Events
Upcoming events for all programs and departments in the School of Science, Engineering and Technology for the next week.
January 7, 2026
Wednesday, 1/7/2026 9 am-5 pm Sherman Function Hall in the Hassenfeld Conference Center
2026 RCR Workshop
"2026 Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) workshop"
January 7, 2026
Wednesday, 1/7/2026 10:30 am-11:30 am Rosenstiel 118/Online
Thesis Seminar:
Nida Farheen (Gelles and Kondev Labs)
"A Thermodynamic and Kinetic Study of Activator-Mediator Interactions"
Wednesday, 1/7/2026 11 am-12 noon Gerstenzang 124/Online
Workshop
Emma McGuirk Bain (Goode Lab)
"to be announced"
January 8, 2026
Thursday, 1/8/2026 4 pm-5:30 pm Gzang 121
2026 Animal/Human Subjects RCR Workshop
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"
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 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)
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 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 12:45 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.