When:
Friday, January 30, 2026
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Baldwin Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Ashley Martin
ashley.martin@northwestern.edu
Group: Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics Journal Club
Category: Lectures & Meetings
The BMG Journal Club is an opportunity for the department to come together and have in-depth discussions about the current literature and the overall implications of new studies, enhancing everyone’s knowledge of the field at large and about each other’s research interests within the department; providing possible opportunities to collaborate as well. This is also an opportunity to practice vital presentation skills in front of a friendly audience.
Presenters:
Omar Payan Parra, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow- IRIS Lab
Article title: "Single-cell transcriptomic and genomic changes in the ageing human brain"
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09435-8
Andrew Loiacono
Research Technician - Sui Huang Lab
Article title: "An RNA splicing system that excises DNA transposons from animal mRNAs"
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09853-8?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nature&linkId=24210632
Refreshments will be served.