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Congratulation Dr. Nulk!

October 7, 2025

We are proud to celebrate Dr. Anna Rushin Nulk’s achievement in successfully defending her dissertation titled “Metabolic Adaptations in the…

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Congratulation Dr. Gulkis!

September 17, 2025

We are proud to celebrate Dr. Mitch Gulkis’s achievement in successfully defending his dissertation titled “Molecular Structure Across Scales”…

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Brain-mapping tool offers new view into molecules…

May 19, 2025

In a new paper, McKnight Brain Institute researchers show capability of a next-generation method to peer into tiny molecules in the brain made by…

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Jan 14
1. BMB Faculty Research Discussion | Valerie de Crecy-Lagard, PhD
  
  4:00pm to 5:00pm
Jan 15
1. The many faces of COPD: from the lab to precision medicine
  
  1:00pm to 2:00pm
Jan 21
1. BMB Faculty Research Discussion | Lauren Douma, PhD
  
  4:00pm to 5:00pm
Jan 22
1. Decoding the human cold and menthol receptor TRPM8 polymodal activation through Dynamics, Structure, and Evolution
  
  4:00pm to 5:00pm
Jan 28
1. BMB Faculty Research Discussion | Matt Merritt, PhD
  
  4:00pm to 5:00pm
Feb 04
1. BMB Faculty Research Discussion | Ali Zarrinpar, MD
  
  4:00pm to 5:00pm
Feb 05
1. Metabolic Transitions in Cancer and Development
  
  4:00pm to 5:00pm
Feb 10
1. The 16th Annual UF College of Medicine Celebration of Research: Research Symposium and Keynote Address
  
  9:00am to 3:00pm
2. The 16th Annual UF College of Medicine Celebration of Research: Poster Session and Reception
  
  4:00pm to 7:00pm
Feb 18
1. BMB Faculty Research Discussion | Craig Vander Kooi, PhD
  
  4:00pm to 5:00pm

BMB Journal Club

Tuesdays | 11:45am – 12:35pm

Each week, a student in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advanced Concentration presents a journal article from the current literature to the group of BMB students, postdocs, and faculty.

Seminars & Journal Clubs

In addition to formal courses, there are many active seminar series and journal clubs within the College of Medicine that provide students with presentations by experts in the field and engaging discussions on current topics in biomedical research.

Tuesdays | 11:45am | HPNP G-114

BMB Journal Club | BCH 6936

Each week, a student in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advanced Concentration presents a journal article from the current literature to the group of BMB students, postdocs, and faculty. Senior (4th year) students have the option of giving a research seminar or presenting a journal article. One faculty member and one or two students are assigned as “readers” and they are available to answer questions and help with the preparation of the presentation. The readers also provide the student with feedback on the presentation to aid in the development of strong presentation skills and the ability to critically evaluate scientific work.

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Mondays | 3:00pm | ARB R3-265

Recent Advances in Structural Biology Journal Club | BCH 6877

Literature on structural biology, presented by students and faculty, discussed in depth. Emphasis is on current developments, data interpretation and critical analysis. Classes are held informally in small groups.

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Seminar

Center for Structural Biology

September 4, 2025: Wen Zhu, Ph.D.
January 22, 2026: Wade Van Horn, Ph.D.
February 19, 2026: Eric Sunberg, Ph.D
March 5, 2026: Maria Spies, Ph.D.
March 19, 2026: Vijay Reedy, Ph.D
April 16, 2026: J. Ross Buchan, Ph.D

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Center for Epigenetics

November 20, 2025: Shira Weingarten-Gabbay, Ph.D.
December 4, 2025: Feng Qiao, Ph.D.
May 14, 2026: Chenguang Fan, Ph.D.

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Center for Advanced Spatial Biomolecule Research

September 18, 2025: Anand Mehta, Ph.D.
October 23, 2025: David Guertin, Ph.D.
February 5, 2026: Heather Christofk, Ph.D
April 2, 2026: Dohoon Kim, Ph.D.
May 7, 2026: Marcus Goncalves, Ph.D.
June 4, 2025: Greta Hoxhaj, Ph.D.

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