Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, August 29, 2024
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Shaeri Mukherjee
Harnessing Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes and other immunotherapies to treat primary brain tumors, glioblastoma
Tuesday, September 03, 2024
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Mustafa Khasraw
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, October 03, 2024
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Maxence Nachury
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, October 10, 2024
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Sean Sun
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, October 17, 2024
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Bassem Hassan, Ph.D.
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, October 24, 2024
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Tuomas Tamella
One plus one equals one: symbiotic mergers and the biology of eukaryotes
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, November 05, 2024
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
John Archibald
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, November 14, 2024
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Benita Sjogren
An oxylipin signal confers protection against FKS targeting antifungals, a naturally evolved program in Aspergillus?
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Nancy Keller
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, November 21, 2024
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Robert Manguso
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, December 05, 2024
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Furqan Fazal
The role of chromatin structure/dynamics and non-coding regions
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Luca Pinello, PhD
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, January 09, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Elizabeth Wasmuth
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, January 09, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Elzabeth Wasmuth
Choroid plexus and CSF contributions to brain development and health
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Maria Lehtinen, PhD
Biochemistry Research Forum - Maria Schumacher, PhD, Duke School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, "Elucidating a Molecular Switch Controlling Development/Antibiotic Production" & "A Moonlighting NAP: Integrating DNA Organization with Replication"
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, January 17, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Maria Schumacher
Computational Methods for Chromatin and Gene Regulation
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Chongzhi Zang
Gary Wu, MD, Ferdinand G. Weisbrod Professor in Gastroenterology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, "Integrated Interactions Between Diet, the Microbiome, and Metabolites in Inflammatory Bowel Disease"
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, January 24, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Gary Wu, MD
Deciphering the cis-regulatory logic of plant genomes at single-cell resolution.
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Bob Schmitz
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, January 30, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
David Booth
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, February 06, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Megan Baldridge
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, February 20, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Matt Anderson
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, February 27, 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Greg Ippolito, Ph.D.
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, February 27, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Craig Lowe, Ph.D.
Ryan Flynn, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Department, Harvard University, Principal Investigator, Stem Cell Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, "Cell Surface GlycoRNA Biology"
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, February 28, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Ryan Flynn, MD, PhD
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, March 06, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Patrick Sun
Daniela Nicastro, PhD, Professor, Department of Cell Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, "Probing the Molecular Organization of Cells and Organelles Using Cryo-Electron Tomography"
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, March 07, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Daniela Nicastro, PhD
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, March 20, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Yvon Woappi
Biochemistry Research Forum - Zoe Shan / Pengfei Liang, PhD, Duke School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, "TMEM16F as a Key Modulator of Ferroptosis" / "Targeting PIEZO1-TMEM16F Coupling to Mitigate Sickle Cell Disease Complications"
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, March 21, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Zoe Shan / Pengfei Liang, PhD
Genomic Instability and Tumorigenesis: Confounding Roles of Essential Genes
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Zhiyuan Shen
Dissertation Seminar
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM)
Thursday, March 27, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Hannah Schmidt
Olivia Rissland, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, "Potent Gene Regulation by the Open Reading Frame"
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, March 28, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Olivia Rissland, PhD
Regulation of synapse development by small GTPase networks
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, April 01, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Salvatore J. Cherra III
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, April 03, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Dan Gottschling
Modrich Distinguished Lecture - Michael O'Donnell, PhD, Investigator, The Rockefeller University, "Structure and Function of the 4 eukaryotic clamp loaders"
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, April 04, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Michael O'Donnell
From genetics to biology of human height, obesity, and other polygenic traits
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, April 08, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Joel Hirschhorn
Kamin Memorial Lecture - Eric Gouaux, PhD, Senior Scientist/Investigator, Vollum Institute/HHMI, Oregon Health and Science University, "From clamshells to clefts: the molecular basis of synaptic transmission"
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, April 11, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Eric Gouaux, PhD
Which Caenorhabditis is right for you? New worms for old questions
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Matt Rockman
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, April 17, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Anna La Torre
Meng Wang, PhD, Senior Group Leader, HHMI Janelia Research Campus, "Metabolic View of Longevity"
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, April 18, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Meng Wang, PhD
Proteins and Networks Regulating mRNA Translation and Decay
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Nicholas Ingolia
Nozaki Memorial Lecture - Elizabeth R. Wright, PhD, Henry A. Lardy Professor of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, "Applying Correlative cryo-EM Technologies to in situ Structural Biology"
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, April 25, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Elizabeth R. Wright, PhD
TBD
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Michele Battle
Computational and experimental approaches for relating naturally occurring genetic variation across timescales to cell type specific gene expression
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, May 06, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Nathan Schaefer
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, May 08, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Gozde Demirer
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, May 15, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Zev Gartner
Stacy Malaker, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Yale University, "Mucinomics as the Next Frontier of Mass Spectrometry"
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, May 16, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Stacy Malaker, PhD
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, May 22, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Fred Cross
Integrative Immunobiology Dissertation Defense: Daniel Schuster
Sponsor(s):
Duke Integrative Immunobiology
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Daniel Schuster
