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.
Jan
20
Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics Invited Speaker: Stephen J, Kron, MD, PhD, University of Chicago
Chicago - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics presents:
Stephen J. Kron, MD, PhD
Professor, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago
"Zombie apocalypse: Therapy-induced senescence in cancer treatment"
Treating a tumor with radiation may damage all the cancer cells, but only a fraction will die. Among the survivors, persistent DNA damage induces zombie cells that remain viable, displaying features of cellular senescence including enlarged cell size, altered metabolism and an inflammatory secretome. Importantly, therapy-induced senescent cells can persist indefinitely, modifying the tumor microenvironment to drive resistance and recurrence. Our studies have implicated chromatin context and modification as determinants of DNA damage detection, repair, signaling, and checkpoints, identifying new targets to alter radiation effects. We have also learned how to reprogram the zombies. Using targeted agents to disrupt DNA repair and signaling pathways, we can form immunogenic senescent cells that stimulate anti-tumor immune response. Injecting these senescent cells as a vaccine can eliminate tumors, suggesting a new approach to personalized cancer therapy
Jan
28
Biochemistry, Epigenetics, and Metabolism (BEaM) Forum
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenters:
Calvin Law, PhD Candidate, DGP, Dermatology, Choi Lab
Gabriela Caraveo Piso, Assistant Professor, Neurology
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 1:00-2:00 p.m. Two 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!
Pizza and soda will be served.
Feb
11
Biochemistry, Epigenetics, and Metabolism (BEaM) Forum
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenters:
Chelsea Hepler, Postdoctoral Fellow, Endocrinology, Bass Lab
Ewa Karolina Bomba-Warczak, Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurology, Savas Lab
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 1:00-2:00 p.m. Two 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!
Pizza and soda provided.
Mar
11
Biochemistry, Epigenetics, and Metabolism (BEaM) Forum
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenters:
Patric Ho, Graduate Student, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program
Young Yoo, PhD, Urology
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 1:00-2:00 p.m. Two 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!
Pizza and soda provided.
Mar
25
Biochemistry, Epigenetics, and Metabolism (BEaM) Forum
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenter:
Hananeh Fonoudi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Pharmacology
Manuel Andres Torres Acosta, MSTP Student, Pulmonary and Critical Care
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 1:00-2:00 p.m. Two 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!
Pizza and soda are provided.
Jan
21
BMG Departmental Journal Club
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenter:
Zibo Zhao, Postdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Shilatifard Lab
Aileen Szczepanski, Research Technologist, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Wang Lab
The BMG Journal Club is an opportunity for the department to come together and have in-depth discussions about the current literature and the overall implications of new studies, enhancing everyone s knowledge of the field at large and about each other s research interests within the department; providing possible opportunities to collaborate as well. This is also an opportunity to practice vital presentation skills in front of a friendly audience.
Refreshments will be provided.
Jan
27
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
TBD
Feb
03
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
TBD
Feb
04
BMG Departmental Journal Club
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenters:
Yuki Aoi, Postdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Shilatifard Lab
Calvin Law, PhD Candidate, DGP, Dermatology, Choi Lab
The BMG Journal Club is an opportunity for the department to come together and have in-depth discussions about the current literature and the overall implications of new studies, enhancing everyone s knowledge of the field at large and about each other s research interests within the department; providing possible opportunities to collaborate as well. This is also an opportunity to practice vital presentation skills in front of a friendly audience.
Refreshments will be provided.
Feb
10
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series, Dr. Tatiana Kutateladze
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
Tatiana Kutateladze, PhD, Professor, Pharmacology, University of Colorado, School of Medicine
Title: Molecular Mechanisms of Epigenetic Regulation
Feb
17
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
TBD
Feb
18
BMG Departmental Journal Club
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenters:
Sakshi Khurana, Graduate Student, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Foltz Lab
Abhishek Vijay Thakkar, Research Tech II, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Peek Lab
The BMG Journal Club is an opportunity for the department to come together and have in-depth discussions about the current literature and the overall implications of new studies, enhancing everyone s knowledge of the field at large and about each other s research interests within the department; providing possible opportunities to collaborate as well. This is also an opportunity to practice vital presentation skills in front of a friendly audience.
Refreshments will be provided.
Feb
24
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series: Dr. Ophelia Venturelli
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
Ophelia Ventureli, PhD, Bacteriology and Chemical & Biological Engineering
Title: Predicting and designing community-level functions of the human gut microbiome
Mar
03
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series: Dr. Jason Locasale, PhD, Duke University
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
Dr. Jason Locasale, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Mar
04
BMG Departmental Journal Club
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenter:
TBD
The BMG Journal Club is an opportunity for the department to come together and have in-depth discussions about the current literature and the overall implications of new studies, enhancing everyone s knowledge of the field at large and about each other s research interests within the department; providing possible opportunities to collaborate as well. This is also an opportunity to practice vital presentation skills in front of a friendly audience.
Refreshments will be provided.
Mar
10
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
Dr. Roberto Zoncu
Mar
17
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series: Dr. Thomas Rando
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
Dr. Thomas Rando
Mar
24
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series: Dr. Elaine Fuchs
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
Dr. Elaine Fuchs
Mar
31
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series: Dr. Ting Wang
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
Dr. Ting Wang
Apr
01
BMG Departmental Journal Club
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenter:
Shashank Srivastava, Postdoctoral Fellow, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Foltz Lab
The BMG Journal Club is an opportunity for the department to come together and have in-depth discussions about the current literature and the overall implications of new studies, enhancing everyone s knowledge of the field at large and about each other s research interests within the department; providing possible opportunities to collaborate as well. This is also an opportunity to practice vital presentation skills in front of a friendly audience.
Refreshments will be provided.
Apr
07
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
TBD
Apr
14
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
TBD
Apr
15
BMG Departmental Journal Club
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenter:
Pranathi Vadlamani, Integrated Graduate Program, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Foltz Lab
Shima Soliman, Postdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Shilatifard Lab
The BMG Journal Club is an opportunity for the department to come together and have in-depth discussions about the current literature and the overall implications of new studies, enhancing everyone s knowledge of the field at large and about each other s research interests within the department; providing possible opportunities to collaborate as well. This is also an opportunity to practice vital presentation skills in front of a friendly audience.
Refreshments will be provided.
Jan
18
Steven T. Rosen Lectureship | Under Construction: Nucleosome Chaperones, Assembly Factors, and Remodelers
Online - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Karolin Luger, PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder
Jan
18
M-I Dept. Seminar Series - "Neutralizing Antibodies Against Pandemic Viruses"
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title: "Neutralizing Antibodies Against Pandemic Viruses"
Pamela BJorkman, PhD
David Baltimore Professor of Biology and Bioengineering; Executive Officer for Biology and Biological Engineering
Caltech Div. of Biology and Biological Engineering
Faculty Host: Pablo Penaloza-MacMaster, PhD
Topic:
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has caused a world-wide pandemic resulting in a massive loss of lives. We are using structural biology techniques to investigate the structural correlates of antibody-based immune protection by solving 3-D structures of infection- and vaccination-induced antibodies complexed with the spike trimer of SARS-CoV-2. Structural comparisons allowed us to classify antibodies against the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of spike trimer into categories. These classifications provide rules for assigning current and future human RBD-targeting antibodies into classes and suggesting combinations for clinical use. Our structural studies have also guided the development of a potential pan-betacoronavirus vaccine. The vaccine approach involves co-display of diverse sets of RBDs from SARS-like beta coronaviruses (sarbecoviruses) on nanoparticle that results in increased breadth of neutralizing responses in mice compared with nanoparticles presenting only SARS-CoV-2 RBDs. This modular vaccine platform could provide protection from SARS-CoV-2 as well as potential future emergent coronaviruses that could cause pandemics.
Jan
19
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Jan
19
CDB Faculty Seminars Presents: Drs. Rex Chisholm and Elena Martinelli
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Faculty Seminars Presents:
"Testing the clinical utility of polygenic risk scores"
Dr. Rex Chisholm
12:00-12:30pm
"TGF-beta to release and kill the HIV reservoir"
Dr. Elena Martinelli
12:30-1:00pm
For more information please contact cdb@northwestern.edu
Zoom link sent via listserv. Click here to subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserv.
Jan
20
M-I Bacteriology Faculty Candidate - Demystifying Bacterial “Dark Matter”: Uncharacterized Genes in Enterococcus faecalis Mediate Biofilm Formation and Gastrointestinal Tract Colonization
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker - Julia WIllett, PhD
NIH K99 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Topic
Bacteria are ubiquitous in nature and are essential components of healthy commensal microbiomes, but antibiotic-resistant pathogens pose a significant public health threat. Compounding the difficulty in understanding bacterial behavior in health and disease are uncharacterized genes, or the 30% of bacterial gene products with no known function. In diverse bacteria, experiments like RNAseq and TnSeq have revealed that many of these dark matter genes are important for survival in biologically relevant conditions, including biofilms, infection models, during interbacterial competition, and after exposure to antibiotics. Using the Gram-positive commensal and pathogenic bacterium Enterococcus faecalis, I created a phenotype to function workflow and identified nearly 100 uncharacterized genes required for biofilm formation and fitness in the gastrointestinal tract. These E. faecalis genes have predicted roles in cell wall maintenance, cell division, aggregation, production of virulence factors, and interbacterial interactions. Here, I present small, medium, and large-scale approaches for combining bacterial genetics with computational predictions of structure and function in order to discover gene function in commensal and pathogenic bacteria. New approaches for genome-scale discovery of bacterial gene function will advance our understanding of pathogenesis, basic microbiology, and how bacteria interact with the immune system, driving new methodologies to combat the rise of antibiotic resistance and improve human health.
Jan
20
CDB Trainee Meeting
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Please join for our Winter 2022 CDB Trainee meeting, facilitated by Dr. Stuart Stock, Chair of the CDB Trainee Seminar Series.
Thursday, January 20, 2022
12:00 PM 1:00 PM
HYBRID MEETING
SQBRC 8-332
and via Zoom
Zoom Link: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/95384867174
Meeting ID: 953 8486 7174
Call In Number: +1 312 626 6799 (Chicago)
Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu with any questions.
Jan
20
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Jan
24
Pharmacology Research Works in Progress: Ciarra Smith and Emma Schuster
Chicago - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ciarra Smith
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Loukia Parisiadou, PhD
Emma Schuster
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Huiping Liu, MD, PhD
Plexin-B2 enhances circulating tumor cell cluster formation and metastasis of breast cancer
Abstract: Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is considered incurable as research currently lacks understanding of its molecular mechanisms. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are responsible for metastasis and can circulate as either single cells or clusters, which show a 20-100 times greater rate of metastasis than single CTCs. In a metastasis signature study, Plexin-B2 protein expression is significantly associated with lower overall survival and distant metastasis-free survival across all breast cancer subtypes, implicating Plexin-B2 s role in metastasis. Through this research, we show that Plexin-B2 facilitates CTC cluster formation in breast cancer and thus enhances metastasis of the disease.
Jan
25
M-I Dep. / Jade Wang, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Jade Wang, PhD, Professor , Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Faculty Host: Mee-Ngan Frances Yap, PhD
Topic:
Jan
26
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Jan
26
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents: Wen Lu, PhD, and Emma Freeman
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents:
"The amazing journey of an oocyte: Cytoskeletons and molecular motors orchestrate to make a giant cell"
Wen Lu, PhD, Research Associate, Gelfand Lab
12:00-12:30 PM
"Auxin induced degradation of PAF53 disrupts nucleloar structure"
Emma Freeman, Research Technologist, Huang Lab
12:30-1:00 PM
Zoom link sent via listserv. To subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserve please visit https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/contact.html#listserv
Jan
26
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Information Session
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Are you interested in teaching English abroad on a Fulbright after graduation? Teaching positions are available in over seventy countries world-wide. Host institutions range from elementary and secondary schools to university-level language departments. Applicants do not need foreign language skills as only half of the participating countries require them. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and hold an undergraduate degree by the time the fellowship begins. This information session will cover the campus application process.
Registration required. Please register using your Northwestern email address here.
Can t make it? Email Amy Kehoe amy.kehoe@northwestern.edu for an individual appointment or schedule through ConnectNU.
Jan
27
M-I Bacteriology Faculty Candidate - Control of Innate Immunity by Staphylococcus aureus
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker - Francis Alonzo, III, PhD
Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Host/ Chair, Bacteriology Search Committee: Nicholas Cianciotto, PhD
Topic
Microbial pathogens must adapt to the host nutritional and immune environment to promote infection. This seminar will center on bacterial fatty acid synthesis and uptake by the gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. I will highlight the relevance of cell envelope lipid composition to S. aureus infection dynamics and innate immune cell recognition and will explore the host lipid repertoire as a nutrient that impacts bacterial survival during infection.
Jan
27
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Jan
27
Writing Your Teaching Statement: Generating Ideas
No Location - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Drafting a Teaching Statement can be a challenging process, particularly for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who may have limited teaching experience.
In this workshop, participants will learn about the characteristics of successful teaching statements and engage in the Generative Knowledge Interview process, which uses key moments as learners and teachers to help frame the value of teaching in their teaching statements.
This is a highly interactive workshop. Writing and discussing with peers is expected of all participants.
Participants will leave the workshop with a deeper understanding of the conventions of strong teaching statements and generated content for a teaching statement draft.
The workshop is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from all departments and disciplines, at all stages of drafting their teaching statements.
Please complete the pre-work assignments prior to the start of the workshop. You will receive the pre-work assignment and workshop meeting link with your registration confirmation email.
Because there is pre-work assigned for this workshop, registration will be closed 24 hours before the start of the workshop.
Jan
28
Fulbright Information Meeting for Study/Research & Arts Awards
Online - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Interested in Fulbright Study/Research & Arts Awards? Attend this meeting to learn how Fulbright can transform your life and pursuits. You will hear about the history of the Fulbright program, understand the core values that animate the Fulbright competition, review various kinds of awards, and hear about the Northwestern University application process and timeline. Get all your Fulbright questions answered!
Jan
31
Pharmacology Research Works in Progress: Carly Weddle & Kaitlyn DeMeulenaere
Chicago - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Carly Weddle
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Paul Burridge, PhD
Kaitlyn DeMeulenaere
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Murali Prakria, PhD
Feb
01
Feedback that Matters: Responding to Student Writing in the Humanities
Online - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
About the Workshop:
The task of responding to student writing as an instructor or TA in the humanities can be challenging. You may feel like students bypass your written feedback to learn what their grade was, or that you are writing feedback as a self-defense mechanism in case students complain about their grades rather than providing actionable comments. In this workshop, we will consider ways to provide better feedback to students on written assignments. Providing effective feedback has a double benefit: it helps students grow as learners and writers in your discipline and it enables you to be efficient as you grade. We will discuss several strategies for responding to student writing and evaluate successful and unsuccessful models of written feedback.
About the Facilitators:
Robin Pokorski is a 7th-year PhD candidate in History. Her dissertation research examines Dominican nuns, community identity, and church reform in late medieval Germany. Robin has acted as a Graduate Teaching Mentor for the Searle Teaching Certificate Program, led Graduate Student Teaching Conference workshops, and participated in other Searle programming. She has taught the medieval and early modern European history survey course and TA ed for a wide variety of other history courses.
Tyler Talbott is a 5th year PhD candidate in English, studying nineteenth- and twentieth-century British literature. Tyler s teaching experience includes teaching for British surveys, composition courses, and NU Summer Bridge, serving as a Writing Fellow at the Graduate Writing Place, tutoring for the Northwestern Prison Education Program, and participating in educational development initiatives through Searle.
Feb
01
Translational Research in Solid Tumors (TRIST) Seminar: New Ways to Warm February-Cold Tumor Immune Microenvironments
Chicago - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Translational Research in Solid Tumors (TRIST) Program presents:
New Ways to Warm February-Cold Tumor Immune Microenvironments
Seth Pollack, MD
Associate Professor
Hematology and Oncology
Feinberg School of Medicine
Dr. Pollack s research is mainly focused on targeting the immunogenic protein NY-ESO-1, which is highly expressed in many cancers including certain sarcoma, with T cells and vaccines. Using cytokines and toll like receptor agonists, the Pollack laboratory has been turning "cold" tumors "hot" in order to transform the sarcoma immune microenvironment and make immunotherapy effective for patients with advanced sarcoma.
Feb
01
M-I Dept. / Jenai Quan
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Jenai Quan, Graduate Student, DGP
Lab of Gregory A. Smith, PhD
Faculty Host: Gregory A Smith, PhD
Topic:
Feb
02
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Feb
02
Department Faculty Meeting
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology Department Faculty Meeting
Meeting details disseminated via listserv. If you believe you missed an announcement, please email us at cdb@northwestern.edu.
Feb
02
Fulbright Information on English Teaching Assistantship & Study/Research/Arts Awards
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Interested in Fulbright? Attend this meeting to learn how Fulbright can transform your life and pursuits. You will hear about the two primary types of Fulbright awards English Teaching Assistantships and Study/Research/Arts. We will discuss the Fulbright program, provide application tips, and outline the Northwestern University application process and timeline. Get all your Fulbright questions answered!
Feb
03
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Feb
04
Department of Neuroscience Seminar Series: Juan Mena Segovia, Ph.D.
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Department of Neuroscience welcomes Dr. Juan Mena Segovia, Associate Professor, with Rutgers University to the 2021/2022 seminar series.
Feb
08
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Information Session
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Are you interested in teaching English abroad on a Fulbright after graduation? Teaching positions are available in over seventy countries world-wide. Host institutions range from elementary and secondary schools to university-level language departments. Applicants do not need foreign language skills as only half of the participating countries require them. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and hold an undergraduate degree by the time the fellowship begins. This information session will cover the campus application process. Please register here.
Registration required. Please register using your Northwestern email address here.
Can t make it? Email Amy Kehoe amy.kehoe@northwestern.edu for an individual appointment or schedule through ConnectNU.
Feb
09
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Feb
09
CDB Seminar Series Presents: Jaime Garcia-Anoveros, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB EXPERTS-IN-THE-FIELD SEMINAR PRESENTATION:
SPECIAL SEMINAR IN HONOR OF DR. JIM BARTLES
Jaime Garcia-Anoveros, Ph.D.
Professor of Anesthesiology, Neurology, and Neuroscience
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
12:00-1:00 PM
via Zoom
Host: Dr. Luisa Iruela-Arispe
Professor and Chair
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
For more information please contact cdb@northwestern.edu
Zoom link sent via listserv. To subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserve please visit https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/contact.html#listserv
Feb
09
Fulbright Information Meeting for Study/Research & Arts Awards
Evanston - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Interested in Fulbright Study/Research & Arts Awards? Attend this meeting to learn how Fulbright can transform your life and pursuits. You will hear about the history of the Fulbright program, understand the core values that animate the Fulbright competition, review various kinds of awards, and hear about the Northwestern University application process and timeline. Get all your Fulbright questions answered!
Feb
10
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Feb
14
British Scholarships Valentine's Tea
Online - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Bits and Bobs of getting to Britain
Registration required.
Feb
14
Pharmacology Research Works in Progress: Brynna Webb and Cydney Martell
Chicago - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Brynna Webb
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Geoffrey Swanson, PhD
Cydney Martell
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Gabriel Rocklin, PhD
Feb
15
Fulbright Information on English Teaching Assistantship & Study/Research/Arts Awards
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Interested in Fulbright? Attend this meeting to learn how Fulbright can transform your life and pursuits. You will hear about the two primary types of Fulbright awards English Teaching Assistantships and Study/Research/Arts. We will discuss the Fulbright program, provide application tips, and outline the Northwestern University application process and timeline. Get all your Fulbright questions answered!
Feb
15
CANCELLED - M-I Dept. / Robert Silverman, PhD / Cancelled --Will Be Rescheduled for a Later Date
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Robert Silverman, PhD, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute
Host: Virology Graduate Students and Postdocs, Coordinator, Elona Gusho
This seminar has been cancelled and will be re-scheduled for a later date.
Feb
16
Writing Your Teaching Statement: Tailoring to Specific Contexts
Online - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Drafting a Teaching Statement can be a challenging process, particularly for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who may have limited teaching experience.
In this workshop, participants will learn about some of the commonly recommended characteristics of teaching statements and practice how to modify an existing teaching statement draft or outline to suit the needs of various specific contexts, such as different institutional settings or working across disciplines.
Participants will leave the workshop with an understanding of where and how they can make small changes to their statements that will meet the requirements of a job or grant application.
The workshop is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from all departments and disciplines at Northwestern and at all stages of drafting their teaching statements.
Feb
16
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Feb
16
CDB Faculty Seminars Presents: Drs. Robert Goldman and Heike Fölsch
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Faculty Seminars Presents:
Dr. Robert Goldman
12:00-12:30pm
Dr. Heike F lsch
12:30-1:00pm
For more information please contact cdb@northwestern.edu
Zoom link sent via listserv. Click here to subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserv.
Feb
17
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Feb
18
Department of Neuroscience Seminar Series: Suhasa Kodandaramaiah, Ph.D.
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Department of Neuroscience welcomes Dr. Suhasa Kodandaramaiah, Assistant Professor, with University of Minnesota to the 2021/2022 seminar series.
Feb
21
Pharmacology Research Works in Progress: Patrick Skelton, PhD and Craig Rathwell
Chicago - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Patrick Skelton, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Laboratory of Loukia Parisiadou, PhD
Craig Rathwell
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Richard Miller, PhD
Feb
22
Fulbright Information Meeting for Study/Research & Arts Awards
Online - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Interested in Fulbright Study/Research & Arts Awards? Attend this meeting to learn how Fulbright can transform your life and pursuits. You will hear about the history of the Fulbright program, understand the core values that animate the Fulbright competition, review various kinds of awards, and hear about the Northwestern University application process and timeline. Get all your Fulbright questions answered!
Feb
22
M-I Dept. / Shabaana Khader, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Shabana Khader, PhD
Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Molecular Microbiology, School of Medicine
Faculty Host: Chyung-Ru Wang
Topic:
Feb
23
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Feb
23
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents: Patrick Madden and Adriana Landeros
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents:
Patrick Madden, Graduate Student, Hope Lab
12:00-12:30 PM
Adriana Landeros, Graduate Student, Varma Lab
12:30-1:00 PM
Zoom link sent via listserv. To subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserve please visit https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/contact.html#listserv
Feb
23
Facilitating Discussions in the Social Sciences
Online - 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
About the Workshop:
This workshop will provide educators with strategies for facilitating effective discussion in the social sciences. We will provide participants with the tools to develop generative questions, effectively respond to student contributions, and stimulate meaningful dialogue. Additionally, we will discuss how to assess participation and offer constructive feedback on student performance participants will come away with a draft of discussion guidelines for their class alongside additional resources to support their teaching.
About the Facilitators:
John J. Brooks is a doctoral candidate in the Media, Technology, and Society program, working with the Center of Media Psychology and Social Influence (COM-PSI) under Dr. Nathan Walter. His research pertains to communication in the contexts of health and politics specifically, the use of entertainment-education to promote prosocial outcomes, the persuasive power of narratives, and the influence of mass media representations on social issues. In addition to research, John is an enthusiastic educator: he received the School of Communication s Outstanding Graduate Instructor/Teaching Assistant Award in 2020-2021. He also completed the Searle Center s Teaching Certificate Program in Spring 2021 and now serves as a Graduate Teaching Mentor for current participants.
Jennifer Dibbern is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Linguistics at Northwestern University. Her research considers how social context influences language perception in bilinguals. Jennifer has familiarity with both teaching and learning a second language; she has studied Spanish and Korean and taught the former. As a doctoral student at Northwestern, she has worked as a teaching assistant for undergraduate courses in linguistics and supported English language learners through one-on-one English language tutoring.
Feb
24
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Information Session
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Are you interested in teaching English abroad on a Fulbright after graduation? Teaching positions are available in over seventy countries world-wide. Host institutions range from elementary and secondary schools to university-level language departments. Applicants do not need foreign language skills as only half of the participating countries require them. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and hold an undergraduate degree by the time the fellowship begins. This information session will cover the campus application process. Please register here.
Registration required. Please register using your Northwestern email address here.
Can t make it? Email Amy Kehoe amy.kehoe@northwestern.edu for an individual appointment or schedule through ConnectNU.
Feb
24
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Feb
25
Department of Neuroscience Seminar Series: Xue (Shu) Han, Ph.D.
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Department of Neuroscience welcomes Dr. Xue (Shu) Han, Associate Professor, with Boston University to the 2021/2022 seminar series.
Feb
28
Pharmacology Research Works in Progress: Guang Yang, PhD and Letonia Copeland-Hardin
Chicago - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Guang Yang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Laboratory of Minoli Perera, PharmD, PhD
Letonia Copeland-Hardin
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Jennifer Kearney, PhD
Mar
02
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Mar
02
Department Faculty Meeting
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology Department Faculty Meeting
Meeting details disseminated via listserv. If you believe you missed an announcement, please email us at cdb@northwestern.edu.
Mar
03
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Mar
04
Department of Neuroscience Seminar Series: Robert C. Froemke, Ph.D.
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Department of Neuroscience welcomes Dr. Robert C. Froemke, Professor, with NYU Langone Health to the 2021/2022 seminar series.
Mar
04
Writing Your Teaching Statement: Peer Review
Online - 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
This event is open to members of the Northwestern community, with a special focus on graduate students and postdoctoral trainees. The Zoom link will be sent to your email prior to the start of the event.
Teaching statements are an important component of many academic job applications, but they can be challenging to write. Receiving feedback from peers can provide you with recommendations on how to clarify and improve your main claims about your teaching. Allowing others to read your writing can also give you critical insight into how your target audience may understand and interpret your claims, which can help further refine your teaching statement.
In this workshop, participants will share their teaching statement drafts and engage in guided peer feedback.
This workshop is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from all departments and disciplines who have a draft of their teaching statement.
Please bring a draft of your teaching statement to the workshop to share.
Mar
07
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Information Session
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Are you interested in teaching English abroad on a Fulbright after graduation? Teaching positions are available in over seventy countries world-wide. Host institutions range from elementary and secondary schools to university-level language departments. Applicants do not need foreign language skills as only half of the participating countries require them. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and hold an undergraduate degree by the time the fellowship begins. This information session will cover the campus application process. Please register here.
Registration required. Please register using your Northwestern email address here.
Can t make it? Email Amy Kehoe amy.kehoe@northwestern.edu for an individual appointment or schedule through ConnectNU.
Mar
08
M-I Dept. / Antje Flieger, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Dr. Antje Flieger, Professor, Robert Koch Institut, Berlin
Faculty Host: Nicholas Cianciotto, PhD
Topic:
Mar
09
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Mar
09
CDB Seminar Series Presents: Jason Stumpff, Ph.D., University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB EXPERTS-IN-THE-FIELD SEMINAR PRESENTATION:
Jason Stumpff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Burlington, Vermont
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
12:00-1:00 PM
Zoom Link: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/95726038609
Meeting ID: 957 2603 8609
Password: Available upon request from cdb@northwestern.edu
Dial-In Number: +1 312 626 6799 US
Host: Dr. Dileep Varma
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
For more information please contact cdb@northwestern.edu
Zoom link sent via listserv. To subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserve please visit https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/contact.html#listserv
Mar
10
Fulbright Information Meeting for Study/Research & Arts Awards
Evanston - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Interested in Fulbright Study/Research & Arts Awards? Attend this meeting to learn how Fulbright can transform your life and pursuits. You will hear about the history of the Fulbright program, understand the core values that animate the Fulbright competition, review various kinds of awards, and hear about the Northwestern University application process and timeline. Get all your Fulbright questions answered!
Mar
10
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Mar
10
Grading Problem Sets in STEM
Online - 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
About the Workshop:
Problem sets are a commonly used assessment tool in STEM classrooms, however grading these assignments can be daunting for new TAs. The objective of this workshop is to help participants improve their problem set grading by introducing efficient, fair, and communicative approaches to grading. This workshop will also address conflicts that may arise in grading and how TAs can respond to them appropriately. Participants will practice grading problem set style questions and address grading conflicts in scenario-based exercises to apply the approaches introduced. As a whole, this workshop will equip STEM TAs with effective grading strategies to use in their courses.
About the Facilitators:
Alanna Felts is a 4th year PhD candidate in the chemistry department. Her research focuses on using computational methods to better understand the behavior of metals and ions at surfaces. She has participated in the Mentored Discussions of Teaching program as well as the Teaching Certificate Program at Northwestern University, and has always had a passion for teaching and helping students gain confidence in themselves in STEM fields. She has also TA d for several General Chemistry courses.
Madison Spratt is a 3rd year PhD candidate in the Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences department. She studies virulence regulation in Salmonella at the single-cell level. Madison has TA d for biology classes including laboratory and lecture based courses. She was previously a workshop leader at the Searle Graduate Student Teaching Conference and is excited to lead an additional workshop geared towards STEM teaching.
Mar
14
Department of Pharmacology Seminar - Amy Ramsey, Ph.D.
Online - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Amy Ramsey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of Toronto
Mar
15
M-I Dept. / Nicolas Conrad, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Nicolas Conrad, PhD, Professor, Department of Microbology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Faculty Host: Eva Gottwein, PhD
Topic:
Mar
16
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Mar
16
CDB Faculty Seminars Presents: Drs. Congcong He and Praveen Suraneni
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Faculty Seminars Presents:
Dr. Congcong He
12:00-12:30pm
Dr. Praveen Suraneni
12:30-1:00pm
For more information please contact cdb@northwestern.edu
Zoom link sent via listserv. Click here to subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserv.
Mar
17
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Mar
18
The Chicago Cytoskeleton Meeting
No Location - 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The Chicago Cytoskeleton is a forum for cytoskeletal researchers from the greater Chicago area to meet, hear some great talks, exchange ideas, and socialize. For additional information, please visit: https://chicagocytoskeleton.net/
Mar
22
M-I Dept./ Barbara Kee, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Barbara Kee, PhD, Professor of Pathology
Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago
Faculty Host: Booki Min, PhD
Topic:
Mar
23
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Mar
23
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents: Kenta Kuramoto, PhD, and TBA
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents:
Kenta Kuramoto, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, He Lab
12:00-12:30 PM
Speaker TBA
12:30-1:00 PM
Zoom link sent via listserv. To subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserve please visit https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/contact.html#listserv
Mar
24
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Mar
29
M-I Dept./ Wendy Geselwitz
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Wendy Geselwitz, Graduate Student, Lab of Dr. Hank Seifert
Faculty Host: Hank Seifert, PhD
Topic:
Mar
30
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Mar
30
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents: Katiannah Moise and TBA
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents:
Katiannah Moise, Graduate Student, Arispe Lab
12:00-12:30 PM
Speaker TBA
12:30-1:00 PM
Zoom link sent via listserv. To subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserve please visit https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/contact.html#listserv
Mar
31
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Apr
01
Department of Neuroscience Seminar Series: Eve Marder, Ph.D.
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Department of Neuroscience welcomes Dr. Eve Marder, University Professor, with Brandeis University to the 2021/2022 seminar series.
Apr
04
Annual Julius B. Kahn Lecture - David Baker, Ph.D.
Online - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
David Baker, Ph.D.
Head of the Institute for Protein Design
Professor of Biochemistry
Adjunct Professor of Genome Sciences, Physics, Chemical Engineering, and Computer Science
Investigator, HHMI
University of Washington
Apr
05
M-I Dept. / John Schoggins, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
John Schoggins, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Faculty Host: Derek Walsh, PhD
Topic:
Apr
06
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Apr
06
Department Faculty Meeting
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology Department Faculty Meeting
Meeting details disseminated via listserv. If you believe you missed an announcement, please email us at cdb@northwestern.edu.
Apr
07
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Apr
12
M-I Dept. / Daniel Portnoy, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Daniel Portnoy, PhD
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
and Affiliate, Division of Immunology & Pathogenesis
University of California, Berkeley, Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology
Faculty Host: Gregory A. Smith, PhD
Topic:
Apr
13
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Apr
13
CDB Seminar Series Presents: Junichi Sadoshima Ph.D., M.D., Rutgers University
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB EXPERTS-IN-THE-FIELD SEMINAR PRESENTATION:
"Title TBA"
Junichi Sadoshima, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Cell Biology & Molecular Medicine
Rutgers University
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
12:00-1:00 PM
Location TBA
via Zoom
Host: Dr. Congcong He
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
For more information please contact cdb@northwestern.edu
Zoom link sent via listserv. To subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserve please visit https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/contact.html#listserv
Apr
14
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Apr
15
The Chicago Cytoskeleton Meeting
No Location - 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The Chicago Cytoskeleton is a forum for cytoskeletal researchers from the greater Chicago area to meet, hear some great talks, exchange ideas, and socialize. For additional information, please visit: https://chicagocytoskeleton.net/
Apr
19
M-I Dept. Carlton Adams
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Carlton Adams, Graduate Student, Lab of Nicholas Cianciotto, PhD
Faculty Host: Nicholas Cianciotto, PhD
Topic:
Feb
01
Translational Research in Solid Tumors (TRIST) Seminar: New Ways to Warm February-Cold Tumor Immune Microenvironments
Chicago - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Translational Research in Solid Tumors (TRIST) Program presents:
New Ways to Warm February-Cold Tumor Immune Microenvironments
Seth Pollack, MD
Associate Professor
Hematology and Oncology
Feinberg School of Medicine
Dr. Pollack s research is mainly focused on targeting the immunogenic protein NY-ESO-1, which is highly expressed in many cancers including certain sarcoma, with T cells and vaccines. Using cytokines and toll like receptor agonists, the Pollack laboratory has been turning "cold" tumors "hot" in order to transform the sarcoma immune microenvironment and make immunotherapy effective for patients with advanced sarcoma.
Jan
18
Steven T. Rosen Lectureship | Under Construction: Nucleosome Chaperones, Assembly Factors, and Remodelers
Online - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Karolin Luger, PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder
Jan
18
M-I Dept. Seminar Series - "Neutralizing Antibodies Against Pandemic Viruses"
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title: "Neutralizing Antibodies Against Pandemic Viruses"
Pamela BJorkman, PhD
David Baltimore Professor of Biology and Bioengineering; Executive Officer for Biology and Biological Engineering
Caltech Div. of Biology and Biological Engineering
Faculty Host: Pablo Penaloza-MacMaster, PhD
Topic:
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has caused a world-wide pandemic resulting in a massive loss of lives. We are using structural biology techniques to investigate the structural correlates of antibody-based immune protection by solving 3-D structures of infection- and vaccination-induced antibodies complexed with the spike trimer of SARS-CoV-2. Structural comparisons allowed us to classify antibodies against the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of spike trimer into categories. These classifications provide rules for assigning current and future human RBD-targeting antibodies into classes and suggesting combinations for clinical use. Our structural studies have also guided the development of a potential pan-betacoronavirus vaccine. The vaccine approach involves co-display of diverse sets of RBDs from SARS-like beta coronaviruses (sarbecoviruses) on nanoparticle that results in increased breadth of neutralizing responses in mice compared with nanoparticles presenting only SARS-CoV-2 RBDs. This modular vaccine platform could provide protection from SARS-CoV-2 as well as potential future emergent coronaviruses that could cause pandemics.
Jan
19
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Jan
19
CDB Faculty Seminars Presents: Drs. Rex Chisholm and Elena Martinelli
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Faculty Seminars Presents:
"Testing the clinical utility of polygenic risk scores"
Dr. Rex Chisholm
12:00-12:30pm
"TGF-beta to release and kill the HIV reservoir"
Dr. Elena Martinelli
12:30-1:00pm
For more information please contact cdb@northwestern.edu
Zoom link sent via listserv. Click here to subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserv.
Jan
20
M-I Bacteriology Faculty Candidate - Demystifying Bacterial “Dark Matter”: Uncharacterized Genes in Enterococcus faecalis Mediate Biofilm Formation and Gastrointestinal Tract Colonization
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker - Julia WIllett, PhD
NIH K99 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Topic
Bacteria are ubiquitous in nature and are essential components of healthy commensal microbiomes, but antibiotic-resistant pathogens pose a significant public health threat. Compounding the difficulty in understanding bacterial behavior in health and disease are uncharacterized genes, or the 30% of bacterial gene products with no known function. In diverse bacteria, experiments like RNAseq and TnSeq have revealed that many of these dark matter genes are important for survival in biologically relevant conditions, including biofilms, infection models, during interbacterial competition, and after exposure to antibiotics. Using the Gram-positive commensal and pathogenic bacterium Enterococcus faecalis, I created a phenotype to function workflow and identified nearly 100 uncharacterized genes required for biofilm formation and fitness in the gastrointestinal tract. These E. faecalis genes have predicted roles in cell wall maintenance, cell division, aggregation, production of virulence factors, and interbacterial interactions. Here, I present small, medium, and large-scale approaches for combining bacterial genetics with computational predictions of structure and function in order to discover gene function in commensal and pathogenic bacteria. New approaches for genome-scale discovery of bacterial gene function will advance our understanding of pathogenesis, basic microbiology, and how bacteria interact with the immune system, driving new methodologies to combat the rise of antibiotic resistance and improve human health.
Jan
20
CDB Trainee Meeting
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Please join for our Winter 2022 CDB Trainee meeting, facilitated by Dr. Stuart Stock, Chair of the CDB Trainee Seminar Series.
Thursday, January 20, 2022
12:00 PM 1:00 PM
HYBRID MEETING
SQBRC 8-332
and via Zoom
Zoom Link: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/95384867174
Meeting ID: 953 8486 7174
Call In Number: +1 312 626 6799 (Chicago)
Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu with any questions.
Jan
20
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Jan
21
BMG Departmental Journal Club
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenter:
Zibo Zhao, Postdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Shilatifard Lab
Aileen Szczepanski, Research Technologist, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Wang Lab
The BMG Journal Club is an opportunity for the department to come together and have in-depth discussions about the current literature and the overall implications of new studies, enhancing everyone s knowledge of the field at large and about each other s research interests within the department; providing possible opportunities to collaborate as well. This is also an opportunity to practice vital presentation skills in front of a friendly audience.
Refreshments will be provided.
Jan
24
Pharmacology Research Works in Progress: Ciarra Smith and Emma Schuster
Chicago - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ciarra Smith
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Loukia Parisiadou, PhD
Emma Schuster
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Huiping Liu, MD, PhD
Plexin-B2 enhances circulating tumor cell cluster formation and metastasis of breast cancer
Abstract: Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is considered incurable as research currently lacks understanding of its molecular mechanisms. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are responsible for metastasis and can circulate as either single cells or clusters, which show a 20-100 times greater rate of metastasis than single CTCs. In a metastasis signature study, Plexin-B2 protein expression is significantly associated with lower overall survival and distant metastasis-free survival across all breast cancer subtypes, implicating Plexin-B2 s role in metastasis. Through this research, we show that Plexin-B2 facilitates CTC cluster formation in breast cancer and thus enhances metastasis of the disease.
Jan
25
M-I Dep. / Jade Wang, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Jade Wang, PhD, Professor , Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Faculty Host: Mee-Ngan Frances Yap, PhD
Topic:
Jan
26
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Jan
26
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents: Wen Lu, PhD, and Emma Freeman
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents:
"The amazing journey of an oocyte: Cytoskeletons and molecular motors orchestrate to make a giant cell"
Wen Lu, PhD, Research Associate, Gelfand Lab
12:00-12:30 PM
"Auxin induced degradation of PAF53 disrupts nucleloar structure"
Emma Freeman, Research Technologist, Huang Lab
12:30-1:00 PM
Zoom link sent via listserv. To subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserve please visit https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/contact.html#listserv
Jan
26
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Information Session
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Are you interested in teaching English abroad on a Fulbright after graduation? Teaching positions are available in over seventy countries world-wide. Host institutions range from elementary and secondary schools to university-level language departments. Applicants do not need foreign language skills as only half of the participating countries require them. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and hold an undergraduate degree by the time the fellowship begins. This information session will cover the campus application process.
Registration required. Please register using your Northwestern email address here.
Can t make it? Email Amy Kehoe amy.kehoe@northwestern.edu for an individual appointment or schedule through ConnectNU.
Jan
27
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
TBD
Jan
27
M-I Bacteriology Faculty Candidate - Control of Innate Immunity by Staphylococcus aureus
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker - Francis Alonzo, III, PhD
Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Host/ Chair, Bacteriology Search Committee: Nicholas Cianciotto, PhD
Topic
Microbial pathogens must adapt to the host nutritional and immune environment to promote infection. This seminar will center on bacterial fatty acid synthesis and uptake by the gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. I will highlight the relevance of cell envelope lipid composition to S. aureus infection dynamics and innate immune cell recognition and will explore the host lipid repertoire as a nutrient that impacts bacterial survival during infection.
Jan
27
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Jan
27
Writing Your Teaching Statement: Generating Ideas
No Location - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Drafting a Teaching Statement can be a challenging process, particularly for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who may have limited teaching experience.
In this workshop, participants will learn about the characteristics of successful teaching statements and engage in the Generative Knowledge Interview process, which uses key moments as learners and teachers to help frame the value of teaching in their teaching statements.
This is a highly interactive workshop. Writing and discussing with peers is expected of all participants.
Participants will leave the workshop with a deeper understanding of the conventions of strong teaching statements and generated content for a teaching statement draft.
The workshop is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from all departments and disciplines, at all stages of drafting their teaching statements.
Please complete the pre-work assignments prior to the start of the workshop. You will receive the pre-work assignment and workshop meeting link with your registration confirmation email.
Because there is pre-work assigned for this workshop, registration will be closed 24 hours before the start of the workshop.
Jan
28
Fulbright Information Meeting for Study/Research & Arts Awards
Online - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Interested in Fulbright Study/Research & Arts Awards? Attend this meeting to learn how Fulbright can transform your life and pursuits. You will hear about the history of the Fulbright program, understand the core values that animate the Fulbright competition, review various kinds of awards, and hear about the Northwestern University application process and timeline. Get all your Fulbright questions answered!
Jan
31
Pharmacology Research Works in Progress: Carly Weddle & Kaitlyn DeMeulenaere
Chicago - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Carly Weddle
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Paul Burridge, PhD
Kaitlyn DeMeulenaere
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Murali Prakria, PhD
Feb
01
Feedback that Matters: Responding to Student Writing in the Humanities
Online - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
About the Workshop:
The task of responding to student writing as an instructor or TA in the humanities can be challenging. You may feel like students bypass your written feedback to learn what their grade was, or that you are writing feedback as a self-defense mechanism in case students complain about their grades rather than providing actionable comments. In this workshop, we will consider ways to provide better feedback to students on written assignments. Providing effective feedback has a double benefit: it helps students grow as learners and writers in your discipline and it enables you to be efficient as you grade. We will discuss several strategies for responding to student writing and evaluate successful and unsuccessful models of written feedback.
About the Facilitators:
Robin Pokorski is a 7th-year PhD candidate in History. Her dissertation research examines Dominican nuns, community identity, and church reform in late medieval Germany. Robin has acted as a Graduate Teaching Mentor for the Searle Teaching Certificate Program, led Graduate Student Teaching Conference workshops, and participated in other Searle programming. She has taught the medieval and early modern European history survey course and TA ed for a wide variety of other history courses.
Tyler Talbott is a 5th year PhD candidate in English, studying nineteenth- and twentieth-century British literature. Tyler s teaching experience includes teaching for British surveys, composition courses, and NU Summer Bridge, serving as a Writing Fellow at the Graduate Writing Place, tutoring for the Northwestern Prison Education Program, and participating in educational development initiatives through Searle.
Feb
01
Translational Research in Solid Tumors (TRIST) Seminar: New Ways to Warm February-Cold Tumor Immune Microenvironments
Chicago - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Translational Research in Solid Tumors (TRIST) Program presents:
New Ways to Warm February-Cold Tumor Immune Microenvironments
Seth Pollack, MD
Associate Professor
Hematology and Oncology
Feinberg School of Medicine
Dr. Pollack s research is mainly focused on targeting the immunogenic protein NY-ESO-1, which is highly expressed in many cancers including certain sarcoma, with T cells and vaccines. Using cytokines and toll like receptor agonists, the Pollack laboratory has been turning "cold" tumors "hot" in order to transform the sarcoma immune microenvironment and make immunotherapy effective for patients with advanced sarcoma.
Feb
01
M-I Dept. / Jenai Quan
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Jenai Quan, Graduate Student, DGP
Lab of Gregory A. Smith, PhD
Faculty Host: Gregory A Smith, PhD
Topic:
Feb
02
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Feb
02
Department Faculty Meeting
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology Department Faculty Meeting
Meeting details disseminated via listserv. If you believe you missed an announcement, please email us at cdb@northwestern.edu.
Feb
02
Fulbright Information on English Teaching Assistantship & Study/Research/Arts Awards
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Interested in Fulbright? Attend this meeting to learn how Fulbright can transform your life and pursuits. You will hear about the two primary types of Fulbright awards English Teaching Assistantships and Study/Research/Arts. We will discuss the Fulbright program, provide application tips, and outline the Northwestern University application process and timeline. Get all your Fulbright questions answered!
Feb
03
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
TBD
Feb
03
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Feb
04
Department of Neuroscience Seminar Series: Juan Mena Segovia, Ph.D.
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Department of Neuroscience welcomes Dr. Juan Mena Segovia, Associate Professor, with Rutgers University to the 2021/2022 seminar series.
Feb
04
BMG Departmental Journal Club
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenters:
Yuki Aoi, Postdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Shilatifard Lab
Calvin Law, PhD Candidate, DGP, Dermatology, Choi Lab
The BMG Journal Club is an opportunity for the department to come together and have in-depth discussions about the current literature and the overall implications of new studies, enhancing everyone s knowledge of the field at large and about each other s research interests within the department; providing possible opportunities to collaborate as well. This is also an opportunity to practice vital presentation skills in front of a friendly audience.
Refreshments will be provided.
Feb
08
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Information Session
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Are you interested in teaching English abroad on a Fulbright after graduation? Teaching positions are available in over seventy countries world-wide. Host institutions range from elementary and secondary schools to university-level language departments. Applicants do not need foreign language skills as only half of the participating countries require them. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and hold an undergraduate degree by the time the fellowship begins. This information session will cover the campus application process. Please register here.
Registration required. Please register using your Northwestern email address here.
Can t make it? Email Amy Kehoe amy.kehoe@northwestern.edu for an individual appointment or schedule through ConnectNU.
Feb
09
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Feb
09
CDB Seminar Series Presents: Jaime Garcia-Anoveros, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB EXPERTS-IN-THE-FIELD SEMINAR PRESENTATION:
SPECIAL SEMINAR IN HONOR OF DR. JIM BARTLES
Jaime Garcia-Anoveros, Ph.D.
Professor of Anesthesiology, Neurology, and Neuroscience
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
12:00-1:00 PM
via Zoom
Host: Dr. Luisa Iruela-Arispe
Professor and Chair
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
For more information please contact cdb@northwestern.edu
Zoom link sent via listserv. To subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserve please visit https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/contact.html#listserv
Feb
09
Fulbright Information Meeting for Study/Research & Arts Awards
Evanston - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Interested in Fulbright Study/Research & Arts Awards? Attend this meeting to learn how Fulbright can transform your life and pursuits. You will hear about the history of the Fulbright program, understand the core values that animate the Fulbright competition, review various kinds of awards, and hear about the Northwestern University application process and timeline. Get all your Fulbright questions answered!
Feb
10
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series, Dr. Tatiana Kutateladze
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
Tatiana Kutateladze, PhD, Professor, Pharmacology, University of Colorado, School of Medicine
Title: Molecular Mechanisms of Epigenetic Regulation
Feb
10
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Feb
14
British Scholarships Valentine's Tea
Online - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Bits and Bobs of getting to Britain
Registration required.
Feb
14
Pharmacology Research Works in Progress: Brynna Webb and Cydney Martell
Chicago - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Brynna Webb
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Geoffrey Swanson, PhD
Cydney Martell
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Gabriel Rocklin, PhD
Feb
15
Fulbright Information on English Teaching Assistantship & Study/Research/Arts Awards
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Interested in Fulbright? Attend this meeting to learn how Fulbright can transform your life and pursuits. You will hear about the two primary types of Fulbright awards English Teaching Assistantships and Study/Research/Arts. We will discuss the Fulbright program, provide application tips, and outline the Northwestern University application process and timeline. Get all your Fulbright questions answered!
Feb
15
CANCELLED - M-I Dept. / Robert Silverman, PhD / Cancelled --Will Be Rescheduled for a Later Date
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Robert Silverman, PhD, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute
Host: Virology Graduate Students and Postdocs, Coordinator, Elona Gusho
This seminar has been cancelled and will be re-scheduled for a later date.
Feb
16
Writing Your Teaching Statement: Tailoring to Specific Contexts
Online - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Drafting a Teaching Statement can be a challenging process, particularly for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who may have limited teaching experience.
In this workshop, participants will learn about some of the commonly recommended characteristics of teaching statements and practice how to modify an existing teaching statement draft or outline to suit the needs of various specific contexts, such as different institutional settings or working across disciplines.
Participants will leave the workshop with an understanding of where and how they can make small changes to their statements that will meet the requirements of a job or grant application.
The workshop is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from all departments and disciplines at Northwestern and at all stages of drafting their teaching statements.
Feb
16
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Feb
16
CDB Faculty Seminars Presents: Drs. Robert Goldman and Heike Fölsch
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Faculty Seminars Presents:
Dr. Robert Goldman
12:00-12:30pm
Dr. Heike F lsch
12:30-1:00pm
For more information please contact cdb@northwestern.edu
Zoom link sent via listserv. Click here to subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserv.
Feb
17
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
TBD
Feb
17
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Feb
18
Department of Neuroscience Seminar Series: Suhasa Kodandaramaiah, Ph.D.
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Department of Neuroscience welcomes Dr. Suhasa Kodandaramaiah, Assistant Professor, with University of Minnesota to the 2021/2022 seminar series.
Feb
18
BMG Departmental Journal Club
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenters:
Sakshi Khurana, Graduate Student, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Foltz Lab
Abhishek Vijay Thakkar, Research Tech II, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Peek Lab
The BMG Journal Club is an opportunity for the department to come together and have in-depth discussions about the current literature and the overall implications of new studies, enhancing everyone s knowledge of the field at large and about each other s research interests within the department; providing possible opportunities to collaborate as well. This is also an opportunity to practice vital presentation skills in front of a friendly audience.
Refreshments will be provided.
Feb
21
Pharmacology Research Works in Progress: Patrick Skelton, PhD and Craig Rathwell
Chicago - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Patrick Skelton, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Laboratory of Loukia Parisiadou, PhD
Craig Rathwell
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Richard Miller, PhD
Feb
22
Fulbright Information Meeting for Study/Research & Arts Awards
Online - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Interested in Fulbright Study/Research & Arts Awards? Attend this meeting to learn how Fulbright can transform your life and pursuits. You will hear about the history of the Fulbright program, understand the core values that animate the Fulbright competition, review various kinds of awards, and hear about the Northwestern University application process and timeline. Get all your Fulbright questions answered!
Feb
22
M-I Dept. / Shabaana Khader, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Shabana Khader, PhD
Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Molecular Microbiology, School of Medicine
Faculty Host: Chyung-Ru Wang
Topic:
Feb
23
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Feb
23
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents: Patrick Madden and Adriana Landeros
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents:
Patrick Madden, Graduate Student, Hope Lab
12:00-12:30 PM
Adriana Landeros, Graduate Student, Varma Lab
12:30-1:00 PM
Zoom link sent via listserv. To subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserve please visit https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/contact.html#listserv
Feb
23
Facilitating Discussions in the Social Sciences
Online - 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
About the Workshop:
This workshop will provide educators with strategies for facilitating effective discussion in the social sciences. We will provide participants with the tools to develop generative questions, effectively respond to student contributions, and stimulate meaningful dialogue. Additionally, we will discuss how to assess participation and offer constructive feedback on student performance participants will come away with a draft of discussion guidelines for their class alongside additional resources to support their teaching.
About the Facilitators:
John J. Brooks is a doctoral candidate in the Media, Technology, and Society program, working with the Center of Media Psychology and Social Influence (COM-PSI) under Dr. Nathan Walter. His research pertains to communication in the contexts of health and politics specifically, the use of entertainment-education to promote prosocial outcomes, the persuasive power of narratives, and the influence of mass media representations on social issues. In addition to research, John is an enthusiastic educator: he received the School of Communication s Outstanding Graduate Instructor/Teaching Assistant Award in 2020-2021. He also completed the Searle Center s Teaching Certificate Program in Spring 2021 and now serves as a Graduate Teaching Mentor for current participants.
Jennifer Dibbern is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Linguistics at Northwestern University. Her research considers how social context influences language perception in bilinguals. Jennifer has familiarity with both teaching and learning a second language; she has studied Spanish and Korean and taught the former. As a doctoral student at Northwestern, she has worked as a teaching assistant for undergraduate courses in linguistics and supported English language learners through one-on-one English language tutoring.
Feb
24
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series: Dr. Ophelia Venturelli
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
Ophelia Ventureli, PhD, Bacteriology and Chemical & Biological Engineering
Title: Predicting and designing community-level functions of the human gut microbiome
Feb
24
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Information Session
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Are you interested in teaching English abroad on a Fulbright after graduation? Teaching positions are available in over seventy countries world-wide. Host institutions range from elementary and secondary schools to university-level language departments. Applicants do not need foreign language skills as only half of the participating countries require them. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and hold an undergraduate degree by the time the fellowship begins. This information session will cover the campus application process. Please register here.
Registration required. Please register using your Northwestern email address here.
Can t make it? Email Amy Kehoe amy.kehoe@northwestern.edu for an individual appointment or schedule through ConnectNU.
Feb
24
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Feb
25
Department of Neuroscience Seminar Series: Xue (Shu) Han, Ph.D.
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Department of Neuroscience welcomes Dr. Xue (Shu) Han, Associate Professor, with Boston University to the 2021/2022 seminar series.
Feb
28
Pharmacology Research Works in Progress: Guang Yang, PhD and Letonia Copeland-Hardin
Chicago - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Guang Yang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Laboratory of Minoli Perera, PharmD, PhD
Letonia Copeland-Hardin
PhD Candidate in the Laboratory of Jennifer Kearney, PhD
Mar
02
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Mar
02
Department Faculty Meeting
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology Department Faculty Meeting
Meeting details disseminated via listserv. If you believe you missed an announcement, please email us at cdb@northwestern.edu.
Mar
03
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series: Dr. Jason Locasale, PhD, Duke University
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
Dr. Jason Locasale, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Mar
03
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Mar
04
Department of Neuroscience Seminar Series: Robert C. Froemke, Ph.D.
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Department of Neuroscience welcomes Dr. Robert C. Froemke, Professor, with NYU Langone Health to the 2021/2022 seminar series.
Mar
04
Writing Your Teaching Statement: Peer Review
Online - 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
This event is open to members of the Northwestern community, with a special focus on graduate students and postdoctoral trainees. The Zoom link will be sent to your email prior to the start of the event.
Teaching statements are an important component of many academic job applications, but they can be challenging to write. Receiving feedback from peers can provide you with recommendations on how to clarify and improve your main claims about your teaching. Allowing others to read your writing can also give you critical insight into how your target audience may understand and interpret your claims, which can help further refine your teaching statement.
In this workshop, participants will share their teaching statement drafts and engage in guided peer feedback.
This workshop is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from all departments and disciplines who have a draft of their teaching statement.
Please bring a draft of your teaching statement to the workshop to share.
Mar
04
BMG Departmental Journal Club
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenter:
TBD
The BMG Journal Club is an opportunity for the department to come together and have in-depth discussions about the current literature and the overall implications of new studies, enhancing everyone s knowledge of the field at large and about each other s research interests within the department; providing possible opportunities to collaborate as well. This is also an opportunity to practice vital presentation skills in front of a friendly audience.
Refreshments will be provided.
Mar
07
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Information Session
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Are you interested in teaching English abroad on a Fulbright after graduation? Teaching positions are available in over seventy countries world-wide. Host institutions range from elementary and secondary schools to university-level language departments. Applicants do not need foreign language skills as only half of the participating countries require them. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and hold an undergraduate degree by the time the fellowship begins. This information session will cover the campus application process. Please register here.
Registration required. Please register using your Northwestern email address here.
Can t make it? Email Amy Kehoe amy.kehoe@northwestern.edu for an individual appointment or schedule through ConnectNU.
Mar
08
M-I Dept. / Antje Flieger, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Dr. Antje Flieger, Professor, Robert Koch Institut, Berlin
Faculty Host: Nicholas Cianciotto, PhD
Topic:
Mar
09
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Mar
09
CDB Seminar Series Presents: Jason Stumpff, Ph.D., University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB EXPERTS-IN-THE-FIELD SEMINAR PRESENTATION:
Jason Stumpff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Burlington, Vermont
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
12:00-1:00 PM
Zoom Link: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/95726038609
Meeting ID: 957 2603 8609
Password: Available upon request from cdb@northwestern.edu
Dial-In Number: +1 312 626 6799 US
Host: Dr. Dileep Varma
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
For more information please contact cdb@northwestern.edu
Zoom link sent via listserv. To subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserve please visit https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/contact.html#listserv
Mar
10
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
Dr. Roberto Zoncu
Mar
10
Fulbright Information Meeting for Study/Research & Arts Awards
Evanston - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Interested in Fulbright Study/Research & Arts Awards? Attend this meeting to learn how Fulbright can transform your life and pursuits. You will hear about the history of the Fulbright program, understand the core values that animate the Fulbright competition, review various kinds of awards, and hear about the Northwestern University application process and timeline. Get all your Fulbright questions answered!
Mar
10
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Mar
10
Grading Problem Sets in STEM
Online - 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
About the Workshop:
Problem sets are a commonly used assessment tool in STEM classrooms, however grading these assignments can be daunting for new TAs. The objective of this workshop is to help participants improve their problem set grading by introducing efficient, fair, and communicative approaches to grading. This workshop will also address conflicts that may arise in grading and how TAs can respond to them appropriately. Participants will practice grading problem set style questions and address grading conflicts in scenario-based exercises to apply the approaches introduced. As a whole, this workshop will equip STEM TAs with effective grading strategies to use in their courses.
About the Facilitators:
Alanna Felts is a 4th year PhD candidate in the chemistry department. Her research focuses on using computational methods to better understand the behavior of metals and ions at surfaces. She has participated in the Mentored Discussions of Teaching program as well as the Teaching Certificate Program at Northwestern University, and has always had a passion for teaching and helping students gain confidence in themselves in STEM fields. She has also TA d for several General Chemistry courses.
Madison Spratt is a 3rd year PhD candidate in the Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences department. She studies virulence regulation in Salmonella at the single-cell level. Madison has TA d for biology classes including laboratory and lecture based courses. She was previously a workshop leader at the Searle Graduate Student Teaching Conference and is excited to lead an additional workshop geared towards STEM teaching.
Mar
14
Department of Pharmacology Seminar - Amy Ramsey, Ph.D.
Online - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Amy Ramsey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of Toronto
Mar
15
M-I Dept. / Nicolas Conrad, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Nicolas Conrad, PhD, Professor, Department of Microbology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Faculty Host: Eva Gottwein, PhD
Topic:
Mar
16
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Mar
16
CDB Faculty Seminars Presents: Drs. Congcong He and Praveen Suraneni
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Faculty Seminars Presents:
Dr. Congcong He
12:00-12:30pm
Dr. Praveen Suraneni
12:30-1:00pm
For more information please contact cdb@northwestern.edu
Zoom link sent via listserv. Click here to subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserv.
Mar
17
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series: Dr. Thomas Rando
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
Dr. Thomas Rando
Mar
17
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Mar
18
The Chicago Cytoskeleton Meeting
No Location - 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The Chicago Cytoskeleton is a forum for cytoskeletal researchers from the greater Chicago area to meet, hear some great talks, exchange ideas, and socialize. For additional information, please visit: https://chicagocytoskeleton.net/
Mar
22
M-I Dept./ Barbara Kee, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Barbara Kee, PhD, Professor of Pathology
Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago
Faculty Host: Booki Min, PhD
Topic:
Mar
23
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Mar
23
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents: Kenta Kuramoto, PhD, and TBA
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents:
Kenta Kuramoto, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, He Lab
12:00-12:30 PM
Speaker TBA
12:30-1:00 PM
Zoom link sent via listserv. To subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserve please visit https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/contact.html#listserv
Mar
24
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series: Dr. Elaine Fuchs
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
Dr. Elaine Fuchs
Mar
24
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Mar
29
M-I Dept./ Wendy Geselwitz
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Wendy Geselwitz, Graduate Student, Lab of Dr. Hank Seifert
Faculty Host: Hank Seifert, PhD
Topic:
Mar
30
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Mar
30
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents: Katiannah Moise and TBA
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB Trainee Seminars Presents:
Katiannah Moise, Graduate Student, Arispe Lab
12:00-12:30 PM
Speaker TBA
12:30-1:00 PM
Zoom link sent via listserv. To subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserve please visit https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/contact.html#listserv
Mar
31
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series: Dr. Ting Wang
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
Dr. Ting Wang
Mar
31
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Apr
01
Department of Neuroscience Seminar Series: Eve Marder, Ph.D.
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Department of Neuroscience welcomes Dr. Eve Marder, University Professor, with Brandeis University to the 2021/2022 seminar series.
Apr
01
BMG Departmental Journal Club
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenter:
Shashank Srivastava, Postdoctoral Fellow, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Foltz Lab
The BMG Journal Club is an opportunity for the department to come together and have in-depth discussions about the current literature and the overall implications of new studies, enhancing everyone s knowledge of the field at large and about each other s research interests within the department; providing possible opportunities to collaborate as well. This is also an opportunity to practice vital presentation skills in front of a friendly audience.
Refreshments will be provided.
Apr
04
Annual Julius B. Kahn Lecture - David Baker, Ph.D.
Online - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
David Baker, Ph.D.
Head of the Institute for Protein Design
Professor of Biochemistry
Adjunct Professor of Genome Sciences, Physics, Chemical Engineering, and Computer Science
Investigator, HHMI
University of Washington
Apr
05
M-I Dept. / John Schoggins, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
John Schoggins, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Faculty Host: Derek Walsh, PhD
Topic:
Apr
06
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Apr
06
Department Faculty Meeting
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cell & Developmental Biology Department Faculty Meeting
Meeting details disseminated via listserv. If you believe you missed an announcement, please email us at cdb@northwestern.edu.
Apr
07
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
TBD
Apr
07
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Apr
12
M-I Dept. / Daniel Portnoy, PhD
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Daniel Portnoy, PhD
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
and Affiliate, Division of Immunology & Pathogenesis
University of California, Berkeley, Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology
Faculty Host: Gregory A. Smith, PhD
Topic:
Apr
13
Bacteriology Journal Club
No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bacteriology article presentation or research in progress from graduate students and post docs.
Apr
13
CDB Seminar Series Presents: Junichi Sadoshima Ph.D., M.D., Rutgers University
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDB EXPERTS-IN-THE-FIELD SEMINAR PRESENTATION:
"Title TBA"
Junichi Sadoshima, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Cell Biology & Molecular Medicine
Rutgers University
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
12:00-1:00 PM
Location TBA
via Zoom
Host: Dr. Congcong He
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
For more information please contact cdb@northwestern.edu
Zoom link sent via listserv. To subcribe to the CDB Seminar Series listserve please visit https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/contact.html#listserv
Apr
14
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series
Chicago - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics presents:
TBD
Apr
14
Immunology Journal Club
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Northwestern Immunology Journal Club meets on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is led by Dr. Booki Min. We discuss papers that have been published recently, historical papers, or people can present research findings or new methods. Feel free to be creative!
Apr
15
BMG Departmental Journal Club
Chicago - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenter:
Pranathi Vadlamani, Integrated Graduate Program, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Foltz Lab
Shima Soliman, Postdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Shilatifard Lab
The BMG Journal Club is an opportunity for the department to come together and have in-depth discussions about the current literature and the overall implications of new studies, enhancing everyone s knowledge of the field at large and about each other s research interests within the department; providing possible opportunities to collaborate as well. This is also an opportunity to practice vital presentation skills in front of a friendly audience.
Refreshments will be provided.
Apr
15
The Chicago Cytoskeleton Meeting
No Location - 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The Chicago Cytoskeleton is a forum for cytoskeletal researchers from the greater Chicago area to meet, hear some great talks, exchange ideas, and socialize. For additional information, please visit: https://chicagocytoskeleton.net/
Apr
19
M-I Dept. Carlton Adams
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title TBA
Carlton Adams, Graduate Student, Lab of Nicholas Cianciotto, PhD
Faculty Host: Nicholas Cianciotto, PhD
Topic: