Week of Events
Monday – BCB Colloquium – Jonathan Parr & William Valdar
UNC Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Colloquium 1131 Bioinformatics Building The BCB Colloquium Series welcomes Jonathan Parr, Associate Professor, Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, and William Valdar, Professor, Genetics & Biostatistics, this week. Jonathan Parr Associate Professor, Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Ecology Lab (IDEEL) William Valdar Professor, Genetics & Biostatistics Inferring … Read more
Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Zhao & Whitworth
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 Jingyu Zhao from the Sam Lai Lab and Chloe Whitworth from the Bill Polacheck & Vicki Bautch Labs.
Wednesday – BCB Student Defense: Emma Wilson
BCB Curriculum Student Defense Emma Wilson Student of Karen Mohlke & Yun Li Wednesday, October 29, 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 … Read more
Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Meaghan Kennedy Ng
Genetics Research Colloquium The UNC Department of Genetics Research Colloquium welcomes Meaghan Kennedy Ng, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. Characterizing the Gene Regulatory Landscape of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases with De Novo Transcriptome Assembly Approaches
Wednesday – BCB Student Defense: Meaghan Kennedy Ng
BCB Curriculum Student Defense Meaghan Kennedy Ng Student of Terry Furey & Shehzad Sheikh Wednesday, October 29, 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 … Read more
Thursday – BCB Student Seminar Series: Karthikeyan & Gulec
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 Dhuvarakesh (Dhuvi) Karthikeyan from the Alex Rubinsteyn and Ben Vincent Labs and Saygin Gulec from the Tim Elston and Klaus Hahn Labs.
Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Jason Somarelli
GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series The GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series welcomes Jason Somarelli, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Duke University, on Friday, October 31, 2025. Dr. Somarelli’s talk title is “Targeting cellular persistence to overcome hormone therapy resistance in prostate cancer”. Dr. Somarelli is hosted by Brian C Miller, UNC Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology.
Friday – BCB Student Defense: Nina Nishiyama
BCB Curriculum Student Defense Nina Nishiyama Student of Terry Furey & Shehzad Sheikh Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 1:00pm 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 … Read more
