“Alcohol and the Neuroendocrinology of FGF21: A Sobering Update” Steven Kliewer, Ph.D. Diana K. and Richard C. Strauss Distinguished Chair in Developmental Biology University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center

“Remodeling the Chromatin Landscape: SWI/SNF Complexes in Development and Disease” Diana Hargreaves, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory Richard Heyman and Anne Daigle Endowed Developmental Chair Salk Institute […]

“Synthetic Bacteria Deliver the Goods (to Cancer Cells)” Kumaran Ramamurthi, Ph.D. Deputy Chief and Senior Investigator Laboratory of Molecular Biology National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health

“Long noncoding RNAs: hidden friends and foes in the cancer genome” Nadya Dimitrova, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology Yale University

“Following host trajectories through disease space to understand resilience mechanisms” David Schneider, Ph.D. Professor, Microbiology and Immunology Stanford University

“Powers (and Problems) of Proteases in Tissue Destructive Diseases” Professor, Biomedical Engineering Associate Chair for Graduate Studies Georgia Institute of Technology   Abstract: Dr. Platt’s research centers on proteolytic mechanisms of […]

“Shaping Up and Responding: Color Vision and Light-Dependent Development in Cyanobacteria” MSU Foundation Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Michigan State University

“Guiding Clinical Decisions with Chemical Information Provided by Direct Mass Spectrometry Technologies” Livia Schiavinato Eberlin, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Surgery Baylor College of Medicine

Katey Rayner, PhD, FAHAAssociate ProfessorMember, College of the Royal Society of Canada Director, Biochemistry Graduate ProgramDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology, Immunology Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute

  “Understanding the Social Brain” Weizhe Hong, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biological Chemistry, Neurobiology David Geffen School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles

“Tracing the Evolutionary Origins of X-chromosome Inactivation” Sundeep Kalantry, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Human Genetics University of Michigan

“Pathobiology of APOE in Alzheimer’s disease” Guojun Bu, Ph.D. Mary Lowell Leary Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience Jorge and Leslie Bacardi Associate Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine Mayo Clinic, […]

James Olzmann, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology, Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology University of California, Berkeley

John Schoggins, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Microbiology University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center

“Malignant Deaminase Activation Drives Pre-Cancer Stem Cell Generation” Catriona Jamieson, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Medicine, UC San Diego Koman Family Presidential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research Director, Sanford Stem Cell Clinical […]

“Telomere shortening: Why and How?” Titia de Lange, Ph.D. Leon Hess Professor American Cancer Society Professor Head of Laboratory of Cell Biology and Genetics Director, Anderson Center for Cancer Research […]

“Secondary nucleation in amyloid formation” Sara Linse, Ph.D. Professor, Biochemistry and Structural Biology Lund University

“Principals of Planar Cell Polarity: From Molecules to Morphogenesis” Danelle Devenport, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Molecular Biology Princeton University

Hybrid: Boyer 159 and Zoom

“How RNA Shape Regulates Gene Expression” Yunsun Nam, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

“Principles of cell polarization: a journey through growth and cytokinesis” Maitreyi Das, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology University of Tennessee, Knoxville

“miRNAs and Alternative Polyadenylation” Marco Mangone, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biodesign Institute Arizona State University

Registration has now closed. To join the retreat, email Stephanie Cuellar. Download the full program book here. More about our Keynote Speaker here.

“Defining nutritional needs of MYC-transformed cells” Maralice Conacci Sorrell, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Cell Biology University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center

“How Does Glutamine Stress Influence Tumor Progression and Therapy?” Cosimo Commisso, Ph.D. Director Associate Professor, Cell and Molecular Biology of Cancer Program Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

“Using cerebral organoids to discover human-specific mechanisms of brain development” Jurgen A. Knoblich, Ph.D. Scientific Director Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna

“A reciprocal cell-matrix exchange regulates the emergence of ordered structure in the skin” Amy Shyer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Morphogenesis The Rockefeller University

“Microglia and Neural-immune Signaling Within Brain Circuits” Dorothy Schafer, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Neurobiology University of Massachusetts Medical School

“Dark Matter of the Human Genome: Small Open Reading Frames” Sarah Slavoff, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Chemistry and of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Yale University

Sigman Symposium Schedule Sigman Symposium Poster Session

“Skeletal Stem Cells and Beyond” Charles KF Chan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Surgery-Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Stanford University   Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu to request Zoom link.

“Regulating cell fate and survival during embryonic development” 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 […]

“New insights into aneuploidy in mammalian embryos” Melina Schuh, Ph.D. Director, Department of Meiosis Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Abstract: The Schuh lab studies meiosis in mammalian oocytes. In […]

“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.

“Wiring Specificity of Neural Circuits” Liqun Luo, Ph.D. Ann & Bill Swindells Professor Departtment of Biology, Stanford University Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

“Mapping Mitochondrial Metabolism in Liver and its Importance in NAFLD” Shawn Burgess, Ph.D. Professor, Human Nutrition, Pharmacology The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center   Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu to request […]

“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.

“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 […]

“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 […]

Oluwatayo (Tayo) Ikotun, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular & Medical Pharmacology   All MBI Faculty Welcome

Sophie Deng, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Ophthalmology   All MBI Faculty Welcome

William Gelbart, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry   All MBI Faculty Welcome

Anthony Covarrubias, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics   All MBI Faculty Welcome

“An Atlas of Cortical Arealization Identifies Dynamic Molecular Signatures” Aparna Bhaduri, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Biological Chemistry   All MBI Faculty Welcome

“Unraveling the molecular code in neural circuit assembly” Elizabeth Zuniga-Sanchez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology Baylor College of Medicine

“A scientific journey of learning” Andrew Goldstein, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology

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. Assistant Professor, Computational Medicine, Human Genetics

Eri Srivatsan, Ph.D. Professor, Surgery

Pearl Quijada, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology

Suraj Bhat, Ph.D. Professor, Ophthalmology

Alexander Hoffmann, Ph.D. Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics

Chao Peng, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Neurology

Robert Schiestl, Ph.D. Professor, Pathology, Environmental Health Sciences, Radiation Oncology

Marlin Touma, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor-In-Residence, Pediatrics   All MBI Faculty Welcome

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)

“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)   […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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

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

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

MBI Thursday Research Seminar “Mitochondrial Behavior” Jodi Nunnari, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology University of California, Davis

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

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

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

“Molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating neuron-glial interactions” Kelly Monk, Ph.D. Senior Scientist and Co-Director Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Sciences University

“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 […]

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

“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

“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 […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom information.

“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# […]

“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    

“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 […]

“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. Professor, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology   Open to Faculty. Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom information.

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 […]

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 […]

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.                  [...]

“Embryo-scale, single-cell spatial transcriptomics” Cole Trapnell, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Genome Sciences University of Washington

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. Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics     Open to Faculty. Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom link

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. Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology     Open to faculty Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu for Zoom link

Julia Mack, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology   Open to faculty Please email mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu

“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

“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

“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  

“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 […]

“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

“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 […]

“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 […]

“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.

“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 […]

“Antibody recognition of pandemic viruses” Pamela Bjorkman, Ph.D. David Baltimore Professor, Biology and Biomolecular Engineering California Institute of Technology

“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 […]

For Zoom details please email mbigrad@lifesci.ucla.edu

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.

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

“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

Russell Vance, Ph.D. Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology UC, Berkeley More information coming soon!

“Organizing work at home: Lessons from ADD/ADHD” by Siobhan Braybrook

“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

“Stimulus-specificity of NFκB signaling in macrophages” Mentor: Alexander Hoffmann

“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

“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 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. 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. 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 […]

Tasha Lin (Rao Lab)  Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/93530902154?pwd=aldseDVjVG5vc01aQmMvMEsybVJuUT09 Please email mbigrad@lifesci.ucla.edu for password

Eta Atolia (Butte Lab) “Reverse engineering vaccine neoantigens”    

Featuring: Ian Ford, Michal Juda, and Kaiser Atai  

Feiyang Ma (Pellegrini Lab)

Alex Sercel (Teitell Lab) 

Junyoung Park, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering     All MBI Faculty Welcome

Valerie Arboleda, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine     All MBI Faculty Welcome

Lindsay De Biase, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Physiology     All MBI Faculty Welcome

Laura DeNardo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Physiology     All MBI Faculty Welcome

Luis De La Torre-Ubieta, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences     All MBI Faculty Welcome

Lachezar Nikolov, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology     All MBI Faculty Welcome

Paul Boutros, Ph.D. Professor, Human Genetics     All MBI Faculty Welcome

Claudio Scafoglio, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine     All MBI Faculty Welcome

“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 […]

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

“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  

“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 […]

“How cells form and sense their shape” Amy Gladfelter, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

“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

“Egg Development and Evolution, Inside and Out” Cassandra Extavour, Ph.D.  Professor, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard University

Marc Liesa-Roig, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Medicine- Endocrinology

Hung Ton-That, Ph.D. Professor, Dentistry

Marlin Touma, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor In-Residence, Pediatrics David Geffen School of Medicine

“Chemoproteomic approaches to expand the druggable proteome” Keriann M. Backus, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biological Chemistry

Lindsay M. De Biase, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Physiology

Thomas A. Vallim, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Cardiology, Biological Chemistry

Elizabeth Tarling, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Cardiology

Maureen Su, M.D.  Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics

“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 […]

“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 […]

“Regulation of protein functions by 3’UTRs” Christine Mayr, MD, PhD Molecular and Cell Biologist Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Sloan Kettering Institute        

“How is electrical signal generated? Structural and mechanistic investigations of Nav channels” Nieng Yan Shirley M. Tilghman Professor of Molecular Biology Princeton University

“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 […]

Sarah Kucenas Associate Professor of Biology Director of the Distinguished Major Program in Biology College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences University of Virginia

Arun Radhakrishnan, Ph.D. Associate Professor Molecular Genetics Department University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Grant Jensen Professor of Biophysics and Biology Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Caltech

Rachel Dutton, PhD Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences University of California, San Diego

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. Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology

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. “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. “Wnt Signaling as a Regulator of Endocytosis” Distinguished Professor, Biological Chemistry Norman F. Sprague Chair of Molecular Oncology

Bill Lowry, Ph.D. Professor, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology

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. Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics

Suraj Bhat, Ph.D. Professor, Ophthalmology

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. Distinguished Professor, Medicine Howard Hughes Medical Investigator University of California, San Diego

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. 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. Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics Howard Hughes Medical Investigator University of California, San Francisco  

Orion Weiner, Ph.D. Professor, Cardiovascular Research Institute University of California, San Francisco  

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. Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine Oregon Health & Sciences University

Robert Spitale, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences University of California, Irvine  

Matthew Tyska, Ph.D. Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Cell & Developmental Biology Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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. Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology

Jason Ernst, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biological Chemistry & Computer Science

Atsushi Nakano, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology

Jeffrey Long, Ph.D. Director, Cell & Developmental Biology Home Area Professor, Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology

Arnold Berk, M.D. Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics

Gal Bitan, Ph.D. Professor-in-Residence, Neurology

Jesus Araujo, M.D., Ph.D.  Associate Professor, Medicine

Jake Lusis, Ph.D.  Professor, Medicine, Human Genetics, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics Vice Chair, Human Genetics

Tamir Gonen, Ph.D. Professor, Biological Chemistry & Physiology Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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”  Mitchell Kronenberg, Ph.D.  President & Chief Scientific Officer, Division of Developmental Immunology La Jolla Institute for Immunology

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

*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  

Mikala Egeblad, Ph.D.  Associate Professor University of Copenhagen & the Danish Cancer Society Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

“Silencing of Retroviral DNAs” Stephen Goff, Ph.D.  Professor, Microbiology & Immunology Higgins Professor of Microbiology & Immunology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Columbia University

Erika Holzbaur, Ph.D.  William Maul Measey Professor in Physiology Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

“Orchestrating aging and proteostasis across a troubled soma” Professor, Genetics, Genomics and Development Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Center University of California, Berkeley  

“Adventures in bacterial glycobiology: engineering sweet solutions to sticky situations” William L. Lewis Professor of Engineering Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Cornell University

“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 […]

“CTE: A Post Traumatic Tauopathy” Director, Neuropathology Core Professor, Neurology and Pathology Boston University CTE Center  

“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  

David S. Sigman Symposium Lecture Professor, Physics Howard Hughes Medical Investigator Cornell University

Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Scholar Salk Institute for Biological Studies  

Associate Professor, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology University of Colorado, Boulder

Section Chief, Structural Biochemistry Section Laboratory of Molecular Biology National Institute of Health

Professor, Biological Chemistry Co-Director, Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Program Director, JCCC Gene Regulation Program Area

Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

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, […]

Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biological Chemistry

Professor, Molecular & medical Pharmacology, Bioengineering  

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.

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

“Centrosomes and Cilia: From Single Molecules to New Model Organisms” Frank Lee and Carol Hall Professor of Biology Chair, Biology Stanford University

“Establishment of Malaria Infection: Parasite Bottleneck & Point for Intervention”  Professor, Molecular Microbiology & Immunology Johns Hopkins University Host: Peter Bradley

Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology and Structural Biology The Rockefeller University

Endowed Chair, Biochemistry Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry University of Colorado, Boulder Host: Ming Guo

Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics UCSF School of Medicine Host: Van Savage (QCB), Margot Quinlan (MBI)

Assistant Professor, Cell & Developmental Tissue Biology Molecular Pharmacology University of California, San Francisco  

Gwack Lab

Wu Lab

Quinlan Lab

Zhou Lab

Clark Lab

Aldrovandi Lab

Camille Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry Department of Chemistry Stanford University  Boxer Website  Hosted by Steve Young

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor of Physiology and Biophysics Cornell University Boudker Website  Hosted by Jim Bowie

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

Professor of Internal Medicine, Pathology, and Microbiology Director of Infectious Diseases Training Program University of Virginia Petri Jr. Website  Hosted by Patricia Johnson

Head, Division of Neurobiology Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology University of Cambridge  Geodert Website Hosted by David Eisenberg

Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences HHMI Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center    Keeney Website Hosted by Tracy Johnson

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

Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School Adelman Website Hosted by Tracy Johnson

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 […]

Our Keynote speaker (invited by the students) will be Michael Snyder, from Stanford. http://snyderlab.stanford.edu/

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Pulmonary Medicine Gomperts Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served

Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry Rodriguez Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served

Professor, Pediatrics Aldrovandi Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served

Assistant Adjunct Professor, Hematology-Oncology Soragni Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served

Professor in Residence, Surgery, Molecular & Medical Pharmacology Lipshutz Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served

Emeritus Member, Molecular Biology Institute Puppione PubMed Link Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, MIMG Butte Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served

Assistant Professor, Institute for Society & Genetics Allard Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served

Professor, Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology Director, Molecular Biology Institute Arispe Lab Website Open to all MBI Members Lunch Served

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 […]

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)

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Departments of Physiology and Biological Chemistry, UCLA Title TBA Gonen Website

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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

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 […]

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences  www.yezhanglab.org/ Open to all MBI Members

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology https://ardehalilab.med.ucla.edu/ Open to all MBI Members

Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics www.fregosolab.org Open to all MBI Members

Associate Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology and of Chemistry & Biochemistry http://wollman.chem.ucla.edu/ Open to all MBI Members

Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics www.mbi.ucla.edu/faculty/megan-mcevoy/ Open to all MBI Members

Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics Director, Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences Hoffmann Lab Open to all MBI Members

Assistant Professor in Residence, Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology and of Urology www.goldsteinlabucla.com Open to all MBI Members

Professor of Pathology, Environmental Health, and of Radiation Oncology www.mbi.ucla.edu/faculty/robert-schiestl/ Open to all MBI Members

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

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

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics Director, Signal Transduction Program Area, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Tamanoi Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members

Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology Hsiao Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members

Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics Lazazzera Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members

Professor of Anesthesiology, Physiology, & Medicine Director of the Division of Molecular Medicine Wang Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members

Assistant Professor, Cardiology Tarling Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members

Chair & Professor Department of Biological Chemistry David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Kurdistani Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members

Associate Professor Departments of Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology and Biological Chemistry Coller Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics Simpson Lab Website *Open to all MBI Members

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 […]

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)  

Vice President & Staff Scientist, Molecular Oncology Genentech “Targeting intestinal stem cells in cancer” Sauvage Genentech Website Host: Steve Young (sgyoung@mednet.ucla.edu)

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)  

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” […]

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“ […]

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 […]

Assistant Professor Departments of Developmental Biology & Genetics Stanford University “Specialized Ribosomes: A New Frontier in Gene Regulation, Organismal Biology, and Evolution” Barna Lab Website  

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 […]

Professor of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Director, Molecular Biology Institute “State of the Molecular Biology Institute” Arispe Lab Website *All MBI Members Welcome

Professor of Pathology New York University School of Medicine “Transcriptional and Epigenetic Control of Differentiation” Dynlacht Lab Wesite

Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology *Open to all MBI Members Yang Lab website  

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology *Open to all MBI Members Memarzadeh Lab website  

Department of Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology *Open to all MBI Members Nakano website    

Department of Ophthalmology *Open to all MBI Members Zheng Faculty Profile

Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics *Open to all MBI Members Berk website

Division of Cardiology *Open to all MBI Members Vallim website

Department of Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology *Open to all MBI Members Sagasti Lab website

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry *Open to all MBI Members Clarke Lab website    

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

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry “Teaching as research: a Big Data approach to educational experiments” *Open to all MBI Members Lee Lab website

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Professor, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Medicine; UC, San Francisco “Using System Approaches to Studying Disease”  Click here for more information

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

Professor, Dr. Frederik Paulsen Chair; Salk Institute for Biological Studies “Discovery of a Novel Class of Bioactive Lipids” Click for more information

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 […]

*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 […]

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

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 […]

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” […]

Senior Staff Scientist; Calico Life Sciences, LLC  “Wrestling with how interconnected biological systems change with age” Click for more information

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 […]

Department of Neurobiology *Open to all MBI Members Butler Lab Website

Department of Bioengineering; UCLA IM/Hematology/Oncology; Cedars-Sinai *Open to all MBI Members Koeffler Lab Website

Department of Physiology Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics *Open to all MBI Members Kaback Lab Website

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry *Open to all MBI Members Bowie Lab Website

Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Science *Open to all MBI Members Carpenter Lab Website

Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences Department of Pediatric Neurology Department of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology *Open to all MBI Members Kornblum Lab Website

Department of Earth, Planetary & Space Sciences *Open to all MBI Members Schopf Lab Website

Department of Biological Chemistry, Department of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology *Open to all MBI Members Herschman Lab Website

Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics *Open to all MBI Members Bradley Lab Website

Departments of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Medicine, UC San Diego “The Nature and Nurture of Macrophage Development and Function” Click for more information

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

Department of Molecular Biology; University of Texas, Southwestern “Enemy within – immune and autoimmune responses to cytosolic DNA” Click for more information

Departments of Molecular Microbiology & Medicine; Washington University “Protein Export in Intraerythrocytic Malaria Parasites” Host: Immunity, Microbes & Molecular Pathogenesis Graduate Students Click for more information

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

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

  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 [...]

Molecular & Cell Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies “How the nuclear membrane controls genome function” Click for more information

Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard “Kidney disease in people of African ancestry”  Host: Steve Young, MD Click for more information

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry “Synthetic Approaches to Sequence-Function Relationships” *Open to all MBI faculty members Kosuri Lab Website

Department of Biological Chemistry “Staying in Shape:  Physiologic Atresia and Corsetry in C. elegans” *Open to MBI Members only Frand Lab Website

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 […]

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine “The Fungal Microbiome in Health and Disease” *Open to MBI Members only Underhill Lab Website

Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology “TBA” *Open to MBI Members only Jacobs Website

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry “Visualization of dynamic sites of metal accumulation” *Open to MBI Members only Merchant Lab Website

Department of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology “TBA” *Open to MBI Members only Johnson Lab Website

Departments of Dentistry & Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics “TBA” *Open to MBI Members only Shi Lab Website  

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 […]

  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 [...]

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.

Departments of Human Genetics and Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology *Open to MBI Member’s only* Lake Lab Website

Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences *Open to MBI Members only” Coppola Lab Website

Department of Microbiology, Immunology, & Molecular Genetics “Open to MBI Members only” Xing Lab Website

Department of Ophthalmology “Open to MBI Members only” Bhat Lab Website

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry *Open to MBI Members only* Torres Lab Website  

David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology *Open to MBI Members only* Vallim Faculty Website    

Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology Title TBA Click for more information

Departments of Anesthesiology, Medicine and Physiology Title TBA Click for more information

Department of Neurology Title TBA Click for more information

Director, Molecular Biology Institute. "MBI: Past Accomplishments and Future Directions" Click for more information

Department of Cell Biology, Harvard University. "Uncovering new roles for mitochondria in cancer" Host: MBIDP Students Click for more information