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  • Special Seminar: Alison Ringel, Harvard Medical School

    "Revealing the factors that shape immunity in the tumor microenvironment"
    • Special Events
    Monday, Mar 1, 2021, 11:30AM
    Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)
    03/01/2021 11:30 AM America/New_York Special Seminar: Alison Ringel, Harvard Medical School "Revealing the factors that shape immunity in the tumor microenvironment" Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)

  • Colloquium: Uri Alon, The Weizmann Institute

    Hosted by Pulin Li, " Mathematical Essence of Aging. "
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Mar 2, 2021, 4:00PM
    Virtual Event
    03/02/2021 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Uri Alon, The Weizmann Institute Hosted by Pulin Li, " Mathematical Essence of Aging. " Virtual Event

  • Special Seminar: Evan Worden, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    "Controlling the conversation: mechanisms of crosstalk between histone ubiquitination and methylation"
    • Special Events
    Wednesday, Mar 3, 2021, 10:00AM
    Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)
    03/03/2021 10:00 AM America/New_York Special Seminar: Evan Worden, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine "Controlling the conversation: mechanisms of crosstalk between histone ubiquitination and methylation" Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)

  • Thesis Defense: Kendall Condon

    Sabatini lab I “A systematic approach for cataloging mTORC1 regulators” I Password: welcome1
    • Thesis Defenses
    Wednesday, Mar 3, 2021, 2:00PM
    Virtual
    03/03/2021 02:00 PM America/New_York Thesis Defense: Kendall Condon Sabatini lab I “A systematic approach for cataloging mTORC1 regulators” I Password: welcome1 Virtual

  • 6th Annual Focus on Rare Disease Seminar

    Hosted by the Broad Institute. "Focus on rare disease: Prime time — gene therapy for rare disorders." Register in advance.
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Wednesday, Mar 3, 2021, 2:00PM - 3:00PM
    Virtual Event
    03/03/2021 02:00 PM 03/03/2021 03:00 PM America/New_York 6th Annual Focus on Rare Disease Seminar Hosted by the Broad Institute. "Focus on rare disease: Prime time — gene therapy for rare disorders." Register in advance. Virtual Event

  • From Cancer to Aging: Harnessing CAR T Cells to Deconstruct Senescence

    Hosted by Ruth Lehmann and David Sabatini. Featuring Corina Amor Vegas, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Thursday, Mar 4, 2021, 11:00AM
    Virtual Event
    03/04/2021 11:00 AM America/New_York From Cancer to Aging: Harnessing CAR T Cells to Deconstruct Senescence Hosted by Ruth Lehmann and David Sabatini. Featuring Corina Amor Vegas, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Virtual Event

  • Evolution Matters Lecture Series: The Last Common Ancestor

    Hosted by the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture. Featuring Ashley S. Hammond, American Museum of Natural History. Register in advance.
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Thursday, Mar 4, 2021, 6:00PM - 7:00PM
    Virtual Event
    03/04/2021 06:00 PM 03/04/2021 07:00 PM America/New_York Evolution Matters Lecture Series: The Last Common Ancestor Hosted by the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture. Featuring Ashley S. Hammond, American Museum of Natural History. Register in advance. Virtual Event

  • 2021 Koch Institute Image Awards

    Join the KI for the virtual opening of the 2021 Image Awards exhibition. Register in advance.
    • Special Events
    Thursday, Mar 4, 2021, 6:30PM - 7:30PM
    Virtual Event
    03/04/2021 06:30 PM 03/04/2021 07:30 PM America/New_York 2021 Koch Institute Image Awards Join the KI for the virtual opening of the 2021 Image Awards exhibition. Register in advance. Virtual Event

  • Fukushima Dai-ichi and the Ocean: 10 years of study and insight – Session 2

    Hosted by MIT-WHOI. Experts discuss the long-term impacts of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Friday, Mar 5, 2021, 9:00AM - 11:00AM
    Virtual Event
    03/05/2021 09:00 AM 03/05/2021 11:00 AM America/New_York Fukushima Dai-ichi and the Ocean: 10 years of study and insight – Session 2 Hosted by MIT-WHOI. Experts discuss the long-term impacts of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Virtual Event

  • Special Seminar: Lindsay LaFave, Koch Institute and Harvard University

    "Epigenomic plasticity in lung cancer evolution"
    • Special Events
    Tuesday, Mar 9, 2021, 10:00AM
    Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)
    03/09/2021 10:00 AM America/New_York Special Seminar: Lindsay LaFave, Koch Institute and Harvard University "Epigenomic plasticity in lung cancer evolution" Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)

  • Special Seminar: Kristin Knouse, Whitehead Institute

    "Delivering insights into organ homeostasis and regeneration through in vivo genome-wide screens"
    • Special Events
    Thursday, Mar 11, 2021, 10:00AM
    Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)
    03/11/2021 10:00 AM America/New_York Special Seminar: Kristin Knouse, Whitehead Institute "Delivering insights into organ homeostasis and regeneration through in vivo genome-wide screens" Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)

  • Black Feminist Health Science Studies Symposium

    Organized by MLK Visiting Professor Moya Bailey. Explore the need to integrate Black feminism into science, medicine, technology & health.
    • Special Events
    Thursday, Mar 18, 2021, 1:00PM - 5:30PM
    Virtual Event
    03/18/2021 01:00 PM 03/18/2021 05:30 PM America/New_York Black Feminist Health Science Studies Symposium Organized by MLK Visiting Professor Moya Bailey. Explore the need to integrate Black feminism into science, medicine, technology & health. Virtual Event

  • MIT Biotech Group Career Fair

    A platform for companies in the biotech, medtech, consulting, and VC space to connect with talent within the MIT community. Register in advance.
    • Professional Development
    Friday, Mar 19, 2021, 12:00PM - 4:00PM
    Virtual Event
    03/19/2021 12:00 PM 03/19/2021 04:00 PM America/New_York MIT Biotech Group Career Fair A platform for companies in the biotech, medtech, consulting, and VC space to connect with talent within the MIT community. Register in advance. Virtual Event

  • Director’s Dialogues with Ruth Lehmann: Noubar Afeyan, Flagship Pioneering

    "Pioneering Medicines and Health Security." Register in advance.
    • Special Events
    Monday, Mar 22, 2021, 7:00PM
    Virtual Event
    03/22/2021 07:00 PM America/New_York Director’s Dialogues with Ruth Lehmann: Noubar Afeyan, Flagship Pioneering "Pioneering Medicines and Health Security." Register in advance. Virtual Event

  • Colloquium: Melanie Ott, The Gladstone Institute

    Melanie Ott, The Gladstone Institute, Host: Laurie Boyer, “New approaches to testing and treating SARS-CoV-2”
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021, 4:00PM
    Virtual Event
    03/23/2021 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Melanie Ott, The Gladstone Institute Melanie Ott, The Gladstone Institute, Host: Laurie Boyer, “New approaches to testing and treating SARS-CoV-2” Virtual Event

  • Colloquium: Cassandra Extavour, Harvard University

    Cassandra Extavour, "Take your place: A new mechanism driving nuclear movement during embryogenesis"
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Mar 30, 2021, 4:00PM
    Virtual Event
    03/30/2021 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Cassandra Extavour, Harvard University Cassandra Extavour, "Take your place: A new mechanism driving nuclear movement during embryogenesis" Virtual Event

  • Biomanufacturing@MIT-CBI Seminar Series

    Jaehwan Kim and Nili Persit (Research Lab of Electronics). "Multiplexed swept source Raman spectroscopy for process analytics in biomanufacturing."
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Wednesday, Mar 31, 2021, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
    Virtual Event (meeting ID: 945 8112 9548)
    03/31/2021 12:00 PM 03/31/2021 01:00 PM America/New_York Biomanufacturing@MIT-CBI Seminar Series Jaehwan Kim and Nili Persit (Research Lab of Electronics). "Multiplexed swept source Raman spectroscopy for process analytics in biomanufacturing." Virtual Event (meeting ID: 945 8112 9548)

  • Colloquium: Dianne K. Newman, California Institute of Technology

    Dianne Newman, Cal Tech, "The agathokakological roles of microbial redox-active "secondary" metabolites"
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Apr 6, 2021, 4:00PM
    Virtual Event
    04/06/2021 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Dianne K. Newman, California Institute of Technology Dianne Newman, Cal Tech, "The agathokakological roles of microbial redox-active "secondary" metabolites" Virtual Event

  • Colloquium: Matt Waldor, Harvard

    Matt Waldor, Harvard, Host: Becky Lamason. "Enteric Pathogen-Host Interactions: New Approaches and New Biology"
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Apr 13, 2021, 4:00PM
    Virtual Event
    04/13/2021 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Matt Waldor, Harvard Matt Waldor, Harvard, Host: Becky Lamason. "Enteric Pathogen-Host Interactions: New Approaches and New Biology" Virtual Event

  • MIT Microbiome Symposium

    Hosted by MIT's Center for Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics and the MIT Microbiome Club. Register in advance.
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Thursday, Apr 15, 2021, 10:00AM - 5:00PM
    Virtual Event
    04/15/2021 10:00 AM 04/15/2021 05:00 PM America/New_York MIT Microbiome Symposium Hosted by MIT's Center for Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics and the MIT Microbiome Club. Register in advance. Virtual Event

  • Colloquium: Joan Steitz, Yale University

    Joan Steitz, Yale University, Hosted by Rick Young: Title: Viral Noncoding RNAs: approaching answers.
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021, 4:00PM
    Virtual Event
    04/27/2021 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Joan Steitz, Yale University Joan Steitz, Yale University, Hosted by Rick Young: Title: Viral Noncoding RNAs: approaching answers. Virtual Event

  • Biomanufacturing@MIT-CBI Seminar Series

    Birnbaum Lab (MIT BE). Talk title TBD.
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
    Virtual Event (meeting ID: 945 8112 9548)
    04/28/2021 12:00 PM 04/28/2021 01:00 PM America/New_York Biomanufacturing@MIT-CBI Seminar Series Birnbaum Lab (MIT BE). Talk title TBD. Virtual Event (meeting ID: 945 8112 9548)

  • Post Doc and Graduate Student Recruitment for gwaMIT Black Womxn in Science Panel

    A panel with faculty, industry professionals, postdocs & grad students highlighting Black Womxn in science. Email gwamit-exec@mit.edu with questions.
    • Professional Development
    Friday, Apr 30, 2021, 12:00PM - 1:15PM
    Virtual Event
    04/30/2021 12:00 PM 04/30/2021 01:15 PM America/New_York Post Doc and Graduate Student Recruitment for gwaMIT Black Womxn in Science Panel A panel with faculty, industry professionals, postdocs & grad students highlighting Black Womxn in science. Email gwamit-exec@mit.edu with questions. Virtual Event

  • Colloquium: Beronda Montgomery, Michigan State University

    B. Montgomery Hosts BGSC: “Shaping Up: Photoregulation of Cellular Morpholog & Microcompartments in Cyanobacteria"
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, May 4, 2021, 4:00PM
    Virtual Event
    05/04/2021 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Beronda Montgomery, Michigan State University B. Montgomery Hosts BGSC: “Shaping Up: Photoregulation of Cellular Morpholog & Microcompartments in Cyanobacteria" Virtual Event

  • Biomanufacturing@MIT-CBI Seminar Series

    Georgios ''Yorgos'' Katsikis (MIT BE). "Measuring the DNA cargo of viral vectors using nanofluidic resonators."
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
    Virtual Event (meeting ID: 945 8112 9548)
    05/26/2021 12:00 PM 05/26/2021 01:00 PM America/New_York Biomanufacturing@MIT-CBI Seminar Series Georgios ''Yorgos'' Katsikis (MIT BE). "Measuring the DNA cargo of viral vectors using nanofluidic resonators." Virtual Event (meeting ID: 945 8112 9548)

  • Biomanufacturing@MIT-CBI Seminar Series

    Vivek Bal and Tam Nguyen (MIT ChemE). "Mechanistic modeling and crystallization-based separation for bio-manufacturing of AAV-based gene therapies."
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Wednesday, Jun 30, 2021, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
    Virtual Event (meeting ID: 945 8112 9548)
    06/30/2021 12:00 PM 06/30/2021 01:00 PM America/New_York Biomanufacturing@MIT-CBI Seminar Series Vivek Bal and Tam Nguyen (MIT ChemE). "Mechanistic modeling and crystallization-based separation for bio-manufacturing of AAV-based gene therapies." Virtual Event (meeting ID: 945 8112 9548)