School of Molecular & Cellular Biology Calendar of Events

Monday, September 29, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium
Cell and Developmental Biology Student Seminar: Audrey Peng / Freeman Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Uterine Fibroids: How Genetics Informs Neoplastic Transformation and Treatment

Serdar Bulun, PhD John J. Sciarra Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine "Uterine Fibroids: How Genetics Informs Neoplastic Transformation and Treatment"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- Beckman Institute 1005
"A Marker Chromosome in Patients with Psychosis Identifies Glycine Decarboxylase (GLDC) as a Novel Regulator of Neuronal and Synaptic Function in the Dentate Gyrus," by Uwe Rudolph, Professor, Department of Comparative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
A Home-Built Spatial Transcriptomics Microscope: Sample Prep and Applications

"A Home-Built Spatial Transcriptomics Microscope: Sample Prep and Applications" Duncan Nall, Research Scientist, Core Facilities Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
- Ceremony/Service

Thursday, October 2, 2025

- 11:00 am
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
MIP Seminar: Dr. Howard Gritton, UIUC, "Cortical circuit dynamics contributing to auditory spatial attention"

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Comparative Biosciences
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
- 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Lunch with CNRG: Audio/Visual

"Audio/Visual" Joe Leigh, CNRG Associate Director of IT Solutions
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 3, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Aimin Liu (University of Texas San Antonio) - "The Untapped Chemistry of Amino Acids"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
What experience taught me: 7 keys to startup success

Fox Family Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture Jim Hedges CEO of CoverCress “What experience taught me: 7 keys to startup success”
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Junya Li/Martinez Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- Beckman Institute 1005
"Unraveling the Circuit Logic of Neuropeptide Signaling," by Sung Han, Associate Professor, Clayton Foundation Laboratory for Peptide Biology, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium
Cell and Developmental Biology Student Seminar: Andrew Riley / Brieher Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
- 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

Thursday, October 9, 2025

- 11:00 am
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
MIP Seminar Student Seminar: Canran Deng (M. Gillette Lab) "Temporal Dynamics of Circadian Rhythms and Permeability in Human iPSC-Derived Brain Endothelial Cells" & Zihuan Lin (Raetzman Lab) "Epigenetic factor Arid2 contributes to pituitary development and congenital hypopituitarism pathogenesis."
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Kimberly Seed, University of California - Berkeley -- "Fighting with phages: how Vibrio cholerae defends against viral attack"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 10, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Arnold Mathijssen (University of Pennsylvania) - "Rheotaxis: Invasion of bacteria swimming upstream into microstructured devices
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, October 13, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium
Cell and Developmental Biology Student Seminar: Snigdha Mathure / Smith-Bolton Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
- 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Lunch with CNRG: Biocluster

"Biocluster" Dan Davidson Director of CNRG and Research Computing
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:30 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium
Cell and Developmental Biology Student Seminar: Aatiqa Nawaz / Ceman Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

- 4:00 pm
- Beckman Institute 1005
"Hippocampal engrams regulating fear memory," by Steve Maren, Director, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Isabelle Lakis/Heath Lab and Megan Ringling/Blanke Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Aggregation and division aberrations in model archaeon lacking its S-layer

"Aggregation and division aberrations in model archaeon lacking its S-layer" Abigail Finn, PhD Candidate Microbiology
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium
Cell and Developmental Biology Student Seminar: Anna Mankovich / Freeman Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Yuwei Pan (Zhao Lab) - “Development of a new refactoring strategy for large complex natural product biosynthetic gene clusters.”
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 16, 2025

- 11:00 am
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
MIP Seminar Student Seminar: Lucy Liu (Christian-Hinman Lab) "Investigating Seizure Susceptibility in an APP/PS1 Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model using Repeated Low-Dose Kainic Acid Injection" & Gabe McKenna (Tsai Lab) "Characterizing the Mechanism and Neurodevelopmental Impacts of a de novo GRM7 Mutation"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
CBI-TG Seminar: Petra Levin, Washington University St. Louis -- Trainee Host: Rodrigo Arana Garrido/Mera Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- B102 CLSL
Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Petra Levin, Washington University in St. Louis, "The Environment Sculpts the Cell: pH, Peptidoglycan, and β-lactam Resistance"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 17, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Ian Wilson (The Scripps Research Institute) - "From antibodies to small molecules: structure-based design of novel therapeutic candidates to influenza virus"
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, October 18, 2025

- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Lincoln Square Mall, 201 Lincoln Square, Urbana, IL 61801
Genome Day

Join us for a fun day of hands-on science! Talk with scientists and explore exhibits and activities including learning how organisms relate to each other on the Tree of Life, extracting strawberry DNA to make necklaces, and understanding how genomics pervades every aspect of our daily lives. Although designed for K-12 children, all members of the community are welcome.
- Festival/Celebration

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Targeting lipid metabolism to restore immune reactivity of irradiated glioblastoma

Claire Vanpouille-Box, PhD Cell Biology in Radiation Oncology; Weill Cornell Medicine "Targeting lipid metabolism to restore immune reactivity of irradiated glioblastoma"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- Beckman Institute 1005
"Network Neuroscience: Linking Structure and Function," by Olaf Sporns, PhD, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 23, 2025

- 4:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Arthur Charles-Orszag, University of California - Davis -- "Cellular, molecular mechanisms and evolution of chromosome segregation in the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 24, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. John Calarco (University of Toronto) - "Small but mighty: using a tiny worm to shed light on microexon splicing"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, October 27, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium
Cell and Developmental Biology Student Seminar: Neethu Babu / Freeman Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
- 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Lunch with CNRG: Data Management

"Data Management" Yifei Kang, CNRG Research Data Management Specialist
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Patterning the meristem: Development and Evolution of the floral ground plan

"Patterning the meristem: Development and Evolution of the floral ground plan" Ya Min, Assistant Professor Plant Biology, Physics
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- Beckman Institute 1025 - Auditorium
NSP DIRECTOR'S SEMINAR: "Breath, space and memory: How nasal respiration shaped the evolution of hippocampal function." by Lucia F. Jacobs, Professor Emerita, Department of Psychology and the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) Departmental Seminars: Dr. Jian Feng / State University of New York at Buffalo
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 30, 2025

- 11:00 am
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
MIP Endowed C. Ladd Prosser Lecture: Dr. Roger Cone, University of Michigan, "Understanding Energy Homeostasis, and its Impact on Obesity Pharmacotherapy"

Professor, University of Michigan, Life Sciences Institute
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Brett Loman, Animal Sciences Department/UIUC -- "Improving Stress Resilience Through Diet-Microbiota Interactions: Insights into Gastrointestinal Motility"
- Seminar/Symposium