Rebecca Voorhees, B.S., Yale University, 2007; M.Sc., 2007; Ph.D., MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, 2011. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2016-17; Assistant Professor, 2017-; HMRI Investigator, 2017-2023; HHMI Hrabowski Scholar, 2023-.
Assistant Professor; HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar
Department of Biology & Biological Engineering
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Dr. Rebecca Voorhees
California Institute of Technology
“How to make a membrane protein”
Host: Janice Robertson
Microbiology Seminar Series: Dr. Mojan Naghavi
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
Rachel N. Arey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Center for Precision Environmental Health
Baylor College of Medicine
Faculty Host: Amber Stratman, Ph.D.
McDonnell Sciences Building, 4th Floor, Room 423
“Mining the mind of a worm: discovery of new regulators of learning and memory using C. elegans”
Rachel N. Arey, Ph.D.
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)
Hope Center/Neurology/Developmental Biology Monday Noon Seminar
Daniel Polley, PhD
Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Zoom/Needleman Library, 3907 South Building
Title: “New insights into the mechanisms, measurements, and treatments for sound sensitivity disorders”
This Monday Noon seminar mini-series is co-hosted by the WashU Hope Center for Neurological Disorders , Department of Developmental Biology and Department of Neurology.
Mini-series: Brain Plasticity and Hearing Disorders
Organizer, Mayssa Mokalled (WashU Developmental Biology)
- April 29: Lavinia Sheets (WashU Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery)
- May 6: Daniel Polley (Harvard Medical School)
- May 13: Dennis Barbour (WashU Biomedical Engineering)
- May 20: Keiko Hirose (WashU Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery)
Full schedule, Hope Center Monday Noon Seminars
For those unable to join in person, the seminar will be accessible via Zoom.
For inquiries contact the Hope Center.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar Series – Dr. Howard Salis
Howard Salis, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2007 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Rutgers University, 2002
Associate Professor
Dept. Biological and Chemical Engineering | Synthetic Biology
Pennsylvania State University (PennState)
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Dr. Howard Salis
Pennsylvania State University
“Title TBD”
Host: Dr. Eric Galburt
Microbiology Seminar Series: Dr. Vaughn Cooper
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
Travis H. Stracker, Ph.D.
Investigator
Radiation Oncology Branch
National Cancer Institute
Center for Cancer Research / NIH
Faculty Host: Zhongsheng You, Ph.D.
McDonnell Sciences Building, 4th Floor, Room 423
“The Tousled like kinases in development and disease”
Travis N. Stracker, Ph.D.
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)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar Series – Dr. Howard Salis
Howard Salis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dept. of Biological and Chemical Engineering Synthetic Biology
Penn State University
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
McDonnell Sciences Building, Room 264, Biochemistry Seminar Room
4565 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Dr. Howard Salis
Penn State
“Model-Predictive Design of Genetic Systems for Engineering Cellular Functions”
Host: Dr. Eric Galburt
Save the Date! Stormo Symposium
Department of Genetics
Moore Auditorium in the North Medical Building
4580 Scott Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Symposium Honoring Dr. Gary Stormo
Department of Genetics
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)
Annual Neuroscience Retreat
Medical Campus: EPNEC and Farrell LTC
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.
Visit the Neuroscience Retreat webpage for more information.
For inquiries contact the ONR.
Annual Neuroscience Retreat
Medical Campus: EPNEC and Farrell LTC
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.
Visit the Neuroscience Retreat webpage for more information.
For inquiries contact the ONR.