Oct. 10, 2014
Dr. Jedd Wolchok
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Cancer Immunotherapy: The End Of The Beginning
Hosted by: Dr. Steven Singer
Seminar Series 2014/2015
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, In-person & Virtually.
Fall 2014
Oct. 16, 2014
Dr. Ian Gallicano
Department Of Biochemistry, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Georgetown University Medical Center
How Do Micrornas Affect Development?
Hosted by: Dr. Heidi Elmendorf
Oct. 30, 2014
Dr. Aaron Mitchell
Carnegie Mellon University
Rules Of Engagement – Pathogen Response To The Environment Of Invasive Infection
Nov. 6, 2014
Dr. Damien O’Hallora
George Washington University
Mechanisms Of Neural Plasticity: From Genes To Behavior
Nov. 13, 2014
Dr. Mollie Manier
George Washington University
Evolutionary Genetics Of Post-Copulatory Sexual Selection In Drosophila
Spring 2015
Jan. 15, 2015
Dr. Erik Aschehoug
North Carolina State University
Biodiversity, species interactions, and plant community structure
Jan. 22, 2015
Dr. Leslie Ries
University of Maryland
Big science for little insects
Jan. 29, 2015
Dr. Haldre Rogers
Rice University
What is the fate of a silent forest? The importance of avian pollination, seed dispersal, and predation in plant communities
Feb. 5, 2015
Dr. Jesse Lasky
Columbia University
Community demography reveals drivers of diversity and ecosystem function
Feb. 12, 2015
Dr. Stephen Hovick
Ohio State University
Functional trait variation and invasion success in plant communities
Feb. 19, 2015
Dr. Matthew Helmus
VU University Amsterdam
Biodiversity Science in the Anthropocene
Mar. 19, 2015
Ian Carroll, Postdoctoral Fellow
Georgetown University
Does livestock market self-reporting fill the data gap on potentially disease transmitting cattle shipments?
Apr. 2, 2015
Rachel Horak, Postdoctoral Education Fellow
American Society for Microbiology
Using biogeochemistry, microbial physiology, and the “omics” to understand the changing nitrogen cycle of the Pacific Ocean
Apr. 9, 2015
Kathleen Maguire-Zeiss
Georgetown University
Neurodegenerative Disorders: The Role of Microglia and Astrocytes