Events

Upcoming events for all programs and departments in the Division of Science for the next week.
Abdul Zalloum -- Topology Seminar

September 2, 2025

Tuesday, 9/2/2025 11:20 am-12:10 pm Goldsmith 226
Topology Seminar
Abdul Zalloum (Queens University)
Host: Dani Álvarez-Gavela. Contact dgavela@brandeis.edu for more information.
Background pre-talk same day, 10:00-10:50am in Goldsmith 226.

Bettaque & Duden -- Physics Department Colloquium

September 2, 2025

Tuesday, 9/2/2025 11:30 am-12:30 pm Abelson 131
Physics Department Colloquium
Valérie Bettaque (Brandeis)
"Quantum is Magic"
Emily Duden (Brandeis)
"The road to new physics with the ATLAS Inner Tracker and long-lived particles"

Reinberg -- Epigenetics and Inheritance

September 2, 2025

Tuesday, 9/2/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Danny Reinberg, PhD (University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center)
"Epigenetics and Inheritance" See: https://med.miami.edu/faculty/danny-f-reinberg-ms-phd
Host: Michael Rosbash.

Marr -- Altered translation elongation contributes to key hallmarks of aging in the killifish brain

September 3, 2025

Wednesday, 9/3/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Molecular Genetics Journal Club
Mike Marr
"Altered translation elongation contributes to key hallmarks of aging in the killifish brain"

Satchell -- Computational/Systems Neuroscience Journal Club

September 4, 2025

Thursday, 9/4/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Volen 201
Computational/Systems Neuroscience Journal Club
Michael Satchell (Miller/Jadhav Labs)

Sullivan & Canori -- Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars

September 5, 2025

Friday, 9/5/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars
Camille Sullivan (Rosbash Lab)
Michael Canori (Kadener Lab)

Prada -- Potentiation of mitochondrial function by mitoDREADD-Gs reverses pharmacological and neurodegenerative cognitive impairment in mice

September 8, 2025

Monday, 9/8/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
Adriana Prada (Turrigiano Lab)
"Potentiation of mitochondrial function by mitoDREADD-Gs reverses pharmacological and neurodegenerative cognitive impairment in mice"

Agniva Roy -- Topology Seminar

September 9, 2025

Tuesday, 9/9/2025 11:20 am-12:10 pm Goldsmith 226
Topology Seminar
Agniva Roy (Boston College)
Host: Dani Álvarez-Gavela. Contact dgavela@brandeis.edu for more information.
Background pre-talk same day, 10:00-10:50am in Goldsmith 226

Kennedy -- Systems that Protect Genes from Transposon-Mediated Perturbations

September 9, 2025

Tuesday, 9/9/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Scott Kennedy, PhD (Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School)
"Systems that Protect Genes from Transposon-Mediated Perturbations"
Host: Josh Meisel.

McGreevy -- Entanglement Bootstrap: a perspective on quantum field theory

September 9, 2025

Tuesday, 9/9/2025 4 pm-5 pm Gerstenzang 124/Online
Eisenbud Lecture Series in Mathematics and Physics
John McGreevy (Department of Physics, University of California San Diego)
"Entanglement Bootstrap: a perspective on quantum field theory" See: https://mcgreevy.physics.ucsd.edu/
Host: Brian Swingle. Contact bswingle@brandeis.edu for more information.
First in a series of three lectures at the interface of mathematics and physics.

Wednesday, 9/10/25, 11 am-12 noon -- McGreevy -- Entanglement Bootstrap and topological field theory

Wednesday, 9/10/2025 11 am-12 noon Goldsmith 117/Online
Eisenbud Lecture Series in Mathematics and Physics
John McGreevy (Professor of Physics, University of California San Diego)
"Entanglement Bootstrap and topological field theory" See: http://physics.ucsd.edu/~mcgreevy/
Host: An Huang. Contact bswingle@brandeis.edu for more information.
Second in a series of three lectures at the interface of mathematics and physics.

Metcalf & Westhoff -- Molecular Genetics Journal Club

September 10, 2025

Wednesday, 9/10/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Molecular Genetics Journal Club
Emily Metcalf (Ragunathan Lab)
Laura Westhoff (Rodal Lab)

Thursday, 9/11/25, 11 am-12 noon -- McGreevy -- Entanglement Bootstrap and conformal field theory

Thursday, 9/11/2025 11 am-12 noon Abelson 333/Online
Eisenbud Lecture Series in Mathematics and Physics
John McGreevy (Professor of Physics, University of California San Diego)
"Entanglement Bootstrap and conformal field theory" See: http://physics.ucsd.edu/~mcgreevy/
Host: Brian Swingle. Contact bswingle@brandeis.edu for more information.

Computational/Systems Neuroscience Journal Club

September 11, 2025

Thursday, 9/11/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Volen 201
Computational/Systems Neuroscience Journal Club

Kersten -- Discovery and biosynthesis of burpitides in plants

September 12, 2025

Friday, 9/12/2025 11:10 am-12:10 pm Gzang 124
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks
Roland Kersten (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
"Discovery and biosynthesis of burpitides in plants"
Host: Chi Ting. Contact chiting@brandeis.edu for more information.

Ciampa & Zaccardi -- Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars

September 12, 2025

Friday, 9/12/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars
Claire Ciampa (Berry Lab)
Nate Zaccardi (Goode Lab)

Rodriguez & Stonemetz -- Neurobiology Journal Club

September 15, 2025

Monday, 9/15/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
Rico Rodriguez (Van Hooser Lab)
"A column-like organization for ocular dominance in mouse visual cortex"
Jamie Stonemetz (Sengupta Lab)

Physics Department Colloquium

September 16, 2025

Tuesday, 9/16/2025 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Physics Department Colloquium

Tsipis -- Planning and Building Boston's Newest Neighborhood

September 16, 2025

Tuesday, 9/16/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Yanni Tsipis (Senior Vice President of Development, WS Development, Faculty, MIT Center for Real Estate)
"Planning and Building Boston's Newest Neighborhood"
Host: Michael Rosbash.

Keane & Davis -- Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars

September 19, 2025

Friday, 9/19/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars
Geoff Keane (Garrity Lab)
Diana Davis (Griffith Lab)