Dr. Tim Audas, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, presents "Functional Amyloids: A Non-Toxic Cellular Response to Stress", September 12, 2025. Host: Dr. Lisa Craig

Dr. Lorena Braid, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, presents "Emerging Roles and Applications for Mesenchymal Stromal Cells as Vital Constituents of the Stem Cell Niche”, September 19, 2025. Host: Dr. Dustin King

Dr. Amy Lee, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, presents "Tackling Neonatal Sepsis: A Systems Biology Approach to a Global Health Crisis”, September 26, 2025. Host: Dr. Lisa Craig

Dr. Valentin Jaumouillé, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, presents "Biophysical constraints on harnessing macrophages against cancer”, October 3, 2025. Host: Dr. Jonathan Choy

Dr. Jessica A. Willi, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Lethbridge, presents " Ancient and novel directions in engineering the ribosome”, October 10, 2025. Host: Dr. Peter Unrau

Dr. Callista Yee, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, presents " How is synaptogenesis orchestrated and conducted over time?”, October 24, 2025. Host: Drs. Esther Verheyen & Lisa Julian

Dr. Simon Wisnovsky, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, presents "Mapping the genomic landscape of cancer glycome remodeling with genome-wide CRISPR screening”, October 17, 2025. Host: Dr. David Vocadlo

Dr. Fedrica Di Palma, Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President, Research and Innovation, Genome BC, presents "Understanding the Processes that Influence the Diversity of Life”, October 31, 2025. Host: Dr. Lisa Craig

Dr. David Shechner, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, presents "Plug-and-play proximity ‘omics tools for probing RNA spatial biology at subcellular resolution”, November 7, 2025. Host: Dr. Peter Unrau

Dr. Arun John Peter, Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UBC, presents "Tracking the Inter-Organelle Journeys of Lipids in Living Cells”, November 14, 2025. Host: Dr. Chris Beh

Dr. Emilia Lim, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, UBC presents "Air Pollutants Promote Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinogenesis”, November 21, 2025. Host: Dr. Sharon Gorski.