UIUC Biophysics and Related Seminars

Monday, July 7, 2025

• • 1:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  FINAL DEFENSE, Prateek Dinesh Bansal, "'Activation mechanisms of non-Class A G protein coupled receptors"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Sunday, July 13, 2025

• • 1:00 pm
  • Riggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802

  Science on Tap

  Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting.

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, July 18, 2025

• • 3:00 pm
  • Superconductivity Center (Supercon) 2008

  "Atomic structure determination at the nanoscale using multi-modal electron diffraction", Physical Chemistry Final Defense, Oliver Lin

  • Other

Friday, July 25, 2025

• • 2:30 pm
  • Chemistry Annex, 601 S Mathews Ave, Room 1024

  Michael Mulligan, Final Defense, UIUC, "Translational Development and Mechanistic Insights into 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)indoline-2-ones as a Potent Class of Breast Cancer Therapeutics"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, August 11, 2025

• • 1:30 pm
  • B102 CLSL

  Physical Chemistry Final Defense, "Probing Light-Matter Interactions with Differential Polarizations: From Chiral Nanostructures to Molecular Sensing" Ojasvi Verma

  • Other

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

• • 10:00 am   1:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  FINAL DEFENSE, Riccardo Candeago, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, August 28, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Tenure Seminar: Prof. Angad Mehta, UIUC, "Synthetic Biology for Evolutionary Studies and Human Health"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, August 29, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Ji Zhang (Indiana University School of Medicine)- "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  The Unofficial ZEN Blue Player's Guide: Advanced Tricks and Secrets

  "The Unofficial ZEN Blue Player's Guide: Advanced Tricks and Secrets" Matt Curtis, Product Application Sales Specialist

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  Alex Shuppara (Sanfilippo Lab): "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 4, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ryan Poling-Skutvik, University of Rhode Island (host: Simon Rogers)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 8, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Professor Thomas M. Makris, North Carolina State University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 11, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Joao Soares, University of Alberta (host: Baron Peters)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  Anu Sharma (Sanfilippo Lab) - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 18, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Daeyeon Lee, University of Pennsylvania (host: Joon Kong)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  Dissecting sub-millisecond stepping dynamics of dynein with MINFLUX

  "Dissecting sub-millisecond stepping dynamics of dynein with MINFLUX" Joseph Slivka, PhD Candidate, Yildiz & Limmer Group - Physics, University of California, Berkley

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  Rayeed Ihsan (Cronan Lab) - TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 26, 2025

• • 4:30 - 7:00 pm
  • 2079 Natural History Building (NHB) and 2nd Floor Atrium NHB

  ChBE Alumni and Graduate Awards Ceremony and Reception

  • Ceremony/Service

Saturday, September 27, 2025

• • All Day
  • Near Memorial Stadium (TBD)

  ChBE Homecoming Tailgate

  • Sporting Event

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Jeffrey Lopez, Northwestern University (host: Theresa Schoetz)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 2, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Karthik Shekhar, University of California, Berkeley (host: Diwakar Shukla)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Dr. Shailendra Bordawekar, AbbVie (host: Paul Kenis)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  Lunch with the Core: An Introduction to the LSM 980

  "An Introduction to the LSM 980" Umnia Doha, Research Scientist,Core Facilities Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 9, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Erin Ratcliff, Georgia Institute of Technology (host: Ying Diao)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 10, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Arnold Mathijssen (University of Pennsylvania) - 'TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 17, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Ian Wilson (The Scripps Research Institute) - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ariel Furst, MIT (host: Paul Kenis)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  Westcott Fellow: Jorge Calderin - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 23, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Nitash Balsara, University of California, Berkeley (host: Damien Guironnet)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 24, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 12:00 pm
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. John Calarco (University of Toronto) - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, October 25, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Sunday, October 26, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, October 27, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ting Xu, University of California, Berkeley (host: Deborah Leckband)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  Akshita Gopal (Wu Lab) - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 7, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Brenda Bass (University of Utah) - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 10, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology: Professor Jeffery W. Kelly, Scripps Research Institute, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Justin Notestein, Northwestern University, (co-hosts: Chris Rao, Paul Kenis)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  Kade Fellow: Dipta Das (Kalsotra Lab) - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 13, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Jovan Kamcev, University of Michigan (host: Xiao Su)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  Dabich Fellow: Xinyi Dai (Shapiro Lab) - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:30 pm
  • 116 RAL

  Emma Thames (Stadtmueller Lab) - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 20, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Aleksandra Vojvodic, University of Pennsylvania (host: Alex Mironenko)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  Evan Hebner (Leckband) - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:30 pm
  • 116 RAL

  Owen Ouyang (Wu Lab) - 'TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, December 4, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Mark Blenner, University of Delaware (host: Chris Rao)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Brandon DeKosky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (host: Huimin Zhao)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  Jessica Derham - (Kalsotra Lab) - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:30 pm
  • 116 RAL

  Rebecca Tang (Huang Lab) - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, December 20, 2025

• • 10:00 - 11:00 am
  • Lincoln Hall, 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801

  ChBE 2025 Winter Convocation

  • Ceremony/Service
• • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Latzer Hall in the University of Illinois YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820

  ChBE 2025 Winter Convocation Reception

  • Reception/Open House

Thursday, February 19, 2026

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Wenlin Zhang, Dartmouth College (host: Charles Sing)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 12, 2026

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Hee Jeung Oh, Penn State University (host: Charles Sing)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

• • 2:00 pm
  • CLSL B102

  TBD, Professor Teri W. Odom, Northwestern University

  • Seminar/Symposium