Department of Genetics & Development Seminar Series
Our seminar series features a diverse range of distinguished speakers from our community and from leading institutes around the world.
Spring 2027
Tuesdays twice a month at 4:00pm unless otherwise noted.
Location: TBD
January 19 - Bluma Lesch, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Genetics and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences - Yale School of Medicine
Hosted by Dr. Juan Manuel Schvartzman
February 9 - Raul Mostoslavsky, MD, PhD
Laurel Schwartz, Professor of Medicine in the Field of Oncology - Harvard Medical School
Hosted by Dr. Juan Manuel Schvartzman
February 23 - Yoseph Barash, PhD
Professor of Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Hosted by Dr. V. Alessandro Gennarino
March 2 - Lian Tong, PhD
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Biological Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University
Hosted by Dr. V. Alessandro Gennarino
March 16 - Kristen Lynch
Benjamin Rush Professor of Biochemistry
Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Hosted by Dr. V. Alessandro Gennarino
April 6 - Dohoon Kim, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology
Co-Leader, Cancer Cell Biology Program
Co-Founder and Co-Organizer, UMass Metabolic Network (METNET)
Fellow, Suh Kyungbae Foundation (SUHF)
Hosted by Dr. Juan Manuel Schvartzman
April 13 - Robert Welner
Associate Professor of Medicine, Hematology & Oncology, O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hosted by Dr. Aaron Viny
May 4 - Iestin Whitehouse, PhD
Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Epigenetics Research (CER)- MSKCC
Hosted by Dr. Juan Manuel Schvartzman
May 18 - Stefano Di Talia, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology, Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery -affiliate of the Duke Regeneration Center - Duke University
Hosted by Dr. Mustafa Aydogan
June 8- Jeremy M. Baskin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology
Cornell University
Hosted by Dr. Mustafa Aydogan
Fall 2027
Tuesdays twice a month at 4:00pm unless otherwise noted.
Location: TBD