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.
Michael Alexanian, PhD (faculty)
Universal vs. Inflammatory: CRISPR Screens Uncover the Balancing Act of Fibroblast States
Shirley Bi (student)
"Caught red-handed: an unmethylated retrotransposon adopts expression patterns of neighboring genes, leading to VLP generation and limb malformation."
Moderator: Alvin Ha
Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay
Harish Vasudevan, MD, PhD (faculty)
"BindCraft: a new tool in the AI sandbox for protein interactor design"
Simon Wong (student)
"The Nerve to fight the flu: Vagal TRPV1+ neurons provide protection against Influenza virus through myeloid cells"
Moderator: Shania Garrison
Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay
Joe Bondy-Denomy, PhD (faculty)
“Generative” phage: Are you entertained?
Samuel H. King, Claudia L. Driscoll, David B. Li, Daniel Guo, Aditi T. Merchant, Garyk Brixi, Max E. Wilkinson, Brian L. Hie
bioRxiv 2025.09.12.675911; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.12.675911
Liz Arouge (student)
"Treg Cells as Neuromodulators: Enkephalin Production by Regulatory T Cells Restrains Nociception and Skin Inflammation"
Coaches: Jarish Cohen, MD, PhD and Sakeen Kashem, MD, PhD
Moderator: Andrew Davis
Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay
Phillip Dumesic, MD, PhD (faculty)
"Dynamic control of mammalian energy balance by the peroxisome"
Dario Tagliaferri (student)
"Cutting Edge Fashion: A CRISPR Makeover"
Coaches: Greg Allen, MD, PhD and Justin Eyquem, PhD
Moderator: Caitlyn Dang
Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay
Daniel Mordes, MD, PhD (faculty)
"Repeated head trauma causes neuron loss and inflammation in young athletes"
Michelle Seeler (student)
"Pregnancy takes Guts: Growth of the maternal intestine during reproduction"
Coaches: Helen Willsey, PhD and Todd Nystul, PhD
Moderator: Jose Cedano
Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay
Jose Angel Nicolas Avila, PhD (faculty)
TBD
Angel Ruvalcaba (student)
TBD
Coaches: Jon Budzik, MD, PhD and Sara Suliman, PhD
Moderator: Mandy Buck
Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay
Gabriel Loeb, MD, PhD (Faculty)
TBD
Joseph Moreno (Student)
"TCF19 drives a broad transcriptional program that potentiates optimal innate and adaptive functions of antiviral NK cells"
Coaches: Oscar Aguilar, PhD and Daniel Calabrese, MD
Moderator: Liana Beld
Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay
Peter Bruno, PhD (Faculty)
TBD
Arren Ramsey (Student)
TBD
Coaches: Sam Pleasure, MD, PhD and Biswarathan Ramani, MD, PhD
Moderator: Christina Ekstrand
Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay
Student: Jeremy Libang
Student: Paul Leclerc
Moderator: Gwen Cusing
Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay
Student: Anthony Khalifeh
Student: Ananya Krishnapura
Moderator: Emily Chen
Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay
Student: Patrick Kennedy
Student: Julia Johanssen
Moderator: Daniel Brody
Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay
Student: Alvin Ha
Student: Helen Huynh
Moderators: Dario Tagliaferri & Julia Johanssen
Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay
Student: Shania Garrison
Student: Rebecca Fulthorpe
Moderators: Michelle Seeler & Angel Ruvalcaba
Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay
Student: Andrew Davis
Student: Christina Ekstrand
Moderators: Joseph Moreno & Paul Leclerc
Student: Caitlyn Dang
Student: Gwen Cusing
Moderators: Arren Ramsey & Ananya Krishnapura
Student: Jose Cedano
Student: Emily Chen
Moderators: Monet Yuan & Viva Vykunta
Student: Mandy Buck
Student: Daniel Brody
Moderators: Simon Wong & Jalen Evans
Student: Liana Beld
Student: Melissa Bu
Moderators: Rebecca Fulthorpe & Adam Fillion
Student: Ana Coutlakis
Student: Sena Cinar
Moderators: Helen Huynh & Gilbert Herrera
Student: Daniel Zhang
Student: Zimo Zhang
Moderators: Hana Takei & Adam Kazerounian
Student: Charles Crain
Student: Jalen Evans
Moderators: Mina Takegami & Anjeli Mase
Student: Venus Hagan
Studen: Adam Fillion
Moderators: Katie Herm & Annika Mittelhauser
Student: Katie Herm
Studen: Gilbert Herrera
Moderators: Venus Hagen & Claire Rammel
Student: Chang Liu
Studen: Adam Kazerounian
Moderators: Jenny Liu & Jack Reid
Student: Jenny Liu
Studen: Anjeli Mase
Moderators: Chang Liu & Alessandra Veinbachs
Student: Barbara Perez
Studen: Annika Mittelhauser
Moderators: Ana Coutlakis & Leighton Pu
Student: Leighton Pu
Studen: Claire Rammel
Moderators: Barbara Perez & Melissa Bu
Student: Mina Takegami
Studen: Jack Reid
Moderators: Daniel Zhang & Sena Cinar
Student: Hana Takei
Studen: Alessandra Veinbachs
Moderators: Charles Crain & Zimo Zhang