The weekly Seminars in Biomedical Sciences attract renowned faculty from all over the world to present cutting-edge research related to human health and disease. The seminars are open to the entire community.
Supported in part by the Cancer Cell Map Initiative.
Day/Time: Wednesdays, 4:00 p.m.
The seminars will be held by one of the following:
Zoom only: Zoom streaming links will be sent out on weekly announcements to those on the BMS listservs. Please review our Zoom etiquette guidelines before joining the meeting. You will be able to ask questions of the presenters via Zoom. Please contact Meredith Miner if you are not already on one of our listservs.
In person: Speaker and audience at Parnassus Campus.
Some (but not all) presentations may be recorded. Links to the live stream and recorded video will be available in the sidebar at the start of each quarter.
2025-26 Seminar Schedule
No Seminar
Erika Holzbaur, Ph.D
Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Host: Rushika Perera, Ph.D
In person in room HSW-301
GEMS
Itai Yanai, Ph.D
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Host: Andrei Goga, MD, Ph.D
In person in room HSW-301
Mike Diamond, MD, Ph.D
Herbert S. Gasser Professor
Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology & Immunology
Washington University - St. Louis
Host: Joel Ernst, Ph.D
In person in room HSW-301
GEMS
Vishwa Deep Dixit, DVM, Ph.D
Professor
Department of Pathology
Yale School of Medicine
Host: Tien Peng, MD
In person in room HSW-301
Thanksgiving holiday
GEMS
No Seminar
No Seminar
No Seminar
Jennifer Chen, MD
Professor in Residence
Department of Medicine
UCSF School of Medicine
Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology
UCSF School of Medicine
Location TBD
Peter Zandstra, Ph.D, FEng, FRSC, CM
Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering
University of British Columbia
Host: Julie Sneddon, Ph.D
Location TBD
No Seminar
Speaker TBD
GEMS
Speaker TBD
Speaker TBD
Speaker TBD
Speaker TBD
GEMS
No Seminar
Barak Cohen, B.A
Professor
Department of Genetics
Washington University - St. Louis
Host: Nadav Ahituv, Ph.D
Location TBD
No Seminar
Bradley Berstein, MD, Ph.D
Professor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard School of Medicine
Host: Elphege Nora, Ph.D
Joseph Bass, MD, Ph.D
Professor
Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine
Northwestern University School of Medicine
Host: Dan Levine, Ph.D
Kara Marshall, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Neuroscience
Baylor College of Medicine
Host: Elizabeth Crouch, MD, Ph.D
Location TBD
Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis, Ph.D
Professor
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Host: Erica Hutchins, Ph.D
Location TBD
Bob Farese, MD
Professor
Department of Cell Biology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Host: Peter Turnbaugh, Ph.D
Location TBD
Sean Morrison, Ph.D
Professor
Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern | Pediatrics
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Host: Louis Ptacek, MD
Speaker TBD