The MLS series is the joint seminar series of the MCDB program and the Ohio State Biochemistry Program (OSBP) and the Biophysics Program.
Any updates to the series can be see at the Spring 2026 schedule page.
Spring 2026 Schedule
Seminars are held on Tuesdays at 4:10 - 5:05 pm in room 170 Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute (DHLRI). On Program-specific days, MCDB students will be meeting in 170 DHLRI.
January 13, 2026
Arne Gennerich
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Title to be announced
Host: Li-Chun Tu, li-chun.tu@osumc.edu
January 20, 2026
Michael Yu
University of Utah
Title to be announced
Host: Gunjan Agarwal, agarwal.60@osu.edu
January 27, 2026
Roy Parker
University of Colorado Boulder
RNA granules in health and disease
Host: Anita Hopper, Wen Tang, hopper.64@osu.edu, tang.542@osu.edu
February 3, 2026
Sam Walcott
Worchester Polytechnic Institute
Successes and Challenges in Using Mathematical Modeling to Bridge Scales in Muscle Contraction
Host: Manoj Srinivasan, srinivasan.88@osu.edu
February 10, 2026
Erik Sontheimer
UMass Chan Medical School
Title to be announced
Host: Wen Tang, tang.542@osu.edu
February 17, 2026
More details to be announced soon
February 24, 2026
Yu-Hua Tseng
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Micro to Macro: Models of Infection Response in Individuals with Comorbidities
Host: Adriana Dawes, dawes.33@osu.edu
March 3, 2026 - Program Specific
More details to be announced soon
March 10, 2026
More details to be announced soon
March 24, 2026
Matt Blurton-Jones
Harvard Medical School
Title to be announced
Host: Hongjun (Harry) Fu, hongjun.fu@osumc.edu
March 31, 2026
Zhi-Ming (Thomas) Zheng
NIH/NCI
Title to be announced
Host: Karin Musier-Forsyth, Shan-Lu Liu, musier-forsyth.1@osu.edu, liu.6244@osu.edu
April 7, 2026 - Program Specific
More details to be announced soon
April 14, 2026
Joana Vidigal
NIH/NCI
AGO unchained: roles in the miRNA pathway and beyond
Host: Kotaro Nakanishi, nakanishi.9@osu.edu
April 21, 2026
Tom Rapoport
Harvard Medical School
Title to be announced
Host: Dehua Pei, pei.3@osu.edu