Highlighting research, promoting collaboration
The Dean's Research Forum is a quarterly series to highlight outstanding research conducted by BSD faculty across the Division. This new forum is intended as a celebration of the rigorous pursuit of knowledge and the open exchange of ideas that have long characterized our institution.
Each session features presentations by BSD faculty about their research, followed by Q&A discussion. We hope that the series will also help to break down siloes and promote more interactions and interdisciplinary collaborations amongst our faculty and research labs.
Dean's Research Forum
Research Forum calendar for 2026:
- Monday, April 27
- Monday, October 5
- Monday, December 7
Rama Ranganathan, MD, PhD, Joseph Regenstein Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering:
"The Evolutionary Design of Proteins"
Neil Shubin, PhD, Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Professor, Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy:
"The Origin of Walking: A Story from Genetics and Paleontology to Biomechanics and Robotics"
Sarah Cobey, PhD, Professor of Ecology and Evolution
"Vaccination against fast-evolving pathogens"
Luis Barreiro, PhD, Professor of Medicine
"Shaped by Survival: Natural Selection and Immune Variation Across Populations"
Stephanie Palmer, PhD, Associate Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy
“Seeing the Past to Predict the Future”
Alex Pearson, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine
“Artificial Intelligence to Determine Actionable Cancer States”