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Biology Seminar

Unless noted otherwise, the talks are 11:30am-12:30pm in the Damen Student Center Cinema.


Upcoming Spring 2025 Seminars

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Why are painted turtles painted? Studying longevity and pigments in a common species

Dr. Beth Reinke Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Northeastern Illinois University


Tuesday, April 22, 2025 in LSB 412

Old Data, Long-Term Data, and Bad Data: Using Hierarchical and Integrated Models to Make Better Decisions for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 

Dr. John C Maerz from the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia 


Past 2025 Seminars

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Understanding plant invasions using a traits-based framework 

Dr. Gabriela Nunez-Mir Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago


Past 2024 Seminars

Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 in Regis Hall MPR

Exploring the "noncoding" genome in Drosophila development: ribozyme-mediated RNA knockdown and a novel small peptide

Dr. Kevin Nyberg from Northwestern University


Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024

Restoring tallgrass prairie through adaptive management and research

Dr. Elizabeth Bach from the Nature Conservancy


Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024

Mechanisms of colonization by the antimicrobial-resistant superbug Acinetobacter baumannii

Dr. Lauren Palmer from the University of Illinois Chicago


Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024

The Intestinal Microbiome as a Pillar of 'One Health' Approaches

Dr. Pallavi Singh from Northern Illinois University


Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024

Evolutionary Genetics of Plant Biotic Interactions

Dr. Mike Grillo from Loyola University Chicago


Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024

Bacteria, Phage, and The Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance

Alita Burmeister from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee


Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024

Diana Rennison from the University of California San Diego


Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024

Benjamin Van Doren from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

 

Unless noted otherwise, the talks are 11:30am-12:30pm in the Damen Student Center Cinema.


Upcoming Spring 2025 Seminars

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Why are painted turtles painted? Studying longevity and pigments in a common species

Dr. Beth Reinke Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Northeastern Illinois University


Tuesday, April 22, 2025 in LSB 412

Old Data, Long-Term Data, and Bad Data: Using Hierarchical and Integrated Models to Make Better Decisions for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 

Dr. John C Maerz from the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia 


Past 2025 Seminars

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Understanding plant invasions using a traits-based framework 

Dr. Gabriela Nunez-Mir Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago


Past 2024 Seminars

Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 in Regis Hall MPR

Exploring the "noncoding" genome in Drosophila development: ribozyme-mediated RNA knockdown and a novel small peptide

Dr. Kevin Nyberg from Northwestern University


Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024

Restoring tallgrass prairie through adaptive management and research

Dr. Elizabeth Bach from the Nature Conservancy


Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024

Mechanisms of colonization by the antimicrobial-resistant superbug Acinetobacter baumannii

Dr. Lauren Palmer from the University of Illinois Chicago


Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024

The Intestinal Microbiome as a Pillar of 'One Health' Approaches

Dr. Pallavi Singh from Northern Illinois University


Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024

Evolutionary Genetics of Plant Biotic Interactions

Dr. Mike Grillo from Loyola University Chicago


Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024

Bacteria, Phage, and The Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance

Alita Burmeister from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee


Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024

Diana Rennison from the University of California San Diego


Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024

Benjamin Van Doren from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign