School of Molecular & Cellular Biology Calendar of Events

12:00 pm 4/1/2025
217 Noyes Lab

Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Frank Schroeder, Cornell University: Host Metabolism Balances Microbial Regulation of Bile Acid Signaling

Seminar/Symposium

Thomas R. Cech, PhD, Nobel Laureate and Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder will give the IGB Distinguished Public Lecture in Genomics "The Magic of RNA: New Medicines, Immortality, and the Power to Control Evolution"

3:30 pm 4/1/2025
I Hotel & Illinois Conference Center

Nobel Laureate Thomas R. Cech to give IGB Distinguished Public Lecture in Genomics

"The Magic of RNA: New Medicines, Immortality, and the Power to Control Evolution" Thomas R. Cech, PhD Nobel Laureate Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute BioFrontiers Institute University of Colorado Boulder I-Hotel and Conference Center Reception and book signing to follow.

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm 5:00 pm 4/1/2025
Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

Microbiology Student Seminar: Junya Li/Martinez Lab

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm 4/1/2025
Beckman Institute 1005

"Hippocampal engrams regulating fear memory," by Steve Maren, Director, Beckman Institute; Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Seminar/Symposium

12:00 pm 4/2/2025
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 4/2/2025
116 RAL

Diptatanu Das (Kalsotra Lab) - "Dysregulated RNA splicing impairs protein localization and function in alcohol-associated human liver disease."

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm 4/2/2025
116 RAL

'Fola Adesanya (Kalsotra Lab) - “Elucidating the Molecular Basis for Cardiac Mitochondrial and Bioenergetics Defects in Type I Myotonic Dystrophy (DM1)”

Seminar/Symposium

11:00 am 4/3/2025
Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL

MIP Seminar: Dr. Bo Wang, University of Illinois, "Discovery of Novel Regulators of Lipid Metabolism: Insights from Human Genetics to Mouse Models"

Seminar/Symposium

12:00 pm 4/3/2025
612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Lunch with CNRG: Biocluster

"Biocluster" Dan Davidson, CNRG Director of CNRG and Research Computing

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm 5:00 pm 4/3/2025
Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Stephen Kissler, University of Colorado - Boulder - "TBA"

Seminar/Symposium

12:00 pm 4/4/2025
Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Lars Dietrich (Columbia University) - "Bacterial biofilms, pigments and javelins"

Seminar/Symposium

12:00 pm 4/8/2025
612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

An adventure in yeast synthetic biology and industrial biotechnology

Owen Ryan, PhD Director of Cell Engineering Research at ADM "An adventure in yeast synthetic biology and industrial biotechnology"

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm 5:00 pm 4/8/2025
Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

Microbiology Student Seminar: Jessica Hertig/Imlay Lab and Hellan Lee/Vanderpool Lab

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm 4/8/2025
Beckman Institute 1005

"Engineering viruses for efficient and targeted gene delivery to the brain," by Min Jee Jang, Assistant Professor, Bioengineering Faculty Affiliate, Neuroscience Program & Carl R. Woese Institute of Genomic Biology The Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Seminar/Symposium

12:00 pm 4/9/2025
Charles G. Miller Auditorium

Cell and Developmental Biology Departmental Seminar: Dr. Shannon Lauberth

Seminar/Symposium

12:00 pm 4/9/2025
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 4/9/2025
116 RAL

Hina Zhou (van der Donk) -"TBA"

Seminar/Symposium

9:30 am 4/10/2025
419 RAL (Rose Room)

Final Defense: Iris Lyu (Stadtmueller Lab) - ""Structural Investigation of Teleost Immunoglobulin M Tetramer Assembly and Engineering of Chimeric Antibodies Consisting of Teleost Motif"

Seminar/Symposium

11:00 am 4/10/2025
Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL

MIP Seminar: Dr. Elizabeth McCullagh, Oklahoma State University "The Role of Early Brain Processing on the Auditory System of a Mouse Model of Autism"

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm 4/10/2025
Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Monica Cartelle Gestal, Louisiana State University: "TBA"

Seminar/Symposium

9:30 am 4/11/2025
419 RAL (Rose Room)

Final Defense: Yiquan Wang (Wu Lab) - "Integrative Approaches to Decipher Influenza Virus Evolution, Antibody Responses, and AI-driven Specificity Prediction"

Seminar/Symposium

12:00 pm 4/11/2025
B102 CLSL

Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Xi Chen, MD Anderson Cancer Center, "TBD"

Seminar/Symposium

12:00 pm 4/14/2025
Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL

Cell and Developmental Biology Student Seminar: Wei-Chun Kao/M. Boppart Lab

Seminar/Symposium

12:00 pm 4/15/2025
612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Exploring Intrinsic Disorder at the Protein-Lipid Interface

Wade Zeno, PhD Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of Southern California "Exploring Intrinsic Disorder at the Protein-Lipid Interface"