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Molecular Life Sciences Seminar

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September 16, 2025
4:10 pm - 5:05 pm
170 Davis Heart and Lung

September 23, 2025
4:10 pm - 5:05 pm
170 Davis Heart and Lung

September 30, 2025
4:10 pm - 5:05 pm
170 Davis Heart and Lung

October 14, 2025
4:10 pm - 5:05 pm
170 Davis Heart and Lung

October 21, 2025
4:10 pm - 5:05 pm
170 Davis Heart and Lung

October 28, 2025
4:10 pm - 5:05 pm
170 Davis Heart and Lung

November 11 - November 18, 2025
4:10 pm - 5:05 pm
170 Davis Heart and Lung

December 2, 2025
4:10 pm - 5:05 pm
170 Davis Heart and Lung

December 9, 2025
4:10 pm - 5:05 pm
170 Davis Heart and Lung

The Molecular Genetics Community is invited to attend the weekly Molecular Life Sciences Seminars

Seminars are held starting at 4:10 pm in room 170 DHLRI (unless noted below)

August 26, 2025 

Maria Spies, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
Host: Mark Foster, Ph.D., foster.281@osu.edu 

September 2, 2025

Tim McKinsey, Ph.D.
University of Colorado Denver
Host: MCDB students, mcdb@osu.edu 

September 9, 2025 

Olga Anczukȯw, Ph.D. 
The Jackson Laboratory for Genomics
Host: Dawn Chandler, Ph.D., dawn.chandler@nationwidechildrens.org 

September 16, 2025 

Phillip Zamore, Ph.D. 
University of Massachusetts / Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Host: Kotaro Nakanishi, Ph.D., nakanishi.9@osu.edu 

September 23, 2025 

Pedro Batista, Ph.D. 
National Institute of Health / National Cancer Institute
Host: Jane Jackman, Ph.D., jackman.14@osu.edu 

September 30, 2025

Elebeoba May, Ph.D. 
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Host: Adriana Dawes, Ph.D., dawes.33@math.ohio-state.edu 

October 7, 2025-OSBP Program Specific

TBD

October 14, 2025

Zhao Zhang, Ph.D.  
Duke University School of Medicine
Host: Shujun Ou, Ph.D., ou.195@osu.edu 

October 21, 2025 

Akiko Nishiyama, Ph.D.  
University of Connecticut 
Host: Wenjing Sun, Ph.D., sun.2004@osu.edu 

October 28, 2025

Daisuke Kihara, Ph.D.  
Purdue University
Host: Kotaro Nakanishi, Ph.D., nakanishi.9@osu.edu  

November 18, 2025

Jeanne Stachowiak, Ph.D. 
University of Texas at Austin 
Host: Emanuele Cocucci, MD, Ph.D., cocucci.1@osu.edu 

November 25, 2025

NO SPEAKER SCHEDULED-WEEK OF THANKSGIVING

December 2, 2025

Mark Bayfield, Ph.D.  
York University 
Host: Jane Jackman, Ph.D., jackman.14@osu.edu 

December 9, 2025

Robert Hill, Ph.D. 
Dartmouth College 
Host: Wenjing Sun, sun.2004@osu.edu