Join the CDB 4th year graduate seminar series with Mayowa Akinwale (Spence Lab) presenting "STAT3 Driven Regulation of Lower Airway Progenitor Cells." This seminar will be held on Wednesday, April 3, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM in BSRB ABC Seminar Rooms, in-person only.

CDB invites you to participate in our upcoming Clothing Swap event, which is not only a great opportunity to refresh your wardrobe but also a wonderful way to contribute to sustainability. All department members are encouraged to donate gently used clothing items, and of course, to take part in the swap. We welcome professional attire and accessories and clothes for day-to-day work.

Mayu Oguro, M.D., Ph.D. will present " Dedifferentiation of the Stem Cells: Cell-fate Ambiguity for Tissue Homeostasis " on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 9:30 to 10:30 AM in BSRB ABC Seminar Rooms.

Please join us for Jesse Cisneros Solis' Dissertation Defense, "Kinesin-3 KIF1A is a Diligent Worker," on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 1:00 PM in the East Conference Room, 4th Floor, Rackham Building, in-person or virtually. Advisor: Kristen Verhey

The 2025 CDB Celebration will feature an alumni presentation and awards ceremony from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM in BSRB Kahn Auditorium with a reception to follow in the BSRB ABC Conference Rooms.

Please join us for Jacquelyn Roberts' Dissertation Defense, "Cryo-EM Insights into the Architecture and Functional Resilience of the Legionella pneumophila Dot/Icm Type IV Secretion System," on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM at 2901 Taubman Health Sciences Building, in-person only. Dissertation Committee: Melanie Ohi (Chair), Ryan Baldridge, Tobias Giessen, Nicole Koropatkin, Shyamal Mosalaganti, and Michele Swanson.

Join the CDB 4th year graduate seminar series with LiAng Yao (Heemskerk Lab) presenting "Signaling Requirements for Human Primordial Germ-Cell Maintenance." This seminar will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM in BSRB ABC Seminar Rooms, in-person only.