Erich Jarvis, PhD Professor Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute The Rockefeller University Talk Title: Genetics of brain pathways for vocal learning and spoken language Abstract: Hosts: Drs. Tychele Turner and Ting Wang

Elena Rivas, PhD Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Harvard University Talk Title: Evolutionary covariation reveals functional RNA structures across genomes Abstract: Host: Dr. Gary Stormo

Xin Chen, Ph.D Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, Department of Biology Johns Hopkins University Talk Title: Controlled Modulation of DNA Replication Machinery to Enhance Epigenome Plasticity and Genome Stability Abstract: Host: Dr. Lijuan Feng