SPRING 2026 SEMINARS!
| Date | Time | Location | UMass Host/Dept. | Title/Guest Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2026 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | ISB 221 | Chemistry | “Detecting and Modulating Proteins with Multifunctional Molecular Probes” - David Margulies (Weizmann Insitute of Science- Rehovot, Israel) |
| February 3, 2026 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | ISB 221 | MCB | Illuminating Female Reproductive Longevity Mechanisms Through Engineered Oocyte Aging" - Binyam Mogessie |
| February 5, 2026 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | ISB 221 | Chemistry | “Neuro-Epitranscriptomics: Measuring RNA Modifications in the Brain and Single Neurons” - Prof. Kevin Clark (Tufts University, Department of Chemistry) |
| February 20, 2026 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | PSE A110 | Polymer Science & Materials Engineering | Prof. Lutz Grossmann |
| February 24, 2026 | TBD | ISB 221 | MCB | "Microfluidic Studies of Microbes in Porous Media " - Dr. Sang Hyun Lee (UMass Amherst) |
| February 24, 2026 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | LGRT 201 | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Prof. William A. Phillip |
| February 26, 2026 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | ISB 221 | Chemistry | “CRISPR analysis of B lymphocyte Iron Metabolism and Sensitivity to the Ferroptosis Cell Death Pathway” - Prof. Benjamin Gewurz (Mass General Brigham, Broad Institute, and Harvard Medical School) |
| March 5, 2026 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | ISB 221 | Chemistry | “Biosynthetic and Structural Insights into Backbone-modified Peptide Natural Products” - Prof. Michael Freeman (University of Minnesota, College of Biological Sciences) |
| March 6, 2026 | 11:30 am | Morrill II Room 222 | Microbiology | "Breaking the Cycle: Targeting Insect Tyrosine Metabolism to Disrupt Vector-Borne Disease Transmission" - Dr. Alvaro Acosta Serrano (University of Notre Dame) |
| March 12, 2026 | 4:00 pm | Morrill II Room 222 | Plant Biology | "Gene regulation and cell type-specific mechanisms underpinning plant defense" - Dr. Philip Bates (Washington State University) |
| March 25, 2026 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | GSMN 153 | Material Science & Engineering | Prof. Peter Reinhart (IALS) |
| March 26, 2026 | 4:00 pm | Morrill II Room 222 | Plant Biology | Dr. David Mendoza-Cózatl (University of Missouri) |
| March 27, 2026 | 11:30 am | Morrill II Room 222 | Microbiology | "The Role of the DNA Landscape in Promoting Mismatch Repair and Preventing Cancer" - Dr. Carol M. Manhart (Temple University) |
| March 31, 2026 | TBD | ISB 221 | MCB | "Dissecting the contribution of aging to late-onset neurodegeneration via directly reprogrammed human neurons " - Dr. Andrew Yoo (Washington University in St. Louis) |
| April 9, 2026 | 4:00 pm | Morrill II Room 222 | Plant Biology | Dr. Ek Han Tan (The University of Maine) |
| April 10, 2026 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | PSE A110 | Polymer Science & Materials Engineering | Prof. Kelly Burke |
| April 14, 2026 | TBD | TBD | Plant Biology & MCB | Dr. Nancy Keller (University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| April 21, 2026 | TBD | ISB 221 | MCB | Dr. Boce Zhang (University of Florida) |
| April 21, 2026 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | LGRT 201 | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Prof. Razi Epsztein |
| April 23, 2026 | 4:00 pm | Morrill II Room 222 | Plant Biology | Dr. Erich Grotewold (Michigan State Unviersity) |
| April 24, 2026 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | PSE A110 | Polymer Science & Materials Engineering | Prof. R. Konane Bay |
| April 28, 2026 | TBD | TBD | Plant Biology & MCB | Dr. Carol M Manhart (Temple University) |
| May 5, 2026 | TBD | ISB 221 | MCB | Dr. Melody Morris (UMass Amherst) |