| Date |
Seminar |
| Jan. 24 |
no seminar |
| Jan. 31 |
Dr. Jose Alonso, North Carolina State University, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, “Translation regulation of hormone responses” (Hosted by: Dr. Yongjian Qiu) |
| Feb. 7 |
Dr. Ying Wang, Mississippi State University, Department of Biological Sciences, “Towards the understanding of the simplest yet a sophisticated organism, Potato spindle tuber viroid” (Hosted by: Dr. Dr. Yongjian Qiu) |
| Feb. 14 |
Dr. Volker Rudolf, Rice University, Biosciences Department, “Temporally explicit ecology: The role of seasons and phenological shifts” (Hosted by Dr. William Resetarits and Dr. Peter Zee) |
| Feb. 21 |
Dr. Anne Pringle, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Departments of Botany and Bacteriology, “The global trade in trees and invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi: understanding the biology of the death cap mushroom in its new habitats” (Hosted by: Dr. Jason Hoeksema and Dr. Erik Hom) |
| Feb. 28 |
Dr. Brigitte Dauwalder, University of Houston, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, “The ideal fly mate: Brains and much more” (Hosted by: Dr. Gregg Roman) |
| Mar. 6 |
no seminar |
| Mar. 13 |
Spring Break |
| Mar. 16, Monday, 2pm |
Brooke Sykes, Thesis Defense, “The Effects of Nest Microclimate Manipulation on Development, Physiology, and Parasitism in the Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)” (Hosted by: Dr. Susan Balenger) |
| Mar. 20 |
no seminar |
| Mar. 27 |
no seminar |
| Apr. 3 |
no seminar |
| Apr. 8, Wednesday, 2pm |
Kevin Potts, Thesis Defense, “Survival and development of larval odonates (anisoptera) and female oviposition site choice in response to a predatory fish” (Hosted by: Dr. William Resetarits) |
| Apr. 10 |
Good Friday |
| Apr. 15, Wednesday, 2pm |
Sarah McNamara, Thesis Defense, “Habitat selection across a temperature and nutrient gradient by Hyla chrysoscelis and the mosquito, Culex restuans” (Hosted by: Dr. William Resetarits) |
| Apr. 17 |
no seminar |
| Apr. 20, Monday, 2pm |
Maya Kaup, Thesis Defense, “Elucidating the Sloth Hair Microbiome: A Metagenomic Comparison of Two- and Three-fingered Sloths” (Hosted by: Dr. Erik Hom) |
| Apr. 22, Wednesday, 2pm |
Chaz Hyseni, Dissertation Defense, “Evolutionary history of subterranean termites in the geographic and ecological context of the Appalachian Mountains in the United States” (Hosted by: Dr. Ryan Garrick) |
| Apr. 24, Friday, 2pm |
Reed Scott, Thesis Defense, “Spacial context and the role of competition in oviposition habitat selection by cope’s grey treefrogs (hyla chrysoscelis) and culex mosquitos” (Hosted by: Dr. William Resetarits) |
| Apr. 27, Monday, 2pm |
Dr. Lainy Day, “Diversity at high-speed: Revealing variation to understand the evolution of mating systems ” |
| May 5, Tuesday, 2pm |
Sarah Amonett, Thesis Defense, “Mother knows best: Immune-based transgenerational effects in response to Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection in eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis)” (Hosted by: Dr. Susan Balenger) |
