Fall 2026   

August 28
Matt Bochman (Indiana University, Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry — Promotion Seminar)
Title: "Genome Integrity through the Lens of DNA Helicases"

September 4
Zachary Celentano (Indiana University, van Kessel Lab — Student BMB)
Title: “Determination of the Biochemical Effects of Thiophenesulfonamide Inhibitors on SmcR-type Protein”

September 11
AJ Morton (Indiana University, Morais Lab — Student Prelim)
Title: “Investigating Viral Genome Packaging and Maturation of dsDNA Viruses”

September 18
Octavio Origel (Indiana University, Morais Lab — Student BMB)
Title: “Structural Analysis of Acinetobacter Baumannii Infecting Bacteriophge 329"

September 25
Gayani Ranasinghe (Indiana University, Mukhopadhyay Lab — Student Defense)
Title: “Impact of Multipass Translocon Proteins on Alphavirus Structural Protein Biogenesis and Translational Recoding”

October 2
Kennadi Shumaker (Indiana University, Bochman Lab — Student BMB)
Title: “Pif1 Terminal Domains and Acetylation Regulate Genome Maintenance Processes”

October 8
*Begins at 12:30 p.m.
Dr. Juliana Cortines (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
“One Virus, Many Scales: Exploring the Biology of Giant Viruses”
Hosts: Kay Choi & Tuli Mukhopadhyay

November 6
Benjamin Shepard (Indiana University, Thielges Lab — Student Prelim)
Title: TBD

November 13
Weihua Guan (Indiana University, Luddy School)
Host: Kay Choi

November 20
Ayaka Obata (Indiana University, Tennessen Lab — Student Prelim)
Title: TBD

December 4
Jessica Tucker (University of Iowa)
Title: TBD
Host: Tuli Mukhopadhyay

December 11
Kait Taylor (Indiana University, Bochman Lab — Student BMB)
Title: TBD

Spring 2027

January 15
Karen Noguera (Indiana University, Pikaard Lab — Student BMB)
Title: TBD

February 12
Ahmed Bello (Indiana University, Morais Lab — Student BMB)
Title: TBD

February 19
Nikolai Prokhorov (Indiana University, Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry)
Title: TBD

February 26
Dimagi Dias (Indiana University, Choi Lab — Student BMB)
Title: TBD

March 12
Disnie Ranathunga (Indiana University, Morais Lab — Student BMB)
Title: TBD

March 26
Michael Trakselis (Baylor University; Waco, Texas)
Title: TBD
Host: Matt Bochman

April 16
Valerie Cortez (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Title: TBD
Host: Tuli Mukhopadhyay

April 30
Allison Didychuk (Yale University; New Haven, Connecticut)
Title: TBD
Host: Marc Morais