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
October 8, 2025
No Seminar
October 15, 2025
Erika Holzbaur, Ph.D
Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Host: Rushika Perera, Ph.D
In person in room HSW-301
October 22, 2025
GEMS
October 29, 2025
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
November 5, 2025
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
November 12, 2025
GEMS
November 19, 2025
Vishwa Deep Dixit, DVM, Ph.D
Professor
Department of Pathology
Yale School of Medicine
Host: Tien Peng, MD
In person in room HSW-301
November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving holiday
December 3, 2025
GEMS
December 10, 2025
No Seminar
January 7, 2026
No Seminar
January 14, 2026
No Seminar
January 21, 2026
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
January 28, 2026
Peter Zandstra, Ph.D, FEng, FRSC, CM
Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering
University of British Columbia
Host: Julie Sneddon, Ph.D
Location TBD
February 4, 2026
No Seminar
February 11, 2026
Speaker TBD
February 18, 2026
GEMS
Speaker TBD
February 25, 2026
Speaker TBD
March 4, 2026
Speaker TBD
March 11, 2026
Speaker TBD
GEMS
March 18, 2026
No Seminar
April 1, 2026
Barak Cohen, B.A
Professor
Department of Genetics
Washington University - St. Louis
Host: Nadav Ahituv, Ph.D
Location TBD
April 8, 2026
No Seminar
April 15, 2026
Bradley Berstein, MD, Ph.D
Professor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard School of Medicine
Host: Elphege Nora, Ph.D
April 22, 2026
Joseph Bass, MD, Ph.D
Professor
Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine
Northwestern University School of Medicine
Host: Dan Levine, Ph.D
April 29, 2026
Kara Marshall, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Neuroscience
Baylor College of Medicine
Host: Elizabeth Crouch, MD, Ph.D
Location TBD
May 6, 2026
Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis, Ph.D
Professor
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Host: Erica Hutchins, Ph.D
Location TBD
May 13, 2026
Bob Farese, MD
Professor
Department of Cell Biology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Host: Peter Turnbaugh, Ph.D
Location TBD
May 20, 2026
Sean Morrison, Ph.D
Professor
Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern | Pediatrics
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Host: Louis Ptacek, MD
May 27, 2026
Speaker TBD