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
Decoding Nutrient Transport Using Functional Genomics
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Chris Chidley, PhD
Biochemistry Research Forum - Aili Hao (Lee Lab) & Zhenning Ren (Lee Lab), Duke University School of Medicine
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, November 21, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Aili Hao & Zhenning Ren
Addressing Human Health with Genomics, Bioinformatics, and Cellular Agriculture
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Cell Biology, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, December 02, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Douglas Phanstiel, 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, December 04, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Brian Strahl, Ph.D.
Biochemistry Seminar - Traci Hall, PhD, NIEHS, NIH, Title: TBA
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, December 05, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Traci Hall, PHD
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Cell Cycle Flexibility and the Path of Escape
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, December 09, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Jeremy Purvis, 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, December 11, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Victoria Weiss, Ph.D.
Biochemistry Seminar - Matthew Redinbo, PhD, UNC Chapel Hill, Title: Gut Microbial Enzymes and Human Disease: From Atomic Structure to Systemic Physiology
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, December 12, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Matthew Redinbo, PhD
Dissertation Defense: Maddie Clark: A Role for Microglia as Integrators of Social Experience: Impact of Adolescent Social Isolation on Dopamine System Development
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Maddie Clark
Biochemistry Research Forum - Bach Nguyen & Yanan Du, PhD (Yokoyama Lab), Duke University School of Medicine
Sponsor(s):
Biochemistry
Friday, December 19, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Bach Nguyen & Yanan Du, PhD
Mobile Genomic Architects in Development and Cancer: Transposons and ecDNA
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 13, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Zhao Zhang, PhD
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
