News & Events
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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Thursday, January 24, 2019
Dr. Vincent Lynch, University of Chicago
"On the (im)possibility of elephants"
Lander Auditorium-Hutchison 1403:30 p.m.
Monday, January 28, 2019
Dr. Kathryn Turner, Pennsylvania State University
"Evolution of invasive plants"
Lander Auditorium-Hutchison 140Noon
Monday, February 4, 2019
Dr. Rafael Guerrero, Indiana University
"Genetics of Population Divergence: Hybrid Incompatibilities, Gene Regulation, and Ancestral Variation"
Lander Auditorium-Hutchison 140Noon
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Hongying Sun, University of Rochester
"RNA folding nearest neighbor parameters derivation and RNA secondary structure prediction"
Medical Center 1-68231 p.m.
PhD Thesis Defense
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Dr. Norah Saarman, Yale University
"Applications of population genetics, landscape modeling, and functional genomics to vector control in Uganda"
Lander Auditorium-Hutchison 1403:30 p.m.
Monday, February 11, 2019
Dr. Ryan Bracewell, University of California, Berkeley
"Understanding 'an inordinate fondness': Sex chromosome evolution and speciation in beetles"
Lander Auditorium-Hutchison 140Noon
Friday, February 22, 2019
Dr. Yuseob Kim, Ewha Womans University in Seoul
“How often does negative frequency-dependent selection occur?”
Hutchison 3163 p.m.
Monday, February 25, 2019
Dr. Parris Humphrey, Harvard University
"The dynamics, genetics, and ecology of fitness in multiple environments"
Lander Auditorium-Hutchison 140Noon
Monday, March 4, 2019
Dr. Amanda Amodeo, Princeton University
“The role of histone availability in cell cycle and transcriptional regulation in the early embryo”
Lander Auditorium - Hutchison 140Noon
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Dr. Daniel Sloan, Colorado State University
"Causes and Consequences of Extreme Mitochondrial Mutation Rates"
Wegmans Hall--Room 14002 p.m.
Friday, March 8, 2019
Dr. Zenglong Gu, Cornell University
TBA
Hutchison 3163 p.m.
Monday, March 18, 2019
Dr. Mark Hochstrasser, Yale University
"Molecular mechanisms of host reproductive manipulation by bacterial endosymbionts"
Hutchison Hall, Lander AuditoriumNoon
Friday, March 22, 2019
Ching-Ho Chang, University of Rochester
TBA
Hutchison 3163 p.m.
Monday, March 25, 2019
Dr. Scott Hawley, Stowers Institute
"Molecular biology of meiosis"
Hutchison Hall, Lander AuditoriumNoon
Friday, March 29, 2019
Dr. Elizabeth McGraw, Pennsylvania State University
"Using evolutionary approaches to dissect the genetic basis of Wolbachia-mediated viral blocking in mosquitoes"
Hutchison 3163 p.m.
Monday, April 1, 2019
Dr. Robert Shmookler-Reis, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
“When good proteins turn bad: Understanding age- and pathology-associated aggregation”
Hutchison Hall, Lander AuditoriumNoon
Friday, April 5, 2019
Dr. Quinn McFrederick, University of California, Riverside
“Leveraging microbes for bee conservation”
Hutchison 3163 p.m.
Monday, April 8, 2019
Dr. Neal Silverman, University of Massachusetts Medical School
"Adventures in insect innate immunity"
Hutchison Hall, Lander AuditoriumNoon
Friday, April 12, 2019
Xiaolu Wei, University of Rochester
TBA
Hutchison 3163 p.m.
Monday, April 15, 2019
Dr. Jenny Tung, Duke University
"The evolutionary and molecular impact of social relationships in mammals"
Hutchison Hall, Lander AuditoriumNoon
Friday, April 19, 2019
Dr. Molly Schumer, Harvard Medical School
TBA
Hutchison 3163 p.m.
Monday, April 22, 2019
Dr. Patrick Murphy, URMC, Department of Biomedical Genetics
“The Role of H2A.Z in Epigenetic Inheritance and Developmental Enhancer Activation”
Hutchison Hall, Lander AuditoriumNoon
Friday, April 26, 2019
Omid Saleh Ziabari, University of Rochester
TBA
Hutchison 3163 p.m.
Monday, April 29, 2019
Dr. Danica Chen, University of California, Berkeley
"Mitochondrial metabolic checkpoint, stem cell aging and rejuvenation"
Hutchison Hall, Lander AuditoriumNoon
Friday, May 3, 2019
Nilima Walunjkar, University of Rochester
TBA
Hutchison 3163 p.m.
Monday, May 6, 2019
Dr. David Matus, Stony Brook University
"Cell cycle regulation of differentiation and morphogenesis: Insights from worms and cancer"
Hutchison Hall, Lander AuditoriumNoon
Friday, May 10, 2019
Emery Longan, University of Rochester
TBA
Hutchison 3163 p.m.