Department Seminar

Seminars are held on Wednesdays at 4:00pm. All are invited to attend.

Upcoming Seminar

Friends, Romans, Chemists, lend me your ears
Prof. Niroshika Keppetipola, CSU Fullerton

September 16, 2026
4:00pm-5:00pm in HSCI-103

Abstract

RNA binding proteins play an important role in gene expression by acting as regulators of alternative premRNA splicing. Recent findings highlight that RNA-binding proteins undergo numerous chemical modifications that can alter their chemical properties and, in turn, their interactions with RNA and the splicing machinery. Work in our laboratory focuses on understanding how these chemical modifications alter RNA binding protein function and, in turn, alternative pre-mRNA splicing patterns and gene expression.

cell-to-cell signaling, cell stress, development stages, temperature changes
Fig.: The effect of chemical modifications in RNA binding protein function.

Seminar Coordinator

For information and suggestions about our Department Seminar series, please contact the seminar coordinator:

Dr. Michael Schramm
Michael.Schramm@csulb.edu

Schedule

The following schedule is tentative for Fall 2026. 

Upcoming Seminars
DateTitleSpeaker and Affiliation
September 16, 2026Friends, Romans, Chemists, lend me your earsProf. Niroshika Keppetipola, CSU Fullerton
September 23, 2026TBAGrego Blaha, UC Riverside
September 30, 2026TBAMichael Ferracane, CSU Fullerton
October 7, 2026TBAKarin Crowhurst, CSU Northridge
October 14, 2026TBAAlyssa Rodriguez, Occidental College
October 21, 2026TBABrenda Andrade Rounds, CSU Los Angeles
October 28, 2026TBASanchaita Das, Eli Lilly
November 4, 2026TBAMatthias Selke, CSU Los Angeles
November 18, 2026TBADr. Peter Ramirez, CSU Long Beach
December 2, 2026Diverse Careers in ChemistryKurjans and Nietos, CSU Long Beach Alumni

Previous Seminars

Previous Seminars
DateTitleSpeaker and Affiliation
September 9, 2026Tuning Molecular Motion Enhances Intrinsic Fluorescence in Peptide Amphiphile NanofibersProf. Whitney C. Fowler, Harvey Mudd College
September 2, 2026From Materials Sustainability to Quantum Devices: First-Principles Insights into Dynamic InterfacesProf. Elizabeth Lee, UC Irvine

The Seminar Archive has Department Seminars from previous semesters.

The Department Seminar is supported by The Allergan Foundation.