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

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Yuan Zhang, PhD

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Yuan Zhang, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

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ACB Seminar Series - Dr. Anne Martin

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Dr. Anne Martin, an Assistant Professor of Biology will present a seminar titled "Uncovering the Molecular Mechanisms of Synapse Coordination."

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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Michael Lagunoff

Thursday, April 9, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility

This event is open to the public.

Alteration of cellular metabolism and lipids by the oncogenic virus, KSHV

Michael Lagunoff, PhD
MCB Graduate Program
University of Washington

Lagunoff Lab | https://faculty.washington.edu/lagunoff/#/

Faculty Co-Hosts: Miles Pufall, PhD and Jessica Tucker, PhD

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Aaron Scherer: Targeting the Psychological Roots, Not Branches, of Vaccine Confidence

Friday, April 10, 2026 3:00pm to 3:45pm
Biology Building East
This is one of a series of talks organized by Iowa City Darwin Day on April 10 and 11
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The DTP Vaccine and Narratives of Injury

Friday, April 10, 2026 3:45pm to 4:30pm
Biology Building East
Tara Smith explores the history of the DTP vaccine and the narratives that shape public perception of vaccine injury.
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Cynthia Nau Cornelissen

Thursday, April 23, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility

This event is open to the public.

Urgent threat Neisseria gonorrhoeae utilizes human-specific protein receptors to overcome nutritional immunity

Cynthia Nau Cornelissen, PhD
Georgia State Washington

https://biomedical.gsu.edu/profile/cynthia-nau-cornelissen/

Faculty Co-Hosts: Miles Pufall, PhD and Jessica Tucker, PhD

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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Rajat Rohatgi

Thursday, April 30, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility

This event is open to the public.

Chemical homeostasis of the cytoplasm: how mammalian cells sense and mitigate ionic stress

Rajat Rohatgi, MD, PhD
Stanford University

Rohatgi Lab | https://rohatgilab.stanford.edu/

Faculty Co-Hosts: Miles Pufall, PhD and Jessica Tucker, PhD

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