Seminar list for this week: March 16-20

March 16, 2026

Monday, March 16, 2026 10:00 AM Tumor Virology Faculty Candidate Seminar: Novel insights into the Epstein-Barr virus lytic switch and therapeutic targets; Speaker: Yifei Liao, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Ben Gewurz lab. Join in person: 1345 HSLC 12:00 PM Precision Medicine Seminar Series: Making Genomic Care the Standard of Care in the NICU; Speaker: Kristen Suhrie, PhD, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Medical and Molecular Genetics at Indiana University School of Medicine. Join in person: 2798 WIMR Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/94806573353?pwd=p2JDBPbelaAIDgQw6LvIZbv6TTOA8p.1 3:00 PM Biochemistry Colloquium: Protein Editing: Getting at the Center of Things; Speaker: Tom Muir, PhD, Professor of Chemistry and Associated Faculty in Molecular Biology, Princeton University. Join in person: 1211 Biochemical Sciences Join via Zoom: https://go.wisc.edu/bio_colloq Tuesday, March 17, 2026 12:00 PM Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Seminar: Towards Bioengineering Scalable Models of Human Central Nervous System Development and Disease; Speaker: Frank Seipel (Advisor: Randolph Ashton, PhD). Join in person: Deluca Forum in the Discovery Building Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/91814162149?pwd=AYgwgbFNekOLHyQrj7wUCkxem9b2Yw.1 ( Meeting ID: 918 1416 2149; Passcode: 970506) 4:00 PM Founder’s Day Lecture: Pressure Is a Privilege: Industrializing an mRNA Platform for Speed, Scale, and Reliability; Speaker: Nedim Emil Altaras, SVP Technical Development Lead, Moderna Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA. Join in person: Room 1610 Engineering Hall Wednesday, March 18, 2026 8:00 AM Oncology Grand Rounds: The New Carbone Cancer Center Tobacco Treatment Program; Speakers: Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA, Professor Emeritus, UW-CTRI Emeritus, Dept. of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health; Danielle McCarthy, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health; Jesse Kaye, PhD, Scientist III, Dept. of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health. Join in person: 1306 HSLC Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M3e-OhuwRFas5jgMYj4DEw#/registration (Passcode: 466863) 12:00 PM Neuroscience Seminar: TBD; Speaker: Yue Yang, Northwestern University. Join in person: 3571 WIMR II 12:00 PM Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program Student Seminar Series: Know Your Neighbors: Managing and modeling backyard ticks and their hosts; Speaker: Tom Richards, Bartholomay/Paskewitz Labs, SVM–Pathobiological Sciences/CALS-Entomology. Join in person: 2255S SVM Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96365434171?pwd=lgr5O1BXj7P0HOR15jNv7UZmvmYtZ9.1 (Meeting ID: 963 6543 4171 Passcode: 168065) 3:30 PM Genetics Colloquium: TBD; Speaker: Mark Peifer. Join in person: 1441 Genetics/Biotechnology Center Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/94776586325?pwd=yI9CzToAugHaA07jxeSMWK17kKDsJk.1 4:00 PM Cell and Regenerative Biology Distinguished Seminar Series: TBD; Speaker: Zea Borok. Join in person: 1345 HSLC Thursday, March 19, 2026 12:00 PM Pathology Grand Rounds: Advanced Cardiac Histopathology: Diagnostic Challenges; Speaker: Emily Duncanson, MD – Allina Health. Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/93995845597?pwd=0ruw7noaEuC5m1UPpweFVRvLwQ8PDU.1&jst=1 12:00 PM Wisconsin Blood Cancer Research Institute Colloquium: Engineering enhanced specificity and function into AML CAR T cells; Speaker: Becky Richards, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Wisconsin-Madison. Join in person: 5001A WIMR 12:10 PM Molecular Virology Seminar: Identification of Critical Host Factors Regulating Influenza Virus and Friends; Speaker: Dr. Zhenyu Zhang, Mehle Lab, Dept. of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, UW-Madison. Join in person: 1211 Biochemical Sciences Auditorium 12:30 PM Wisconsin Evolution Seminar: Seasonal immune timing alters parasite growth and transmission in a multi-host system; Speaker: Chloe Fouilloux, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, UW-Madison. Join in person: 1441 Genetics Building Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92652990691 Friday, March 20, 2026 8:00 AM Medicine Grand Rounds: Beyond the Measure: Bridging Specialty Practice and Value-based Care; Speaker: Sancia Ferguson, MD, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96508927548?pwd=reQhSaAbQRPJ1L5j3gM1t5kaWSIHAg.1 (Password: grandround) 12:05 PM Medical Microbiology & Immunology Seminar: Conserved Mechanisms of Protein Translocation and Regulation in Pathogenic Mycobacteria; Speaker: Dr. Patricia Champion, Univ. of Notre Dame. Join in person: 1520 Microbial Sciences Building