Events
Upcoming events for all programs and departments in the School of Science, Engineering and Technology for the next week.
Monday, 2/2/2026 11 am-12 noon Abelson 333
Engineering-Physics Seminar
Stelios Varchanis (Flatiron Institute)
"Multiscale Modeling of Soft and Living Matter: Transport, Rheology, and Dynamics"
Host: W. Benjamin Rogers.
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"
See: https://carlaemgolden.weebly.com/
February 2, 2026
Monday, 2/2/2026 12:20 pm-1:20 pm Volen 101
Computer Science Seminar
Richard Freedman (Researcher at SIFT and Adjunct Instructor at Wentworth Institute of Technology)
"The Bayesian Perspective of Data- and Experience-Driven Decision Making"
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/
February 4, 2026
Wednesday, 2/4/2026 12:10 pm-1:10 pm Goldsmith 117
Mathematical Biology Seminar
Charlotte Piette (Harvard University)
"Striatal endocannabinoids drive one-shot learning"
See: https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/218554
Host: Nate Sutton. Contact nsutton@brandeis.edu for more information.
Thursday, 2/5/2026
Computational/Systems Neuroscience Journal Club
Abuzar Mahmood (Katz Lab)
"Amygdala-Insula interaction in the evoked taste response"
Thursday, 2/5/2026 11 am-12 noon Shapiro Science Center GL14
Engineering-Physics Seminar
Fernando Temprano-Coleto (Princeton)
"Surfactants, colloids, and electrolytes: Complex fluids for energy and the environment"
Host: W. Benjamin Rogers.
February 5, 2026
Thursday, 2/5/2026 11:15 am-1:15 pm Abelson 333
Quantum Gravity Seminar
Norah Tan (MIT)
February 6, 2026
Friday, 2/6/2026 11:10 am-12:10 pm Abelson 131
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks
Gene Cordes (Vertex Pharmaceuticals)
"All You Need to Know about Drug Discovery: An Adventure Story.."
Host: Douglas Theobald. Contact biochemistry@brandeis.edu for more information.
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)
Monday, 2/9/2026 11 am-12 noon Abelson 333
Engineering-Physics Seminar
Tianren Zhang (University of Delaware)
"Computational Design of Programmable Soft Materials: From Peptide Self-Assembly to Machine Learning-Guided Discovery"
Host: W. Benjamin Rogers.
February 9, 2026
Monday, 2/9/2026 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
Eviatar Yemini (University of Massachusetts Medical School)
February 9, 2026
Monday, 2/9/2026 4:10 pm-5:10 pm Gerstenzang 121
Chemistry Department Colloquium
Jinjun Shi (Brigham and Women's Hospital)
"RNA Delivery for Cancer Immunotherapy and Beyond"
Host: Bing Xu.
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.
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/
February 11, 2026
Wednesday, 2/11/2026 12:15 pm-1:15 pm Shapiro Campus Center Room 236
Quantitative Biology Lunch
Caroline Martin (Yevick Lab)
Contact Laura St Clair for more information.
Thursday, 2/12/2026 11 am-12 noon Shapiro Science Center GL14
Engineering-Physics Seminar
Carl Goodrich (IST Austria)
"Building Function from First Principles: From Self-Assembly to Active Nanomachines"
Host: W. Benjamin Rogers.