"Determining the role of IncRNA BCAR4 in human trophoblast cells" is the title of the first seminar in the Fall 2025 Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (GDCB) Graduate Student and Postdoc Organization (GSPO) seminar series. The seminar will take place on Monday, Oct. 13, at 12 p.m. in 1330 Advanced Teaching and Research Building. Presenting the seminar is Ludvin Mejia, graduate assistant in the Tuteja Lab. Amanda Kirk, graduate assistant in the Tuteja Lab, is the host. 

Attendance requires prior sign-up before each seminar so the GDCB GSPO can better plan for food. Please contact Min Jung Kwon (GSPO social committee chair) at minjungk@iastate.edu by Sunday, Oct. 12, if you plan to attend.

Additional seminars in the fall semester include:

• Nov. 10 with Lander Geadelmann from the Vollbrecht Lab
• Dec. 1 with Ruiqi Liu from the Bai Lab