The Molecular Medicine Seminar Series provides a weekly forum for research presentations by faculty, students, and invited guest speakers of national and international prominence. The seminar is attended by students in the program, as well as faculty and guests from departments and programs across the University of Iowa, fostering an engaging environment for scientific exchange and discussion.

The seminar format is designed to encourage meaningful interaction between students and faculty. Faculty and invited guest speakers are introduced by a Molecular Medicine graduate student, who provides a brief overview of the speaker's research along with a personal introduction.

Seminars are held on Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in 1459 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building (PBDB) unless otherwise noted in the schedule below.

Fall 2026 Seminar Schedule

DatePresenter
August 25Welcome Back Lunch
September 1Adnan Ahmed - Taylor Lab
September 8Weiyang Zhao - Song Lab
September 15Guiru Ma - Tomasson Lab
September 22Eric Huntemann - McCray Lab
September 29Java Hajibabazade - Engelhardt Lab
October 6Shreyashree Sarkar - Dayal Lab
October 13Emma Simpson-Wade - Gaine Lab
October 20Souradip Sinha - Tanas Lab
October 27Ayushi Sood - Alambert Lab
November 3Agatha Greenway - Sowers Lab
November 10Olivia Klein - Schultz Lab
November 17TBD
November 24No Seminar - Fall Break
December 1Daniela Yang-Bennett - Song Lab
December 8Kelsey Becker - Schultz Lab
December 15No Seminar - Finals Week