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.
Similarly, BCMP seminars will be also in-person only in the Armenise Amphitheater, 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) |
| Thurs, Sept 3, 2026 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Sept 10, 2026 | Nicholas Betley, PhD | Rachel Wolfson (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, Sept 17, 2026 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Sept 24, 2026 | Madhusudhan Srinivasan, PhD | David Pellman (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, Oct 1, 2026 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Oct 8, 2026 | Gero Miesenböck, PhD | Steve Liberles (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, Oct 29, 2026 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Nov 5, 2026 | Antonina Roll-Mecak, PhD | Radhika Subramanian (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, Nov 12, 2026 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Nov 19, 2026 | Andrea Pauli, PhD | Tom Rapoport (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, Dec 3, 2026 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Dec 10, 2026 | Vanessa Ruta, PhD | Xin Gu (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, Dec 17, 2026 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Jan 7, 2027 | Cigall Kadoch, PhD | Marcia Haigis (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, Jan 14, 2027 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Jan 21, 2027 | Joseph Parker, PhD | Amy Lee (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, Jan 28, 2027 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Feb 4, 2027 | Markus Basan, PhD | Ed Chouchani (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, Feb 11, 2027 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Feb 28, 2027 | Robert Keenan, PhD | Susan Shao (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, Mar 4, 2027 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Mar 11, 2027 | Li-Huei Tsai, PhD | John Flanagan (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, Mar 18, 2027 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Mar 25, 2027 | Gerd Blobel, MD, PhD | Danesh Moazed (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, Apr 1, 2027 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Apr 8, 2027 | Ana Maria Cuervo, MD, PhD | Tommy Kirchhausen (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, Apr 15, 2027 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Apr 29, 2027 | Nicole King, PhD | Corey Allard (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, May 6, 2027 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, May 13, 2027 | Catherine Dulac, PhD | Steve Liberles (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, May 20, 2027 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Jun 3, 2027 | Jeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD | Bruce Spiegelman (Cell Bio) | |
| Thurs, Jun 10, 2027 | BCMP | ||
| Thurs, Jun 17, 2027 | Michael Rosen, PhD | Neng Wan (Rapoport Lab) & Joshua Corbo (Shao Lab) | |
| Thurs, Jun 24, 2027 | BCMP |