Biology Seminar Series
Hope to see you back in September 2022!
When: Fridays, 12-1pm (unless otherwise indicated)
Where: Zoom
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.
Date |
Speaker |
Title |
Host |
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Sep 10, 2021 |
James Santangelo
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Parallel adaptation to the world’s urban jungles. POSTER |
Dr. Marc Johnson &Dr. Rob Ness |
Sep 10, 2021 |
Dr. Jimena Leyria
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A bite, a blood cocktail, and successful reproduction: control of egg-laying in a major vector of Chagas Disease.
|
Dr. Angela Lange |
Sep 17, 2021 |
Dr. Santiago Claramunt,
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Integrative approaches to the study of bird diversification.POSTER. RECORDING |
Dr. Sanja Hinic-Frlog |
Sep 24, 2021 |
Dr. Susan Gasser,
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How heterochromatin preserves genome stability and tissue identity in worms.
|
Dr. Mark Currie |
Oct 1, 2021 |
Dr. Cassidy D'Aloia
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Genetic approaches to uncovering marine connectivity.
|
Dr. Bailey McMeans |
Oct 8, 2021 |
Dr. Maitreya Dunham,
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Taking yeast experimental evolution out of the lab and into classrooms and breweries.
|
Dr. Alex Nguyen Ba |
Oct 22, 2021 |
Dr. Matt Smear,
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Neural correlates of time and place in the olfactory bulb of freely-moving mice
|
Dr. Arbora Resulaj |
Oct 29, 2021 |
Dr. Kari Segraves,
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The evolutionary ecology of species interactions. POSTER. RECORDING |
Dr. Marc Johnson |
Nov 5, 2021 |
Dr. David Baltrus,
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Developing Phage Derived Bacteriocins as Strain Specific Antimicrobials
|
Dr. Marcus Dillon |
Nov 12, 2021 |
Dr. Otso Ovaskainen
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Joint species distribution modelling: how to make more out of community data?
|
Dr. Helene Wagner |
Nov 19, 2021 |
Dr. Satoru Miura,
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Why the world stands still when we move our eyes - Mechanistic insights from mouse visual.
|
Dr. Baohua Liu |
Nov 26, 2021 |
Dr. Marian Schubert,
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Evolution of temperate adaptations in grasses: Insights from molecular and macro-evolutionary studies.
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Dr. Katharina Braeutigam |
Dec 3, 2021 |
Dr. Katie Plaisance,
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The Science of Team Science: How to Foster Productive Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Science Teams
|
Grad Students |
Dec 10, 2021 |
Dr. Pierre Legendre,
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Temporal beta diversity: identify sites where species communities have changed in exceptional ways |
Grad Students |
Date | Speaker | Title | Host |
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Jan 14, 2022 |
Maliha Islam, PhD student
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Concurrent temporal patterning of stem cells in the developing fruit fly brain
|
Dr. Ted Erclik |
Jan 14, 2022 |
Wassim Elkhatib, PhD student
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The Evolutionary Emergence of Acid-Sensing Ion Channels in Trichoplax adhaerens, an Animal Without a Nervous System
|
Dr. Adriano Senatore |
Jan 21, 2022 |
Dr. Alonso Ramirez,
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Urbanization and stream ecosystems in Puerto Rico: Biotic responses to major disturbances.
|
Dr. Shannon McCauley |
Jan 28, 2022 |
Dr. Carolyn Wessinger,
|
Evolutionary genetics of parallel floral evolution in penstemon wildflowers.
|
Dr. Helene Wagner |
Feb 4, 2022To be rescheduled |
The University of British Columbia |
|
Dr. Ted Erclik |
Feb 11, 2022 |
Dr. Valeria Lencioni,
|
Evidences of global warming effects on macroinvertebrate communities in Alpine glacier-fed streams
|
Dr. Shannon McCauley |
Feb 18, 2022 |
Dr. Nic Kooyers,
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The double-edged sword of rapid adaptation: facilitating invasions or responses to climate change?
|
Dr. Marc Johnson |
Mar 4, 2022 |
Dr. Jacqueline Sztepanacz,
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Evolvability in the face of pleiotropy: linking micro- and macro- evolution
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Dr. Rob Ness |
Mar 11, 2022 |
Dr. Julie Lefebvre,
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Molecular strategies for wiring inhibitory neurons into circuits.
|
Dr. Baohua Liu |
Mar 18, 2022 |
Dr. Albert Porcar-Castell,
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Chlorophyll a fluorescence illuminates a path connecting plant molecular biology to Earth-system science
|
Dr. Ingo Ensminger |
Mar 25, 2022 |
Patrick Lynch
|
Digital Field Guides to an Analog World
|
Dr. Michael Corrin |
Apr 1, 2022 |
Dr. Seema Sheth,
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The role of demographic and evolutionary processes in buffering populations from climate change
|
Grad Students |
Apr 8, 2022 |
Dr. Banu Subramaniam,
|
Decolonizing Botany
|
Grad Students |
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