapped-Ion Quantum Engineering Group, Leibniz University of Hannover
ORBIT Hub: Propensity Score Weighting for Causal Subgroup Analysis
Thursday, May 21, 2026
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Laine Thomas, PhD
Duke CTPM Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Department of Anesthesiology
Thursday, May 21, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MSRBIII, Room 1125
Inna Tchivileva, MD, MS (UNC School of Dentistry)
Immunology Seminar Series - Michael Fessler, MD: "Type I interferon imprints the tissue-resident macrophage landscape during homeostasis"
Sponsor(s):
Duke Integrative Immunobiology
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Michael Fessler, MD
Neurobiology Seminar: Stephanie Koch: “Plasticity in sensory circuits: how early life experience shapes pain and movement across the lifespan
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Stephanie Koch
Triangle Nuclear Theory Colloquium - Mining for gluon saturation at colliders
Sponsor(s):
Physics
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Farid Salazar
Dissertation Defense: Michael Sindoni: Quantitative biophysical characterizations of Piezo ion channel tension sensing
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Michael Sindoni
Joint NC BERD Seminar: From Prediction to Practice: What It Takes to Make an AI Model Matter in Clinical Care
Sponsor(s):
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, BERD Core, and Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Virtual
Juliessa Pavon, PhD
Dissertation Defense: Kayla Fernando: Testing the cellular and synaptic mechanisms underlying cerebellar motor learning
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Thursday, May 28, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Kayla Fernando
Neurobiology Invited Seminar: Katz Lecture: Sonja Hofer
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Tuesday, June 02, 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sonja Hofer
Duke Pain Journal Club
Sponsor(s):
Department of Anesthesiology
Friday, June 05, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
MSRB3, Room 6130, 6th Floor
Yunran Feng
ADF presents the film "Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters"
Sponsor(s):
American Dance Festival (ADF)
Sunday, June 21, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Duke CTPM Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Department of Anesthesiology
Thursday, June 25, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MSRBIII, Room 1125
Graham Diering, PhD (UNC)
Dissertation Defense: Justin Savage: Title TBD
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Justin Savage
Dissertation Defense: Trevor Alston: Title TBD
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Thursday, July 16, 2026
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Trevor Alston
Duke CTPM Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Department of Anesthesiology
Thursday, July 16, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MSRBIII, Room 1125
Presenter: TBA
Dissertation Defense: Russell Ravenel: Title TBD
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Friday, July 17, 2026
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Russell Ravenel
2026 Gene Golub SIAM Summer School on Fault-Tolerant Algorithms in Quantum Computing
Sponsor(s):
Information Initiative at Duke (iiD), Bass Connections, Biomedical Engineering (BME), Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Duke Quantum Center, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Mathematics, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Pratt School of Engineering, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), and Statistical Science
Monday, July 27, 2026
All Day
Di Fang
Physics Colloquium
Sponsor(s):
Physics
Wednesday, September 02, 2026
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Jim Napolitano
Duke CTPM Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Department of Anesthesiology
Thursday, September 17, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MSRBIII, Room 1125
Presenter: TBA
An "Independent Thinkers" Conversation with U.S. Rep Jake Auchincloss
Sponsor(s):
Provost's Office
Monday, October 05, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
U.S. Rep Jake Auchincloss, Frank Bruni
Duke CTPM Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Department of Anesthesiology
Thursday, October 15, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MSRBIII, Room 1125
Presenter: TBA
An "Independent Thinkers" Conversation with Katherine Mangu-Ward
Sponsor(s):
Provost's Office
Monday, October 26, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Katherine Mangu-Ward, Frank Bruni
Energy Week at Duke: Nov. 9-13, 2026
Sponsor(s):
Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Duke Climate Commitment, EDGE: Center for Energy, Development and the Global Environment, and Office of Climate and Sustainability
Monday, November 09, 2026
All Day
Duke CTPM Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Department of Anesthesiology
Thursday, November 19, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MSRBIII, Room 1125
Presenter: TBA
AC Research and Education Showcase
Sponsor(s):
Center for Aging and Human Development
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Heather Whitson, MD
Duke CTPM Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Department of Anesthesiology
Thursday, December 17, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MSRBIII, Room 1125
Presenter: Thomas Louis Kash, PhD (UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine)





