UT Health Biochemistry and Structural Biology Seminar Series

Spring 2026
Bi-weekly, Friday, Noon-1 pm
LSOM 309L

January 16, 2026

Topic: “A positive feedback loop represents a potential therapeutic target for pulmonary fibrosis”
Speaker: Richard Gomer, Ph.D., University Distinguished Professor
Department of Biology, Texas A & M University
Hosted by: Bruce Nicholson, Ph.D.

February 27, 2026

Topic: “Mechanism and Regulation of Chromosomal Break Repair”
Speaker: Grzegorz Ira, Ph.D., Professor
Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
Hosted by: Anna Malkova, Ph.D.

March 27, 2026

Topic: “Roles of TET2 in normal and malignant hematopoiesis”
Speaker: Mingjiang Xu, M.D./Ph.D., Professor
Molecular Medicine, UT Health San Antonio
Hosted by: Peng Zhao, Ph.D.

April 10, 2026

Topic: “Using Screening, Structure, and Design to Understand RNA as a Target for Small Molecules”
Speaker: John (Jay) Schneecloth, Ph.D., Senior Investigator
National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research
Hosted by: Reuben Harris, Ph.D.

May 8, 2026

Topic: “Molecular basis of transcription elongation and DNA repair”
Speaker: Dong Wang, Ph.D., Professor
Skaggs School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Diego
Hosted by: Weixing Zhao, Ph.D.

May 22, 2026

Topic: “Understanding the construction and function of glycine receptors and their higher-order assemblies”
Speaker: Weiwei Wang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Biophysics, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Hosted by: Maria Falzone, Ph.D.

All talks are in-person.

Contact Hope Arce at Arceh@uthscsa.edu for meeting details