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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.

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Jul

09

CDB Experts-in-the-field Seminar Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

CDB Experts-in-the-field Seminar Series 
 
Cell & Developmental Biology Experts-in-the-field Seminar Series 
The department hosts guest lectures every second Wednesday from 12-1 PM.

 

Calendar invites are disseminated in advance with event details. Contact cdb@northwestern.edu for additional details or sign-up for our listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv 

Visit our department website to learn about how we are expanding the limits of scientific inquiry: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/

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Jul

11

Oncology Review Symposium

Chicago - 8:00 AM - 5:15 PM

Join us in person Friday, July 11 for the 2025 Lurie Cancer Center Oncology Review, which provides medical, radiation and surgical oncologists, nurses, scientists and allied healthcare professionals with a comprehensive summary of the most up-to-date research and clinical data in the field of oncology. This review covers multiple oncology and hematology disease types, and each topic is presented by an expert in the respective field.

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Jul

17

DGP Student Thesis Seminar - David Scholten - Dr. Huiping Liu Lab

Chicago - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Title of Presentation: 

"Rare subset of T cells form heterotypic clusters with circulating tumor cells to foster cancer metastasis"

 

This is a hybrid event. For Zoom access or more information, email rachael.hill@northwestern.edu. 

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Jul

23

Writing Workshop for Graduate School Funding Fellowships

No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Join us for a three-session writing workshop to help you to prepare your applications for Fall 2025 graduate school funding opportunities. In this workshop you will complete writing exercises that will assist you as you write your STEM Research and Personal Statements. Each session will focus on different elements of the Research and Personal Statements. Register and attend one, two, or all three sessions. Each meeting will last a little over 1 hour, with extra time added for questions. Questions? Contact LaTanya Williams PhD, Associate Director of STEM, Office of Fellowships at latanya.williams@northwestern.edu.

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Jul

25

Writing Workshop for Graduate School Funding Fellowships

No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Join us for a three-session writing workshop to help you to prepare your applications for Fall 2025 graduate school funding opportunities. In this workshop you will complete writing exercises that will assist you as you write your STEM Research and Personal Statements. Each session will focus on different elements of the Research and Personal Statements. Register and attend one, two, or all three sessions. Each meeting will last a little over 1 hour, with extra time added for questions. Questions? Contact LaTanya Williams PhD, Associate Director of STEM, Office of Fellowships at latanya.williams@northwestern.edu.

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Jul

28

Writing Workshop for Graduate School Funding Fellowships

No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Join us for a three-session writing workshop to help you to prepare your applications for Fall 2025 graduate school funding opportunities. In this workshop you will complete writing exercises that will assist you as you write your STEM Research and Personal Statements. Each session will focus on different elements of the Research and Personal Statements. Register and attend one, two, or all three sessions. Each meeting will last a little over 1 hour, with extra time added for questions. Questions? Contact LaTanya Williams PhD, Associate Director of STEM, Office of Fellowships at latanya.williams@northwestern.edu.

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Aug

01

DGP Student Thesis Seminar - Sun Kim - Dr. Vladimir Gelfand Lab

Chicago - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Title of Presentation: 

"Ataxin-2–mediated regulation of microtubule stability and its disruption by polyQ expansion"

 

For more information, email rachael.hill@northwestern.edu. 

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Sep

03

CDB Trainee Seminar Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series

The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.

Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv

Visit our department website to learn about how we are expanding the limits of scientific inquiry: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/

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Sep

04

Annual Cell & Developmental Biology Retreat - Day 1

Chicago - 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Please secure this time for the annual Cell & Developmental Biology departmental retreat.

Additional details will follow.

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Sep

05

Annual Cell & Developmental Biology Retreat - Day 2

Chicago - 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Please secure this time for the annual Cell & Developmental Biology departmental retreat.

Additional details will follow.

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Sep

09

Graduate School Tuition Support STEM Fellowships Info Session

No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Join this info session to receive the most current information about tuition support fellowships for STEM graduate studies. NSF-GRFP, NDSEG, and Hertz will be discussed, but other sources of STEM funding will be described. This session is open to undergraduate seniors, first and second year graduate students. This session will be held on Zoom.  Please click the link to register.  For questions please email LaTanya V. Williams, Associate Director for STEM, Office of Fellowships at latanya.williams@northwestern.edu.

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Sep

12

Graduate School Tuition Support STEM Fellowships Info Session

No Location - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Join this info session to receive the most current information about tuition support fellowships for STEM graduate studies. NSF-GRFP, NDSEG, and Hertz will be discussed, but other sources of STEM funding will be described. This session is open to undergraduate seniors, first- and second-year graduate students. This session will be held on Zoom.  Please click the link to register.  For questions, please email LaTanya V. Williams, Associate Director for STEM, Office of Fellowships at latanya.williams@northwestern.edu.

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Sep

17

CDB Trainee Seminar Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series

The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.

Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv

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Sep

19

Fall Chicago Cytoskeleton Meeting

Chicago - 3:00 PM - 7:30 PM

The Chicago Cytoskeleton is a forum for cytoskeletal researchers from the greater Chicago area to meet, hear great talks, exchange ideas, and socialize. For additional information, please visit: https://chicagocytoskeleton.net/

Friday, September 19, 2025, 3:00 - 7:30 PM
Simpson-Querrey Auditorium, SQ 1-230
303 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611

The session typically features a couple of trainee flash talks and faculty lectures by experts in cytoskeleton research.

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Sep

23

Graduate School Tuition Support STEM Fellowships Info Session

No Location - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Join this info session to receive the most current information about tuition support fellowships for STEM graduate studies. NSF-GRFP, NDSEG, and Hertz will be discussed, but other sources of STEM funding will be described. This session is open to undergraduate seniors, first- and second-year graduate students. This session will be held on Zoom.  Please click the link to register.  For questions, please email LaTanya V. Williams, Associate Director for STEM, Office of Fellowships at latanya.williams@northwestern.edu.

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Sep

26

FCVRRI Research in Progress Seminar - Ellis Kim, MD

Chicago - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Talk title - Dissecting Metabolically-Driven Myeloid Activation in HFpEF

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Sep

26

Graduate School Tuition Support STEM Fellowships Info Session

No Location - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Join this info session to receive the most current information about tuition support fellowships for STEM graduate studies. NSF-GRFP, NDSEG, and Hertz will be discussed, but other sources of STEM funding will be described. This session is open to undergraduate seniors, first- and second-year graduate students. This session will be held on Zoom.  Please click the link to register.  For questions, please email LaTanya V. Williams, Associate Director for STEM, Office of Fellowships at latanya.williams@northwestern.edu.

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Jul

09

CDB Experts-in-the-field Seminar Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

CDB Experts-in-the-field Seminar Series 
 
Cell & Developmental Biology Experts-in-the-field Seminar Series 
The department hosts guest lectures every second Wednesday from 12-1 PM.

 

Calendar invites are disseminated in advance with event details. Contact cdb@northwestern.edu for additional details or sign-up for our listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv 

Visit our department website to learn about how we are expanding the limits of scientific inquiry: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/

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Jul

11

Oncology Review Symposium

Chicago - 8:00 AM - 5:15 PM

Join us in person Friday, July 11 for the 2025 Lurie Cancer Center Oncology Review, which provides medical, radiation and surgical oncologists, nurses, scientists and allied healthcare professionals with a comprehensive summary of the most up-to-date research and clinical data in the field of oncology. This review covers multiple oncology and hematology disease types, and each topic is presented by an expert in the respective field.

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Jul

17

DGP Student Thesis Seminar - David Scholten - Dr. Huiping Liu Lab

Chicago - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Title of Presentation: 

"Rare subset of T cells form heterotypic clusters with circulating tumor cells to foster cancer metastasis"

 

This is a hybrid event. For Zoom access or more information, email rachael.hill@northwestern.edu. 

Add to Calendar  

more

Jul

23

Writing Workshop for Graduate School Funding Fellowships

No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Join us for a three-session writing workshop to help you to prepare your applications for Fall 2025 graduate school funding opportunities. In this workshop you will complete writing exercises that will assist you as you write your STEM Research and Personal Statements. Each session will focus on different elements of the Research and Personal Statements. Register and attend one, two, or all three sessions. Each meeting will last a little over 1 hour, with extra time added for questions. Questions? Contact LaTanya Williams PhD, Associate Director of STEM, Office of Fellowships at latanya.williams@northwestern.edu.

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Jul

25

Writing Workshop for Graduate School Funding Fellowships

No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Join us for a three-session writing workshop to help you to prepare your applications for Fall 2025 graduate school funding opportunities. In this workshop you will complete writing exercises that will assist you as you write your STEM Research and Personal Statements. Each session will focus on different elements of the Research and Personal Statements. Register and attend one, two, or all three sessions. Each meeting will last a little over 1 hour, with extra time added for questions. Questions? Contact LaTanya Williams PhD, Associate Director of STEM, Office of Fellowships at latanya.williams@northwestern.edu.

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Jul

28

Writing Workshop for Graduate School Funding Fellowships

No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Join us for a three-session writing workshop to help you to prepare your applications for Fall 2025 graduate school funding opportunities. In this workshop you will complete writing exercises that will assist you as you write your STEM Research and Personal Statements. Each session will focus on different elements of the Research and Personal Statements. Register and attend one, two, or all three sessions. Each meeting will last a little over 1 hour, with extra time added for questions. Questions? Contact LaTanya Williams PhD, Associate Director of STEM, Office of Fellowships at latanya.williams@northwestern.edu.

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Aug

01

DGP Student Thesis Seminar - Sun Kim - Dr. Vladimir Gelfand Lab

Chicago - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Title of Presentation: 

"Ataxin-2–mediated regulation of microtubule stability and its disruption by polyQ expansion"

 

For more information, email rachael.hill@northwestern.edu. 

Add to Calendar  

more

Sep

03

CDB Trainee Seminar Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series

The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.

Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv

Visit our department website to learn about how we are expanding the limits of scientific inquiry: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/

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more

Sep

04

Annual Cell & Developmental Biology Retreat - Day 1

Chicago - 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Please secure this time for the annual Cell & Developmental Biology departmental retreat.

Additional details will follow.

Add to Calendar  

more

Sep

05

Annual Cell & Developmental Biology Retreat - Day 2

Chicago - 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Please secure this time for the annual Cell & Developmental Biology departmental retreat.

Additional details will follow.

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Sep

09

Graduate School Tuition Support STEM Fellowships Info Session

No Location - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Join this info session to receive the most current information about tuition support fellowships for STEM graduate studies. NSF-GRFP, NDSEG, and Hertz will be discussed, but other sources of STEM funding will be described. This session is open to undergraduate seniors, first and second year graduate students. This session will be held on Zoom.  Please click the link to register.  For questions please email LaTanya V. Williams, Associate Director for STEM, Office of Fellowships at latanya.williams@northwestern.edu.

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Sep

12

Graduate School Tuition Support STEM Fellowships Info Session

No Location - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Join this info session to receive the most current information about tuition support fellowships for STEM graduate studies. NSF-GRFP, NDSEG, and Hertz will be discussed, but other sources of STEM funding will be described. This session is open to undergraduate seniors, first- and second-year graduate students. This session will be held on Zoom.  Please click the link to register.  For questions, please email LaTanya V. Williams, Associate Director for STEM, Office of Fellowships at latanya.williams@northwestern.edu.

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Sep

17

CDB Trainee Seminar Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) Trainee Seminar Series

The department meets every first and third Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to enjoy a presentation from a research trainee (postbacc, pre-, post-doctoral fellow, etc). Meetings usually take place at Simpson Querry Auditorium, with some exceptions.

Calendar invites with the meeting location are disseminated in advance. Please contact cdb@northwestern.edu for more information or sign-up to our event listserv at https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cdb/about/listserv.html#listserv

Add to Calendar  

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Sep

19

Fall Chicago Cytoskeleton Meeting

Chicago - 3:00 PM - 7:30 PM

The Chicago Cytoskeleton is a forum for cytoskeletal researchers from the greater Chicago area to meet, hear great talks, exchange ideas, and socialize. For additional information, please visit: https://chicagocytoskeleton.net/

Friday, September 19, 2025, 3:00 - 7:30 PM
Simpson-Querrey Auditorium, SQ 1-230
303 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611

The session typically features a couple of trainee flash talks and faculty lectures by experts in cytoskeleton research.

Add to Calendar  

more

Sep

23

Graduate School Tuition Support STEM Fellowships Info Session

No Location - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Join this info session to receive the most current information about tuition support fellowships for STEM graduate studies. NSF-GRFP, NDSEG, and Hertz will be discussed, but other sources of STEM funding will be described. This session is open to undergraduate seniors, first- and second-year graduate students. This session will be held on Zoom.  Please click the link to register.  For questions, please email LaTanya V. Williams, Associate Director for STEM, Office of Fellowships at latanya.williams@northwestern.edu.

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Sep

26

FCVRRI Research in Progress Seminar - Ellis Kim, MD

Chicago - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Talk title - Dissecting Metabolically-Driven Myeloid Activation in HFpEF

Add to Calendar  

more

Sep

26

Graduate School Tuition Support STEM Fellowships Info Session

No Location - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Join this info session to receive the most current information about tuition support fellowships for STEM graduate studies. NSF-GRFP, NDSEG, and Hertz will be discussed, but other sources of STEM funding will be described. This session is open to undergraduate seniors, first- and second-year graduate students. This session will be held on Zoom.  Please click the link to register.  For questions, please email LaTanya V. Williams, Associate Director for STEM, Office of Fellowships at latanya.williams@northwestern.edu.

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