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Events for April 2020

  • Postponed: Mikhail Shapiro, California Institute of Technology

    MIT Biophysics Seminar Series. Coffee/Tea: 4-4:15pm. Talk: 4:15-5:15pm. Refreshments: 5:15-5:45pm.
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Wednesday, Apr 1, 2020, 4:00PM - 5:45PM
    400 Technology Square, Ragon Institute (1st Floor)
    04/01/2020 04:00 PM 04/01/2020 05:45 PM America/New_York Postponed: Mikhail Shapiro, California Institute of Technology MIT Biophysics Seminar Series. Coffee/Tea: 4-4:15pm. Talk: 4:15-5:15pm. Refreshments: 5:15-5:45pm. 400 Technology Square, Ragon Institute (1st Floor)

  • Benjamin Ebert, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "Targeted protein degradation for cancer therapeutics."
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Friday, Apr 3, 2020, 12:00PM
    Virtual Event
    04/03/2020 12:00 PM America/New_York Benjamin Ebert, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "Targeted protein degradation for cancer therapeutics." Virtual Event

  • Canceled: Corey Harwell, Harvard Medical School

    Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Seminar. Title TBA
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Friday, Apr 3, 2020, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
    Building 46, Room 3002
    04/03/2020 04:00 PM 04/03/2020 06:00 PM America/New_York Canceled: Corey Harwell, Harvard Medical School Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Seminar. Title TBA Building 46, Room 3002

  • Todd Golub, Broad Institute & Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "Phenotypic screening approaches to oncology therapeutic discovery."
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Monday, Apr 6, 2020, 12:00PM
    Virtual Event
    04/06/2020 12:00 PM America/New_York Todd Golub, Broad Institute & Dana-Farber Cancer Institute DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "Phenotypic screening approaches to oncology therapeutic discovery." Virtual Event

  • Carl June, University of Pennsylvania

    DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "T cell genome engineering at the clinic."
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Tuesday, Apr 7, 2020, 12:00PM
    Virtual Event
    04/07/2020 12:00 PM America/New_York Carl June, University of Pennsylvania DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "T cell genome engineering at the clinic." Virtual Event

  • Canceled: 3rd Annual Science Slam

    Biology trainees will have just three minutes and one slide to describe their research to a general audience, earning a cash prize.
    • Colloquium Series
    • Special Events
    Tuesday, Apr 7, 2020, 4:00PM
    Building 32, Room 123
    04/07/2020 04:00 PM America/New_York Canceled: 3rd Annual Science Slam Biology trainees will have just three minutes and one slide to describe their research to a general audience, earning a cash prize. Building 32, Room 123

  • Frank Slack, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "Towards personalized microRNA therapeutics in cancer."
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Thursday, Apr 9, 2020, 12:00PM
    Virtual Event
    04/09/2020 12:00 PM America/New_York Frank Slack, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "Towards personalized microRNA therapeutics in cancer." Virtual Event

  • Canceled: Lynn J. Rothschild, NASA

    BE Seminar. "Synthetic Biology Beyond Planet Earth." Hosted by BE Graduate Students.
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Thursday, Apr 9, 2020, 4:00PM
    Building 32, Room 155
    04/09/2020 04:00 PM America/New_York Canceled: Lynn J. Rothschild, NASA BE Seminar. "Synthetic Biology Beyond Planet Earth." Hosted by BE Graduate Students. Building 32, Room 155

  • Ross Levine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "Deciphering and targeting clonal evolution in myeloid malignancies."
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Friday, Apr 10, 2020, 12:00PM
    Virtual Event
    04/10/2020 12:00 PM America/New_York Ross Levine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "Deciphering and targeting clonal evolution in myeloid malignancies." Virtual Event

  • Jedd Wolchok, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "Overcoming obstacles to response to checkpoint blockade immunotherapy."
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Monday, Apr 13, 2020, 12:00PM
    Virtual Event
    04/13/2020 12:00 PM America/New_York Jedd Wolchok, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "Overcoming obstacles to response to checkpoint blockade immunotherapy." Virtual Event

  • Tyler Jacks, MIT Biology & Koch Institute

    DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "Molecular dissection of tumor evolution."
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Tuesday, Apr 14, 2020, 12:00PM
    Virtual Event
    04/14/2020 12:00 PM America/New_York Tyler Jacks, MIT Biology & Koch Institute DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "Molecular dissection of tumor evolution." Virtual Event

  • Canceled: Judith Kimble, University of Wisconsin at Madison

    Talk Title: "Understanding the self-renewal hub of a germline stem cell regulatory network." Hosted by Omer Yilmaz
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Apr 14, 2020, 4:00PM - 5:00PM
    Building 32, Room 123
    04/14/2020 04:00 PM 04/14/2020 05:00 PM America/New_York Canceled: Judith Kimble, University of Wisconsin at Madison Talk Title: "Understanding the self-renewal hub of a germline stem cell regulatory network." Hosted by Omer Yilmaz Building 32, Room 123

  • Postponed: Stefano DiTalia, Duke University School of Medicine

    MIT Biophysics Seminar Series. Coffee/Tea: 4-4:15pm. Talk: 4:15-5:15pm. Refreshments: 5:15-5:45pm.
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Wednesday, Apr 15, 2020, 4:00PM - 5:45PM
    400 Technology Square, Ragon Institute (1st Floor)
    04/15/2020 04:00 PM 04/15/2020 05:45 PM America/New_York Postponed: Stefano DiTalia, Duke University School of Medicine MIT Biophysics Seminar Series. Coffee/Tea: 4-4:15pm. Talk: 4:15-5:15pm. Refreshments: 5:15-5:45pm. 400 Technology Square, Ragon Institute (1st Floor)

  • Angelika Amon, MIT Biology & Koch Institute

    DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "How aneuploidy causes tumorigenesis."
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Thursday, Apr 16, 2020, 12:00PM
    Virtual Event
    04/16/2020 12:00 PM America/New_York Angelika Amon, MIT Biology & Koch Institute DF/HCC Connect:Science Seminar Series. "How aneuploidy causes tumorigenesis." Virtual Event

  • UROP Panel

    UROP Panel with BUSA for Campus Preview Weekend
    • Undergraduate Events
    Friday, Apr 17, 2020, 4:00PM - Friday, Apr 17, 2020 5:00PM
    Zoom:
    04/17/2020 04:00 PM 04/17/2020 05:00 PM America/New_York UROP Panel UROP Panel with BUSA for Campus Preview Weekend Zoom:

  • Freshmen Biology Open House

    Freshman Biology Open House for Campus Preview Weekend with Professor Adam Martin
    • Undergraduate Events
    Friday, Apr 17, 2020, 7:30PM - Friday, Apr 17, 2020 8:30PM
    Zoom:
    04/17/2020 07:30 PM 04/17/2020 08:30 PM America/New_York Freshmen Biology Open House Freshman Biology Open House for Campus Preview Weekend with Professor Adam Martin Zoom:

  • Canceled: Abby Dernburg, UC Berkeley

    "Crossover patterning between chromosomes during meiosis." Hosted by Iain Cheeseman.
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Apr 21, 2020, 4:00PM - 5:00PM
    Building 32, Room 123
    04/21/2020 04:00 PM 04/21/2020 05:00 PM America/New_York Canceled: Abby Dernburg, UC Berkeley "Crossover patterning between chromosomes during meiosis." Hosted by Iain Cheeseman. Building 32, Room 123

  • Ginger Shultz, Writing-Based Strategies for Learning

    "Incorporating student writing to improve learning in STEM classrooms." Register to receive the Zoom link.
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Tuesday, Apr 28, 2020, 2:00PM - 3:00PM
    Virtual Event
    04/28/2020 02:00 PM 04/28/2020 03:00 PM America/New_York Ginger Shultz, Writing-Based Strategies for Learning "Incorporating student writing to improve learning in STEM classrooms." Register to receive the Zoom link. Virtual Event

  • Canceled: Joan Steitz, Yale University

    "Talk title, "Viral Noncoding RNAs: approaching answers.." Hosted by Rick Young (Rich lecture).
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Apr 28, 2020, 4:00PM - 5:00PM
    Building 32, Room 123
    04/28/2020 04:00 PM 04/28/2020 05:00 PM America/New_York Canceled: Joan Steitz, Yale University "Talk title, "Viral Noncoding RNAs: approaching answers.." Hosted by Rick Young (Rich lecture). Building 32, Room 123

  • Aviv Regev, Broad Institute

    Broad@15 Talk Series. "The Human Cell Atlas: "Google Maps" to navigate the human body in health and disease."
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Tuesday, Apr 28, 2020, 5:00PM - 6:00PM
    Virtual Event
    04/28/2020 05:00 PM 04/28/2020 06:00 PM America/New_York Aviv Regev, Broad Institute Broad@15 Talk Series. "The Human Cell Atlas: "Google Maps" to navigate the human body in health and disease." Virtual Event

  • Canceled: Jochen Guck, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

    BE Seminar. "Physical Phenotyping of Cells in Biology and Medicine." Hosted by Krystyn J. Van Vliet.
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Thursday, Apr 30, 2020, 4:00PM
    Building 32, Room 155
    04/30/2020 04:00 PM America/New_York Canceled: Jochen Guck, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light BE Seminar. "Physical Phenotyping of Cells in Biology and Medicine." Hosted by Krystyn J. Van Vliet. Building 32, Room 155

  • Course 7 Alumni Science Slam

    Co-hosted by MIT Biology and the MIT Alumni Association.
    • Special Events
    Thursday, Apr 30, 2020, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
    Virtual Event
    04/30/2020 04:00 PM 04/30/2020 06:00 PM America/New_York Course 7 Alumni Science Slam Co-hosted by MIT Biology and the MIT Alumni Association. Virtual Event