The Department invites scholars in Biology to present their research on most Thursdays throughout the academic year. The seminars are followed by a Q&A session.
Join us Thursdays 12:30-1:45 PM, at Regents 239.
Dr. Andrew Gillis
Associate Scientist, Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution, Marine Biological Laboratory
Director of Graduate Studies, MBL-University of Chicago PhD Graduate Program
MBL – Marine Biological Laboratory
“Gill arch serial homology and origin of the jawed vertebrate body plan.”
Host: Elena Silva
Dr. Sara Carioscia
Johns Hopkins University
“Common variation in meiosis genes shapes aneuploidy risk.”
Host: Manus Patten
Dr. Peggy Cotter
Professor
UNC Chapel Hill
“Secretion and function of the Bordetella Two Partner Secretion pathway protein FhaB: A historical perspective.”
Host: Tiffany Zarrella
Dr. Philip Adams
Chief, Biology of Spirochetes Unit
Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
NIH Distinguished Scholar
NIH/NIAID
“Insights into B. burgdorferi cell division and gene expression.”
Host: ASM Student/Postdoc Chapter
Note: We will reschedule his seminar for a later date.
Dr. Julie Siegenthaler
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics Section of Developmental Biology
University of Colorado
“CNS fibroblasts in development and disease”
Host: BOGS_Zeeba
Dr. Wei Yang
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology of Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University.
“Breaking the Metastasis Engine: Dual Targeting of the RIPK2–CCNE2–MYC Circuit in Prostate Cancer.”
Host: Haiyan He
Dr. Brandon Weissbourd
Assistant Professor
MIT
“Mechanisms of robustness in Jellyfish Neural Networks. “
Host: Isaac Cervantes-Sandoval
Dr. Taylor Jones
Assistant Professor
The Earth Commons Institute, Georgetown University.
“Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) in Croplands: Measuring the Invisible Glow of Plants for Agricultural Futures.”
Host: Martha Weiss
Dr. Evan Economo
Gahan Professor & Department Chair of Entomology
University of Maryland, College Park
“Biodiversity in the era of big data: treasure maps, trap-jaws, and the metaverse”
Host: Shweta Bansal
Dr. Laura Lewis
President’s Postdoctoral Fellow
UC Berkley
“Comparing Cousins: The Evolution and Development of Great Ape Social Minds.”
Host: BOGS-Peter Kann
Dr. Daniel Hanley
Assistant Professor
George Mason University
“Cuckoos, Colors, and Moving Pictures: New Perspectives and Novel Approaches in Sensory Ecology.”
Host: Martha Weiss
Dr. Daren Baker
Professor
Mayo Clinic
“Senescence beyond aging: mechanisms linking cell fate to disease”
Host: Jeffrey Huang
Dr. Alejandro Aguilera
Janelia Group Leader
Janelia Farms
Reconstituting mammalian embryogenesis ex utero
Host: SACNAS Chapter
Dr. Denise Garcia
Associate Professor
Drexel University
“TBA”
Host: Jeffrey Huang
Dr. Jacob Berry
Associate Professor
Alberta University
“TBA”
Host: Jeffrey Huang
Dr. Joshua Shrout
Professor
Notre Dame
“TBA”
Host: Tiffany Zarrella
Dr. Elaine Ostrander
NIH Distinguished Investigator
Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch
NHGRI
“The Galápagos Islands, Chernobyl, Westminster, and your dog: Canines informing health and biology.”
Host: Ronda Rolfes
Dr. Philip Adams
Chief, Biology of Spirochetes Unit
Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
NIH Distinguished Scholar
“Insights into B. burgdorferi cell division and gene expression.”
Host: ASM Postdoc + Student Chapter
Dr. Yingxi Lin
Professor & Division Chief
UT Southwestern
“TBA”
Host: Haiyan He
Dr. Brian Griffiths
Assistant Teaching Professor
The Earth Commons
“TBA”
Host: Anne Rosenwald
