Seminar list for this week: May 5-9

Monday, May 5, 2025 3:00 PM          Biochemistry Colloquium:  Towards DNA-free synthetic biology: Protein circuits and RNA sensors; Speaker: Xiaojing Gao, PhD, Asst. Prof. of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University. Join in person: 1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Join via Zoom:  https://go.wisc.edu/bio_colloq 3:30 PM          McArdle Trainee Seminar:  Mechanisms of Pirtobrutinib Resistance in B Cell Lymphoma; Speaker: Qinyu Ni (Advisor: Lixin Rui, PhD); An integrative analysis of homologous recombination deficiency in mesothelioma: A cell-based model for platinum sensitivity prediction; Speaker: Sharanya Nath, (Advisor: Jane Churpek, MD). Join in person:  6571 WIMR II Tuesday, May 6, 2025 5:30 PM          RNA MaxiGroup Seminar:  A structural role for mRNAs in germ granules?; Speaker: Geraldine Seydoux, PhD, Prof., Dept. of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Join in person:  2131 DeLuca Biochemistry Wednesday, May 7, 2025 8:00 AM         Oncology Grand Rounds:  Developing effective NK cell therapies to treat multiple myeloma; Speaker: Aimee Merino, MD, PhD, Asst. Prof. of Medicine, University of Minnesota. Join in person:  G5/119 Clinical Sciences Center Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/s/93531859928?pwd=Fi5HIoh2UP1giTDiAE2VqLZt3dFGuh.1 (Passcode: 466863) 9:30 AM         Bio-Rad Seminar:  ddPCR Technology & Genesis Cell Isolation System; Speakers: Brandon McKethan, PhD, Field Application Scientist, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.; Aqila Ahmed, PhD, Market Development Specialist, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Join in person:  6001C WIMR I 11:00 AM       Cancer Biology Seminar:  Epigenomic Regulation of Enhancers: from Adipogenesis, Development to Cancer; Speaker: Kai Ge, PhD, Asst. Prof. of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh. Join in person:  1345 HSLC Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96369895715 (Meeting ID: 963 6989 5715)   (Passcode: 872480) 4:00 PM          Cell and Regenerative Biology Seminar:  Consider the Lung as a Sensory Organ; Speaker: Xin Sun, PhD, Prof., Dept. of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California-San Diego. Join in person:  HSLC 1345 Thursday, May 8, 2025 N/A Friday, May 9, 2025 8:00 AM         Medicine Grand Rounds:  Tobacco Treatment: Effective Interventions and Strategies in Clinical Settings; Speaker: Hasmeena Kathuria, MD, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/94903832678?pwd=cG9FRzFOOHpOekUrTjZnQTB0VGY2dz09 (Password: grandround)