{"id":22005,"date":"2023-10-04T10:10:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T14:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/?page_id=22005"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:19:00","slug":"seminar-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/seminar-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminar Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Spring 2026<\/h3>\n<h4>Programs in Pharmacology, Physiology &amp; Biophysics Seminar Series<\/h4>\n<p>All seminars will be held in the Keiffer Auditorium (E-111) from 2-3:15 pm<\/p>\n<p>Please contact Vidhya Kumaresan(vidhya@bu.edu) for more information.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"446\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Title &amp; Host<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2\/11\/26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Robert C. Green, MD, MPH<br \/>\nBrigham and Women\u2019s Hospital<\/td>\n<td><strong>Universal Newborn Sequencing and Lifelong Genomic Medicine<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><\/em><\/td>\n<td>E-111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2\/18\/26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Uwe Beffert, PhD<br \/>\nBoston University<\/td>\n<td><strong>Isoform-Specific Signaling in Alzheimer\u2019s Disease: How ApoE and ApoER2 Shape Neuronal Vulnerability<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Vidhya Kumaresan)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2\/25\/26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Lauren Walker, PhD<br \/>\nGeisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth<\/td>\n<td><strong>A live look at building and rebuilding neuronal circuitry<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Shannon Fisher)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3\/4\/26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Arac Demet, PhD<br \/>\nUniversity of Chicago<\/td>\n<td><strong>Conformational dynamics of the extracellular region regulate adhesion GPCR function<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Hosts: V Zachariou and M. Garcia-Marcos)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3\/25\/26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Ronen Marmorstein, PhD<br \/>\nUniversity of Pennsylvania<\/td>\n<td><strong> Allosteric regulation of acetyl-CoA-utilizing enzyme<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Dan Dempsey)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4\/1\/26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Lynne Chantranupong, PhD<br \/>\nBoston University<\/td>\n<td><strong>TBD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Vidhya Kumaresan)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4\/8\/26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Dorothy (Dori) P Schafer, PhD<br \/>\nUMass Chan Medical School<\/td>\n<td><strong>Phagocytic Microglia-Astrocyte Crosstalk Shaping Neural Circuits<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Hosts: Vanna Zachariou and Travis Rotterman)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4\/15\/26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Jeremy, J. Day, PhD<br \/>\nUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham<\/td>\n<td><strong>Drug-induced transcriptional dynamics in brain reward circuits<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Hosts: Vanna Zachariou and Philipp Mews)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4\/22\/26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Chad Hicks, PhD<br \/>\nDepartment of Pharmacology, Physiology<br \/>\n&amp; Biophysics<\/td>\n<td><strong>Harnessing cryoEM to understand the basic mechanisms of chromatin biology and amyloidosis<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Esther Bullitt)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4\/29\/26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">George Z. Mentis, PhD<br \/>\nColumbia University<\/td>\n<td><strong>Upregulation of <em>Chchd10<\/em> leads to pathogenic changes in vulnerable motor units in a SOD1 mouse model of ALS<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Travis Rotterman)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Fall 2025<\/h3>\n<h4>Programs in Pharmacology, Physiology &amp; Biophysics Seminar Series<\/h4>\n<p>Seminars are Wednesdays in 72 E. Concord St., Room L110 at 2pm, except as noted below<\/p>\n<p>Please contact Michelle Wiggins(mksmith@bu.edu) or Assen Marintchev(amarint@bu.edu) for more information.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"446\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Title &amp; Host<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>9\/22\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Rozalyn Anderson, PhD<br \/>\nUniversity of Wisconsin Madison<\/td>\n<td><strong>Metabolism of Aging<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Ana Vitantonio)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>10\/1\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Michael Roehrl, MD<br \/>\nDepartment of Pathology, BIDMC<\/td>\n<td><strong>Precision Pathology: Bringing Proteomics to Patients<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Assen Marintchev)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>10\/29\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Karen Allen, PhD<br \/>\nDept. of Chemistry, BU<\/td>\n<td><strong>Making Glycans at the Bacterial Membrane Interface<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Olga Gursky)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>11\/12\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Cynthia Wolberger, PhD<br \/>\nJohns Hopkins School of Medicine<\/td>\n<td><strong>Decoding the molecular mechanisms of histone modifications<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Chad Hicks)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>12\/3\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Gonzalo Gonzalez-Del Pino, PhD<br \/>\nTufts University<\/td>\n<td><strong>Complexes, conformations, context: allosteric mechanism for membrane fusion activation in a herpesvirus<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Chad Hicks)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Spring 2025<\/h3>\n<h4>Programs in Pharmacology, Physiology &amp; Biophysics Seminar Series<\/h4>\n<p>Seminars are Wednesdays in 72 E. Concord St., Room L110 at 2pm, except as noted below<\/p>\n<p>Please contact Michelle Wiggins(mksmith@bu.edu) or Vidhya Kumaresan(vidhya@bu.edu) for more information.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"446\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Title &amp; Host<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1\/22\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Derin B. Keskin, PhD<br \/>\nDana Farber Cancer Institute<\/td>\n<td><strong>Personalized Cancer Vaccine Trials At Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Selection of Targeted Neoantigens.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Hui Feng)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1\/29\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Takahisa Kanekiyo, PhD<br \/>\nMayo Clinic<\/td>\n<td><strong>APOE and ABCA7 in Lipid metabolism and Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Julia TCW)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2\/5\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Phil Cole, PhD<br \/>\nHarvard Medical School<\/td>\n<td><strong>AKTivation Mechanisms<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Daniel Dempsey)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2\/19\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Karla Kaun, PhD<br \/>\nBrown University<\/td>\n<td><strong>Molecular Changes in Memory Circuits Due to Alcohol Reward<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Vidhya Kumaresan)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2\/26\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Carmen W. Dessauer, PhD<br \/>\nMcGovern Medical School<\/td>\n<td><strong>Spatial Constraints of Adenylyl Cyclase Signaling: Requirements for Cardiac and Neuronal Function<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Vanna Zachariou)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3\/6\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Allyson, F. O\u2019Donnell, PhD<br \/>\nUniversity of Pittsburgh<\/td>\n<td><strong>The Right Place at The Right Time: Mechanism of selective protein targeting and trafficking<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Vanna Zachariou)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3\/26\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Illya Bezprozvanny, PhD<\/td>\n<td><strong>TBD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Julia TCW)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4\/23\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Sara Buhrlage, PhD<\/td>\n<td><strong>TBD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Daniel Dempsey)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4\/30\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Rameen Beroukhim , PhD<\/td>\n<td><strong>TBD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Rachel Flynn)<\/em><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Fall 2024<\/h3>\n<h4>Programs in Pharmacology, Physiology &amp; Biophysics Seminar Series<\/h4>\n<p>Seminars are Wednesdays in 72 E. Concord St., Room L110 at 2pm, except as noted below<\/p>\n<p>**If you want to attend a seminar and are not a member of PP&amp;B, please contact <a href=\"mailto:pharm2@bu.edu\">Licia Holman<\/a> for an invitation to the webinar.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"446\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Title &amp; Host<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>9\/23\/24<br \/>\n@12:15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Yang Yang, PhD<br \/>\nPurdue University<\/td>\n<td><strong>TBD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: )<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>9\/25\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Sam Chung, PhD<br \/>\nNortheastern University<\/td>\n<td><strong>TBD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Chris Gabel)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>670 Albany St.<br \/>\nrm 107\/108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>9\/4\/24<br \/>\n@2:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Ben tenOever, PhD<br \/>\nNew York University<\/td>\n<td><strong>TBD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: PPB)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>9\/25\/24<br \/>\n@3:30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Jeff Mogil, PhD<br \/>\nMcGill\u00a0University<\/td>\n<td><strong>TBD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Vanna Zachariou)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>670 Albany St.<br \/>\nrm 107\/108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>9\/28\/24<br \/>\n@9:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Pedro Latorre Muro, PhD<br \/>\nDana-Farber Cancer Institute<\/td>\n<td><strong>TBD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: PPB)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>670 Albany St.<br \/>\nrm 107\/108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>9\/29\/24<br \/>\n@10:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Morgan Gilman, PhD<br \/>\nHarvard Medical School<\/td>\n<td><strong>TBD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: PPB)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>R108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>9\/30\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Omid Veiseh, PhD<br \/>\nRice University<\/td>\n<td><strong>TBD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Clint Makino)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>10\/13\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Rob Sears, PhD<br \/>\nNew York University<\/td>\n<td><strong>TBD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Vanna Zachariou)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>670 Albany St.<br \/>\nrm 107\/108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>10\/20\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Amy Barczak, PhD<br \/>\nRagon Institute<\/td>\n<td><strong>TBD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Students)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>670 Albany St.<br \/>\nrm 107\/108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>10\/13\/24<br \/>\n@4:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Olga Karpicheva, PhD<br \/>\nBU-PPB<\/td>\n<td><strong>Mutant sarcomeric proteins used as tools to study regulatory mechanisms controlling muscle contraction<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: PPB)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1\/23\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Vladimir Kefalov, PhD<br \/>\nUniversity of California, Irvine<\/td>\n<td><strong>TBD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: )<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Spring 2024<\/h3>\n<h4>Programs in Pharmacology, Physiology &amp; Biophysics Seminar Series<\/h4>\n<p>Seminars are Wednesdays in 72 E. Concord St., Room L110 at 2pm, except as noted below<\/p>\n<p>**If you want to attend a seminar and are not a member of PP&amp;B, please contact <a href=\"mailto:pharm2@bu.edu\">Licia Holman<\/a> for an invitation to the webinar.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"446\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Title &amp; Host<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1\/24\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Liangyou Rui, PhD<br \/>\nUniversity of Michigan Medical School<\/td>\n<td><strong>Hepatic and biliary inflammation in liver disease progression<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Zhen Jiang)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1\/31\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Anna Krichevsky, PhD<br \/>\nHarvard Medical School<\/td>\n<td><strong>Non-coding RNA Regulators of Brain Pathologies: From Brain Tumors to Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Olga Gursky)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2\/7\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Yimin Zou, PhD<br \/>\nUC San Diego<\/td>\n<td><strong>Planar cell polarity proteins in glutamatergic synapse formation and maintenance<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Julia TCW)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2\/14\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Takahisa Kanekiyo, MD\/PhD<br \/>\nMayo Clinic<\/td>\n<td><strong>APOE and ABCA7 in lipid metabolism and Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Julia TCW)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2\/21\/24<br \/>\n**3pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Fan Wang, PhD<br \/>\nMIT<\/td>\n<td><strong>General Anesthesia and Pain<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Venetia Zachariou)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>670 Albany St.<br \/>\nrm 107\/108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2\/28\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">J Kevin Foskett, PhD<br \/>\nUniversity of Pennsylvania<\/td>\n<td><strong>CALHM ion-channel synapses in sensory and immune cell signaling<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Clint Makino)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3\/6\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Ream Al-Hasani, PhD<br \/>\nWashington University<\/td>\n<td><strong>Differential role of accumbal opioid peptides in reward and stress<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Venetia Zachariou)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3\/20\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Elena Oancea, PhD<br \/>\nBrown University<\/td>\n<td><strong>Opsin 3 in the brain: how light receptors function in the dark<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Clint Makino)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3\/27\/27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Li Huei Tsai, PhD<br \/>\nMIT<\/td>\n<td><strong>Enhancing gamma oscillations in Alzheimer\u2019s disease: mechanism and pilot study in humans<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Wendy Qiu)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>L110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4\/10\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Paula M. Loria, PhD<br \/>\nPfizer<\/td>\n<td><strong>Delivery of clinical candidates for metabolic diseases through innovative small molecule screening<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Vanna Zachariou)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Keefer Aud.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4\/17\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Nadia Tsankova, MD\/PhD<br \/>\nMount Sinai School of Medicine<\/td>\n<td><strong>New Paradigms in Glioblastoma Therapy: Targeting Anti-Invasive Tumor Biology with YAP-TEAD Inhibitors<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Venetia Zachariou)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>670 Albany St., rm 107\/108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4\/24\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Sudha Chakrapani, PhD<br \/>\nCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine<\/td>\n<td><strong>Functional Mechanisms and Drug Modulation in Serotonin(3) Receptors<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Olga Gursky)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Keefer Aud.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>5\/1\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Julia Lemos, PhD<br \/>\nUniversity of Minnesota Medical School<\/td>\n<td><strong>The Vulnerable Brain: How experience shapes future stress processing and motivated behavior<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Philipp Mews)<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Keefer Aud.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Fall 2023<\/h3>\n<h4>Programs in Pharmacology, Physiology &amp; Biophysics Seminar Series<\/h4>\n<p>Seminars are Wednesdays in 670 Albany St., Room 107\/108 at 12:15pm, except as noted below<\/p>\n<p>**If you want to attend a seminar and are not a member of PP&amp;B, please contact <a href=\"mailto:mksmith@bu.edu\">Michelle Wiggins<\/a> for an invitation to the webinar.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"446\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Title &amp; Host<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>8\/16\/23<br \/>\n**1:30pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Hideyuki Okano, PhD<br \/>\nKeio University School of Medicine<\/td>\n<td><strong>Modeling Neurological Diseases Using Genetically Modified Non-Human Primates and Patients-Specific iPSCs<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Julia TCW)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>9\/13\/23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Richard Bazinet, PhD<br \/>\nUniversity of Toronto<\/td>\n<td><strong>How Diet and the Liver Help to Maintain a healthy Fat Brain<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Jim Hamilton)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>10\/11\/23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Elijah Paintsil, PhD<br \/>\nBoston University<\/td>\n<td><strong>Anti-Retroviral Therapy Toxicity: Mitochondrion the Master of the Orchestra<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Vanna Zachariou)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>10\/18\/23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Bob Austin, PhD<br \/>\nPrinceton University<\/td>\n<td><strong>Strange Attraction: How Bacteria Avoid Black Holes and Phage<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Chris Gabel)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>11\/1\/23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Jim Lillie, PhD<\/td>\n<td><strong>Circuit-Based Approaches to Neuropsychiatric Drug Discovery<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Clint Makino)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>11\/8\/23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Meredithe Skiba, PhD<br \/>\nHarvard University<\/td>\n<td><strong>Structural Insights into Angiotensin Receptor Modulation by Diverse Ligands<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Vanna Zachariou and Clint Makino)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>11\/15\/23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Steven Marx, PhD<br \/>\nColumbia University<\/td>\n<td><strong>Unravelling the Mechanisms of Fight or Flight: How the Heart Responds to Adrenergic Signals<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Bill Lehman)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>11\/29\/23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Makaia Papasergi-Scott, PhD<\/td>\n<td><strong>Uncovering Transient Structures of GPCR-G Protein Signaling by CryoEM<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Vanna Zachariou)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>11\/30\/23<br \/>\n**Thursday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Lori Birder, PhD<br \/>\nUniversity of Pittsburgh<\/td>\n<td><strong>TBD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Vanna Zachariou<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>12\/6\/23<br \/>\n**Special time: 1:30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Javier Emperador Melero, PhD<br \/>\nHarvard University<\/td>\n<td><strong>Distinct Molecular Organization of the Synaptic Release Machinery<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Host: Philipp Mews)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Past Seminars<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"446\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Title &amp; 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