Our Department hosts leaders in their fields to present their research during our weekly “Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology” seminar series. Graduate students present their research during regular work-in-progress seminars (WIPS) to the department. (Schedule will be listed below)
The MCDB Seminars are held on Tuesdays at 4:00 pm in Stewart Bio N2/2.
Refreshments will be served at 3:30 pm.
Winter 2026
| Date/Time | Speaker | Title | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, January 27, 2026 |
Michael Cianfrocco |
Viral hijacking of motor proteins: HIV-1 hitches a ride with dynein | Brouhard Lab |
| Tuesday, February 3, 2026 | Erin Barnhart Columbia University |
TBA | Weber Lab |
| Tuesday, February 10, 2026 | Priya Bannerjee University of Buffalo |
TBA | Vogel Lab |
| Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | Katheryn Rothenberg University of Iowa |
TBA | |
| Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | Arjuna Rajakumar MIT |
TBA | Lasko/Abouheif Labs |
| Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | Matt Akamatsu University of Washington |
TBA | Vogel Lab |
| Tuesday, March 31, 2026 | Coral Zhou The University of Kansas |
TBA | Reyes Lab |
Molecular Biology - Work in Progress Seminars (WIPS)
Our Work in Progress seminars are intended primarily for Doctoral candidates to prepare for or deliver their Ph.D. Seminar presentations. Master's students are also welcome to discuss their research and seek feedback. The student rep for WIPs is Rana Abdelhalim (rana.abdelhalim [at] mail.mcgill.ca).
WIPS are held on Thursdays 12:00-1:00pm in Stewart Bio, N7/1.
Winter 2026
| Date | Presenter 1 | Presenter 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, January 15, 2026 | Nada El Baba | Sarah Lorenzetti |
| Thursday, January 22, 2026 | Kaitlin Mac Donald | Alyssa Centonza-Brenie |
| Thursday, January 29, 2026 | Khalid Al-Naemi | Matthis Blanchard |
| Thursday, February 5, 2026 | Yiran Fan | Arghya Das |
| Thursday, February 12, 2026 | Amirhossein Pezeshki | N/A |
| Thursday, February 19, 2026 | John Rojas | Zoya Quddoos |
| Thursday, February 26, 2026 | Yifan Tai | Ben Rogers |
| Thursday, March 12, 2026 | Paulina Gutierrez | Vanessa Ruiz |
| Thursday, March 19, 2026 | Bruna de Souza | Negar Tajik |
| Thursday, March 26, 2026 | Mary Nicoll | N/A |
| Thursday, April 2, 2026 | Tianzi Yang | Augusto Urena |
| Thursday, April 9, 2026 | Xinquan Hu | Lauren Kowalski |
| Thursday, April 16, 2026 | Silma Subah | N/A |
| Thursday, April 23, 2026 | Noah Lilienfeldt | N/A |