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Elkin Lecture Series: Dr. Maria Castro

Maria Castro, PhD R.C. Schneider Collegiate Professor of Neurosurgery Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology University of Michigan Medical School Title: "Interplay Between DNA Damage Response and Immune Response in Glioma". Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Winship Cancer Institute. Department / Organization: Winship Cancer Institute. Building/Room: Winship Cancer Institute. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Kadiatou Fofana, MA. Contact Phone: 404-778-3537. Contact Email: kadiatou.fofana@emory.edu. Friday, December 12, 2025, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM. Winship Cancer Center, Building C Kauffman Auditorium. For more info visit winshipcancer.emory.edu.

NS Dissertation Defense: Brandon Harvey

NS Brandon Harvey, Title: “Sleep and Epilepsy” Committee in Charge: Nigel Pedersen, MD, PhD, Advisor, Raymond Dingledine, Ph.D. Shella Keilholz, Ph.D. Robert Liu, Ph.D. Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Graduate School. Department / Organization: GDBBS – NS. Building/Room: Virtual Room. White Hall. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Rosalyn Lightfoot. Contact Phone: 404-727-3707. Contact Email: rlightf@emory.edu. Monday, December 15, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. White Hall Room 102.

CCIV Seminar: Monica Cortez

Monica Cortez PhD Candidate Biochemistry, Cell, and Developmental Biology (BCDB) Melikian Lab Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Emory University School of Medicine Title: "TMPRSS2-mediated Spike cleavage and endocytosis compete to regulate the sites of SARS-CoV-2 entry". Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Seminars & Workshops. Science. School: School of Medicine. Department / Organization: Other / None. Building/Room: Health Sciences Research Building. Virtual Room. Meeting Organizer/Sponsor: Center for Childhood Infections & Vaccines (CCIV). Cost: Free. Registration / R.S.V.P. link: https://forms.office.com/r/spKxLQWxMY?origin=lprLink. Monday, December 15, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Health Sciences Research Building II Room N600.

IMP Dissertation Defense: Kasey Stokdyk Yagnik

IMP Kasey Stokdyk Yagnik, Title: "ADJUVANTS, VACCINE PLATFORMS, AND PROTECTION AGAINST HIV-1" Committee in Charge: Rama Amara, Ph.D. Advisor Luisa Cervantes-Barragan, Ph.D. Joshy Jacob, Ph.D. Rheinallt Jones, Ph.D. Jyothi Rengarajan, Ph.D. Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Graduate School. Department / Organization: GDBBS – IMP. Building/Room: Yerkes National Primate Research Center. Virtual Room. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Rathan Kersey. Contact Phone: 404-727-2678. Contact Email: rathan.kersey@emory.edu. Monday, December 15, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. Emory National Primate Research Center Bourne Seminar Room.

Pediatric Research Grand Rounds: Dr. José F. Cordero

José F. Cordero, MD, MPH, FAAP Patel Distinguished Professor of Public Health College of Public Health Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics University of Georgia Title: “Preterm Births: From Discoveries to Prevention” Registration is Required. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Children’s designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: School of Medicine. Department / Organization: Dept of Pediatrics. Building/Room: Virtual Room. Off Campus. Registration / R.S.V.P. link: https://web.cvent.com/event/508f8f27-eba9-45b6-bcb7-2089fdfb6943/summary. Contact Name: Tracy Willoughby. Contact Email: twillo2@emory.edu. Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM. Arthur M. Blank Hospital Robert M. Campbell Conference Room (1st floor of the South Tower) (CL.01401A & CL.01401B). For more info visit www.choa.org.

Elkin Lecture Series: Dr. James Alvarez

James Alvarez, PhD Associate Professor Translational Research Program Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Title: "The Seeds of Tumor Recurrence: Dormant Persister Cells in Residual Disease". Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Winship Cancer Institute. Department / Organization: Winship Cancer Institute. Building/Room: Winship Cancer Institute. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Kadiatou Fofana, MA. Contact Phone: 404-778-3537. Contact Email: kadiatou.fofana@emory.edu. Friday, December 19, 2025, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM. Winship Cancer Center, Building C Kauffman Auditorium. For more info visit winshipcancer.emory.edu.

LGS Spring Orientation

We are excited to announce that our first Spring Orientation will be held on Monday, January 12, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in Convocation Hall, Room 210. The program will follow a similar structure to our Fall Orientation. This session is intended for students who: Missed Fall 2025 Orientation , Are beginning their studies in Spring 2026 , Deferred their start from Fall 2025 to Spring 2026. University Event Topic: Orientation. Lectures & Meetings. School: Graduate School. Department / Organization: Graduate School. Speaker/Presenter: . Cost: Free. Monday, January 12, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Convocation Hall Room 210.

MMG Ethics Seminar: Dr. Shonna McBride

MMG Shonna McBride, PhD  Emory University Title: TBA. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Graduate School. Department / Organization: GDBBS – MMG. Building/Room: Whitehead Biomedical Research Building. Whitehead Bldg. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Rathan Kersey. Contact Phone: 404-727-2678. Contact Email: rathan.kersey@emory.edu. Monday, January 12, 2026, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM. Whitehead Biomedical Research Building Auditorium.

IDAS Seminar Series:

Spring 2026 IDAS Career Development Seminar Series |  IBS 500R Current Topics in Bioscience. Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Emory College. Department / Organization: Biology Department. Building/Room: Rollins School of Public Health. Meeting Organizer/Sponsor: IDASTP (Infectious Disease Across Scales Training Program) and the MP3 Initiative (Molecules and Pathogens to Populations and Pandemics). Cost: Free. Contact Name: Todd Swink. Contact Email: tswink@emory.edu. Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Claudia Nance Rollins Building Room 1051.

Cell Biology Seminar: Dr. Shuying Sun

Dr. Shuying Sun Assistant Professor Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Title: "UNCOVERING GENETIC MODIFIERS OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES: ALS AND FTD" Hosted By: Dr. Zachary McEachin. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: School of Medicine. Department / Organization: Cell Biology. Building/Room: Whitehead Biomedical Research Building. Whitehead Bldg. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Liz McKenna. Contact Email: elizabeth.mckenna@emory.edu. Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Whitehead Biomedical Research Building Room 400.

NO MMG SEMINAR - MLK DAY

MMG University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Graduate School. Department / Organization: GDBBS – MMG. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Rathan Kersey. Contact Phone: 404-727-2678. Contact Email: rathan.kersey@emory.edu. Monday, January 19, 2026, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM.

IDAS Seminar Series:

Spring 2026 IDAS Career Development Seminar Series |  IBS 500R Current Topics in Bioscience. Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Emory College. Department / Organization: Biology Department. Building/Room: Rollins School of Public Health. Meeting Organizer/Sponsor: IDASTP (Infectious Disease Across Scales Training Program) and the MP3 Initiative (Molecules and Pathogens to Populations and Pandemics). Cost: Free. Contact Name: Todd Swink. Contact Email: tswink@emory.edu. Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Claudia Nance Rollins Building Room 1051.

MMG Seminar Series: Anayancy Ramos, Antonis Athanasiadis

MMG STUDENTS' RESEARCH IN PROGRESS SEMINAR SERIES. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Graduate School. Department / Organization: GDBBS – MMG. Building/Room: Whitehead Biomedical Research Building. Whitehead Bldg. Speaker/Presenter: MMG Students: Anayancy Ramos, Antonis Athanasiadis. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Rathan Kersey. Contact Phone: 404-727-2678. Contact Email: rathan.kersey@emory.edu. Monday, January 26, 2026, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM. Whitehead Biomedical Research Building Auditorium.

IDAS Seminar Series:

Spring 2026 IDAS Career Development Seminar Series |  IBS 500R Current Topics in Bioscience. Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Emory College. Department / Organization: Biology Department. Building/Room: Rollins School of Public Health. Meeting Organizer/Sponsor: IDASTP (Infectious Disease Across Scales Training Program) and the MP3 Initiative (Molecules and Pathogens to Populations and Pandemics). Cost: Free. Contact Name: Todd Swink. Contact Email: tswink@emory.edu. Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Claudia Nance Rollins Building Room 1051.

MMG Seminar Series: Jacob Sherman and Madaline Schmidt

MMG STUDENTS' RESEARCH IN PROGRESS SEMINAR SERIES. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Graduate School. Department / Organization: GDBBS – MMG. Building/Room: Whitehead Biomedical Research Building. Whitehead Bldg. Speaker/Presenter: MMG Students: Jacob Sherman and Madaline Schmidt. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Rathan Kersey. Contact Phone: 404-727-2678. Contact Email: rathan.kersey@emory.edu. Monday, February 2, 2026, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM. Whitehead Biomedical Research Building Auditorium.

IDAS Seminar Series:

Spring 2026 IDAS Career Development Seminar Series |  IBS 500R Current Topics in Bioscience. Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Emory College. Department / Organization: Biology Department. Building/Room: Rollins School of Public Health. Meeting Organizer/Sponsor: IDASTP (Infectious Disease Across Scales Training Program) and the MP3 Initiative (Molecules and Pathogens to Populations and Pandemics). Cost: Free. Contact Name: Todd Swink. Contact Email: tswink@emory.edu. Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Claudia Nance Rollins Building Room 1051.

MMG Seminar Series: Dr. Andrew Ward

MMG Andrew Ward, PhD Scripps Research Institute Title: TBA. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Graduate School. Department / Organization: GDBBS – MMG. Building/Room: Whitehead Biomedical Research Building. Whitehead Bldg. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Rathan Kersey. Contact Phone: 404-727-2678. Contact Email: rathan.kersey@emory.edu. Monday, February 9, 2026, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM. Whitehead Biomedical Research Building Auditorium.

IDAS Seminar Series:

Spring 2026 IDAS Career Development Seminar Series |  IBS 500R Current Topics in Bioscience. Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Emory College. Department / Organization: Biology Department. Building/Room: Rollins School of Public Health. Meeting Organizer/Sponsor: IDASTP (Infectious Disease Across Scales Training Program) and the MP3 Initiative (Molecules and Pathogens to Populations and Pandemics). Cost: Free. Contact Name: Todd Swink. Contact Email: tswink@emory.edu. Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Claudia Nance Rollins Building Room 1051.

MMG Seminar Series: Sarah Hernandez and Meredith Shephard

MMG STUDENTS' RESEARCH IN PROGRESS SEMINAR SERIES. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Graduate School. Department / Organization: GDBBS – MMG. Building/Room: Whitehead Biomedical Research Building. Whitehead Bldg. Speaker/Presenter: MMG Students: Sarah Hernandez and Meredith Shephard. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Rathan Kersey. Contact Phone: 404-727-2678. Contact Email: rathan.kersey@emory.edu. Monday, February 16, 2026, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM. Whitehead Biomedical Research Building Auditorium.

IDAS Seminar Series:

Spring 2026 IDAS Career Development Seminar Series |  IBS 500R Current Topics in Bioscience. Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Emory College. Department / Organization: Biology Department. Building/Room: Rollins School of Public Health. Meeting Organizer/Sponsor: IDASTP (Infectious Disease Across Scales Training Program) and the MP3 Initiative (Molecules and Pathogens to Populations and Pandemics). Cost: Free. Contact Name: Todd Swink. Contact Email: tswink@emory.edu. Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Claudia Nance Rollins Building Room 1051.

Elkin Lecture Series: Dr. Rohit Bose

Rohit Bose, MD, PhD Assistant Professor & Genitourinary Medical Oncologist Departments of Anatomy, Medicine (Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology) and Urology University of California San Francisco Title: "Stochastically Emergent Tumors Capture Genomic Evolution from Non-malignant Precursors All the Way to Drug Resistance". Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Winship Cancer Institute. Department / Organization: Winship Cancer Institute. Building/Room: Winship Cancer Institute. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Kadiatou Fofana, MA. Contact Phone: 404-778-3537. Contact Email: kadiatou.fofana@emory.edu. Friday, February 20, 2026, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM. Winship Cancer Center, Building C Kauffman Auditorium. For more info visit winshipcancer.emory.edu.

NO MMG SEMINAR - MMG RECRUITMENT

MMG University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Graduate School. Department / Organization: GDBBS – MMG. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Rathan Kersey. Contact Phone: 404-727-2678. Contact Email: rathan.kersey@emory.edu. Monday, February 23, 2026, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM.

IDAS Seminar Series:

Spring 2026 IDAS Career Development Seminar Series |  IBS 500R Current Topics in Bioscience. Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Emory College. Department / Organization: Biology Department. Building/Room: Rollins School of Public Health. Meeting Organizer/Sponsor: IDASTP (Infectious Disease Across Scales Training Program) and the MP3 Initiative (Molecules and Pathogens to Populations and Pandemics). Cost: Free. Contact Name: Todd Swink. Contact Email: tswink@emory.edu. Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Claudia Nance Rollins Building Room 1051.

MMG Seminar Series: Austin Leach and Christa Dudley

MMG STUDENTS' RESEARCH IN PROGRESS SEMINAR SERIES. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Graduate School. Department / Organization: GDBBS – MMG. Building/Room: Whitehead Biomedical Research Building. Whitehead Bldg. Speaker/Presenter: MMG Students: Austin Leach and Christa Dudley. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Rathan Kersey. Contact Phone: 404-727-2678. Contact Email: rathan.kersey@emory.edu. Monday, March 2, 2026, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM. Whitehead Biomedical Research Building Auditorium.

IDAS Seminar Series:

Spring 2026 IDAS Career Development Seminar Series |  IBS 500R Current Topics in Bioscience. Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Emory College. Department / Organization: Biology Department. Building/Room: Rollins School of Public Health. Meeting Organizer/Sponsor: IDASTP (Infectious Disease Across Scales Training Program) and the MP3 Initiative (Molecules and Pathogens to Populations and Pandemics). Cost: Free. Contact Name: Todd Swink. Contact Email: tswink@emory.edu. Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Claudia Nance Rollins Building Room 1051.

NO MMG SEMINAR - SPRING BREAK

MMG University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Graduate School. Department / Organization: GDBBS – MMG. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Rathan Kersey. Contact Phone: 404-727-2678. Contact Email: rathan.kersey@emory.edu. Monday, March 9, 2026, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM.

IDAS Seminar Series:

Spring 2026 IDAS Career Development Seminar Series |  IBS 500R Current Topics in Bioscience. Online Location: Virtual via Zoom. University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. Science. Seminars & Workshops. School: Emory College. Department / Organization: Biology Department. Building/Room: Rollins School of Public Health. Meeting Organizer/Sponsor: IDASTP (Infectious Disease Across Scales Training Program) and the MP3 Initiative (Molecules and Pathogens to Populations and Pandemics). Cost: Free. Contact Name: Todd Swink. Contact Email: tswink@emory.edu. Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Claudia Nance Rollins Building Room 1051.