McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
“Myosin, the Exquisite Nanomachine: From Amoebae to Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Therapy”
James Spudich, Ph.D.
Professor | Biochemistry
Stanford University
Location: 264 McDonnell Sciences, BMB Seminar Room, 2nd Floor
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 @ 10:30 a.m. CT
Host: Dr. Michael Greenberg
Hope Center/Neurology Monday Noon Seminar
Jeremiah Cohen, PhD
Professor
Department of Neuroscience
University of Minnesota
Zoom/Fort Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium (1st floor, NRB; Medical Campus)
Talk title: “Structure and function of locus coeruleus norepinephrine neurons”
The Monday Noon Seminars are co-hosted by the WashU Hope Center for Neurological Disorders and Department of Neurology.
Mini-series: Brain States
Organizers: Yao Chen (WashU Neuroscience) and Donna Dierker (Wheelock and Benzinger labs, WashU Radiology)
- October 26: Sayaka Inoue (WashU Psychiatry)
- November 2: Jeremiah Cohen (University of Minnesota)
- November 9: Ravi Chopra (WashU Neurology)
- November 23: Nico Dosenbach (WashU Neurology)
Full schedule, Hope Center Monday Noon Seminars
For inquiries contact the Hope Center.
BMB Seminar: Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD (University of Texas Health Houston)
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
“Dynamics of glutamate receptors”
Vasanthi Jayaraman, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
University of Texas Health Houston
Location: 264 McDonnell Sciences, BMB Seminar Room, 2nd Floor
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 @ 10:30 a.m. CT
Host: Dr. Janice Robertson
Medicine Grand Rounds
Clopton Auditorium, Wohl Clinic
4950 Children's Pl, St. Louis, MO 63130
This lecture will be recorded and uploaded to the Department of Medicine website. CME and MOC will be available for individuals who are unable to attend in person.
Lunch will be available outside of the auditorium. In-person attendance is beneficial for the speaker, our trainees and faculty.
I. Jerome Flance Visiting Professor of Medicine
Budinger
Speaker –
G.R. Scott Budinger, MD
Ernest S. Bazley Professor of Airway Diseases
Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care
Department of Medicine
Northwestern University
Title –
“The Multicellular Orchestration of Successful Lung Repair”
BMB Seminar: Damian Ekiert, PhD (Johns Hopkins University)
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
“Bridges, Tunnels, and Ferries: How bacteria move lipids between membranes”
Damian Ekiert, PhD
Associate Professor | Biology
Johns Hopkins University
Location: 264 McDonnell Sciences, BMB Seminar Room, 2nd Floor
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 @ 10:30 a.m. CT
Host: Dr. Eric Galburt
Medicine Grand Rounds
Clopton Auditorium, Wohl Clinic
4950 Children's Pl, St. Louis, MO 63130
This lecture will be recorded and uploaded to the Department of Medicine website. CME and MOC will be available for individuals who are unable to attend in person.
Lunch will be available outside of the auditorium. In-person attendance is beneficial for the speaker, our trainees and faculty.
Robert J. Glaser Visiting Professor
Lee
Speaker –
Jennifer I. Lee, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine
Cornell University
Title –
“Quality Improvement Academy: Closing the Quality Gap From the Frontline”
BMB Seminar: Jianfeng Cai, PhD (Purdue University)
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
“AApeptides: From Structure to Function”
Jianfeng Cai, PhD
Professor
Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Purdue University
Date/Time: Tuesday, December 1, 2026 @ 10:30 a.m. CT
Host: Dr. Weikai Li
Hope Center/Neurology Monday Noon Seminar
Shawn Ferguson, PhD
Professor
Department of Cell Biology
Yale University School of Medicine
Zoom/Fort Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium (1st floor, NRB; Medical Campus)
Talk title: “TBA”
The Monday Noon Seminars are co-hosted by the WashU Hope Center for Neurological Disorders and Department of Neurology.
Mini-series: Lysosomal Biology and Autophagy in Neuroscience
Organizers: Conrad (Chris) Weihl (WashU Neurology) and Samantha Swift (Karch lab, WashU Psychiatry)
- December 7: Conrad (Chris) Weihl (WashU Neurology)
- December 14: Patricia Dickson (WashU Pediatrics)
- January 11: Shawn Ferguson (Yale University)
- January 25: Marco Sardiello (WashU Pediatrics)
Full schedule, Hope Center Monday Noon Seminars
For inquiries contact the Hope Center.
Hope Center/Neurology Monday Noon Seminar
Marco Sardiello, PhD
Professor
Genetics & Genomic Medicine
WashU Pediatrics
Zoom/Fort Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium (1st floor, NRB; Medical Campus)
Talk title: “TBA”
The Monday Noon Seminars are co-hosted by the WashU Hope Center for Neurological Disorders and Department of Neurology.
Mini-series: Lysosomal Biology and Autophagy in Neuroscience
Organizers: Conrad (Chris) Weihl (WashU Neurology) and Samantha Swift (Karch lab, WashU Psychiatry)
- December 7: Conrad (Chris) Weihl (WashU Neurology)
- December 14: Patricia Dickson (WashU Pediatrics)
- January 11: Shawn Ferguson (Yale University)
- January 25: Marco Sardiello (WashU Pediatrics)
Full schedule, Hope Center Monday Noon Seminars
For inquiries contact the Hope Center.
Hope Center/Neurology Monday Noon Seminar
Laura Cox, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Zoom/Fort Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium (1st floor, NRB; Medical Campus)
Talk title: “TBA”
The Monday Noon Seminars are co-hosted by the WashU Hope Center for Neurological Disorders and Department of Neurology.
Mini-series: Gut-Brain Axis and Microbiome in Neurological Disease
Organizers: David Holtzman (WashU Neurology) and Wade Self (Holtzman Lab, WashU Neurology)
- February 1: David Holtzman (WashU Neurology)
- February 8: Barbara Warner (WashU Pediatrics) and Makedonka Mitreva (WashU Medicine)
- February 22: Laura Cox (Harvard Medical School)
- March 1: Gautam Dantas (WashU Pathology & Immunology) and Beau Ances (WashU Neurology)
Full schedule, Hope Center Monday Noon Seminars
For inquiries contact the Hope Center.
Hope Center/Neurology Monday Noon Seminar
Gautam Dantas, PhD
Conan Professor of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine
WashU Pathology & Immunology
Beau Ances, MD, PhD
Daniel J. Brennan, MD Professor
WashU Neurology
Zoom/Fort Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium (1st floor, NRB; Medical Campus)
Talk title: “TBA”
The Monday Noon Seminars are co-hosted by the WashU Hope Center for Neurological Disorders and Department of Neurology.
Mini-series: Gut-Brain Axis and Microbiome in Neurological Disease
Organizers: David Holtzman (WashU Neurology) and Wade Self (Holtzman Lab, WashU Neurology)
- February 1: David Holtzman (WashU Neurology)
- February 8: Barbara Warner (WashU Pediatrics) and Makedonka Mitreva (WashU Medicine)
- February 22: Laura Cox (Harvard Medical School)
- March 1: Gautam Dantas (WashU Pathology & Immunology) and Beau Ances (WashU Neurology)
Full schedule, Hope Center Monday Noon Seminars
For inquiries contact the Hope Center.
CYCN Conference: Moriah Thomason (New York University)
Moriah Thomason, PhD
Barakett Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Department of Population Health
New York University
Danforth Campus, Brown School of Social Work, Hillman Hall, Clark-Fox Forum
6350 Forsyth Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63105
Hosted by the Children and Youth Collaborative Network (CYCN)
The CYCN Conference is an opportunity for the WashU Community to address successes and challenges in driving research on child health and well-being, and foster community relations.
Stay tuned for more information!
Hope Center/Developmental Biology/Neurology Monday Noon Seminar
Ben Deverman, PhD
Senior Director
Vector Engineering
Institute Scientist
Broad Institute
Zoom/Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium (1st floor; NRB; Medical Campus)
Talk title: “TBA”
This Monday Noon Seminars mini-series is co-hosted by the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, the Department of Developmental Biology and the Department of Neurology.
Mini-series: Gene editing for neurological disorders
Joint mini-series with the Department of Developmental Biology
Organizers: Joanna Jankowsky (WashU Neuroscience) and Ella Borgenheimer (Jankowsky lab, WashU Neuroscience)
- April 19: Timothy Miller (WashU Neurology)
- April 26: Jonathan Cooper (WashU Pediatrics)
- May 3: Harrison Gabel (WashU Neuroscience)
- May 10: Ben Deverman (Broad Institute)
Full schedule, Hope Center Monday Noon Seminars
For inquiries contact the Hope Center.
Genetics Shreffler Lecture – Dr. Jef Boeke
Department of Genetics