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Speaker(s) / Presenter(s) Date
"The Function of Histone Modifying Enzymes in Transgenerational Phenotypes, Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Alzheimer's Disease" Dr. David Katz | Faculty Host: Dr. Beth Duncan
"Severe Alteration of the Cell Surface in Acinetobacter baumannii to Unravel Peptidoglycan Physiology" Dr. Brent Simpson
"The Hidden Flexibility of the Genetic Code and its Untapped Potential" Dr. Veronika Kivenson
"Bacterial Lipids in Plant-microbe Symbiosis" Dr. Brittany Belin
"Bacterial Multicellularity in Polymicrobial Environments" Dr. Stefan Katharios-Lanwermeyer
"Behavioral Disease Ecology Across Scales from Individuals to Populations" Dr. Nick Keiser | Faculty Host: Dr. Jacob Ferguson
"Space Medicine and the Future of Human Exploration" Dr. Afshin Beheshti | Faculty Host: Dr. Ann Morris
“The Evolution of Gestation Length in Mammals” Dr. Antonis Rokas | Faculty Host: Dr. Ashley Seifert
"Circadian Clock Control of mRNA Translation, Translation Fidelity, and Aging" Dr. Deborah Bell-Pedersen | Faculty Host: Dr. Vincent Cassone
"Understanding the Sources of Regenerative Capacity in Animals" Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, Ph.D. (Thomas Hunt Morgan Lecturer) | Host: Seminar Committee
"Orchestrating Mammalian Tissue Healing at the Organ Scale" Dr. Yvon Woappi | Host: Dr. Ashley Seifert
"Mom does it best: Parental Care as a Model Phenotype to Explore How Cell-Type Specific Changes in Gene Expression Influence Brain Activity and Animal Behavior" Dr. Brandon Logeman | Faculty Host: Dr. Doug Harrison
"Of Microbes and Microglia: Sex-Biased Immune Pathways in Stress and Mood Disorders" Dr. Georgia Hodes | Faculty Host: Dr. Jessica Santollo
"An Active Role for Vision Prior to Eye-opening in Neonates" Dr. Shane D'Souza | Faculty Host: Dr. Pete Mirabito
"Old and New: Trait Evolution in Natural Populations" Dr. Molly Schumer | Faculty Host: Dr. Catherine Linnen
"Adaptation in Arabidopsis through Space and Time" Dr. Jesse Lasky | Faculty Host: Dr. Nicholas McLetchie
"Using Ecological Network Theory to Inform Plant Species Selection for Conservation and Restoration Practice: a Case Study with Bee-plant Networks" Dr. Valerie Peters | Faculty Host: Biology Graduate Student Association
"Making a Migratory Monarch" Dr. D. Andre Green, II | Hosts: Drs. Richard and Shenoy, and the Biology Undergraduate Student Association
"Organismal Agency" Dr. Denis Walsh | Hosts: Ian (Fiona) Connelly and Dr. Ashley Seifert
"Evolution of Darwin’s Finches in the Galápagos Islands: Genomics Perspectives on Adaptation, Speciation, and Biological Invasion" Dr. Sangeet Lamichhaney | Faculty Host: Dr. Devraj Singh
"Tapeworm Tails: Signals that drive Stem Cell-dependent Regeneration in Hymenolepis diminuta" Dr. Tania Rozario | Faculty Host: Dr. Beth Duncan
"Neurogenetic Mechanisms Underlying Phenotypic Variation in the Songbird Brain and Behavior" Dr. Farrah Madison | Faculty Host: Dr. Jessica Santollo
"Glial Endozepines: Multifunctional Messengers in Glial-neuronal Metabolic Communication" Dr. Caroline Geisler
"Glial Control of C. elgans Behavior" Dr. Shai Shaham | Faculty Host: Dr. Beth Duncan
"Genetic and Genomic Mechanisms Underlying the Convergent Evolution of Pollination Syndromes in the Neotropical Radiation of Costus L. (Costaceae)" Dr. Chelsea Specht | Faculty Host: Dr. Rosana Zenil-Ferguson