MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Charles KF Chan, Ph.D. | Hosted by John Adams
Charles KF Chan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Surgery-Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Stanford University Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu to request Zoom link.
MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Crystal Rogers, Ph.D. | Hosted by Siobhan Braybrook
Crystal Rogers, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology School of Veterinary Medicine University of California, Davis Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu to request Zoom link.
MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Melina Schuh, Ph.D. | Hosted by Margot Quinlan
Melina Schuh, Ph.D. Director, Department of Meiosis Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu to request Zoom link.
MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Yunsun Nam, Ph.D. | Hosted by Feng Guo
Yunsun Nam, Ph.D. Associate Professor, OB/GYN, Biophysics The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu to request Zoom link.
MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Sarah Teichmann, Ph.D. | Hosted by Maureen Su
“Mapping the human intestines throughout life: one cell at a time” Sarah Teichmann, FMedSci FRS Head of Cellular Genetics Wellcome Sanger Institute Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu to request Zoom link.
UCLA Joint Seminars in Neuroscience Lecture | Liqun Luo, Ph.D. | Hosted by Weizhe Hong and Orkun Akin
“Wiring Specificity of Neural Circuits” Liqun Luo, Ph.D. Ann & Bill Swindells Professor Departtment of Biology, Stanford University Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Shawn Burgess, Ph.D. | Hosted by Marc Liesa-Roig
“Mapping Mitochondrial Metabolism in Liver and its Importance in NAFLD” Shawn Burgess, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Advanced Imaging Research Center (AIRC), Pharmacology Chief, AIRC Division of Metabolic Mechanisms of Disease The […]
MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Bil Clemons, Ph.D. | Hosted by Jose Rodriguez and Tracy Johnson
“A detailed look at tail-anchored membrane protein targeting – from opisthokonts to protists to plants” Bil Clemons, Ph.D. Professor, Biochemistry California Institute of Technology Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu to request Zoom link.
MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Clifford Brangwynne, Ph.D. | Hosted by Margot Quinlan and Kathrin Plath
“Fluid forces – phase separation in, on, and around the genome” Clifford Brangwynne, Ph.D. Director, Princeton Bioengineering Initiative June K. Wu ’92 Professor in Engineering Professor of Chemical and Biological […]
MBI Thursday Research Seminar | Sabine Petry, Ph.D. | Hosted by Margot Quinlan
“How to make microtubules and build the cytoskeleton” Sabine Petry, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Molecular Biology Princeton University Abstract: How does a cell construct its microtubule cytoskeleton? According to Feynman’s principle […]
MBI Faculty Seminar – Oluwatayo (Tayo) Ikotun, Ph.D.
Oluwatayo (Tayo) Ikotun, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular & Medical Pharmacology All MBI Faculty Welcome
MBI Faculty Seminar – Sophie Deng, M.D., Ph.D.
Sophie Deng, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Ophthalmology All MBI Faculty Welcome
MBI Faculty Seminar – Steven Jonas, M.D., Ph.D.
Steven Jonas, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Pediatrics-Hematology/Oncology All MBI Faculty Welcome
MBI Faculty Seminar – William Gelbart, Ph.D.
William Gelbart, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry All MBI Faculty Welcome
MBI Faculty Seminar – Anthony Covarrubias, Ph.D.
Anthony Covarrubias, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics All MBI Faculty Welcome
MBI Faculty Seminar – Aparna Bhaduri, Ph.D.
“An Atlas of Cortical Arealization Identifies Dynamic Molecular Signatures” Aparna Bhaduri, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Biological Chemistry All MBI Faculty Welcome
Journey Talk – Elizabeth Zuniga-Sanchez, Ph.D.
“Unraveling the molecular code in neural circuit assembly” Elizabeth Zuniga-Sanchez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology Baylor College of Medicine
Journey Talk – Andrew Goldstein, Ph.D.
“A scientific journey of learning” Andrew Goldstein, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
Tzung K. Hsiai, M.D., Ph.D. | Hosted by Jie Zheng
MBI Thursday Research Seminar “Light at the End of SARS-CoV-2: Integrating 4-D Light-Sheet and Light-Field to Elucidate Cardiac Morphogenesis” Tzung K. Hsiai, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine and Bioengineering UCLA […]
Harold Pimentel, Ph.D.
Harold Pimentel, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Computational Medicine, Human Genetics
Pearl Quijada, Ph.D.
Pearl Quijada, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology
Alexander Hoffmann, Ph.D.
Alexander Hoffmann, Ph.D. Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
Robert Schiestl, Ph.D.
Robert Schiestl, Ph.D. Professor, Pathology, Environmental Health Sciences, Radiation Oncology
Marlin Touma, M.D., Ph.D.
Marlin Touma, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor-In-Residence, Pediatrics All MBI Faculty Welcome
Mindful Movement with Raquel
Join Zoom Meeting https://ucla.zoom.us/j/93020609766?pwd=SjlSWWVBdGNlbVVVWVhBOVcvYjd6QT09 Meeting ID: 930 2060 9766 Passcode: 041973 One tap mobile +12133388477,,93020609766#,,,,*041973# US (Los Angeles) +16692192599,,93020609766#,,,,*041973# US (San Jose)
MBIDP Student Defense
“Characterization of a Trichomonas vaginalis surface protein that mediates parasite binding to host cells and establishment of a male mouse model for in vivo study of parasite pathogenesis” Brenda Molgora (Patricia Johnson lab) […]
MBIDP Student Seminar
“Investigating the role of the transcription factor ZFHX4 in human corticogenesis” Yuki Hebner (de la Torre-Ubieta lab) and “Understanding Neuronal Stress in Monogenic Intellectual Disability Syndromes” Abril Morales (Lowry lab) Join […]
William Weis, Ph.D. | Hosted by Jie Zheng
MBI Thursday Research Seminar “Force-dependent allosteric regulation of cell-cell adhesion” William Weis, Ph.D. William M. Hume Professor in the School of Medicine, Professor of Structural Biology, of Molecular and Cellular […]
Luciano Marraffini, Ph.D. | Hosted by Hung Ton-That
MBI Thursday Research Seminar “CRISPR-Cas13 immunity: sacrificing the host for the population” Luciano Marraffini, Ph.D. Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor and Head, Laboratory of Bacteriology The Rockefeller University
Marisa Bartolomei, Ph.D. | Hosted by Patrick Allard
MBI Thursday Research Seminar “Epigenetic Regulation of Imprinting in Clusters” Marisa Bartolomei, Ph.D. Perelman Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology Co-Director, Epigenetics Institute University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc | Hosted by Elizabeth Tarling
MBI Thursday Research Seminar “Personalized, Personalized Medicine: Lessons Learned While Chasing My Cure” David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc Assistant Professor, Medicine Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania
Jodi Nunnari, Ph.D. | Hosted by Catherine Clarke and Alexa Novales
MBI Thursday Research Seminar “Mitochondrial Behavior” Jodi Nunnari, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology University of California, Davis
Yongsheng Shi, Ph.D. | Hosted by Douglas Black
MBI Thursday Research Seminar “Targeting mRNA 3’ end processing in cancer therapy” Yongsheng Shi, Ph.D. Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics University of California, Irvine
Marie Kmita, Ph.D. | Hosted by Samantha Butler
MBI Thursday Research Seminar “Pioneering digit development” Marie Kmita, Ph.D. Research Unit Director Laboratory of Genetics and Development Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal
Maxence Nachury, Ph.D. | Hosted by Daniel Velez-Ramirez and Kent Hill
MBI Thursday Research Seminar “Regulated trafficking of signaling receptors out of the primary cilium.” Maxence Nachury, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Ophthalmology University of California, San Francisco
MBI Thursday Research Seminar
“Molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating neuron-glial interactions” Kelly Monk, Ph.D. Senior Scientist and Co-Director Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Sciences University
MBI Faculty Seminar
“Stronger than hunger was sorrow”: epigenetic consequences of glucose deprivation in lung cancer Claudio Scafoglio, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu […]
MBI Faculty Seminar
Roy Wollman, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Integrative Biology and Physiology Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom information. All MBI Faculty Welcome
MBI Faculty Seminar
“Dysregulated NFκB impairs B lymphopoiesis by disrupting proper pacing of developmental transitions” Alexander Hoffmann, Ph.D. Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics All MBI Faculty Welcome
MBI Faculty Seminar
“Effect of rare variants on gene expression and Alzheimer’s disease” Jae Hoon Sul, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences All MBI Faculty Welcome Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom […]
MBI Faculty Seminar
“DNA methylation landscapes inform cellular responses to COVID as well as factors that impact aging” Matteo Pellegrini, Ph.D. Professor, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom […]
MBI Faculty Seminar
“Engineering Next-Generation CAR-T Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy” Yvonne Chen, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom information All […]
MBI Faculty Seminar
“A saga of protein arginine methyltransferases: Tuning PRMT5/PRMT7 activity for health?” Steven Clarke, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry Please email mbbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom information. All MBI Faculty […]
Audree V. Fowler Fellowships in Protein Science Special Seminar
Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom information.
MBIDP Student Seminar
“NFkB RelB Prevents Type I interferon Overproduction and Autoimmune Disorders” Hector Navarro (Hoffmann lab) Join Zoom Meeting https://ucla.zoom.us/j/91292402765?pwd=ZHg0SmVUbHdBUjZrbmNBbjZiYWt2Zz09 Meeting ID: 912 9240 2765 Passcode: 869573 One tap mobile +16513728299,,91292402765#,,,,,,0#,,869573# […]
MBIDP Student Defense
“Biomaterials to Enhance T cell Therapies“ Negin Majedi (Butte lab) Zoom information https://zoom.us/j/93545600704?pwd=QWpkS2xxTFBkUVNhZS9jaHU3aXprUT09 Meeting ID: 935 4560 0704 Passcode: phd2020
MBIDP Student Seminar
“RNA-binding proteins in genome organization” Nivedita Damodaren (Plath/Black labs) Join Zoom Meeting https://ucla.zoom.us/j/94938248474?pwd=SjhZOEw5dENtVU9NbE9jeldWanc3Zz09 Meeting ID: 949 3824 8474 Passcode: 284283 One tap mobile +16465588656,,94938248474#,,,,,,0#,,284283# US (New York) +16699006833,,94938248474#,,,,,,0#,,284283# US […]
MBIDP Student Seminar
“Exploring Mechanisms of Stem Cell Niche Maintenance in the Drosophila testis” Jordan Kryza (Jones lab) Join Zoom Meeting https://ucla.zoom.us/j/97467710305?pwd=MjFSZFplN05SMFl5QVhzM2EycEJYZz09 Meeting ID: 974 6771 0305 Passcode: 099395 One tap mobile +16699006833,,97467710305#,,,,,,0#,,099395# US (San […]
Chentao Lin, Ph.D.
Chentao Lin, Ph.D. Professor, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Open to Faculty. Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom information.
MBIDP Student Seminar
Yan Li (Guo lab) “Structure-based design of antisense oligonucleotide” Join Zoom Meeting https://ucla.zoom.us/j/99357198069?pwd=YzhYWFRyb0hMeWFrdm95L2JOZzdvUT09 Meeting ID: 993 5719 8069 Passcode: 404225 One tap mobile +13462487799,,99357198069#,,,,,,0#,,404225# US (Houston) +16465588656,,99357198069#,,,,,,0#,,404225# US (New […]
MBIDP Short Talks 3
Jiayan Zhang “Baby Jeff and kitties too!” Andrew Lopez “Film 101” Glo Hernandez “A fish and a tail!” Raquel Aragón “Make your money work for you!” Jessica Ochoa “Cuerdas de […]
MBI Annual Retreat
Agenda Zoom links will be sent to registrants via email. Contact stephanie@lifesci.ucla.edu with any questions MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 9:15 – 9:20 A.M. [...]
Cole Trapnell, Ph.D.
“Embryo-scale, single-cell spatial transcriptomics” Cole Trapnell, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Genome Sciences University of Washington
Jorge Torres, Ph.D.
Jorge Torres, Ph.D. Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry Open to Faculty. Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom link.
Gay Crooks, M.B.B.S.
Gay Crooks, M.B.B.S. Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics Open to Faculty. Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom link
Irene Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Irene Chen, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Open to faculty Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu
Pavak Shah, Ph.D.
Pavak Shah, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Open to faculty Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom link
Julia Mack, Ph.D.
Julia Mack, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Open to faculty Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu
Claudio Villanueva, Ph.D.
“Tales from the cold—metabolic adaptations that promote thermogenesis” Claudio Villanueva, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Integrative Biology and Physiology Open to faculty Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom link
Stephanie Correa, Ph.D.
“Sex differences in the regulation of temperature and metabolism” Stephanie Correa, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology and Physiology Open to faculty Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom link
Ahna R. Skop, Ph.D., D.Sc.
“The midbody is a translationally active RNP granule necessary for intercellular communication” Ahna R. Skop, Ph.D., D.Sc. Professor, Genetics University of Wisconsin-Madison
Scott Dehm, Ph.D.
“Evolution and Plasticity of the Androgen Receptor in Prostate Cancer” Scott Dehm, Ph.D. Professor and Apogee Enterprises Chair in Cancer Research Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology University of Minnesota […]
Samie Jaffrey, M.D., Ph.D.
“Understanding the function and dynamics of m6A in the epitranscriptome” Samie Jaffrey, M.D., Ph.D. Greenberg-Starr Professor, Pharmacology Weill Medical College, Cornell University
Cecilia Moens, Ph.D.
“Building a Topographic Map: What Happens in Vagus” Cecilia Moens, Ph.D. Member, Division of Basic Sciences Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Affiliate Professor, Biology University of Washington Please email […]
Benoit G. Bruneau, Ph.D.
“Transcriptional regulation of heart development and congenital heart disease” Benoit G. Bruneau, Ph.D. Director, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease William H. Younger Chair in Cardiovascular Research, Gladstone Institutes Professor, Department […]
Dominique Missiakas, Ph.D.
“A tale of two pathogens: Yersinia pestis and Staphylococcus aureus” Dominique Missiakas, Ph.D. Professor, Microbiology University of Chicago Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom information.
Henry N. Higgs, Ph.D.
“Dissecting the mechanisms by which actin influences mitochondria in mammals” Henry N. Higgs, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Biochemistry Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom […]
Pamela Bjorkman, Ph.D.
“Antibody recognition of pandemic viruses” Pamela Bjorkman, Ph.D. David Baltimore Professor, Biology and Biomolecular Engineering California Institute of Technology
Eric Skaar, Ph.D., M.P.H.
“Nutritional Immunity and Microbial Countermeasures” Eric Skaar, Ph.D., M.P.H. Director, Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation (VI4) Director, Division of Molecular Pathogenesis Ernest W. Goodpasture Chair in Pathology Vice Chair […]
MBIDP Student Seminar
Amara Thind (Bradley Lab) “Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bradyzoite Dense Granule Proteins in Toxoplasma gondii.” Please contact mbigrad@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom details.
MBIDP Short Talks Round 2
Matt Lowe “Functional Artwork: How to Start a Record Collection” Matilde Miranda “Skincare Bootcamp” Lauren Thurlow “Infinite Houseplants” Andrew Lopez “Film Cameras 101” Please email mbigrad@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom information
Jimmy Hu, Ph.D.
“Regulation of adult mouse dental epithelial progenitor cells by YAP and tissue architecture” All MBI Faculty Welcome Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/94027699869?pwd=dzdsc0prckZFNzdPRHkxcy9XL25rdz09 Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for password
Thursday Research Seminar Series
Russell Vance, Ph.D. Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology UC, Berkeley More information coming soon!
Mental Health Seminar
“Combating isolation as a grad student” w/ Fay Lin Join via Zoom at: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/99392326644?pwd=UitYMktGblp5N0Fvb1JXakFBWGV2UT09 Please email mbigrad@lifesci.ucla.edu for password
Defense: Ade Adelaja
“Stimulus-specificity of NFκB signaling in macrophages” Mentor: Alexander Hoffmann
Defense: Cynthia Shu
“Discovery and development of small molecule sarcospan enhancers for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy” Mentor: Rachelle Crosbie-Watson Zoom location: https://uconline.zoom.us/j/235712900 Please email mbigrad@lifesci.ucla.edu for password
Defense: Tran Do
“Single cell Transcriptomic Analyses Reveal the Dynamic Landscape of Acne Lesions” Mentor: Robert Modlin Zoom location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/495870952?pwd=azh3N0RGNm9WdmhjT1gzbW11b2x4UT09 Please email mbigrad@lifesci.ucla.edu for password
MBIDP Happy Hour
MBIDP Happy Hour with Matilde Miranda ft. origami crafts No origami paper? No problem. Most paper is fine!! Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/94507919934?pwd=WmxFdVNaS1dNZExiemU5eUFiVi9MQT09 Email mbigrad@lifesci.ucla.edu for password
Siobhan Braybrook, Ph.D.
Siobhan Braybrook, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology All MBI Faculty Welcome Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom link and password.
Leonard H. Rome, Ph.D.
Leonard H. Rome, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor, Biological Chemistry David Geffen School of Medicine “The vault platform and its potential use for a SARS-CoV-2-vaccine” All MBI Faculty Welcome Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu […]
MBIDP Student Seminar
Tasha Lin (Rao Lab) Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/93530902154?pwd=aldseDVjVG5vc01aQmMvMEsybVJuUT09 Please email mbigrad@lifesci.ucla.edu for password
Junyoung Park, Ph.D.
Junyoung Park, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering All MBI Faculty Welcome
Valerie Arboleda, M.D., Ph.D.
Valerie Arboleda, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine All MBI Faculty Welcome
Lindsay De Biase, Ph.D.
Lindsay De Biase, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Physiology All MBI Faculty Welcome
Laura DeNardo, Ph.D.
Laura DeNardo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Physiology All MBI Faculty Welcome
Luis De La Torre-Ubieta, Ph.D.
Luis De La Torre-Ubieta, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences All MBI Faculty Welcome
Lachezar Nikolov, Ph.D.
Lachezar Nikolov, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology All MBI Faculty Welcome
Claudio Scafoglio, M.D., Ph.D.
Claudio Scafoglio, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine All MBI Faculty Welcome
Thursday Research Seminar Series
“A tale of two pathogens: Yersinia pestis and Staphylococus aureus” Dominique Missiakas, Ph.D. Director of the Howard T. Ricketts Laboratory Co-founder and owner of ImmunArtes LLC Professor, Microbiology University of […]
Thursday Research Seminar Series
Trent Northen, Ph.D. “Exploring the chemistry of microbiomes with mass spectrometry” Chemist Senior Scientist, Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, DOE Joint Genome Institute Berkeley Lab Biosciences
Thursday Research Seminar Series
“Defining totipotency- from embryos to stem cells” Janet Rossant, Ph.D., FRS, FRSC Senior Scientist, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology SickKids Professor, Molecular Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Toronto
Thursday Research Seminar Series
“Transcriptional Regulation of Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism” Mitchell Lazar, M.D., Ph.D. Willard and Rhoda Ware Professor in Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Director, Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Chief, Division […]
Thursday Research Seminar Series
“How cells form and sense their shape” Amy Gladfelter, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thursday Research Seminar Series
“How gut microbes enhance enteric virus infection” Julie Pfeiffer, Ph.D. Professor, Microbiology Kern and Marnie Wildenthal President’s Research Council Professorship in Medical Science University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Thursday Research Seminar Series
“Egg Development and Evolution, Inside and Out” Cassandra Extavour, Ph.D. Professor, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard University
Marlin Touma, M.D., Ph.D.
Marlin Touma, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor In-Residence, Pediatrics David Geffen School of Medicine
Keriann M. Backus, Ph.D.
“Chemoproteomic approaches to expand the druggable proteome” Keriann M. Backus, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biological Chemistry
Thomas A. Vallim, Ph.D.
Thomas A. Vallim, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Cardiology, Biological Chemistry
Maureen Su, M.D.
Maureen Su, M.D. Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
Thursday Research Seminar Series
“Host-microbe interactions: Harnessing co-evolution to treat disease” Janelle Ayres Professor and Laboratory Head Molecular and Systems Physiology Laboratory NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Helen McLoraine Developmental Chair Salk […]
Thursday Research Seminar Series
“The highs and lows of cryo-EM and its use in studying molecular machines of mass destruction.” Gabriel Lander, Phd Professor Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology California Campus Scripps […]
Thursday Research Seminar Series
“Regulation of protein functions by 3’UTRs” Christine Mayr, MD, PhD Molecular and Cell Biologist Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Sloan Kettering Institute
Thursday Research Seminar Series
“How is electrical signal generated? Structural and mechanistic investigations of Nav channels” Nieng Yan Shirley M. Tilghman Professor of Molecular Biology Princeton University
Special Event: 2019 Sigman Symposium
“Enzyme Hydrophobic Sites and Allosteric Membrane Interactions Regulate Cell Signaling and Inflammation” Honoring the legacy of David S. Sigman. Presentation begins at 3.30pm. A reception will follow the talk. Edward […]
Thursday Research Seminar Series
Sarah Kucenas Associate Professor of Biology Director of the Distinguished Major Program in Biology College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences University of Virginia
Thursday Research Seminar Series
Arun Radhakrishnan, Ph.D. Associate Professor Molecular Genetics Department University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Thursday Research Seminar Series
Grant Jensen Professor of Biophysics and Biology Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Caltech
Thursday Research Seminar Series
Rachel Dutton, PhD Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences University of California, San Diego
MBI Annual Retreat
The 2019 Annual Retreat will be held at the Arrowhead Conference Center on September 27nd – 29th. Keynote Speaker: Min Yu, Ph.D. Richard N. Merkin Assistant Professor, Stem Cell Biology […]
Atsushi Nakano, M.D., Ph.D. – MBI FACULTY ONLY
Atsushi Nakano, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Alvaro Sagasti, Ph.D. – MBI FACULTY ONLY
Alvaro Sagasti, Ph.D. “Creating a cellular labyrinth: Keratin filaments and cytoskeletal linkers direct morphognesis of epithelial microridges” Associate Professor, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Siobhan Braybrook, Ph.D.
Siobhan Braybrook, Ph.D. “Does it ever pay to be slow and fat? Functional directional growth in plants” Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Edward De Robertis, Ph.D.
Edward De Robertis, Ph.D. “Wnt Signaling as a Regulator of Endocytosis” Distinguished Professor, Biological Chemistry Norman F. Sprague Chair of Molecular Oncology
Hilary Coller, Ph.D.
Hilary Coller, Ph.D. “The Role of Autophagy in Wound Healing” Associate Professor, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Associate Professor, Biological Chemistry
Oliver I. Fregoso, Ph.D.
Oliver I. Fregoso, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
Robert Schiestl, Ph.D.
Robert Schiestl, Ph.D. “Novel probiotics persisting more than 60 days in the human guts and reducing inflammation in the entire body” Professor, Pathology and Environmental Health Sciences
Michael Rosenfeld, M.D.
Michael Rosenfeld, M.D. Distinguished Professor, Medicine Howard Hughes Medical Investigator University of California, San Diego
Ya-chieh Hsu, Ph.D.
Ya-chieh Hsu, Ph.D. “Title” Alvin and Esta Star Associate Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Principal Faculty, Harvard Stem Cell Institute Harvard University
Christine Jacobs-Wagner, Ph.D.
Christine Jacobs-Wagner, Ph.D. William H. Fleming Professor of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology Professor, Microbial Pathogenesis Director, Microbial Sciences Institute Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Yifan Cheng, Ph.D.
Yifan Cheng, Ph.D. Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics Howard Hughes Medical Investigator University of California, San Francisco
Orion Weiner, Ph.D.
Orion Weiner, Ph.D. Professor, Cardiovascular Research Institute University of California, San Francisco
Ronald Evans, Ph.D.
Ronald Evans, Ph.D. Professor and Director, Gene Expression Laboratory Howard Hughes Medical Investigator March of Dimes Chair in Molecular and Developmental Biology Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Markus Grompe, M.D.
Markus Grompe, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine Oregon Health & Sciences University
Robert Spitale, Ph.D.
Robert Spitale, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences University of California, Irvine
Matthew Tyska, Ph.D.
Matthew Tyska, Ph.D. Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Cell & Developmental Biology Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation Vanderbilt University Medical Center
“On growth and form in petals”
Vivian Irish, Ph.D. Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Eaton Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Yale School of Medicine
Robert Clubb, Ph.D.
Robert Clubb, Ph.D. Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Jason Ernst, Ph.D.
Jason Ernst, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biological Chemistry & Computer Science
“Hemogenic endocardium, a novel source of cardiac tissue macrophages”
Atsushi Nakano, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
“What is up with TOPLESS?”
Jeffrey Long, Ph.D. Director, Cell & Developmental Biology Home Area Professor, Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
Arnold Berk, M.D.
Arnold Berk, M.D. Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
“A window into the brain – biomarkers in blood exosomes distinguish closely related neurodegenerative diseases”
Gal Bitan, Ph.D. Professor-in-Residence, Neurology
“Dissecting Molecular Pathways how Air Pollution Disrupts Cell Metabolism”
Jesus Araujo, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Medicine
Jake Lusis, Ph.D.
Jake Lusis, Ph.D. Professor, Medicine, Human Genetics, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics Vice Chair, Human Genetics
“MicroED Conception, practice and future opportunities”
Tamir Gonen, Ph.D. Professor, Biological Chemistry & Physiology Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Arjun Raj, Ph.D.
Arjun Raj, Ph.D. “Free will, determinism, and therapy resistance in cancer” Associate Professor, Bioengineering University of Pennsylvania
“Development and function of innate-like alpha beta T cells”
“Development and function of innate-like alpha beta T cells” Mitchell Kronenberg, Ph.D. President & Chief Scientific Officer, Division of Developmental Immunology La Jolla Institute for Immunology
“Designing Synthetic Transcription Factors”
Aseem Ansari, Ph.D. “Designing Synthetic Transcription Factors” Professor of Chemical Genomics and Synthetic Biology Department of Biochemistry and Genome Center University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Structural insights into nuclear pre-mRNA splicing in higher eukaryotes”
*Held on Monday, February 11, 2019 and will be in CHS 13-105 Reinhard Luhrmann, Ph.D. Director, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
“Caught in the act: visualizing and targeting tumor-stroma interactions in metastasis”
Mikala Egeblad, Ph.D. Associate Professor University of Copenhagen & the Danish Cancer Society Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
“Silencing of Retroviral DNAs”
“Silencing of Retroviral DNAs” Stephen Goff, Ph.D. Professor, Microbiology & Immunology Higgins Professor of Microbiology & Immunology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Columbia University
“Dynamics of Autophagy in Neuronal Homeostasis and Neurodegeneration”
Erika Holzbaur, Ph.D. William Maul Measey Professor in Physiology Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania
Andrew Dillin, Ph.D.
“Orchestrating aging and proteostasis across a troubled soma” Professor, Genetics, Genomics and Development Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Center University of California, Berkeley
Matthew P. DeLisa, Ph.D.
“Adventures in bacterial glycobiology: engineering sweet solutions to sticky situations” William L. Lewis Professor of Engineering Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Cornell University
Andrew Murray, Ph.D.
“A Trip to the Evolutionary Repair Shop: How cells adapt to the loss of important genes” Herchel Smith Professor of Molecular Genetics Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor Director, FAS Center […]
Ann McKee, M.D.
“CTE: A Post Traumatic Tauopathy” Director, Neuropathology Core Professor, Neurology and Pathology Boston University CTE Center
Steven McKnight, Ph.D.
“A Solid State Conceptualization of Information Transfer from Gene to Message to Protein” Distinguished Chair in Basic Biomedical Research Professor, Biochemistry UT Southwestern Medical Center
Michelle Wang. Ph.D.
David S. Sigman Symposium Lecture Professor, Physics Howard Hughes Medical Investigator Cornell University
Clodagh O’Shea, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Scholar Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Thomas Perkins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology University of Colorado, Boulder
Fred Dyda, Ph.D.
Section Chief, Structural Biochemistry Section Laboratory of Molecular Biology National Institute of Health
Michael Carey, Ph.D.
Professor, Biological Chemistry Co-Director, Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Program Director, JCCC Gene Regulation Program Area
Jerome Zack, Ph.D.
Director, Ahmanson Biological Imaging Division Director, Center for AIDS Research Associate Director, Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research Associate Director, UCLA AIDS Institute Professor, […]
Joseph Loo, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biological Chemistry
Angelique Bordey, Ph.D.
Professor, Neurosurgery Professor, Cellular and Molecular Physiology Vice Chair, Research, Neurosurgery Yale School of Medicine Host: Ye Zhang (MBI), Chris Evans (BRI) Will be held in NRB Auditorium.
Jay Keasling, Ph.D.
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Bioengineering University of California, Berkeley Senior Faculty Scientist Associate Laboratory Director Berkeley National Laboratory Chief Executive Officer Joing BioEnergy Institute Host: BBSB Home Area
Tim Stearns, Ph.D.
“Centrosomes and Cilia: From Single Molecules to New Model Organisms” Frank Lee and Carol Hall Professor of Biology Chair, Biology Stanford University
Photini Sinnis, M.D.
“Establishment of Malaria Infection: Parasite Bottleneck & Point for Intervention” Professor, Molecular Microbiology & Immunology Johns Hopkins University Host: Peter Bradley
Gregory Alushin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology and Structural Biology The Rockefeller University
Roy Parker, Ph.D.
Endowed Chair, Biochemistry Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry University of Colorado, Boulder Host: Ming Guo
Hana El Samad, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics UCSF School of Medicine Host: Van Savage (QCB), Margot Quinlan (MBI)
Sophie Dumont, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cell & Developmental Tissue Biology Molecular Pharmacology University of California, San Francisco
MBI Seminar: Steven Boxer, Ph.D.
Camille Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry Department of Chemistry Stanford University Boxer Website Hosted by Steve Young
MBI Seminar: Olga Boudker, Ph.D.
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor of Physiology and Biophysics Cornell University Boudker Website Hosted by Jim Bowie
MBI Seminar: Emanuela Gussoni, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics Harvard Medical School Boston Children’s Hospital “Tetraspanin CD82 in muscle stem cells and muscular dystrophy” Gussoni Website Hosted by MBIDP Students CDB Home Area
MBI Seminar: William A. Petri Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine, Pathology, and Microbiology Director of Infectious Diseases Training Program University of Virginia Petri Jr. Website Hosted by Patricia Johnson
MBI Seminar: Michel Goedert, M.D., Ph.D.
Head, Division of Neurobiology Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology University of Cambridge Geodert Website Hosted by David Eisenberg
MBI Seminar: Scott Keeney, Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences HHMI Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Keeney Website Hosted by Tracy Johnson
MBI Seminar: Vamsi Mootha, M.D.
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, Department of Systems Biology, Harvard University Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital Mootha Website Hosted by Steve Young & Sabeeha Merchant
MBI Seminar: Karen Adelman, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School Adelman Website Hosted by Tracy Johnson
MBI Seminar: David J. Rawlings, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics University of Washington Director, Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies Seattle Children’s Research Institute Chief, Division of Immunology Seattle Children’s Hospital Rawlings Website Hosted by MBIDP Students […]
2018 MBI Retreat
Our Keynote speaker (invited by the students) will be Michael Snyder, from Stanford. http://snyderlab.stanford.edu/
MBI Member Seminar: Brigitte Gomperts, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Pulmonary Medicine Gomperts Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served
MBI Member Seminar: Jose Rodriguez, PhD
Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry Rodriguez Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served
MBI Member Seminar: Grace Aldrovandi, MD
Professor, Pediatrics Aldrovandi Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served
MBI Member Seminar: Alice Soragni, PhD
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Hematology-Oncology Soragni Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served
MBI Member Seminar: Gerald Lipshutz, MD, DDS
Professor in Residence, Surgery, Molecular & Medical Pharmacology Lipshutz Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served
MBI Member Seminar: Don Puppione, PhD
Emeritus Member, Molecular Biology Institute Puppione PubMed Link Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served
MBI Member Seminar: Manish Butte, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, MIMG Butte Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served
MBI Member Seminar: Patrick Allard, PhD
Assistant Professor, Institute for Society & Genetics Allard Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served
MBI Member Seminar: Luisa Arispe, PhD
Professor, Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology Director, Molecular Biology Institute Arispe Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served
MBI Seminar: Christopher Lima, PhD
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Structural Biology Program Member, Professor of Biochemistry & Structural Biology, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences & the Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School […]
MBI Seminar: Raymond Stevens, PhD
Provost Professor, Biological Sciences & Chemistry Director of The Bridge Institute, Departments of Biological Sciences & Chemistry, University of Southern California “TBA” Stevens Website Hosted by Ronald Kaback (RKaback@mednet.ucla.edu)
MBI Seminar: Tamir Gonen, PhD
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Departments of Physiology and Biological Chemistry, UCLA Title TBA Gonen Website
MBI Seminar: Len Zon, MD
Director, Stem Cell Program, Children’s Hospital Boston Grousbeck Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute “Pathways regulating hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal and migration” Zon Website Hosted […]
MBI Seminar: Ray Deshaies, PhD
Senior Vice President, Discovery Research, Amgen Visiting Associate, Division of Biology & Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology “The Adaptive Exchange Hypothesis: Dynamic Specification of the SCF Ubiquitin Ligase Repertoire […]
Sigman Symposium: Yigong Shi, PhD
Vice President, Tsinghua University Dean, School of Life Sciences , Tsinghua University Co-Director, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Beijing “Mechanism of pre-mRNA Splicing by the Spliceosome” Shi Website Sigman […]
MBI Seminar: Elçin Ünal, PhD
Assistant Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development Department of Molecular & Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley “Meiotic Differentiation: Uncovering Unique Modes of Gene Regulation and Organelle Remodeling” Unal Webite Hosted by Margot […]
MBI Seminar: Peter K. Jackson, PhD
Professor Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology Department of Microbiology & Immunology Stanford University School of Medicine “Reforming adipogenesis: ciliary trafficking of fatty acid GPCR activates cAMP- dependent differentiation […]
MBI Seminar: Liana Lareau, PhD
Principal Investigator California Institute for Quantitative Biology University of California, Berkeley “Ribosome Dynamics Captured by Deep Sequencing and Deep Learning” Lareau Website Hosted by the Gene Regulation Home Area
QCBio/MBI Seminar: Tobias Meyer, Ph.D.
Quantitative & Systems Biology Seminar Presented by the QCBio and MBI Tobias Meyer, Ph.D. Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University “Using live-Cell Analysis to Elucidate the Logics of […]
MBI Seminar: John Eiler, Ph.D.
Robert P. Sharp Professor of Geology Professor, Geochemistry, Division of Geological & Planetary Sciences, Caltech “Isotopic Structures of Natural Organic Molecules” Eiler Website Hosted by Steve Young, SGYoung@mednet.ucla.edu
MBI Seminar: Harmit Malik, Ph.D.
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Principal Investigator, Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center “Rules of Engagement: Molecular Arms Races Between Host and Viral Genomes” Malik Lab Website […]
MBI Seminar: Joseph DeRisi, Ph.D.
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Co-President, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Professor, Tomkins Chair of Biochemistry & Biophysics Chair, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, UC San Francisco “Genomics and Infectious Disease” DeRisi […]
MBI/BRI Seminar: Susan Ackerman, Ph.D.
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Steven W. Kuffler Chair, Biology Professor, Neurobiology Section, Division of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego Professor, Cell & Molecular Medicine, UC San Diego Medical School […]
MBI Seminar: Victor Torres, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology NYU School of Medicine “Staphylococcus Aureus Leukocidins: Unraveling Their Role in Pathogenesis” Torres Lab Website Hosted by The Immunity, Microbes & Molecular Pathogenesis Home Area, […]
MBI Seminar: Tomas Kirchhausen, Ph.D.
Springer Family Chair, Boston Children’s Hospital Professor, Cell Biology & of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School “Picturing Life at High Spatiotemporal Resolution” Kirchhausen Lab Website Hosted by Luisa Iruela-Arispe, Ph.D., arispe@mbi.ucla.edu
MBI Seminar: Chuck Murry, M.D., Ph.D.
Woods Professor of Pathology, Bioengineering & Medicine/Cardiology Director, Center for Cardiovascular Biology Interim Director, Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington “Cardiac Development, Maturation, & Regeneration” Murry […]
MBI Member Seminar: Ye Zhang
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences www.yezhanglab.org/ Open to all MBI Members
MBI Member Seminar: Reza Ardehali
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology https://ardehalilab.med.ucla.edu/ Open to all MBI Members
MBI Member Seminar: Oliver Fregoso
Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics www.fregosolab.org Open to all MBI Members
MBI Member Seminar: Roy Wollman
Associate Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology and of Chemistry & Biochemistry http://wollman.chem.ucla.edu/ Open to all MBI Members
MBI Member Seminar: Megan McEvoy
Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics www.mbi.ucla.edu/faculty/megan-mcevoy/ Open to all MBI Members
MBI Member Seminar: Alex Hoffmann
Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics Director, Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences Hoffmann Lab Open to all MBI Members
MBI Member Seminar: Andrew Goldstein
Assistant Professor in Residence, Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology and of Urology www.goldsteinlabucla.com Open to all MBI Members
MBI Member Seminar: Robert Schiestl
Professor of Pathology, Environmental Health, and of Radiation Oncology www.mbi.ucla.edu/faculty/robert-schiestl/ Open to all MBI Members
MBI Member Seminar: Luisa Arispe
Professor, Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology Director, Molecular Biology Institute www.mcdb.ucla.edu/Research/Arispe “MBIDP Update and Upcoming Review” Open to all MBI Members
MBI Seminar: Mark Khan, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Translational Research Center “Cerebral Cavernous Malformation: From Mechanism to Therapy” Khan Lab Website Hosted by Steve Young, M.D., sgyoung@mednet.ucla.edu
MBI Seminar: Steven Henikoff, Ph.D.
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Member, Division of Basic Sciences Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center “Genome-wide Mapping of Protein-DNA Interaction Dynamics” Henikoff Lab Website Hosted by The MBIDP Gene Regulation […]
MBI Seminar: David Mangelsdorf, Ph.D.
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor & Alfred G. Gilman Distinguished Chair in Pharmacology Raymond & Ellen Willie Distinguished Chair in Molecular Neuropharmacology in Honor of Harold B. Crasilneck, Ph.D. […]
Sigman Symposium: Xiaowei Zhuang, PhD
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator David B. Arnold Professor of Science Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Biology Professor of Physics Harvard University “Illuminating Biology at the Nanoscale and Systems Scale […]
MBI Member Seminar: Fuyu Tamanoi
Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics Director, Signal Transduction Program Area, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Tamanoi Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members
MBI Member Seminar: Elaine Hsiao
Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology Hsiao Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members
MBI Member Seminar: Beth Lazazzera
Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics Lazazzera Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members
MBI Member Seminar: Yibin Wang
Professor of Anesthesiology, Physiology, & Medicine Director of the Division of Molecular Medicine Wang Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members
MBI Member Seminar: Elizabeth Tarling
Assistant Professor, Cardiology Tarling Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members
MBI Member Seminar: Siavash Kurdistani
Chair & Professor Department of Biological Chemistry David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Kurdistani Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members
MBI Member Seminar: Hilary Coller
Associate Professor Departments of Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology and Biological Chemistry Coller Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members
MBI Member Seminar: Larry Simpson
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics Simpson Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members
MBI Seminar: Stephen Beverley, Ph.D.
Marvin A. Brennecke Professor Chair of Molecular Microbiology Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine “RNA Viruses as Virulence Factors in Parasitic Protozoa” Beverley Lab Website Host: Patricia Johnson […]
MBI Seminar: Prashant Mali, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering UC, San Diego “Multiplex Genome Engineering via CRISPR-Cas: New Approaches and New Challenges” Mali Lab Website Host Sri Kosuri, Ph.D., (sri@ucla.edu)
MBI Seminar: Frederic de Sauvage, Ph.D.
Vice President & Staff Scientist, Molecular Oncology Genentech “Targeting intestinal stem cells in cancer” Sauvage Genentech Website Host: Steve Young (sgyoung@mednet.ucla.edu)
MBI Seminar: Fitnat Yildiz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology UC, Santa Cruz “”Mechanism and Regulation of Biofilm Formation” Yildiz Lab Website Host: Beth Lazazzera (BethL@microbio.ucla.edu)
MBI Seminar: Jan Karlseder, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology Laboratory Donald & Darlene Shiley Chair Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla “What Telomeres Can Teach Us About DNA Replication and Repair Pathway Choice” […]
MBI Seminar: Wendell Lim, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair, Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Director, UCSF Center for Systems & Synthetic Biology UC, San Francisco “Programming and Perturbing Cell Signaling Networks“ […]
MBI Seminar: Marc Diamond, M.D.
Director, Center for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases Professor, Neurology & Neurotherapeutics, Neuroscience UT Southwestern Medical Center “The Prion Model: Expanding Our Ability to Classify and Treat Neurodegenerative Diseases” Diamond Lab Website […]
MBI Seminar: Maria Barna, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Departments of Developmental Biology & Genetics Stanford University “Specialized Ribosomes: A New Frontier in Gene Regulation, Organismal Biology, and Evolution” Barna Lab Website
MBI Seminar: Kathryn Moore, Ph.D.
Jean and David Blechman Professor of Cardiology Department of Medicine Professor, Department of Cell Biology New York University School of Medicine “Non-Coding RNA Regulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis” Moore Faculty Website […]
MBI Members Seminar: Luisa Arispe, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Director, Molecular Biology Institute “State of the Molecular Biology Institute” Arispe Lab Website *All MBI Members Welcome
Seminar: Brian Dynlacht, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology New York University School of Medicine “Transcriptional and Epigenetic Control of Differentiation” Dynlacht Lab Wesite
MBI Members Seminar: Xia Yang, Ph.D.
Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology *Open to all MBI Members Yang Lab website
MBI Members Seminar: Sanaz Memarzadeh, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology *Open to all MBI Members Memarzadeh Lab website
MBI Members Seminar: Austin Nakano, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology *Open to all MBI Members Nakano website
MBI Members: Jie Zheng, Ph.D.
Department of Ophthalmology *Open to all MBI Members Zheng Faculty Profile
MBI Members Seminar: Arnold Berk, M.D.
Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics *Open to all MBI Members Berk website
MBI Members Seminar: Thomas Vallim, Ph.D.
Division of Cardiology *Open to all MBI Members Vallim website
MBI Members Seminar: Alvaro Sagasti, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology *Open to all MBI Members Sagasti Lab website
MBI Members Seminar: Steven Clarke, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry *Open to all MBI Members Clarke Lab website
MBI Members Seminar: Lin Jiang, Ph.D.
Department of Neurology “Old Drugs New tricks: Structure-based Drug Discovery in Alzheimer’s Disease and Others” *Open to all MBI Members Jiang Lab website
MBI Members Seminar: Christopher Lee, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry “Teaching as research: a Big Data approach to educational experiments” *Open to all MBI Members Lee Lab website
Seminar: Benjamin F. Cravatt, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical Physiology, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute “Activity-based Proteomics – Protein and Ligand Discovery on a Global Scale” Click here for […]
Seminar: Sally Horne-Badovinac, PhD
Associate Professor, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology; University of Chicago “Going in Circles Gets You Somewhere – Mechanisms Controlling Egg Chamber Elongation in Drosophila” Click here for more information
Seminar: Hal Dietz, MD
Victor A. McKusick Professor, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Molecular Biology and Genetics; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Director, William S. Smilow Center for Marfan Syndrome Research “TGFβ in the Pathogenesis of Inherited […]
Seminar: Ana Maria Cuervo, MD, PhD
Professor, Departments of Developmental and Molecular Biology and of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Co-Director, Institute for Aging Research, Robert and Renée Belfer Chair for the Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases; Albert Einstein […]
Seminar: Vladimir Kalinichenko M.D., Ph.D.
Professor & Endowed Chair in Regenerative Medicine, Director, Center for Lung Regenerative Medicine, Divisions of Pulmonary Biology and Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine of the […]
Seminar: Nevan Krogan, PhD
Professor, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Medicine; UC, San Francisco “Using System Approaches to Studying Disease” Click here for more information
Seminar: Dianne K. Newman, PhD
Professor of Geobiology, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences and Division of Biology; California Institute of Technology Investigator; Howard Hughes Medical Institute “Primary Roles for “Secondary” Metabolites in Microbial Community […]
Seminar: Abby Dernburg, PhD
Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology; UC, Berkeley Investigator; HHMI “A Liquid Crystalline Compartment Assembles Between Chromosomes to Control Meiotic Recombination” Click here […]
Seminar: Jared Rutter, PhD
HHMI Investigator Professor of Biochemistry; University of Utah School of Medicine “Metabolism and Cellular Decisions: Entwined in Health and Disease” Click here for more information
Seminar: Michael Rape, PhD
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Dr. K. Peter Hirth Chair in Cancer Biology; UC, Berkeley Investigator; Howard Hughes Medical Institute “Building a Face, One Ubiquitin at a Time” Click […]
Seminar: Samara Reck-Peterson, PhD
Professor, Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Medicine; University of California San Diego “The cellular interstate system: regulation of microtubule-based transport” Click for more information
Seminar: Alan Saghatelian, PhD
Professor, Dr. Frederik Paulsen Chair; Salk Institute for Biological Studies “Discovery of a Novel Class of Bioactive Lipids” Click for more information
Seminar: Jay Horton, MD
Chief, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Director, Center for Human Nutrition, Program Director, Physician Scientist Training Program, Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular Genetics; UT Southwestern Medical Center “The […]
Seminar: Roger Sunahara, PhD
*Special Tuesday seminar Cosponsored with The Brain Research Institute; UCLA Professor, Department of Pharmacology; UC, San Diego “Probing G Protein-Coupled Receptors as Allosteric Sensors Linking Hormone Binding to G Protein […]
Seminar: Rebecca Heald, PhD
Flora Lamson Hewlett Chair, Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology; UC, Berkeley “Mechanisms of mitosis and size control in Xenopus” Click for more information
Seminar: Tobias Walther, PhD
Professor, Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health; Harvard University Professor, Department of Cell Biology; Harvard Medical School “How we deal with fat: mechanisms and consequences of […]
Seminar: Manoj Duraisingh, PhD
John LaPorte Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health; Harvard University “The locks and keys for moving in: red blood cell invasion by malaria parasites” […]
Seminar: Daniel Gottschling, PhD
Senior Staff Scientist; Calico Life Sciences, LLC “Wrestling with how interconnected biological systems change with age” Click for more information
Seminar: Lynn Cooley, PhD
CNH Long Professor of Genetics, Professor, Departments of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; Yale University “Extreme reproduction: the cell biology […]
MBI Members Seminar: Samantha Butler, PhD
Department of Neurobiology *Open to all MBI Members Butler Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: H. Phillip Koeffler, MD
Department of Bioengineering; UCLA IM/Hematology/Oncology; Cedars-Sinai *Open to all MBI Members Koeffler Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: H. Ronald Kaback, MD
Department of Physiology Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics *Open to all MBI Members Kaback Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: James Bowie, PhD
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry *Open to all MBI Members Bowie Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: Ellen Carpenter, PhD
Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Science *Open to all MBI Members Carpenter Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: Harley Kornblum MD, PhD
Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences Department of Pediatric Neurology Department of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology *Open to all MBI Members Kornblum Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: J. William Schopf, PhD
Department of Earth, Planetary & Space Sciences *Open to all MBI Members Schopf Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: Harvey Herschman, PhD
Department of Biological Chemistry, Department of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology *Open to all MBI Members Herschman Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: Peter Bradley, PhD
Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics *Open to all MBI Members Bradley Lab Website
Seminar: Chris Glass, MD, PhD
Departments of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Medicine, UC San Diego “The Nature and Nurture of Macrophage Development and Function” Click for more information
Seminar: Ben Blencowe, PhD
Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto "An alternative splicing regulatory network and its role in autism spectrum disorder" Host: Doug Black, PhD Click for more information
Seminar: James Chen, PhD
Department of Molecular Biology; University of Texas, Southwestern “Enemy within – immune and autoimmune responses to cytosolic DNA” Click for more information
Seminar: Dan Goldberg, MD, PhD
Departments of Molecular Microbiology & Medicine; Washington University “Protein Export in Intraerythrocytic Malaria Parasites” Host: Immunity, Microbes & Molecular Pathogenesis Graduate Students Click for more information
Seminar: Kausik Si, PhD
Stowers Institute Dept of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas "A putative biochemical engram of long-term memory" Host: Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology Graduate Students Click for more information
Seminar: Sanjay Tyagi, PhD
Public Health Research Institute Center, New Jersey Medical School - Rutgers “Origins and consequences of stochastic mRNA synthesis in higher eukaryotes” Host: Gene Regulation Graduate Students Click for more information
Seminars: Eva Nogales, PhD
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, UC Berkeley “Insights into microtubule dynamics and transcription initiation from cryo-EM studies” Host: Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology Graduate Students Click for more [...]
Seminar: Martin Hetzer, PhD
Molecular & Cell Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies “How the nuclear membrane controls genome function” Click for more information
Seminar: Martin Pollak, MD
Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard “Kidney disease in people of African ancestry” Host: Steve Young, MD Click for more information
MBI Members Seminar: Sri Kosuri, ScD
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry “Synthetic Approaches to Sequence-Function Relationships” *Open to all MBI faculty members Kosuri Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: Alison Frand, PhD
Department of Biological Chemistry “Staying in Shape: Physiologic Atresia and Corsetry in C. elegans” *Open to MBI Members only Frand Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: April Pyle, PhD
Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics “Combining Gene Editing and Skeletal Muscle Progenitor Cells from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Applications in Muscle Disease” *Open to MBI Members […]
MBI Members Seminar: David Underhill, PhD
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine “The Fungal Microbiome in Health and Disease” *Open to MBI Members only Underhill Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: David K. Jacobs, PhD
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology “TBA” *Open to MBI Members only Jacobs Website
MBI Members Seminar: Sabeeha Merchant, PhD
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry “Visualization of dynamic sites of metal accumulation” *Open to MBI Members only Merchant Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: Tracy Johnson, PhD
Department of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology “TBA” *Open to MBI Members only Johnson Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: Wenyuan Shi, PhD
Departments of Dentistry & Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics “TBA” *Open to MBI Members only Shi Lab Website
Biotechnology Edge
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this year’s workshop has been canceled. We’re exploring alternative biotech-related career events. Are you interested in making the leap from academia to industry? The world […]
Focus on Imaging workshop
Open to all MBIDP students, MBI Faculty and their lab personnel. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: THURSDAY SEPT 6TH! SCHEDULE Tuesday – September 11th 2018 9.30am- noon Boyer 130 Introductory Seminars Joel [...]
Sigman Symposium: Carlos Bustamante, PhD
Professor of Molecular & Cell Biology, Physics, and Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Click for more information *Seminar at 4pm with reception to follow.
MBI Members Seminar: Jim Lake, PhD
Departments of Human Genetics and Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology *Open to MBI Member’s only* Lake Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: Giovanni Coppola, MD
Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences *Open to MBI Members only” Coppola Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: Yi Xing, PhD
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, & Molecular Genetics “Open to MBI Members only” Xing Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: Suraj Bhat, PhD
Department of Ophthalmology “Open to MBI Members only” Bhat Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: Jorge Torres, PhD
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry *Open to MBI Members only* Torres Lab Website
MBI Members Seminar: Thomas Vallim, PhD
David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology *Open to MBI Members only* Vallim Faculty Website
MBI Members Seminar: Huiying Li, PhD
Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology Title TBA Click for more information
MBI Members Seminar: Yibin Wang, PhD
Departments of Anesthesiology, Medicine and Physiology Title TBA Click for more information
MBI Members Seminar: Gal Bitan, PhD
Department of Neurology Title TBA Click for more information
MBI Members Seminar: Luisa Iruela-Arispe, PhD
Director, Molecular Biology Institute. "MBI: Past Accomplishments and Future Directions" Click for more information
Seminar: Marcia Haigis, PhD
Department of Cell Biology, Harvard University. "Uncovering new roles for mitochondria in cancer" Host: MBIDP Students Click for more information
Seminar: Manuel Ares, PhD
Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, UC Santa Cruz. Title TBA Host: Douglas Black, Tracy Johnson Click for more information
Seminar: Steve P. Bell, PhD
Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Studying the Initiation of DNA Replication, One Molecule at a Time" Host: James Wohlschlegel Click for more information
Seminar: Mitsu Ikura, PhD
Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto "Dissecting Oncogenic RAS Signaling Mechanisms at the Membrane Surface" Hosts: Juli Feigon, Fuyu Tamanoi Click for more information
Seminar: Matthew Vander Heiden, MD, PhD
Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Title TBA" Host: Michael Teitell Click for more information
Seminar: Victor Corces, PhD
Department of Biology, Emory University. "Transcription and the 3D Organization of the Genome" Host: Tom Vondriska Click for more information
Seminar: Robert Blelloch, MD, PhD
Department of Urology, UC San Francisco. "How to avoid commitment- epigenetic maintenance of pluripotency". Host: Leanne Jones Click for more information
Seminar: Louis J. Ptacek, MD
Department of Neurology, UC San Francisco. "Clinical, genetic, and biochemical characterization of human circadian regulation". Host: Peter Tontonoz. Click for more information