The Department of Molecular and Systems Biology (MSB) at The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth was formed in 2016 to unite faculty with diverse scientific interests and technical expertise who are answering complex questions in biology and medicine through systems level, state-of-the-art experimental and computational approaches. With strengths in cancer biology, proteomics, neuroscience, developmental biology, genomics and genetics, department labs span the breadth of cutting-edge research – from mechanisms underlying gene regulation and signaling pathways in developing organisms and circadian systems, to optogenetic control and live imaging of neural circuits, to insights into disease processes and innovative therapies to combat them.
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Upcoming Seminars
- Discovery Science Seminar Series
October 21, 2024 - 12:00 pmDiscovery Science Seminar Series
Monday, October 21, 2024
12:00pm - 1:00pm
In-person: DHMC – Auditorium G
Yang Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Translational Molecular Pathology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Host: Xiaofeng Wang, PhD
Any questions please email Discovery.Science@dartmouth.edu. - Discovery Science Seminar Series
October 28, 2024 - 12:00 pmDiscovery Science Seminar Series
Monday, October 28, 2024
12:00pm - 1:00pm
In-person: Kellogg 200
Kara McKinley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Harvard University
Host: Esteban Orellana, PhD
Any questions please email Discovery.Science@dartmouth.edu. - Discovery Science Seminar Series
November 4, 2024 - 12:00 pmDiscovery Science Seminar Series
Monday, November 4, 2024
12:00pm - 1:00pm
In-person: Chilcott Auditorium – Vail 120
Lisa Flanagan, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology
University of California, Irvine
Host: Dionna Kasper, PhD
Any questions please email Discovery.Science@dartmouth.edu. - Single Cell and Spatial 'Omics Symposium
November 5, 2024 - 9:00 amThe Dartmouth Cancer Center and Center for Quantitative Biology COBRE are hosting a symposium featuring presentations on single cell and spatial 'omics from 8 Dartmouth faculty members. Come see the exciting research being conducted at Dartmouth and learn how to apply these techniques to your own research. Please register at the link below. Lunch will be provided.
https://sites.dartmouth.edu/cqb/single-cell-and-spatial-transcriptomics-symposium/ - Discovery Science Seminar Series: Laurinda Jaffe, PhD
November 11, 2024 - 12:00 pmDiscovery Science Seminar Series
Monday November 11, 2024
12:00pm - 1:00pm
In-person: Chilcott Auditorium – Vail 120
“Luteinizing hormone signaling in mouse preovulatory follicles.”
Laurinda Jaffe, PhD
Department of Cell Biology
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Host: Gisela Cairo Baza, PhD
Any questions please email Discovery.Science@dartmouth.edu. - Discovery Science Seminar Series
November 18, 2024 - 12:00 pmDiscovery Science Seminar Series
Monday, November 18, 2024
12:00pm - 1:00pm
In-person: Kellogg 200
Leon Coleman, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
UNC School of Medicine
Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies
Department of Pharmacology
Host: Hermes Yeh, PhD
Any questions please email Discovery.Science@dartmouth.edu. - Discovery Science Seminar Series
December 2, 2024 - 12:00 pmDiscovery Science Seminar Series
Monday, December 2, 2024
12:00pm - 1:00pm
In-person: Chilcott Auditorium – Vail 120
Anant Menon, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Weill Cornell Medicine
Host: Chris Shoemaker, PhD
Any questions please email Discovery.Science@dartmouth.edu. - Discovery Science Seminar Series
December 9, 2024 - 12:00 pmDiscovery Science Seminar Series
Monday, December 9, 2024
12:00pm - 1:00pm
In-person: Chilcott Auditorium – Vail 120
Lexy von Diezmann, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
University of Minnesota
Host: Soni Lacefield, PhD
Any questions please email Discovery.Science@dartmouth.edu. - Discovery Science Seminar Series
December 16, 2024 - 12:00 pmDiscovery Science Seminar Series
Monday, December 16, 2024
12:00pm - 1:00pm
In-person: Kellogg 200
Mark Cookson, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator
Laboratory of Neurogenetics
NIH
Host: Matt Havrda, PhD
Any questions please email Discovery.Science@dartmouth.edu.
MSB Department News
Geisel Researcher Receives Prestigious National Institutes of Health New Innovator Award
Aaron McKenna, PhD, an assistant professor of molecular and systems biology at the Geisel School of Medicine, is the recipient of a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) New Innovator Award given annually by the NIH Director’s Office to exceptionally creative scientists proposing high-risk, high-impact research.
Brown Receives The Difference Maker Award from James M. Dixon Foundation
Erika T. Brown, PhD, dean of faculty affairs at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, recently received The Difference Maker Award from the James M. Dixon Foundation, a charitable organization established to provide assistance to people living with Alzheimer's disease, related dementias, and their caregivers/partners.
Department Newsletter
Looking for another MSB graduate student to join our seminar committee and help select speakers for MSB Monday seminars. Also looking for a graduate student and a post-doc to serve on MSB’s Enriching our Environment committee. Great opportunities for leadership experience! E-mail molecular.and.systems.biology@dartmouth.edu