MCB Seminars

For the complete list of MCB Seminars and Events, please visit UC Events.

Date/Time Division Speaker Title Location
08/26/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Luke Gilbert,
University of California, San Francisco
Luke Gilbert: Repurposing CRISPR to turn genes on and off 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
09/01/2026
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Samantha Lewis,
University of California, Berkeley
Samantha Lewis: Department of Molecular & Cell Biology 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
09/02/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development James Nuñez,
University of California, Berkeley
James Nuñez: Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
09/03/2026
3:30pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Dipti Nayak,
University of California, Berkeley
Dipti Nayak: Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
09/10/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Tippi MacKenzie,
University of California, San Francisco
Tippi MacKenzie: MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
09/14/2026
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Eva Nogales,
University of California, Berkeley
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar 106 Stanley Hall
09/16/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development William Ludington,
John Hopkins University
William Ludington: Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
09/17/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Heather Christofk,
University of California, Los Angeles
Heather Christofk: MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
09/21/2026
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Polly Fordyce,
Stanford University
Polly Fordyce: Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar 106 Stanley Hall
09/23/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Naoka Mizuno,
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Naoka Mizuno: Molecular Neuroscience by cryo-EM 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
09/24/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Maayan Levy,
Stanford University School of Medicine
Maayan Levy: MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
09/24/2026
3:30pm
INFORMAL SEMINAR Ned Wingreen,
Princeton University
Ned Wingreen: Collective dynamics in B cell affinity maturation 101 Weill Hall
09/28/2026
11:30am
INFORMAL SEMINAR Ashok Prasad,
Ashok Prasad: Informal Seminar 177 Weill Hall
09/28/2026
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Tanja Kortemme,
University of California, San Francisco
Tanja Kortemme: Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar 106 Stanley Hall
09/29/2026
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Vamsi Mootha,
Harvard Medical School
Vamsi Mootha: Allan C. Wilson Memorial Lecture 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
09/30/2026
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Vamsi Mootha,
Harvard Medical School
Vamsi Mootha: Allan C. Wilson Memorial Lecture 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
10/05/2026
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Itay Budin,
University of California, San Diego
Itay Budin: Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar 106 Stanley Hall
10/07/2026
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Ned (Edward) Ruby,
California Institute of Technology
Roger Y. Stanier Memorial Lecture 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
10/12/2026
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Matt Thomson,
California Institute of Technology
Matt Thomson: Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar 106 Stanley Hall
10/14/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Daniele Canzio,
University of California, San Francisco
Daniele Canzio: Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
10/15/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Aaron Gitler,
Stanford University School of Medicine
Aaron Gitler: MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
10/21/2026
3:00pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Annual Capstone Lecture Iswar Hariharan,
University of California, Berkeley
Iswar Hariharan: Genetic regulation of growth and regeneration 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
10/22/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Richard Youle,
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Richard Youle: MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
10/26/2026
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Seth Shipman,
Gladstone Institutes & UCSF
Seth Shipman: Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar 106 Stanley Hall
10/28/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Sergiu Pasca,
Stanford University School of Medicine
Sergiu Pasca: Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
10/29/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Marius Wernig,
Stanford University
Marius Wernig: MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
11/02/2026
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Shu-ou Shan,
California Institute of Technology
Shu-ou Shan: Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar 106 Stanley Hall
11/04/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Hanna Martens,
University of California, San Francisco
Hanna Martens: Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
11/05/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Alessandro Ori,
Genentech
Alessandro Ori: MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
11/17/2026
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology David Baker,
University of Washington
C. H. Li Memorial Lecture 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
11/18/2026
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology David Baker,
University of Washington
C. H. Li Memorial Lecture 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
11/30/2026
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Aashish Manglik,
University of California, San Francisco
Aashish Manglik: Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar 106 Stanley Hall
12/03/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Dave Pagliarini,
Washington University School of Medicine
Dave Pagliarini: MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
12/09/2026
3:00pm
Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz,
HHMI Janelia Research Campus
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz: Divisions of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Division of Cell Biology, Development & Physiology, and Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
12/10/2026
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Danette Daniels,
Foghorn Therapeutics
Danette Daniels: MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
01/25/2027
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Rhiju Das,
Stanford University
Rhiju Das: Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar 106 Stanley Hall
03/01/2027
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Rachel Klevit,
University of Washington
Rachel Klevit: BTP/SQB Seminar 106 Stanley Hall
03/08/2027
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Yuan He,
Johns Hopkins University
Yuan He: Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar 106 Stanley Hall
03/15/2027
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Julie Theriot,
University of Washington
Julie Theriot: Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar 106 Stanley Hall
03/18/2027
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Mia Huang,
Scripps Research
Mia Huang: MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
04/01/2027
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Anna Greka,
Broad Institute
Anna Greka: MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
04/08/2027
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Michelle Arkin,
University of California, San Francisco
Michelle Arkin: MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
04/15/2027
11:00am
MTx (Molecular Therapeutics) Ning Zheng,
University of Washington
Ning Zheng: MTx Seminar 125 Li Ka Shing Center
04/19/2027
4:00pm
Structural & Quantitative Biology Seminar Series Thomas Carell,
LMU München
Cynthia A. Chan Memorial Lecture Jarvis Auditorium, Grimes Engineering Center
04/20/2027
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Erik Sontheimer,
UMass Chan Medical School
Chiron Lecture 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
04/21/2027
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Erik Sontheimer,
UMass Chan Medical School
Chiron Lecture 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
09/28/2027
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Sue Biggins,
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
C. H. Li Memorial Lecture 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
09/29/2027
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Sue Biggins,
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
C. H. Li Memorial Lecture 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building
12/08/2027
3:30pm
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Scott Hultgren,
Washington University School of Medicine
Roger Y. Stanier Memorial Lecture 100 Genetics & Plant Biology Building