Education & Seminars
Our members are active member of the Feinberg community, speaking at and participating in a number of educational events around campus on a variety of epigentics-related topics.
Use the tabs below to browse listings of upcoming genetics-related seminars and events. For a schedule of additional Northwestern University and Feinberg School of Medicine events, visit the Feinberg Medical School Event Calendar or PlanIt Purple.
Nov
03
SQE Lectureship Series with Ernst Lengyel, MD/PhD
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics presents:
Ernst Lengyel, MD/PhD
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
The University of Chicago Medicine
Presentation:
“The Role of Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) in Cancer”
Nov
21
SQE Forum on Biochemistry, Epigenetics, and Metabolism (BEaM)
Chicago - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The BEaM Forum is a data group where Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics members present ongoing work being conducted. It is a great opportunity to get feedback on your work from colleagues, and to make new connections and foster new collaborations within the Institute.
Our forum will normally be held every other week from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Presenters will give a 20-minute talk with 10 minutes for discussion and questions. We welcome presentation from students, techs, postdocs, and PIs. Presenting work-in-progress is always encouraged!
Cookies and coffee provided.
Presenters:
Yueming Liu, PhD Candidate, Division of Biostatistics: "Evaluating Ancestry Adjustment in Multi-Ancestry Epigenome-Wide Analysis"
Jason Brickner, Professor, Molecular Biosciences: "Exportin-1 Functions as an Adaptor between Transcription Factors and the Nuclear Pore Complex to Regulate Transcription"
Nov
03
SQE Lectureship Series with Ernst Lengyel, MD/PhD
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics presents:
Ernst Lengyel, MD/PhD
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
The University of Chicago Medicine
Presentation:
“The Role of Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) in Cancer”
Nov
06
BMG Seminar: Karlene A. Cimprich, PhD, Stanford Medicine
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics presents:
Karlene A. Cimprich, PhD
Professor and Vice-Chair of Chemical and Systems Biology and, by courtesy, of Biochemistry
Stanford Cancer Institute Leader, Genome Stability Research
Stanford University, School of Medicine
Presentation:
RNA Meets DNA: Dangerous Encounters in the Genome
Abstract:
R-loops are three-stranded nucleic acid structures that form co-transcriptionally and which are comprised of an RNA-DNA hybrid and a displaced strand of ssDNA. Although R-loops have important functions in cells, their aberrant formation can also lead to genome stability causing replication stress and double-strand break formation. We showed that a surprising consequence of unscheduled R-loop formation is the release of RNA-DNA hybrid fragments into the cell cytoplasm and sensing of these hybrids by innate immune receptors. I will describe our recent studies demonstrating how these pathological hybrids arise in different contexts and the features that cause them to threaten genome stability. Our findings reveal two distinct mechanisms by which cytoplasmic RNA-DNA hybrids accumulate and serve to link transcriptional dysregulation and innate immune activation.
Host: Dr. Daniel Foltz, Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Refreshments will be served.
Nov
13
BMG Seminar: Christopher R. Vakoc, MD, PhD, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics presents:
Christopher R. Vakoc, MD, PhD
Alan and Edith Seligson Professor of Cancer Research
Cancer Center Deputy Director of Research
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Presentation:
Cancer Dependency Identification and Mechanisms
Host: Dr. Lu Wang, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Refreshments will be served.
Dec
04
BMG Seminar: Karen H Miga, PhD, UCSC
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics presents:
Karen H Miga, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomolecular Engineering Department, UCSC
Director, UC Santa Cruz Sequencing Technology Center
Associate Director, UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute
University of California, Santa Cruz
Presentation:
Centromere Genomics in the Pangenome Era
Abstract:
Centromeric satellite arrays are essential for chromosome stability, yet their architecture and evolution have remained largely unresolved. With complete telomere-to-telomere assemblies now available, we analyzed 470 phased haplotypes from the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, representing globally diverse, highly accurate genomes. A large fraction of newly resolved sequence lies in constitutive heterochromatin, where suppressed recombination creates megabase-scale linkage disequilibrium. These centromere-spanning haplotypes (cenhaps) encompass satellite arrays, segmental duplications, and genes linked to human traits. Cenhaps preserve deep evolutionary signals, with many lineages coalescing over a million years ago and showing Neanderthal and Denisovan introgression. We developed the first centromeric pangenome data structure to standardize variant calling and enable genetic and epigenetic analyses across these regions. This framework reveals rare recombination, local mutation rates, selection signals, and disease associations within archaic cenhaps. Together, these results establish cenhaps as a powerful system for exploring human genome evolution and diversity.
Host: Dr. Daniel Foltz, Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Refreshments will be served.
Dec
11
BMG Seminar: Matthew G. Oser MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics presents:
Matthew G. Oser MD, PhD
Department of Medical Oncology, Division of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Assistant Professor, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,
Harvard Medical School
Presentation:
New Therapeutic Strategies for Small Cell Lung Cancer
Host: Dr. Lu Wang, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Refreshments will be served.
Oct
30
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Discussion of impactful and high-quality papers that will foster meaningful learning and discussion for all participants.
Oct
30
DGP Student Thesis Seminar - Nathan Hodge - Dr. Marie-Pier Tetreault Lab
Online - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Title of Presentation:
"Epithelial Ikkβ deletion modulates immune responses and the IFNγ/CXCL9 axis during early esophageal carcinogenesis"
For zoom access, email rachael.hill@northwestern.edu.
Oct
31
Bacterial Journal Club
Chicago - 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Student Speaker: Francisco Silva Hernandez
Description: Description: Bacteriology Journal Club is a forum for the presentation of original research-in-progress and for scholarly discussion of recently published papers in bacteriology
Nov
04
Mellon Mays Office Hours
Evanston - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumna and current doctoral candidate Monique Newton for insights about this unrivaled opportunity to prepare for doctoral study in the humanities and/or qualitative social sciences!
Nov
04
Nov
04
Microbiology-Immunology Seminar Series: Katherine Amato, PhD
Chicago - 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Talk Title: Using Comparative Primate Research to Enrich our Understanding of Human-Microbiome Interactions
Description: Understanding of how gut microbes influence host physiology in disease states has grown over the past decades with the majority of microbiome studies using clinical approaches such as case-control comparisons. However, important gaps remain in our knowledge of what constitutes a healthy microbiome. Using comparative data from non-human primates can provide an important evolutionary perspective to help fill these gaps. Here, I present data describing how human gut microbiome influences on host metabolism, brain activity, and immune responses are similar or different to those of other primates. Our findings represent some of the first empirical data demonstrating how microbes could have influenced the evolution of multiple host body systems. They also provide a critical foundation for new explorations into the mechanisms through which microbes can cause disease and how conserved these mechanisms are across host contexts.
Nov
04
Distinguished Lecturers in Life Sciences | Dr. Don W. Cleveland: "Evolution of genome instability in cancer" | Tuesday, November 4th, 3:30 pm
Chicago - 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Don W. Cleveland, PhD
Department Chair, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
University of California San Diego
Host: Daniel R. Foltz, PhD
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Reception to follow in Ryan Family Atrium at 4:30 pm
Nov
05
CDB Trainee Seminar Series - Thatiane Russo, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series
"Can voluntary medical male circumcision impact the HIV target cell population of Glans"
Thatiane Russo, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellows, Thomas Hope Lab
Wednesday, November 5th, 2025
12:00-1:00pm
Simpson Querrey Auditorium 1-230
Simpson & Kimberly Querrey Biomedical Center
303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.
Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv
Nov
05
The Salon: Exploring Contemplative Practices Inside & Outside of the Classroom
Evanston - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
The Salon is a new initiative to foster thoughtful conversations and connections across the university about contemplative practice and holistic wellness. This unique invitation provides a space for students, staff, and faculty to come together and explore contemplative practices, including meditation, poetic reflection, and deep listening. We hope to discuss and engage in practices that can be applied inside and outside of the classroom. If you are seeking to create community with others who share values and questions related to grounding in the midst of chaos, reflection, and making meaning, you are welcome here! Whatever lens you're coming from, whether it's academic, creative, personal, or something else altogether, we'll meet each other there.
Co-sponsored by Searle Center, Center for Student Advocay & Wellness (CSAW), and the Department of Black Studies
Nov
06
Lung Cancer Awareness Townhall
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
During Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we invite patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates, and healthcare professionals to join us for a conversation about one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths. Attendees will hear from medical professionals regarding risk factors, disparities in lung cancer diagnoses, treatment and outcomes, ways to improve lung health, and patient resources will be provided.
Nov
06
DAAD RISE Information session
Online - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
DAAD RISE Germany offers summer research internships in German research institutes and universities to undergraduate students from the US, Ireland and the UK. This informational session will outline the program, eligibility and application timeline. If you are a sophomore or junior in a STEM field who is interested in pursuing an internship in Germany over the summer, please join us to learn more.
Questions? Latanya Williams, PhD Office of Fellowships; latanya.williams@northwestern.edu
Nov
07
Bacterial Journal Club
Chicago - 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Student Speaker: Osamudiamen Ebohon
Description: Bacteriology Journal Club is a forum for the presentation of original research-in-progress and for scholarly discussion of recently published papers in bacteriology
Nov
10
Lurie Cancer Center Core Technologies & Applications Seminar Series
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Super Resolution Microscopy at CAM
Constadina Arvanitis, PhD
Director of the Center for Advanced Microscopy & Nikon Imaging Center
Northwestern University
*Lunch will be provided
Nov
10
Pharmacology Dept Annual Toshio Narahashi Lecture: Lynne E. Maquat, PhD "Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in human and disease: Reframing the role of FMRP in Fragile X Syndrome"
Chicago - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Lynne E. Maquat, PhD; Professor, Departments of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Oncology, and Pediatrics; School of Medicine and Dentistry; Director, Center for RNA Biology: From Genome to; Therapeutics; University of Rochester.
LECTURE TITLE: Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in human and disease: Reframing the role of FMRP in Fragile X Syndrome.
LECTURE ABSTRACT: Much progress has been made on how nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD), which we first described for humans in 1981, controls the quality of gene expression by detecting and rapidly degrading aberrant mRNAs that harbor a premature termination codon. NMD also degrades ~5−10% physiological mRNAs that are key to the maintenance of cellular homeostasis in a changing environmental milieu. And, NMD can be misregulated in diseases, as we have serendipitously found for Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) – a leading single-gene cause of intellectual disability and autism due to a deficiency in the RNA-binding protein Fragile X Protein (FMRP). NMD is hyperactivated in FXS patient-derived cells and a mouse model of FXS. Our foray into FXS and FMRP function has led us to examine the mechanism by which FMRP regulates its ~6000 mRNA targets, one-third of which are NMD targets. We have found that, as a rule, FMRP-binding to a target mRNA results in its translational repression and protection from decay.
While FMRP-mediated translational repression has been attributed primarily to ribosome stalling, we have found using immunoprecipitations and polysome profiling of nonpolar- and polar-cell lysates, and LC-MS/MS analyses, that FMRP largely represses translation initiation by associating with granule constituents to preclude 40S ribosomal subunit binding. We demonstrate that FMRP associates with its target mRNAs by binding directly to eIF4E at the 5'-cap in competition with eIF4G1, and that the granule constituent Ataxin-2-Like promotes FMRP binding to the transcribed body. The KH1+KH2 domains of FMRP are critical for its co-immunoprecipitation of eIF4E, mRNA targets, Ataxin-2-Like and the poly(A)-binding protein PABPC1.
Nov
11
Mellon Mays Office Hours
Evanston - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumna and current doctoral candidate Monique Newton for insights about this unrivaled opportunity to prepare for doctoral study in the humanities and/or qualitative social sciences!
Nov
11
Microbiology-Immunology Seminar Series: Bercin Cenik, PhD
Chicago - 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Title: TurboCas: A method for locus-specific labeling of genomic regions and isolating their associated protein interactome
Description: The regulation of gene expression is a complex process that requires the concerted action of transcription factors and chromatin binding proteins. Because this process is both unique to a given locus and varied in response to changing cellular conditions, dynamically mapping the chromatin binding activity at individual promoters and other regulatory loci is crucial to understanding how cis-regulatory elements control gene expression. Earlier methods could only characterize the static binding activity of a single given protein. However, the recent emergence of proximity labeling, a technique for interrogating protein-protein interactions, and the advances brought about by CRISPR technology have enabled the development of new methods that can dynamically map the chromatin binding and secondary association of multiple proteins at given loci. In this study we describe TurboCas, a method that leverages the latest generation of proximity labeling enzymes, miniTurbo, in combination with catalytically dead Cas9 to label chromatin-binding proteins efficiently, dynamically and in a site-specific manner. We demonstrate the use of TurboCas to identify proteins binding the promoter of the heat shock responsive FOS gene. We go on to cross-validate our hits through an independent platform using RNA polymerase II and Cyclin T1 immunoprecipitation. Using these two methodologies, we identify both canonical regulators of heat shock response and members of previously uncharacterized novel pathways as general heat shock regulators. TurboCas represents a significant improvement over previous locus-targeted proximity labelling methods, with the potential not only to deepen our understanding of regulatory pathways in cellular stress response, but more broadly to advance the transcriptional regulation and chromatin biology fields.
Nov
12
DGP Student Thesis Seminar - Hannah Mubarak - Dr. Huiping Liu Lab
Chicago - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Title of Presentation:
"Machine Learning Accelerated Antibody Ranking and Extracellular Vesicle Engineering for Antiviral and Anticancer Immunotherapeutics"
Nov
12
CDB Experts-in-the-field Seminar Series - Aravind Iyer, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Experts-in-the-field Seminar Series
"Discovering new biochemistry from biological conflicts"
Aravind Iyer, PhD
Senior Investigator Protein and Genome Evolution Research Group
National Library of Medicine
https://irp.nih.gov/pi/aravind-iyer
Wednesday, November 12th
12:00–1:00 PM
Simpson Querrey Auditorium,
303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
Host:
Dr. Vipul Shukla
Cell & Developmental Biology Experts-in-the-field Seminar Series
The department hosts guest lectures every second Wednesday from 12-1 PM.
Calendar invites are disseminated in advance with event details. Contact cdb@northwestern.edu for additional details or sign-up for our listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv
Visit our department website to learn about how we are expanding the limits of scientific inquiry: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/
Nov
13
Boren Awards Information Meeting Featuring Michael Saffle, Outreach and Recruitment Specialist
Evanston - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Come hear Project administrator Michael Saffle discuss Boren options!
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
The Boren Fellowship funds graduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad or research in countries out of the mainstream At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
Campus Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/16/26 @ 12:00 noon
National Deadline for Boren Fellowship -- 1/21/26
National Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/28/26
Nov
14
FCVRRI Series Seminar - Dominic Fullenkamp
Chicago - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Talk title - Advancing hiPSC Models of Genetic Cardiomyopathy
Key Highlights:
*Engineered heart tissues (EHTs)
*Arrhythmia modeling
*Use of flexible electronics in EHT characterization
Nov
14
Bacterial Journal Club
Chicago - 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Student Speaker: Selma Metaane
Description: Bacteriology Journal Club is a forum for the presentation of original research-in-progress and for scholarly discussion of recently published papers in bacteriology
Nov
18
Mellon Mays Office Hours
Evanston - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumna and current doctoral candidate Monique Newton for insights about this unrivaled opportunity to prepare for doctoral study in the humanities and/or qualitative social sciences!
Nov
18
Microbiology-Immunology Seminar Series: Samuel Weinberg, PhD
Chicago - 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Title: Beyond ATP: Mitochondrial Signaling as a Master Regulator of Treg Function
Description: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are essential for maintaining immune tolerance and preventing autoimmunity, yet their suppressive activity within tumor microenvironments enables cancer immune evasion. While mitochondrial metabolism has long been recognized as a defining feature of Tregs, the causal mechanisms linking specific metabolic pathways to suppressive function have remained unclear. Our work reveals that distinct mitochondrial signals—including redox balance and TCA cycle metabolites—independently control different aspects of Treg regulatory function, providing new insights into how cellular metabolism dictates immunologic outcomes and offering potential strategies to selectively modulate Treg activity in disease.
Nov
19
CDB Trainee Seminar Series - Yun Liu Research Technician
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series
"TBD"
Yun Liu
Research Technician, Vila Ellis Lab
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
12:00-1:00pm
Simpson Querrey Auditorium 1-230
Simpson & Kimberly Querrey Biomedical Center
303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.
Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv
Nov
19
Pedagogical Innovations in STEM featuring Carine Nemr
Online - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Pedagogical Innovations in STEM is a scholarly exchange offered each quarter, showcasing leading-edge research that informs teaching and learning strategies.
This session will feature Dr. Carine Nemr, an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Chemistry. She will discuss how she utilizes iClickers to enhance classroom engagement in her chemistry courses.
Recommended for those pursuing the CIRTL Certificate.
Nov
20
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Discussion of impactful and high-quality papers that will foster meaningful learning and discussion for all participants.
Nov
21
Oncology Nursing Conference
Chicago - 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
On Friday, November 21, the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University will host the 28th Annual Oncology Nursing Conference – Emerging Therapies in Oncology Care. This year’s conference will be held in person. This highly visible and successful conference attracts more than 250 oncology nurses from the Chicagoland area and throughout the Midwest to discuss the latest topics of interest in oncology nursing.
Nov
21
FCVRRI Series Seminar - Alfred George, MD
Chicago - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Talk title - Genetics and Pathophysiology of Calmodulinopathy
Nov
21
Pallido-Tegmental Endocannabinoids Orchestrate Dopamine-based Action Selection
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Dr. Miguel A. Lujan Ph.D.
Nov
21
Bacterial Journal Club
Chicago - 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Student Speaker: Preeti Garai
Description: Bacteriology Journal Club is a forum for the presentation of original research-in-progress and for scholarly discussion of recently published papers in bacteriology
Nov
25
Mellon Mays Office Hours
Evanston - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumna and current doctoral candidate Monique Newton for insights about this unrivaled opportunity to prepare for doctoral study in the humanities and/or qualitative social sciences!
Dec
01
Boren Awards Information Meeting
Online - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
The Boren Fellowship funds graduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad or research in countries out of the mainstream At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
Campus Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/16/26 @ 12:00 noon
National Deadline for Boren Fellowship -- 1/21/26
National Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/28/26
Dec
02
Mellon Mays Office Hours
Evanston - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumna and current doctoral candidate Monique Newton for insights about this unrivaled opportunity to prepare for doctoral study in the humanities and/or qualitative social sciences!
Dec
03
CDB Trainee Seminar Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series
The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.
Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv
Dec
05
Bacterial Journal Club
Chicago - 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Student Speaker: Mahmoud Shoman
Description: Bacteriology Journal Club is a forum for the presentation of original research-in-progress and for scholarly discussion of recently published papers in bacteriology
Dec
09
Mellon Mays Office Hours
Evanston - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumna and current doctoral candidate Monique Newton for insights about this unrivaled opportunity to prepare for doctoral study in the humanities and/or qualitative social sciences!
Dec
11
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Discussion of impactful and high-quality papers that will foster meaningful learning and discussion for all participants.
Dec
16
Mellon Mays Office Hours
Evanston - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumna and current doctoral candidate Monique Newton for insights about this unrivaled opportunity to prepare for doctoral study in the humanities and/or qualitative social sciences!
Dec
17
Clinical Research Course
Chicago - 8:30 AM - 11:30 PM
On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, all clinical cancer researchers and trainees are invited to join us for an educational event providing valuable insite into opportunities, resources and expectations for investigators developing and conducting clinical trials.
Dec
17
CDB Trainee Seminar Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series
The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.
Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv
Dec
18
OKRA National Forum: Nano-AMPs: The future of UTI management?
Online - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Northwestern O'Brien Kidney Resource Center invites you to participate in the upcoming O'Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) webinar series, designed to foster networking and learning.
Join us on Thursday, December 18th, to hear from Laura Schwartz, PhD (Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University) as she discusses “Nano-AMPs: The future of UTI management?”
Registration is required.
Jan
06
Boren Awards Information Meeting
Evanston - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
The Boren Fellowship funds graduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad or research in countries out of the mainstream At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
Campus Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/16/26 @ 12:00 noon
National Deadline for Boren Fellowship -- 1/21/26
National Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/28/26
Jan
07
CDB Trainee Seminar Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series
The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.
Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv
Jan
08
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Discussion of impactful and high-quality papers that will foster meaningful learning and discussion for all participants.
Jan
09
Boren Awards Information Meeting
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
The Boren Fellowship funds graduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad or research in countries out of the mainstream At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
Campus Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/16/26 @ 12:00 noon
National Deadline for Boren Fellowship -- 1/21/26
National Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/28/26
Jan
21
CDB Trainee Seminar Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series
The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.
Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv
Jan
22
OKRA National Forum: Decoding diet and microbiome drivers of heterogeneous kidney immunobiology
Online - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Northwestern O'Brien Kidney Resource Center invites you to participate in the upcoming O'Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) webinar series, designed to foster networking and learning.
Join us on Thursday, January 22nd, to hear from Leah Guthrie, PhD (University of California, Berkeley) as she discusses “Decoding diet and microbiome drivers of heterogeneous kidney immunobiology”
Registration is required.
Jan
22
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Discussion of impactful and high-quality papers that will foster meaningful learning and discussion for all participants.
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Oct
30
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Discussion of impactful and high-quality papers that will foster meaningful learning and discussion for all participants.
Oct
30
DGP Student Thesis Seminar - Nathan Hodge - Dr. Marie-Pier Tetreault Lab
Online - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Title of Presentation:
"Epithelial Ikkβ deletion modulates immune responses and the IFNγ/CXCL9 axis during early esophageal carcinogenesis"
For zoom access, email rachael.hill@northwestern.edu.
Oct
31
Bacterial Journal Club
Chicago - 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Student Speaker: Francisco Silva Hernandez
Description: Description: Bacteriology Journal Club is a forum for the presentation of original research-in-progress and for scholarly discussion of recently published papers in bacteriology
Nov
03
SQE Lectureship Series with Ernst Lengyel, MD/PhD
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics presents:
Ernst Lengyel, MD/PhD
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
The University of Chicago Medicine
Presentation:
“The Role of Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) in Cancer”
Nov
04
Mellon Mays Office Hours
Evanston - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumna and current doctoral candidate Monique Newton for insights about this unrivaled opportunity to prepare for doctoral study in the humanities and/or qualitative social sciences!
Nov
04
Nov
04
Microbiology-Immunology Seminar Series: Katherine Amato, PhD
Chicago - 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Talk Title: Using Comparative Primate Research to Enrich our Understanding of Human-Microbiome Interactions
Description: Understanding of how gut microbes influence host physiology in disease states has grown over the past decades with the majority of microbiome studies using clinical approaches such as case-control comparisons. However, important gaps remain in our knowledge of what constitutes a healthy microbiome. Using comparative data from non-human primates can provide an important evolutionary perspective to help fill these gaps. Here, I present data describing how human gut microbiome influences on host metabolism, brain activity, and immune responses are similar or different to those of other primates. Our findings represent some of the first empirical data demonstrating how microbes could have influenced the evolution of multiple host body systems. They also provide a critical foundation for new explorations into the mechanisms through which microbes can cause disease and how conserved these mechanisms are across host contexts.
Nov
04
Distinguished Lecturers in Life Sciences | Dr. Don W. Cleveland: "Evolution of genome instability in cancer" | Tuesday, November 4th, 3:30 pm
Chicago - 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Don W. Cleveland, PhD
Department Chair, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
University of California San Diego
Host: Daniel R. Foltz, PhD
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Reception to follow in Ryan Family Atrium at 4:30 pm
Nov
05
CDB Trainee Seminar Series - Thatiane Russo, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series
"Can voluntary medical male circumcision impact the HIV target cell population of Glans"
Thatiane Russo, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellows, Thomas Hope Lab
Wednesday, November 5th, 2025
12:00-1:00pm
Simpson Querrey Auditorium 1-230
Simpson & Kimberly Querrey Biomedical Center
303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.
Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv
Nov
05
The Salon: Exploring Contemplative Practices Inside & Outside of the Classroom
Evanston - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
The Salon is a new initiative to foster thoughtful conversations and connections across the university about contemplative practice and holistic wellness. This unique invitation provides a space for students, staff, and faculty to come together and explore contemplative practices, including meditation, poetic reflection, and deep listening. We hope to discuss and engage in practices that can be applied inside and outside of the classroom. If you are seeking to create community with others who share values and questions related to grounding in the midst of chaos, reflection, and making meaning, you are welcome here! Whatever lens you're coming from, whether it's academic, creative, personal, or something else altogether, we'll meet each other there.
Co-sponsored by Searle Center, Center for Student Advocay & Wellness (CSAW), and the Department of Black Studies
Nov
06
BMG Seminar: Karlene A. Cimprich, PhD, Stanford Medicine
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics presents:
Karlene A. Cimprich, PhD
Professor and Vice-Chair of Chemical and Systems Biology and, by courtesy, of Biochemistry
Stanford Cancer Institute Leader, Genome Stability Research
Stanford University, School of Medicine
Presentation:
RNA Meets DNA: Dangerous Encounters in the Genome
Abstract:
R-loops are three-stranded nucleic acid structures that form co-transcriptionally and which are comprised of an RNA-DNA hybrid and a displaced strand of ssDNA. Although R-loops have important functions in cells, their aberrant formation can also lead to genome stability causing replication stress and double-strand break formation. We showed that a surprising consequence of unscheduled R-loop formation is the release of RNA-DNA hybrid fragments into the cell cytoplasm and sensing of these hybrids by innate immune receptors. I will describe our recent studies demonstrating how these pathological hybrids arise in different contexts and the features that cause them to threaten genome stability. Our findings reveal two distinct mechanisms by which cytoplasmic RNA-DNA hybrids accumulate and serve to link transcriptional dysregulation and innate immune activation.
Host: Dr. Daniel Foltz, Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Refreshments will be served.
Nov
06
Lung Cancer Awareness Townhall
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
During Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we invite patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates, and healthcare professionals to join us for a conversation about one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths. Attendees will hear from medical professionals regarding risk factors, disparities in lung cancer diagnoses, treatment and outcomes, ways to improve lung health, and patient resources will be provided.
Nov
06
DAAD RISE Information session
Online - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
DAAD RISE Germany offers summer research internships in German research institutes and universities to undergraduate students from the US, Ireland and the UK. This informational session will outline the program, eligibility and application timeline. If you are a sophomore or junior in a STEM field who is interested in pursuing an internship in Germany over the summer, please join us to learn more.
Questions? Latanya Williams, PhD Office of Fellowships; latanya.williams@northwestern.edu
Nov
07
Bacterial Journal Club
Chicago - 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Student Speaker: Osamudiamen Ebohon
Description: Bacteriology Journal Club is a forum for the presentation of original research-in-progress and for scholarly discussion of recently published papers in bacteriology
Nov
10
Lurie Cancer Center Core Technologies & Applications Seminar Series
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Super Resolution Microscopy at CAM
Constadina Arvanitis, PhD
Director of the Center for Advanced Microscopy & Nikon Imaging Center
Northwestern University
*Lunch will be provided
Nov
10
Pharmacology Dept Annual Toshio Narahashi Lecture: Lynne E. Maquat, PhD "Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in human and disease: Reframing the role of FMRP in Fragile X Syndrome"
Chicago - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Lynne E. Maquat, PhD; Professor, Departments of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Oncology, and Pediatrics; School of Medicine and Dentistry; Director, Center for RNA Biology: From Genome to; Therapeutics; University of Rochester.
LECTURE TITLE: Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in human and disease: Reframing the role of FMRP in Fragile X Syndrome.
LECTURE ABSTRACT: Much progress has been made on how nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD), which we first described for humans in 1981, controls the quality of gene expression by detecting and rapidly degrading aberrant mRNAs that harbor a premature termination codon. NMD also degrades ~5−10% physiological mRNAs that are key to the maintenance of cellular homeostasis in a changing environmental milieu. And, NMD can be misregulated in diseases, as we have serendipitously found for Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) – a leading single-gene cause of intellectual disability and autism due to a deficiency in the RNA-binding protein Fragile X Protein (FMRP). NMD is hyperactivated in FXS patient-derived cells and a mouse model of FXS. Our foray into FXS and FMRP function has led us to examine the mechanism by which FMRP regulates its ~6000 mRNA targets, one-third of which are NMD targets. We have found that, as a rule, FMRP-binding to a target mRNA results in its translational repression and protection from decay.
While FMRP-mediated translational repression has been attributed primarily to ribosome stalling, we have found using immunoprecipitations and polysome profiling of nonpolar- and polar-cell lysates, and LC-MS/MS analyses, that FMRP largely represses translation initiation by associating with granule constituents to preclude 40S ribosomal subunit binding. We demonstrate that FMRP associates with its target mRNAs by binding directly to eIF4E at the 5'-cap in competition with eIF4G1, and that the granule constituent Ataxin-2-Like promotes FMRP binding to the transcribed body. The KH1+KH2 domains of FMRP are critical for its co-immunoprecipitation of eIF4E, mRNA targets, Ataxin-2-Like and the poly(A)-binding protein PABPC1.
Nov
11
Mellon Mays Office Hours
Evanston - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumna and current doctoral candidate Monique Newton for insights about this unrivaled opportunity to prepare for doctoral study in the humanities and/or qualitative social sciences!
Nov
11
Microbiology-Immunology Seminar Series: Bercin Cenik, PhD
Chicago - 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Title: TurboCas: A method for locus-specific labeling of genomic regions and isolating their associated protein interactome
Description: The regulation of gene expression is a complex process that requires the concerted action of transcription factors and chromatin binding proteins. Because this process is both unique to a given locus and varied in response to changing cellular conditions, dynamically mapping the chromatin binding activity at individual promoters and other regulatory loci is crucial to understanding how cis-regulatory elements control gene expression. Earlier methods could only characterize the static binding activity of a single given protein. However, the recent emergence of proximity labeling, a technique for interrogating protein-protein interactions, and the advances brought about by CRISPR technology have enabled the development of new methods that can dynamically map the chromatin binding and secondary association of multiple proteins at given loci. In this study we describe TurboCas, a method that leverages the latest generation of proximity labeling enzymes, miniTurbo, in combination with catalytically dead Cas9 to label chromatin-binding proteins efficiently, dynamically and in a site-specific manner. We demonstrate the use of TurboCas to identify proteins binding the promoter of the heat shock responsive FOS gene. We go on to cross-validate our hits through an independent platform using RNA polymerase II and Cyclin T1 immunoprecipitation. Using these two methodologies, we identify both canonical regulators of heat shock response and members of previously uncharacterized novel pathways as general heat shock regulators. TurboCas represents a significant improvement over previous locus-targeted proximity labelling methods, with the potential not only to deepen our understanding of regulatory pathways in cellular stress response, but more broadly to advance the transcriptional regulation and chromatin biology fields.
Nov
12
DGP Student Thesis Seminar - Hannah Mubarak - Dr. Huiping Liu Lab
Chicago - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Title of Presentation:
"Machine Learning Accelerated Antibody Ranking and Extracellular Vesicle Engineering for Antiviral and Anticancer Immunotherapeutics"
Nov
12
CDB Experts-in-the-field Seminar Series - Aravind Iyer, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Experts-in-the-field Seminar Series
"Discovering new biochemistry from biological conflicts"
Aravind Iyer, PhD
Senior Investigator Protein and Genome Evolution Research Group
National Library of Medicine
https://irp.nih.gov/pi/aravind-iyer
Wednesday, November 12th
12:00–1:00 PM
Simpson Querrey Auditorium,
303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
Host:
Dr. Vipul Shukla
Cell & Developmental Biology Experts-in-the-field Seminar Series
The department hosts guest lectures every second Wednesday from 12-1 PM.
Calendar invites are disseminated in advance with event details. Contact cdb@northwestern.edu for additional details or sign-up for our listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv
Visit our department website to learn about how we are expanding the limits of scientific inquiry: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/
Nov
13
BMG Seminar: Christopher R. Vakoc, MD, PhD, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics presents:
Christopher R. Vakoc, MD, PhD
Alan and Edith Seligson Professor of Cancer Research
Cancer Center Deputy Director of Research
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Presentation:
Cancer Dependency Identification and Mechanisms
Host: Dr. Lu Wang, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Refreshments will be served.
Nov
13
Boren Awards Information Meeting Featuring Michael Saffle, Outreach and Recruitment Specialist
Evanston - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Come hear Project administrator Michael Saffle discuss Boren options!
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
The Boren Fellowship funds graduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad or research in countries out of the mainstream At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
Campus Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/16/26 @ 12:00 noon
National Deadline for Boren Fellowship -- 1/21/26
National Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/28/26
Nov
14
FCVRRI Series Seminar - Dominic Fullenkamp
Chicago - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Talk title - Advancing hiPSC Models of Genetic Cardiomyopathy
Key Highlights:
*Engineered heart tissues (EHTs)
*Arrhythmia modeling
*Use of flexible electronics in EHT characterization
Nov
14
Bacterial Journal Club
Chicago - 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Student Speaker: Selma Metaane
Description: Bacteriology Journal Club is a forum for the presentation of original research-in-progress and for scholarly discussion of recently published papers in bacteriology
Nov
18
Mellon Mays Office Hours
Evanston - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumna and current doctoral candidate Monique Newton for insights about this unrivaled opportunity to prepare for doctoral study in the humanities and/or qualitative social sciences!
Nov
18
Microbiology-Immunology Seminar Series: Samuel Weinberg, PhD
Chicago - 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Title: Beyond ATP: Mitochondrial Signaling as a Master Regulator of Treg Function
Description: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are essential for maintaining immune tolerance and preventing autoimmunity, yet their suppressive activity within tumor microenvironments enables cancer immune evasion. While mitochondrial metabolism has long been recognized as a defining feature of Tregs, the causal mechanisms linking specific metabolic pathways to suppressive function have remained unclear. Our work reveals that distinct mitochondrial signals—including redox balance and TCA cycle metabolites—independently control different aspects of Treg regulatory function, providing new insights into how cellular metabolism dictates immunologic outcomes and offering potential strategies to selectively modulate Treg activity in disease.
Nov
19
CDB Trainee Seminar Series - Yun Liu Research Technician
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series
"TBD"
Yun Liu
Research Technician, Vila Ellis Lab
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
12:00-1:00pm
Simpson Querrey Auditorium 1-230
Simpson & Kimberly Querrey Biomedical Center
303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.
Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv
Nov
19
Pedagogical Innovations in STEM featuring Carine Nemr
Online - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Pedagogical Innovations in STEM is a scholarly exchange offered each quarter, showcasing leading-edge research that informs teaching and learning strategies.
This session will feature Dr. Carine Nemr, an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Chemistry. She will discuss how she utilizes iClickers to enhance classroom engagement in her chemistry courses.
Recommended for those pursuing the CIRTL Certificate.
Nov
20
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Discussion of impactful and high-quality papers that will foster meaningful learning and discussion for all participants.
Nov
21
Oncology Nursing Conference
Chicago - 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
On Friday, November 21, the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University will host the 28th Annual Oncology Nursing Conference – Emerging Therapies in Oncology Care. This year’s conference will be held in person. This highly visible and successful conference attracts more than 250 oncology nurses from the Chicagoland area and throughout the Midwest to discuss the latest topics of interest in oncology nursing.
Nov
21
FCVRRI Series Seminar - Alfred George, MD
Chicago - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Talk title - Genetics and Pathophysiology of Calmodulinopathy
Nov
21
Pallido-Tegmental Endocannabinoids Orchestrate Dopamine-based Action Selection
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Dr. Miguel A. Lujan Ph.D.
Nov
21
Bacterial Journal Club
Chicago - 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Student Speaker: Preeti Garai
Description: Bacteriology Journal Club is a forum for the presentation of original research-in-progress and for scholarly discussion of recently published papers in bacteriology
Nov
25
Mellon Mays Office Hours
Evanston - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumna and current doctoral candidate Monique Newton for insights about this unrivaled opportunity to prepare for doctoral study in the humanities and/or qualitative social sciences!
Dec
01
Boren Awards Information Meeting
Online - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
The Boren Fellowship funds graduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad or research in countries out of the mainstream At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
Campus Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/16/26 @ 12:00 noon
National Deadline for Boren Fellowship -- 1/21/26
National Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/28/26
Dec
02
Mellon Mays Office Hours
Evanston - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumna and current doctoral candidate Monique Newton for insights about this unrivaled opportunity to prepare for doctoral study in the humanities and/or qualitative social sciences!
Dec
03
CDB Trainee Seminar Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series
The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.
Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv
Dec
04
BMG Seminar: Karen H Miga, PhD, UCSC
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics presents:
Karen H Miga, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomolecular Engineering Department, UCSC
Director, UC Santa Cruz Sequencing Technology Center
Associate Director, UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute
University of California, Santa Cruz
Presentation:
Centromere Genomics in the Pangenome Era
Abstract:
Centromeric satellite arrays are essential for chromosome stability, yet their architecture and evolution have remained largely unresolved. With complete telomere-to-telomere assemblies now available, we analyzed 470 phased haplotypes from the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, representing globally diverse, highly accurate genomes. A large fraction of newly resolved sequence lies in constitutive heterochromatin, where suppressed recombination creates megabase-scale linkage disequilibrium. These centromere-spanning haplotypes (cenhaps) encompass satellite arrays, segmental duplications, and genes linked to human traits. Cenhaps preserve deep evolutionary signals, with many lineages coalescing over a million years ago and showing Neanderthal and Denisovan introgression. We developed the first centromeric pangenome data structure to standardize variant calling and enable genetic and epigenetic analyses across these regions. This framework reveals rare recombination, local mutation rates, selection signals, and disease associations within archaic cenhaps. Together, these results establish cenhaps as a powerful system for exploring human genome evolution and diversity.
Host: Dr. Daniel Foltz, Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Refreshments will be served.
Dec
05
Bacterial Journal Club
Chicago - 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Student Speaker: Mahmoud Shoman
Description: Bacteriology Journal Club is a forum for the presentation of original research-in-progress and for scholarly discussion of recently published papers in bacteriology
Dec
09
Mellon Mays Office Hours
Evanston - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumna and current doctoral candidate Monique Newton for insights about this unrivaled opportunity to prepare for doctoral study in the humanities and/or qualitative social sciences!
Dec
11
BMG Seminar: Matthew G. Oser MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics presents:
Matthew G. Oser MD, PhD
Department of Medical Oncology, Division of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Assistant Professor, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,
Harvard Medical School
Presentation:
New Therapeutic Strategies for Small Cell Lung Cancer
Host: Dr. Lu Wang, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Refreshments will be served.
Dec
11
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Discussion of impactful and high-quality papers that will foster meaningful learning and discussion for all participants.
Dec
16
Mellon Mays Office Hours
Evanston - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumna and current doctoral candidate Monique Newton for insights about this unrivaled opportunity to prepare for doctoral study in the humanities and/or qualitative social sciences!
Dec
17
Clinical Research Course
Chicago - 8:30 AM - 11:30 PM
On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, all clinical cancer researchers and trainees are invited to join us for an educational event providing valuable insite into opportunities, resources and expectations for investigators developing and conducting clinical trials.
Dec
17
CDB Trainee Seminar Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series
The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.
Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv
Dec
18
OKRA National Forum: Nano-AMPs: The future of UTI management?
Online - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Northwestern O'Brien Kidney Resource Center invites you to participate in the upcoming O'Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) webinar series, designed to foster networking and learning.
Join us on Thursday, December 18th, to hear from Laura Schwartz, PhD (Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University) as she discusses “Nano-AMPs: The future of UTI management?”
Registration is required.
Jan
06
Boren Awards Information Meeting
Evanston - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
The Boren Fellowship funds graduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad or research in countries out of the mainstream At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
Campus Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/16/26 @ 12:00 noon
National Deadline for Boren Fellowship -- 1/21/26
National Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/28/26
Jan
07
CDB Trainee Seminar Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series
The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.
Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv
Jan
08
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Discussion of impactful and high-quality papers that will foster meaningful learning and discussion for all participants.
Jan
09
Boren Awards Information Meeting
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
The Boren Fellowship funds graduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad or research in countries out of the mainstream At its core, Boren is a language program, thus competitive applicants will be serious students of a language not commonly taught in the United States. In addition, Boren funding comes from the US Government, thus they prize government service. All applicants must be thoughtful about how their career contributes to national security. Finally, Boren rewards long-duration study abroad. Most recipients will stay abroad for six months or more.
Campus Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/16/26 @ 12:00 noon
National Deadline for Boren Fellowship -- 1/21/26
National Deadline for Boren Scholarship -- 1/28/26
Jan
21
CDB Trainee Seminar Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series
The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.
Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv
Jan
22
OKRA National Forum: Decoding diet and microbiome drivers of heterogeneous kidney immunobiology
Online - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Northwestern O'Brien Kidney Resource Center invites you to participate in the upcoming O'Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) webinar series, designed to foster networking and learning.
Join us on Thursday, January 22nd, to hear from Leah Guthrie, PhD (University of California, Berkeley) as she discusses “Decoding diet and microbiome drivers of heterogeneous kidney immunobiology”
Registration is required.
Jan
22
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Discussion of impactful and high-quality papers that will foster meaningful learning and discussion for all participants.