DSCB 216 Journal Club

DSCB journal clubs are held twice a month. First and second year DSCB students are required to present once in each of the two journal clubs. Students in their third year and beyond are encouraged to attend and participate in both. See the DSCB Journal Club Archives in the right sidebar for past years' journal clubs.

The Wednesday Journal Club (formerly Developmental Biology) takes place at the Mission Bay campus. This series is student-led and is intended to be a less formal environment in which students can develop their presentation skills in a group of peers. Students in their second year and beyond are encouraged to serve as “student coaches” to help first year students prepare their presentations. Papers selected for presentation in this journal club should be recent and impactful manuscripts related to developmental biology.

The Friday Journal Club (formerly Stem Cell) takes place on the Parnassus campus, with two presenters each week. Student presenters are required to work with 2 faculty coaches and any number of student coaches (usually 2-3) to prepare for their presentations. Papers presented in this series should be recent and impactful manuscripts related to stem cell biology.

DSCB Journal Club Chairs: Dan Wagner, PhD and Kelsey H. Collins, PhD

The Zoom link will be sent out with the email reminder sent to the DSCB listservs or can be accessed here: Zoom Link

2026-27 Journal Club Schedule

September 18, 2026

Michael Alexanian, PhD (faculty)

Annie Adachi (student)

Moderators: Gabriella Cox & Daniel Bernstein

Location: HSW-300, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay

October 16, 2026

Semil Choksi, PhD (faculty)

Lea Baskin Monk (student)

Moderators: Ashley Fox & Annie Adachi

Location: HSW-300, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay

November 6, 2026

Vincent Ling (student)

Daniel Benstein (student)

Moderators: Patrick Taylor & Lea Baskin Monk

Location: HSW-303, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay

December 4, 2026

Anush Margaryan (student)

Gabriella Cox (student)

Moderators: Sarah Soliman & Tiffany Pham

Location: HSW-303, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay

January 15, 2027

Tiffany Pham (student)

Ashley Fox (student)

Moderators: Anush Margaryan & Olivia Sclafani

Location: TBD

February 12, 2027

Olivia Sclafani (student)

Patrick Taylor (student)

Moderators: Sean Simonini & Ivan Pavlovic

Location: TBD

March 5, 2027

Sarah Soliman (student)

Ivan Pavlovic (student)

Moderators: Sadie Potts & Gabriela Pelayo

Location: TBD