Seminar list for this week: April 21-25

Monday, April 21, 2025 3:00 PM          Biochemistry Colloquium:  Molecular kinetics of gene regulation during embryonic development; Speaker: Mustafa Mir, PhD, Asst. Prof. of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania. Join in person: 1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Join via Zoom:  https://go.wisc.edu/bio_colloq 3:30 PM          McArdle Trainee Seminar:  Exploiting the EBV latent/lytic switch for the treatment of EBV-associated cancers; Speaker: Emilie Greene (Advisor: Eric Johannsen, MD); Identifying anti-tumoral neutrophil subsets induced by different immunotherapy modalities; Speaker: Anqi Gao (Advisors: Huy Dinh, PhD; Paul Sondel, MD, PhD). Join in person:  6571 WIMR II Tuesday, April 22, 2025 12:00 PM        Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Seminar:  Using autofluorescence to identify neural stem cell state; Speakers: Darcie Moore, PhD, Assoc. Prof. of Neuroscience, UW–Madison; Melissa Skala, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Morgridge Institute for Research, UW–Madison. Join in person:  Discovery Building, Orchard View Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96958883460 (Passcode: 970506) 3:00 PM          Pathobiological Sciences Seminar:  More than Warming: Climate Change is Transforming the Landscape of Vector-Borne Diseases; Speaker: Erin Mordecai, PhD, Assoc. Prof. of Biology, Stanford University. Join in person:  2350 School of Veterinary Medicine 5:30 PM          RNA MaxiGroup:  Resolving the intersections between RNA, ubiquitin, and viruses in P-bodies; Speaker: John Gross, PhD, Prof., Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California-San Francisco. Join in person:  2131 DeLuca Biochemistry Wednesday, April 23, 2025 8:00 AM         Oncology Grand Rounds:  ASH Updates – Myeloma; Speaker: Natalie Callander, MD, Prof., Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, UW–Madison. Join in person:  G5/119 Clinical Sciences Center Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/s/93531859928?pwd=Fi5HIoh2UP1giTDiAE2VqLZt3dFGuh.1 (Passcode: 466863) 11:00 AM       Cancer Biology Seminar:  Exploring HTLV-1 Pathobiology: Insights into Leukemia Development and Novel Therapeutic Targets; Speaker: Amanda Panfil, PhD, Asst. Prof. of Veterinary Biosciences, Ohio State University. Join in person:  1345 HSLC Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96369895715 (Meeting ID: 963 6989 5715)   (Passcode: 872480) 12:00 PM        Neuroscience Seminar:  Post-doctorate talks; Speakers: Kristy Guo (Zhao Lab) and Lisandra Flores Aldama (Robertson Lab), Dept. of Neuroscience, UW–Madison. Join in person:  3571 WIMR II 3:30 PM          Genetics Colloquium:  Evolution and development of cephalopod brains and body plans; Caroline Albertin, PhD, Asst. Scientist, Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Chicago. Join in person:  1111 Genetics-Biotechnology Center Join via Zoom:  https://genetics.wisc.edu/colloquium/ Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:00 AM         Pathology Seminar: Advanced, fully human models for investigating disease biology and treatment responses; Speaker: Sheena Kerr, PhD, UW–Madison Carbone Cancer Center. Join in person:  1325 HSLC 11:00 AM       Nutritional Sciences Seminar:  Epigenetic erosion of H4K20 methylation induced by inflammation drives aged stem cell ferroptosis; Speaker: Roméo Blanc, Asst. Prof., Cell and Regenerative Biology, UW–Madison. Join in person:  290 Nutritional Sciences 12:10 PM        Molecular Virology Seminar:  Incorporating virology research into lab courses: genome-wide screens overexpressing mycobacteriophage genes identify multiple inhibitors of mycobacterial growth; Speaker: Arturo Diaz, PhD, Assoc. Prof. of Biology, La Sierra University. Join in person:  1211 Biochemical Sciences Auditorium 12:30 PM        Evolution Seminar:  When does drift dominate selection? A zeroing-out criterion; Speakers: Matthew J. Maxwell, PhD student, Dept. of Philosophy, UW–Madison; Elliott Sober, Prof. of Philosophy, UW–Madison. Join in person:  1111 Genetics Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/s/94224213290 Friday, April 25, 2025 8:00 AM         Medicine Grand Rounds:  Leveraging Computational Biology to Understand the Molecular Mechanisms Underpinning Immunologic Diseases; Speaker: Matthew C. Altman, MD, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Medicine, Div. of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington. Join in person:  UH G5/119 Clinical Sciences Center Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95556561742?pwd=ZzBuUzdnZzhvNXIwaHprV3VwQXkxUT09 (Password: grandround) 12:00 PM        John D. Wiley Seminar:  Molecular, Cellular, and Functional Signatures of IDD Associated Mutation in the Brain; Speaker: Joseph Dougherty, PhD, Assoc. Prof. of Genetics and Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis. Join in person:  T216 Waisman Center 2:30 PM          Cancer Biology Dissertation Defense:  Mechanisms of microenvironment mediated resistance to standard of care therapies in bone metastatic prostate cancer; Speaker: Adeline Ding (Advisor: Josh Lang, MD), Cancer Biology, UW–Madison. Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/94477305931?pwd=P0onntb9uK3hQYyaopGQhD4bYqmUfH.1