Seminar list for this week: March 23-27

March 23, 2026

Monday, March 23, 2026 3:00 PM Biochemistry Colloquium: Evolution of mRNA Translation Across the Diversity of Life; Speaker: Amy Lee, PhD, Assistant Professor, DFCI Department of Cancer Immunology & Virology, HMS Department of Cell Biology. Join in person: 1211 Biochemical Sciences Join via Zoom: https://go.wisc.edu/bio_colloq 3:30 PM McArdle Trainee Seminar: Oncogenic Dependencies of EBV+ Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma; Speaker: Lily Wenger (Advisor: Eric Johannsen, MD); Androgen Deprivation as an Immune Modulating Therapy to Enhance Targeted Immunotherapy in Prostate Cancer; Speaker: Kaitlyn Schnieder (Advisor: Doug McNeel, MD, PhD). Join in person: 6571 WIMR II Tuesday, March 24, 2026 12:00 PM Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Seminar: Environmental Regulation of Intestinal Epithelial Function: Insights from Organoid Models; Speaker: Ting Fu, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison . Join in person: Orchard View Room in WID Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/91814162149?pwd=AYgwgbFNekOLHyQrj7wUCkxem9b2Yw.1 ( Meeting ID: 918 1416 2149; Passcode: 970506) 3:00 PM Pathobiological Seminar: There’s something in the water: a playful romp through the world of aquatic and marine invertebrate epidemiology; Speaker: Charlotte Ford, PhD, Research Associate, Goldberg Lab Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Join in person: Room 2007 – School of Veterinary Medicine Wednesday, March 25, 2026 11:00 AM Cancer Biology Seminar: Microenvironmental Plasticity: Inflammation Shaping Metastatic Fate; Speaker: Mikala Egeblad, PhD, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Tumor Microenvironment, Johns Hopkins University. Join in person: 1345 HSLC 12:00 PM Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program Student Seminar Series: From Matrix to Pressure: How integrin alpha 4 and alpha 9 link FN+EDA-induced signaling to elevated intraocular pressure; Speaker: Tania Sharmin, McDowell Lab, SMPH-Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. 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: Gene Evolution And Sexual Antagonism; Speaker: Manyuan Long, Edna K. Papazian Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution, The University of Chicago. Join in person: 1441 Genetics/Biotechnology Center Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/94776586325?pwd=yI9CzToAugHaA07jxeSMWK17kKDsJk.1 Thursday, March 26, 2026 12:00 PM 2026 Ann Palmenberg Molecular Virology Symposium Keynote Speaker: Influenza Infection and Immunity in Vulnerable Populations; Speaker: Prof. Stacey Schultz-Cherry, Dept. of Host-Microbe Interactions, St. Jude’s Children Hospital. Join in person: 1211 Biochemical Sciences Auditorium 12:30 PM Wisconsin Evolution Seminar: Rapid evolution and phenotypic plasticity as responses to anthropogenic change: stories from the Pacific field cricket; Speaker: Gabrielle Welsh, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago. Join in person: 1441 Genetics Building Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/99886790505 Friday, March 27, 2026 8:00 AM Medicine Grand Rounds: An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: Cardiorenal Benefits of Sodium-glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors; Speakers: Cassandra Chiao, MD, Division of Nephrology, UW School of Medicine and Public Health; Peter Marogil, DO, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, UW School of Medicine and Public Health; Kurtis Swanson, MD, Division of Nephrology, UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Join in person: UH G5/119 Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98457276720?pwd=8anJYiWz6HWbfTc6H5csN2hOVEBcsQ.1 (Password: grandround) 12:00 PM Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Seminar: TBD; Speaker: Rafael Ferreira, Data Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Join in person: Morgridge Hall Room 2516 Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96633729112 Passcode: 621125