Events

Upcoming events for all programs and departments in the School of Science, Engineering and Technology for the next week.

Thursday, 7/2/26, 11 am-12 noon -- Kenngott -- Thermal constraints on physiology

Thursday, 7/2/2026 11 am-12 noon Abelson 333/Online
Thesis Seminar: Physics PhD Program
Max Kenngott (Marder Lab)
"Thermal constraints on physiology"
Please contact scigradoffice@brandeis.edu for zoom password

Monday, 7/6/26, 11 am-12 noon -- Planitzer -- Regulation of Viral Membrane Fusion by Receptor Binding

Monday, 7/6/2026 11 am-12 noon Abelson 333
Thesis Seminar: Physics PhD Program
Steven Planitzer (Ivanovic Lab)
"Regulation of Viral Membrane Fusion by Receptor Binding"

Calobrisi -- Attitudes Toward Sexual Offending: Disentangling Offender Characteristics and Respondent Traits

July 9, 2026

Thursday, 7/9/2026 11 am-1 pm Mandel G12/Online
Thesis Seminar:
Emily Calobrisi (Knight Lab)
"Attitudes Toward Sexual Offending: Disentangling Offender Characteristics and Respondent Traits"
Host: Raymond Knight.

Tuesday, 7/14/26, 11 am-12 noon -- Ziperman -- Directed Evolution of Multivalent 2'-Modified RNA Towards Protein Targets

Tuesday, 7/14/2026 11 am-12 noon Rosenstiel 118/Online
Thesis Seminar: Chemistry PhD Program
Emily Ziperman (Krauss Lab)
"Directed Evolution of Multivalent 2'-Modified RNA Towards Protein Targets"

Posner -- A mitochondrial CLPX adaptor directs two distinct protein degradation pathways

Wednesday, 7/15/2026 12 noon-1 pm Rosenstiel 118/Online
Thesis Seminar:
Cori Posner (Kardon Lab)
"A mitochondrial CLPX adaptor directs two distinct protein degradation pathways"

Friday, 7/24/26, 11 am-12 noon -- Hsu -- The Journey of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Computational Chemistry

Friday, 7/24/2026 11 am-12 noon Abelson 131
Special Seminar
Chaoping Hsu (Academic Sinica, Taiwan)
"The Journey of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Computational Chemistry"
Host: Yihan Shao.

Hayashi -- Total Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Products via Organocatalysis

July 24, 2026

Friday, 7/24/2026 4:10 pm-5:10 pm Abelson 131
Special Seminar
Yujiro Hayashi (Tohoku University)
"Total Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Products via Organocatalysis"
Host: Hao Xu.

SciFest

August 6, 2026

Thursday, 8/6/2026 1 am-2 am
SciFest