Seminar Series

Seminars are subject to change.
In-person seminars are held in MSB 2.135.

Link to the BMB Seminar Calendar (external link) on Google Calendars

Upcoming Speakers

The 2025-2026 Seminar season has ended.

Speakers in the Fall 2025 – Spring 2026 Season

Headshot Portrait of Biao Qiu

Biao Qiu, Ph.D. (external link)
Research Specialist
Biochemistry and Biophysics
Weill Cornell Medical College
“Mechanism and Pharmacology of a Human Glutamate Transporter”
Monday, March 30, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m. – MSB 2.006
Host: Julio Cordero-Morales

Headshot Portrait of Stefanie Schmieder

Stefanie Schmieder, Ph.D. (external link)
Instructor of Pediatrics
Boston Children’s Research Unit
Boston Children’s Hospital
“Dynamic regulation of the plasma membrane lipidome and its effects on cell function”
Monday, April 06, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Headshot Portrait of Eric Gibbs

Eric Gibbs, PhD (external link)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Physiology & Biophysics
Case Western Reserve University
“Molecular Structure and function of Glycine Receptors and a Broader Vision of Glycinergic Synaptic Regulation “
Thursday, April 9, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m. – 5th Floor Gallery

Headshot Portrait of Han Xu

Han Xu, Ph.D. (external link)
Assistant Professor
Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, Division of Discovery Science
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Monday, April 20, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

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Daisuke Nakada, Ph.D. (external link)
Henry and Emma Meyer Professor in Molecular Genetics
Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine

Monday, April 27, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Headshot Portrait of Xinzhu Yu

Xinzhu Yu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
IMM-Center for Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology Discovery Science
UTHealth McGovern Medical School

Monday, May 4, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Headshot Portrait of Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede

Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede, Ph.D. (external link)
Professor
Charles W. Duncan Jr.- Welch Chair in Chemistry Department of Chemistry
Rice University

Monday, May 18, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.