"Chalk" talks (whiteboard only, no slideware) on conceptual issues in biological systems. Open to all.
To join the mailing list or for more information, contact jeremy (at) hms.harvard.edu
HMS, Warren Alpert Building, Room 563, 12-2pm, on most fridays during term
| THEORY LUNCH STARTS ON THE LAST FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER, 25 SEP 2020 | ||||
| 25 Sep 2020 | Michael Lynch | Title to be announced | ||
| 2 Oct 2020 | Nadav Ahituv | Functional characterization of gene regulatory elements | ||
| 9 Oct 2020 | Ellen Rothenberg | Transcriptional regulatory networks vs. epigenetic constraints in development | ||
| 16 Oct 2020 | John Tyson | Title to be announced | ||
| 23 Oct 2020 | Aleksandra Nita-Lazar | Protein signaling networks in macrophages | ||
| 30 Oct 2020 | Jianhua Xing | Studying cell phenotypic transition dynamics from a chemical physics perspective | ||
| 6 Nov 2020 | John Reinitz | Title to be announced | ||
| 13 Nov 2020 | Edward Hall | Treating "cause" as a scientific concept | ||
| 20 Nov 2020 | Karl Niklas | The evolution of multicellularity and the origins of cancer | ||
| 27 Nov 2020 | THANKSGIVING | |||
| 4 Dec 2020 | Hashim Al-Hashimi | Dynamic ensembles of biological molecules: a conceptual basis for predicting cellular behavior from its component parts | ||
| 11 Dec 2020 | Daniel Forger | Principles of molecular circadian timekeeping across species | ||
| WE TAKE A BREAK FROM 18 DEC 2020 - 12 FEB 2021 INCLUSIVE | ||||
| 19 Feb 2021 | Catherine Marler | Social and physical context: it matters for behavior, hormones and the brain | ||
| 12 Mar 2021 | Mike Levin | Bioelectric pattern memories: a new kind of epigenetics in development and regeneration | ||
| 2 Apr 2021 | EASTER WEEKEND | |||
| 9 Apr 2021 | Trisha Wittkopp | Effects of mutation and selection on the evolution of gene expression | ||
| 30 Apr 2021 | Geeta Narlikar | Conceptualizing phase-separation mechanisms in the context of chromatin | ||
| 7 May 2021 | Joanna Wysocka | Title to be announced | ||
| 28 May 2021 | MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND | |||
| THEORY LUNCH GOES INTO RECESS AFTER 25 JUNE 2021 AND RESTARTS IN SEPTEMBER | ||||
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