Seminars

Seminars are held in Hutchison Hall, on the River Campus. (Campus map) Contact the Biology Department at 275-8837 at least 3 days in advance to request any special accommodations or if you would like to meet with an outside speaker. Refreshments provided.

 

March 18 (Monday) 12:00 PM
Hutchison 473
Dr. Todd Schlenke, Emory University
"The evolutionary genetics of Drosophila-parasitoid wasp interactions"

March 21 (Thursday) 2:00 PM
Hutchison 473
Dr. William Harcombe, Harvard University
"Synthetic Microbial Consortia: Integrating Systems Biology with Evolutionary Ecology"

March 25 (Monday) 12:00 PM
Hutchison 473
Dr. David Plachetzki, University of California, Davis
"The origins and evolution of the metazoan sensory and gametogenic repertoires"

March 28 (Thursday) 2:00 PM
Hutchison 473
Dr. Amanda Larracuente, University of Rochester
"Selfish DNA in Drosophila genomes: satellites, drive and small RNAs"

April 4 (Thursday) 2:00 PM
Hutchison 473
Dr. Christian Rabeling, Harvard University
"Origins and evolution of asexuality and social parasitism"

April 8 (Monday) 9:00 AM
PhD Thesis Defense
Computer Studies Bldg 209
Jorge Azpurua, University of Rochester
"Comparative Biology of Longevity: the molecular mechanisms promoting long lifespan in the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)"

April 8 (Monday) 12:00 PM
Hutchison 473
Dr. Laura Rusche, University at Buffalo
“Evolutionary connections between heterochromatin and DNA replication”

April 9 (Tuesday) 2:00 PM
PhD Thesis Defense
Hutchison 473
Daniel McNabney, University of Rochester
"The evolution of behavioral isolation in Drosophila"

April 12 (Friday) 3:00 PM
Hutchison Hall, Lander Auditorium
Dr. Harold Greene, Cornell University
“Natural history, aesthetics, and conservation”

April 15 (Monday) 9:00 AM
PhD Thesis Defense
Hutchison 473
Cheng-Chao Lin, University of Rochester
"Dissecting modular roles of Nvj1 in yeast nucleophagy"

April 15 (Monday) 12:00 PM
Hutchison 473
Dr. Michael Shapiro, University of Utah
“Endless pigeons most beautiful: Darwin's favorite birds in the genomics age”

April 17 (Wednesday) 9:00 AM
PhD Thesis Defense
Computer Studies Bldg 209
Ying Jiang, University of Rochester
"Regulation of mouse retinal ganglion cells development by Sox4 and Sox11"

April 19 (Friday) 3:00 PM
Hutchison 316
Longjun Wu, University of Rochester
"Exploring lineage-specific genes in Lophotrochozoa by comparative genomics"

April 22 (Monday) 12:00 PM
Hutchison 473
Dr. Irfan Rahman, University of Rochester Medical Center
“Stress-induced cellular senescence and chromatin modifications”

April 26 (Friday) 3:00 PM
hutchison 316
Dr. Aneil Agrawal
“The evolution of sex within populations: testing theory”

April 29 (Monday) 12:00 PM
Hutchison 473
Dr. Bradley Davidson, Swarthmore College
“Digging for signals: Invasion during heart specification in a simple chordate”

May 3 (Friday) 3:00 PM
Hutchison 316
Dr. Marta Wayne, University of Florida
"Host-parasite coevolution between sigma virus and Drosophila"

May 6 (Monday) 12:00 PM
Hutchison 473
Dr. David Zarkower, University of Minnesota
“Major commitment issues: how DMRT1 helps make the mammalian testis male and keep it that way”

May 10 (Friday) 3:00 PM
Hutchison 316
Emily Landeen, University of Rochester
“Speciation and the large X-effect”