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Upcoming Seminars

The Myeloid Network Seminar Series provides remote participation via Zoom, fostering a global community of faculty, trainees, and lab staff dedicated to advancing myeloid biology. Our goal is to feature both established experts and rising leaders in the field, ensuring a diverse range of insights and discoveries. These seminars will be broadcast to researchers worldwide and recorded for future viewing, expanding accessibility and collaboration across institutions.

The series launched on April 8, 2021, and takes place on the second Thursday of each month at 11:00 AM Eastern (ET) / 8:00 AM Pacific (PT) / 15:00 UTC.

Please refer to the speaker information below and view our full Seminar Calendar.

To get in touch with us, please email us here: MyeloidNetwork@health.ucsd.edu

  • Sven Brandau, Ph.D.

    Sven Brandau, Ph.D.

    Neutrophils and PMN-MDSC in human Immuno-Oncology

    May 8, 2025
    11:00 AM Eastern (ET) / 8:00 AM Pacific (PT) / 15:00 UTC

    Professor of Tumor Immunology, University Hospital Essen
    Group Leader, West German Cancer Center, University Medicine Essen
    Chair, Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences (BIOME), University Duisburg-Essen
    Chair, UMESCIA Postdoctoral Training Network
  • Renato Ostuni, Ph.D.

    Renato Ostuni, Ph.D.

    Molecular and Spatial Control of Myeloid Cells in Cancer

    June 12, 2025
    11:00 AM Eastern (ET) / 8:00 AM Pacific (PT) / 15:00 UTC

    Associate Professor of Tissue Biology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan
    Group Leader, San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), Milan, Italy
    Principal Investigator, Epigenetics and Innate Immunity Laboratory
    European Research Council (ERC) Grantee – Starting, Consolidator, and Proof-of-Concept Grants

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  •  Summer Break - July/August

    Summer Break - July/August

  • Florent Ginhoux, Ph.D.

    Florent Ginhoux, Ph.D.

    Talk Title: TBA

    September 11, 2025
    11:00 AM Eastern (ET) / 8:00 AM Pacific (PT) / 15:00 UTC

    Senior Principal Investigator, Singapore Immunology Network
    Laboratory Director, Institut Gustave Roussy
    Adjunct Visiting Associate Professor, Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
    Adjunct Associate Professor, Translational Immunology Institute, SingHealth and Duke-NUS, Singapore

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  • Karolina Palucka, M.D., Ph.D.

    Karolina Palucka, M.D., Ph.D.

    Talk Title: TBA

    October 9, 2025

    11:00 AM Eastern (ET) / 8:00 AM Pacific (PT) / 15:00 UTC

    Professor, Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
    Director of Cancer Immunology, Jackson Laboratory
    Adjunct Professor, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research and UT Southwestern Medical Center

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  • Mikael Pittet, Ph.D.

    Mikael Pittet, Ph.D.

    Talk Title: TBA

    November 13, 2025

    11:00 AM Eastern (ET) / 8:00 AM Pacific (PT) / 15:00 UTC


    Director of the Cancer Immunology Program, University of Geneva
    Professor, Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine
    Adjunct Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School

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  • Andrew A. Lane, M.D., Ph.D.

    Andrew A. Lane, M.D., Ph.D.

    Talk Title: TBA

    December 11, 2025

    11:00 AM Eastern (ET) / 8:00 AM Pacific (PT) / 15:00 UTC

    Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
    Director, Leukemia Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Physician-Scientist, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Principal Investigator, Lane Laboratory, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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