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SUMMARY:Wednesday – 2026 GMB New Student Symposium
DESCRIPTION:2026 GMB New Student Symposium Schedule:\n  \n9:30 AM Sophie Addi\, Bob Duronio Lab\nMechanisms Regulating Histone Transcription in Drosophila Cell Cycle and Development \n  \n9:45 AM Alyssa Stoner\, Laura Lee Lab\nUtilizing light sheet live microscopy to study plant regeneration at the root tip \n  \n10:00 AM Calen Paleologos\, Zack Nimchuk Lab\nInvestigating Interactions between the BAM/CLE signaling pathway and ABA in root stem cells \n  \n10:15 AM Kasey Linton\, Sarah Linnstaedt Lab\nEpigenetic Landscape of the X Chromosome in Chronic Post-Traumatic Pain \n  \n10:30 AM Break\n  \n10:45 AM Claire Olson\, Jesse Raab Lab\nInvestigating the Interaction Between SWI/SNF Chromatin Remodelers and the Integrator Complex \n  \n11:00 AM Rhea Premanand\, Qingyun Liu Lab\nEstablishing a Representative Collection of M. Abcessus Strains to Capture DCC Diversity \n  \n11:15 AM Zhihan Gao\, Karen Mohlke Lab\nFunctional Validation of Cardiometabolic Disease-Associated Non-Coding Genetic Variants \n  \n11:30 AM Kathleen Embury\, Karen Mohlke Lab\nThe Coordination of the ZZ and SANT Domains in Ada2 Histone Binding \n  \n11:45 AM Christopher Smith\, Melissa Haendel Lab\nFrom Ontologies to Mechanisms: Integrating Disease Knowledge for Rare Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Discovery \n  \nAdditional New GMB Students Not Presenting:\nAna Cunningham\, Ed Browne Lab\nNiki Hamraei\, Dale Ramsden Lab
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/wednesday-2026-gmb-new-student-symposium/
LOCATION:G100 Bondurant\, 321 S. Columnbia St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27599\, United States
CATEGORIES:GMB Defenses/Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T140000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T172142Z
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SUMMARY:Friday – GMB Defense: Oscar Arroyo
DESCRIPTION:GMB Curriculum Student Defense\nGMB Curriculum Student Defense: Oscar Arroyo\, student of Daniel McKay. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/friday-gmb-defense-oscar-arroyo/
LOCATION:1131 Bioinformatics Building\, 125 Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:GMB Defenses/Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260413T140617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T112703Z
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SUMMARY:Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: William H. Majoros
DESCRIPTION:GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series\nThe GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series welcomes William H. Majoros\, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics at Duke University\, on Friday\, April 24\, 2026. Dr. Majoros’ talk title is “Structured Modeling of Allele-specific Gene Expression”. Dr. Majoros is hosted by Yun Li\, Professor of Genetics & Biostatistics. \nThis seminar is co-hosted by PSTG Program of Statistical & Translational Genomics
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/friday-gmb-bcb-seminar-series-william-h-majoros/
LOCATION:1131 Bioinformatics Building\, 125 Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday - BCB Seminar Series,Friday - GMB Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T100000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260413T133238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T133238Z
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SUMMARY:Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: DiMaulo-Milk\, Dawoud\, & Bhatt
DESCRIPTION:Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series\nWeekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology. \nThis week’s speakers are Emily DiMaulo Milk from the Blossom Damania Lab\, Alyaa Dawoud from the Chad Pecot Lab\, and Urja Bhatt from the Edward Browne Lab.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/tuesday-gmb-student-seminar-series-dimaulo-milk-dawoud-bhatt/
LOCATION:Pagano Conference Room\, 450 West Drive\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday - GMB Student Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260331T174846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T174926Z
UID:10002012-1776427200-1776430800@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Matt Smola
DESCRIPTION:GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series\nThe GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series welcomes Matt Smola\, Director of RNA Platform Development at Ribometrix\, on Friday\, April 17\, 2026. Dr. Smola’s talk title is “Development of an RNA-targeting drug discovery platform and insights into early-stage careers in biotech”. Dr. Smola is hosted by Mauro Calabrese\, Associate Professor of Pharmacology.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/friday-gmb-bcb-seminar-series-matt-smola/
LOCATION:1131 Bioinformatics Building\, 125 Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday - BCB Seminar Series,Friday - GMB Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T100000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260406T125751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T131417Z
UID:10002015-1776157200-1776160800@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Duprey\, Burns\, & Okoroafor
DESCRIPTION:Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series\nWeekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology. \nThis week’s speakers are Kelsey Duprey from the Dale Ramsden Lab\, Ella Burns from the Wanda O’Neal Lab\, and Uchechi Okoroafor from the Sam Young Lab.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/tuesday-gmb-student-seminar-series-duprey-burns-okoroafor/
LOCATION:Pagano Conference Room\, 450 West Drive\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday - GMB Student Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260325T144414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T144414Z
UID:10002005-1775822400-1775826000@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Friday - GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Ryan Tewhey
DESCRIPTION:GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series\nThe GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series welcomes Ryan Tewhey\, Associate Professor at the Jackson Laboratory\, on Friday\, April 10\, 2026. Dr. Tewhey’s talk title is “Functional Dissection of Trait Variants and Regulatory Syntax at Single-Nucleotide Resolution”. Dr. Tewhey is hosted by the Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Students.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/friday-gmb-bcb-seminar-series-ryan-tewhey/
LOCATION:1131 Bioinformatics Building\, 125 Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday - BCB Seminar Series,Friday - GMB Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260325T142706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T122940Z
UID:10002002-1775649600-1775653200@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Wednesday – GMB Defense: Gabrielle Quickstad
DESCRIPTION:GMB Curriculum Student Defense\nGMB Curriculum Student Defense: Gabrielle Quickstad\, student of Karl Shpargel and Terry Magnuson. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/wednesday-gmb-defense-gabrielle-quickstad/
LOCATION:1131 Bioinformatics Building\, 125 Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:GMB Defenses/Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T153000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260327T121004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T121004Z
UID:10002009-1775572200-1775575800@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Tuesday – GMB Defense: Ian Curtin
DESCRIPTION:GMB Curriculum Student Defense\nGMB Curriculum Student Defense: Ian Curtin\, student of Jason Stein. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/tuesday-gmb-defense-ian-curtin/
LOCATION:1131 Bioinformatics Building\, 125 Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:GMB Defenses/Special Events
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T143000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260326T152108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T152108Z
UID:10002008-1775568600-1775572200@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Tuesday – GMB Defense: Noor Singh
DESCRIPTION:GMB Curriculum Student Defense\nGMB Curriculum Student Defense: Noor Singh\, student of Kacy Gordon. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/tuesday-gmb-defense-noor-singh/
LOCATION:1131 Bioinformatics Building\, 125 Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:GMB Defenses/Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260325T143450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T143450Z
UID:10002004-1775563200-1775566800@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Tuesday – GMB Defense: Brian Gural
DESCRIPTION:GMB Curriculum Student Defense\nGMB Curriculum Student Defense: Brian Gural\, student of Christoph Rau. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/tuesday-gmb-defense-brian-gural/
LOCATION:1131 Bioinformatics Building\, 125 Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:GMB Defenses/Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T100000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260330T135608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T123710Z
UID:10002010-1775552400-1775556000@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Ott\, Cully\, & Guerra
DESCRIPTION:Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series\nWeekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology. \nThis week’s speakers are Isabel Ott from the Ross Boyce Lab\, David Cully from the Whitney Edwards Lab\, and Paolo Guerra from the Gaorav Gupta Lab.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/tuesday-gmb-student-seminar-series-ott-cully-guerra/
LOCATION:Pagano Conference Room\, 450 West Drive\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday - GMB Student Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T100000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260319T184643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T184643Z
UID:10002000-1775120400-1775124000@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Thursday – GMB Defense: Chloe Whitworth
DESCRIPTION:GMB Curriculum Student Defense\nGMB Curriculum Student Defense: Chloe Whitworth\, student of Bill Polacheck and Vicki Bautch. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/thursday-gmb-defense-chloe-whitworth/
LOCATION:1131 Bioinformatics Building\, 125 Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:GMB Defenses/Special Events
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T100000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260320T181351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T181351Z
UID:10002001-1774947600-1774951200@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Muron\, Scoville\, & Troncoso
DESCRIPTION:Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series\nWeekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology. \nThis week’s speakers are Savannah Muron from the Erin Heinzen Lab\, Deena Scoville from the Melinda Yates Lab\, and Karla Troncoso from the Bob Duronio Lab.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/tuesday-gmb-student-seminar-series-muron-scoville-troncoso/
LOCATION:Pagano Conference Room\, 450 West Drive\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday - GMB Student Seminars
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T100000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260311T174551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T150946Z
UID:10001995-1774342800-1774346400@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Cummins\, Ardery\, & Hysong
DESCRIPTION:Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series\nWeekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology. \nThis week’s speakers are Kit Cummins from the Brian Strahl Lab\, Sam Ardery from the Melinda Yates and David Corcoran Labs\, and Micah Hysong from the Laura Raffield Lab.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/tuesday-gmb-student-seminar-series-cummins-ardery-hysong/
LOCATION:Pagano Conference Room\, 450 West Drive\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday - GMB Student Seminars
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260316T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260316T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260305T201238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T201238Z
UID:10001991-1773662400-1773666000@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Monday – GMB Defense: Fred Koitz
DESCRIPTION:GMB Curriculum Student Defense\nGMB Curriculum Student Defense: Fred Koitz\, student of Kacy Gordon. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/monday-gmb-defense-fred-koitz/
LOCATION:215 Coker Hall\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:GMB Defenses/Special Events
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260227T203346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T203346Z
UID:10001987-1773403200-1773406800@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Alejandro Ochoa
DESCRIPTION:GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series\nThe GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series welcomes Alejandro Ochoa\, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Duke University\, on Friday\, March 13\, 2026. Dr. Ochoa’s talk title is “Joint analysis of genetically complex cohorts”. Dr. Ochoa is hosted by Laura Raffield\, Assistant Professor of Genetics.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/friday-gmb-bcb-seminar-series-alejandro-ochoa/
LOCATION:1131 Bioinformatics Building\, 125 Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday - BCB Seminar Series,Friday - GMB Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T113000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260302T145256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T145256Z
UID:10001989-1773397800-1773401400@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Jichun Xie
DESCRIPTION:GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series\nThe GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series welcomes Jichun Xie\, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics; Computer Science\, Member of the Duke Cancer Institute at Duke University\, on Friday\, March 13\, 2026. Dr. Xie’s talk title is “A transcriptomics-native foundation model for universal cell representation and virtual cell synthesis”. Dr. Xie is hosted by Yun Li\, Professor of Genetics & Biostatistics. \nCo-Hosted By PSTG – Program of Statistical & Translational Genomics.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/friday-gmb-bcb-seminar-series-jichun-xie/
LOCATION:1131 Bioinformatics Building\, 125 Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday - BCB Seminar Series,Friday - GMB Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T160000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260227T192516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T192516Z
UID:10001985-1773327600-1773331200@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Thursday – GMB Defense: Sharon Edmiston
DESCRIPTION:GMB Curriculum Student Defense\nGMB Curriculum Student Defense: Sharon Edmiston\, student of Nancy Thomas. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/thursday-gmb-defense-sharon-edmiston/
LOCATION:G100 Bondurant\, 321 S. Columnbia St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27599\, United States
CATEGORIES:GMB Defenses/Special Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T100000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260227T201930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T201930Z
UID:10001986-1773133200-1773136800@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Gerdes Gyuricza & El-Shiekh
DESCRIPTION:Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series\nWeekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology. \nThis week’s speakers are Isabela Gerdes Gyuricza from the Jonathan Parr Lab and Iman El-Shiekh from the Dale Ramsden and Gaorav Gupta Labs.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/tuesday-gmb-student-seminar-series-gerdes-gyuricza-el-shiekh/
LOCATION:Pagano Conference Room\, 450 West Drive\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday - GMB Student Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T100000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260223T140352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T140352Z
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SUMMARY:Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Hysong & Gomez
DESCRIPTION:Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series\nWeekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology. \nThis week’s speakers are Micah Hysong from the Laura Raffield Lab and Alejandro Gomez from the Hyejung Won Lab.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/tuesday-gmb-student-seminar-series-hysong-gomez/
LOCATION:Pagano Conference Room\, 450 West Drive\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday - GMB Student Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260116T200956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T160314Z
UID:10001961-1772193600-1772197200@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Alison Motsinger-Reif
DESCRIPTION:GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series\nThe 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.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/friday-gmb-bcb-seminar-series-alison-motsinger-reif/
LOCATION:1131 Bioinformatics Building\, 125 Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday - BCB Seminar Series,Friday - GMB Seminar Series
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GEO:35.9024976;-79.0538753
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T100000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260216T140814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T140814Z
UID:10001978-1771923600-1771927200@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Madden & Troncoso
DESCRIPTION:Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series\nWeekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology. \nThis week’s speakers are Ethan Madden from the Brian Strahl Lab and Karla Troncoso from the Bob Duronio Lab.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/tuesday-gmb-student-seminar-series-madden-troncoso/
LOCATION:Pagano Conference Room\, 450 West Drive\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday - GMB Student Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260127T211243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T143438Z
UID:10001969-1771588800-1771592400@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Friday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Coke & Boyson
DESCRIPTION:Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series\nWeekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology. \nThis week’s speakers are Addie Coke from the Bob Goldstein and Christina Burch Labs and Sam Boyson from the Mauro Calabrese Lab. \n*This is a make-up date for talks cancelled previously due to weather.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/friday-gmb-student-seminar-series-coke-boyson/
LOCATION:1131 Bioinformatics Building\, 125 Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday - GMB Seminar Series,Tuesday - GMB Student Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T100000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260206T184952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T184952Z
UID:10001975-1771318800-1771322400@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Szymanski\, Rostamian\, & Puller
DESCRIPTION:Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series\nWeekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology. \nThis 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.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/tuesday-gmb-student-seminar-series-szymanski-rostamian-puller/
LOCATION:Pagano Conference Room\, 450 West Drive\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday - GMB Student Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260127T203405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T203405Z
UID:10001968-1770984000-1770987600@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Steven Henikoff
DESCRIPTION:GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series\nThe 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.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/friday-gmb-bcb-seminar-series-steven-henikoff/
LOCATION:1131 Bioinformatics Building\, 125 Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday - BCB Seminar Series,Friday - GMB Seminar Series
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GEO:35.9024976;-79.0538753
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T100000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260202T140228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T212314Z
UID:10001971-1770714000-1770717600@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Lerner\, Sokolowski\, & Salcido
DESCRIPTION:Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series\nWeekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology. \nThis 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.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/tuesday-gmb-student-seminar-series-lerner-sokolowski-salcido/
LOCATION:Pagano Conference Room\, 450 West Drive\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday - GMB Student Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260129T191150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T191354Z
UID:10001970-1770379200-1770382800@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Debra Silver
DESCRIPTION:GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series\nThe 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.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/friday-gmb-bcb-seminar-series-debra-silver/
LOCATION:1131 Bioinformatics Building\, 125 Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday - BCB Seminar Series,Friday - GMB Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T100000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260126T132335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T010116Z
UID:10001965-1770109200-1770112800@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Tuesday – CANCELLED - GMB Student Seminar Series: Lerner & Szymanski
DESCRIPTION:Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series\nWeekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology. \nThis week’s speakers are Lynn Lerner from the Gaorav Gupta Lab and Rachel Szymanski from the Frank Conlon Lab. \nCANCELLED – UNC at Condition 2
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/tuesday-gmb-student-seminar-series-lerner-szymanski/
LOCATION:Pagano Conference Room\, 450 West Drive\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday - GMB Student Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T100000
DTSTAMP:20260608T101924
CREATED:20260113T210919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T123439Z
UID:10001957-1769590800-1769594400@www.med.unc.edu
SUMMARY:Wednesday – GMB Defense: Carolyn Turcotte
DESCRIPTION:GMB Curriculum Student Defense\nGMB Curriculum Student Defense: Carolyn Turcotte\, student of Jeff Sekelsky. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. \n*Note new date\, time\, and location due to weather conditions.
URL:https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/event/wednesday-gmb-defense-carolyn-turcotte/
LOCATION:G100 Bondurant\, 321 S. Columnbia St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27599\, United States
CATEGORIES:GMB Defenses/Special Events
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