Events

Danni Wang, PhD, Lee Lab:

Epigenetics and Genomics Journal Club: A biophysical basis for the spreading behavior and limited diffusion of Xist

Kara McKinley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Freeman Hrabowski Scholar Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Harvard University and HHMI:

Regeneration in the Uterus

Roy Blum, PhD, Lee Lab:

Exploring the role of LSD1 during XCI

Yang Liu, PhD, Strecker Lab:

RNA-activated protein phosphorylation with a CRISPR-associated kinase.

Seda Yasa, Ph.D., Center for Genomic Medicine:

Human Cellular Modeling Working Group: Studying Microglia in CLN3 Disease: A Lysosomal Neurodegenerative Disorder

Ashwin Seetharaman, PhD, Ruvkun Lab:

Decreased SynMuv B gene activity in response to viral infection leads to activation of the antiviral RNAi pathway in C. elegans

Phillipp Schneide,Ph.D., Kingston Lab:

Epigenetics and Genomics Journal Club: Dynamics of CRCF- and cohesin-mediated chromatin looping revealed by live-cell imaging

Dunia Abdul- Aziz, M.D., Kingston Lab:

Role of LSD1 in inner ear hair cell development

Marie-Madlen Pust, Ph.D., Xavier Lab:

Sense and antisense expression signatures of the inflamed gut microbiome

Department of Molecular Biology:

Teatime every Thursday

Sun Hur, PhD, Professor, Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital:

Nucleic Acid-driven Self-Assemblies: from viral RNA sensors to transcription factors

Department of Molecular Biology:

Undergrad Meet & Greet

Jian Zhao, PhD, Kaplan Lab:

Assembly and function of a tripartite C. elegans synapse

Lei Li, PhD, Sheen Lab:

Sugar Surveillance and Dynamic Control in Plants via Glucose Sensor Hexokinase 1

Human Cellular Modeling Working Group: Janani Ramesh, Ph.D.:

Exploring Microglial Contributions to Brain Overgrowth in Idiopathic Autism Using iPSC Models

YongWoo Lee, PhD, Lee Lab:

Epigenetics and Genomics Journal Club: G-quadruplex folding in Xist RNA antagonizes PRC2 activity for stepwise regulation of X chromosome inactivation

Jakub Baczynski-Keller, PhD, Wattrus Lab:

Macrophages in Zebrafish spinal cord regeneration

Michelle Fry, PhD, Chao Lab:

in situ characterization of mitochondrial ultrastructure changes associated with ADO

Danni Wang, PhD, Lee Lab:

A biophysical basis for the spreading behavior and limited diffusion of Xist

Lai Ping Wong, PhD, Sadreyev Lab:

Early detection of developing anemia from the dynamics of complete blood count

Shuting Zhang, PhD, Hung Lab:

Deciphering Inhibitor Mechanisms of Action in M. tuberculosis via Chemical-Genetic Profiling

Human Cellular Modeling Working Group - Derek Tai, PhD:

CRISPR-engineered cellular models of Prader-Willi syndrome: insights into hypothalamic dysfunction

Andy Binkercosen, Hochedlinger Lab:

Н3К36те3 Represses Antisense Transcription in Mammals

Pallavi Joshi, Mootha Lab:

Adaptations in mitochondrial metabolism render lipoate dispensable for human cell proliferation in hypoxia

Martin Strazar, PhD, Xavier Lab:

Molecular fingerprints and microbial footprints in inflammation

Molbio Department:

Holiday Party!

Andrew Diener, PhD, Sheen Lab:

Recognition of infection and the response of plants

Hafiz Rothi, PhD, Ruvkun Lab:

RNA-dependent RNA polymerases that power RNAi interference in nematodes are co-conserved with a glycolytic enzyme

Cora Betsinger, PhD, Mootha Lab:

Host-virus interplay in metabolic regulation during HCMV infection

YongWoo Lee, PhD, Lee Lab:

Synthetically inducing G-quadruplexes in coronavirus genome reduces infectivity

Emily Rose Goering, Hung Lab:

Elucidating kynurenine pathway control of systemic bacterial infection in macrophages

Catherine Dulac, PhD, Samuel W. Morris University Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University:

Neurobiology of Sickness and Social Behavior

Kostas Nakos, PhD, Subramanian Lab:

How a mitotic kinase finds the cell center in anaphase

Thulasi Warrier, PhD, Hung Lab:

Discovery of small molecule inhibitors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa through a target-focused genetic screen

Himani Galagali, PhD, Ruvkun Lab:

Decrypting codons: tRNA modifications and their impact on protein translation

James Marvel-Coen, Kaplan Lab:

Tonic GABA release modifies the behavior of C elegans embryos prior to synapse formation

Chris Coburn, Chief Innovation Officer; Jennifer Finefield, Director of Business Development & Licensing; Chris Guevara, Manager of Business Development & Licensing:

Mass General Brigham Innovation

Human Cellular Modeling Working Group - Steven D. Sheridan, PhD:

Characterization of microglial function and phenotypic modulation upon psychedelic treatment using human in vitro cellular models

Marco Zarattini, PhD, Sheen Lab:

Danger signaling in plants

Zach McKenzie, Orefice Lab:

Investigating the anatomical and functional organization of GI-DRG-spinal cord circuits

Paula Milone-Nuzzo, Phd, RN,FHHC, FAAN, President and John Hilton Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions; Robert Kingston, PhD, Chief Academic Officer and Senior VP for Research and Education; Bruce Rosen, MD, PhD, Director, Athinoula A. Martinos C:

Post-Baccalaureate Appreciation Event

Stefan Niekamp, PhD, Kingston Lab:

Single-molecule imaging reveals mechanisms of SWI/SNF and PRC1 competition

Masaki Yagi, PhD, Hochedlinger Lab:

H3K27 methylation protects B cells from malignant transformation and prevents aberrant DNA methylation

Harvard Medical School :

Harvard Biotech Club 2024 Career Fair - Free and Open to all Harvard and Non-Harvard students and trainees!

Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD Professor and Chief of Ophthalmology Doheny Eye Institute and UCLA:

The four enigmas of LHON and what they teach us

Mike Gallagher, PhD Post-doctoral Fellow Laboratories of Rudolf Jaenisch, M.D. and Richard A. Young, Ph.D. Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research:

Functional Genomics and Novel Transgenic Methods for Studying Human Microglia in Health and Disease

Kai Lu, Xavier Lab:

STAG-seq: joint single-cell DNA and RNA profiling for decoding variant to function

Zohar Bloom Ackerman, PhD, Hung Lab:

Cell-to-cell variability in macrophage phagocytosis is shaped by preexisting and induced states

Liron Bar-Peled, PhD Associate Professor Krantz Family Center for Cancer Research MGH Cancer Center Harvard Medical School Department of Medicine:

An 'Omics Approach to Drug Discovery

Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan, Ph.D. (U. of New South Wales, Australia):

Single-molecule imaging of stochastic interactions that drive dyenin activation and cargo transport

MacKenzie T. Mauger, Candidate in the Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Dissecting differences in function of Cbx paralogs during differentiation to neural progenitor cells

Rebecca A. Gorelov, Candidate in the Program in Biological & Biomedical Sciences:

Studying the Epigenetic Regulation of Stem Cell Aging and Rejuvenation

Department of Molecular Biology & Harvard Medical School Blavatnik Institute Genetics:

Retreat 2024, Omni Mount Washington

Theresa A. Oei Ph.D., Candidate in the Program in Chemical Biology:

Investigating phase separation in Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 epigenetic regulation

Joseph Mougous PhD, Professor of the Department of Microbiology, University of Washington/ Howard Hughes Institute:

Mechanisms and consequences of interbacterial antagonism