Science Talk
September 23, 2025
Cesar Garcia
Prollo and Bassik Lab
"Elucidating the role of MAP4K4 in tumor cell invasion in pediatric glioblastoma
September 30, 2025
Karen Linde-Garelli
Rogala and Svensson Lab
"Development of a complex-selective inhibitor of mTORC1."
October 14, 2025
David Lu
Khavari Lab
"Clinical drug candidate YM155 binds SRCAP and inhibits oncogenic WNT/beta-catenin signaling"
October 28, 2025
Danny Lee
Winslow Lab
"Cdkn2abMtap deletion generates exceptionally metastatic lung cancer.
January 06, 2026
Kayla Kulhanek
Kalbasi Lab
"TBD"
January 20, 2026
Claudia Leonard
Pitteri and Gephart
"TBD"
January 27, 2026
Ethan Chen
Daniels Lab
"TBD"
February 03, 2026
Sarah Cavender
Kalbasi Lab
"TBD"
February 17, 2026
Victoria Gonzalez
Jackson Lab
"TBD"
March 10, 2026
Christopher Shiprack
Majeti Lab
"TBD"
March 17, 2026
Natalia Avina Ochoa
Abu-Remaileh Lab
"TBD"
March 31, 2026
Natalie Pilla
Rankin Lab
"TBD"
April 7, 2026
Steven Wang
Bertozzi Lab
"TBD"
Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
SIM1 Lorry Lokey Rm G1002
September 24, 2024
Jaclyn Ng
Hernandez-Lopez Lab
“Preclinical development of antigen density sensing T cells for cancer immunotherapy”
October 8, 2024
Emma Heaton
Majeti and Gentles Labs
"Leveraging Boolean-logic AND-gated CAR T Cells to Target Acute Myeloid Leukemia".
October 22, 2024
James Chavez
Majeti Lab
"Clonal Competition and Cell Non-Autonomous Effects of Pre-Leukemia and Leukemia in AML"
November 12, 2024
Brennan Simon
Curtis Lab
"Generative AI to Support Clinical Translation of Spatial Multiomics Discovery"
November 19, 2024
Kylie Burdsall
Mackall Lab
"Engineering CAR-T Cells In Vivo with the PACK-IT System"
December 3, 2024
Nick Phillips
Alizadeh and Corsello Labs
“Determinants of response and resistance to CD19 CAR T cell therapy in large B cell lymphomas”
January 14, 2025
JK Gopakumar
Jaiswal Lab
“TCL1A in Clonal Hematopoiesis”.
January 28, 2025
Camila Bolle
Attardi Lab
"Uncovering Zmat3-mediated suppression of lung adenocarcinoma."
February 18, 2025
Arati Rajeevan
Attardi Lab
"Elucidating the role of p53 in lung development and disease."
February 25, 2025
Emily Shen
Diehn Lab
“Understanding oligometastatic cancers through cell-free nucleic acids”.
March 11, 2025
Christine Zhou
Krasnow Lab
“Macrophage infiltration program and spatial dynamics in lung adenocarcinoma”.
April 8, 2025
Leandra Jackrazi
Khavari Lab
"NEDDylation and SUMOylation are opposite forces in stratified epithelial homeostasis"
April 22, 2025
Cassandra Stawicki
Majeti Lab
“Investigating synergy between anti-CD47 blockade and STING agonism in acute myeloid leukemia”
May 6, 2025
Karen Linde-Garelli
Rogala and Svensson Labs
"Metabolic liabilities of essential amino acid transport in cancer – what to eat, and how to get it."
May 20, 2025
Youngmin Kim
Postdoctoral Fellow Jerby Lab
"Reprogramming cytotoxic lymphocyte migration to breast cancer via metabolite-sensing GPCRs"
May 27, 2025
Haiqing Xu
Postdoctoral Fellow Winslow and Petrov Labs
"In vivo functional genomic landscape of lung adenocarcinoma."
June 3, 2025
Debbie Bhattacharya
Postdoctoral Scholar Sage Lab
"Investigating drivers of intra-tumoral heterogeneity in Small Cell Lung Cancer."
Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
SIM1 Lorry Lokey Rm G1002
September 26, 2023
Caterina Colon
Sage Lab
"Investigating heterogeneity in small cell lung cancer"
October 10, 2023
Jeremy D'Silva
Newman Lab
"Multitasking graph neural networks discover spatial ecotypes in the tumor microenvironment"
October 24, 2023
Santiago Sanchez
Artandi Lab
“The end bit: new telomere biology from long-read sequencing"
October 31, 2023
Kevin Liu
Diehn Lab
“Urine Cell-free RNA as a Non-invasive Biomarker for Bladder Cancer Detection”.
December 05, 2023
Lehi Acosta-Alvarez
Monje Lab
"Immunotherapy-related cognitive impairment after systemic CAR T cell therapy in mice"
January 09, 2024
Sam Bollinger
Jackson Lab
"Local control of De Novo Adipogenesis by Secreted Factors"
January 23, 2024
Cameron Walker
Angelo Lab
“Influence of Molecular Subtype on Tumor Microenvironment in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma”
February 6, 2024
Mike Tsai
Jerby Lab
"Engineering NK cells to better treat ovarian cancer"
February 20, 2024
Kristen Frombach
Jerby Lab
“Probing DNA damage repair impact on the immune tumor microenvironment of ovarian cancer”
March 5, 2024
Oscar Donosa
Sage Lab
"Investigating Myeloid Checkpoints in Small Cell Lung Cancer"
March 19, 2024
Arianna Silva-Torres
Sanulli Lab
“Defining the molecular grammar of p53 phase separation.”
April 16, 2024
Rachel Gleyzer
Newman Lab
"Decoding Developmental Programs and Immunotherapy Resistance in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer".
May 14, 2024
Aswini Krishnan
Feng and Bertozzi Labs
"Molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial metabolic regulation."
May 28, 2024
Celeste Diaz
Jerby Lab
"Characterizing the role of stromal-immune dynamics in ovarian cancer."
Tuesdays, 12:00-1:00 PM
In person or Stanford Zoom
April 11, 2023
Lena Murray
SIM1, Lorry Lokey, Room G1002
April 4, 2023
Catherine Zhang
SIM1, Lorry Lokey, Room G1002
February 14, 2023
Hudson Horn
SIM1, Lorry Lokey, Room G1002
February 7, 2023
SIM1, Lorry Lokey, Room G1002
Karmen Aguirre
September 27, 2022
Max Markovic
Tuesdays, 12:15 - 1:15 PM
In person or Stanford Zoom
September 28
King Hung
Chang Lab
"Oncogenes out of context: extrachromosomal oncogene amplifications in cancer"
October 12
Fernanda Gonzalez
Oro Lab
"Basal cell carcinoma drug resistance driven by nuclear retention of GLI1"
October 26
Albert Li
Ye Lab
"Serine Starvation Silences Estrogen Receptor Signaling through Histone Hypoacetylation"
November 9
Ian Ferguson
Khavari Lab
"TMT-bioID for KRAS mutant interactors"
December 7
Ricardo Mack
Gozani Lab
"ROLE OF ASH11 IN EPIGENETIC AND CANCER REGULATION"
January 4
Stanford Zoom
Renu Danasekaran, M.D.
Felsher Lab
"Preventing Cancer Recurrence from Dormant Cells-Slaying the Sleeping Dragon"
January 18
Li Ka Shing, LK130
Lindsey Mehl
Gibson Lab
"Circadian Regulation of Neuroinflammation Driving Cancer Therapy-Related Cognitive Impairment"
Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
via ZOOM
September 22, 2020
Brooks Benard
Majeti Lab
"Clonal architecture and variant allele frequency predict clinical outcomes and drug response in acute myeloid leukemia"
September 29, 2020
Jason Rodencal
Dixon Lab
"Inhibition of MBOAT1, a novel lipid metabolic enzyme, sensitizes cancer cells to non-apoptotic death"
October 6, 2020
Monica Nesselbush
Diehn Lab
"Interrogating circulating cell-free RNA for non-invasive detection of lung cancer"
October 20, 2020
Kelvin Cho
Ting Lab
"Split-TurboID mediated proximity labeling for proteomic mapping of ER-mitochondria contacts"
November 10, 2020
Brianna McIntosh
Cochran Lab
"Engineering decoy inhibitors for lung adenocarcinoma"
November 17, 2020
Derek Le
Wang Lab
"Characterizing long-range enhancer-enhancer interactions"
December 1, 2020
Anthony Cordova
Li Lab
"The Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Extracellular cGAMP Signaling"
January 12, 2021
Noah Greenwald
Angelo Lab
"Dissecting tissue architecture in health and disease by combining multiplexed imaging with deep learning"
January 26, 2021
Fangfei Qu
Sage Lab
"The Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of SCLC Brain Metastases"
February 2, 2021
Maryam Yousefi
Winslow Lab
"The complexity of lung adenocarcinoma initiation through combinatorial tumor suppressor inactivation"
February 16, 2021
Tim Chai
Weissman Lab
"How T cells talk to cancer cells"
March 16, 2021
Noah Lee
Sage Lab
"Functional genomics of small cell lung cancer through multiplexed in vivo CRISPR screen"
April 6, 2021
Yiran Liu
Khatri/Andrews Lab
"An 8-gene machine learning model predicts progression to severe dengue."
April 13, 2021
Edel McCrea
Attardi Lab
"Mechanisms of PTPN14-Dependent Tumor Suppression in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma"
April 27, 2021
Diego Almanza
Diehn Lab
"Cell-Free DNA Methylation as a Noninvasive Biomarker for Minimal Residual Disease in Lung Cancer"
May 11, 2021
Yanzhe Li
Oro Lab
"C-FOS drives reversible basal to squamous cell carcinoma transition"
Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
October 1, 2019
Chenlin Song
Cimprich Lab
"R-Loop Driven Activation of Innate Immune Response"
October 8, 2019
Patrick Neuhoefer
Artandi Lab
"Mutant Kras in acinar progenitor cells drives clonal expansion in early pancreatic cancer"
October 29, 2019
Xavier Clavé
Nolan Lab
"Subcellular mapping of small molecules using multiplexed ion beam imaging"
December 3, 2019
Tim Keyes
Nolan/ Davis Lab
"Investigating single-cell phenotypes in pediatric AML using mass cytometry"
December 3, 2019
Reece Akana
Morrison Lab
"Understanding the Genetic and Molecular Regulators of UV-induced DNA Damage and Mutagenesis"
January 28, 2020
LOCATION:
LK 101/102
Katherine McNamara
Curtis Lab
"Spatial proteomic characterization of the tumor and immune microenvironment"
February 4, 2020
LOCATION:
G1002
Laura Kellman
Khavari Lab
"Mapping the landscape of functional regulatory risk variants in human cancers"
February 18, 2020
LOCATION:
G1002
Mo Ameen
Wang Lab
"Understanding the genetics behind complex human traits wiht hiPSC"
May 19, 2020
Stanford Zoom
Deshka Foster
Longaker Lab
"A Wound with A View: Temporospatial profiling of fibroblast heterogeneity during tissue repair"
June 2, 2020
Stanford Zoom
Asiri Ediriwickrema
Majeti Lab
"Defining and validating a unique bio-molecular signature for leukemia stem cells in human acute myeloid leukemia"
Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
June 4, 2019
Shawn Gillespie
Monje Lab
"Dissecting microenvironmental dependencies in pediatric high-grade gliomas"
October 9, 2018
Marcus Kelly
Jackson Lab
"Proteomic and Genetic Interaction Mapping Reveals New Ras Pathway Effectors and Regulators"
October 16, 2018
Monica Olcina del Molino, PhD
Giaccia Lab
"Mutations in an innate immunity pathway are associated with poor overall survival outcomes and hypoxic signaling in cancer"
October 30, 2018
Shuo Liu, PhD
Gozani Lab
"METTL13 methylation of eEF1A increases translational output to promote tumorigenesis”
November 6, 2018
Thomas Silvers
Jarosz Lab
"Adaptive Evolution of Gene Expression via Gene Copy Number Change in Ovarian Cancer"
November 27, 2018
CANCELLED
December 11, 2018
Fiorella Grandi
Bhutani Lab
"Understanding TET1’s Role in Establishing Cell Identity and and Sensing Cellular Stress"
January 8, 2019
Nitin Raj, PhD
Attardi Lab
"Mettl3 methyltransferase, a new player in p53-mediated DNA damage response"
January 22, 2019
Xue Yang
Labs of Khavari and Lu
"Genetic and genomic studies of pathogenic EXOSC2 mutations in the newly described disease SHRF implicate the SOX5/MITF axis in disease pathogenesis"
february 5, 2019
Julie Ko
Sage Lab
"Mechanisms of NFIB-driven small cell lung cancer metastasis"
february 12, 2019
Emily Hamilton
Labs of Alizadeh and Diehn
"Cell-free DNA as a noninvasive biomarker for early lung cancer detection”
february 26, 2019
Albert Li
Labs of Ye and Rankin
"Serine Metabolism and Breast Cancer Metastasis"
March 19, 2019
Cesar Marquez
Giaccia Lab (and Sweet-Cordero Lab, UCSF)
"Inhibition of the CLCF1-CNTFR signaling axis in lung adenocarcinoma using an engineered receptor decoy provides significant anti-tumor effect"
Apirl 2, 2019
Gunsagar Gulati
Weissman Lab
"Neogenin-1 distinguishes between myeloid-biased and balanced Hoxb5+ long-term hematopoietic stem cells"
April 9, 2019
Stan Schor
Einav Lab
"BIKE phosphorylation of CLINT1 regulates dengue virus infection"
April 30, 2019
Location: Alway M114
Irene Li
Plevritis Lab
"Intersecting lung fibrosis and carcinoma: a microenvironmental perspective"
May 14, 2019
Katie Yost
Chang Lab
“Clonal replacement of tumor-specific T cells following PD-1 blockade"
May 28, 2019
Ron Shanderson
Khavari Lab
"Ras Pathway Proteomics Reveals Novel Interactions"
Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
october 3, 2017
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Yonglu Che
Khavari Lab
"Antagonizing non-coding RNA and SNARE proteins regulate KRAS"
october 17, 2017
LOCATION: SIM 1/G1002
Michael Bocek
Cimprich Lab
"Factors influencing the genomic distribution of RNA:DNA hybrids"
october 31, 2017
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Luke Lee
Alizadeh Lab and Diehn Lab
"Functional Significance of U2AF1 S34F Mutations in Lung Adenocarcinoma"
november 7, 2017
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Chris Dove
Majeti Lab
"A Tale of Coerced (Cell Fate) Decisions"
november 28, 2017
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Catherine Yao
Oro Lab
"The Role of Context-dependent TGFB Signaling in Resistant Basal Cell Carcinoma"
january 30, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Benson George
Weissman Lab
"Utilizing Barcoded Antibodies to Discover Heterogeneity"
february 13, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Andrea Chaikovsky
Sage Lab
"Identifying Novel Regulators of the RB Pathway"
february 27, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Chris Murray
Winslow Lab
"Sik1 is a Key Effector of Lkb1-Mediated Tumor Suppression"
march 13, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Yan Ting Shue
Sage Lab
"Mechanism of cell fate switch by Notch in Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cells"
march 20, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Alyssa Kaiser
Attardi Lab
"Unlocking the mysteries of p53-mediated tumor suppression through analysis of a p53 ‘super' tumor suppressor"
April 3, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Andrew Spencley
Wysocka Lab
"Identifying novel regulators of proximal and distal enhancer function"
April 17, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Megan Garland
Bogyo Lab
"Chemical tools to interrogate and inhibit bacterial exotoxins"
April 24, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/G1002
Joshua Eggold
Rankin Lab
"Eosinophils and hypoxia: modulating innate and adaptive immunity"
may 1, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Brittany Flowers
Attardi Lab
"Elucidating the Origins of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma"
No Pizza Talk May 8, 2018
No Pizza Talk May 22, 2018
may 29, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Joshua Tay
Sunwoo Lab and West Lab
"Microdissected Gene Expression Profiling of Nasopharyngeal Cancer"
june 5, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
John Coan
Chua Lab and Gozani Lab
"Pizza and a proto-oncogene: Evidence for novel binding activity of beta-catenin"
June 12, 2018
LOCATION: SIM 1/ G1002
Kevin Nuno
Majeti Lab
"Exploring epigenetic dysregulation in acute myeloid leukemia pathogenesis"
Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
SIM 1/ G1002
october 11, 2016
Andres Lebensohn
Rohatgi and Carette Labs
"A comprehensive genetic analysis of Wnt signaling in haploid human cells"
october 18, 2016
Stefanie Morgan
Wang Lab
"Manipulation of nuclear architecture through CRISPR-mediated chromosomal looping"
october 25, 2016
Dan Fuentes
Wysocka Lab
"Investigating the regulation of pluripotency by human endogenous retrovirus K"
november 8, 2016
Zhewei Shen
Pollack Lab
"Targeting chromatin remodeler SWI/SNF in pancreatic cancer"
november 29, 2016
start time: 12:15 PM
Rosalynd Upton
Weissman Lab
"Is cd47 the answer to herceptin resistance in breast cancer?"
January 24, 2017
Michelle Atallah
Engleman & Mallick Labs
"High-Dimensional Analysis of Immune Spatial Patterning in Breast Cancer"
January 31, 2017
Tony Gao
Qi Lab
"Complex Transcriptional Modulation with Orthogonal and Inducible dCas9 Regulators"
february 14, 2017
Zintis Inde
Dixon Lab
"Live Long Die Hard: Investigating Heterogeneity in Time to Death Among Cancer Cells"
march 14, 2017
Sean Hunter
Cochran Lab
"Engineering Novel LIF Inhibitors as KRAS-Driven Cancer Therapeutics"
april 4, 2017
Fiorella Grandi
Bhutani Lab
“Investigating the Role of the TET Enzymes and 5hmC in Osteosarcoma and Skeletal Development”
april 11, 2017
Maggie Martins
Engleman Lab
"Investigating tumor immune response differences across oncogenic signatures"
april 25, 2017
Ben Topacio
Skotheim Lab
"G1/S cell cycle control and the mechanisms of Rb phosphorylation by cyclinD-Cdk4/6"
may 9, 2017
Luis Soto
Graves Lab
"Investigating the Mechanism of Radiation-Induced Tumor Seeding"
May 16, 2017
CANCELLED
may 23, 2017
Caitlin Roake
Artandi Lab
"3' processing of telomerase RNA component controls telomerase levels in cancer cells "
may 30, 2017
Amy Tarangelo
Dixon Lab
"Turning to the dark side: wild-type p53 in cancer survival and metabolic adaptation"
june 6, 2017
Reema Baskar
Bendall & Plevritis Labs
"A systems biology take on acquired resistance"
June 13, 2017
Amar Mirza
Oro Lab
"The Nuclear Motions of GLI Proteins"
September 25, 2015
Yi Yin
Artandi Lab
"ETS factor GABPA is required for telomerase expression, telomere maintenance and cellular immortality in TERT promoter-mutant cancers"
OCTOBER 9, 2015
Linda Szabo
Salzman Lab
"Statistical algorithms for discovering novel splicing events and gene fusions"
OCTOBER 23, 2015
Natasha Flores
Sage Lab
"Essential Role for the Planarian Intestinal GATA Transcription Factor in Stem Cells and Regeneration"
November 6, 2015
Margot Bowen
Attardi Lab
"The role of the p53 tumor suppressor in developmental disorders"
November 20, 2015
LOCATION: MSOB X303
Tyler Burns
Nolan Lab
"PARP Inhibitors and the Role of DNA Repair in Cancer Treatment"
December 4, 2015
Humsa Venkatesh
Monje Lab
"Mechanisms of Neuronal Activity Regulated Glioma Growth"
JANUARY 6, 2016
CANCELLED
January 22, 2016
Henny Bennett
Cimprich Lab
"Replication Stress Response and Cell Morphology"
February 5, 2016
Amanda Koehne
Sweet-Cordero Lab
"Identification of Drivers of Metastasis in Human Osteosarcoma"
February 19, 2016
Michael Dubreuil
Bassik Lab
"Identifying Genetic Factors that Modulate Cellular Sensitivity to Oxidative Stress Speaker"
March 11, 2016
Marta Vilalta
Graves Lab
"Radiation stimulates recruitment of circulating breast cancer cells in a systemic manner"
April 8, 2016
Paul Vorster
Lipsick Lab
"Co‐expression of Myb and Mip120 causes oncogenesis in Drosophila larvae"
April 22, 2016
Amanda Rabe
Cochran Lab
"Combining Radiation and Targeted Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Cancer"
May 6, 2016
Edwin Jeng
Bassik Lab
"Identification of synergistic drug combinations through massively parallel CRISPR-Cas9 screening"
June 3, 2016
Anh Diep
Giaccia Lab
"Targeting Axl in Preclinical AML Models"
