Mon, 18 Nov 2019 16:05:58 EST
Speaker:
Rajan Gogna, MS, MBA, PhD
Visiting Faculty, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Fundacao Champalimaud
Lisbon, Portugal
Seminar title: Fitness Fingerprints of Human Cells Promote Competitive Growth in Cancer
Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:02:19 EDT
Speaker:
Nicholas E. Johnson, MD, MSCI, FAAN
Associate Professor of Neurology, Neuromuscular Division Chief
Vice Chair of Research, Neurology, VCU
Seminar title: Pathogenesis and Progression in Myotonic Dystrophy
Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:58:07 EDT
Speaker:
Stephen R. Williams, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Computational Biology
10X Genomics, Inc.
Seminar title: Mutation Detection in Thousands of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells Using Single Cell RNA-Sequencing
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:56:50 EST
Speaker:
Suyun Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: Epigenetic Regulation of Cancer Stem Cell, Tumorigenesis and Metastasis
Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:50:06 EDT
Speaker:
Kenneth Tew, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Chairman, Dept. of Cell & Molecular Pharmacology
John C. West Chair in Cancer Research
Medical University of South Carolina
Seminar title: Redox Biology in Hematopoiesis & Drug Development
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:46:52 EDT
Speaker:
Timothy York, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Roxann Roberson-Nay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, VCU
Seminar title: A Co-Twin Control Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Study of Early-Onset Major Depression
Wed, 27 Jun 2018 15:44:03 EDT
Speaker:
Devanand Sarkar, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: ER Localization Confers Oncogenic Functions to AEG-1
Tue, 22 May 2018 15:39:12 EDT
Speaker:
Suyun Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery-Research, Division of Surgery
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Seminar title: Cancer Stem Cells and Metastases-Molecular Signaling and Therapeutic Targeting
Wed, 23 May 2018 15:36:46 EDT
Speaker:
James Lister, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: Color, Grayscale, or Black and White: Zebrafish Mitf in Development and Melanoma
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:28:00 EDT
Speaker:
Xiang-Yang (Shawn) Wang, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: Re-Shaping the Tumor Immune Microenvironment to Unleash the Power of Immunotherapy
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:57:00 EDT
Speaker:
Keping Xie, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Seminar title: Transcription Factors in Pancreatic Cancer Initiation and Progression
Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:22:00 EDT
Speaker:
Tomasz Kordula, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, VCU
Seminar title: Malfunction of Adaptive Neuroinflammatory Responses in Glioblastoma Multiforme
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 16:55:00 EST
Speaker:
Joseph W. Landry, Ph.D.
Assistant Profesor
Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: The Chromatin Remodeling Complex NURF Localizes to Gene Bodies and Regulates mRNA Processing
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:55:00 EST
Speaker:
Jakub Godlewski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Seminar title: Non-Coding RNA and Cancer: Many Actors in Search of a Plot
Wed, 24 Jan 2018 16:49:00 EST
Speaker:
Luni Emdad, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: Novel Strategy for the Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer
Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:48:00 EST
Speaker:
Ratna Ray, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Pathology
Saint Louis University
Seminar title: Hepatitis C Virus Mediated Liver Pathogenesis
Tue, 16 Jan 2018 16:44:00 EST
Speaker:
Qin Yang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Cell Biology Division
Dept. of Radiation Oncology
Washington University School of Medicine
Seminar title: Somatic Cell and Cancer Cell Reprogramming
Previous seminars
For a listing of recent and upcoming seminars, visit our Headlines page.
Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:30:00 EST
Speaker:
Michael Brown, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Seminar title: NK cell responsiveness and self-tolerance after transplantation: A Matter of Education?
Wed, 25 Jan 2017 16:00:00 EST
Speaker:
Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D., Investigator
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor
of the Laboratory of Mammalian
Cell Biology and Development
The Rockefeller University
New York, NY
Seminar title: Stem Cells in Silence, Action and Cancer
Tue, 19 Dec 2017 14:58:00 EST
Speaker:
Victor X. Jin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Molecular Medicine
Dept. of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Seminar title: Omics Approaches to Dissect the Cross-Talk Among Transcription, Chromatin Structure and Splicing
Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:46:00 EDT
Speaker:
Santhosh Girirajan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biochemsitry
and Molecular Biology, Dept. of Anthropology
The Pennsylvania State University
Seminar title: Defining the Genetic Threshold for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Thu, 25 May 2017 16:42:00 EDT
Speaker:
Masoud H. Manjili, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Dept. of
Microbiology and Immunology
VCU Massey Cancer Center
Seminar title: Paradigm Shifts in Cancer Immunotherapy: Targeting Tumor Dormancy
Thu, 04 May 2017 16:34:00 EDT
Speaker:
Aaron Wolen, Ph.D., Co-founder, Data Science Lab, VCU Office of Research, Bioinformatics Specialist, Center for Clinical & Translational Research, Virginia Commonwealth University
Seminar title: Patient-Derived Colorectal Cancer Xenografts Maintain Patient Gene Expression Patterns: A Re-Analysis
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 17:57:59 EDT
Speaker:
Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: Re-Shaping the Tumor Immune Microenvironment to Unleash the Power of Immunotherapy
Headlines
- SWCRF Collaborator Paul B. Fishher, MPH, PH.D. Elected to the 2017 Class of National Academy of Inventors of Fellows
- Genetics Chair Paul Fisher elected a 2017 fellow of National Academy of Inventors
- mda-7/IL-24 Induces Cell Death in Neuroblastoma through a Novel Mechanism Involving AIF and ATM
- VCU researcher Paul Fisher honored as “scientist of the year“ by Governor Terry McAuliffe
- Researchers hope newly discovered gene interaction could lead to novel cancer therapies
- Scientists uncover new target for brain cancer treatment
- New non-invasive technique could revolutionize the imaging of metastatic cancer
- Advanced viral gene therapy eradicates prostate cancer in preclinical experiments
- Massey research leads to multi-institutional phase 1 clinical trial for relapsed/refractory aggressive lymphomas
- New target identified for potential brain cancer therapies
Recent Seminars
VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine
Recent speakers
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 16:05:58 EST
Speaker:
Rajan Gogna, MS, MBA, PhD
Visiting Faculty, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Fundacao Champalimaud
Lisbon, Portugal
Seminar title: Fitness Fingerprints of Human Cells Promote Competitive Growth in Cancer
Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:02:19 EDT
Speaker:
Nicholas E. Johnson, MD, MSCI, FAAN
Associate Professor of Neurology, Neuromuscular Division Chief
Vice Chair of Research, Neurology, VCU
Seminar title: Pathogenesis and Progression in Myotonic Dystrophy
Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:58:07 EDT
Speaker:
Stephen R. Williams, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Computational Biology
10X Genomics, Inc.
Seminar title: Mutation Detection in Thousands of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells Using Single Cell RNA-Sequencing
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:56:50 EST
Speaker:
Suyun Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: Epigenetic Regulation of Cancer Stem Cell, Tumorigenesis and Metastasis
Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:50:06 EDT
Speaker:
Kenneth Tew, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Chairman, Dept. of Cell & Molecular Pharmacology
John C. West Chair in Cancer Research
Medical University of South Carolina
Seminar title: Redox Biology in Hematopoiesis & Drug Development
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:46:52 EDT
Speaker:
Timothy York, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Roxann Roberson-Nay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, VCU
Seminar title: A Co-Twin Control Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Study of Early-Onset Major Depression
Previous Seminars
VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine
Previous speakers
Wed, 27 Jun 2018 15:44:03 EDT
Speaker:
Devanand Sarkar, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: ER Localization Confers Oncogenic Functions to AEG-1
Wed, 23 May 2018 15:36:46 EDT
Speaker:
James Lister, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: Color, Grayscale, or Black and White: Zebrafish Mitf in Development and Melanoma
Tue, 22 May 2018 15:39:12 EDT
Speaker:
Suyun Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery-Research, Division of Surgery
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Seminar title: Cancer Stem Cells and Metastases-Molecular Signaling and Therapeutic Targeting
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:57:00 EDT
Speaker:
Keping Xie, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Seminar title: Transcription Factors in Pancreatic Cancer Initiation and Progression
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 17:57:59 EDT
Speaker:
Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: Re-Shaping the Tumor Immune Microenvironment to Unleash the Power of Immunotherapy
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:28:00 EDT
Speaker:
Xiang-Yang (Shawn) Wang, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: Re-Shaping the Tumor Immune Microenvironment to Unleash the Power of Immunotherapy
Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:22:00 EDT
Speaker:
Tomasz Kordula, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, VCU
Seminar title: Malfunction of Adaptive Neuroinflammatory Responses in Glioblastoma Multiforme
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 16:55:00 EST
Speaker:
Joseph W. Landry, Ph.D.
Assistant Profesor
Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: The Chromatin Remodeling Complex NURF Localizes to Gene Bodies and Regulates mRNA Processing
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:55:00 EST
Speaker:
Jakub Godlewski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Seminar title: Non-Coding RNA and Cancer: Many Actors in Search of a Plot
Wed, 24 Jan 2018 16:49:00 EST
Speaker:
Luni Emdad, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: Novel Strategy for the Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer
Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:48:00 EST
Speaker:
Ratna Ray, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Pathology
Saint Louis University
Seminar title: Hepatitis C Virus Mediated Liver Pathogenesis
Tue, 16 Jan 2018 16:44:00 EST
Speaker:
Qin Yang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Cell Biology Division
Dept. of Radiation Oncology
Washington University School of Medicine
Seminar title: Somatic Cell and Cancer Cell Reprogramming
Tue, 19 Dec 2017 14:58:00 EST
Speaker:
Victor X. Jin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Molecular Medicine
Dept. of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Seminar title: Omics Approaches to Dissect the Cross-Talk Among Transcription, Chromatin Structure and Splicing
Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:46:00 EDT
Speaker:
Santhosh Girirajan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biochemsitry
and Molecular Biology, Dept. of Anthropology
The Pennsylvania State University
Seminar title: Defining the Genetic Threshold for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Thu, 25 May 2017 16:42:00 EDT
Speaker:
Masoud H. Manjili, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Dept. of
Microbiology and Immunology
VCU Massey Cancer Center
Seminar title: Paradigm Shifts in Cancer Immunotherapy: Targeting Tumor Dormancy
Thu, 04 May 2017 16:34:00 EDT
Speaker:
Aaron Wolen, Ph.D., Co-founder, Data Science Lab, VCU Office of Research, Bioinformatics Specialist, Center for Clinical & Translational Research, Virginia Commonwealth University
Seminar title: Patient-Derived Colorectal Cancer Xenografts Maintain Patient Gene Expression Patterns: A Re-Analysis
Wed, 25 Jan 2017 16:00:00 EST
Speaker:
Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D., Investigator
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor
of the Laboratory of Mammalian
Cell Biology and Development
The Rockefeller University
New York, NY
Seminar title: Stem Cells in Silence, Action and Cancer
Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:30:00 EST
Speaker:
Michael Brown, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Seminar title: NK cell responsiveness and self-tolerance after transplantation: A Matter of Education?