Events
Upcoming events for all programs and departments in the School of Science, Engineering and Technology for the next week.
January 23, 2026
Friday, 1/23/2026 11:10 am-12:10 pm Abelson 131
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks
Morgan Gilman (Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics Department, Boston University)
"Molecular-Level Understanding of the Bacterial Cell Wall to Inform Therapeutic Development"
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 23, 2026
Friday, 1/23/2026 1:30 pm-3:30 pm Mandel G10/Online
Thesis Seminar:
Tong Lin (PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Brandeis University)
"An Integrated Multimodel Approach to Emotion and Empathy"
Host: Jennifer Gutsell.
January 26, 2026
Monday, 1/26/2026 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
"NO CLASS - to be used for rescheduling"
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 (Faculty Search)
Spencer Brown, PhD (Northwestern University)
"Large-scale voltage imaging of cerebellar neurons reveals rapid-timescale population codes for motor control"
January 28, 2026
Wednesday, 1/28/2026 12:20 pm-1:20 pm Volen 101
Computer Science Seminar
Aaron Mininger (IQM Research Institute, Ann Arbor MI)
"Solving Sudoku: A Primer on Constraint Satisfaction Problems"
Host: Antonella Di Lillo.
January 28, 2026
Wednesday, 1/28/2026 3 pm-4 pm Shapiro Science Center 3-37/Online
Thesis Seminar: Chemistry PhD Program
Qiuxin Zhang (B. Xu Lab)
"Reprogramming Cellular Membranes with Unnatural Peptide Assemblies"
Please contact scigradoffice@brandeis.edu for password
Thursday, 1/29/2026 11 am-12 noon Shapiro Science Center GL14
Engineering-Physics Seminar
Chrisy Xiyu Du (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii at MÄnoa)
"Programmable Soft Materials by Design"
Host: W. Benjamin Rogers. Contact wrogers@brandeis.edu for more information.
January 29, 2026
Thursday, 1/29/2026 11:15 am-12:15 pm Gzang 124
Computational/Systems Neuroscience Journal Club (Faculty Search)
Malcolm Campbell (Harvard University)
"Circuit computations for learning to predict"
See: https://www.malcolmgcampbell.com/
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 Abelson 131
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)
February 2, 2026
Monday, 2/2/2026 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club (Faculty Search)
Carla Golden (New York University)
"Estrogen modulates reward prediction errors and reinforcement learning"
Carla Golden, PhD (New York University)
See: https://carlaemgolden.weebly.com/
February 2, 2026
Monday, 2/2/2026 4:10 pm-5:10 pm Gerstenzang 121
Chemistry Department Colloquium
Kathryn E. Knowles (University of Rochester)
"Surface Chemistry and Photophysics of Ternary Spinel Oxide Nanomaterials"
Host: Katherine Shulenberger.
February 3, 2026
Tuesday, 2/3/2026 11:30 am-12:30 pm Abelson 131
Physics Department 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.
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/
Thursday, 2/5/2026
Computational/Systems Neuroscience Journal Club
Abuzar Mahmood (Katz Lab)
"Amygdala-Insula interaction in the evoked taste response"