Dr. Catrina Loucks, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology, Pharmacology &Therapeutics, UBC, presents "Reducing the burden of pain for children using pharmacogenomics", March 27, 2026. Host: MBB Grad Caucus

Dr. John Whitney, Associate professor, Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences, McMaster, presents "Molecular weapons of Interbacterial Conflict", March 20, 2026. Host: CHEM and MBB Departments

Dr. Natasha Chang, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, presents "Molecular mechanisms of muscle stem cell function and dysfunction", March 13, 2026. Host: Dr. Lisa Julian

Dr. Joyce Jose, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, presents "Live Imaging and Interactome Analysis of Zika and Chikungunya Viral RNAs Via Dual-Action Aptamer Tag", March 6, 2026. Host: Dr. Peter Unrau

Dr. Susanne Bechstedt, Associate Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, presents "An Intrinsically Disordered Polymerase: How CKAP2 Controls Microtubule Growth and Mitotic Spindle Fidelity", February 27, 2026. Host: Drs. Valentin Jaumouillé & Edgar Young

Dr. Maks Prondzyski, Assistant Professor, Department for Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, SFU, presents "Suspension-derived organoid models of human development", February 13, 2026. Host: Dr. Lisa Craig

Dr. Kush Dalal & Esther Odekunle, Director of Antigen Biochemistry & Senior Research Scientist, AbCellera, presents "Foundations of the Drug-Discovery Pipeline: How Protein Science Drives Antibody Drug Development", February 6, 2026. Host: Dr. Lisa Craig

Dr. Eric Jan, Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, presents "Viral Strategies to Hijack the Host Translation Machinery", January 30, 2026. Host: Dr. Peter Unaru

Dr. Kyle Burrows, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Science, SFU, presents "From Gut to Beyond: How Microbes and Innate Lymphoid Cells Shape Immunity Across Tissues", January 23, 2026. Host: Dr. Mani Larijani

Dr. Iman Hajirasouliha, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Cornell University, presents "Application of Deep Learning and AI in Cancer Genomics and Embryology", January 16, 2026. Host: Dr. Will Hsiao