MCD Biology Seminars
The Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology Department seminar series (BIOL 291 & BIOL 292) occurs every Monday and Friday of the academic year 12:00-1:05 PM in Natural Sciences Annex 101.
You can add the MCD Biology Seminars calendar below to your personal Google calendar by clicking the icon on the bottom right corner of the calendar below.
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Spring 2025
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Monday March 31 |
OPEN DATE |
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Friday April 4 |
OPEN DATE |
| Monday April 7 |
Olivia Rissland, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Coding regions are potent reservoirs of regulatory potential Host: Manny Ares Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm
Stefan Abreo, M.S. Thesis Defense, Zuo Lab Title: How sleep deprivation and aging affect the brain Biomed 200, 2-3 pm |
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Friday April 11 |
Julie Ahringer, Gordon Institute, University of Cambridge Uncovering How the Genome Directs Development Host: Susan Strome Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
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Monday |
Nenad Sestan, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Neuroscience Origins of the Prefrontal Cortex and Cognitive Networks: What Makes Us Human Host: Bin Chen Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
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Friday |
Michelle Youlton, Greider Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: Determining the Effects of Subtelomeric Sequences on Telomere Length Regulation Third Year Talk Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
| Monday April 21 |
Goran Bozinovic, Lecturer, UC San Diego, Division of Biological Sciences Biology vs. Chronology signal / noise ratios: implications in gene expression data acquisition and interpretation Host: Art Marquez Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
| Friday April 25 |
Art Marquez, Colquitt Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: Investigating the Role of Gene Regulatory Factors in Complex Motor Circuit Development and Skill Stabilization During Birdsong Learning Third Year Talk Michael Sharma, Kellogg Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: Mechanisms that link cell cycle entry to cell growth Third Year Talk Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
| Monday April 28 |
Han Arbach, Allen Institute, Program Officer, Frontiers Group Title: Tall Tails: An unexpected journey through tadpoles and viruses to find the next frontier Host: oSTEM Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
| Friday May 2 |
Valerie Smaliy, Carpenter Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: Determining GAPLINC's Mechanism in Macrophages Third Year Talk Viktor Yurevych, Salama Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: Developing a liquid biopsy for cortical organoid development using extracellular RNA Third Year Talk Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm
Ryan Hoffman, Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Haussler Lab Title: With New Guidance and Reduced Stress – A Trajectory is Set Cerebral Organoids: A model for developing brains Nat Sci Annex 101, 3-4 pm |
| Monday May 5 |
Apple Vollmers, Postdoctoral Researcher, Genentech Title: Stromal Cells as Macrophage Niches Host: David Boyd Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
| Friday May 9 |
Emily Kogan, Zuo Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: Stress, Synapses, and Psychedelics: A Trip Through Neuroplasticity Third Year Talk Raana Mogharrab, Forsberg Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: High Stakes, Small Plate(lets): Understanding Age-Induced Thrombosis Third Year Talk Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
| Monday May 12 |
Sujatha Jagannathan, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics When to shoot the messenger: Decoding the logic of mRNA surveillance Hosts: Josh Arribere Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
| Friday May 16 |
Yvonne Vasquez, Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Vaske Lab Title: Molecular biomarkers for the early detection and treatment of infectious disease and rare cancers Biomed 200, 10-11 am
Samira Yitiz, Carpenter Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: Identifying Long Non-coding RNA Regulators of Inflammation Through CRISPR Screening Third Year Talk Cayla Lagousis, Colquitt Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: A beak into songbird neurogenesis: deciphering the developmental mechanisms of birdsong neural circuit specialization Third Year Talk Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
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Monday |
Julie Cooper, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Life at the edge of the chromosome: surprises about the roles of telomeres in safeguarding genome integrity Host: Needhi Bhalla Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
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Friday May 23 |
Dustin Niblett, Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Noller Lab Title: A slippery saga: Mechanisms of translational reading frame maintenance Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
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Monday May 26 |
NO SEMINAR: MEMORIAL DAY |
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Wednesday May 28 |
Joshua Shaffer, Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Sharma Lab Title: Investigating the biogenesis of tRNA fragments in the male reproductive tract Biomed 200, 12-1 pm |
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Friday May 30 |
Alexander Esparza, M.S. Thesis Defense, Chen Lab Title: Neuronal subtype influence on Oligodendrocyte Maturation Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
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Monday June 2 |
Jaron Mercer, UC Santa Cruz, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Title: Evolving proteins to bind, sense, and transform small molecules Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
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Friday June 6 |
Mustapha Major, M.S. Thesis Defense, Kim Lab Title: TBD Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
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Friday June 13th |
Ahna Skop, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Department of Genetics, Medical Genetics Title: Unveiling the Significance of Midbody Remnants: A Novel Class of Translating Extracellular Vesicles Host: Jordan Ward Biomed 300, 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
For accommodations, please call 831-459-4986.
