MCB Seminars

For the complete list of MCB Seminars and Events, please visit UC Events.

Date/Time Division Speaker Title Location
01/21/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Sandy Johnson,
University of California, San Francisco
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
01/26/2026
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Aaron Whiteley,
University of Colorado Boulder
BTP/SQB Seminar 106 Stanley Hall
01/28/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Binyam Mogessie,
Yale University
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
01/29/2026
3:30pm
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Ross Wilson,
University of California, Berkeley
MTx Seminar 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
02/04/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Michael Bassik,
Stanford University
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
02/09/2026
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Cigall Kadoch,
Harvard Medical School
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar 106 Stanley Hall
02/11/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Ellen Robey,
University of California, Berkeley, Molecular and Cell Biology
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Annual Capstone Lecture: Adventures in the mouse thymus: how developing T cells choose their fates 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
02/18/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Alissa Armstrong,
University of South Carolina
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
02/25/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Isha Jain,
Gladstone Institutes Cardiovascular Disease
Turning the Oxygen and Vitamin Dials 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
03/02/2026
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Gabriel Rocklin,
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar 106 Stanley Hall
03/04/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Christine Mayr,
Sloan Kettering Institute
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
03/05/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Jessica Spinelli,
UMass Chan Medical School
MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
03/09/2026
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Greg Alushin,
The Rockefeller University
BTP/SQB Seminar: "Visualizing cellular force-sensing through the cytoskeleton" 106 Stanley Hall
03/11/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Buchwalter Abby,
University of California, San Diego
Exploring function and dynamic regulation of the mammalian nuclear lamina 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
03/12/2026
3:30pm
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Mallika Singh,
Revolution Medicines
MTx Fireside Chat 125 Li Ka Shing Center
03/16/2026
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series James Spudich,
Stanford University
"From amoeboid myosin to unique targeted medicines" 106 Stanley Hall
03/17/2026
11:00am
Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine Samarchith Kurup,
University of Georgia
Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine 101 Weill Hall
03/18/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Mansi Shrivastava,
Harvard University
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
03/26/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Benjamin Cravatt,
The Scripps Research Institute
MTx Seminar (Grad Student/Postdoc Invite) Jarvis Auditorium, Grimes Engineering Center
03/31/2026
11:00am
Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine Ana Anderson,
Harvard University
Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine 101 Weill Hall
04/01/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Lynne Maquat,
University of Rochester, Departments of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Oncology, and Pediatrics School of Medicine and Dentistry
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in human health and disease: Reframing the role of FMRP in Fragile X Syndrome 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
04/02/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Agnel Sfeir,
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
"Two Genomes, One Balance: Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Stability" 125 Li Ka Shing Center
04/07/2026
11:00am
Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine Grace Chen,
Yale University
Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine 101 Weill Hall
04/08/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Zhao Zhang,
Duke University School of Medicine
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
04/13/2026
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series James Fraser,
University of California, San Francisco
Cynthia A. Chan Memorial Lecture Jarvis Auditorium, Grimes Engineering Center
04/14/2026
11:00am
Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine Ryan Langlois,
University of Minnesota
Deciphering how viruses navigate host species barriers using a "fibroblast zoo" 101 Weill Hall
04/15/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Joseph Bondy-Denomy,
University of California, San Francisco
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
04/16/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Aaron Gitler,
Stanford University
"Unmasking cryptic TDP-43 targets in ALS" 125 Li Ka Shing Center
04/21/2026
11:00am
Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine John Schoggins,
UT Southwestern
Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine 101 Weill Hall
04/22/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Arjun Raj,
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Cellular Agency 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
04/23/2026
3:30pm
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Joseph Lewcock,
Denali
MTx Fireside Chat 125 Li Ka Shing Center
04/28/2026
11:00am
Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine Peter Savage,
University of Chicago
Self-nonself discrimination conferred by regulatory T cell specificity 101 Weill Hall
04/28/2026
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Dario Alessi,
University of Dundee
Chiron Lectures 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
04/29/2026
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Dario Alessi,
University of Dundee
Chiron Lectures 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
05/06/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Carol Greider,
University of California, Santa Cruz
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Annual Alumni Seminar: 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
05/07/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Xiaoyu Zhang,
Northwestern University
MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
05/07/2026
12:30pm
IB/MCB Joint Seminar Ricardo Mallarino,
Princeton University
Joint IB/MCB Seminar 2040 VLSB
05/12/2026
11:00am
Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine Kim Orth,
HHMI, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Black Spot, Black Death, Black Pearl: Tales of Bacterial Pathogens 101 Weill Hall
05/14/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Ekaterina Vinogradova,
The Rockefeller University
MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
05/28/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Jack Taunton,
University of California, San Francisco
MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
10/07/2026
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Ned (Edward) Ruby,
California Institute of Technology
Roger Y. Stanier Memorial Lecture 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
04/20/2027
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Erik Sontheimer,
UMass Chan Medical School
Chiron Lecture 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
04/21/2027
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Erik Sontheimer,
UMass Chan Medical School
Chiron Lecture 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building