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Monday, September 28th, 2026
Thursday, October 1st, 2026
Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
Thursday, October 8th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar

Short RNA chaperones promote aggregation-resistant TDP-43 conformers to mitigate neurodegeneration
James Shorter, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania,
Monday, October 12th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Informal Seminar - Shosei Yoshida

"Spatiotemporal dynamics of mammalian spermatogenesis: from stem cells to tissue organization"
Shosei Yoshida, National Institute for Basic Biology,
Tuesday, October 13th, 2026
Wednesday, October 14th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Special Seminar - Stanislav Shvartsman

TBD
Stanislav Shvartsman, Professor of Molecular Biology and the Lewis Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University,
Thursday, October 15th, 2026
Friday, October 16th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Informal Seminar - Matouš Vobořil

"Thymflammation: A novel concept of central immune tolerance"
Matouš Vobořil, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, Department of Cell Biology, Charles University in Prague,
Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Justin Crocker

Exploring biological design space: from perturbations to phenotypes
Justin Crocker, Group Leader, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg,
Tuesday, October 27th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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CNS/NB Seminar - Cliff Ragsdale

Cliff Ragsdale, Professor of Neurobiology, University of Chicago,
Wednesday, October 28th, 2026
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Matthew Cooper, Graduate Student, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Mustafa Mir

A dynamic single molecule view of gene regulation and nuclear organization
Mustafa Mir, Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania,
Wednesday, November 4th, 2026
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Katie Bouman: Illuminating the Hidden Universe with Physics and AI

Katie Bouman, associate professor of computing and mathematical sciences, electrical engineering and astronomy; Rosenberg Scholar; Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator,
Thursday, November 5th, 2026
Tuesday, November 10th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Andy Martin

"Molecular machines for protein destruction: Substrate processing by AAA+ ATPases of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System"
Andy Martin, HHMI Investigator, Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, University of California Berkeley,
Wednesday, November 11th, 2026
Thursday, November 12th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series, Bin He

Professor Bin He, Trustee Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University,
Friday, November 13th, 2026
Tuesday, November 24th, 2026
Wednesday, November 25th, 2026
Tuesday, December 1st, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Horowitz Seminar - Bali Pulendran

Bali Pulendran, Vioella L. Horton Professor; Director of the Immunity, Transplantation and Infection, Stanford University,
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2026
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2026
Friday, December 4th, 2026
Tuesday, December 8th, 2026
Wednesday, December 9th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chen Institute Director's Seminar: Dr. Moritz Helmstaedter

Moritz Helmstaedter, Director, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt, Germany; Professor (Chair, extraordinary professor) for Neuronal Networks at Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands,
Friday, December 11th, 2026
Wednesday, December 16th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Davidson Seminar - Elly Tanaka

Elly Tanaka, Group Leader, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology GmbH,
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2026
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2026
Wednesday, January 6th, 2027