talks I've attended in 2026

April

• Kazim Ali, Sarah Callery, Peter Gizzi, Mark Patrick Hederman, Laura Henriksen, Dawn Lundy Martin, Eileen Myles, Linda Norton, Issa Quincy, Rachelle Rahmé, Ariana Reines, & Eleni Sikelianos, Fan Faire: In Celebration fo Fanny Howe, The Poetry Project, The Parish Hall at St. Mark's Church. 04/08/26.
• Ana Soto, "Carcinogenesis: development gone awry," Anderson Center for Cancer Research Lecture, Rockefeller University. 04/02/26.

March

• Chia-Yu Kang, “Structural determination and functional characterization of fluoride exporters,” Biophysics dissertation defense, University of Michigan. 03/26/26.
• Fintan O’Toole, “The Idiocy of greatness,” LIVE from NYPL, New York Public Library. 03/25/26.
• Werner Herzog, “Mathematics and the sublime,” Night in the Library, Brooklyn Public Library. 03/14/26.
• Sofia Lövestam, "Molecular mechanisms of amyloid filament formation," Faculty Search Science Symposium, Rockefeller University. 03/03/26.

February

• Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya in conversation with Sadaf Padder, MOMA Creativity Lab Artist Talks, the Museum of Modern Art. 02/25/26.
• Jenée-Daria Strand, Kennedi Carter, Lougè Delcy, Camila Falquez, and Juan Veloz, "On the flip side," Public Art Fund Talks, the Cooper Union. 02/18/26.
• Jordan Casteel in conversation with Mikayla Bryant, In-store series, Books are Magic. 02/12/26.
• Conor McClune, "Valuable genes from non-model plants: elucidating the biosynthesis of the cancer drug taxol," Faculty Search Science Symposium, Rockefeller University. 02/09/26.
• Kate Cavanaugh, "Resetting the clock: leveraging mechanisms to extend female reproductive lifespan," Faculty Search Science Symposium, Rockefeller University. 02/09/26.
• J. Maximilian Fels, "Evolutionary innovation in giant DNA viruses," Faculty Search Science Symposium, Rockefeller University. 02/09/26.
• Salomon Muller, "Teaching the circuit: instructive signals as architects of neural circuit," Faculty Search Science Symposium, Rockefeller University. 02/09/26.
• David Julius, "Structural energetics of cold sensitivity," Friday Lecture Series, Rockefeller University. 02/06/26.

January

• Christine Jacobs-Wagner, "Shining light on bacterial physiology and host defenses," Friday Lecture Series, Rockefeller University. 01/30/26.
• Enrique Rojas, "Adaptive bacterial material," Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminar Series, Rockefeller University. 01/27/26.
• Donzaleigh Abernathy and Derrick Johnson, "Unbowed and Unbroken: The Enduring Struggle for Justice," MLK Symposium, University of Michigan. 01/19/26.
• Deepak Krishnamurthy, "Microscale Biophysics of the Ocean: A Single-Cell Perspective on the Biological Carbon Pump," Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminar Series, Rockefeller University. 01/06/26.