College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Neuroscience Program

Seminars of Interest

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Friday, June 12, 2026

Final Defense Zhenyang Jia "Mechanistic Studies of Plasmonic-Polymeric Hybrid Nanostructures by Single-Particle Imaging""

1:00 pm 03/06/2026

1024 Chem Annex
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Exam: Sangrui Luo

1:00 - 3:00 pm

Electrical and Computer Engineering Building Rm 5070
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Brain Evolution and Mental Health Conference
Recurring

9:00 am

The Brain Evolution and Mental Health Conference aims to bring together scientists and clinicians interested in exploring the brain at a cellular level across the Tree of Life, uncovering evolutionarily conserved and species-specific mechanisms of social behavior, and understanding mechanisms of human mental disorders.
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Brain Evolution and Mental Health Conference
Recurring

9:00 am

The Brain Evolution and Mental Health Conference aims to bring together scientists and clinicians interested in exploring the brain at a cellular level across the Tree of Life, uncovering evolutionarily conserved and species-specific mechanisms of social behavior, and understanding mechanisms of human mental disorders.
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Exam: Jinghan Huang

9:00 - 11:00 am

Coordinated Science Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Science on Tap - Pollinator Week

1:00 pm

Riggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802

Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting. Our speakers are Tristan Barley and Samantha Dubbs, from the Dolezal Bee Research Lab.
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, June 22, 2026

Final Defense: Rayeed Ihsan (Cronan Lab) - "Initiation of Biotin Synthesis in Yeast"

1:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Final Exam: Gerasimos Gerogiannis

8:00 - 10:00 am

Electrical and Computer Engineering Building Room 5070
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Final Exam: Wen Jin

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Exam: Alex Littlefield

3:00 - 5:00 pm

MNTL 1000
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Exam: Moulik Choraria

3:00 - 5:00 pm

Coordinated Science Laboratory 301
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, June 29, 2026

Final Exam: Yicong Dong

9:00 - 11:00 am

Holonyak Micro & Nanotechnology Lab 3005
- Seminar/Symposium
Zhenxiang Zhao, Final Defense, UIUC, "Development of Activity-Based Triggers for Imaging and Targeted Molecular Delivery"

1:00 pm

Roger Adams Labortatory, 600 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL, Room 117
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Final Exam: Leah Espenhahn

9:00 - 11:00 am

HMNTL 1000
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Exam: Xinan Chen

2:00 - 4:00 pm

Coordinated Science Laboratory 301
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Final Exam: Yuqi Li

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

ZOOM
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, June 29, 2026

Final Exam: Yicong Dong

9:00 - 11:00 am

Holonyak Micro & Nanotechnology Lab 3005
- Seminar/Symposium
Zhenxiang Zhao, Final Defense, UIUC, "Development of Activity-Based Triggers for Imaging and Targeted Molecular Delivery"

1:00 pm

Roger Adams Labortatory, 600 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL, Room 117
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Final Exam: Leah Espenhahn

9:00 - 11:00 am

HMNTL 1000
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Exam: Xinan Chen

2:00 - 4:00 pm

Coordinated Science Laboratory 301
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Final Exam: Yuqi Li

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

ZOOM
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, July 6, 2026

Final Exam: Mick Gardner

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Beckman 4269, 4th floor tower room
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Prelim Exam: Masa Sakakura

9:00 - 11:00 am
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Final Exam: Samhita Marri

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

CSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, July 10, 2026

Prelim Exam: Yuanbo Zhang

3:00 - 5:00 pm

Beckman Institute
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, July 17, 2026

Prelim Exam: Ziyang Xu

3:00 - 5:00 pm

Beckman 2169 or Zoom
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Prelim Exam: Dimitrios Gotsis

1:00 - 3:00 pm

Beckman 4369
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, August 10, 2026

Prelim Exam: Xiaodong Ye

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

MNTL 2003
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Thursday, September 3, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Varong Pavarajarn, Chulalongkorn University (Host: Prof. Chris Rao)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium
Tenure Talk: Professor Mei Shen, "TBA"

3:30 pm

1024 Chem Annex
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 4, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Juan Du (Northwestern University) - "TBA"

12:00 pm
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Thursday, September 3, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Varong Pavarajarn, Chulalongkorn University (Host: Prof. Chris Rao)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium
Tenure Talk: Professor Mei Shen, "TBA"

3:30 pm

1024 Chem Annex
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 4, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Juan Du (Northwestern University) - "TBA"

12:00 pm
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 10, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. David Gracias, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Prof. Hyun Joon Kong) "Physical Intelligence at the Interface of Biology and Engineering"

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 11, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Cheng-Ming Chiang (UT Southwestern Medical Center) - "Phospho-BRD4 IDR-Targeting Compounds as Antiviral and Anticancer Agents"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 17, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Janani Sampath, University of Florida (Host: Prof. Charles Sing)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 18, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Chang Cui (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - "Mechanism, Structure and Inhibitor Design of Human Ribonucleotide Reductase"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Parr Lecture in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Prof. Yong Wang, Washington State University (host: Prof. Chris Rao/CHBE)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Emma Thames (Stadtmueller Lab) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 24, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Wenyu Huang, Iowa State University (Host: Prof. Hong Yang)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 25, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. C. Shan Xu (Yale) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 28, 2026

Prof. Lauren Rajakovich, University of Washington, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 1, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sapna Sarupria, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Baron Peters) "Molecular Design of Excipient Formulations for Stable Biologics"

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 2, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Yan Zhang (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 28, 2026

Prof. Lauren Rajakovich, University of Washington, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 1, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sapna Sarupria, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Baron Peters) "Molecular Design of Excipient Formulations for Stable Biologics"

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 2, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Yan Zhang (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Brandon C. Bukowski, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Elizabeth Bickel Rogers)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Diptatanu Das (Kalsotra Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm

Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 8, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Kelsey Hatzell, Princeton University (Host: Prof. Theresa Schoetz)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Hongliang Xin, Virginia Tech (Host: Prof. Alex Mironenko)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 9, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Hong Jin (Univeristy of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 16, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Sam Sternberg (Columbia University) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Qianjin Jiang (Shapiro Lab) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

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

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Sam Belsky (Jin Lab) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sujit Datta, California Institute of Technology (Host: Prof. Ying Diao)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Subhashis Natua (Kalsotra Lab) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium
Seung Jun Lee (Shapiro Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 6, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Tom Cooper (Baylor College of Medicine) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 13, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Lucas Meirelles (Harvard/Mass General) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 16, 2026

Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology, Professor Christopher J. Chang, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

CHBE 565-Thomas J. Hanratty Lecture, Prof. Timothy P. Lodge, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Alexa Kuenstler)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

Xinyi Dai (Shapiro Lab) - "TBA"

4:00 pm
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 19, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Amanda Marciel, Rice University (Host: Prof. Simon Rogers)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Evan Hebner (Leckband) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium
Christina Li (K. Zhang Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Evan Hebner (Leckband) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium
Christina Li (K. Zhang Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

Terry Gao (Huang Lab) - "TBA"

4:00 pm
- Seminar/Symposium
Amna Mehfooz (K. Zhang Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm
- Seminar/Symposium

Neuroscience Program

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

2355/57 Beckman Institute

405 North Mathews Avenue

Urbana, Illinois 61801

Phone: (217) 300-7978