Conferences & Events
John H. Blaffer Lecture Series
Each week from September through May, an internationally recognized scientist is invited to speak and present his or her latest results. Students have the opportunity to meet and interact with these distinguished scientists. Swathi Arur, Ph.D., is the Chair and coordinator of the Blaffer Lecture Series. For further information, please contact Lisa M. Watson at lmwatson@mdanderson.org.
Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m.
Onstead Auditorium
Onstead Auditorium is accessible from the main MD Anderson building via the 3rd/4th floor Tan Zone skybridges and the front entrance to the Mitchel Basic Science and Research Building (BSRB) at 6767 Bertner, Houston, TX 77030.
Research Exchange Series
Each week from September through May, this series alternates faculty from across the Texas Medical Center (TMC) with senior trainees from Genetics to discuss their research. This series highlights the breadth and depth of science in the Texas Medical Center and provides an opportunity to establish collaborations across the numerous institutions in the TMC. It is also a forum for senior students and post-doctoral trainees to present their studies. George Eisenhoffer, Ph.D., and Georgios Karras, Ph.D. will host this series. For further information, please contact Elva Lopez at eplopez@mdanderson.org.
Mondays, Noon - 1 p.m.
14th Floor Conference Room, Mitchell BSRB, S14.8336
Spring 2019 Blaffer Schedule
Jan. 22, 2019
Speaker: Abby Dernburg, Ph.D., (HHMI) University of California, Berkeley, CA
Title: “Counting to One: Phase Separation Mediates Regulation of Meiotic Recombination by a Reaction-Diffusion Mechanism"
Host: Swathi Arur, Ph.D.
Jan. 29, 2019
Speaker: Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Title: "My 26 Years of Failures"
Host: Giulio Draetta, Ph.D.
Feb. 12, 2019
Speaker: Giulio Draetta, M.D., Ph.D., University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Title: “Targeting Cancer Feeders: Functional Vulnerabilities in Brain and Pancreatic Cancersic”
Host: Guillermina Lozano, Ph.D.
Feb. 19, 2019
Speaker: Meng Wang, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Title: “Messenger Metabolites in Longevity Regulations”
Host: Michael Galko, Ph.D.
Mar. 5, 2019
Speaker: Kyle Orwig, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: “Next Generation Therapies for Male Infertilityr”
Host: Richard Behringer, Ph.D.
Mar. 19, 2019
Speaker: Susan Wallace, Ph.D., University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Title: “DNA Glycosylases: Who Are They and What Have They Got to Do With Cancer?”
Host: Naeh Klages-Mundt (Lei Li Lab)
Apr. 9, 2019
Speaker: Rui Chen, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Title: “From Genetics to Mechanisms to Therapy”
Host: Nicholas Navin, Ph.D.
Apr. 16, 2019
Speaker: Andrew Ewald, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Title: “Molecular Regulation of Breast Cancer Metastasis by Intercellular Adhesion”
Host: Pierre McCrea, Ph.D.
Apr. 23, 2019
Speaker: Sharon Dent, Ph.D., University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Title: “Saga Functions in Development and Disease”
Host: Swathi Arur, Ph.D.
Apr. 30, 2019
Speaker: Lucy Erin O’Brien, Ph.D., Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Title: “Collective Cell Dynamics During Organ Renewal”
Host: George Eisenhoffer, Ph.D.
For further information please contact Nicholas Navin, Ph.D., Blaffer Committee Chair: nnavin@mdanderson.org or Elva Lopez, Program Coordinator: eplopez@mdanderson.org.
Spring 2019 Research Exchange Schedule
Feb. 4, 2019
Mark Bedford, PhD, Professor
Department of Epigenetics & Carcinogenesis, MD Anderson -Smithville
Feb. 11, 2019
Isaac Hilton, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, Rice University
Feb. 18, 2019
Wenbo Li, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UTHealthMcGovern Medical School
Feb. 25, 2019
Daniel Dickinson, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences
March 4, 2019
Yejing Ge, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Cancer Biology, MD Anderson
March 18, 2019
Leng Han, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UTHealthMcGovern Medical School
March 25, 2019
Erez S. Lieberman Aiden, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
April 1, 2019
Vicki Huff, PhD, Professor
Department of Genetics, MD Anderson
April 8, 2019
Chang-Ru Tsai, Postdoc (Galko Lab)
Department of Genetics, MD Anderson
April 15, 2019
Kendra Carmon, PhD, Assistant Professor
UT Health, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine
April 22, 2019
Jovany Franco, Research Assistant (Eisenhoffer Lab)
Department of Genetics, MDAnderson
April 29, 2019
Seema Khurana, PhD, Professor
Department of Biology, University of Houston
May 6, 2019
Penelope Bonnen, PhD, BS, Associate Professor
Departmentof Molecular & Human Genetics, BaylorCollege of Medicine