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Seminars, Colloquium & Defenses

Dr. Peter Chien

Next Frontiers Seminar

August 21, 2026 at 12 noon in 206 PRB 

Dr. Peter Chien, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

"Adaptor dependent regulation of AAA+ proteases"

2026-2027 Frontiers in Biochemistry Seminars

  • Dr. Peter Chien

    August 21, 2026

    12:00 noon-1:00 PM 206 Preston Research Building

    Dr. Peter Chien, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

    "Adaptor dependent regulation of AAA+ proteases"

  • Dr. Ruma Banerjee

    September 18, 2026

    12:00 noon -1:00 PM 214 Light Hall

    Dr. Ruma Banerjee, University of Michigan

    "Sulfide signaling: From biomolecules to behavior"

  • Dr. Manajit Hayer-Hart

    October 2, 2026

    12:00 noon-1:00 PM 214 Light Hall

    Dr. Manajit Hayer-Hartl, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

    "Into the Heart of Photosynthesis: Unraveling Rubisco's Cellular Machineries"

    (visit is co-sponsored by the Center for Structural Biology & Vanderbilt Institute for Chemical Biology)

  • Dr Elizabeth Villa

    October 16, 2026

    12:00 noon-1:00 PM 214 Light Hall

    The Richard Armstrong Lecture: Dr. Elizabeth Villa, University of California, San Diego

    "Discovering Chimallivirus biology with in-cell cryo-EM"

    (rescheduled from fall 2025)

  • Dr. Daniela Nicastro.

    November 13, 2026

    12:00 noon-1:00 PM 214 Light Hall

    Dr. Daniela Nicastro, UT Southwestern

    (visit is co-sponsored by the Center for Structural Biology)

  • Dr. Susan Ackerman

    December 4, 2026

    12:00 noon- 1:00 PM 214 Light Hall

    Dr. Susan Ackerman, University of California, San Diego

  • Dr. Dipanjan Chowdhury

    January 8, 2027

    12:00 noon-1:00 PM

    Dr. Dipanjan Chowdhury, Harvard University

    (rescheduled from fall 2026)

  • Dr. Geeta Narlikar

    February, 5, 2027

    12:00 noon - 1:00 PM

    The Richard Armstrong Lecture: Dr. Geeta Narlikar, University of California, San Francisco

  • Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor.

    February 19, 2027

    12:00 noon-1:00 PM

    Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor, Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory

    (visit is co-sponsored by the Center for Structural Biology)

  • Dr. John Schoggins

    March 5, 2027

    12:00 noon- 1:00 PM

    Dr. John Schoggins, UT Southwestern

  • Dr. Harmit Malik

    April 2, 2027

    12:00 noon- 1:00 PM

    Dr. Harmit Malik, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    (visit is co-sponsored by Evolutionary Studies)

  • Dr. Ben Montpetit

    April 16, 2027

    12:00 noon-1:00 PM

    Dr. Ben Montpetit, University of California, Davis

  • Dr. Emma Farley

    April 30, 2027

    12:00 noon-1:00 PM

    Dr. Emma Farley, University of California, San Diego

    (rescheduled from spring 2026)

Student Colloquium

September 11: BPSA State of the Department, 12:00 noon in 214 Light Hall

October 23: Sharon Roth & Josh Gann, 12 noon in 512 Light Hall

November 6: Min-Hsuan Li, 12 noon in 214 Light Hall

November 20: Ali Angelos, 12 noon in 214 Light Hall

January 15: Jordan Stacy

January 22: Jessica Day

January 29: Andrea Ascura

February 12: Louis Otero

February 26: Katie Jo Gelasco & Ethan Durham

March 12: Bridget McNish & Alexis Roberson

March 26: Khushi Patel & Morad Malek

April 9: Ruthie Mulvaney & Aleksya Drobshoff

April 23: Lily Liu & Jessilyn Gao

May 7: Sander Haigh

Dissertation Defenses

None scheduled at this time.

Special Seminars

September 21: Dr. Rajappa Kenchappa, Florida Atlantic University School of Medicine, 10:00 AM in 618 Light Hall

October 1: Vanderbilt Health Discovery Lecture Series with Dr. F. Ulrich Hartl, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry at 4:00 PM in 202 Light Hall (visit is co-sponsored by the CSB & VICB)

BPSA present Dr. Jennifer Heemstra with The Richard Armstrong Lecture plaque on March 20, 2026.
BPSA present Dr. Jennifer Heemstra with The Richard Armstrong Lecture plaque on March 20, 2026
BPSA and Michelle Wang at Richard Armstrong Lecture
The BPSA presents Dr. Michelle Wang The Richard Armstrong Lecture plaque on December 15, 2023.