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.
Fall 2026
| Date/Time | Speaker | Title | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 22, 2026 |
Richard McKenney |
TBD | Brouhard Lab |
| Tuesday, September 29, 2026 | Manuel Théry CNRS Paris/Grenoble |
TBD | Brouhard Lab |
| Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | Eric Shoubridge McGill/MNI |
TBD | Hekimi Lab |
| Tuesday, November 10, 2026 | Pablo Lara-Gonzalez University of California, Irvine |
TBD | Gerhold Lab |
| Tuesday, November 24, 2026 | Naguib Mechawar McGill/Douglas Hospital |
TBD | Hekimi 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 |