Department of Biology Fall 2019 Colloquium series
All seminars meet in Marshak Room 801 at 1pm
Sept. 9
Dr. Maria Duik-Wasser, Columbia University, Hosted by Dr. Hickerson
Ticks and tick-borne diseases: a coupled natural-human system
Sept. 16
Dr. Orie Shafer, Advanced Science Research Center, The Graduate Center, Hosted by Dr. Govind
Flies Time: The Neurobiology of Circadian Timekeeping and Entrainment in Drosophila
Sept. 23
Dr. Uzma Hassan, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Hosted by Dr. Vuong
Innate immunity in cancer
Oct. 7
Dr. Cesar Arenas-Mena, College of Staten Island CUNY, hosted by Dr. Grigoryev
Genome-wide deciphering of developmental gene regulation
Oct. 16
Dr. Livia Bayer, Hunter College CUNY, Hosted by Dr. Govind
Regulation of a messenger: raising oskar, it takes a village
Oct. 21
Dr. Patrizia Casaccia, Advanced Science Research Center, The Graduate Center, Hosted by Dr. Grigoryev
How oligodendrocyte progenitors sense time and space and shape behavior
Oct. 28
Dr. Francesco Lotti, Motor Neuron Center, Columbia University Medical Center, Hosted by Dr. Rodriguez-Conteras
Mechanisms of Axon Degeneration and Neuroprotection in Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Nov. 4
Dr. Linda Spatz, School of Medicine CUNY, Hosted by Dr. Govind
Structure, function, and pathogenicity of anti-viral antibodies that cross-react with dsDNA
Nov. 11
Dr. Yasha Feferholtz, EcoHealth Alliance, Hosted by Dr. Carnaval
Saving forests can save your life: The economics of conservation and human health
Nov. 18
Dr. Ariadna Morales, American Museum of Natural History, Hosted by Dr. Hickerson
Convergent evolution and local adaptation in the most species-rich genus of bats, Myotis
Nov. 25
Dr. Sara Oppenheim, American Museum of Natural History, Hosted by Dr. Govind
Avoiding the streetlight effect in comparative analyses of lepidopteran diet breadth
Dec. 2
Dr. Juan Carlos Santos, St. Johns University, Hosted by Dr. Carnaval
Complex Phenotypes, Transcriptomics and Biodiversity of Poison Frogs and Lizards in a Changing World
Dec. 9
Rebecca Moore, Princeton University, Hosted by Dr. Govind
Transgenerational inheritance of learned pathogen avoidence
