Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
Dr. Poon’s seminar topic: SARS-CoV-2: Translating science to public health impacts
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Genetics Seminar Series – Precision Medicine Pathway Keynote
Wendy Chung, MD, PhD
Chief, Department of Pediatrics, Kennedy Family Professor of Pediatrics in Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Supporting Equity in Precision Pediatrics
Hosted by: Dr. Tim Schedl and Julie Choi (Milbrandt & Jin labs)
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Talk abstract: Sequencing-based genomic NBS can significantly expand NBS to numerous rare genetic diseases with a single common platform and provide synergies with traditional newborn screening and across conditions to decrease the cost/condition for screening and de-risk the investment across diseases/companies providing/developing treatments for rare genetic diseases. Pilot studies of genomic NBS will improve timely access to therapies through identification of infants in an equitable manner.
Genetics Seminar Series
Daniel Lew, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
Department of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
Duke University Medical Center
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Cell Polarity and Chemical Gradient tracking in Yeast
Hosted by: Dr. Susan Dutcher
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Talk abstract: How cells orient polarity in response to chemical gradients is a fundamental but poorly understood process. We use the pheromone-tracking ability of mating yeast as a model to dissect basic principles.
6th Annual David C. Beebe Lectureship
Kirill Martemyanov, PhD
Professor and Chair Department of Neuroscience
Scripps Biomedical Research, University of Florida
Moore Auditorium in the North Medical Building
4580 Scott Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Vision Science Seminar
6th Annual David C. Beebe Lectureship in
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
“Molecular organization of the photoreceptor synapse“
42nd Annual Oliver H. Lowry Lecture
Didier Stainier, PhD
Director of the Department of Developmental Genetics
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
Connor Auditorium - Farrell Learning & Teaching Center | Zoom
520 S Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Title:
The Lowry Lecture is held annually to honor the many contributions of the late Oliver Lowry to the field of biochemistry and metabolic regulation, as well as to Washington University. Dr. Lowry came to Washington University in 1947 and chaired the Department of Pharmacology from 1947 to 1976. He was Dean of the School of Medicine from 1955-1958. He became an Emeritus Professor in 1979, and served as acting Department Chair from 1989-1990. He remained an active member of the Department through 1994.
For information, contact: a.kupcho@wustl.edu
Microbiology Seminar Series: Dr. Owen Pornillos
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Annual Neuroscience Retreat
Catherine Hartley, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
New York University
Debra Silver, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Duke University
Medical Campus: EPNEC and Farrell LTC
Catherine Hartley: “Developing behavioral flexibility”
Debra Silver: “Building our brains: Lessons from the RNA world”
The Annual Neuroscience Retreat is organized by graduate students across programs and departments, and intended to foster scientific and social interaction among students, post docs, and faculty in the WashU Neuroscience community.
This year’s Neuroscience Retreat features two full days of programming: Keynote talks; new faculty talks; trainee talks; poster sessions; Table Topics; and Lightning Talks (new this year!). We’ll take a break on Thursday evening and head for The Boathouse at Forest Park for presentation of the Neuroscience Community Awards, NeurOlympics, and a party! To get there, you’re welcome to ride a trolley or join an organized walk.
Visit the Neuroscience Retreat webpage for more information.
For inquiries contact the ONR.
Annual Neuroscience Retreat
Catherine Hartley, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
New York University
Debra Silver, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Duke University
Medical Campus: EPNEC and Farrell LTC
Catherine Hartley: “Developing behavioral flexibility”
Debra Silver: “Building our brains: Lessons from the RNA world”
The Annual Neuroscience Retreat is organized by graduate students across programs and departments, and intended to foster scientific and social interaction among students, post docs, and faculty in the WashU Neuroscience community.
This year’s Neuroscience Retreat features two full days of programming: Keynote talks; new faculty talks; trainee talks; poster sessions; Table Topics; and Lightning Talks (new this year!). We’ll take a break on Thursday evening and head for The Boathouse at Forest Park for presentation of the Neuroscience Community Awards, NeurOlympics, and a party! To get there, you’re welcome to ride a trolley or join an organized walk.
Visit the Neuroscience Retreat webpage for more information.
For inquiries contact the ONR.
Microbiology Seminar Series: Dr. Anne Moscona
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar Series
Jonathan Rocheleau, Ph.D.
Percy Edward Hart Professor in Biomedical Engineering & Associate Director, Research
Institute of Biomedical Engineering
University of Toronto
Hosted by: Dr. David Piston
McDonnell Sciences Building, 4th Floor, Room 423
“Live Cell Imaging of Pancreatic Islet Metabolism and Insulin Secretion”
Jonathan Rocheleau, Ph.D.
Vison Science Seminar
Juliette McGregor, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
Bernard Becker Medical Library, Becker Classroom 405
660 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
Vision Science Seminar
Lecture Title TBA
*Please contact mariont@wustl.edu for Zoom details
Microbiology Seminar Series: Dr. Matt Waldor
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Vision Science Seminar
Ryan MacDonald, PhD
Associate Professor/BBSRC David Phillips Fellow
Institute of Ophthalmology- University College London
Bernard Becker Medical Library, Becker Classroom 405
660 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
Vision Science Seminar
“Building and maintaining a healthy retina”
*Please contact mariont@wustl.edu for Zoom details
Genetics Seminar Series
Zhana Duren, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Genetics & Biochemistry
Clemson University
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Gene regulatory network analysis from single cell multi-omics data
Hosted by: Dr. Tychele Turner
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Microbiology Seminar Series: Dr. Linfa Wang
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Student Choice Speaker
Karthik Shekhar, PhD
Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Moore Auditorium in the North Medical Building
4580 Scott Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Vision Science Seminar
Student Choice Speaker
“Evolutionary Insights into Neural Diversity in the Retina”
Microbiology Seminar Series: Dr. Thomas Bernhardt
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Genetics Seminar Series
Jessica Feldman, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
Stanford University
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Building patterns in cells during development
Hosted by: Dr. Susan Dutcher
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Enoch Lecture
Elliot Sohn, MD, FASRS
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Iowa
Moore Auditorium in the North Medical Building
4580 Scott Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Vision Science Seminar
Jay and Rebekah Enoch Lectureship in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
“Innovations in age-related macular and retinal degeneration”
Microbiology Seminar Series: Dr. Jason W. Rosch
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Genetics Seminar Series
Kristopher Kahle, MD, PhD
Associate Professor & Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Genomics of developmental brain anomalies
Hosted by: Dr. Peter Jin
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
HYBRID Hope Center/Neurology Monday Noon Seminar
Leslie Shaw, PhD
Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Zoom/Connor Auditorium (Farrell LTC, Medical Campus)
Talk title: TBD
This Monday Noon seminar mini-series is co-hosted by the WashU Hope Center for Neurological Disorders and Department of Neurology.
Mini-series: Fluid Biomarkers of Neurologic Disease
Organizer, Suzanne Schindler (WashU Neurology)
- November 6: Nicolas Barthelemy (WashU Neurology)
- November 20: Leslie Shaw (University of Pennsylvania)
- November 27: Hong Chen (WashU Biomedical Engineering)
- December 4: Timothy Miller (WashU Neurology)
Full schedule, Hope Center Monday Noon Seminars
For inquiries contact the Hope Center.
Microbiology Seminar Series: Dr. Victor Tse
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Microbiology Seminar Series: Dr. Ryan A. Langlois
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Vision Science Seminar
Michael Fautsch, PhD
Joseph E. and Rose Marie Green Professor of Visual Sciences
Department of Ophthalmology
Mayo Clinic
Bernard Becker Medical Library, Becker Classroom 405
660 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
Vision Science Seminar
“Tale of two drugs: Developing novel therapeutics to treat glaucoma”
Genetics Seminar Series
Don Fox, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
Duke University
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Super-sized cells and not-so-silent mutations in organ development
Hosted by: Dr. Susan Dutcher
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Microbiology Seminar Series: Dr. Michail Lionakis
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Genetics Seminar Series
Shaun Mahony, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry & Biology
Eberly College of Science
Penn State University
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Understanding the sequence and chromatin predeterminants of induced transcription factor binding with neural networks
Hosted by: Dr. Shamim Mollah
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Genetics Seminar Series
Mia Levine, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Intra-genomic conflict and the evolution of genome integrity
Hosted by: Dr. Ting Wang
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)0
Microbiology Seminar Series: Dr. Michaela Gack
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Genetics Seminar Series
Dagmar Wachten, PhD
Principal Investigator
Department of Biophysical Imaging & Molecular Physiology
Institute of Innate Immunity
University of Bonn
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Shedding light on ciliary signaling and function
Hosted by: Dr. Susan Dutcher
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Microbiology Seminar Series: Dr. Boris Striepen
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Genetics Seminar Series
Alexis Battle, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Genetics of gene expression across cell-type, time, and space
Hosted by: Dr. Barak Cohen
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Microbiology Seminar Series: Dr. David Fidock
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Genetics Seminar Series
Danny Miller, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Departments of Pediatrics and Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
University of Washington
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Streamlining research and clinical genetic testing: the promise of long-read sequencingies
Hosted by: Dr. Peter Jin
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Microbiology Seminar Series: Chris Sassetti
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Genetics Seminar Series
Lea Starita, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Genome Sciences
University of Washington
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Understanding genetic variation at scale
Hosted by: Dr. Heather Lawson
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
HYBRID Hope Center/Neurology Monday Noon Seminar
Anusha Mishra, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
Oregon Health & Science University
Zoom/Holden Auditorium (Farrell LTC, Medical Campus)
Talk title: TBD
This Monday Noon seminar mini-series is co-hosted by the WashU Hope Center for Neurological Disorders and Department of Neurology.
Mini-series: Pathological Influences on Glia in Neurologic Disease
Organizer: Sarah Ackerman (WashU Pathology & Immunology)
- February 12: Anusha Mishra (Oregon Health & Science University)
- February 19: Kyungdeok Kim (Kipnis lab, WashU Pathology & Immunology)
- February 26: Valeria Cavalli (WashU Neuroscience)
- March 4: Celeste Karch (WashU Psychiatry)
Full schedule, Hope Center Monday Noon Seminars
For inquiries contact the Hope Center.
Microbiology Seminar Series: Sun Hur
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Genetics Seminar Series
Geraldine Seydoux, PhD
Huntington Sheldon Professor in Medical Discovery
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Assembly and function of RNA granules in the C. elegans germline
Hosted by: Dr. Tim Schedl
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Microbiology Seminar Series, Ernie Simms Lecture: Jonathan Abraham
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Genetics Seminar Series
Daniel De Carvalho, PhD
Helen M. Cooke Professor of Cancer Epigenetics
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Professor, University of Toronto
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Ultra-Sensitive Tumor Detection and Classification using Methylome Analysis of Plasma cfDNA
Hosted by: Dr. Ting Wang
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)0
Microbiology Seminar Series: Kerwyn C Huang
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Genetics Seminar Series
Nicola Allen, PhD
Associate Professor
Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Astrocyte-neuron interaction in health and disease
Hosted by: Dr. Guoyan Zhao
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Microbiology Seminar Series, Ernie Simms Lecture: Dr. Deb Hogan
Department of Molecular Microbiology
McDonnell Pediatric Research Building 8101
The full schedule can be found here: https://microbiology.wustl.edu/seminar-series/
Genetics Seminar Series
Nadav Ahituv, PhD
Professor
Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Functional characterization and therapeutic targeting of gene regulatory elements
Hosted by: Dr. Barak Cohen
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Genetics Seminar Series
Michael Schatz, PhD
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Department of Computer Science & Quantitative Biology
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Computing at scale with the NHGRI AnVIL
Hosted by: Dr. Tychele Turner
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Genetics Seminar Series
Anshul Kundaje, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Genetics
Stanford University
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Deep learning the cis-regulatory code and single base and single cell resolution
Hosted by: Dr. Heather Lawson
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Genetics Seminar Series
Siavash Kurdistani, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Biological Chemistry
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Histones and Copper: A common thread from eukaryogenesis to human disease
Hosted by: Dr. Gabor Egervari
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Genetics Seminar Series
Xian Piao, MD, PhD
Benioff Professor in Children's Health
Director of the Newborn Brain Research Institute
Vice Chief of Academics
Division of Neonatology
Joan and Sanford Weill Institute for Neuroscience
University of California, San Francisco
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
G protein-coupled receptor-depending brain development and malformation
Hosted by: Dr. Tristan Li
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Genetics Seminar Series
Mike Love, PhD
Associate Professor
Departments of Genetics & Biostatistics
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Assaying effects of GWAS variants in organs with in vivo massively parallel reporter assay (MPRA)
Hosted by: Dr. Heather Lawson
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Genetics Seminar Series
Mustafa Aydogan, DPhil
Assistant Professional Researcher
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
University of California, San Francisco
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Autonomous clocks in cytoplasmic organization and division
Hosted by: Dr. Susan Dutcher
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Genetics Seminar Series
Fritz Sedlazeck, PhD
Associate Professor
Human Genome Sequencing Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Genomic Structural Variations and beyond 1
Hosted by: Dr. Peter Jin
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Genetics Seminar Series
Bal Khakh, PhD
Professor
Departments of Physiology & Neurobiology
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Unmasking astrocyte roles in neural circuits and diseaseIsoform regulation in the developing human brain informs mechanisms of neuropsychiatric disorders
Hosted by: Dr. Joe Dougherty
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Genetics Seminar Series – Stephen Johnson Memorial Lecture
Jesse Gillis, PhD
James B. Bassingthwaighte Chair in Integrative Physiology
Department of Physiology
University of Toronto
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Stephen Johnson Memorial Lecture, student-invited speaker
High-throughput inference to understand cell programs in evolution and development
Hosted by: Simona Sarafinovska, Sneha Chaturvedi, and Genetics’ trainees & postdocs
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)
Genetics Seminar Series
Ev Yemini, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurobiology
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Department of Genetics
Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
A Tale of Two Sexes: The Neural Dynamics of Dimorphic Behavior
Hosted by: Dr. Brett Maricque
In-person only: Connor Auditorium (FLTC)