Thursdays at 2:00 pm in the Armenise Amphitheater (unless otherwise noted)
For more than 25 years, the Cell Bio Seminar Series has featured outstanding researchers studying key questions in cell biology and related fields. This series takes place every other week on Thursdays, alternating with a seminar series hosted by our neighboring department, Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (BCMP). During their visit, invited researchers meet with faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows. These talks are open to all members of the Harvard research and medical communities, including those based in affiliated hospitals.
Seminars will be in-person only in the Armenise Amphitheater typically from 2:00 - 3:00 pm on Thursdays starting in January 2025 due to construction on the West Quad. Seminars denoted with * will be on Wednesdays at 12:30 pm. For more information, please contact cell_bio_events@hms.harvard.edu.
For the 2024-2025 academic year, BCMP seminars will be also in-person only in the C-Building Cannon Room, typically from 2:00 - 3:00 pm on Thursdays. For more information, contact: Kristen_Parker@hms.harvard.edu.
Please sign up for seminar notifications or check our calendar for exceptions.
Current Academic Year
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE | HOST (Dept) |
| Sept 5, 2024 | Stavroula Hatzios, Ph.D. | Redox regulation of host-microbe interactions | Phil Cole (BCMP) |
| Sept 12, 2024 | Bernd Bukau, Ph.D. | Mechanisms of co-translational folding and assembly of newly synthesized proteins | Dan Finley (Cell Bio) |
| Sept 19, 2024 | Shu-ou Shan, Ph.D. | Decision making during protein biogenesis: on the ribosome and beyond | Alan Brown (BCMP) |
| Sept 26, 2024 | Amy Gladfelter, Ph.D. | Lessons in cytoplasmic organization from giant cells | David Pellman (Cell Bio) |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Dan Larson, Ph.D. | Kinetic proofreading in transcription and splicing | Steve Buratowski (BCMP) |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Greg Alushin, Ph.D. | Visualizing cellular force-sensing through the cytoskeleton | Radhika Subramanian (Cell Bio) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Lori Passmore, Ph.D. | POSTPONED | K. Adelman & J. Walter (BCMP) |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Naama Barkai, Ph.D. | How do transcription factors recognize their binding sites in large genomes? Can intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) lead the way? | S. Buratowski & K. Struhl (BCMP) |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Carol Robinson, Ph.D. | Mass spectrometry of membrane protein targets - from recombinant complexes to regions of the brain | Steve Blacklow (BCMP) |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Kathryn Wellen, Ph.D. | How nutrients leave their mark: Metabolism, histone modification, and gene regulation in physiology and cancer | Marcia Haigis (Cell Bio) |
| Dec 5, 2024 | James Hurley, Ph.D. | POSTPONED | Alan Brown (BCMP) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Danica Fujimori, Ph.D. | Antibiotic-Nascent Peptide Interactions in Translation Inhibition | Susan Shao (Cell Bio) |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Bruno Correia, Ph.D. | Expanding the Universe of Functional Proteins by Computational Design | BCMP Trainees (BCMP) |
| Jan 9, 2025 | Valentina Greco, Ph.D. | Principles of Tissue Dynamics and Function Captured by Imaging Live Mice: The Power of Multiple Lenses | Joan Brugge (Cell Bio) |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Steve Bell, Ph.D. | The Molecular Gymnastics of Replication Origin Licensing | J. Walter & J. Loparo (BCMP) |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Orian Shirihai, M.D., Ph.D. | Mitochondrial Dynamics in the Regulation of Lipid Metabolism | Nika Danial (Cell Bio) |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Ed Boyden, Ph.D. | Technologies for Deconstructing Biological Systems | Steve Blacklow (BCMP) |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Stavros Lomvardas, Ph.D. | Achieving singularity in olfactory receptor expression | Danesh Moazed (Cell Bio) |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Andrew Carter, Ph.D. | Cargo Transport by the Dynein/Dynactin Motor | Alan Brown (BCMP) |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Yael David, Ph.D. | Leveraging Chemical Biology to Address Epigenetic Mechanisms in Disease | Lucas Farnung (Cell Bio) |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Tanja Kortemme, Ph.D. | De novo protein design: From new structures to programmable molecular and cellular functions | Xin Zhou (BCMP) |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Geraldine Seydoux, PhD. | A structural role for mRNAs in germ granules? | Danesh Moazed (Cell Bio) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Natalia Jura, Ph.D. | Uncovering the Secrets of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signalosomes | Alan Brown (BCMP) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Christina Woo, Ph.D. | Investigation of endogenous substrates of the E3 ligase cereblon | Emma Fink/Ana Galesic (Cell Bio) |
| April 3, 2025 | Sebastian Klinge, Ph.D. | Seeing ribosome assembly in action | Steve Harrison (BCMP) |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Thomas Rando, M.D., Ph.D. | Stem Cell Quiescence: A Microcosm of Evolutionary Trade-Offs | Pere Puigserver (Cell Bio) |
| April 17, 2025 | Jennifer Phillips-Cremins, Ph.D. | Xin Zhou (BCMP) | |
| Apr 30, 2025* | Holly Ingraham, Ph.D. | Elevated Gut Sensitivity in Females Explained | Steve Liberles / Randy King (Cell Bio) |
| May 1, 2025 | David Julius, Ph.D. | Staying resilient: How do neurons of the pain pathway deal with a noxious world? | Steve Liberles / Randy King (Cell Bio) |
| May 8, 2025 | Jennifer Listgarten, Ph.D. | How Al is influencing protein engineering | Xin Zhou (BCMP) |
| May 15, 2025 | Danny Lew, Ph.D. | Cell Polarity and Chemical Gradient Tracking | David Pellman (Cell Bio) |
| May 22, 2025 | Aaron Streets, Ph.D. | TJ Ha (BCMP) | |
| June 5, 2025 | Jared Rutter, Ph.D. | (Kroc Lecture) Mechanisms of Metabolic Signaling | Bruce Spiegelman (Cell Bio) |
| June 12, 2025 | James Hurley, Ph.D. | "The molecular gymnastics that regulate autophagy and lysosomes" | Alan Brown (BCMP) |
| June 18, 2025* | Sam Bakhoum, M.D., Ph.D. | POSTPONED | Lew Cantley (Cell Bio) |
| June 26, 2025 | TBA | BCMP |