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 2025
| Date/Time | Speaker | Title | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 |
Maxime Lalonde |
Safeguarding Pluripotency under Genomic Stress: The Role of Transcription–Replication Conflict Resolution | Reyes Lab |
| Thursday, September 25, 2025 *McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, Room 504* |
Dr.Nicole King University of California at Berkeley |
Alama Howard Lecture The secret lives of choanoflagellates |
Weber Lab |
| Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | Christine Rodan University of Montreal |
TBA | Vogel Lab |
| Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | Christopher Grefen Ruhr-University |
TBA | Zheng Lab |
| Tuesday, November 4, 2025 | Thomas Hurd University of Toronto |
TBA | Moon Lab |
| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | Amanda Amodeo Dartmouth University |
TBA | Weber Lab |
|
*Special date and time* |
Yves Barral ETH Zurich |
Learning at the single cell level | Vogel Lab |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | Emily Larson University of Montreal |
TBA | Zheng Lab |
| Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | Arneet Saltzman University of Toronto |
TBA | 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.
Fall 2025
| Date | Presenter 1 | Presenter 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 23, 2025 | Rana Abdelhalim | Nikolai Ho |
| Thursday, November 6, 2025 | McLean Sherrin | N/A |
| Thursday, November 13, 2025 | Priscila Medrano | Paige Smallman |
| Thursday, November 20, 2025 | Alexandra Paquette | N/A |
| Thursday, November 27, 2025 | Alison Kem-Seng | N/A |
| Thursday, December 4, 2025 | Elena Jurczak | N/A |
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 |