Fall 2026 Seminars
September 7
No class, Labor Day
September 14
Daniel Haeusser, Canisius University
“Disruption of Escherichia coli Growth and Division by Kil of Bacteriophage Mu”
September 21
Floria Uy, University of Rochester
“Parasites exploit plasticity to reprogram social wasps”
September 28
John Albert Uy, University of Rochester
“On the Origin of Species on Islands: Insights from the Diversification of Solomon Island Endemic Birds”
October 5
Justine Jacobi, Roswell Park
“Epigenetic control of lineage evolution in prostate cancer progression and therapy resistance”
October 12
No class, Fall Recess
October 19
Mary-Alice Coffroth, University at Buffalo
“Caribbean octocorals in a changing ocean: Inheritors, survivors or relict populations?”
October 26
Amelia Alessi, Johns Hopkins University
“Playing with worms: Using C. elegans to uncover effectors of microRNA-mediated gene silencing”
November 2
TBA
November 9
Arielle Austin, Senior Principle Therapy Consultant, Medtronic
TBA
November 16
Christina Perazi, Canisius University
“There’s no place like home—unless it’s loud: Whales and bats and anthropogenic noise, oh my!”
November 23
TBA
November 30
TBA
December 7
TBA
2026
Seminar: “The Genomic Basis and Molecular Mechanisms of Speciation” - April 27
April 24, 2026
Seminar: “Chemical Conversations in Soil: Microbial and Plant Signals Shape Community Behavior” - Monday, April 20
April 17, 2026
Seminar: “Dispersal and Ecology of Yeasts - The Importance of Avian Vectors and Wetland Soils” - April 13
April 10, 2026
Seminar: “Oh the Many Careers You Can Choose with a Biology Degree” - March 16
March 13, 2016
Careers in Biology by KSL Diagnostics
March 10, 2026
Seminar: “Hold the Salt! Effects of Winter Road Salt Felt All Year by Stream Organisms” - March 9
March 6, 2026
Seminar: “Control of Thirst by Glucagon-like Peptide-1” - March 2
February 27, 2026
Seminar: “Stopping HIV Before It Starts: PrEP-Centered Strategies for High-Risk Populations in The Bahamas” - February 23
February 20, 2026
Seminar: "The influence of spatiotemporal variability on freshwater food webs of the New York Adirondacks" - February 9
February 6, 2026
Pick Your Poison: Evolutionary Genetics of Ethanol Resistance in Drosophila melanogaster - February 2
January 30, 2026