Events

Upcoming events for all programs and departments in the Division of Science for the next week.
Cho -- Structural mechanisms of ATAD2 histone chaperones in nucleosome assembly and disassembly

April 12, 2024

Friday, 4/12/2024 11:10 am-12:10 pm Abelson 131
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks
Carol Soomin Cho (KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
"Structural mechanisms of ATAD2 histone chaperones in nucleosome assembly and disassembly"
Host: Julia R. Kardon.

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

April 12, 2024

Friday, 4/12/2024 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars
Geoffrey Keane (Garrity Lab)
Edward Rivera Melendez (Jadhav Lab)
For more information, please contact bioevents@brandeis.edu

Lignos -- Re-evaluating Named Entity Recognition

April 12, 2024

Friday, 4/12/2024 4 pm-5 pm Gerstenzang 124
Computational Linguistics Colloquia
Constantine Lignos
"Re-evaluating Named Entity Recognition"

Prada & Adel -- Neurobiology Journal Club

April 15, 2024

Monday, 4/15/2024 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
Adriana Prada (Turrigiano Lab)
References: SynGAP regulates synaptic plasticity and cognition independently of its catalytic activity.
Mohamed Adel, Ph.D. (Grienberger Lab)
References: A dendritic mechanism for balancing synaptic flexibility and stability.
For more information, please contact Cathy Lauinger at clauinger@brandeis.edu

Smith -- Chemical Investigations Inspired by Structurally Unusual Alkaloids

April 15, 2024

Monday, 4/15/2024 4:10 pm-5:10 pm Gerstenzang 124
Chemistry Department Colloquium
Myles Smith (UT Southwestern Medical Center)
"Chemical Investigations Inspired by Structurally Unusual Alkaloids"
Host: Chi Ting.

Larkin -- Mapping the dynamics of epigenetic adaptation

April 16, 2024

Tuesday, 4/16/2024 9 am-10 am Gerstenzang 121/Online
Thesis Seminar: Molecular and Cell Biology PhD Program
Ajay Larkin (Ragunathan Lab)
"Mapping the dynamics of epigenetic adaptation"

Steele -- Predicting and discovering protein dynamics

April 16, 2024

Tuesday, 4/16/2024 11:10 am-12:10 pm Abelson 229/Online
MRSEC Seminar
Dr. Hannah Wayment-Steele (Brandeis Biochemistry & Kern Lab)
"Predicting and discovering protein dynamics"
Contact mrsec-admin@brandeis.edu for more information.
Pizza will be served.

[CANCELLED] Cleves -- Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium

April 16, 2024

Tuesday, 4/16/2024 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium [CANCELLED]
Phillip Cleves (Biosphere Sciences & Engineering Embryology, Carnegie Institution for Science)
Host: Alexandre Bisson.
For more information, please contact Cathy Lauinger at clauinger@brandeis.edu

Dodge & Keane -- Molecular Genetics Journal Club

April 17, 2024

Wednesday, 4/17/2024 11:15 am-12:15 pm Gerstenzang 124
Molecular Genetics Journal Club
Ashley Dodge (Bisson Lab)
Geoffrey Keane (Garrity Lab)
For more information, please contact bioevents@brandeis.edu

Liu -- New Well-Posed Boundary Conditions for Semi-Classical Euclidean Gravity

April 18, 2024

Thursday, 4/18/2024 11:10 am-12:10 pm Abelson 333
Quantum/Gravity Seminar
Xiaoyi Liu (UCSB)
"New Well-Posed Boundary Conditions for Semi-Classical Euclidean Gravity"

Lipshutz -- Computational/Systems Neuroscience Journal Club

April 18, 2024

Thursday, 4/18/2024 11:15 am-12:05 pm Volen 201
Computational/Systems Neuroscience Journal Club
David Lipshutz, Ph.D. (Flatiron Institute)
See: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/people/david-lipshutz/
For more information, please contact bioevents@brandeis.edu

Svedberg -- Neural and behavioral correlates of rapid familiarization to novel taste

April 18, 2024

Thursday, 4/18/2024 1:30 pm-2:30 pm Abelson 131/Online
Thesis Seminar: Neuroscience PhD Program
Dan Svedberg (Katz Lab)
"Neural and behavioral correlates of rapid familiarization to novel taste"

Honors -- Biochemistry Senior Honors, BS/MS, and MS Thesis Talks

April 19, 2024

Friday, 4/19/2024 11:10 am-1 pm Shapiro Campus Center, Room 236
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks (Thesis Talks)
Biochemistry Senior Honors, BS/MS, and MS Students
"Biochemistry Senior Honors, BS/MS, and MS Thesis Talks"
For Zoom login information, please email mariaberlis@brandeis.edu. Student Thesis research will be presented.

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

April 19, 2024

Friday, 4/19/2024 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars
Rico Rodriguez (Van Hooser Lab)
Michael Canori (Kadener Lab)
For more information, please contact bioevents@brandeis.edu

Tuesday, 5/7/24, 10 am-12 noon -- Qiu -- Development of Novel Molecular Photoswitches for Their Applications in Photon Energy Storage and Catalyst Recovery

Tuesday, 5/7/2024 10 am-12 noon Shapiro Science Center 3-37/Online
Thesis Seminar: Chemistry PhD Program
Qianfeng Qiu (Han Lab)
"Development of Novel Molecular Photoswitches for Their Applications in Photon Energy Storage and Catalyst Recovery"
Please contact scigradoffice@brandeis.edu for zoom password

Students -- First Year Biochemistry and Biophysics Doctoral Student Rotation Talks

May 17, 2024

Friday, 5/17/2024 11:10 am-12:10 pm TBA
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks
First Year BCBP PhD Students
"First Year Biochemistry and Biophysics Doctoral Student Rotation Talks"
Host: Julia R. Kardon.