Each section in the School of Biological Sciences hosts a seminar series, as does the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the Institute for Neurosciences, and the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology. The Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology Section holds a weekly journal club on Wednesday's at noon in Patterson 617. Similar programs are run by other Sections and Departments and include student, postdoc and faculty presentations. Monthly meetings of labs with shared interests include the RNA club and the Fly club . Both emphasize presentations by students and postdocs.
Larger groups convene for less frequent meetings.
An annual Developmental Biology Retreat, held in the spring, is attended by many members of the MCDB Section. Each year in the fall the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology also holds a retreat. Frequent social gatherings focus primarily on ice cream and volleyball.