The Department of Biology’s annual seminar series brings world-renown researchers in all fields of biology to campus to interact with students and faculty and deliver a lecture.
Upcoming seminars
Biology Career Seminar: Iowa Biology to MBA and the business of biotech
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 4:00pm
Biology Career Seminar: Iowa Biology to MBA and the business of biotech
Joseph Walder Memorial Lecture with Dr. Taekjip Ha, Harvard Medical School
Thursday, October 22, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
Dr. Ha will be our speaker for the inaugural Joseph Walder Memorial Lecture.
"Genome Maintenance at Higher Resolution"
Taekjip Ha, Ph.D.
George D. Yancopoulos Professor of Pediatrics in honor of Frederick W. Alt
Harvard Medical School
Boston Children’s Hospital
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
ACB Seminar Series - Dr. Andrea Page-McCaw
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Andrea Page-McCaw, Professor and Chair of the Department of Cell & Developmental Biology at Vanderbilt University, will present a seminar titled "From Cell Damage to Cell Fusion: An Unexpected Pathway in Tissue Repair."