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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 Aug 19 2021 UIC Department of Biological Sciences Symposium 2021 Thursday, 9:00 am–12:00 pm BSB 250 Aug 31 2021 E&E Seminar Series- "Tropical biodiversity: Thinking beyond conservation in the island nation of Sri Lanka" by Kapila Yakandawala (Wayamba University of Sri Lanka) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Sep 2 2021 LIN Seminar: Rui Gao and Joseph Zak Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE Sep 14 2021 Bios Departmental Seminar- "Plastic Fantastic: How nutritional plasticity affects shape, size and sex in Drosophila" by Alex Shingleton Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Sep 23 2021 LIN Seminar: "Modulating D1 rather than D2 receptor-expressing spiny-projection neurons corresponds to optimal antipsychotic effect” by Dr. Jones Parker (Northwestern University) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE Sep 28 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Drawing Ecological Lines: examining human effects on plant communities in cities" by Elsa Anderson (Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Oct 12 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Unraveling soil community dynamics in the face of global change" by Dr. Matthew McCary (Rice University) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Oct 21 2021 LIN Seminar: "From babbling Bats to Brains: Vocal ontogenetic processes in Saccopteryx bilineata" by Dr. Ahana Fernandez (Museum of Natural History Berlin) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar Oct 26 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Global range expansion in the monarch butterfly: ecological and evolutionary implications" by Micah Freedman (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Oct 26 2021 PhD Dissertation- "How do we understand natural selection?" by Lucy Delaney Tuesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm virtual seminar Oct 28 2021 LIN Seminar: Dr. Angeles Salles & Dr. Erica Jung (UIC) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE Nov 9 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Plasticity and the origin of signal-preference divergence: case studies with Enchenopa treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae)" by Rafa Rodriguez (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Nov 16 2021 E&E Seminar: "Designing Urban Landscapes to Enhance Biodiversity, Ecological Benefits, and Services" by Basil Iannone (University of Florida) November 16, 2021 4289 SELE Nov 17 2021 Annual Christopher Comer Undergraduate Seminar- "Gut-brain nutrient sensing for feeding behavior" by Dr. Amber Alhadeff (University of Pennsylvania) Wednesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm SCE 302 Nov 30 2021 E&E Seminar: "A landscape perspective on wetland conservation, restoration, and monitoring" by Sophie Taddeo (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Jan 27 2022 LIN Seminar: "Neuronal lysosome transport and function: links to neurodegenerative diseases" by Swetha Gowrishankar (UIC) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm SEL 4289 Feb 1 2022 E&E Seminar: "Perspectives on the diversification of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera)" by Bruce Patterson (Field Museum) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289 Feb 8 2022 E&E Seminar: "Restoration and diversity in Chicagoland prairies and parks" by Dr. Rebecca Barak (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Feb 15 2022 E&E Seminar: "Evolutionary origins and ecological dynamics of a temperate biodiversity hotspot" by Richard Ree (Field Museum) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SES 4289 Feb 24 2022 LIN Seminar: "Why Do We Sleep: the Molecular Basis of Sleep Homeostasis" by Dr. Ravi Allada (Northwestern University) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE Mar 1 2022 E&E Seminar: "Belowground strategies and whole-plant phenology at The Morton Arboretum and beyond" by Luke McCormack (Morton Arboretum) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Mar 3 2022 LIN Seminar: "Circuits and Mechanisms underlying gender-specific courtship behavior in the mouse" by Dr. Lisa Stowers (Scripps Research) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE Mar 15 2022 E&E Seminar: "Pathogen dynamics across scales: from climate forcing to strain diversity" by Pamela Martinez (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289 Mar 16 2022 LIN Annual Careers in Neuroscience Seminar: “Federal Positions in Health Science Policy” by Eliza Jacobs-Brichford (NIMH) Wednesday, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm Lecture Center F, room F003 Mar 17 2022 LIN Seminar: “The role of the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus in fear” by Mario Penzo (NIH) March 17, 2022 4289 SELE Apr 5 2022 E&E Seminar- Graduate Student presentations Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Apr 12 2022 LIN Spring Symposium- "Cellular, Molecular, and Physiological Adaptations of Hibernation" by Elena Gracheva (Yale University) Tuesday, 10:00 am–11:00 am SCE 302 Apr 19 2022 E&E Seminar: "When refrigeration is not cool: exploring the intersection between cold stress and tomato fruit ripening" by Diane Beckles (UC Davis) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Apr 26 2022 E&E Seminar: "Phylogenomic approaches to studying plant diversity and evolution, from genes to species" by Norm Wickett (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE May 5 2022 PhD Dissertation- "Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Calcium-Dependent Release at C. elegans Synapses" by Mia Krout Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm May 26 2022 PhD Dissertation: "A Novel Regulatory Role of Tomosyn in HOPS-dependent endo-lysosomal function in C. elegans Coelomocytes" by Kristin Gallik Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL Jun 2 2022 PhD Dissertation: Karolis Ramanauskas Thursday, 10:00 am–11:00 am SEL 4289 Jun 16 2022 PhD Dissertation: Sohee Jeon Thursday, 9:00 am–10:00 am virtual seminar Aug 12 2022 PhD Dissertation: "Legacy and Belowground Resource Availability Effects on Plant-Soil Interactions in Tallgrass Prairies" by Nicholas Glass Friday, 9:00 am–10:00 am 4289 SELE Aug 12 2022 PhD Dissertation: "Prenatal Stress and Fluoxetine Exposure on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Risk" by Anna Arzuaga Friday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm 4289 SELE Aug 19 2022 UIC Department of Biological Sciences Symposium 2022 Friday, 9:00 am–4:30 pm SES 250 Aug 30 2022 E&E Seminar: "Examining microbial roles in coastal and terrestrial wetlands using KBase" by Pamela Weisenhorn (Argonne National Lab) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SEL 4289 Sep 13 2022 E&E Seminar: "Predicting multivariate niche traits for extinct taxa from phenotypic data: the case of carnivoran diet" by Graham Slater (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE Sep 15 2022 Departmental Seminar: "From Neurons to Neuroblastoma and Back Again: Stem Cell and Cancer Differentiation In Vivo" by Ankur Saxena Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE Sep 22 2022 LIN Seminar: “Molecular and cellular mechanisms in disrupted motivation” by Mary Kay Lobo (University of Maryland) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE Sep 27 2022 E&E Seminar: "Genetics, adaptation, and speciation in a fossil stickleback lineage" by Yoel Stuart (Loyola University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE Sep 29 2022 LIN Seminar: Diego Giraldo & Sharlen Moore Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm SELE 4289 Oct 11 2022 MCDB Seminar: "Mechanical interactions between tissues in the developing olfactory system" by Marie Breau (Institut de Biologie Paris) Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am Virtual Oct 11 2022 E&E Seminar: "Alien Invaders! Studies on the ecology and evolution of invasive parasites" by Jennifer Koop (Northern Illinois University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE Oct 12 2022 Annual Christopher Comer Undergraduate Seminar- "What a bird can tell you about your brain" by Stephanie White (UCLA) Wednesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm Oct 14 2022 PhD Dissertation: "Indicators of stress & reproduction for management considerations in abundant deer & endangered ferrets" by Emily Potratz (Brown Lab) Friday, 9:00 am–10:00 am 4289 SELE Oct 18 2022 E&E Seminar: "Understanding viral persistence in wild, Madagascar fruit bats" by Cara Brook (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE Oct 25 2022 MCDB Seminar: "The ins and outs of ciliated epithelia" by Brian Mitchell (Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University) Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am 1017 MBRB Nov 3 2022 LIN Seminar- "Reverberating differences (our senses as sources of value)" by Casey O'Callaghan (Washington University) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next
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
Aug 31 2021 E&E Seminar Series- "Tropical biodiversity: Thinking beyond conservation in the island nation of Sri Lanka" by Kapila Yakandawala (Wayamba University of Sri Lanka) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Sep 14 2021 Bios Departmental Seminar- "Plastic Fantastic: How nutritional plasticity affects shape, size and sex in Drosophila" by Alex Shingleton Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Sep 23 2021 LIN Seminar: "Modulating D1 rather than D2 receptor-expressing spiny-projection neurons corresponds to optimal antipsychotic effect” by Dr. Jones Parker (Northwestern University) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE
Sep 28 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Drawing Ecological Lines: examining human effects on plant communities in cities" by Elsa Anderson (Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Oct 12 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Unraveling soil community dynamics in the face of global change" by Dr. Matthew McCary (Rice University) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Oct 21 2021 LIN Seminar: "From babbling Bats to Brains: Vocal ontogenetic processes in Saccopteryx bilineata" by Dr. Ahana Fernandez (Museum of Natural History Berlin) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm virtual seminar
Oct 26 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Global range expansion in the monarch butterfly: ecological and evolutionary implications" by Micah Freedman (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Oct 26 2021 PhD Dissertation- "How do we understand natural selection?" by Lucy Delaney Tuesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm virtual seminar
Oct 28 2021 LIN Seminar: Dr. Angeles Salles & Dr. Erica Jung (UIC) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE
Nov 9 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Plasticity and the origin of signal-preference divergence: case studies with Enchenopa treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae)" by Rafa Rodriguez (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Nov 16 2021 E&E Seminar: "Designing Urban Landscapes to Enhance Biodiversity, Ecological Benefits, and Services" by Basil Iannone (University of Florida) November 16, 2021 4289 SELE
Nov 17 2021 Annual Christopher Comer Undergraduate Seminar- "Gut-brain nutrient sensing for feeding behavior" by Dr. Amber Alhadeff (University of Pennsylvania) Wednesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm SCE 302
Nov 30 2021 E&E Seminar: "A landscape perspective on wetland conservation, restoration, and monitoring" by Sophie Taddeo (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Jan 27 2022 LIN Seminar: "Neuronal lysosome transport and function: links to neurodegenerative diseases" by Swetha Gowrishankar (UIC) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm SEL 4289
Feb 1 2022 E&E Seminar: "Perspectives on the diversification of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera)" by Bruce Patterson (Field Museum) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289
Feb 8 2022 E&E Seminar: "Restoration and diversity in Chicagoland prairies and parks" by Dr. Rebecca Barak (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Feb 15 2022 E&E Seminar: "Evolutionary origins and ecological dynamics of a temperate biodiversity hotspot" by Richard Ree (Field Museum) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SES 4289
Feb 24 2022 LIN Seminar: "Why Do We Sleep: the Molecular Basis of Sleep Homeostasis" by Dr. Ravi Allada (Northwestern University) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE
Mar 1 2022 E&E Seminar: "Belowground strategies and whole-plant phenology at The Morton Arboretum and beyond" by Luke McCormack (Morton Arboretum) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Mar 3 2022 LIN Seminar: "Circuits and Mechanisms underlying gender-specific courtship behavior in the mouse" by Dr. Lisa Stowers (Scripps Research) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE
Mar 15 2022 E&E Seminar: "Pathogen dynamics across scales: from climate forcing to strain diversity" by Pamela Martinez (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289
Mar 16 2022 LIN Annual Careers in Neuroscience Seminar: “Federal Positions in Health Science Policy” by Eliza Jacobs-Brichford (NIMH) Wednesday, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm Lecture Center F, room F003
Mar 17 2022 LIN Seminar: “The role of the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus in fear” by Mario Penzo (NIH) March 17, 2022 4289 SELE
Apr 12 2022 LIN Spring Symposium- "Cellular, Molecular, and Physiological Adaptations of Hibernation" by Elena Gracheva (Yale University) Tuesday, 10:00 am–11:00 am SCE 302
Apr 19 2022 E&E Seminar: "When refrigeration is not cool: exploring the intersection between cold stress and tomato fruit ripening" by Diane Beckles (UC Davis) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Apr 26 2022 E&E Seminar: "Phylogenomic approaches to studying plant diversity and evolution, from genes to species" by Norm Wickett (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
May 5 2022 PhD Dissertation- "Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Calcium-Dependent Release at C. elegans Synapses" by Mia Krout Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
May 26 2022 PhD Dissertation: "A Novel Regulatory Role of Tomosyn in HOPS-dependent endo-lysosomal function in C. elegans Coelomocytes" by Kristin Gallik Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SEL
Aug 12 2022 PhD Dissertation: "Legacy and Belowground Resource Availability Effects on Plant-Soil Interactions in Tallgrass Prairies" by Nicholas Glass Friday, 9:00 am–10:00 am 4289 SELE
Aug 12 2022 PhD Dissertation: "Prenatal Stress and Fluoxetine Exposure on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Risk" by Anna Arzuaga Friday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm 4289 SELE
Aug 30 2022 E&E Seminar: "Examining microbial roles in coastal and terrestrial wetlands using KBase" by Pamela Weisenhorn (Argonne National Lab) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SEL 4289
Sep 13 2022 E&E Seminar: "Predicting multivariate niche traits for extinct taxa from phenotypic data: the case of carnivoran diet" by Graham Slater (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE
Sep 15 2022 Departmental Seminar: "From Neurons to Neuroblastoma and Back Again: Stem Cell and Cancer Differentiation In Vivo" by Ankur Saxena Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE
Sep 22 2022 LIN Seminar: “Molecular and cellular mechanisms in disrupted motivation” by Mary Kay Lobo (University of Maryland) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE
Sep 27 2022 E&E Seminar: "Genetics, adaptation, and speciation in a fossil stickleback lineage" by Yoel Stuart (Loyola University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE
Oct 11 2022 MCDB Seminar: "Mechanical interactions between tissues in the developing olfactory system" by Marie Breau (Institut de Biologie Paris) Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am Virtual
Oct 11 2022 E&E Seminar: "Alien Invaders! Studies on the ecology and evolution of invasive parasites" by Jennifer Koop (Northern Illinois University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE
Oct 12 2022 Annual Christopher Comer Undergraduate Seminar- "What a bird can tell you about your brain" by Stephanie White (UCLA) Wednesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
Oct 14 2022 PhD Dissertation: "Indicators of stress & reproduction for management considerations in abundant deer & endangered ferrets" by Emily Potratz (Brown Lab) Friday, 9:00 am–10:00 am 4289 SELE
Oct 18 2022 E&E Seminar: "Understanding viral persistence in wild, Madagascar fruit bats" by Cara Brook (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE
Oct 25 2022 MCDB Seminar: "The ins and outs of ciliated epithelia" by Brian Mitchell (Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University) Tuesday, 10:30 am–11:30 am 1017 MBRB
Nov 3 2022 LIN Seminar- "Reverberating differences (our senses as sources of value)" by Casey O'Callaghan (Washington University) Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 4289 SELE