Biology Seminar Series
When: Fridays, 12-1pm (unless otherwise indicated)
Where: KN137
Every Friday during the academic year, the Department of Biology hosts an exciting seminar given by a guest speaker. Topics cover every aspect of biology, from whole organisms to molecular biology. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Feel free to bring your lunch. Coffee, tea and cookies will be provided. Please bring your own mug if possible, to help us reduce waste.
Upcoming Seminar:
The Biology Seminars are done for another year. Please check back in September for the 2018-2019 seminar schedule.
2017-2018 Seminar Schedule
| Date | Speaker / Title | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 8 |
John Tuthill, Univ. Washington Neural coding of leg proprioception in Drosophila |
Joel Levine |
| Sept 15 |
Ernest Earon, PrecisionHawk Cutting edge drone technologies for the biological sciences |
Ingo Ensminger |
| Sept 22 |
Bjoern Hamberger, Michigan State All you need is GGDP: Production of high-value plant diterpenes Please Note: This seminar has moved to IB150 |
Michael Phillips |
| Sept 29 |
Nathalie Isabel, Laurentian Forestry (NRC) Journey into the genome of Conifer trees: Achievements, lessons, and challenges! |
Ingo Ensminger |
| Oct 6 |
Paul Faure, McMaster Temporal processing and duration tuning in the mammalian auditory midbrain |
John Ratcliffe |
| Oct 13 | Fall Reading Week - No Seminar | |
| Oct 20 |
Hans-Dieter Sues, Smithsonian New insights into the origin of the turtle body plan Note: Seminar will take place in IB380 |
Robert Reisz |
| Oct 27 |
Linda Kohn, UTM Stability and evolution at the population/species interface: What & How |
UTM / Joel Levine |
| Nov 3 |
James Vonesh, Virginia Commonwealth Predator effects in predator-free space - The remote effects of predator mediated through prey with complex life histories |
Shannon McCauley |
| Nov 10 |
Milla Rautio, Univ. Québec, Chicoutimi Life under lake ice: the role of active and colorful zooplankton in linking seasons and trophic levels |
Bailey McMeans |
| Nov 17 |
Joerg Bohlmann, UBC Fragrance biosynthesis in tropical sandalwood |
Michael Phillips |
| Nov 24 |
Jim Anderson, UTM The humungous fungus of Northern Michigan three decades on Note: Seminar will take place in IB380 |
UTM / George Espie |
| Dec 1 |
Shelley Adamo, Dalhousie Prepare for attack!: predator effects on the physiological networks of prey |
Shannon McCauley |
| Dec 8 |
Marjorie Weber, Michigan State The evolution of plant traits that attract bodyguards: integrating ecological interactions and macroevolution |
Marc Johnson |
| Jan 5 |
Patrick James, Univ. Montréal Using population genetics to better understand the spatio-temporal dynamics of insect outbreaks? |
Helene Wagner |
| Jan 12 |
Takao Hensch, Harvard Mechanisms underlying critical periods of brain development |
Joel Levine |
| Jan 19 |
Jumi Shin, UTM Protein design and engineering, directed evolution, anti-cancer protein drugs, genomic mutations |
UTM / Michael Phillips |
| Jan 26 |
John Calarco, Univ. Toronto Exploring mRNA diversity in the nervous system |
Tim Westwood |
| Feb 2 |
Sean Todd, College of the Atlantic Photo-identification and biopsy of finback and humpback whales, bioacoustic assessments |
Christoph Richter |
| Feb 9 |
Karen Mossman, McMaster Novel insights into virus-host interactions: can this help cure cancer? |
Steve Short |
| Feb 16 |
Charles Baer, Univ. Florida Using mutation as a lens on natural selection |
Rob Ness |
| Feb 23 | Winter Reading Week - No Seminar | |
| Mar 2 |
Shelley Arnott, Queen's University The effect of calcium decline on lake communities |
Bailey McMeans |
| Mar 9 |
Cameron Carlyle, Univ. Alberta Cattle grazing effects on grassland ecosystem goods and services: forage production, carbon cycling and biodiversity |
Helene Wagner |
| Mar 16 |
Jamie Kramer, Western Functional investigation of neuronal gene regulatory networks involved in intellectual disability |
Tim Westwood |
| Mar 23 |
Grad. Student Speakers (TBD), UTM Dachin Frances (McCauley Lab) - The effects of warming on aquatic invertebrates: individual to community responses Pascale Bouchard Cannon (Cheng Lab) - Establishing the circadian transcriptional landscape |
John Ratcliffe / Joel Levine |
| Mar 30 | Good Friday - No Seminar | |
| Apr 6 |
Grad. Student Super Speaker, UTM Mohamed Noor, Duke University Recombination rate influences adaptation and speciation: studies in the Drosophila pseudoobscura species group Note: Seminar will take place in IB150 |
UTM Bio. Grad. Students |