IICD Seminar Series 2026-2027
The Herbert and Florence Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics proudly continues its 2026–2027 seminar series on the mathematical sciences in cancer research. These monthly seminars highlight leading voices at the intersection of computational biology, statistics, genomics, and cancer research.
Seminars are held on the second Wednesday of each month from 2:00–3:00 PM EST in Schermerhorn Hall 603. All presentations are hybrid (unless otherwise noted), with in-person attendance open to CUID holders and virtual access available via Zoom. Registration is required only for virtual attendance.
We welcome the Columbia community and external researchers to join us for another dynamic year of collaborative scientific exchange. Check our calendar or click on the links below to register for our upcoming seminars.
IICD Seminar Series 2026-2027
- Date
- September 9, 2026
- Speaker
- Katherine Yudeh King, MD, PhD (virtual only)
Professor, Pediatrics Infectious Disease, Baylor College of Medicine
- Date
- October 14, 2026
- Speaker
- Paul Mischel, MD (virtual only)
Professor of Pathology, Stanford Medicine
- Date
- November 11, 2026
- Speaker
- Jun Allard, PhD
Professor of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, University of California Irvine
- Date
- December 9, 2026
- Speaker
- Roel Verhaak, PhD
Harvey and Kate Cushing Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Yale School of Medicine
- Date
- January 13, 2027
- Speaker
- Máire Ní Leathlobhair, PhD
Assistant Professor, Genetics, Trinity College Dublin
- Date
- February 10, 2027
- Speaker
- Catherine J. Wu, MD
Professor of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School
- Date
- March 10, 2027
- Speaker
- Peter Jones, PhD, DSc
Distinguished Professor, Department of Epigenetics, Van Andel Research Institute
- Date
- April 14, 2027
- Speaker
- Matt Pennell, PhD
Associate Professor, Computational Biology, Cornell University
- Date
- May 12, 2027
- Speaker
- Elaine Mardis, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University
Co-Executive Director of the Steve and Cindy Rasmussen Institute for Genomic Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital