Events
Upcoming events for all programs and departments in the Division of Science for the next week.October 17, 2025
Friday, 10/17/2025 11:10 am-12:10 pm Gerstenzang 124
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks
Nora Pyenson (NYU)
"Studying the virome as a molecular ecosystem"
Host: Alex Johnson.
October 17, 2025
Friday, 10/17/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars
Eric Gomez (Rodal Lab)
Kate Fitzpatrick (Krauss Lab)
October 20, 2025
Monday, 10/20/2025 10 am-11 am Goldsmith 117
Mathematics Seminar
Tyler Maunu (Brandeis University)
"Low-dimensional structure for optimal transport and gradient flows"
Host: Anna Babaie on behalf of the Probability Seminar. Contact anahitababaie@brandeis.edu for more information.
October 20, 2025
Monday, 10/20/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
Martin Raymond, PhD (Katz Lab)
"Contribution of Rat Insular Cortex to Stimulus-Guided Action"
Tedy Markova (Berry Lab)
"REM sleep quality is associated with balanced tonic activity of the locus coeruleus during wakefulness"
October 20, 2025
Monday, 10/20/2025 2:15 pm-3:15 pm Goldsmith 117
Combinatorics Seminar
Ira Gessel (Emeritus, Brandeis University)
"Lattice paths and the Geode"
Host: Olivier Bernardi. Contact bernardi@brandeis.edu for more information.
October 20, 2025
Monday, 10/20/2025 4:10 pm-5:10 pm Gerstenzang 121
Chemistry Department Colloquium
Huiqing (Jane) Zhou (Boston College)
"Detection and Modulation of RNA Chemical Modifications via Engineered Proteins"
Host: Isaac Krauss.
October 21, 2025
Tuesday, 10/21/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Rebecca Yang, PhD (Duke University School of Medicine)
See: https://www.neuro.duke.edu/research/faculty-labs/yang-lab
Host: Don Katz.
October 22, 2025
Wednesday, 10/22/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Molecular Genetics Journal Club
Margarete Diaz Cuadros (MGH/Harvard Medical School)
"Regulation of species-specific developmental rates by redox metabolism"
See: https://www.diazcuadroslab.org/
October 22, 2025
Wednesday, 10/22/2025 12:15 pm-1:15 pm Shapiro Campus Center, Room 236
Quantitative Biology Lunch
Nida Farheen (Gelles Lab)
Contact lstclair@brandeis.edu for more information.
October 23, 2025
Thursday, 10/23/2025 11 am-1 pm Abelson 333
Quantum Gravity Seminar
Alexander Zlokapa (MIT)
"Average-case quantum complexity from glassiness"
October 23, 2025
Thursday, 10/23/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Volen 201
Computational/Systems Neuroscience Journal Club
Diego Morandi Zerpa (Jadhav Lab)
"Generative emergence of non-local representations in the hippocampus"
October 23, 2025
Thursday, 10/23/2025 12:20 pm-1:30 pm Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb Library
Psychology Department Colloquium
Jeremy Manning, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College)
"How Do Our Thoughts Take Shape?"
Host: Paul DiZio.
October 24, 2025
Friday, 10/24/2025 11:10 am-12:10 pm Gerstenzang 124
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks
Sanjoy Adak (Center For Marine Biotechnology And Biomedicine, Scripps, Institution of Oceanography)
"From an eagle-killing cyanotoxin to skatole: A tale of two diiron biosynthetic enzymes"
Host: Maria-Eirini Pandelia. Contact biochemistry@brandeis.edu for more information.
October 24, 2025
Friday, 10/24/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars
Kevin Clark (Marr Lab)
Connor Johnson (Jadhav/Katz Labs)
October 27, 2025
Monday, 10/27/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
Marie Doyle (Winder Lab, Dept. of Neurobiology, UMass Chan Medical School)
"Neural correlates of individual variability in Alcohol Use Disorder"
Host: IRPC.
October 27, 2025
Monday, 10/27/2025 4:10 pm-5:10 pm Gerstenzang 121
Chemistry Department Colloquium
Richard Liu (Harvard University)
"Altered Cross-Coupling Reactions: Repurposing Synthetic Intermediates"
Host: Chi Ting.
October 28, 2025
Tuesday, 10/28/2025 11:30 am-12:30 pm Abelson 131
Physics Department Colloquium
Eluned Smith (MIT)
See: https://physics.mit.edu/faculty/eluned-smith/
October 28, 2025
Tuesday, 10/28/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Binyam Mogessie, PhD (Yale University)
"Synthetic oocyte aging uncovers cytoskeletal and centromeric safeguards of chromosome segregation"
See: https://eggsnchromosomes.org/
Host: Bruce Goode.
October 29, 2025
Wednesday, 10/29/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Molecular Genetics Journal Club
Sarah McCallister (Paradis Lab)
"Old World alphaviruses use distinct mechanisms to infect brain microvascular endothelial cells for neuroinvasion"
Mimi Kay (Kardon Lab)
October 30, 2025
Thursday, 10/30/2025 11 am-1 pm Abelson 333
Quantum Gravity Seminar
Jonah Kudler-Flam (IAS)
"Emergent Mixed States for Baby Universes and Black Holes"