{"id":49,"date":"2008-11-26T13:11:42","date_gmt":"2008-11-26T18:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gsi\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:14:47","slug":"gsi-seminar-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gsi\/seminars\/gsi-seminar-series\/","title":{"rendered":"GSI Seminar Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GSI<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

This monthly seminar series is held on a Tuesday from 3-4 p.m<\/strong>. in the Conte Building, K103 (unless otherwise indicated).<\/p>\n

If you have suggestions for\u00a0invited speakers, or if you would like to present an intramural seminar, please email gsi@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Learn more about past seminars here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out our YouTube Channel where we post our livestream videos of our seminars!<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Upcoming seminars:<\/h4>\n

May 26th (Tuesday) – 10x Genomics Xenium Seminar:
\nPush Spatial Boundaries with Subcellular Resolution<\/h2>\n

\"10x<\/p>\n

K103 12PM-1PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

\n

Previous Seminars:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

September 24th (Wednesday) – 10x Genomics<\/h2>\n

\"10x<\/p>\n

Launch of the BU Spatial Transcriptomics Core<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Evans 112A 12PM-1PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

September 30th (Tuesday) <\/strong>– Stephanie E. Mohr, PhD<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“Genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 Screening in Mosquito and other Arthropod Cell Lines”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Director of DRSC\/TRiP-FGR<\/span><\/p>\n

Stephanie E Mohr<\/a><\/p>\n

K103, 3-4PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

Host: Nelson Lau<\/p>\n

October 7th (Tuesday) <\/strong>– Haiyuan (Henry) Sun<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“Enhancing Airway Stem Cell Engraftment for Early, Targeted Intervention in Chronic Airway Disease”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

3rd<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span>Year PhD student – Dr. Finn Hawkins lab<\/p>\n

K103, 3-4PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

October 21st (Tuesday) <\/strong>– Deborah Lang, PhD<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“Transcriptional and post-transcriptional drivers of melanoma”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology<\/span><\/p>\n

Boston University – Deborah Lang\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

K103, 3-4PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

Host: Alla Grishok<\/p>\n

October 28th (Tuesday) <\/strong>– Margot Barroso Zuppa\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“Clonal selection in treatment of minimal residual disease in chronic lymphocytic leukemia”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

3rd<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span>Year PhD student – Dr. Ignaty Leshchiner lab<\/p>\n

K103, 3-4PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

November 4th (Tuesday) <\/strong>– 10x Genomics – Juliana Crivello<\/strong><\/h2>\n

10x GEM-X Flex Bioinformatics workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"10x<\/p>\n

K103, 12-1PM<\/span><\/p>\n

In-person<\/span><\/p>\n

November 18th (Tuesday) <\/strong>– Emily Kirchner<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“Metabolic Control of Histone Methylation in Learning and Memory”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

3rd<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span>Year PhD student – Dr. Philipp Mews lab<\/p>\n

K103, 3-4PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

December 2nd (Tuesday) <\/strong>– Ruben Dries, PhD<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“Opportunities and Challenges in spatial omics cancer research”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ruben<\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology<\/span><\/p>\n

Boston University – Ruben Dries\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

K103, 12-1PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

Host: Nelson Lau<\/p>\n

December 9th (Tuesday) – Takara Bio<\/h2>\n

\u00d6zge Getkin, DVM, MA\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Ozge<\/p>\n

Sr Account Executive, Spatial Genomics<\/p>\n

“Bringing true single-cell resolution to spatial biology”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nick Wysocki<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Profile<\/p>\n

Account Manager<\/p>\n

“Advancing RNA-seq solutions to accelerate discovery”<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"
\n<\/strong><\/span>K103 12-1pm<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

January 13th, 2026 (Tuesday) <\/strong>– Craig Ceol, PhD<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“<\/span>BMPing into melanoma: targeting BMP-driven melanoma progression”<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, UMass Chan Medical School<\/span><\/p>\n

UMass Chan Medical School – Craig Ceol\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

K103, 12-1PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

Host: Nelson Lau<\/p>\n

January 20th, 2026 (Tuesday) <\/strong>– Kaitlyn Alimenti<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“A novel method for mapping rna: chromatin interaction sites at genome wide resolution”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

4th <\/span>Year PhD student – Dr. Michael Blower lab<\/p>\n

K103, 3-4PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

February 3rd, 2026 (Tuesday) <\/strong>– Ali Gulhan<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“HSV-1 Infection Is Associated with Reduced Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Related Atrophy and Altered Brain Transcriptomic Signatures”\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

3rd<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span>Year PhD student – Dr. Lindsay Farrer lab<\/p>\n

K103, 3-4PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

February 11th, 2026 (Wednesday) <\/strong>– Robert C. Green, MD, MPH\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“<\/span>Universal Newborn Sequencing and Lifelong Genomic Medicine<\/strong>“<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Professor, Medicine<\/span><\/p>\n

Robert C. Green, MD, MPH\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Keefer Auditorium, 2-3:15PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

Host: Vidhya Kumaresan<\/p>\n

February 17th (Tuesday) <\/strong>– Abigail Fowler<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“Impact of peripheral inflammation on Alzheimer’s Disease Progression”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

3rd<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span>Year PhD student – Dr. Tuan Leng Tay lab<\/p>\n

K103, 3-4PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

March 17th (Tuesday) <\/strong>– Sanjana Bhagavatula<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“Integrated Analysis of the Tumor Microenvironment and Aging in Head and Neck Cancer.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

3rd <\/span>Year PhD student – Dr. Stefano Monti\u2019s <\/span>lab<\/p>\n

K103, 12-1PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

March 24th (Tuesday) <\/strong>– Owen Sanborn<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“Disruption of miRNA targeting fidelity by AGO2 mutations drives the LESKRES neurodevelopmental syndrome”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

4th <\/span>Year PhD student – Dr. Daniel Cifuentes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lab<\/p>\n

K103, 3-4PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

March 31st (Tuesday) <\/strong>– Keyu (Chloe) Li<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“NEURL4-dependent ADP-ribosylation as a post-translational switch regulating mitochondrial function.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

2nd <\/span>Year PhD student – Dr. Valentina Perissi’s<\/span>\u00a0lab<\/p>\n

K103, 3-4PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

April 14th (Tuesday) <\/strong>– Ryan Collins, PhD <\/strong><\/h2>\n

“What can population genomics teach us about cancer predisposition and tumorigenesis?”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ryan<\/p>\n

K103, 12-1PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School<\/p>\n

Ryan Collins, PhD<\/a><\/p>\n

Host: Ignaty Leshchiner<\/p>\n

April 28th (Tuesday) <\/strong>– Kaifu Chen, PhD<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“AI-powered discovery of cell identity regulators in differentiation, development, and diseases.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Associate Professor of Pediatrics\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kaifu Chen<\/a><\/p>\n

K103, 12-1PM<\/p>\n

In-person, live stream<\/p>\n

Host: Chao Zhang<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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