GSI Seminar Series
The goals of this seminar series are i) to host extramural speakers who are internationally recognized researchers at the vanguard of genetics and genomics research, and ii) to promote interactions and collaborations among Boston University investigators engaged in genetics and genomics research.
This monthly seminar series is held on a Tuesday from 3-4 p.m. in the Conte Building, K103 (unless otherwise indicated).
If you have suggestions for invited speakers, or if you would like to present an intramural seminar, please email gsi@bu.edu.
Learn more about past seminars here.
Check out our YouTube Channel where we post our livestream videos of our seminars!
Upcoming seminars:
April 28th (Tuesday) – Kaifu Chen, PhD
“AI-powered discovery of cell identity regulators in differentiation, development, and diseases.”
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
K103, 12-1PM
In-person, live stream
Host: Chao Zhang
May 26th (Tuesday) – 10x Genomics
K103 12PM-1PM
In-person, live stream
Previous Seminars:
September 24th (Wednesday) – 10x Genomics
Launch of the BU Spatial Transcriptomics Core
Evans 112A 12PM-1PM
In-person, live stream
September 30th (Tuesday) – Stephanie E. Mohr, PhD
“Genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 Screening in Mosquito and other Arthropod Cell Lines”
Director of DRSC/TRiP-FGR
K103, 3-4PM
In-person, live stream
Host: Nelson Lau
October 7th (Tuesday) – Haiyuan (Henry) Sun
“Enhancing Airway Stem Cell Engraftment for Early, Targeted Intervention in Chronic Airway Disease”
3rd Year PhD student – Dr. Finn Hawkins lab
K103, 3-4PM
In-person, live stream
October 21st (Tuesday) – Deborah Lang, PhD
“Transcriptional and post-transcriptional drivers of melanoma”
Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology
Boston University – Deborah Lang
K103, 3-4PM
In-person, live stream
Host: Alla Grishok
October 28th (Tuesday) – Margot Barroso Zuppa
“Clonal selection in treatment of minimal residual disease in chronic lymphocytic leukemia”
3rd Year PhD student – Dr. Ignaty Leshchiner lab
K103, 3-4PM
In-person, live stream
November 4th (Tuesday) – 10x Genomics – Juliana Crivello
10x GEM-X Flex Bioinformatics workshop
K103, 12-1PM
In-person
November 18th (Tuesday) – Emily Kirchner
“Metabolic Control of Histone Methylation in Learning and Memory”
3rd Year PhD student – Dr. Philipp Mews lab
K103, 3-4PM
In-person, live stream
December 2nd (Tuesday) – Ruben Dries, PhD
“Opportunities and Challenges in spatial omics cancer research”
Associate Professor, Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology
Boston University – Ruben Dries
K103, 12-1PM
In-person, live stream
Host: Nelson Lau
December 9th (Tuesday) – Takara Bio
Özge Getkin, DVM, MA
Sr Account Executive, Spatial Genomics
“Bringing true single-cell resolution to spatial biology”
Nick Wysocki
Account Manager
“Advancing RNA-seq solutions to accelerate discovery”
K103 12-1pm
In-person, live stream
January 13th, 2026 (Tuesday) – Craig Ceol, PhD
“BMPing into melanoma: targeting BMP-driven melanoma progression”
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, UMass Chan Medical School
UMass Chan Medical School – Craig Ceol
K103, 12-1PM
In-person, live stream
Host: Nelson Lau
January 20th, 2026 (Tuesday) – Kaitlyn Alimenti
“A novel method for mapping rna: chromatin interaction sites at genome wide resolution”
4th Year PhD student – Dr. Michael Blower lab
K103, 3-4PM
In-person, live stream
February 3rd, 2026 (Tuesday) – Ali Gulhan
“HSV-1 Infection Is Associated with Reduced Alzheimer’s Disease Related Atrophy and Altered Brain Transcriptomic Signatures”
3rd Year PhD student – Dr. Lindsay Farrer lab
K103, 3-4PM
In-person, live stream
February 11th, 2026 (Wednesday) – Robert C. Green, MD, MPH
“Universal Newborn Sequencing and Lifelong Genomic Medicine“
Professor, Medicine
Keefer Auditorium, 2-3:15PM
In-person, live stream
Host: Vidhya Kumaresan
February 17th (Tuesday) – Abigail Fowler
“Impact of peripheral inflammation on Alzheimer’s Disease Progression”
3rd Year PhD student – Dr. Tuan Leng Tay lab
K103, 3-4PM
In-person, live stream
March 17th (Tuesday) – Sanjana Bhagavatula
“Integrated Analysis of the Tumor Microenvironment and Aging in Head and Neck Cancer.”
3rd Year PhD student – Dr. Stefano Monti’s lab
K103, 12-1PM
In-person, live stream
March 24th (Tuesday) – Owen Sanborn
“Disruption of miRNA targeting fidelity by AGO2 mutations drives the LESKRES neurodevelopmental syndrome”
4th Year PhD student – Dr. Daniel Cifuentes lab
K103, 3-4PM
In-person, live stream
March 31st (Tuesday) – Keyu (Chloe) Li
“NEURL4-dependent ADP-ribosylation as a post-translational switch regulating mitochondrial function.”
2nd Year PhD student – Dr. Valentina Perissi’s lab
K103, 3-4PM
In-person, live stream
April 14th (Tuesday) – Ryan Collins, PhD
“What can population genomics teach us about cancer predisposition and tumorigenesis?”
K103, 12-1PM
In-person, live stream
Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Host: Ignaty Leshchiner