Events
Upcoming events for all programs and departments in the School of Science, Engineering and Technology for the next week.
January 9, 2026
Friday, 1/9/2026 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars (MCB/Neuro Interview Day)
Jamie Stonemetz (Sengupta Lab)
Cat Carmona (Kurmangaliyev Lab)
Monday, 1/12/2026
Neurobiology Journal Club
Vincent Chen
"Reliable sensory processing of superficial cortical interneurons is modulated by behavioral state"
Nathan Brownstein
"Axonal Eif5a hypusination controls local translation and mitigates defects in FUS-ALS"
January 12, 2026
Monday, 1/12/2026 4:10 pm-5:10 pm Gerstenzang 121
Chemistry Department Colloquium
Tomoyasu Mani (University of Connecticut)
"Synthetic Spin Chemistry for Magnetic Control of Molecular Emission"
Host: Yihan Shao.
January 13, 2026
Tuesday, 1/13/2026 11:10 am-12:10 pm Abelson 229/Online
MRSEC Seminar
Dr. Nimisha Krishnan (Syracuse University Physics)
"Influence of cytoskeletal architecture on the kinesin mediated cargo transport."
See: https://artsandsciences.syracuse.edu/people/research-associates/nimisha-krishnan/
Host: Brandeis MRSEC. Contact mrsec-admin@brandeis.edu for more information.
January 13, 2026
Tuesday, 1/13/2026 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Sebastian Lourido, PhD (MIT)
"Stress & Persistence: how one parasite adapts to survive"
See: https://biology.mit.edu/profile/sebastian-lourido/
Host: Liz Hedstrom.
January 14, 2026
Wednesday, 1/14/2026 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Molecular Genetics Journal Club
Kate Fitzpatrick (Krauss)
"Senescent glia link mitochondrial dysfunction and lipid accumulation - PMC"
Iris Nava (Kadener)
January 16, 2026
Friday, 1/16/2026 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars
Sarah McCallister (Paradis Lab)
Julia Biagini (Meisel Lab)
January 20, 2026
Tuesday, 1/20/2026 11:30 am-12:30 pm Abelson 131
Physics Department Colloquium
January 20, 2026
Tuesday, 1/20/2026 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Jonathan Weissman, PhD (MIT)
"Brain-wide silencing of disease genes with CHARM"
See: https://biology.mit.edu/profile/jonathan-weissman/
Host: Jim Haber.
January 21, 2026
Wednesday, 1/21/2026 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Molecular Genetics Journal Club
Guest Lecture
Iris Nava (Kadener Lab)
January 22, 2026
Thursday, 1/22/2026 12:20 pm-1:30 pm Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb Library
Psychology Department Colloquium
Anat Perry, Ph.D. (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
"The Artificial-Empathy Paradox, or – What we Value in Human Empathy"
See: https://perrylab.huji.ac.il/people/anat-perry
Host: Jennifer Gutsell.
January 23, 2026
Friday, 1/23/2026 11:10 am-12:10 pm Gerstenzang 124
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks
Morgan Gilman (Boston University)
Host: Alex Johnson. Contact biochemistry@brandeis.edu for more information.
January 23, 2026
Friday, 1/23/2026 12:30 pm-1:30 pm Shapiro Science Center 3-37
Special Seminar
Guilherme Menegon Arantes (MIT & University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
"Binding and Catalysis in Respiratory Complexes: A Multiscale Modeling Perspective"
Host: Yihan Shao.
**Pizza will be provided**
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)
January 26, 2026
Monday, 1/26/2026 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
Neuroscience Faculty Search
Vincent Chen (Turrigiano Lab)
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.
January 28, 2026
Wednesday, 1/28/2026 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Molecular Genetics Journal Club
Guest lecture
January 29, 2026
Thursday, 1/29/2026 1 pm-2 pm Shapiro Science Center 3-37
Thesis Seminar: Chemistry PhD Program
Zhenhuan Sun (Schmidt-Rohr Lab)
"Analysis of Domain Structures and Dynamics of Complex Organic Materials by Advanced Solid-State NMR"
January 30, 2026
Friday, 1/30/2026 11:10 am-12:10 pm Gerstenzang 124
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks
Michelle Fry (Harvard Med / MGH)
Host: Douglas Theobald. Contact biochemistry@brandeis.edu for more information.
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)