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Friday, April 10th, 2026
Monday, April 13th, 2026
Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
12:00pm 1:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Itai Yanai

Can a cell learn? A mechanism for adaptive genome regulation
Itai Yanai, Scientific Director, Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University - Langone Health,
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
4:00pm 5:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Shih-Chii Liu

"Brain-inspired technology for neuromorphic edge AI and visual-assistive neuroprosthesis"
Shih-Chii Liu, Sensors Group, Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich,
6:00pm 7:00pm
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Caltech Longevity Club Seminar

Peter Diamandis, Executive Chairman of XPRIZE, Co-founder and Chairman of Fountain Life,
Thursday, April 16th, 2026
Tuesday, April 21st, 2026
12:00pm 1:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Junhyong Kim

Junhyong Kim, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Biology Co-Director, Penn Program in Single Cell Biology Secondary Professor, Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania,
12:00pm 2:00pm
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026
12:00pm 2:00pm
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2026
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar

Siegfried Musser, Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Texas A&M,
Friday, April 24th, 2026
4:00pm 5:00pm
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BBE Informal Seminar - L Mahadevan

Evolutionary tales of biological shape: bodies, guts and beaks
L Mahadevan, Professor of Physics; de Valpine Professor of Applied Mathematics; Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University,
Monday, April 27th, 2026
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
12:00pm 1:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Daniel Mucida

Daniel Mucida, Professor Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Immunology, Virology, and Microbiology, The Rockefeller University,
Wednesday, April 29th, 2026
7:30pm 8:30pm
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POSTPONED: Watson Lecture - Sarkis Mazmanian

Sarkis Mazmanian, Luis B. and Nelly Soux professor of microbiology; Merkin Institute Professor,
  • Public Event
Friday, May 1st, 2026
3:00pm 4:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Yancheng (Evelyn) Li, Graduate Student, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, California Institute of Technology,
Monday, May 4th, 2026
2:00pm 3:00pm
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Special Biochemistry Seminar - Stephen Long (Sloan Kettering)

Structure, Ca2+-dependent regulation, and ion selectivity of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter
Stephen B. Long, Professor, Structural Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute,
Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
12:00pm 1:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Krishna Shrinivas

Krishna Shrinivas, Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics and Cell and Developmental Biology, Northwestern University,
Friday, May 8th, 2026
Monday, May 11th, 2026
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
12:00pm 1:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Cliff Ragsdale

Cliff Ragsdale, Professor, Neurobiology, The University of Chicago,
Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Beckman Lecture

Milan Mrksich, Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry, School of Engineering, Northwestern University,
  • Internal Event
Thursday, May 14th, 2026
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar

Daniel Larson, Chief, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression; Head, Systems Biology of Gene Expression; Co-Chair, Trans-NIH Myeloid Malignancies Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health,
Tuesday, May 19th, 2026
12:00pm 1:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Edward Chang

Edward Chang, Professor, Neurological Surgery UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco,
Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
7:30pm 8:30pm
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POSTPONED: Watson Lecture - Kirby Nielsen

Kirby Nielsen, professor of economics; William H. Hurt Scholar,
  • Public Event
Thursday, May 21st, 2026
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar

Patrick Sung, Professor of Biochemistry & Structural Biology, Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in Chemistry, UT Health San Antonio,
Friday, May 22nd, 2026
1:30pm 2:30pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Jan Gregrowicz, Graduate Student, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, California Institute of Technology,
Tuesday, May 26th, 2026
12:00pm 1:00pm
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NB/CNS Seminar - Bing Brunton

Embodied intelligence: From connectomes to body models
Bing Brunton, Professor & Richard and Joan Komen University Chair, University of Washington, Seattle,
Wednesday, May 27th, 2026
1:00pm 2:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Shawn Yoshida, Graduate Student, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, California Institute of Technology,