Seminars and Meetings
2026 GGG 292 Seminar in Genomics and Epigenomics
Meeting time: Mondays, 3:10-5:00 p.m.
Location: 1022 Green Hall, except Nov. 9 in GBSF Auditorium
Sep. 28: Kun Tan, PhD, UC San Diego
Research Focus: Combines omics and experimental approaches to study transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation in reproductive and developmental biology, with applications to infertility and reproductive disorders.
Oct. 5: Seongyeol Park, MD, PhD Stanford University, Curtis Lab
Hosted by Chang-il Hwang
Research Focus: Uses cancer multiomics, whole-genome, single-cell, and spatial data to model tumor evolution and the coevolution of cancer cells with the tumor microenvironment.
Oct. 12: Daniel H. Kim, PhD UC Santa Cruz
Hosted by Satoshi Namekawa
Research Focus: Studies noncoding and repetitive RNAs in stem cells and cancer and develops RNA liquid-biopsy approaches for precision oncology and early cancer detection.
Oct. 19: Kathleen Collins, PhD UC Berkeley
Hosted by Satoshi Namekawa
Research Focus: Investigates RNA-based genome maintenance and genome mobility, including telomerase biogenesis and regulation and eukaryotic non-LTR retrotransposons.
Oct. 26: Chang-il Hwang, DVM, PhD UC Davis
Hosted by Satoshi Namekawa
Research Focus: Studies genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of pancreatic cancer progression and drug resistance using mouse and patient-derived organoid models to identify therapeutic vulnerabilities.
Nov. 2: Lin He, PhD UC Berkeley
Hosted by Satoshi Namekawa
Research Focus: Investigates RNA-based genome maintenance and genome mobility, including telomerase biogenesis and regulation and eukaryotic non-LTR retrotransposons.
Nov. 9: Daniel G. Anderson, PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hosted by Blake Meyers; supported by the Storer Fund
Research Focus: Develops nanoparticles and biomaterials for in vivo delivery of RNA and genome-editing therapies, as well as living therapeutics and responsive drug-delivery systems.
Location: GBSF Auditorium
Nov. 16: Masahito Ikawa, PhD The University of Osaka
Research Focus: Uses genetically engineered animal models and reproductive technologies to define the molecular mechanisms of spermatogenesis, sperm maturation, fertilization, and infertility.
Nov. 23: Jesse Dixon, MD, PhD Salk Institute
Research Focus: Combines molecular and computational genomics to study 3D genome architecture and gene regulation, including how sequence variation and cancer mutations disrupt chromatin organization.
Nov. 30: Jeremy Chien, PhD UC Davis
Hosted by Chang-il Hwang
Research Focus: Uses cancer genomics, functional genomics, patient-derived models, and targeted therapeutics to identify drivers and vulnerabilities in ovarian cancer, including mechanisms of drug resistance.
Past Meetings and Seminars
1st UC Davis-JSPS San Francisco Animal Reproductive Biology Symposium
September 19-21, 2025- Genome Center Auditorium - UC Davis
Seminar: Dr. Francesca Duncan, Northwestern University/ The Buck Institute
"Ovarian "fibro-inflammaging" - from mechanism to therapeutic potential"
March 11th, 2026
3 pm
1022 Green Hall
Seminars: Dr. Jay Ko, University of Illinois
Reddi Seminar: Amander Clark
Amander Clark is the Director of the UCLA Center for Reproductive Science, Health and Education and Professor of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology. Professor Clark is an award-winning scientist and internationally recognized expert on topics in stem cell biology and reproductive science. Professor Clark is regularly invited to appear as a subject matter specialist for media outlets including the New York Times, the Economist, the New Yorker and Public Radio. From 2017 Professor Clark served as Department Chair of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology before becoming Center Director in 2022. In addition to her role at UCLA, Professor Clark also serves on the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine Board of Health Sciences Policy, and in July 2023 she began her elected role as President of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, a global non-profit that promotes excellence in stem cell science and applications to human health.
Date, Time & Location
April 15, 2025 @ 1:10 pm in 1022 Green Hall
This event is free to attend, and no registration is required.
The 2025 MAYosis webinar series will be held on four consecutive Wednesdays from May 7 through May 28, 2025. The MAYosis series aims to expand and strengthen the meiosis community and provide a forum to spotlight junior researchers.
Each of the four sessions (2-hour presentation sessions plus 1-hour discussion) will feature six speakers: one invited keynote and five talks selected from submitted abstracts. Only trainees or junior faculty (within 12 years from the completion of the PhD) will be considered for a talk. Invited talks will be 15 minutes plus 10 minutes for questions, and selected talks will be 12 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions. A one-hour general open-mic discussion will be held at the end of each session.
Talks will begin promptly at 4 pm CET (7 am PST; 12 am JST).
The MAYosis 2025 website is open.
http://meiosis.cornell.edu/mayosis2025/
Please advertise this series as widely as possible amongst your friends and colleagues.
All attendees must register (registration is free).
https://ucdavis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsde2vrT8oG9ACZvNGTb-0VyGBpbXDVPCS#/registration
Abstract submission is open on the web site, and the abstract deadline is March 8, 2025.
http://meiosis.cornell.edu/mayosis2025/abstracts.html
The full program will be available from late March 2025.
The Organizing Committee:
Bernard de Massy, IGH, Montpellier
Frédéric Baudat, IGH, Montpellier
Chloé Girard, I2BC, France
Mathilde Grelon, IJPB, Versailles
Valerie Borde, Institut Curie, Paris
Bertrand Llorente, CRCM, Marseille
Thomas Robert, CBS, Montpellier
Marie-Emilie Terret, Collège de France, Paris
Jean-René Huynh, Collège de France, Paris
Rajeev Kumar, IJPB, Versailles
Mathieu Rousseau-Gueutin, IGEPP, Rennes
Heidi Serra, iGReD, Clermont Ferrand
Laurent Duret, LBBE, Lyon
Satoshi Namekawa, UC Davis
For any question please email to: