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.
2020-21 Seminar Schedule
Day/Time: Wednesdays, 4:00 p.m.
Some (but not all) presentations may be available via livestream and recorded video. Links to the live stream and recorded video will be available in the sidebar at the start of each quarter.
**COVID-19 UPDATE**
BMS Seminars will be conducted via Zoom meeting until further notice. Please review our Zoom etiquette guidelines before joining the meeting. You will be able to ask questions of the presenters via Zoom.
The Zoom link and meeting password will be sent out to those on the BMS listservs the day of every journal club. Please contact Demian Sainz if you are not already on one of our listservs.
September 30, 2020
The INO80 chromatin remodeling complex in pluripotent stem cellsGuang Hu, PhD
NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Host: Diana Laird, PhD
October 7, 2020
Stem Cell Interactions with the Niche - Following Clonal Dynamics with Cellular BarcodingLeonard Zon, MD
Harvard
Host: Julie Sneddon, PhD
Seminar Recording_Zon
October 14, 2020
3D organoid models for brain development and neurological disordersGuo-Li Ming, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Host: Alex Pollen, PhD
October 21, 2020
Hijacking the host: how Mycobacterium tuberculosis subverts immunityJennifer Philips, MD, PhD
Washington University, St. Louis
Host: Anita Sil, MD, PhD
This seminar will not be recorded.
October 28, 2020
Mining the microbial miniproteomeAmy Bhatt, MD, PhD
Stanford
Host: Sue Lynch, PhD
November 4, 2020
Molecular Mechanisms that affect Reproductive OutcomesSarah England, PhD
Washington University
Host: Mark Anderson, MD, PhD
November 18, 2020
Understanding the source of regenerative potential in animalsAlejandro Sánchez Alvarado, PhD
Stowers Institute
Host: Guo Huang, PhD
Seminar Recording_Sánchez Alvarado
December 2, 2020
Molecular mechanisms of T cell exhaustion and role in human diseaseJohn Wherry, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Host: Kole Roybal, PhD
January 13, 2021
Quorum-Sensing Communication: From Viruses to Bacteria to EukaryotesBonnie L. Bassler, PhD
Princeton University
Host: Carol Gross, PhD
January 20, 2021
Why we need a good night’s sleep: insights from a small animal modelAmita Sehgal, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Host: Ying-Hui Fu, PhD
January 27, 2021
Host adaptations to microbial diversityKen Cadwell, PhD
NYU School of Medicine
Host: Joel Ernst, MD
February 3, 2021
Single cell genomics reveals novel correlates of immunologic control in tuberculosisSarah Fortune, MD
Harvard
Host: Oren Rosenberg, MD, PhD
This seminar has been canceled.
February 10, 2021
The African killifish: a new model to study aging and ‘suspended life’Anne Brunet, PhD
Stanford
Host: Abby Buchwalter, PhD
February 17, 2021
Epigenetic Drivers in Cancers with RB LossClaudia Benavente, PhD
UC Irvine
Host: Hilde Schjerven, PhD
This seminar will not be recorded.
February 24, 2021
Somatic mutation and genomic diversity in human brain in development, disease, and degeneration.Christopher Walsh, MD, PhD
Harvard
Host: Matt State, MD, PhD
Seminar at Special Time: 12:00-1:00pm
March 3, 2021
The regulation of hematopoietic stem cells and their niche in health and diseaseLei Ding, PhD
Columbia University
Host: Guo Huang, PhD
Seminar at Special time: 12:00-1:00pm
March 10, 2021
Germline genetic regulation of cancer progression, metastasis and anti-tumor immunity in melanomaSohail Tavazoie, MD, PhD
The Rockefeller University
Host: Louis Ptacek, MD
March 17, 2021
Seeing the Light for Retinal Gene Therapy: From Fantasy to RealityJean Bennett, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Hosts: Mark Anderson MD, PhD and Aaron Tward MD, PhD
Trefethen Family 'Visiting' Professorship
co-hosted by the UCSF Medical Scientist Training Program
March 24, 2021
Exploiting the microbiome to combat antibiotic-resistant infectionsEric Pamer, MD
University of Chicago
Host: Joel Ernst, MD
April 7, 2021
A pathway to immune cell education that improves pregnancy outcomesFrancesco Colucci, PhD
University of Cambridge
Host: Adrian Erlebacher, MD, PhD
At Special Time: 12:00-1:00pm
April 14, 2021
Mechanisms of gastrulation: from zebrafish to humanLilianna Solnica-Krezel, PhD
Washington University - St. Louis
Host: Nadav Ahituv, PhD
Seminar Recording_Solnica-Krezel
April 21, 2021
Cell and mechanobiology of Asymmetric cell divisionClemens Cabernard, PhD
University of Washington
Host: Todd Nystul
April 28, 2021
Airways, Injuries, and Regeneration: New Cells and New BehaviorsJayaraj Rajagopal, MD
Harvard University
Hosts: Julie Sneddon, PhD and Tien Peng, MD
At Special Time: 12:00-1:00pm
May 5, 2021
Wnt Signaling and Cell Division ControlRoel Nusse, PhD
Stanford University
Host: Bruce Wang, MD
May 12, 2021
Axolotls as a roadmap for vertebrate appendage regenerationJessica Whited, PhD
Harvard
Host: Guo Huang, PhD
May 19, 2021
Transcriptional programming of CD8 T cell immunity to pathogens and tumorsAnanda Goldrath, PhD
UCSD
Host: Benjamin Wheeler and Mark Anderson
May 26, 2021
Microbiota control of immunityYasmine Belkaid, PhD
NIH
Host: Mark Ansel, PhD