Biology Seminar Series Spring 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2026 | Taking symbioses apart & putting them back together again: Exploring the ecological consequences of microalgal interactions | Hannah Reich | Angela Oliverio | SUNY-ESF |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Regulation of embryonic RNA condensates through intrinsically disordered proteins | Andrea Putnam | Carlos Castañeda | University of Wisconsin- Madison |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Functional genomics to decipher determinants of phage infection in gut anaerobes | Yolanda Huang | Sarah Lucas | SUNY-Buffalo |
| Mar 16, 2026 (Monday 12 PM, special day and time) | Jack and Pat Bryan Distinguished Lecture Series: Understanding Colon Cancer through the Lens of the Microbiome | Pat Schloss | BGSO | University of Michigan |
| Mar 17, 2026 (Tuesday 12 PM, special day and time) | Jack and Pat Bryan Distinguished Lecture Series: Borrowing From the Humanities to Enhance Data Visualization Skills | Pat Schloss | BGSO | University of Michigan |
| Mar 20, 2026 | K(Ch)romatin-Associated Nuclear Guide RNA Functions as a Sequence-Specific Signaling Molecule | Hong-Gu Kang | Eundeok Kim | Texas State University |
| Mar 27, 2026 | The transmission of epigenetic information to offspring by sperm RNAs | Colin Conine | Sarah Hall | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
| Apr 3, 2026 | What does a USDA Forest Service Research Ecologist actually do? | Erik Lilleskov | Jamie Lamit | USDA |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 3D genome organization and function in nematodes | Sevinc Ercan | Yasir Ahmed-Braimah | New York University |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Organelle transport and organization in mouse oogenesis | Lei Lei | Melissa Pepling | University of Missouri-Columbia |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Sticky neuronal tactics: S-Acylation’s grip on axonal transport and neuronal excitability | Shaun Sanders | Jimmy Hougland | University of Guelph |