Targeting Chromatin Regulation in Liver Cancer
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, January 20, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Jesse Raab, 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 22, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Hiroaki Matsunami, Ph.D.
CANCELED: The Evolution of Genome Evolution and Virulence in the Human Pathogen Histoplasma
**CANCELED**
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, January 27, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Daniel Matute, PhD
Thursday Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Academic Resource Center (ARC), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, January 29, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Brian Conlon, 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 12, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Michael Boyce, Ph.D.
Immunology Seminar Series: Alison Kohan, PhD: "Dietary fat metabolism by Tregs - friend or foe?”
Sponsor(s):
Duke Integrative Immunobiology
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Alison Kohan, 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
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
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 26, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Celia E. Shiau, Ph.D.
The All of Us Research Program: Advancing Precision Medicine for the Nation
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB), Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program, Duke Integrative Immunobiology, Immunology, Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, March 03, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Geoff Ginsburg, MD, PhD
Dissertation Defense: Emily Alway: The Gut Senses the Inner World: Chemosensory Circuits That Drive Feeding Behavior
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Thursday, March 05, 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Emily Alway
Dissertation Defense: Federica Mosti: Human Specific Genomic Changes in Brain Development and Disease
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Friday, March 13, 2026
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Federica Mosti
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 19, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Diego V. Bohórquez, 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, March 26, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Chrystal Starbird, Ph.D.
From Yeast Maps to DepMap: Conserved Principles of Genetic Interaction Networks and Insights From Biobank-Scale Human Genetics
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB), Molecular Cancer Biology (MCB), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Charlie Boone, 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, April 02, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Regina Joice Cordy, 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, April 09, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Duke CTPM Seminar Series (Special Monday Seminar) - "Spontaneous Neuropathic Pain”
Sponsor(s):
Department of Anesthesiology
Monday, April 13, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Clifford J. Woolf, MB, BCh, PhD (Harvard)
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 16, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Ian Williamson, Ph.D.
Cell Bio Distinguished Lecturer
Sponsor(s):
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Cell Biology, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, June 04, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Thomas Lecuit, Ph.D.
