Biology Seminar Series
Please join the Syracuse University Department of Biology for our weekly seminar series during the Fall and Spring semesters. Our seminars are generally held on Fridays at 2:30 PM in the Lundgren Room of the Life Sciences Complex (Room 106) and last approximately 1 hour, including time for questions. Coffee and cookies are served.
| Date | Title | Speaker | Host(s) | Speaker Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 5, 2025 | Liquid crystal physics governs the collective behavior of the spindle microtubule network | Colm Kelleher | Melissa Pepling | Syracuse University |
| Sept 12, 2025 | Discipline-Based Education Research in Clinical Perfusion: Stopping Hearts, Saving Lives | Bruce Searles | Jason Wiles | SUNY-Upstate Medical University |
| Sept 19, 2025 | Tension at the Surface: How Epithelial Cells Sense and Respond to Mechanical Cues | Soichiro Yamada | Li-En Jao | University of California - Davis |
| Sept 26, 2025 | How can dolphins echolocate and communicate at the same time? | Peter Tyack | Susan Parks | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution / University of St Andrews |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Biomimetics and slug glue: How to make tough, fast-setting hydrogel adhesives | Andrew Smith | Austin Garner | Ithaca College |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Biology Beyond Medicine: Guiding Pre-Med Students Toward Fulfilling Careers in Biomedical Science | Melissa McCartney | Ash Heim | SUNY-University at Buffalo |
| Oct 17, 2025 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The RNA-binding protein Orb2 regulates brain growth in Drosophila | Dorothy Lerit | Heidi Hehnly | Emory University |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Slow vs. abrupt pathways of climate-driven forest change | Nathan Kiel | Jamie Lamit | SUNY-ESF |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Stochasticity and Robustness in Arabidopsis flower development | Adrienne Roeder | Heather Meyer | Cornell University |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Redefining the Scope of CaaX-type Protein Prenylation | Walter Schmidt | Jimmy Hougland | University of Georgia |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Regulatory control of plant cell identity | Alexandre Marand | Eundeok Kim | University of Michigan |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Nitrogen is mobile, but phosphorus is set in stone: does P availability drive soil N accumulation across terrestrial ecosystems? | Craig See | Chris Fernandez | University of Minnesota |