Molecular and Cell Biology Program

Events

MCB Seminars & Journal Clubs

  • MCB & Neuroscience Joint Seminar (Tuesdays @  12:45-1:45 PM)
  • Molecular Genetics Journal Club (Wednesdays @ 12:00-1:00 PM)
  • MCB & Neuroscience Student Seminars/Pizza Talks (Fridays @ 12:45-1:45 PM)

Upcoming Events

Newell & Ojha -- Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars

January 23, 2026

Friday, 1/23/2026 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars (MCB/Neuro Interview Day)
Jared Newell (Howard Lab)
Pranav Ojha (Rosbash Lab)

Adelman -- Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium

January 27, 2026

Tuesday, 1/27/2026 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Karen Adelman (Harvard Medical School)
See: https://adelman.hms.harvard.edu/
Host: Mike Marr.

Brown -- Large-scale voltage imaging of cerebellar neurons reveals rapid-timescale population codes for motor control

January 28, 2026

Wednesday, 1/28/2026 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Molecular Genetics Journal Club (Faculty Search)
Spencer Brown, PhD (Northwestern University)
"Large-scale voltage imaging of cerebellar neurons reveals rapid-timescale population codes for motor control"

Kotlikoff & Glyavina -- Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars

January 30, 2026

Friday, 1/30/2026 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars
David Kotlikoff (Kurmangaliyev Lab)
Masha Glyavina (Turrigiano Lab)

Stratton -- Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium

February 3, 2026

Tuesday, 2/3/2026 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Meg Stratton, PhD (UMass Amherst)
See: https://www.strattonlab.com/
Host: Sue Paradis.

Salay -- Neural principles linking sensation to affective states

February 4, 2026

Wednesday, 2/4/2026 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Molecular Genetics Journal Club (Faculty Search)
Lindsey Salay (California Institute of Technology)
"Neural principles linking sensation to affective states" See: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/people/lindsey-salay/

Satchell & Gossart -- Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars

February 6, 2026

Friday, 2/6/2026 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars (MCB/Neuro Interview Day)
Michael Satchell (Jadhav/Miller Labs)
Ryan Gossart (Kurmangaliyev Lab)

Adamson -- Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium

February 10, 2026

Tuesday, 2/10/2026 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Britt Adamson (Princeton)
See: https://molbio.princeton.edu/people/britt-adamson
Host: Jim Haber.

Chevee -- Hunger accelerates reward learning through a movement specific dopamine signal

February 11, 2026

Wednesday, 2/11/2026 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Molecular Genetics Journal Club (Faculty Search)
Maxime Chevee (Vanderbuilt University)
"Hunger accelerates reward learning through a movement specific dopamine signal" See: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/neurogenomics/person/maxime-chevee/

Strauss & Holland -- Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars

February 13, 2026

Friday, 2/13/2026 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars
Katelyn Strauss (Ragunathan Lab)
James Holland (Griffith Lab)