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 |