Events

  • Whitehead Institute Special Seminar: Jianping Fu, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

    "Decoding Human Development with Bioengineered Embryo and Organ Models"; hosted by Pulin Li
    • Scientific Presentations
    Monday, Oct 19, 2026, 10:00AM - 11:00AM
    McGovern Auditorium, Whitehead Institute
    10/19/2026 10:00 AM 10/19/2026 11:00 AM America/New_York Whitehead Institute Special Seminar: Jianping Fu, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor "Decoding Human Development with Bioengineered Embryo and Organ Models"; hosted by Pulin Li McGovern Auditorium, Whitehead Institute
  • Building 68 Cookie Hour x Postdoc Coffee Hour

    Everyone in the B68 community is welcome to take a break from the bench with coffee, tea, and cookies (including vegan options)
    • Social Events
    Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, 2:00PM - 3:00PM
    68-180; please bring a reusable mug
    10/20/2026 02:00 PM 10/20/2026 03:00 PM America/New_York Building 68 Cookie Hour x Postdoc Coffee Hour Everyone in the B68 community is welcome to take a break from the bench with coffee, tea, and cookies (including vegan options) 68-180; please bring a reusable mug
  • Colloquium: Ishmail Abdus Saboor, Columbia

    Title: "Skin-brain axis for social touch: mice to naked mole-rats"; hosted by Zuri Sullivan
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026, 4:00PM
    10/27/2026 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Ishmail Abdus Saboor, Columbia Title: "Skin-brain axis for social touch: mice to naked mole-rats"; hosted by Zuri Sullivan 32-123
  • Angelika Amon Young Scientist Award Presentation: Karin Goldberg, Weizmann Institute of Science

    “Beyond Protein Breakdown: New Insights into Proteasomal Degradation in Innate Immunity"; the KI and MIT community and Amon lab alumni are welcome
    • Special Events
    Thursday, Oct 29, 2026, 2:00PM - 3:00PM
    10/29/2026 02:00 PM 10/29/2026 03:00 PM America/New_York Angelika Amon Young Scientist Award Presentation: Karin Goldberg, Weizmann Institute of Science “Beyond Protein Breakdown: New Insights into Proteasomal Degradation in Innate Immunity"; the KI and MIT community and Amon lab alumni are welcome Luria Auditorium, KI, 76-156; reception to follow
  • Thesis Defense: Sean-Luc Shanahan

    Jacks lab I “CD4+ T cells shape lung tumor immunity”
    • Thesis Defenses
    Friday, Oct 30, 2026, 1:00PM
    10/30/2026 01:00 PM America/New_York Thesis Defense: Sean-Luc Shanahan Jacks lab I “CD4+ T cells shape lung tumor immunity” Luria Auditorium, Koch Institute, 76-156
  • Colloquium: Ankur Jain, MIT

    Title: "Keeping RNA in Shape: Folding and Aggregation in Cells" ; hosted by Ruth Lehmann
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026, 4:00PM
    11/03/2026 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Ankur Jain, MIT Title: "Keeping RNA in Shape: Folding and Aggregation in Cells" ; hosted by Ruth Lehmann 32-123
  • Picower Institute Symposium: Comparative Neuroscience: Lessons from Biodiversity

    Scientists will discuss how neural networks across species and levels of complexity develop and give rise to incredibly diverse behaviors
    • Professional Development
    Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026, 9:00AM - 5:00PM
    11/04/2026 09:00 AM 11/04/2026 05:00 PM America/New_York Picower Institute Symposium: Comparative Neuroscience: Lessons from Biodiversity Scientists will discuss how neural networks across species and levels of complexity develop and give rise to incredibly diverse behaviors Singleton Auditorium, 46-3002; register in advance
  • Colloquium: Masayuki Onishi, Duke

    Title: "Cleavage-furrow formation without a contractile ring and its coordination with chloroplast division"; hosted by Daniel Lew
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Nov 10, 2026, 4:00PM
    11/10/2026 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Masayuki Onishi, Duke Title: "Cleavage-furrow formation without a contractile ring and its coordination with chloroplast division"; hosted by Daniel Lew 32-123
  • Colloquium: Seychelle Vos, MIT

    Title: "Understanding transcription across genomic scales"; hosted by Amy Keating
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Nov 17, 2026, 4:00PM
    11/17/2026 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Seychelle Vos, MIT Title: "Understanding transcription across genomic scales"; hosted by Amy Keating 32-123
  • Colloquium: Karla Neugebauer, Yale

    Title: "Co-transcriptional regulation of gene expression"; hosted by Ankur Jain
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Dec 1, 2026, 4:00PM
    12/01/2026 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Karla Neugebauer, Yale Title: "Co-transcriptional regulation of gene expression"; hosted by Ankur Jain 32-123