Biological Sciences Seminar Schedule

Henson
Biological Sciences
Seminar Schedule

Seminar Schedule

Seminars are held on Thursdays at 4 p.m. in HS 243, unless otherwise noted. For more info, please contact Dr. Susanne Daly

Fall 2024 Seminar Schedule

Sept 12 [Thurs]No Seminar------

Fall 2023 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day	Speaker	Title/Topic	Host	Format
Aug 29 [Thurs]	No seminar – Summer Student Research Showcase	Students will be sharing poster presentations of the projects they completed over the summer.	OURCA and the Henson School of Science and Technology	In-person Guerrieri Academic Commons (3:30-5pm)
Sept 4 [Wed]	No seminar - Biology Welcome Back	--	--	--
Sept 5 [Thur]	No seminar	--	--	--
Sept 19 [Thurs]	David Shiffman, Marine Conservation Biologist	Shark conservation	Noah Bressman	In-person
Sept 26 [Thurs]	Eric Liebgold, �ǿմ�ý	Biology Study Abroad (School for Field Studies and more)	Eric Liebgold	In-person
Oct 3 [Thurs]	Joe Adserias-Garriga, Department of Applied Forensic Sciences, Mercyhurst University	Henson Seminar Series: Who? How? When? Contributions of Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Odontology to Casework	Henson School of Science & Technology	In-person
Oct 17 [Thurs]	Matt Ravosa, Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Determinants of Phenotypic Variation in the Developing Skull	Aaron Hogue	In-person
Oct 24 [Thurs]	Guney Boso, �ǿմ�ý	Paleovirology: Domestication of Ancient Retroviral Genes by Mammals	Jennifer Nyland	In-person
Oct 31 [Thurs]	No seminar – Spooky Science Spectacular	--	--	In-person
Nov 7 [Thurs]	No seminar	--	--	--
Nov 14 [Thurs]	Molly Selba, University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Cadaveric Dissection: History, Ethics, and Research	Susanne Daly	In-person
Nov 21 [Thurs]	Kelly Mitzel, �ǿմ�ý University	MS Defense: Squirrel co- nesting & chlorpyrifos detection	Angela Freeman	In-person
Nov 28 [Thurs]	No Seminar - Thanksgiving	--	--	--
Dec 3 [Tues]	Brianna Esker, �ǿմ�ý University	MS Defense	Jessica Clark	In-person
Dec 5 [Thurs]	No seminar	--	--	--

Spring 2025 Seminar Schedule

Fall 2023 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day	Speaker	Title/Topic	Host	Format
Jan 30 [Thurs]	No seminar	--	--	--
Feb 6 [Thurs]	No seminar	--	--	--
Feb 13 [Thurs]	Mandy Fischer, Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)	Wildlife Trafficking	--	--
Feb 20 [Thurs]	TBA	--	--	--
Feb 27 [Thurs]	TBA	--	--	--
Mar 6 [Thurs]	No seminar	--	--	--
Mar 13 [Thurs]	TBA	--	--	--
Mar 20 [Thurs]	TBA	--	--	--
Mar 27 [Thurs]	TBA	--	--	--
Apr 3 [Thurs]	No seminar	--	--	--
Apr 10 [Thurs]	TBA	--	--	--
Apr 17 [Thurs]	TBA	--	--	--
Apr 24 [Thurs]	TBA	--	--	--
May 1 [Thurs]	TBA	--	--	--
May 8 [Thurs]	TBA	--	--	--

Previous Seminar Schedules

Spring 2024

Fall 2023 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day	Speaker	Title/Topic	Host	Format
Feb 1 [Thurs]	No seminar	--	--	--
Feb 8 [Thurs]	No seminar	--	--	--
Feb 15 [Thurs]	Biology Faculty & Students	Biology Lab ‘Speed Dating’	--	In-person
Feb 22 [Thurs]	Logan Thomas �ǿմ�ý	MS Thesis Defense	Philip Anderson	In-person
Feb 29 [Thurs]	Eguono Wayne Omagamre Natural Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MD	Influence of perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) on insect-plant interaction: the secret under the threshold.	Jessica Clark	In-person
Mar 6 [Wed]	Henson Seminar	--	--	In-person
Mar 7 [Thurs]	No seminar	--	--	--
Mar 14 [Thurs]	Jesus Madrid Psychology, Cornell University, NY	Neuroethology	Angela Freeman	In-person
Mar 21 [Thurs]	No seminar	Spring Break	--	--
Mar 28 [Thurs]	Dr. Allison Tracy Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (USM)	Marine host-symbiont interactions under global change	Noah Bressman	In-person
Apr 4 [Thurs]	Gabriel Foley Maryland Ornithological Society	Maryland DC breeding bird atlas	Eric Liebgold	In-person
Apr 11 [Thurs]	No seminar	--	--	--
Apr 18 [Thurs]	Jacob Watts University of Colorado	Lichen Diversity/ Ecophysiology	Rich Wilkens	In-person
Apr 25 [Thurs]	Seminar Canceled	--	--	--
May 2 [Thurs]	Seminar Canceled	--	--	--
May 9 [Thurs]	No seminar	--	--	--

Fall 2023

Fall 2023 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day	Speaker	Title/Topic	Host	Format
Aug 31 [Thurs]	No seminar	--	--	--
Sept 7 [Thurs]	No seminar	Biology Welcome Back	--	In-person
Sept 14 [Thurs]	No Seminar	--	--	--
Sept 21 [Thurs]	Stefanie N. Milam, JWST Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Astrochemistry Laboratory	TBA	Gene Williams	In-person
Sept 28 [Thurs]	Zachary Crum, �ǿմ�ý	Feeding and Trophic Ecology of Invasive Blue Catfish ( Ictalurus furcatus) in the Nanticoke River	Noah Bressman	Registration Over
Oct 4 [Wed]	J. Tanner Slagel, NASA Langley Research Center	Henson Seminar Series: Proving safety in uncrewed aircraft systems	Henson School of Science & Technology	In-person
Oct 5 [Thurs]	No Seminar	--	--	--
Oct 12 [Thurs]	No seminar	Biology Group Advising	--	In-person
Oct 19 [Thurs]	No Seminar	--	--	--
Oct 26 [Thurs]	E. Davis Carter, �ǿմ�ý	Host Range and Temperature Dependent Pathogenicity of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans	Elizabeth Emmert	In-person
Nov 2 [Thurs]	TBA	Cell/Molecular Seminar	--	In-person
Nov 7 [Tues]	TBA	Cell/Molecular Seminar	--	In-person
Nov 9 [Thurs]	No Seminar	--	--	--
Nov 14 [Tues]	TBA	Cell/Molecular Seminar	--	In-person
Nov 16 [Thurs]	TBA	Cell/Molecular Seminar	--	In-person
Nov 23 [Thurs]	No Seminar - Thanksgiving	--	--	--
Nov 28 [Tues]	TBA	Cell/Molecular Seminar	--	In-person
Nov 30 [Thurs]	Seminar Canceled	-	-	-
Dec 7 [Thurs]	David Shiffman, Arizona State University	Why everything you know about shark conservation is wrong	Noah Bressman	In-person

Spring 2023

Spring 2023 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day	Speaker	Title/Topic	Host	Format
Feb 2 [Thurs]	No Seminar
Feb 9 [Thurs]	Rachael Faust, Recycling Coordinator, �ǿմ�ý	Waste Management at �ǿմ�ý from an Alumna and their Journey	Kim Hunter	In-person
Feb 16 [Thurs]	Brenda Miller, Education Director, �ǿմ�ý	Birding with a Clean Slate: Rediscovering Nature on the Other Side of the World	Noah Bressman	In-person
Feb 23 [Thurs]	No Seminar
Mar 2 [Thurs]	Various �ǿմ�ý biology faculty & graduate/undergraduate students	Getting involved in �ǿմ�ý biology research		In-person
Mar 9 [Thurs]	Dr. Archer Larned, Maryland Coastal Bays Program	Creating a successful nesting raft in Chincoteague Bay	Kim Quillin	In-person
Mar 16 [Thurs]	Thomas Stewart, Pennsylvania State University	The water to land transition of early tetrapods	Noah Bressman	In-person
Mar 23 [Thurs]	No Seminar	(Spring Break)
Mar 30 [Thurs]	William McAvoy, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control	The Flora and Ecology of Delmarva Bays, a unique freshwater wetland type	Richard T. Wilkens	In-person
Apr 6 [Thurs]	Hale Amplo, Rutgers University	Functional Morphology and Joint Biomechanics of Frogfish	Noah Bressman	In-person
Apr 13 [Thurs]	Steven J Sarro, Smithsonian National Zoo	The African Penguin – endangered and declining!	Mary Gunther	In-person
Apr 20 [Thurs]		Seminar Canceled
Apr 27 [Thurs]	Karsin Bachran, �ǿմ�ý	�ǿմ�ý Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense	Eric Liebgold	In-person
May 4 [Thurs]	Jonathan Shaw, Duke University	Ecology and evolution of peat mosses ( Sphagnum ): species matter!	Richard T. Wilkens	In-person
May 9 [Thurs]	Kyle Musselman, �ǿմ�ý	�ǿմ�ý Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense: Say Hello to My Little Friends! Investigating the Influence of Aiptasia Symbiotic State and the Alga Symbiodinium on the Feeding Preferences of the Nudibranch, Berghia	Christina Bradley	In-person
May 11 [Thurs]	Faculty Workshop			In-person

Fall 2022

Fall 2022 Seminar Schedule
Date & Day	Speaker	Title/Topic	Host	Format
Sept 15 [Thurs]	�ǿմ�ý biology faculty: Gene Williams, Stephanie Miller, Angela Freeman, and Noah Bressman	Faculty Spot-Light	Susanne Daly	In-person
Sept 22 [Thurs]	Dr. Katie Summers, Agricultural Research Services, US Dept. of Agriculture	One Health and Alternatives to Antibiotics in Agriculture	Elizabeth Emmert	In-person
Sept 29 [Thurs]	No seminar	-	-	-
Oct 5 [Wed]	Dr. Andrea Presotto, �ǿմ�ý Department of Geography and Geosciences	Primates and Elephants: How we find our way around	Henson	In-person
Oct 6 [Thurs]	No seminar	-	-	-
Oct 13 [Thurs]	No seminar	Biology group advising	NA	In-person
Oct 20 [Thurs]	Don Moore PhD, Advisor, Polar Bears International	Evolution of modern accredited zoos: the importance of science	Mary R. Gunther	In-person
Oct 27 [Thurs]	Dr. Kate Craft, Applied Physics Lab at Johns Hopkins University	The Europa Clipper: Mission to a Jovian Moon	Gene Williams	In-person
Nov 3 [Thurs]	Invited speaker, TBD	Micro/molecular biology	-	-
Nov 10 [Thurs]	Invited speaker, TBD	Micro/molecular biology	-	-
Nov 17 [Thurs]	Invited speaker, TBD	Micro/molecular biology	-	-
Dec 1 [Thurs]	Olivia Rose Hamilton, �ǿմ�ý Biology	“Faux frogs, foam nests, and females: Mate choice as an evolutionary driver of conspicuous mating signals” (�ǿմ�ý Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense)	Kim Hunter & Ryan Taylor	In-person
Dec 8 [Thurs]	No Seminar

Spring 2022

Spring 2022 Seminar Schedule
Date	Speaker	Title/Topic	Host	Status
Feb. 10	-	-	-	-
Feb. 17	Brinkley Rayne, �ǿմ�ý Zoo	Acclimation of Zoo Animals - to the zoo, each other, and the staff	Mary Roman Gunther	-
Feb. 24	Katie Hunzinger, Univ. of Pennsylvania	Relationship between concussion and subsequent musculoskeletal injury	Noah Bressman	-
Mar. 3	-	-	-	-
Mar. 10	Canceled Cassidy Schweibenz (�ǿմ�ý Alumna), Penn Medicine, Abramson Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA	Exploration of Clinical Careers in Healthcare for Biology/Pre-nursing Majors	Eugene Williams
Mar. 17	Maxwell Bressman, MD	Covid-19 in NYC at the beginning of the pandemic from the perspective of a physician	Noah Bressman
Mar. 31	Karla Heidelberg, USC, and NSF Antarctica Program	Extreme Science: Evaluating Effects of Climate Change on Aspects of Marine Biology in Antarctica	Ann Barse	-
Apr. 7	Susanne Daly, �ǿմ�ý	Chew on this: tooth form and and function in primates	Victor Miriel	-
Apr. 14	Keith Peterman, York College of Pennsylvania Matt Cordes, WritingWorks	A Tale of Two Orgies: Climate Change in the Anthropocene	Susanne Daly	-
Tuesday Apr. 19	Jessica Strange, M.Sc. Thesis Defense	Analyzing the Effects of Mercury on Acetylcholinesterase In Vitro	Jennifer Nyland	-
Apr. 21	Sheridan Sargent, M.Sc. Thesis Defense	When Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Isn’t Enough: Impaired Vertebral Development and Persistent Behavioral Deficits	Jessica Clark	-
Apr. 28	Lindsay Sailer, Postdoc, Cornell University	Epigenetic mechanisms of pair bonding	Angela Freeman	-
May 5	Stephanie Miller, M.Sc. Thesis Defense	Investigations into the regulation of short-chain fatty acid assimilation and ethanolamine metabolism in bacteria	Michael Carter and Les Erickson	-

Spring 2021

Past Biology Spring Seminars
Date	Speaker	Title/Topic	Host
Feb. 11	Joan Maloof, Prof. Emeritus, �ǿմ�ý	Recent Scientific Evidence Linking Old-Growth Forests and Carbon Uptake	Ann Barse
Feb. 18	Kim Quillin, �ǿմ�ý	Is tree phenology changing on campus due to climate change?	Ann Barse
Feb. 25	Lauren Green, Notre Dame	Microglia during development and disease	Jessica Clark
Mar. 4	Itumeleng Moroenyane, Institute National de la Recherche Scientifique, Quebec	Plant-microbobe interactions in agroecosystems	Christopher Briand
Mar. 11	Julie Jung, Boston University	The development of a decision: how red-eyed treefrog embryos sense snake shakes and decide to escape	Kim Hunter & Ryan Taylor
Mar. 18	Justin North, The Ohio State University	Bacterial Sulfur Salvage: Making Methionine from Metabolic Waste	Michael Carter
Mar. 25	Brinkley Rayne, Kate Holloway, and Hannah Buchek, �ǿմ�ý Zoo	Topic: Hand-rearing a Sloth: Pierre's Story	Mary Gunther
Apr. 1	Matt Moran, Hendrix College	Lost ecosystem services from oil and gas land development and opportunities for restoration	Jocelyn Bunting
Apr. 8	Nina Kikel-Coury, Notre Dame	Exploring Astroglia Beyond the Nervous System: Nexus Glia in the Heart	Jessica Clark
Apr. 15	Andrew McGowan, Delaware Center for the Inland Bays	Working at a National Estuary Program; Research and Restoration in the Delaware Inland Bays	Dana Price
Apr. 22	Georgia Silvera Seamans, Washington Square Park Eco Projects, NYC	Observing urban nature as a sustainable forest-based livelihood strategy in NYC	Christopher Briand
Apr. 29	Mallory Hagadorn, Utah State University	Experience and maturation as factors influencing brain plasticity in solitary and social bees	Dana Price

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