We are a group of scientists interested in using the nematode C. elegans to understand biology.
Participating Labs:
Anna Allen, Erik Andersen, Jill Bettinger, Luisa Cochella, Orna Cohen-Fix, Ann Corsi, Andrew Davies, David Eisenmann, Ashley Frakes, Amanda Gibson, Andrew Gordus, Eric Haag, Iqbal Hamza, John Hanover, Aimee Jaramillo-Lambert, Casonya Johnson, Antony Jose, Katja Kasimatis, Byung-Eun Kim, John Kim, Yumi Kim, Michael Krause, Laura Mathies, Katherine McJunkin, Kevin O'Connell, Damien O'Halloran, Eyleen O'Rourke, Ariel Pani, Jennifer Powell, Geraldine Seydoux, Diane Shakes, Hari Shroff, Harold Smith, Jessica Tanis, Bruce Vogel, and Jiou Wang.
Where we meet:
We meet at BS004 in the Biological Sciences Building at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County or online over Zoom.
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Upcoming Meetings: All meetings begin at 9.00 am.
Over zoom [VIRTUAL below] or In-person with food provided by speakers
[Updates/Changes to be announced by Katie McJunkin].
1/17/25: virtual Will Simmons Seydoux lab
1/17/25: virtual Nahin Prova Tanis lab
1/31/25: virtual Bowen Wang Andersen lab
1/31/25: virtual A'Maya Looper Krauchunas lab
2/14/25: in person Samiha Tasnim Jose lab
2/14/25: in person Acadia Grimme McJunkin lab
2/28/25: virtual Dehao Zhu Jose lab
2/28/25: virtual Rimpei Kuroiwa Seydoux lab
3/14/25: in person Rebekka Paisner Gordus lab
3/14/25: in person Brennan Danlasky Seydoux lab
3/28/25: virtual Kasuen Kotagama McJunkin lab
3/28/25: virtual Theresa Gibney Pani lab
4/11/25: in person Aishwarya Sathya Jose lab
4/11/25: in person Ariel Gold Yumi Kim lab
4/25/25: virtual Calvin Runnels Gordus lab
4/25/25: virtual Zack Bell O'Connell lab
5/9/25: in person Greg Reilly Haag lab
5/9/25: in person placeholder 1 John Kim lab
5/23/25: No BWC Memorial Day
6/6/25: in person Maya Mastronardo Andersen lab
6/6/25: in person Natalie Lewis Yumi Kim lab
6/20/25: virtual Rachel Hexamer Jaramillo-Lambert lab
6/20/25: virtual Anushree Gurjar Krauchunas lab
7/4/25: No BWC Fourth of July
7/18/25: virtual Lance O'Connor Andersen lab
7/18/25: virtual Jordan West Lazetic lab
8/1/25: in person Saebom Kwon Frakes lab
8/1/25: in person Vinashya Venkatasubramani Jose lab
8/15/25: in person Nikita Jhaveri Andersen lab
8/15/25: in person placeholder 2 John Kim lab
8/29/25: No BWC Labor Day
9/12/25: in person Laura Thomas Seydoux lab
9/12/25: in person Sandeep N. Wontakal Wontakal lab
9/26/25: virtual placeholder 3 John Kim lab
9/26/25: virtual Xuedi Zhang Hamza lab
10/10/25: in person Amanda Shaver Andersen lab
10/10/25: in person Amanda Ray Gordus lab
10/24/25: virtual Dahlia Deng Yumi Kim lab
10/24/25: virtual Yuheng Geng O'Rourke lab
11/7/25: in person Tao Ke Tanis lab
11/7/25: in person Orna Cohen-Fix Cohen-Fix lab
11/21/25: virtual Carrie Sheeler Frakes lab
11/21/25: virtual Victoria Lowers Jose lab
12/5/25: in person Megan Butler Cochella lab
12/5/25: in person Sandeepan Ghosh Hamza lab
12/19/25: virtual Ozzy Bagno Cochella lab
12/19/25: virtual Carolyn Remsburg Jaramillo-Lambert lab
Past Meetings
Postdoc Positions Available!
Announcements (By Katie McJunkin)
Celebrating Antony's tenure with dinner at Carolina Kitchen. [clockwise from left]: Mike Krause, Matthew Buechner, David Eisenmann, Antony Jose, Geraldine Seydoux, Eric Haag, Bruce Vogel, Iqbal Hamza, Orna Cohen-Fix, Kevin O'Connell, Ann Corsi, Andy Golden, Anna Allen, Katherine McJunkin.
Geraldine Seydoux elected to the National Academy
Celebrating Geraldine's election to NAS with dinner at Ranazul. [clockwise from left]: Anna Allen, Eric Haag, Kevin O'Connell, Orna Cohen-Fix, Iqbal Hamza, Andy Golden, Bruce Vogel, Antony Jose, John Hanover, Harold Smith, Mike Krause, Geraldine Seydoux, Matthew Buechner. The night featured Guitar playing by Eric and an amazing rendition of Ella Fitzgerald's Summertime by Harold.
...@ Kevin O'Connell's hand-made bar
@ Geraldine Seydoux's backyard for Memorial Day
...@ Kevin O'Connell's bar again celebrating the start of 2024
...@ Ann Corsi's place celebrating start, middle, peak Summer 2024
Hari Shroff wins award from President Obama for his work towards "Google Worm"!