Monday – GMB Defense: Mickey Murvin
2025-11-10 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | G100 Bondurant, 321 S. Columnbia St., Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
GMB Curriculum Student Defense
GMB Curriculum Student Defense: Mickey Murvin, student of Mauro Calabrese. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Santa Rosa & Nicholas
2025-11-11 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 Priscila Santa Rosa from the Jeff Sekelsky & Bob Duronio Labs and Jayna Nicholas from the Laura Raffield & Karen Mohlke Labs.

Wednesday – BCB Student Defense: Jordan Valone
2025-11-12 12:00 - 13:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
BCB Curriculum Student Defense
Jordan Valone
Student of Jason Stein
Wednesday, November 12, 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.

Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Jordan Valone
2025-11-12 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 Jordan Valone, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student in the lab of Jason Stein, on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
Consider the Context: Characterizing Stimulus-Dependent Genetic Effects in Human Neural Progenitor Cells

Thursday – BCB Student Seminar Series: Flores & Breau
2025-11-13 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 JP Flores from the Doug Phanstiel Lab and Keith Breau from the Scott Magness & Tim Elston Labs.

Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Gina Pham
2025-11-14 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 Gina Pham, Associate Director, Genomics at Pairwise, on Friday, November 14, 2025. Dr. Pham’s talk title is “Game of Thorns: identification of a causal mutation for thornlessness in blackberry”. Dr. Pham is hosted by Mauro Calabrese, Associate Professor of Pharmacology.

Monday - UNC Department of Genetics Faculty Meeting: November 2025
2025-11-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Pagano Conference Room, 450 West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
UNC Department of Genetics Faculty Meeting
Monday, November 17 / 12-1pm
Pagano Conference Room, LCCC 00-002

Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: McAfee & Nasr
2025-11-18 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 Jessica McAfee from the Hyejung Won Lab and Mohamed A. Nasr from the Jeff Sekelsky Lab.

Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Yiyan Zhang
2025-11-19 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 Yiyan Zhang, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student in the lab of Yun Li, on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
ST-COS: Simulator of Spatial Transcriptomic Data Preserving Gene-Gene Co-expression Patterns

Thursday – BCB Student Seminar Series: Connelly & Byun
2025-11-20 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 Sean Connelly from the Jonathan Juliano & Yun Li Labs and Jess Byun from the Doug Phanstiel Lab.

Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Adrianna San Roman
2025-11-21 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 Adrianna San Roman, Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at Duke University, on Friday, November 21, 2025. Dr. San Roman’s talk title is “The chromosomes that divide us: Exploring genomic contributions to sex differences in human biology”. Dr. San Roman is hosted by Doug Phanstiel, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology.

Thursday – UNC Thanksgiving Holiday
2025-11-28 | NC
UNC Thanksgiving Holiday 2025
No Classes
Offices Closed
Full Academic Calendar Here
Full UNC HR Calendar Here

Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Anna Salvador
2025-12-03 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 Anna Salvador PhD, RD, LDN Postdoctoral Research Associate in the lab of Shehzad Sheikh, on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
No stone unpassed: Dietary oxalate induces mucosal inflammation in inflammatory bowel diseases

Tuesday – GMB Defense: Jessica McAfee
2026-01-06 11:00 - 12:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
GMB Curriculum Student Defense
GMB Curriculum Student Defense: Jessica McAfee, student of Hyejung Won. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Guannan (Bela) Huang
2026-01-07 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 Guannan (Bela) Huang, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the lab of Jenny Ting, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
Myeloid-specific NLRP12 is a checkpoint of colonic inflammation by promoting taurine-driven microbiota

Friday - GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Laura Lee
2026-01-09 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 Laura Lee, Assistant Professor of Biology at UNC Chapel Hill, on Friday, January 9, 2026. Dr. Lee’s talk title is “How does GSH regulate cell cycle progression in plants?”. Dr. Lee is hosted by Dan McKay, Associate Professor of Biology and Genetics.

Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Koitz
2026-01-13 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 speaker is Fred Koitz from the Kacy Gordon Lab.

Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Isurika Weerasinghe
2026-01-14 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 Isurika Weerasinghe, Genetics & Molecular Biology Graduate Student in the lab of Charles Perou, on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
Characterizing desmosomal cell adhesion proteins highly expressed in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Thursday – BCB Student Seminar Series: Videgar-Laird & Smyers
2026-01-15 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 Ryan Videgar-Laird from the Katie Hoadley Lab and Nate Smyers from the Tim Elston Lab.

Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Jun Li
2026-01-16 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 Jun Li, Associate Professor, School of Data Science and Society at UNC Chapel Hill, on Friday, January 16, 2026. Dr. Li’s talk title is “Functional Proteomic Landscapes across Human Cancers”. Dr. Li is hosted by Will Valdar, Professor of Genetics and Biostatistics.

Monday - UNC Holiday – Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday 2026
2026-01-19 | NC
UNC Holiday – Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
Offices Closed
No Classes
UNC HR Holiday Calendar
UNC Academic Calendar

Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Kornegay & Edwards
2026-01-20 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 Benjamin Kornegay from the Jill Dowen Lab and Alyssa Edwards from the Cary Moody Lab.

Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Kalika Kamat
2026-01-21 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 Kalika Kamat, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Graduate Student in the labs of Martin Ferris and Mark Heise, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
Genetic architecture of immune homeostasis in the collaborative cross

Thursday – BCB Student Seminar Series: Rashid & Pharr
2026-01-22 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 Tooba Rashid from the Doug Phanstiel Lab and Deontae Pharr from the Yun Li Lab.

Thursday – GMB Defense: Yibo Si
2026-01-22 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: Yibo Si, student of Henrik Dohlman. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Yarui Diao
2026-01-23 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 Yarui Diao, Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology at Duke University, on Friday, January 23, 2026. Dr. Diao’s talk title is “Regeneration Genomics: From Omics Technologies to Mechanism-Informed Regenerative Medicine”. Dr. Diao is hosted by Jill Dowen, Associate Professor of Biology and Biochemistry & Biophysics.

Friday – BCB Student Defense: Ellen Risemberg
2026-01-23 13:30 - 14:30 | 1131 Bioinformatics Building, 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
BCB Curriculum Student Defense
Ellen Risemberg
Student of Martin Ferris and William Valdar
Friday, January 23, 2025 at 1:30pm
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 - CANCELLED - UNC Department of Genetics Faculty Meeting: January 2026
2026-01-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Pagano Conference Room, 450 West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
UNC Department of Genetics Faculty Meeting
Monday, January 26 / 12-1pm
Pagano Conference Room, LCCC 00-002
*This meeting has been cancelled due to weather conditions. UNC at Condition 2.

Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Coke & Boyson
2026-01-27 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 Addie Coke from the Bob Goldstein and Christina Burch Labs and Sam Boyson from the Mauro Calabrese Lab.

Wednesday – GMB Defense: Carolyn Turcotte
2026-01-28 09:00 - 10:00 | G100 Bondurant, 321 S. Columnbia St., Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
GMB Curriculum Student Defense
GMB Curriculum Student Defense: Carolyn Turcotte, student of Jeff Sekelsky. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
*Note new date, time, and location due to weather conditions.
