Spring 2024 Seminar Series
Seminars will be held in Shoemaker 303. Please contact the department at 662-915-7203 or email biology@olemiss.edu if you require special assistance.
Date: Friday, February 2, 2024 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Department of Biology Research and Welcome Mixer
Date: Friday, February 16, 2024 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Moises Bernal, Auburn University
Seminar title: “Marine fishes in a changing planet: responses to global warming and habitat simplification ”
Host: Dr. Tamar Goulet
Date: Friday, February 23, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Jianfeng Xu, Arkansas State University
Seminar title: “Engineering Strategically Designed Biomolecules in Plants and Plant Cells for Biomedical and Industrial Applications ”
Host: Dr. Yongjian Qiu
Date: Friday, March 22, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Alan Decho, University of South Carolina
Seminar title: “Micro- and Nano-Plastics, Bacteria and Us ”
Host: Dr. Becks Prescott
Date: Friday, April 5, 2024
Neuroscience Showcase
Speaker: Dr. Aron Barbey
Seminar title: “Engineering Intelligence”
Host: Dr. Lainy Day
Date: Friday, April 12, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Enamul Huq, University of Texas, Austin
Seminar title: “Phytochrome-mediated light signaling in plants ”
Host: Dr. Yongjian Qiu
Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Seth Riley, National Parks Service
Seminar title: “To live and die in LA: successes and challenges for wildlife in an urban national park, from frogs to mountain lions ”
Host: Dr. Jason Hoeksema
Date: Friday, April 26, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Paul Bourdeau, University of Mississippi, BMS
Seminar title: “A Dual Screen for Metallophore Producing Bacteria from Metal Polluted Environments ”
Host: Dr. Erik Hom
Date: Friday, May 3, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Yongjian Qiu, University of Mississippi
Seminar title: “Regulation of gene expression during plant thermomorphogenesis”
