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) |
Thurs, Sept 4, 2025 | Taekjip Ha, Ph.D. | David Pellman (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Sept 11, 2025 | (BCMP) | ||
Thurs, Sept 18, 2025 | Luke Gilbert, Ph.D. | Joan Brugge (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Sept 25, 2025 | (BCMP) | ||
Wed, Oct 1, 2025* | Elizabeth Campbell, Ph.D. | Lucas Farnung (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Oct 16, 2025 | (BCMP) | ||
Thurs, Oct 23, 2025 | Yuki Oka, Ph.D. | Rachel Wolfson (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Oct 30, 2025 | (BCMP) | ||
Thurs, Nov 6, 2025 | L. Stirling Churchman, Ph.D. | Susan Shao (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Nov 20, 2025 | (BCMP) | ||
Thurs, Dec 4, 2025 | Christian Vaisse, M.D., Ph.D. | Dan Finley (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Dec 11, 2025 | (BCMP) | ||
Thurs, Dec 18, 2025 | Ron Breaker, Ph.D. | Xin Gu (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Jan 8, 2026 | (BCMP) | ||
Thurs, Jan 15, 2026 | Nada Jabado, OC, M.D., Ph.D. | Danesh Moazed (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Jan 22, 2026 | (BCMP) | ||
Thurs, Jan 29, 2026 | Maximiliano Gutierrez, Ph.D. | Tom Kirchhausen (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Feb 5, 2026 | (BCMP) | ||
Thurs, Feb 12, 2026 | Joan Massagué, Ph.D. | Pere Puigserver (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Feb 26, 2026 | (BCMP) | ||
Thurs, Mar 5, 2026 | TBD | (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Mar 12, 2026 | (BCMP) | ||
Thurs, Mar 19, 2026 | Samara Reck-Peterson, Ph.D. | Davie Van Vactor (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Mar 26, 2026 | (BCMP) | ||
Thurs, Apr 2, 2025 | Jessica Spinelli, Ph.D. | Brendan Manning (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Apr 9, 2026 | (BCMP) | ||
Wed, Apr 15, 2026* | Erin Schuman, Ph.D. | Susan Shao (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Apr 30, 2026 | (BCMP) | ||
Wed, May 6, 2026* | Helen Blau, Ph.D. | Bruce Spiegelman (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, May 14, 2026 | (BCMP) | ||
Thurs, May 21, 2026 | Gero Miesenböck, M.D. | Steve Liberles (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Jun 4, 2026 | (BCMP) | ||
Thurs, Jun 11, 2026 | James Olzmann, Ph.D. | Neng Wan (Cell Bio) | |
Thurs, Jun 18, 2026 | (BCMP) |