Our Department hosts leaders in their fields to present their research during our weekly 鈥淢olecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology鈥� 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 |
|
Safeguarding Pluripotency under Genomic Stress: The Role of Transcription鈥揜eplication Conflict Resolution | 搁别测别蝉听尝补产 |
| Thursday, September 25, 2025 McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, Room 504 |
University of California at Berkeley |
The secret lives of choanoflagellates | Weber Lab |
| Tuesday, November 4, 2025 | University of Toronto |
TBA | Moon Lab |
| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | Dartmouth University |
TBA | Weber Lab |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | University of Montreal |
TBA | Zheng 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.聽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 9, 2025 | Rana Abdelhalim | N/A |
| 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 | Paulina Gutierrez | Vanessa Ruiz |
| Thursday, February 26, 2026 | Yifan Tai | Ben Rogers |
| Thursday, March 19, 2026 | Bruna de Souza | Negar Tajik |
| Thursday, March 26, 2026 | Mary Nicoll | N/A |
| Thursday, April 2, 2026 | Tianzi Yang | 础耻驳耻蝉迟辞听听鲍谤别苍补 |
| Thursday, April 9, 2026 | Xinquan Hu | Lauren Kowalski |
| Thursday, April 16, 2026 | Silma Subah | N/A |
| Thursday, April 23, 2026 | Noah Lilienfeldt | N/A |