Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Gerdes Gyuricza & El-Shiekh
2026-03-10 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | 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 Isabela Gerdes Gyuricza from the Jonathan Parr Lab and Iman El-Shiekh from the Dale Ramsden and Gaorav Gupta Labs.

Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Rajula Elango Alleva
2026-03-06 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 Rajula Elango Alleva, Principal Investigator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health, on Friday, March 6, 2026. Dr. Alleva’s talk title is “DNA-Protein Crosslinks: Molecular Fate and Consequences for Human Health”. Dr. Alleva is hosted by Dale Ramsden, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics.

Thursday – BCB Student Seminar Series: Novy & Merhebi
2026-03-05 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 Brandon Novy from the Konstantin Popov Lab and Omar Merhebi from the Jeremy Purvis Lab.

Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Jesse Raab
2026-03-04 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 Jesse Raab, Assistant Professor of Genetics on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
Chromatin remodeler regulation and liver cancer

Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Hysong & Gomez
2026-03-03 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 Micah Hysong from the Laura Raffield Lab and Alejandro Gomez from the Hyejung Won Lab.

Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Alison Motsinger-Reif
2026-02-27 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 Alison Motsinger-Reif, Chief, Biostatistics & Computational Biology Branch and Principal Investigator at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, on Friday, February 27, 2026. Dr. Motsinger-Reif’s talk title is “Gene Environment Interactions in the Personalized Environment and Genes Study”. Dr. Motsinger-Reif is hosted by Samir Kelada, Professor of Genetics.

Thursday – GMB Defense: Riya Gohil
2026-02-26 15:00 - 16:00 | G100 Bondurant, 321 S. Columnbia St., Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
GMB Curriculum Student Defense
GMB Curriculum Student Defense: Riya Gohil, student of Jill Dowen. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Thursday – BCB Student Seminar Series: Winfield & Peterson
2026-02-26 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 Brittanie Winfield from the Sarah Linnstaedt & Natalie Stanley Labs and Sara Peterson from the Ian Davis & Alex Rubinsteyn Labs.

Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Ran Zhang
2026-02-25 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 Ran Zhang, Assistant Professor, School of Data Science and Society, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
Tracing gene programs across contexts and time to interpret development and disease

Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Madden & Troncoso
2026-02-24 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 Ethan Madden from the Brian Strahl Lab and Karla Troncoso from the Bob Duronio Lab.

Friday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Coke & Boyson
2026-02-20 12:00 - 13:00 | 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 Addie Coke from the Bob Goldstein and Christina Burch Labs and Sam Boyson from the Mauro Calabrese Lab.
*This is a make-up date for talks cancelled previously due to weather.

Thursday – BCB Student Seminar Series: Zhang & Hamilton
2026-02-19 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 Yiyan Zhang from the Yun Li Lab and Nolan Hamilton from the Terry Furey Lab.

Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Gregory Smith
2026-02-18 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 Gregory Smith, Assistant Professor of Genetics and Co-Director, UNC Pulmonary and Inhalation Research Core, on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
From the genomes of the Collaborative Cross: a new mouse model for ozone health effects research

Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Szymanski, Rostamian, & Puller
2026-02-17 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 Rachel Szymanski from the Frank Conlon Lab, Hosein Rostamian from the Brian Strahl Lab, and Gabby Puller from the Pat Brennwald Lab.

Monday - UNC Department of Genetics Faculty Meeting: February 2026
2026-02-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Pagano Conference Room, 450 West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
UNC Department of Genetics Faculty Meeting
Monday, February 16 / 12-1pm
Pagano Conference Room, LCCC 00-002

Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Steven Henikoff
2026-02-13 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 Steven Henikoff, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, Basic Sciences Division Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, on Friday, February 13, 2026. Dr. Henikoff’s talk title is “Histone overexpression in cancer“. Dr. Henikoff is hosted by the UNC Genetics & Molecular Biology Graduate Students.

Thursday – BCB Student Seminar Series: Ambroise & Adediwura
2026-02-12 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 Rachelle Ambroise from the Li Qian and Di Wu Labs and Victor Adediwura from the Yinglong Miao Lab.

Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Natalie Stanley
2026-02-11 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 Natalie Stanley, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Genetics, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
Learning to reprogram the immune system for resilient brain aging

Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Lerner, Sokolowski, & Salcido
2026-02-10 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 Lynn Lerner from the Gaorav Gupta Lab, Mallory Sokolowski from the Jesse Raab Lab, and Ryan Salcido from the Mauro Calabrese Lab.

Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Debra Silver
2026-02-06 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 Debra Silver, Professor in Cell Biology, Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and Investigator in the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, at Duke University, on Friday, February 6, 2026. Dr. Silver’s talk title is “Building our brains: from development to evolution“. Dr. Silver is hosted by Jason Stein, Associate Professor of Genetics.

Thursday – BCB Student Seminar Series: Gillman & Daigle
2026-02-05 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 Madeline Gillman from the Laura Raffield Lab and Austin Daigle from the Parul Johri and Dan Schrider Labs.

Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Christopher Hartl
2026-02-04 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 Christopher Hartl, Chief Technology Officer at Epigenome Technologies, on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
Deciphering Single-Cell Chromatin Landscapes in the Human Immune System: A First Look

Tuesday – CANCELLED - GMB Student Seminar Series: Lerner & Szymanski
2026-02-03 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 Lynn Lerner from the Gaorav Gupta Lab and Rachel Szymanski from the Frank Conlon Lab.
CANCELLED – UNC at Condition 2

Thursday – BCB Student Seminar Series: Alkhawaja & Hamilton
2026-01-29 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 Abdalla Alkhawaja from the Karen Mohlke & Terry Furey Labs and Nolan Hamilton from the Terry Furey Lab.

Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Brian Chen
2026-01-28 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 Brian Chen, Biostatistics Graduate Student in the lab of Yun Li, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
Multi-Omic Phenotype Prediction via OMEGA: Omics Multi-modality Embedding via Graphical & Articulated data

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
