Molecular (MCDB) and Work In Progress (WIPS) Seminars

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
Helmholtz Zentrum München

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*
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
11:30 am to 12:30 pm

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
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