Dan Arking, PhD, McKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Presents:  Mitochondrial Genetic Variation and Aging-related Disease Host:  Dr. Peter Jin In person only:  Connor Auditorium (FLTC) Abstract: Mitochondria play critical roles in key cellular functions, including energy production, cell signaling, and apoptosis. I will discuss the emerging evidence for mitochondrial genetic variation, particularly […]

Elizabeth Heller, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania Presents:  Epigenetic editing for the study of addiction Host:  Dr. Gabor Egervari In person only:  Connor Auditorium (FLTC) Abstract: The Heller Lab studies the gene regulatory mechanisms that underlie psychiatric disease. We apply preclinical mouse paradigms of cocaine use disorder to define cell type specific gene regulation […]

Harmit Malik, PhD, Professor and Associate Director, Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutch Presents:  Genetic conflicts during meiosis drive the rapid evolution of essential chromatin proteins Host: Dr. Ting Wang In person only:  Connor Auditorium (FLTC)  

Wenyi Wang, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, and Biostatistics, MD Anderson Cancer Center Presents: Deciphering cancer cell evolution and ecology Host:  Dr. Ting Wang In person only:  Connor Auditorium (FLTC)