BMS Journal Club

2025-26 Journal Club Schedule

Journal Club Co-Directors: Elizabeth Crouch, MD, PhD and Julia Carnevale, MD
Day/Time: Thursdays, 11:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m. except as noted
Location: In person on the Parnassus campus, with a livestream/Zoom option to Mission Bay as well. The Zoom link will be sent out with the email reminder sent to the BMS listservs or can be accessed here: Zoom Link


Please contact Meredith Miner if you are not already on one of our listservs.
Links to previous livestreams and recorded video are in the sidebar.

See the BMS Journal Club Archives in the right sidebar for past journal club descriptions and recordings.


September 11, 2025

Faculty: Michael Alexanian, PhD

Student: Shirley Bi

Moderator: Alvin Ha

Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay


September 18, 2025

Faculty: Harish Vasudevan, MD, PhD

Student: Simon Wong

Moderator: Shania Garrison

Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay


September 25, 2025


October 2, 2025

Faculty: Joe Bondy-Denomy, PhD

Student: Liz Arouge

Moderator: Andrew Davis

Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay


October 9, 2025

Faculty: Phillip Dumesic, MD, PhD

Student: Dario Tagliaferri

Moderator: Caitlyn Dang

Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay


October 16, 2025

Faculty speaker: Daniel Mordes, MD, PhD

Student speaker: Michelle Seeler

Moderator: Jose Cedano

Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay


October 23, 2025

Faculty speaker: Jose Angel Nicolas Avila, PhD

Student speaker: Angel Ruvalcaba

Moderator: Mandy Buck

Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay


October 30, 2025

Faculty: Gabriel Loeb, MD, PhD

Student: Joseph Moreno

Moderator: Liana Beld

Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay


November 6, 2025

Faculty: Peter Bruno, PhD

Student: Arren Ramsey

Moderator: Christina Ekstrand

Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay


November 13, 2025

Student: Jeremy Libang

Student: Paul Leclerc

Moderator: Gwen Cusing

Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay


November 20, 2025

Student: Anthony Khalifeh

Student: Ananya Krishnapura

Moderator: Emily Chen

Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay


December 4, 2025

Student: Patrick Kennedy

Student: Julia Johanssen

Moderator: Daniel Brody

Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay


December 11, 2025


December 18, 2025


January 8, 2026

Student: Alvin Ha

Student: Helen Huynh

Moderators: Dario Tagliaferri & Julia Johanssen

Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay


January 15, 2026

Student: Shania Garrison

Student: Rebecca Fulthorpe

Moderators: Michelle Seeler & Angel Ruvalcaba

Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay


January 22, 2026

Student: Andrew Davis

Student: Christina Ekstrand

Moderators: Joseph Moreno & Paul Leclerc

 


January 29, 2026

Student: Caitlyn Dang

Student: Gwen Cusing

Moderators: Arren Ramsey & Ananya Krishnapura

 


February 5, 2026

Student: Jose Cedano

Student: Emily Chen

Moderators: Monet Yuan & Viva Vykunta

 


February 12, 2026

Student: Mandy Buck

Student: Daniel Brody

Moderators: Simon Wong & Jalen Evans


February 19, 2026

Student: Liana Beld

Student: Melissa Bu

Moderators: Rebecca Fulthorpe & Adam Fillion

 


February 26, 2026

Student: Ana Coutlakis

Student: Sena Cinar

Moderators: Helen Huynh & Gilbert Herrera

 


March 5, 2026

Student: Daniel Zhang

Student: Zimo Zhang

Moderators: Hana Takei & Adam Kazerounian


March 12, 2026


March 19, 2026

Student: Charles Crain

Student: Jalen Evans

Moderators: Mina Takegami & Anjeli Mase


March 26, 2026


April 2, 2026

Student: Venus Hagan

Studen: Adam Fillion 

Moderators: Katie Herm & Annika Mittelhauser


April 9, 2026

Student: Katie Herm

Studen: Gilbert Herrera

Moderators: Venus Hagen & Claire Rammel


April 16, 2026

Student: Chang Liu

Studen: Adam Kazerounian

Moderators: Jenny Liu & Jack Reid


April 23, 2026

Student: Jenny Liu

Studen: Anjeli Mase

Moderators: Chang Liu & Alessandra Veinbachs


April 30, 2026

Student: Barbara Perez

Studen: Annika Mittelhauser

Moderators: Ana Coutlakis & Leighton Pu


May 7, 2026

Student: Leighton Pu

Studen: Claire Rammel

Moderators: Barbara Perez & Melissa Bu


May 14, 2026

Student: Mina Takegami

Studen: Jack Reid

Moderators: Daniel Zhang & Sena Cinar


May 21, 2026

Student: Hana Takei

Studen: Alessandra Veinbachs

Moderators: Charles Crain & Zimo Zhang


June 11, 2026