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
GATA4: Driving Development and Function in the Gut Epithelium
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
Jennifer Cohen
Integrative Immunobiology Dissertation Defense: Daniel Schuster
Sponsor(s):
Duke Integrative Immunobiology
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Daniel Schuster
Ke (Zoe) Shan Dissertation Seminar: "Elucidation of Unknown Signaling Roles Mediated by Lipid Scramblase TMEM16F"
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Ke (Zoe) Shan
Di (Lydia) Li Dissertation Seminar: "Cryptic Covalent Carbon Carrying Mechanism of Pterin Formation in Molybdenum Cofactor Biosynthesis"
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Wednesday, July 02, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Di (Lydia) Li
Biochemistry Seminar - Kevin Weeks, PhD, University of North Carolina, Title: Structure-based discovery and manipulation of new functions in large RNAs
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, September 05, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Kevin Weeks
Biochemistry Seminar - Raimund Dutzler, PhD, University of Zurich, Title: The TTYH Proteins Interact with Lipoproteins to Facilitate Intracellular Lipid Transfer
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Thursday, September 11, 2025
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Raimund Dutzler
Biochemistry Seminar - David Virshup, MD, Duke University School of Medicine. Title: Crypts, Telocytes and Cancer – the Journey of Wnts
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, September 12, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
David Virshup
Biochemistry Research Forum - Pawan Dahal (Zhou Lab) & Clariss Yamamoto (Kuehn Lab), Duke University School of Medicine
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, September 19, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Pawan Dahal & Clariss Yamamoto
Metabolic control of protein synthesis by ribosome fall-off
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Alicia Darnell
Biochemistry Seminar - Robin Stanley, PhD, NIH, Title: Molecular Mechanisms of Ribosome Assembly
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, September 26, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Robin Stanley, PhD
Towards Highly Multigenic Manipulation of Gene Expression
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG)
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Schuyler Melore
Thursday Seminar Series - Targeting GPCRS in Neurons and GLIAL Cells for Non-Opioid Control of Pain
Thursday, October 02, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Ru-Rong Ji, PhD | Hosted by: Padma Gulur, MD
Biochemistry Research Forum - Zoe Shan (Yang Lab) & Gus Lowry (Yang Lab), Duke University School of Medicine
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, October 03, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Zoe Shan & Gus Lowry
Biochemistry Seminar Series - Michael Rubinstein, PhD, Duke University School of Medicine, Title: Mysteries of the AIrway Surface Layer
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, October 10, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Michael Rubinstein
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 23, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Amy Maddox, Ph.D.
Biochemistry Seminar - Albert Bowers, PhD, UNC Chapel Hill, Title: TBA
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, October 24, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Albert Bowers
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 06, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Mohanish Deshmukh, Ph.D.
Biochemistry Seminar - Alicia Darnell, PhD, Duke University School of Medicine, Title: Metabolic Regulation of Protein Synthesis by Ribosome Fall-Off
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, November 07, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Alicia Darnell, 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, November 13, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Xiaojun Ren, Ph.D.
Biochemistry Seminar - James Fraser, PhD, USCF, Title: TBA
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, November 14, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
James Fraser, PhD
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