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Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
11:00am 12:00pm
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Special ChE Seminar

The Dark Side of the Force: Physicochemical Forces Drive Antisocial Behavior in Bacteria
Gürol Süel, Professor of Molecular Biology, UCSD,
Friday, September 11th, 2026
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
Thursday, October 1st, 2026
Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
Thursday, October 8th, 2026
3:39pm 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,
Friday, October 9th, 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,
Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
4:00pm 5:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Justin Crocker

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,
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

Mustafa Mir, Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania,
Wednesday, November 4th, 2026
Thursday, November 5th, 2026
Tuesday, November 10th, 2026
4:00pm 5:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Andy Martin

Andy Martin, HHMI Investigator, Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, University of California Berkeley,
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, 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
Thursday, December 3rd, 2026
Friday, December 4th, 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,
Wednesday, January 6th, 2027
Friday, January 8th, 2027
Tuesday, January 12th, 2027
4:00pm 5:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Michael Baym

Michael Baym, Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard University,
Friday, February 12th, 2027
Thursday, March 4th, 2027
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar

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Lydia Finley, Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,
Friday, March 12th, 2027
Wednesday, April 7th, 2027
Friday, April 9th, 2027
Thursday, April 22nd, 2027
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar

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Rohit Pappu, Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor in Biomedical Engineering, McKelvey School of Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis,
Wednesday, May 5th, 2027
Friday, May 14th, 2027
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Friday, June 11th, 2027
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2027
Friday, November 12th, 2027