{"id":111,"date":"2018-07-30T15:36:40","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T15:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medschool.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/events\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T19:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:27:36","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminars, Colloquium &amp; Defenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Link List &#8211; Right Hand Column Placeholder<br \/>Refresh After Saving to Remove<\/h2>    \n.link-list.jump-links{\n    padding-left: 0 !important;\n}\n\n                    <h2>Additional Links<\/h2>\n                    <ul>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/news\/\">\n                       Department News\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/special-events\/\">\n                       Department Affiliated Events\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/previous-frontiers-seminar-speakers\/\">\n                       Frontiers in Biochemistry Speaker Archives\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/previous-biochemistry-named-lectures\/\">\n                       Named Lectures Archives\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                        <\/ul>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/07\/Unknown.png\" alt=\"Dr. Manajit Hayer-Hartl\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h3>\n          Next Frontiers Seminar\n        <\/h3>\n          <p>October 2, 2026 at 12 noon in 20 LHDr. Manajit Hayer-Hartl, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry<em>&#8220;Into the Heart of Photosynthesis: Unraveling Rubisco&#8217;s Cellular Machineries&#8221;<\/em>(visit is co-sponsored by the Center for Structural Biology &amp; Vanderbilt Institute for Chemical Biology)<\/p>\n\n.event-list__title-dek p {\n    font-size: 15px;\n    font-weight: 400;\n}\n.event-list__title-dek p em {\n\tfont-style: italic;\n}\n.event-list__title-dek p strong {\n\tfont-weight: 500;\n}\n@media (min-width: 600px) {\n    .event-list__title-dek p {\n        font-size: 17px;\n\t\tmargin-bottom: 8px;\n    }\n}\n\n        <h2 data-jumplink=\"true\" data-jumptitle=\"Frontiers in Biochemistry\">2026-2027 Frontiers in Biochemistry Seminars<\/h2>\n        \t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <li>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/09\/54a2b8715d5a5c809ddf4b7e1f6d0614-380x380-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Peter Chien\" \/>\n                        <h4>August 21, 2026<\/h4>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12:00 noon-1:00 PM  206 Preston Research Building\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h3>Dr. Peter Chien, University of Massachusetts, Amherst<\/h3>\n                                                            <p>&#8220;<em>Adaptor dependent regulation of AAA+ proteases<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n            <\/li>\n\t\t\t            <li>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/09\/2ef6b4b7a4e2580dec507588ae0024e2-380x380-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Ruma Banerjee\" \/>\n                        <h4>September 18, 2026<\/h4>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12:00 noon -1:00 PM  214 Light Hall\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h3>Dr. Ruma Banerjee, University of Michigan<\/h3>\n                                                            <p><em>&#8220;Sulfide signaling: From biomolecules to behavior&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n            <\/li>\n\t\t\t            <li>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/09\/ea625af5c8f172fbd35cd49cc4fc3f8b-380x380-c-default.png\" alt=\"Dr. Manajit Hayer-Hart\" \/>\n                        <h4>October 2, 2026<\/h4>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12:00 noon-1:00 PM  208 Light Hall\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h3>Dr. Manajit Hayer-Hartl, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry<\/h3>\n                                                            <p><em>&#8220;Into the Heart of Photosynthesis: Unraveling Rubisco&#8217;s Cellular Machineries&#8221;<\/em>(visit is co-sponsored by the Center for Structural Biology &amp; Vanderbilt Institute for Chemical Biology)<\/p>\n            <\/li>\n\t\t\t            <li>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/09\/0a05f180e959096b2a32f8e9c14a9cdc-380x380-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Elizabeth Villa\" \/>\n                        <h4>October 16, 2026<\/h4>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12:00 noon-1:00 PM  206 Preston Research Building\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h3>The Richard Armstrong Lecture: Dr. Elizabeth Villa, University of California, San Diego<\/h3>\n                                                            <p><em>&#8220;Discovering new phage biology with in-cell cryo-EM&#8221;<\/em>(rescheduled from fall 2025)<\/p>\n            <\/li>\n\t\t\t            <li>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/09\/e552493cf38b8a2b3dfbe76989b6416c-380x380-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Daniela Nicastro.\" \/>\n                        <h4>November 13, 2026<\/h4>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12:00 noon-1:00 PM  208 Light Hall\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h3>Dr. Daniela Nicastro, UT Southwestern<\/h3>\n                                                            <p>(visit is co-sponsored by the Center for Structural Biology)<\/p>\n            <\/li>\n\t\t\t            <li>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/09\/3ebe5c1c691a96bd65332d303f87952e-380x380-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Susan Ackerman\" \/>\n                        <h4>December 4, 2026<\/h4>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12:00 noon- 1:00 PM   208 Light Hall\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h3>Dr. Susan Ackerman, University of California, San Diego<\/h3>\n            <\/li>\n\t\t\t            <li>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/09\/13e64b48bc27f9f74b3831c6d8aed2e0-380x380-c-default.jpeg\" alt=\"Dr. Dipanjan Chowdhury\" \/>\n                        <h4>January 8, 2027<\/h4>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12:00 noon-1:00 PM\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h3>Dr. Dipanjan Chowdhury, Harvard University<\/h3>\n                                                            <p>(rescheduled from fall 2026)<\/p>\n            <\/li>\n\t\t\t            <li>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/09\/4330a838993ea38968b921a30dae89ae-380x380-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Geeta Narlikar\" \/>\n                        <h4>February, 5, 2027<\/h4>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12:00 noon &#8211; 1:00 PM\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h3>The Richard Armstrong Lecture: Dr. Geeta Narlikar, University of California, San Francisco<\/h3>\n            <\/li>\n\t\t\t            <li>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/09\/e46ae8f4311a41fa08f6fc667ed17111-380x380-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor.\" \/>\n                        <h4>February 19, 2027<\/h4>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12:00 noon-1:00 PM\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h3>Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor, Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory<\/h3>\n                                                            <p>(visit is co-sponsored by the Center for Structural Biology)<\/p>\n            <\/li>\n\t\t\t            <li>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/09\/27d5b7288d161ffed97a3bcd6742aead-380x380-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. John Schoggins\" \/>\n                        <h4>March 5, 2027<\/h4>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12:00 noon- 1:00 PM\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h3>Dr. John Schoggins, UT Southwestern<\/h3>\n            <\/li>\n\t\t\t            <li>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/09\/45a923f4f05d5e3f650a7c5d5bfa7ad8-380x380-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Harmit Malik\" \/>\n                        <h4>April 2, 2027<\/h4>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12:00 noon- 1:00 PM\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h3>Dr. Harmit Malik, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center<\/h3>\n                                                            <p>(visit is co-sponsored by Evolutionary Studies)<\/p>\n            <\/li>\n\t\t\t            <li>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/09\/f6ef7906520124dd620a64e28a9957d0-380x380-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Ben Montpetit\" \/>\n                        <h4>April 16, 2027<\/h4>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12:00 noon-1:00 PM\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h3>Dr. Ben Montpetit, University of California, Davis<\/h3>\n            <\/li>\n\t\t\t            <li>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/09\/cce054a0faa5506290f6293cdd456b0a-380x380-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Emma Farley\" \/>\n                        <h4>April 30, 2027<\/h4>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12:00 noon-1:00 PM\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h3>Dr. Emma Farley, University of California, San Diego<\/h3>\n                                                            <p>(rescheduled from spring 2026)<\/p>\n            <\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n          <h2 data-jumplink=\"true\" data-jumptitle=\"Student Colloquium\">Student Colloquium<\/h2>\n        <p>September 11: <strong>BPSA State of the Department<\/strong>, 12:00 noon in 214 Light HallOctober 23: Sharon Roth &amp; Josh Gann, 12 noon in <strong>512 LH<\/strong>November 6: Min-Hsuan Li, 12 noon in <strong>206 PRB<\/strong>November 20: Ali Angelos, 12 noon in <strong>208 LH<\/strong>January 15: Jordan StacyJanuary 22: Jessica DayJanuary 29: Andrea AscuraFebruary 12: Louis OteroFebruary 26: Katie Jo Gelasco &amp; Ethan DurhamMarch 12: Bridget McNish &amp; Alexis RobersonMarch 26: Khushi Patel &amp; Morad MalekApril 9: Ruthie Mulvaney &amp; Aleksya DrobshoffApril 23: Lily Liu &amp; Jessilyn GaoMay 7: Sander Haigh<\/p>\n <!-- rich-text -->\n          <h2 data-jumplink=\"true\" data-jumptitle=\"Dissertation Defense\">Dissertation Defenses<\/h2>\n        <p><em>None scheduled at this time.<\/em><\/p>\n <!-- rich-text -->\n          <h2>Special Seminars<\/h2>\n        <p>September 24: <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/basic-sciences\/communications\/lectureseries\/\"><strong>Kairos Lecture<\/strong><\/a> with <strong>Dr. Yi Ren<\/strong>, Vanderbilt University at 4:00 PM in 1220 MRBIIIOctober 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vumc.org\/discovery-lecture-series\/upcoming-lectures\"><strong>Vanderbilt Health Discovery Lecture Series<\/strong><\/a> with <strong>Dr. F. Ulrich Hartl, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry<\/strong>\u00a0at 4:00 PM in 202 Light Hall (visit is co-sponsored by the CSB &amp; VICB)<\/p>\n <!-- rich-text -->\n    <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/03\/HEEMSTRA_Armstrong.png\" alt=\"BPSA present Dr. Jennifer Heemstra with The Richard Armstrong Lecture plaque on March 20, 2026.\" \/>\n            <figcaption>\n        BPSA present Dr. Jennifer Heemstra with The Richard Armstrong Lecture plaque on March 20, 2026\n      <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n    <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-11.42.47%E2%80%AFAM.png\" alt=\"BPSA and Michelle Wang at Richard Armstrong Lecture\" \/>\n            <figcaption>\n        The BPSA presents Dr. Michelle Wang The Richard Armstrong Lecture plaque on December 15, 2023.\n      <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Link List &#8211; Right Hand Column PlaceholderRefresh After Saving to Remove .link-list.jump-links{ padding-left: 0 !important; } Additional Links Department News Department Affiliated Events Frontiers in Biochemistry Speaker Archives Named Lectures Archives Next Frontiers Seminar October 2, 2026 at 12 noon in 20 LHDr. Manajit Hayer-Hartl, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry&#8220;Into the Heart of Photosynthesis: Unraveling [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"ACF":{"topper_style":"default","topper_overline":"","topper_title":"","topper_intro":"","default_topper_background_type":"image","default_topper_background_image":5413,"footer_style":"standard","recirculation_style":"none","page_style_option":"details","page_theme_option":"light","page_class_name":"","page_jumplinks_option":"yes","nav_menu":"","nav_menu_secondary":"no","alternate_topper_background_type":"image","alternate_topper_background_image":5413,"alternate_topper_background_alt":"","alternate_topper_title_font_style":"standard","alternate_topper_asset_type":"","alternate_topper_caption":"","alternate_topper_ctas":false,"background_topper_content_alignment":"center","background_topper_font_style":"serif","background_topper_darken":true,"background_topper_asset_type":"image","background_topper_image":5413,"background_topper_alt_text":"events","background_topper_caption":"","background_topper_ctas":false},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":538,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8818,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111\/revisions\/8818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}