Department of Molecular Biology
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources
Departmental Seminars
The Molecular Biology Department’s seminar program is one of the very best on campus.
We make a strong effort to bring in visiting scientists who can provide a entertaining,
enlightening, and current research report on an important area of molecular biology.
Shown below is a listing of the current semester’s seminar speakers.
Seminars start at 2:10 pm and are held in the Berry Center Auditorium - Room 138.
Molecular Biology Spring 2026 Seminars
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Date |
Speaker & Affiliation |
Title |
Host |
|---|---|---|---|
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1/23/2026 |
Dr. Grant Bowman Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming |
Introduction to MOLB Seminar |
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1/30/2026 |
Dr. Jean Greenberg University of Chicago |
Biochemical Features and Dynamics of a Plant Endosymbiotic Organelle in Different Cell and Tissue Types |
Eunsook Park |
|
2/06/2026 |
Dr. Keke Fairfax U. Utah School of Medicine |
Dissecting the Role of Biological Sex in Training of the Myeloid Lineage |
Jason Gigley |
|
2/13/2026 |
Dr. Nichole Link University of Utah |
Genetic and Viral Causes of Neurological Disease. |
Todd Schoborg |
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2/20/2026 |
Dr. Kelly Lee University of Washington |
How to Catch a Virus in Motion: Structural Dynamics and Conformational Change in Influenza Virus Cell Entry Machinery | Jen Pinello |
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2/27/2026 |
Dr. Yunsik Kang University of Colorado Anschutz |
“Tweek-ing" the Nervous System: How Glia Recognize and Remove Neuronal Debris |
David Fay |
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3/06/2026 |
Dr. Mohammad Kaplan University of Chicago |
In Situ Structural Biology Using Cryo-Electron Tomography |
Dan Wall |
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3/13/2026 |
Dr. Anne Hart Brown University |
A C. Elegans Double Header: Sleep and Neurological Disease | David Fay |
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3/27/2026 |
Dr. Janet Iwasa University of Utah |
New Tools for Animating Molecules | Daniel Kolbin |
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4/03/2026 |
Dr. Tammy Kielian University of Nebraska Medical Center |
Staphylococcus Aureus Biofilm Expands Granulocyte Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells (G-MDSCs) to Promote Chronic Infection |
Mark Gomelsky |
|
4/10/2026 |
Dr. Margaret Johnson Johns Hopkins University |
Decision Making and Spatial Control Through Macromolecular Self-Assembly |
Grant Bowman |
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4/24/2026 |
Dr. Lars Dietrich Columbia University |
Bacterial Biofilms, Pigments and Javelins |
Mark Gomelsky |
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5/01/2026 |
Dr. John Erickson Cincinnati Children's Hospital |
Antibody Sialic Acid Acetylation Controls Intracellular Immunity |
Don Jarvis |
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5/08/2026 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
