Biochemistry Visiting Speaker Seminar - Lecture Series

Hijacking the Host: How Theileria Parasites Induce Cancer-Like Transformation

Speaker

Dr. Jonathan Weitzman
Professor
Epigenetics and Cell Fate Unit
Université Paris Cité
Paris, France

Time and location

Wednesday, July 29, 2026
10:30 AM
MSB – 384

Speaker bio

Dr. Weitzman is professor of Genetics and Epigenetics at the Université Paris Cité and the founding director of the Center for Epigenetics and Cell Fate (UMR Epigénétique et Destin Cellulaire). He trained at the University of Manchester and the University of Oxford, UK. He worked at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA and was a faculty member at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Jonathan has a background in signal transduction pathways and expertise in gene regulatory networks and epigenetic contributions to infectious diseases and cancer. Jonathan has authored over 70 research articles and reviews and published two books for a lay audience. Jonathan is a Senior Member of the Ecole Universitaire de France (IUF). Jonathan is also passionate about teaching and is heavily committed to training and mentoring young researchers; he directs the European Masters' in Genetics (Magistère Européen de Génétique) at the Université Paris Cité and the Graduate School G.E.N.E. Jonathan has led many interdisciplinary initiatives including the Laboratoire d'Excellence "LABEX Who Am I?" a research consortium focusing on identity. He created the Académie Vivante and Science Matters initiatives, innovative Art-Science learning programs. He is the co-host of the podcast The Lonely Pipette; helping scientists do better science.