Events
Biochemistry & Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks
In order to keep abreast of current developments in Biochemistry & Biophysics, graduate students should attend the weekly Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks.
Biochemistry & Biophysics/Macromolecular Structure and Mechanism Program Retreat
Each fall, graduate students, postdocs, and faculty from the Graduate Program in Biochemistry & Biophysics, along with colleagues from related departments, gather for their Annual Retreat, traditionally held on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Brandeis Biochemistry Club
The club's goal is to promote undergraduate interest in biochemistry and the general sciences. The club provides opportunities for students to learn about new biochemical research from distinguished faculty, events to promote interest in and hands-on experience with macromolecular structure and function, and workshops to facilitate career development and research opportunities.
Upcoming Events
November 7, 2025
Friday, 11/7/2025 11:10 am-12:10 pm Gerstenzang 124
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks
Josué Flores Kim (Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, UMass Chan Medical School)
"Coordination between surface glycopolymer and cell wall biogenesis modulates envelope integrity and virulence in a bacterial pathogen"
Host: Alex Johnson. Contact biochemistry@brandeis.edu for more information.
November 11, 2025
Tuesday, 11/11/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Haitham Amal (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Visiting Professor, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard)
"Unmasking the Multi-Layered Molecular Mechanisms Orchestrating Autism Spectrum Disorder"
See: https://www.amal-lab.com/haitham-amal
Host: Avital Rodal.
November 12, 2025
Wednesday, 11/12/2025 12:10 pm-1:10 pm Goldsmith 300/Online
Mathematical Biology Seminar
Irving Epstein (Brandeis University)
"Sleeping with One Eye (or Half a Brain) Open: Folded Singularities, Cartesian Product Quilts, and Coupled Oscillators"
See: https://www.brandeis.edu/chemistry/faculty/epstein.html
Host: Nate Sutton. Contact nsutton@brandeis.edu for more information.
MathBio seminars this Fall will now be held in Goldsmith 300.
November 13, 2025
Thursday, 11/13/2025 10 am-11 am Rosenstiel 118
Thesis Seminar:
Tara Azam (Street Lab)
"Mechanistic and Conformational Studies of Heat Shock Proteins BiP and Grp94"
Host: Timo Street.
November 14, 2025
Friday, 11/14/2025 11:10 am-12:10 pm Gerstenzang 124
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks
Alexander Ploss (Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University)
"What Lurks in the Shadows: Lessons from Emerging and Re-Emerging Flaviviruses"
Host: Maria-Eirini Pandelia. Contact biochemistry@brandeis.edu for more information.
November 19, 2025
Wednesday, 11/19/2025 12:15 pm-1:15 pm Shapiro Campus Center Room 236
Quantitative Biology Lunch
Andrew Stone (Brandeis Light Microscopy)
Contact lstclair@brandeis.edu for more information.
November 21, 2025
Friday, 11/21/2025 11:10 am-12:10 pm Gerstenzang 124
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks (Rotation Talks)
Host: Alex Johnson. Contact biochemistry@brandeis.edu for more information.
December 5, 2025
Friday, 12/5/2025 11:10 am-12:10 pm Gerstenzang 124
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks [CANCELLED]
TBA
Contact biochemistry@brandeis.edu for more information.