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Johnson, University of Kansas Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL Apr 18 2019 Spring Symposium in Neuroscience: Glymphatic Exchange in the Aging Brain: Sleep, Waste, and Neurodegeneration at the Crossroads of the CNS by Jeff Iliff, University of Washington Thursday, 9:00 am–12:00 pm Room 302, Student Center East Apr 25 2019 LIN Seminar: Careers in Neuroscience: How STEM disciplines prepare you to start and run a company, Garry Cooper, Rheaply Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL Apr 30 2019 E&E Seminar: Diversification and biogeography of middle American fishes, Caleb McMahan, Field Museum Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL May 1 2019 Undergraduate Awards Day Wednesday, 1:00 pm–3:00 pm Room 302, Student Center East May 7 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Self-incompatibility and biosystematics in the wild Chilean tomato group (solanum sect. lycopersicum) by Andrew Raduski Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL May 8 2019 Neuroscience Awards Day Wednesday, 5:00 pm–6:30 pm Student Center East, Cardinal Room May 9 2019 MCDB Seminar: Structural Biology of Molecular Controls in Plant Hormone Responses, Joseph Jez, Professor, Biological Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis Thursday, 10:30 am–11:30 am MBRB, Room 4300 May 10 2019 LIN PhD Dissertation Seminar: Characterization of the von Willebrand domain-containing protein 8 (Vwa8) gene in mouse by Brian Grewe Friday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL May 15 2019 Phoenix Meeting Wednesday, 1:00 pm–3:00 pm MBRB May 29 2019 Phoenix Meeting Wednesday, 1:00 pm–3:00 pm MBRB Jun 12 2019 Phoenix Meeting Wednesday, 1:00 pm–3:00 pm MBRB Jun 14 2019 BIOS Beginning of Summer Picnic Friday, 12:00 pm–2:00 pm Greenhouse Jun 26 2019 MCDB Seminar: "Factors that Determine the Adult Body Plan of the German Cockroach, Blattella Germanica," by Alba Ventos Alfonso, Institute of Evolutionary Biology, CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain Wednesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm MBRB, Room 4300 Jul 10 2019 Phoenix Meeting Wednesday, 1:00 pm–3:00 pm MBRB Jul 23 2019 A joint meeting of the 56th Annual Conference of the Animal Behavior Society and the 36th International Ethological Conference Tuesday 23rd, 9:00 am–Saturday 27th, 5:00 pm Aug 7 2019 Phoenix Meeting Wednesday, 1:00 pm–3:00 pm MBRB Aug 21 2019 Phoenix Meeting Wednesday, 1:00 pm–3:00 pm MBRB Aug 29 2019 BIOS Departmental Seminar: From the structure and function of the ribosome to disease-curing antibiotics by Yury Polikanov Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL Sep 3 2019 BIOS Departmental Seminar: Using parasitic wasps to gain insights into how evolution shapes development by Jeremy Lynch Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am 4289 SEL Sep 10 2019 BIOS Departmental Seminar: Microbial community responses to shifting environmental conditions by Rachel Poretsky Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Sep 12 2019 LIN Seminar: Keep CALM and Mind The Gap: Calcium-dependent mechanisms of synaptic development by Brian Ackley, University of Kansas Thursday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Sep 17 2019 BIOS Departmental Seminar: Assembly, regeneration, and age-related degeneration of neuronal circuits by Chieh Chang Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Sep 19 2019 BIOS Departmental Seminar: Receptive Field Formation & Regulation of Neuronal Activity in the Retina: The Surprising and Controversial Role of H+ by Robert Paul Malchow Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL Sep 24 2019 E&E Seminar: Soil biota as drivers of exotic plant invasions by Ray Callaway, University of Montana (John Lussenhop Memorial Talk) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Sep 26 2019 LIN Seminar: Genetic and behavioral dissection of pain neural circuits, Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, University of Pennsylvania Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL Oct 1 2019 MCDB Seminar: Fishing for mechanisms of spinal cord regeneration, Dr. Mayssa Mokalled, Washington University School of Medicine October 01, 2019 MBRB Auditorium (Room 1017) Oct 15 2019 MCDB Seminar: Identifying Cardiac Glycoside Biosynthesis Genes in Erysimum Cheiranthoides (Treacle Mustard), by Dr. Georg Jander, Professor, Cornell University Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am Room 4300, MBRB Oct 16 2019 Annual Christopher Comer Undergraduate Neuroscience Seminar: What can we really learn about the human brain from birds and mice? by Michael Long, NYU School of Medicine Wednesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm Student Center East, Room 302 Oct 17 2019 LIN Seminar: Comparative neurobiology of vocal communication by Michael Long, NYU School of Medicine Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL Oct 22 2019 E&E Seminar: Phylogeography of North American plants: insights from Chestnuts, Blue Ash, and Viburnum by Dr. Elizabeth Spriggs, Harvard University Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289 Oct 23 2019 Joint LIN/Department of Physiology and Biophysics Seminar: Sexually dimorphic patterning of the nervous system by Oliver Hobert, Columbia University Wednesday, 10:00 am–11:00 am COMRB 1020, Moss Auditorium Nov 5 2019 E&E Seminar: Genetic viability through sexual flexibility in plants by Dr. Ingrid Jordon-Thaden, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289, 840 West Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607 Nov 7 2019 LIN Seminar: Circadian Clocks in Seasonal Time and Neurodegenerative Disease by Ravi Allada, Northwestern University Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL Nov 8 2019 2019 MCDBN Open House Friday, 10:00 am–3:00 pm Nov 8 2019 Hank Howe's Career Celebration Friday, 4:00 pm–7:00 pm 4289 SEL & Oasis Nov 12 2019 MCDB Seminar: The lymphatic vasculature in the 21st century: Developmental mechanisms and functional roles by Guillermo Oliver, Northwestern Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am MBRB Auditorium 1017, MBRB Nov 19 2019 E&E Seminar: Dynamics of plant-pollinator interactions: climate change, existing variation and flexibility by Paul CaraDonna, Chicago Botanic Garden & Northwestern University Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Nov 21 2019 LIN Seminar: The birth, brains and death of the octopus by Cliff Ragsdale, University of Chicago Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL Dec 3 2019 E&E Seminar: Sex, lies and butterflies: The genetics of mimicry and mate choice in Heliconius butterflies by Marcus Kronforst, University of Chicago Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Jan 28 2020 MCDB Seminar: "Functional assembly of membraneless RNA-protein organelles" by Alexey Arkov, Murray State University, Professor of Biological Sciences Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am MBRB, Room 4300 Jan 28 2020 E&E Seminar: Algal microbiomes alter competitive interactions between their hosts by Vincent Denef, University of Michigan Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Feb 4 2020 BIOS Faculty Meeting Tuesday, 4:00 pm–5:30 pm 4289 SEL Feb 6 2020 LIN Seminar: New directions in neuromodulatory circuit discovery by Genia Kozorovitskiy, Northwestern University Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE Feb 11 2020 E&E Seminar: "New tools for the analysis and visualization of geographic structure in population genetic data" by John Novembre, University of Chicago Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Feb 21 2020 LIN Seminar: Dopamine release in brainstem locomotor circuits by Dimitri Ryczko, Université de Sherbrooke Friday, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm SEL 4289 Feb 25 2020 E&E Seminar: "Motivations and mechanisms for urban ecological stewardship: Examining the CommuniTree and TreeKeepers programs" by Jess Vogt, DePaul University Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Feb 27 2020 Spring Symposium in Neuroscience: Modeling neurodevelopmental disorders using genetically-engineered human brain organoids by Helen Bateup, University of California, Berkeley Thursday, 9:00 am–12:00 pm Room 302, Student Center East Tower Mar 2 2020 BIOS Faculty Meeting Monday, 4:00 pm–5:30 pm MBRB Mar 4 2020 LIN Seminar: Careers in Neuroscience- The Power of Curiosity by Emily Graslie, Field Museum Wednesday, 2:00 pm–2:50 pm ARC 137 Mar 10 2020 E&E Seminar: Hadley Award Talks 1 Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Mar 17 2020 E&E Seminar: Hadley Award Talks 2 Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Mar 19 2020 LIN Seminar: "Influence of social experience on neural circuits of mood" by Amiel Rosenkranz, Chicago Medical School and Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE Mar 24 2020 MCDB Seminar: "Using primary neural crest cells to model the role of impaired development in neuroblastoma oncogenesis” by Dr. Kevin Freeman, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am MBRB Auditorium - Room 1017, MBRB Apr 7 2020 BIOS Faculty Meeting Tuesday, 4:00 pm–5:30 pm 4289 SEL Apr 14 2020 PhD Dissertation Seminar: João Marcos G. Capurucho Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289 Apr 16 2020 PhD Dissertation: Nolan Bielinski Thursday, 9:30 am–10:30 am SEL 4289 May 4 2020 PhD Dissertation: Megan Garfinkel Monday, 11:00 am–1:00 pm online- zoom Jul 22 2020 PhD Dissertation: Jarrad Hampton-Marcell Wednesday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm Virtual seminar Aug 5 2020 PhD Dissertation: Lillian Perez Wednesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm virtual seminar Aug 10 2020 PhD Dissertation: Deanna Arsala Monday, 11:00 am–1:00 pm Aug 14 2020 UIC Department of Biological Sciences Symposium 2020 Friday, 1:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar Sep 1 2020 Bios Departmental Seminar- "The Causes and Consequences of Self-incompatibility" by Boris Igic Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm virtual seminar Sep 8 2020 BIOS Faculty Meeting Tuesday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm via Zoom Sep 15 2020 MCDB Seminar: Towards understanding early enteric nervous system construction by Rosa Uribe, Rice University Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am virtual seminar Sep 15 2020 Bios Departmental Seminar- "Biodiversity in urban landscapes" by Emily Minor Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm virtual seminar Sep 17 2020 Bios Departmental Seminar- " Molecular mechanisms for synaptic vesicle recycling" by Liang-Wei Gong Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar Oct 1 2020 LIN Seminar: "From Seeds to Leads: Developing Plant Alkaloids into Neuroscience Tools and Drug Leads" by Andrew Riley Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar Oct 5 2020 BIOS Faculty Meeting Monday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm via Zoom Oct 9 2020 PhD Dissertation: "Molecular mechanisms of exocytosis and endocytosis: TRPM7 & sphingosine-1-phosphate" by Zhongjiao Jiang Friday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar Oct 14 2020 Annual Christopher Comer Undergraduate Neuroscience Seminar: "The neural basis of sex differences in value-based decision making" by Erin Calipari, Vanderbilt Brain Institute Wednesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm virtual seminar Oct 20 2020 MCDB Seminar: Nodal signaling in embryonic body plan formation: an old dog with new tricks by Margot Kossman Williams, Baylor College of Medicine Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am virtual seminar Oct 29 2020 PhD Dissertation: "The City of Chicago as Habitat" by Alexis Smith Thursday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm virtual seminar Oct 29 2020 LIN Seminar- Compulsive oxycodone taking and abstinence in the presence of footshock punishment: Neurobiological consequences ” by Christopher Blackwood (National Institutes of Health) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar Nov 10 2020 BIOS Faculty Meeting Tuesday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm via Zoom Nov 16 2020 LIN Seminar- "My Neuroscience Journey or, How I learned to stop worrying and love the hashtag." with Alie Caldwell Monday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm virtual seminar Nov 20 2020 PhD Dissertation- "Connectivity and change in oak-dominated forests" by Maryam Gharehaghaji Friday, 11:00 am–12:00 am virtual seminar Dec 1 2020 PhD Dissertation: "Impact of Environmental Disturbances on Aquatic Microbial Community Structure and Function" by Adit Chaudhary Tuesday, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm virtual seminar Dec 3 2020 LIN Seminar: "Matrix metalloproteases as mediators of antidepressant efficacy" by Katherine Conant (Georgetown University) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar Dec 7 2020 BIOS Faculty Meeting Monday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm via Zoom Jan 12 2021 BIOS Faculty Meeting Tuesday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm via Zoom Jan 21 2021 Departmental Seminar: "Evolutionary and molecular determinants of resistance to UV-induced skin cancer in naked mole rats" by Dr. Stan Avdieiev (Moffitt Cancer Institute) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar Feb 8 2021 BIOS Faculty Meeting Monday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm via Zoom Mar 5 2021 PhD Dissertation- "Planting Composition Effects on Tropical Forest Restoration" by Luis Carlos Beltrán Friday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm virtual seminar Mar 9 2021 BIOS Faculty Meeting Tuesday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm via Zoom Mar 29 2021 MCDB Seminar - "Modern Biochemical Approaches to Understanding Indole-3-Acetic Acid Biosynthesis" by Jerry D. Cohen, Professor of Horticultural Science and Distinguished Graduate Teaching Professor, University of Minnesota Monday, 10:30 am–11:30 am virtual seminar Apr 5 2021 BIOS Faculty Meeting Monday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm via Zoom Apr 7 2021 LIN Spring Symposium- "Tools for Analyzing and Repairing the Brain" by Dr. Ed Boyden (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Wednesday, 1:00 pm–3:00 pm virtual seminar Apr 13 2021 MCDB Seminar - "New Mechanisms of Lymphatic Vascular Development" by Hyun Min Jung, Assistant Professor, Dept. Pharmacology & Regenerative Medicine, UIC Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am virtual seminar Apr 20 2021 MCDB Seminar - "RNA granules: a view from the RNA perspective" by Tatjana Trcek, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology, John Hopkins University Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am virtual seminar Apr 20 2021 PhD Dissertation- "Fear and Foraging on the Coral Reef" by Meg Malone Tuesday, 3:30 pm–4:30 pm virtual seminar Apr 29 2021 MCDB Seminar - "Plant Metabolomics, Shoots, and Ladders" by Adrian Hegeman, Professor, Depts. of Horticultural Science and Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota Thursday, 11:00 am–12:00 pm virtual seminar Apr 29 2021 LIN Seminar- Lauren Burgeno (University of Oxford) and Arif Hamid (Brown University) Thursday, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm virtual seminar Apr 30 2021 PhD Dissertation- "Into Darkness: The Effects of Mycorrhizal-associated Trees on the Forest-floor Food Web" by Amanda Henderson Friday, 10:00 am–11:00 am virtual seminar May 4 2021 BIOS Faculty Meeting Tuesday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm via Zoom May 14 2021 PhD Dissertation- "Behavioral and physiological indicators of Cephalopod state, perceptions and welfare" by Stephanie Chancellor Friday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm virtual seminar Jun 25 2021 PhD Dissertation: Valentina Gómez Bahamón presents "Speciation Via Loss of Migration and Correlated Morphological Evolution in Fork-tailed Flycatchers" Friday, 10:00 am–11:00 am virtual seminar Aug 2 2021 Finding Your Inner Modeler IV Monday 2nd–Friday 6th Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next
Apr 9 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Reproductive Biology and Ecological Genetics of Three Prairie Forbs by Eun Sun Kim Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Apr 10 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Soil microbial community responses to changing environments by Michael Ricketts Wednesday, 11:00 am–12:00 pm 4289 SEL
Apr 11 2019 LIN Seminar: Unraveling the Neurochemical Mechanisms of Chemobrain, Michael A. Johnson, University of Kansas Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL
Apr 18 2019 Spring Symposium in Neuroscience: Glymphatic Exchange in the Aging Brain: Sleep, Waste, and Neurodegeneration at the Crossroads of the CNS by Jeff Iliff, University of Washington Thursday, 9:00 am–12:00 pm Room 302, Student Center East
Apr 25 2019 LIN Seminar: Careers in Neuroscience: How STEM disciplines prepare you to start and run a company, Garry Cooper, Rheaply Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL
Apr 30 2019 E&E Seminar: Diversification and biogeography of middle American fishes, Caleb McMahan, Field Museum Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
May 7 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Self-incompatibility and biosystematics in the wild Chilean tomato group (solanum sect. lycopersicum) by Andrew Raduski Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
May 9 2019 MCDB Seminar: Structural Biology of Molecular Controls in Plant Hormone Responses, Joseph Jez, Professor, Biological Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis Thursday, 10:30 am–11:30 am MBRB, Room 4300
May 10 2019 LIN PhD Dissertation Seminar: Characterization of the von Willebrand domain-containing protein 8 (Vwa8) gene in mouse by Brian Grewe Friday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL
Jun 26 2019 MCDB Seminar: "Factors that Determine the Adult Body Plan of the German Cockroach, Blattella Germanica," by Alba Ventos Alfonso, Institute of Evolutionary Biology, CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain Wednesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm MBRB, Room 4300
Jul 23 2019 A joint meeting of the 56th Annual Conference of the Animal Behavior Society and the 36th International Ethological Conference Tuesday 23rd, 9:00 am–Saturday 27th, 5:00 pm
Aug 29 2019 BIOS Departmental Seminar: From the structure and function of the ribosome to disease-curing antibiotics by Yury Polikanov Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL
Sep 3 2019 BIOS Departmental Seminar: Using parasitic wasps to gain insights into how evolution shapes development by Jeremy Lynch Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am 4289 SEL
Sep 10 2019 BIOS Departmental Seminar: Microbial community responses to shifting environmental conditions by Rachel Poretsky Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Sep 12 2019 LIN Seminar: Keep CALM and Mind The Gap: Calcium-dependent mechanisms of synaptic development by Brian Ackley, University of Kansas Thursday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Sep 17 2019 BIOS Departmental Seminar: Assembly, regeneration, and age-related degeneration of neuronal circuits by Chieh Chang Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Sep 19 2019 BIOS Departmental Seminar: Receptive Field Formation & Regulation of Neuronal Activity in the Retina: The Surprising and Controversial Role of H+ by Robert Paul Malchow Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL
Sep 24 2019 E&E Seminar: Soil biota as drivers of exotic plant invasions by Ray Callaway, University of Montana (John Lussenhop Memorial Talk) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Sep 26 2019 LIN Seminar: Genetic and behavioral dissection of pain neural circuits, Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, University of Pennsylvania Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL
Oct 1 2019 MCDB Seminar: Fishing for mechanisms of spinal cord regeneration, Dr. Mayssa Mokalled, Washington University School of Medicine October 01, 2019 MBRB Auditorium (Room 1017)
Oct 15 2019 MCDB Seminar: Identifying Cardiac Glycoside Biosynthesis Genes in Erysimum Cheiranthoides (Treacle Mustard), by Dr. Georg Jander, Professor, Cornell University Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am Room 4300, MBRB
Oct 16 2019 Annual Christopher Comer Undergraduate Neuroscience Seminar: What can we really learn about the human brain from birds and mice? by Michael Long, NYU School of Medicine Wednesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm Student Center East, Room 302
Oct 17 2019 LIN Seminar: Comparative neurobiology of vocal communication by Michael Long, NYU School of Medicine Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL
Oct 22 2019 E&E Seminar: Phylogeography of North American plants: insights from Chestnuts, Blue Ash, and Viburnum by Dr. Elizabeth Spriggs, Harvard University Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289
Oct 23 2019 Joint LIN/Department of Physiology and Biophysics Seminar: Sexually dimorphic patterning of the nervous system by Oliver Hobert, Columbia University Wednesday, 10:00 am–11:00 am COMRB 1020, Moss Auditorium
Nov 5 2019 E&E Seminar: Genetic viability through sexual flexibility in plants by Dr. Ingrid Jordon-Thaden, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289, 840 West Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607
Nov 7 2019 LIN Seminar: Circadian Clocks in Seasonal Time and Neurodegenerative Disease by Ravi Allada, Northwestern University Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL
Nov 12 2019 MCDB Seminar: The lymphatic vasculature in the 21st century: Developmental mechanisms and functional roles by Guillermo Oliver, Northwestern Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am MBRB Auditorium 1017, MBRB
Nov 19 2019 E&E Seminar: Dynamics of plant-pollinator interactions: climate change, existing variation and flexibility by Paul CaraDonna, Chicago Botanic Garden & Northwestern University Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Nov 21 2019 LIN Seminar: The birth, brains and death of the octopus by Cliff Ragsdale, University of Chicago Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL
Dec 3 2019 E&E Seminar: Sex, lies and butterflies: The genetics of mimicry and mate choice in Heliconius butterflies by Marcus Kronforst, University of Chicago Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Jan 28 2020 MCDB Seminar: "Functional assembly of membraneless RNA-protein organelles" by Alexey Arkov, Murray State University, Professor of Biological Sciences Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am MBRB, Room 4300
Jan 28 2020 E&E Seminar: Algal microbiomes alter competitive interactions between their hosts by Vincent Denef, University of Michigan Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Feb 6 2020 LIN Seminar: New directions in neuromodulatory circuit discovery by Genia Kozorovitskiy, Northwestern University Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE
Feb 11 2020 E&E Seminar: "New tools for the analysis and visualization of geographic structure in population genetic data" by John Novembre, University of Chicago Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Feb 21 2020 LIN Seminar: Dopamine release in brainstem locomotor circuits by Dimitri Ryczko, Université de Sherbrooke Friday, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm SEL 4289
Feb 25 2020 E&E Seminar: "Motivations and mechanisms for urban ecological stewardship: Examining the CommuniTree and TreeKeepers programs" by Jess Vogt, DePaul University Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Feb 27 2020 Spring Symposium in Neuroscience: Modeling neurodevelopmental disorders using genetically-engineered human brain organoids by Helen Bateup, University of California, Berkeley Thursday, 9:00 am–12:00 pm Room 302, Student Center East Tower
Mar 4 2020 LIN Seminar: Careers in Neuroscience- The Power of Curiosity by Emily Graslie, Field Museum Wednesday, 2:00 pm–2:50 pm ARC 137
Mar 19 2020 LIN Seminar: "Influence of social experience on neural circuits of mood" by Amiel Rosenkranz, Chicago Medical School and Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE
Mar 24 2020 MCDB Seminar: "Using primary neural crest cells to model the role of impaired development in neuroblastoma oncogenesis” by Dr. Kevin Freeman, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am MBRB Auditorium - Room 1017, MBRB
Aug 14 2020 UIC Department of Biological Sciences Symposium 2020 Friday, 1:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar
Sep 1 2020 Bios Departmental Seminar- "The Causes and Consequences of Self-incompatibility" by Boris Igic Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm virtual seminar
Sep 15 2020 MCDB Seminar: Towards understanding early enteric nervous system construction by Rosa Uribe, Rice University Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am virtual seminar
Sep 15 2020 Bios Departmental Seminar- "Biodiversity in urban landscapes" by Emily Minor Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm virtual seminar
Sep 17 2020 Bios Departmental Seminar- " Molecular mechanisms for synaptic vesicle recycling" by Liang-Wei Gong Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar
Oct 1 2020 LIN Seminar: "From Seeds to Leads: Developing Plant Alkaloids into Neuroscience Tools and Drug Leads" by Andrew Riley Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar
Oct 9 2020 PhD Dissertation: "Molecular mechanisms of exocytosis and endocytosis: TRPM7 & sphingosine-1-phosphate" by Zhongjiao Jiang Friday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar
Oct 14 2020 Annual Christopher Comer Undergraduate Neuroscience Seminar: "The neural basis of sex differences in value-based decision making" by Erin Calipari, Vanderbilt Brain Institute Wednesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm virtual seminar
Oct 20 2020 MCDB Seminar: Nodal signaling in embryonic body plan formation: an old dog with new tricks by Margot Kossman Williams, Baylor College of Medicine Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am virtual seminar
Oct 29 2020 PhD Dissertation: "The City of Chicago as Habitat" by Alexis Smith Thursday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm virtual seminar
Oct 29 2020 LIN Seminar- Compulsive oxycodone taking and abstinence in the presence of footshock punishment: Neurobiological consequences ” by Christopher Blackwood (National Institutes of Health) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar
Nov 16 2020 LIN Seminar- "My Neuroscience Journey or, How I learned to stop worrying and love the hashtag." with Alie Caldwell Monday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm virtual seminar
Nov 20 2020 PhD Dissertation- "Connectivity and change in oak-dominated forests" by Maryam Gharehaghaji Friday, 11:00 am–12:00 am virtual seminar
Dec 1 2020 PhD Dissertation: "Impact of Environmental Disturbances on Aquatic Microbial Community Structure and Function" by Adit Chaudhary Tuesday, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm virtual seminar
Dec 3 2020 LIN Seminar: "Matrix metalloproteases as mediators of antidepressant efficacy" by Katherine Conant (Georgetown University) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar
Jan 21 2021 Departmental Seminar: "Evolutionary and molecular determinants of resistance to UV-induced skin cancer in naked mole rats" by Dr. Stan Avdieiev (Moffitt Cancer Institute) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar
Mar 5 2021 PhD Dissertation- "Planting Composition Effects on Tropical Forest Restoration" by Luis Carlos Beltrán Friday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm virtual seminar
Mar 29 2021 MCDB Seminar - "Modern Biochemical Approaches to Understanding Indole-3-Acetic Acid Biosynthesis" by Jerry D. Cohen, Professor of Horticultural Science and Distinguished Graduate Teaching Professor, University of Minnesota Monday, 10:30 am–11:30 am virtual seminar
Apr 7 2021 LIN Spring Symposium- "Tools for Analyzing and Repairing the Brain" by Dr. Ed Boyden (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Wednesday, 1:00 pm–3:00 pm virtual seminar
Apr 13 2021 MCDB Seminar - "New Mechanisms of Lymphatic Vascular Development" by Hyun Min Jung, Assistant Professor, Dept. Pharmacology & Regenerative Medicine, UIC Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am virtual seminar
Apr 20 2021 MCDB Seminar - "RNA granules: a view from the RNA perspective" by Tatjana Trcek, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology, John Hopkins University Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am virtual seminar
Apr 20 2021 PhD Dissertation- "Fear and Foraging on the Coral Reef" by Meg Malone Tuesday, 3:30 pm–4:30 pm virtual seminar
Apr 29 2021 MCDB Seminar - "Plant Metabolomics, Shoots, and Ladders" by Adrian Hegeman, Professor, Depts. of Horticultural Science and Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota Thursday, 11:00 am–12:00 pm virtual seminar
Apr 29 2021 LIN Seminar- Lauren Burgeno (University of Oxford) and Arif Hamid (Brown University) Thursday, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm virtual seminar
Apr 30 2021 PhD Dissertation- "Into Darkness: The Effects of Mycorrhizal-associated Trees on the Forest-floor Food Web" by Amanda Henderson Friday, 10:00 am–11:00 am virtual seminar
May 14 2021 PhD Dissertation- "Behavioral and physiological indicators of Cephalopod state, perceptions and welfare" by Stephanie Chancellor Friday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm virtual seminar
Jun 25 2021 PhD Dissertation: Valentina Gómez Bahamón presents "Speciation Via Loss of Migration and Correlated Morphological Evolution in Fork-tailed Flycatchers" Friday, 10:00 am–11:00 am virtual seminar