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
    DATESPEAKERTITLEHOST (Dept)
    Sept 5, 2024Stavroula Hatzios, Ph.D.Redox regulation of host-microbe interactionsPhil Cole (BCMP)
    Sept 12, 2024Bernd Bukau, Ph.D.Mechanisms of co-translational folding and assembly of newly synthesized proteinsDan Finley (Cell Bio)
    Sept 19, 2024Shu-ou Shan, Ph.D.Decision making during protein biogenesis: on the ribosome and beyondAlan Brown (BCMP)
    Sept 26, 2024Amy Gladfelter, Ph.D.Lessons in cytoplasmic organization from giant cellsDavid Pellman (Cell Bio)
    Oct 3, 2024Dan Larson, Ph.D.Kinetic proofreading in transcription and splicingSteve Buratowski (BCMP)
    Oct 10, 2024Greg Alushin, Ph.D.Visualizing cellular force-sensing through the cytoskeletonRadhika Subramanian (Cell Bio)
    Oct 30, 2024Lori Passmore, Ph.D.POSTPONED
    K. Adelman & J. Walter (BCMP)
    Nov 14, 2024Naama 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, 2024Carol Robinson, Ph.D.Mass spectrometry of membrane protein targets - from recombinant complexes to regions of the brainSteve Blacklow (BCMP)
    Nov 21, 2024Kathryn Wellen, Ph.D.How nutrients leave their mark: Metabolism, histone modification, and gene regulation in physiology and cancerMarcia Haigis (Cell Bio)
    Dec 5, 2024James Hurley, Ph.D.POSTPONED
    Alan Brown (BCMP)
    Dec 12, 2024Danica Fujimori, Ph.D.Antibiotic-Nascent Peptide Interactions in Translation InhibitionSusan Shao (Cell Bio)
    Dec 19, 2024Bruno Correia, Ph.D.Expanding the Universe of Functional Proteins by Computational DesignBCMP Trainees (BCMP)
    Jan 9, 2025Valentina Greco, Ph.D. Principles of Tissue Dynamics and Function Captured by Imaging Live Mice: The Power of Multiple LensesJoan Brugge (Cell Bio)
    Jan 16, 2025Steve Bell, Ph.D. The Molecular Gymnastics of Replication Origin LicensingJ. Walter & J. Loparo (BCMP)
    Jan 23, 2025Orian Shirihai, M.D., Ph.D.Mitochondrial Dynamics in the Regulation of Lipid MetabolismNika Danial (Cell Bio)
    Jan 30, 2025Ed Boyden, Ph.D.Technologies for Deconstructing Biological SystemsSteve Blacklow (BCMP)
    Feb 6, 2025Stavros Lomvardas, Ph.D.Achieving singularity in olfactory receptor expressionDanesh Moazed (Cell Bio)
    Feb 13, 2025Andrew Carter, Ph.D.Cargo Transport by the Dynein/Dynactin MotorAlan Brown (BCMP)
    Feb 27, 2025Yael David, Ph.D. Leveraging Chemical Biology to Address Epigenetic Mechanisms in DiseaseLucas Farnung (Cell Bio)
    Mar 6, 2025Tanja Kortemme, Ph.D.De novo protein design: From new structures to programmable molecular and cellular functionsXin Zhou (BCMP)
    Mar 13, 2025Geraldine Seydoux, PhD.A structural role for mRNAs in germ granules?Danesh Moazed (Cell Bio)
    Mar 20, 2025Natalia Jura, Ph.D.Uncovering the Secrets of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase SignalosomesAlan Brown (BCMP)
    Mar 27, 2025Christina Woo, Ph.D.Investigation of endogenous substrates of the E3 ligase cereblonEmma Fink/Ana Galesic (Cell Bio)
    April 3, 2025Sebastian Klinge, Ph.D.Seeing ribosome assembly in actionSteve Harrison (BCMP)
    Apr 9, 2025Tom Rando, M.D., Ph.D. Stem Cell Quiescence: A Microcosm of Evolutionary Trade-OffsPere Puigserver (Cell Bio)
    April 17, 2025Jennifer Phillips-Cremins, Ph.D. Xin Zhou (BCMP)
    Apr 30, 2025*Holly Ingraham, Ph.D.  Steve Liberles / Randy King (Cell Bio)
    May 1, 2025David Julius, Ph.D. Steve Liberles / Randy King (Cell Bio)
    May 8, 2025Jennifer Listgarten, Ph.D. Xin Zhou (BCMP)
    May 15, 2025Danny Lew, Ph.D.  David Pellman (Cell Bio)
    May 22, 2025Aaron Streets, Ph.D. TJ Ha (BCMP)
    June 5, 2025Jared Rutter, Ph.D. Bruce Spiegelman (Cell Bio)
    June 12, 2025James Hurley, Ph.D."The molecular gymnastics that regulate autophagy and lysosomes"Alan Brown (BCMP)
    June 18, 2025*Sam Bakhoum, M.D., Ph.D.  Lew Cantley (Cell Bio)
    June 26, 2025TBA BCMP
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