Seminars

Seminars are typically held in Hutchison Hall or Dewey Hall, on the River Campus. (campus map) Contact the Department of Biology at (585) 273-1139 at least three days in advance to request any special accommodations or if you would like to meet with an outside speaker. Refreshments provided.

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  • Sept28

    Integrator transcriptional repression and BMP signaling in early vertebrate development

    Dr. Mary Mullins, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

    Date
    Monday, September 28, 2026
    Time
    Noon
    Offline Location
    Hutchison Hall, 140, Lander Auditorium
  • Oct5

    The hidden dialogue among repetitve element, innate immunity and cancer evolution

    Dr. Siyu Sun, Wilmot Cancer Institute

    Date
    Monday, October 5, 2026
    Time
    Noon
    Offline Location
    Hutchison, 140, Lander Auditorium
  • Oct19

    The Past as Prologue: How Evolutionary History Shapes Antibiotic Resistance and Informs Treatment

    Dr. Kyle Card, Cleveland Clinic Research

    Date
    Monday, October 19, 2026
    Time
    Noon
    Offline Location
    Hutchison Hall, 140, Lander Auditorium
  • Oct23

    Genomic language models: a new foundation for comparative biology?

    Dr. Matthew Pennell, Cornell University

    Date
    Friday, October 23, 2026
    Time
    3 p.m.
    Offline Location
    Dewey, 2110D
  • Oct30

    Zombie-makers: Parasites exploit plasticity to reprogram social wasps

    Dr. Floria Uy, University of Rochester

    Date
    Friday, October 30, 2026
    Time
    3 p.m.
    Offline Location
    Dewey, 2110D
  • Nov2

    TBD

    Dr. Gaëlle Talross, URMC Biochemistry

    Date
    Monday, November 2, 2026
    Time
    Noon
    Offline Location
    Hutchison, 140, Lander Auditorium
  • Nov6

    Sex in plants: birth, death, and trying to survive in changing climates

    Dr. Elena Meyer, University of Rochester

    Date
    Friday, November 6, 2026
    Time
    3 p.m.
    Offline Location
    Dewey, 2110D
  • Nov9

    Exploring Genomics Research at the GRC

    Dr. Elizabeth Pritchett, Genomics Research Center, URMC

    Date
    Monday, November 9, 2026
    Time
    Noon
    Offline Location
    Hutchison, 140, Lander Auditorium
  • Nov13

    TBD

    Dr. Bob Minckley, University of Rochester

    Date
    Friday, November 13, 2026
    Time
    3 p.m.
    Offline Location
    Dewey, 2110D
  • Nov16

    TBD

    Dr. Robert Reed, Cornell University

    Date
    Monday, November 16, 2026
    Time
    Noon
    Offline Location
    Hutchison, 140, Lander Auditorium
  • Nov23

    TBD

    Dr. Arjuna Rajakumar, Whitehead Institute, MIT

    Date
    Monday, November 23, 2026
    Time
    Noon
    Offline Location
    Hutchison, 140, Lander Auditorium
  • Nov30

    TBD

    Dr. Elle M. Barnes, Rochester Institute of Technology

    Date
    Monday, November 30, 2026
    Time
    Noon
    Offline Location
    Hutchison, 140, Lander Auditorium
  • Dec4

    TBD

    Dr. Albert Uy, University of Rochester

    Date
    Friday, December 4, 2026
    Time
    3 p.m.
    Offline Location
    Dewey, 2110D
  • Dec7

    TBD

    Dr. María Angélica Bravo Núñez, Cornell University

    Date
    Monday, December 7, 2026
    Time
    Noon
    Offline Location
    Hutchison, 140, Lander Auditorium
  • Dec11

    TBD

    Dr. Allison Lopatkin, University of Rochester

    Date
    Friday, December 11, 2026
    Time
    2 p.m.
    Offline Location
    Hutchison, 140, Lander Auditorium