Biology Seminars for Spring 2024
January
Friday January 19, 3:00 p.m., in Life Sciences 185
Title: Faculty Lightning Talks with Dr. Mensinger and others!
Dr. Allen Mensinger: The effects of anthropogenic sound on marine animals
UMD Department of Biology Faculty
Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Liang
Friday, January 26, 3:00 p.m., in Life Sciences 185
Title: Organisms as molecules - using stoichiometry to better understand ecology and evolution
Dr. Robert Sterner, Director of the Large Lakes Observatory (LLO) at UMD
Hosted by Dr. Clara Shaw
February
Friday, February 2, 3:00 p.m., in Life Sciences 185
Title: DNA Illuminates Invasive Species Pathways of Introduction and Spread in the Great Lakes
Dr. Courtney Larson, Duluth EPA
Hosted by Dr. Clara Shaw
Friday, February 9, 3:00 p.m., in Chem 200
Title: Organisms as Molecules - Using Stoichiometry to Better Understand Ecology and Evolution
Dr. Bob Sterner, Director, LLO
Hosted by Dr. Clara Shaw and Dr. Elizabeth Minor
Friday, February 16, 3:00 p.m., in Chem 200
Title: Metabolic Engineering in a Plant System
Dr. Guy Sander, UMD Department of Chemical Engineering
Hosted by Dr. Clara Shaw and Dr. Viktor Zhdankin
Friday, February 23, 3:00 p.m., in Life Sciences 185
Title: Zebrafish: A Model for Human Hearing Loss
Dr. Lisa Schementi, MD, Mayo Clinic
Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Liang
March
Friday, March 1, 3:00 p.m., in Life Sciences 185
Title: From Forest Pests to Climate Threats: Understanding the Ecology and Value of Minnesota's Forested Wetlands.
Dr. Alexis Grinde, UMD Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI)
Hosted by Dr. Mark Clark
Friday, March 8 :: NO SEMINAR - Spring Break
Friday, March 15, 3;00 p.m, in Life Sciences 185
Title: TBD
TBD, Inspirational Teacher in the Life Sciences Awardee
UMD Department of Biology
Hosted by Dr. Allen Mensinger
Friday, March 22, 3:00 p.m., in Life Sciences 185
Title: Plant and Virus Interactions
Dr. Lizzie Lombardi, University of New Mexico
Hosted by Dr. Clara Shaw
Friday, March 29, 3:00 p.m., in Life Sciences 185
Title: Modeling Neurodegenerative Diseases Using Drosophila Melanogaster
Dr. Nam Chul Kim, UMN College of Pharmacy
Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Liang
April
Friday, April 5, 3:00 p.m., in Life Sciences 185
Title: The Effect of Light on Foraging Behavior and Growth
Noland Michels, UMD Integrated Biosciences PhD Candidate
Hosted by Dr. Allen Mensinger
Friday, April 12, 3:00 p.m., in Life Sciences 185
Title: Graduate Student Lightning Talks
UMD Integrated Biosciences and Water Resources Graduate Students
TBD
Hosted by Dr. Allen Mensinger
Friday, April 19, 3:00 p.m., in Life Sciences 185
Title: Novel Protein Interactions Demonstrate Nrf2/Keap1 Functions Beyond Oxidative Response
Emma Niedviecky, UMD Integrated Biosciences Masters Candidate
Hosted by Dr. Huai Deng
May
Friday, May 3, 3:00 p.m., in Life Sciences 185
Title:Exploring the Stress response: How Glucocorticoids Regulate Gene Expression and Alter Cellular Function
Jennifer Krznarich, UMD Integrated Biosciences PhD Candidate
Hosted by Dr. Matt Slattery, UMN College of Pharmacy