Events

Debanjana Maji - Ph.D. Candidate, University of Rochester

Ph.D. Thesis Defense Seminar

Mentor:  Clara Kielkopf, Ph.D.

 Dec 01, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Lucy Taylor, PhD - Junior Research Fellow, Christ Church College/ Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, England

 Nov 18, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Catherine Ovitt

Can Cenik, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, TX

 Nov 10, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Xin Li (co-sponsored by the Bioinformatics Cluster and the RNA Structure & Function Cluster)

Peter A. Beal, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA

Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics Seminar

 Nov 03, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Yi-Tao Yu (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure and Function Cluster)

Heng-Chi Lee, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

 Oct 27, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Xin Li (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure and Function Cluster)

Clayton Cox, PhD - Assistant Director for Federal Relations, Office of Government & Community Relations, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

 Oct 21, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Catherine Ovitt

Alex Muir, PhD - Assistant Professor, Ben May Department for Cancer Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

 Oct 20, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Joshua Munger and Dr. Isaac Harris

John Karijolich, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

 Oct 13, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Yi-Tao Yu (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure and Function Cluster)

Lillian T. Chong, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

 Sep 29, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Alan Grossfield (co-sponsored by the Bioinformatics Cluster)

Bin Wu, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

 Sep 22, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Xin Li (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure and Function Cluster)

Meemanage (DD) DeZoysa, PhD - Scientist, Molecular/Viral Vector Biology, Elevatebio, Waltham MA

 Sep 16, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Sethu Pitchiaya, PhD & Chase Weidmann, PhD - University of Michigan, Center for RNA Biomedicine

RNA Collaborative Seminar Series

 Jun 30, 2021 @ 4:00 p.m.

Host: Nils Walter, PhD, Co-Director, U-M Center for RNA Biomedicine

Wendy V. Gilbert, PhD & Antonio Giraldez, PhD - Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine

RNA Collaborative Seminar Series

 Jun 16, 2021 @ 4:00 p.m.

Host: Jessie Mohsen, Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine

Lena Anastasakou (PhD student, Marco Marcia Lab) & François Dossin (PhD student, Edith Heard Lab) - European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)

RNA Collaborative Seminar Series

 Jun 02, 2021 @ 9:00 a.m.

Host: Marco Marcia, PhD (EMBL)

Sai Shashank Chavali - PhD Candidate

 May 26, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Joseph Wedekind, Ph.D. – Advisor

Dr. Jeff Hayes

 May 21, 2021 @ 1:30 p.m.

Taylor Uccello, Ashlin Poruthoor, Lily Cisco, Shraddha Shah

 May 20, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat and Dr. Catherine Ovitt

Taylor Uccello (IMV, Gerber Lab), Ashlin Poruthoor (BSCB, Grossfield Lab), Lily Cisco (CMPP, Lueck Lab), Shraddha Sha (NGP, Briggs Lab)

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar

 May 20, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Lynne Maquat, PhD

Drew Weismann, MD, PhD - Professor, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

 May 19, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: T32 Training Graduate Student, Lily Cisco and Dr. Lynne Maquat (Co-sponsored by the NIH T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences, Dr. Lynne Maquat, PI, and the RNA Structure

Viktoriya Anokhina - PhD Candidate

 May 11, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Benjamin Miller, Ph.D.

Oliver Rando, MD, PhD - Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

 Apr 28, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Xin Li (co-sponsored by the RNA Structure & Function Cluster)

Erik Sontheimer, PhD - Pillar Chair in Biomedical Research; Professor and Vice Chair, RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar

 Apr 15, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Erik Sontheimer, PhD - Pillar Chair in Biomedical Research; Professor and Vice Chair, RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

 Apr 14, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat (Co-sponsored by Graduate Women in Science and the RNA Structure & Function Cluster)

Ashwin Kumar - BCH PhD Candidate

 Apr 08, 2021 @ 12:00 p.m.

Host: David Topham, Ph.D.

- Chapin Cavender

 Mar 25, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: David Mathews, Ph.D. - Advisor

Antonina Roll-Mecak, PhD - Senior Investigator and Unit Chief, Cell Biology & Biophysics Unit, NIH, Bethesda, MD

 Mar 24, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Clara Kielkopf

Igor Yurovskiy - J.P. Morgan Private Client Advisor, Senior Vice President-Investments, Chase Private Client, Pittsford, NY

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar

 Mar 18, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Eric Wagner, PhD - Professor and Vice-Chair of Education; Director of Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas

 Mar 17, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Jermaine Jenkins, PhD - Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

 Mar 03, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. David Mathews

Fanfan Hao - PhD Candidate

 Feb 18, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Jeff Hayes

Celia Schiffer, PhD - Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology; Gladys Smith Martin Chair in Oncology; Director, Institute of Drug Resistance, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar

 Feb 11, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Clara Kielkopf and Dr. Joseph Wedekind

Celia Schiffer, PhD - Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology; Gladys Smith Martin Chair in Oncology; Director, Institute of Drug Resistance, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

 Feb 10, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Clara Kielkopf and Dr. Joseph Wedekind (co-sponsored by Graduate Women in Science, the Bioinformatics Cluster, and the RNA Structure & Function Cluster)

Deb Maji (Kielkopf Lab), Elizabeth Abshire, PhD (Maquat Lab), Xavier Rambout, PhD (Maquat Lab) - University of Rochester, Center for RNA Biology

RNA Presentations

 Jan 27, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat and Dr. Dave Mathews

Amanda Larracuente, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Seminar

 Jan 21, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

Lingfeng Luo - PhD Candidate

 Jan 14, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: Chen Yan, Ph.D., Xin Li, Ph.D. – co-Advisors

Chen Bao (Ermolenko Lab), Sean Lindley (Anderson Lab), Arica VanderWal (O'Connell Lab) - University of Rochester, Center for RNA Biology

RNA Presentations

 Jan 13, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat and Dr. Dave Mathews

Lily Cisco (Lueck Lab), Xueyang He (Boutz Lab), Shon Koren (Johnson Lab), Kamel Awayda (O'Connell Lab) - University of Rochester, Center for RNA Biology

RNA Presentations

 Jan 06, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat and Dr. Dave Mathews