Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Prabuddha Chakraborty
2025-04-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Genetics Research Colloquium
The UNC Department of Genetics Research Colloquium welcomes Prabuddha Chakraborty, Assistant Professor, UNC Department of Genetics, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
The role of chromatin remodelers in meiotic germ cell development

Thursday – Spring 2025 UNC Well-Being Day: No Classes
2025-04-17 | NC
UNC Well-Being Day
No Classes
Full Academic Calendar Here

Friday – UNC Spring Holiday 2025
2025-04-18 | NC
UNC Spring Holiday 2025
No Classes
Offices Closed
Full Academic Calendar Here
Full UNC HR Calendar Here

Monday - UNC Department of Genetics Faculty Meeting: April 2025
2025-04-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Pagano Conference Room, 450 West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
UNC Department of Genetics Faculty Meeting
Monday, April 21 / 12-1pm
Pagano Conference Room, LCCC 00-002

Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Hysong & Harry
2025-04-22 09:00 - 10:00 | Pagano Conference Room, 450 West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Weekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology.
This week’s speakers are Micah Hysong from the Laura Raffield Lab and Clayton Harry from the Bob Goldstein Lab.

Thursday – BCB Student Seminar Series: Adediwura
2025-04-24 10:00 - 11:00 | NC
Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Student Seminar Series

Weekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology. This week’s speaker is Victor Adediwura from the Yinglong Miao Lab.
This is the final date of the Spring 2025 series.
A BCB Student Town Hall will follow this talk at 10:30am.

Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Michael Guertin
2025-04-25 12:00 - 13:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series
The GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series welcomes Michael Guertin, Associate Professor, Genetics and Genome Sciences and Program Director, Graduate Program in Systems Biology at University of Connecticut, on Friday, April 25, 2025. Dr. Guertin’s talk title is “Molecular tracking of differentiation cascades and mechanisms of direct repression by a transcriptional activator”. Dr. Guertin is hosted by Jill Dowen, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Genetics and Molecular Biology Associate Director of Graduate Studies.

Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Gomez & Rostamian
2025-04-29 09:00 - 10:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series
Weekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology.
This week’s speakers are Alejandro Gomez from the Hyejung Won Lab and Hosein Rostamian from the Brian Strahl Lab.

Tuesday - PSTG Spring Symposium and Social
2025-04-29 10:00 - 12:00 | MBRB G202, 111 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Program of Statistical and Translational Genomics (PSTG) Spring Symposium and Social
April 29th from 10am-12:00pm in MBRB G-202 or via Zoom.
The theme of the Spring symposium is Translational Genomics!
Agenda:
10-11:15am- Lightning Talks by UNC trainees and researchers
11:20-12:00pm- Open Discussions about themes in translational genomics

Thursday – GMB Defense: Gabrielle Gentile
2025-05-01 15:00 - 16:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
GMB Curriculum Student Defense
GMB Curriculum Student Defense: Gabrielle Gentile, student of Jimena Giudice. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Berkley Gryder
2025-05-02 12:00 - 13:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series
The GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series welcomes Berkley Gryder, Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Genetics & Genome Sciences, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, on Friday, May 2, 2025. Dr. Gryder’s talk title is “Drugging Enhancer Addition in Cancer”. Dr. Gryder is hosted by Nate Hathaway, Associate Professor, Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry.

Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: El-Shiekh & Cummins
2025-05-06 09:00 - 10:00 | Pagano Conference Room, 450 West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series
Weekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology.
This week’s speakers are Iman El-Shiekh from the Gaorav Gupta and Dale Ramsden Labs and Kit Cummins from the Brian Strahl Lab.

Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Nathan Schaefer
2025-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Genetics Research Colloquium
The UNC Department of Genetics Research Colloquium welcomes Nathan Schaefer, Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, San Francisco, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
New computational tools and experimental approaches to bridge the gap between population genetics and functional genomics in single cells

Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Edwards & Coke
2025-05-13 09:00 - 10:00 | Pagano Conference Room, 450 West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series
Weekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology.
This week’s speakers are Alyssa Edwards from the Dale Ramsden Lab and Addie Coke from the Bob Goldstein and Christina Burch Labs.

Monday - UNC Department of Genetics Faculty Meeting: May 2025
2025-05-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Pagano Conference Room, 450 West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
UNC Department of Genetics Faculty Meeting
Monday, May 19 / 12-1pm
Pagano Conference Room, LCCC 00-002

Friday – GMB Defense: Jonathan Cohen
2025-05-23 12:00 - 13:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
GMB Curriculum Student Defense
GMB Curriculum Student Defense: Jonathan Cohen, student of Jason Whitmire. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Wednesday – 2025 GMB New Student Symposium
2025-05-28 09:15 - 15:15 | MBRB G202, 111 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
GMB New Student Symposium
9:15 AM Coffee and Bagels
9:30 AM Milena Deal/Karen Mohlke Lab
9:45 AM Kaitlyn Huizar
10:00 AM Aurelie Barry/Bob Duronio Lab
10:15 AM Morning Break
10:30 AM Tatiana Ulloa Avila/Hyejung Won Lab
10:45 AM Abigail Roland/Jill Dowen Lab
11:00 AM Naveen Chana/Joe Kieber Lab
11:15 AM Yumeko Nomura/Zack Nimchuk Lab
11:30 AM-2:00 PM Lunch Break
2:00 PM Rachel Lee/Gaorav Gupta Lab
2:15 PM Jaycee Johnson/Gaorav Gupta Lab
2:30 PM Ashlyn Anderson
2:45 PM Benjamin McCarthy/Shawn Ahmed Lab
3:00 PM Jenevieve Norton/Jiakun Chen Lab

Monday – 2025 BCB New Student Symposium
2025-06-02 09:15 - 14:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
BCB New Student Symposium
9:15 AM Coffee and Bagels
9:30 AM Harris Davis/Brian Kuhlman and Henrik Dohlman Labs
9:45 AM Hazel Milla/Anthony Zannas Lab
10:00 AM Beatriz Campillo/Mike Love Lab
10:15 AM Madeline Bonanno/Terry Furey Lab
10:30 AM Morning Break
10:45 AM Maya Yin/Jason Stein Lab
11:00 AM Colin Taylor/Adam Palmer Lab
11:15 AM Carmen Martin/Chuck Perou Lab
11:30 AM-12:00 PM Morning Break
12:00-2:00 PM New Student Luncheon

Monday - UNC Department of Genetics Faculty Meeting: June 2025
2025-06-16 12:00 - 13:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
UNC Department of Genetics Faculty Meeting
Monday, June 16 / 12-1pm
1131 Bioinformatics Building

Monday – GMB Defense: Lilly Chiou
2025-06-23 14:00 - 15:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
GMB Curriculum Student Defense
GMB Curriculum Student Defense: Lilly Chiou, student of Cyrus Vaziri. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Monday – BCB Student Defense: Yuriko Harigaya
2025-06-30 10:00 - 11:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
BCB Curriculum Student Defense
Yuriko Harigaya
Student of Michael Love & William Valdar
Monday, June 30, 2025 at 10:00am
1131 Bioinformatics Building
Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
This student defense will be broadcast via Zoom. Link will be provided through UNC Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology emails. Contact jcornett@email.unc.edu for meeting link if you have not received. Links will be provided to UNC affiliated email addresses only or through written consent of defending student.

Monday – GMB Defense: Yogitha Chareddy
2025-06-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Pagano Conference Room, 450 West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
GMB Curriculum Student Defense
GMB Curriculum Student Defense: Yogitha Chareddy, student of Chad Pecot. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Wednesday – BCB Student Defense: Nick Randolph
2025-07-16 12:00 - 13:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
BCB Curriculum Student Defense
Nick Randolph
Student of Brian Kuhlman
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:00pm
1131 Bioinformatics Building
Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
This student defense will be broadcast via Zoom. Link will be provided through UNC Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology emails. Contact jcornett@email.unc.edu for meeting link if you have not received. Links will be provided to UNC affiliated email addresses only or through written consent of defending student.

Monday - UNC Department of Genetics Faculty Meeting: August 2025
2025-08-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Pagano Conference Room, 450 West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
UNC Department of Genetics Faculty Meeting
Monday, August 18 / 12-1pm
Pagano Conference Room, LCCC 00-002

Monday – BCB Colloquium – Fall 2025 BCB Student Structured Interaction Session
2025-08-18 16:00 - 17:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
UNC Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Colloquium
1131 Bioinformatics Building
4:00 PM
“Structured Student Interaction” this week.
Opportunity for students interested in BCB Curriculum to learn more from Senior BCB Students.
The 2025 BCB Colloquium features talks from BCB Faculty and prospective BCB Faculty.
Talks begin on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Turcotte & Fraser
2025-08-19 09:00 - 10:00 | Pagano Conference Room, 450 West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series
Weekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology.
This week’s speakers are Carolyn Turcotte from the Jeff Sekelsky Lab and Caroline Fraser from the Ian Davis Lab.

Monday – BCB Colloquium – Yusha Liu & Michael Love
2025-08-25 16:00 - 17:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
UNC Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Colloquium
1131 Bioinformatics Building

The BCB Colloquium Series welcomes Jonathan Schisler, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, and William Valdar, Professor of Genetics & Biostatistics, this week.
Yusha Liu
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
Dissecting tumor transcriptional heterogeneity from single-cell RNA-seq data by generalized binary covariance decomposition
Michael Love
Associate Professor of Genetics & Biostatistics
Readable genomics analysis code with tidyomics

Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Droby
2025-08-26 09:00 - 10:00 | Pagano Conference Room, 450 West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series
Weekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology.
This week’s speaker is Gaith Droby from the Cyrus Vaziri Lab.

Thursday – BCB Student Seminar Series: Zhu & Woolard
2025-08-28 10:00 - 11:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Student Seminar Series

Weekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology. This week’s speakers are Jiali Zhu from the Paul Maddox & Ehssan Nazockdast Labs and Alice Woolard from the Sarah Linnstaedt Lab.

Tuesday – BCB Student Defense: Sarah Parker
2025-09-02 10:00 - 11:00 | G100 Bondurant, 321 S. Columnbia St., Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
BCB Curriculum Student Defense
Sarah Parker
Student of Doug Phanstiel
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 10:00am
G100 Bondurant Hall
Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
This student defense will be broadcast via Zoom. Link will be provided through UNC Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology emails. Contact jcornett@email.unc.edu for meeting link if you have not received. Links will be provided to UNC affiliated email addresses only or through written consent of defending student.
