Conferences & Events
Distinguished Lectureships
Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Recruitment Seminar
Speaker: William G. Kailen Jr., M.D.
Sidney Farber Professor of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medial Institute
Time: 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Cancer Biology & Genomic Medicine Weekly Journal Club
Department of Cancer Biology Journal Club
Speakers: Rishika Prasad & Enrico Gurreri
Topic: Functional heterogeneity in glioma and recurrence
Date: February 12, 2024
Time: 9–10 a.m.
Please see the internal MD Anderson calendar for the link for this week's journal club.
Wednesday Seminar Series
Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Recruitment Seminar
Speaker: Bin Wang, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Genetics MD Anderson Cancer Center
Date: February 21, 2024
Time: 12–1 p.m.
Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Recruitment Seminar
Speaker: Dr. Zhenyu Zhong
Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern
Date: February 28, 2024
Time: 12–1 p.m.
Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Recruitment Seminar
Speaker: Luis Parada, Ph.D.
Director, Brain Tumor Center Albert C. Foster Chair American Cancer Society Research Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology Program Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Topic: Functional heterogeneity in glioma and recurrence
Date: March 6, 2024
Time: 12–1 p.m.
Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Recruitment Seminar
Speaker: Jason Schenkel, Ph.D.
Date: March 20, 2024
Time: 12–1 p.m.
Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Recruitment Seminar
Speaker: Nicholas Navin, Ph.D.
Title: TBD
Topic: TBD
Date: March 27, 2024
Time: 12–1 p.m.
Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Recruitment Seminar
Speaker: Eric Fischer, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Harvard Medical School
Director, Chemical Biology Program
Director, Center for Protein Degradation
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Topic: "Molecular Mechanisms of Ubiquitin Ligases From Structure to Therapies”
Date: April 3, 2024
Time: 12–1 p.m.
Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Recruitment Seminar
Speaker: Martin McMahon, Ph.D.
Cumming-Presidential Professor of Cancer Biology & Senior Director for Preclinical Translation, Huntsman Cancer Institute & Dept. of Dermatology. University of Utah
Topic: "Molecular Mechanisms of Ubiquitin Ligases From Structure to Therapies”
Date: April 17, 2024
Time: 12–1 p.m.
Please see the internal MD Anderson calendar for the link for this week's Wednesday Seminar.
Genomic Medicine & Cancer Biology Weekly Lab Meeting
Virtual meeting: Please contact Lurtese Sherrell Gardner for further information at LMSherrell@mdanderson.org
Literature Review & Discussion/Social Hour
Rotating Moderating Team: Joseph Barnes
Time: 5–6 p.m.
Location: Held in person at 4SCR5 Kitchen
To participate as either moderator or speaker, please contact Lauren Bowers at LABowers@mdanderson.org.
Open to all students and postdocs.
Past Moderators: Fatma Betul Aksoy Yasar, Kyle LaBella, Jincheng Han