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Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Justin Crocker

Exploring biological design space: from perturbations to phenotypes
Justin Crocker, Group Leader, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg,
Thursday, October 22nd, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Center for Molecular and Cellular Medicine Seminar

"Developing human-applicable gene therapy: safe and purpose-specific AAVs"
Seongmin Jang, Postdoctoral Scholar, Gradinaru Group,
Tuesday, October 27th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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CNS/NB Seminar - Cliff Ragsdale

"Patterning and proprioception in the octopus arm"
Cliff Ragsdale, Professor of Neurobiology, University of Chicago,
Wednesday, October 28th, 2026
Thursday, October 29th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series, Ge Wang

Ge Wang, PhD, Clark & Crossan Endowed Chair Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Monday, November 2nd, 2026
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026
10:00am – 11:00am
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Medical Engineering PhD Defense, Hong Han

Hong Han, MedE PhD Candidate, Medical Engineering-Gao Research Group, California Institute of Technology,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Converting quantitative sequencing data to a universal and timeless format for AI model training and deployment
Matthew Cooper, Graduate Student, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Mustafa Mir

A dynamic single molecule view of gene regulation and nuclear organization
Mustafa Mir, Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania,
Wednesday, November 4th, 2026
Thursday, November 5th, 2026
10:00am – 11:00am
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Medical Engineering Special Seminar Series, Frank Sun

Nature Sensors: Connecting the Global Sensing Community
Dr. Frank Sun, Associate Editor, Nature Sensors,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Special Seminar, Jina A. Ko

4D Profiling: Capturing Cellular Dynamics in Space and Time
Jina A. Ko, Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania,
Friday, November 6th, 2026
Monday, November 9th, 2026
Tuesday, November 10th, 2026
10:00am – 12:00pm
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Thesis Defense - Jiahui Peng, Lois Lab (Biology)

"Neural Dynamics Underlying Reliable Behavior: Insights from Learned Vocalizations in Songbirds".
Jiahui Peng, Graduate Student, Biology,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Andy Martin

"Molecular machines for protein destruction: Substrate processing by AAA+ ATPases of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System"
Andy Martin, HHMI Investigator, Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, University of California Berkeley,
Thursday, November 12th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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EVOxZankou Seminar

"Ingredients for the secret sauce of flies" and "From foe to friend: rove beetles and the chemosensory basis of ant host-seeking behaviors"
Michael Dickinson, Professor, BBE, Caltech,
Hayley Smihula, Graduate Student, BBE, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series, Bin He

Professor Bin He, Trustee Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University,
Friday, November 13th, 2026
Saturday, November 14th, 2026
Tuesday, November 17th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Special Seminar - Eric Batchelor

p53 dynamics and the regulation of cell stress responses in single cells
Eric Batchelor, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota,
Wednesday, November 18th, 2026
Thursday, November 19th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series, Sridevi Sarma

Professor Sridevi (Sri) Sarma, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Vice Dean for Graduate Education at the Whiting School of Engineering, and Associate Director, Institute for Computational Medicine, John Hopkins University,
Friday, November 20th, 2026
Thursday, November 26th, 2026
Tuesday, December 1st, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Horowitz Seminar - Bali Pulendran

Bali Pulendran, Vioella L. Horton Professor; Director of the Immunity, Transplantation and Infection, Stanford University,
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2026
Thursday, December 3rd, 2026
Friday, December 4th, 2026
Monday, December 7th, 2026
Tuesday, December 8th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Lounsbery Lecture

Neural Mechanisms of Natural Spatial Behavior in Freely Flying Bats
Michael Yartsev, Associate Professor, Dept of Bioengineering and Neuroscience, UC Berkeley,
Wednesday, December 9th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chen Institute Director's Seminar: Dr. Moritz Helmstaedter

Moritz Helmstaedter, Director, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt, Germany; Professor (Chair, extraordinary professor) for Neuronal Networks at Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands,
Thursday, December 10th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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EVOxZankou Seminar

"Uranium in Ophiolites: A Vestige of Precambrian Ocean Redox,— a Prospect of Multicellular Beginning" and TBD
Eran Funaro, Graduate Student, GPS, Caltech,
James Chieh-Hsiang Tan, Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate, BBE, Caltech,
Friday, December 11th, 2026
Monday, December 14th, 2026
Wednesday, December 16th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Davidson Seminar - Elly Tanaka

Elly Tanaka, Group Leader, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology GmbH,
Monday, January 4th, 2027
Tuesday, January 5th, 2027
Wednesday, January 6th, 2027
Thursday, January 7th, 2027
Friday, January 8th, 2027