Events

Upcoming events for all programs and departments in the School of Science, Engineering and Technology for the next week.

Kersten -- Discovery and biosynthesis of burpitides in plants

September 12, 2025

Friday, 9/12/2025 11:10 am-12:10 pm Gzang 124
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks
Roland Kersten (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
"Discovery and biosynthesis of burpitides in plants"
Host: Chi Ting. Contact chiting@brandeis.edu for more information.

Ciampa & Zaccardi -- Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars

September 12, 2025

Friday, 9/12/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars
Claire Ciampa (Berry Lab)
Nate Zaccardi (Goode Lab)

Rodriguez & Stonemetz -- Neurobiology Journal Club

September 15, 2025

Monday, 9/15/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
Rico Rodriguez (Van Hooser Lab)
"A compressed hierarchy for visual form processing in the tree shrew"
Jamie Stonemetz (Sengupta Lab)
"Identification of the trail-following pheromone receptor in termites"

Ren -- Effects of aging intervention on the control of chronic diseases

September 15, 2025

Monday, 9/15/2025 12:15 pm-1:10 pm Shapiro Science Center 1-03 Library
Special Seminar
Ruibao Ren (Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine)
"Effects of aging intervention on the control of chronic diseases"
Host: Lizbeth Hedstrom.

Physics Department Colloquium

September 16, 2025

Tuesday, 9/16/2025 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Physics Department Colloquium

Tsipis -- Planning and Building Boston's Newest Neighborhood

September 16, 2025

Tuesday, 9/16/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Yanni Tsipis (Senior Vice President of Development, WS Development, Faculty, MIT Center for Real Estate)
"Planning and Building Boston's Newest Neighborhood"
Host: Michael Rosbash.

Sutton -- A Continuous Attractor Neural Network Model Quantitatively Reproduces Spatial-Navigation Cell Physiology with Evidence-Based Neural and Synaptic Properties from Hippocampome.org.

September 17, 2025

Wednesday, 9/17/2025 12:10 pm-1:10 pm Shapiro Science Center GL14/Online
Mathematical Biology Seminar
Nate Sutton (Department of Mathematics, Brandeis University)
"A Continuous Attractor Neural Network Model Quantitatively Reproduces Spatial-Navigation Cell Physiology with Evidence-Based Neural and Synaptic Properties from Hippocampome.org."
Host: Sreshta Venkatakrishnan. Contact sreshtav@brandeis.edu for more information.

Sutton -- Mathematical Biology Seminar

September 17, 2025

Wednesday, 9/17/2025 12:10 pm-1:10 pm Shapiro Science Center GL14
Mathematical Biology Seminar
Nate Sutton
Host: Sreshta Venkatakrishnan. Contact sreshtav@brandeis.edu for more information.

Yaffee -- Protein Kinase Signaling in Response to Cell Stress and DNA Damage

September 19, 2025

Friday, 9/19/2025 11:10 am-12:10 pm Gerstenzang 124
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks
Michael Yaffee (David H. Koch Professor in Science and Biological Engineering, MIT)
"Protein Kinase Signaling in Response to Cell Stress and DNA Damage" See: https://biology.mit.edu/profile/michael-b-yaffe/
Host: Niels Bradshaw.

Keane & Davis -- Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars

September 19, 2025

Friday, 9/19/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars
Geoff Keane (Garrity Lab)
Diana Davis (Griffith Lab)

Murthy -- Neurobiology Journal Club

September 22, 2025

Monday, 9/22/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club (Computational Systems Neuroscience Journal Club)
Dr. Venkatesh Murthy (Harvard University)
See: https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/directory/venkatesh-murthy/
Host: Natasha Baas-Thomas.

Thomas -- The Ingestive Response Reflects Neural Dynamics in Gustatory Cortex

September 22, 2025

Monday, 9/22/2025 1 pm-2 pm Abelson 131/Online
Thesis Seminar: Neuroscience PhD Program
Natasha Baas-Thomas (Katz Lab)
"The Ingestive Response Reflects Neural Dynamics in Gustatory Cortex"

Chen -- Minimalist Approaches for Selective Biomolecule Modification and Beyond

September 22, 2025

Monday, 9/22/2025 4:10 pm-5:10 pm Gerstenzang 121
Chemistry Department Colloquium
Gong Chen (Nankai University)
"Minimalist Approaches for Selective Biomolecule Modification and Beyond"
Host: Hao Xu.

Sepulveda -- Particle-Soliton Degeneracy in 2D QCD from Spontaneously Broken Non-invertible Symmetry

September 25, 2025

Thursday, 9/25/2025 11 am-1 pm Abelson 333
Quantum Gravity Seminar
Diego Garcia-Sepulveda (Harvard)
"Particle-Soliton Degeneracy in 2D QCD from Spontaneously Broken Non-invertible Symmetry"

Johnson -- A brain-wide map of neural activity during complex behaviour

September 25, 2025

Thursday, 9/25/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Volen 201
Computational/Systems Neuroscience Journal Club
Connor Johnson (Katz/Jadhav Labs)
"A brain-wide map of neural activity during complex behaviour"

Johnson -- Substrate Specificiy of the Human Protein Kinome

September 26, 2025

Friday, 9/26/2025 11:10 am-12:10 pm Gerstenzang 124
Biochemistry-Biophysics Friday Lunchtime Pizza Talks
Jared L. Johnson (Instructor in Cell Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)
"Substrate Specificiy of the Human Protein Kinome" See: https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/103497
Host: Niels Bradshaw.

Ferreira & Judge -- Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars

September 26, 2025

Friday, 9/26/2025 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Molecular and Cell Biology & Neuroscience Student Seminars
Nayara Ferreira (Haber Lab)
Kirsten Judge (Sengupta Lab)

Godino -- Evolution of olfactory circuits: from connectomes to behaviour

September 29, 2025

Monday, 9/29/2025 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
Lucia Prieto-Godino (Francis Crick Institute)
"Evolution of olfactory circuits: from connectomes to behaviour"
Host: Julianne Pelaez.

Anderson -- Computer Science Seminar

September 29, 2025

Monday, 9/29/2025 12:20 pm-1:20 pm
Computer Science Seminar
Professor Caroline Anderson (Wellesley College, Assistant Professor of Computer Science)

Physics Department Colloquium

September 30, 2025

Tuesday, 9/30/2025 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Physics Department Colloquium