Seminar Series
Upcoming Seminar
Dr. Rebecca Helm, Georgetown University
February 19, 2026
4:00pm-5:00pm via Zoom
Join 2/19 Zoom
Meeting ID: 889 0760 0769
About the Seminar Series
The Seminar Series is a unique opportunity for students to learn about new developments in biology and what biologists do after they graduate. Hosted by the Department of Biological Sciences at California State University, Long Beach, the weekly meetings invite guests from universities, research laboratories, and industry to present and discuss current topics in biology. All students are encouraged to attend.
Seminar Coordinator
For information and suggestions about our Seminar Series, please contact the seminar coordinator:
Dr. Houng-Wei Tsai
Houng-Wei.Tsai@csulb.edu
Schedule
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2026 | TBA | Dr. Rebecca Helm, Georgetown University |
| February 26, 2026 | Why Women, Why Sleep, and Why Midlife Matter for Alzheimer's Disease Risk | Dr. Negin Sattari, UC Irvine |
| March 5, 2026 | TBA | Dr. Briac Halbout, CSU Long Beach |
| March 12, 2026 | TBA | TBA |
| March 19, 2026 | TBA | Dr. Thomas Sanger, Loyola University, Chicago |
| March 26, 2026 | TBA | Ray Weber, UC Irvine |
| April 9, 2026 | Using the mouse adrenal gland as a model to study cell differentiation, aging, and function | Dr. Jeff Huang, Auburn University |
| April 16, 2026 | TBA | Dr. Huifei Huang, City of Hope |
| April 23, 2026 | TBA | Dr. Kwasi Connor, UC Irvine |
| April 30, 2026 | TBA | Dr. Yangfan Zhang, Harvard University |
| May 7, 2026 | TBA | TBA |
Previous Seminars
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2026 | Applying benthic ecology for coastal management for oyster reefs and salt marshes | Dr. John Carroll, Georgia Southern University |
The Seminar Series Archive has topics from previous semesters.
