Fall 2016 Seminars
Fall 2016
Unless otherwise noted below, seminars are held on Fridays at 2 p.m. in Room 303 Shoemaker Hall.
| Aug. 26 |
No Seminar |
| Sept. 2 | Dr. Lou Zachos, Associate Professor, Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, “Lebensspuren in a Bay of Fundy macro-tidal environment: their paleoenvironmental significance” (hosted by Dr. Ryan Garrick and Dr. Beckie Symula) |
| Sept. 9 | Dr. Keith Bowers, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Memphis, “Silver spoons, sexy sons, and the evolution of parental care” (hosted by Dr. Erik Hom) |
| Sept. 16 | Dr. Ami Lokhandwala, Post-doc, Biology, University of Mississippi, “Glomus geosporum MBAL: establishment, identification and priming” (hosted by Dr. Jason Hoeksema) |
| Sept. 23 | Dr. Sara Ruane, Post-doc, Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University, “Understanding Malagasy snake systematics: A comparison of traditional and next generation sequencing datasets for species-tree estimation” (hosted by Ph.D. candidate Tim Colston) |
| Sept. 26 (Monday, 2pm) |
Jessica Heppard, MS student thesis prospectus, “Impact of habitat modification and human disturbance on the basking behavior of the endangered Ringed Map Turtle (Graptemys oculifera)” (Dr. Richard Buchholz) |
| Sept. 30 | Dr. Caroline Tucker, Post-doc, Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive,CNRS, Montpellier, “Understanding biodiversity in a variable world” (hosted by BGSS) |
| Oct. 7 | Dr. Mark Welch, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, “Transcribed microsatellites may generate heritable variation for rapid adaptive change” (hosted by Dr. Erik Hom) |
| Oct. 14 | Dr. Nathan Havill, Research Entomologist, Forest Service – Northern Research Station, USDA, “The impact of hybridization between native and non-native insects for invasive forest pest management” (hosted by Dr. Ryan Garrick and Dr. Beckie Symula) |
| Oct. 17 (Monday, 2pm) |
Lauryn Sperling, MS student thesis prospectus, “Investigating cell cycle regulation in Brevundimonas subvibrioides: How does it compare to the Caulobacter crescentus model?” (Dr. Patrick Curtis) |
| Oct. 21 | Dr. Jennifer Lamb, Post-doc, Biological Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, “Lungless salamanders in the Gulf coastal plain: from ecology to genetics” (hosted by Dr. Ryan Garrick, Dr. Beckie Symula, and Ph.D. candidate Stephanie Burgess) |
| Oct. 28 | Dr. Nicole Ashpole, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Mississippi, “Elucidating the Role of Growth Hormone and IGF-1 in the Aging Brain” (hosted by Dr. Ryan Garrick and Dr. Beckie Symula) |
| Nov. 4 | Dr. Kevin Kohl, Post-doc, Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, “Friends for life: gut microbes allow mammalian herbivores to consume toxic plants” (hosted by Dr. Colin Jackson and Ph.D. candidate Tim Colston) |
| Nov. 11 | Dr. John Abbott, Director of Research & Collections, Alabama Museum of Natural History, “The Role of Citizen Science in Odonatology and other Organismal Fields” (hosted by Dr. Ryan Garrick and Dr. Beckie Symula) |
| Nov. 16 (Wednesday, 3pm) |
Ann Rasmussen, Ph.D. student dissertation defense, “Community ecology of soil microbes in southeast USA oak-pine woodlands” (Dr. Jason Hoeksema) |
| Nov. 18 | Dr. Heather Jordan, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, “Mysteries of Pathogenesis, transmission, and ecology of Mycobacterium ulcerans” |
| Nov. 25 | No Seminar – Thanksgiving Break |
| Nov. 28 (Monday, 2pm) |
Kartick Shirur, Ph.D. student dissertation defense, “Biochemical responses of Caribbean gorgonian corals to ambient and stressful conditions” (Dr. Tammy Goulet) |
| Nov. 28 (Monday, 3pm) |
Caleb Dodd, M.S. student thesis prospectus, “The Effects of Sub-lethal Acidity on Cope’s Gray Tree Frog (Hyla chrysoscelis) Behavior” (Dr. Richard Buchholz) |
| Nov. 30 (Room 225, Wednesday, 9am) | Sean Moyer, M.S thesis defense, “Is plant species richness or species identity more important in the competitive suppression of the invasive grass Microstegium vimineum?” (Dr. Stephen Brewer) |
| Nov. 30 (Wednesday, 2pm) | Tyler Breech, M.S thesis prospectus, “Testing potential chemical camouflage in Aphredoderus sayanus: can pirate perch cloak their presence?” (Dr. William Resetarits) |
| Nov. 30 (Wednesday, 2:30pm) | Sarah Crocker-Buta, M.S thesis defense, “Stress, sexual signaling, and alternative mating tactics in male green treefrogs, Hyla cinerea” (Dr. Chris Leary) |
| Nov. 30 (Wednesday, 3:30pm) | Amber Horning, M.S thesis prospectus, “Resource exchange prices and context dependency of Pinus taeda ectomycorrhizal mutualisms” (Dr. Jason Hoeksema) |
| Dec. 2 | Dr. Suzanne McGaugh, Assistant Professor, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, “Blind cavefish provide big insights” (hosted by Dr. Ryan Garrick and Dr. Beckie Symula) |