Seminars

Seminars are held in Hutchison 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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  • Apr20

    “You are when you eat: Time-Restricted-Fasting (TRF) in control of aging in Drosophila”

    Dr. Matthew Ulgherait, Columbia University Medical Center

    Date
    Thursday, April 20, 2023
    Time
    10 a.m.
    Offline Location
    School of Medicine and Dentistry, Room 2-6408, K-207 Auditorium
  • Apr21

    “The evolution of hybrid inviability in the Drosophila simulans clade”

    Emiliano Marti, University of Rochester

    Date
    Friday, April 21, 2023
    Time
    3 p.m.
    Offline Location
    Hutchison Hall, Room 316
  • Apr24

    "Molecular mechanisms of cellular redox signaling"

    Dr. Carolyn Sevier, Cornell University

    Date
    Monday, April 24, 2023
    Time
    Noon
    Offline Location
    Hutchison Hall, Room 140, Lander Auditorium
  • Apr27

    “Small Molecule Approaches to Aging and Tissue Repair"

    Dr. Marta Kovatcheva, Aging & Metabolism Unit, IRB Barcelona

    Date
    Thursday, April 27, 2023
    Time
    11 a.m.
    Offline Location
    School of Medicine and Dentistry, Room 2-6408, K-207 Auditorium
  • Apr28

    “Causes and consequences of behavioral plasticity in bees”

    Dr. Karen Kapheim, Utah State University

    Date
    Friday, April 28, 2023
    Time
    3 p.m.
    Offline Location
    Hutchison Hall, Room 316
  • May1

    “Gene family or arms race? Tubulin and the diversification of microtubule networks”

    Dr. Jeffrey Moore, University of Colorado

    Date
    Monday, May 1, 2023
    Time
    Noon
    Offline Location
    Hutchison Hall, Room 473
  • May4

    “Unraveling the heterogeneity of senescence in the aged skeleton”

    Dr. Madison Doolittle, Mayo Clinic

    Date
    Thursday, May 4, 2023
    Time
    10 a.m.
    Offline Location
    School of Medicine and Dentistry, Room 2-6408, K-207 Auditorium
  • May8

    Aging Research Day

    Keynote speaker: Daniel W. Belsky, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

    Date
    Monday, May 8, 2023
    Time
    10 a.m.
    Offline Location
    Goergen Hall, Sloan Auditorium

    This all-day event will feature a variety of talks on aging research.

  • May15

    Cancelled—"Aging influences on blood cancer development and progression - a window of opportunity?"

    Dr. Kristina Kirschner, University of Glasgow School of Cancer Sciences & CRUK Beatson Institute

    Date
    Monday, May 15, 2023
    Time
    10 a.m.
    Offline Location
    School of Medicine and Dentistry, Room 2-6408, K-207 Auditorium
  • May22

    To be determined

    Dr. Hongbo Liu, University of Pennsylvania

    Date
    Monday, May 22, 2023
    Time
    Noon
    Offline Location
    School of Medicine and Dentistry, Ryan Case Method Room 1-9576
  • May31

    “Exploiting Drosophila to explore the underlying complexity of immune, metabolic, and immuno-metabolic control of aging”

    Dr. Jason Karpac, Texas A&M

    Date
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023
    Time
    10 a.m.
    Offline Location
    School of Medicine and Dentistry, Room 2-6408, K-207 Auditorium
  • Jun8

    "3D-printed Marine Bacteria for the Degradation of Bioplastics in Marine Environments"

    Luying (Louise) He, University of Rochester

    Date
    Thursday, June 8, 2023
    Time
    2 p.m.
    Online Location
    Zoom
    Offline Location
    Hutchison Hall, 140, Lander Auditorium

    Master's Thesis Defense