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: TBD Third Year Talk Michael Sharma, Kellogg Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: TBD Third Year Talk Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
| Monday April 28 |
Han Arbach, Allen Institute, Program Officer, Frontiers Group Title: TBD Host: oSTEM Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
| Friday May 2 |
Valerie Smaliy, Carpenter Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: TBD Third Year Talk Viktor Yurevych, Salama Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: TBD Third Year Talk Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm
Ryan Hoffman, Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Haussler Lab Title: TBD Nat Sci Annex 101, 3-4 pm |
| Monday May 5 |
Apple Vollmers, Postdoctoral Researcher, Genentech Title: TBD Host: David Boyd Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
| Friday May 9 |
Emily Kogan, Zuo Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: TBD Third Year Talk Raana Mogharrab, Forsberg Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: TBD 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: TBD Biomed 200, 10-11 am
Samira Yitiz, Carpenter Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: TBD Third Year Talk Cayla Lagousis, Colquitt Lab - MCD Biology, UCSC Title: TBD 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: TBD 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: TBD Biomed 200, 12-1 pm |
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Friday May 30 |
Alexander Esparza, M.S. Thesis Defense, Chen Lab Title: TBD 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: TBD Nat Sci Annex 101, 12-1 pm |
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Wednesday June 4 |
Navid Zebarjadi, Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Kellogg Lab Title: TBD Biomed 200, 1-2 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 |
For accommodations, please call 831-459-4986.
