RNHD | Hu: Pluripotent Stem Cells – From Stem Cell Biology to Environmental Health Sciences
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Guang Hu, PhD
The Evolution of Genome Evolution and Virulence in the Human Pathogen Histoplasma
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Daniel Matute, PhD
RNHD | Houlahan: Germline-mediated immunoediting in cancer
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Kathleen Houlahan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences, Principal Investigator, Centre for Discovery in Cancer Research, McMaster University
Mechanisms of Cardiac Sex Disparity
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Frank Conlon, PhD
PCB Works in Progress
Friday, February 27, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Yiran Guo, PhD (Greg Wang Lab) & Meagan Luck (Darnell Lab)
RNHD | Shalek: Identifying & Counteracting The Impact Of Environment Stress On Tissue Dysfunction
Wednesday, March 04, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Alex K. Shalek, PhD, Director, Institute for Medical Engineering & Science and Health Innovation Hub, MIT; J. W. Kieckhefer Professor, Institute for Medical Engineering & Science, Department of Chemistry, and Koch Institute, MIT; Ragon Institute | Broad Institute | HMS | MGB
PCB Works in Progress
Friday, March 06, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Yanting Chen, PhD (Privratsky Lab) & Ben Hanna (Oliver Lab)
PCB Works in Progress
Friday, March 20, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Malarie Schexnider (Tsvetanova Lab) & Sarat Khumukcham, PhD (Roper Lab)
“Genome Editing the Future: Transforming Human and Planet Health with CRISPR”
Sponsor(s):
School of Medicine (SOM), Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering (BME), Cell Biology, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Department of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI), Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI), Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Neurobiology, and Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Jennifer A. Doudna, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Innovative Genomics Institute University of California Berkeley and UCSF/Gladstone Institutes
Regulatory Networks in Health and Disease | Morris
Wednesday, April 01, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Samantha Morris, PhD
PCB Works in Progress
Friday, April 03, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Yamin Gong, PhD (Zou Lab) & Kiana Gunn (Wu Lab)
PCB Works in Progress
Friday, April 17, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Kevin Scott (Pendergast Lab) & Kerry Dillon (Wood Lab)
PCB Works in Progress
Friday, May 01, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lindsay Bolino (Chidley Lab) & Benjamin Lau (Greg Wang Lab)
PCB Works in Progress
Friday, May 15, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Ara Jo, PhD (Linardic Lab) & Yunhao Song, PhD (Zou Lab)
