FALL 2021 Seminar Series
All Seminars are Wednesday, 12:10pm - 1:10pm
If a virtual seminar is indicated, please follow this link:
Passcode: 621182
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Contact Anika Dane (adane@wesleyan.edu) with questions.
+ Hosted by the Biology Department
* Hosted by the Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Department
September 8+
Melissa Pespeni, University of Vermont
Exploring the Adaptive Potential of Copepods: Genetic Consequences of a Hot and Sour World
Host: Coolon
September 29* __SH107
In person, virtual access: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/9711435059
Henry Dilonga Meriki, Visiting Assistant Professor of MB&B
HIV and tuberculosis co-infections in Southwestern Cameroon: Genetic diversity and drug resistance
Host: Oliver
October 6+__ VIRTUAL
Martin Kreitman, University of Chicago
Systems Developmental Drift: The tempo and mode of gene regulatory evolution is not what you think
Host: Cohan
October 13^__ BIOPHYSICS RETREAT
Anne McDermott, Columbia University
Signaling in Ion channels and other systems—Insights from NMR
Host: Molecular Biophysics Program
Note: this seminar is presented at 4:15pm at the Wadsworth Mansion as part of the day long annual Biophysics Retreat.
October 20+__ VIRTUAL
Claudia Piccini, Instituto de Investigaciones Biologicas, Clememte Estable
Blooms of Microcystis: Keys to Success
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qUpNO-8AAAAJ
October 27*
How iron levels are regulated in the body
Host: Padilla-Benavides
November 3+ __ VIRTUAL
Hawa-Racine Thiam, National Institute of Health
The Nucleus: Squeeze It, Burst It, to Mediate Immune Responses
Host: Cohan
November 10*
In person, virtual access: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/s/99651950114
Claudia Fallini, University of Rhode Island
Modulation of neuronal function though actin homeostasis: Focus on the nucleus.
Host: MB&B PhD Student Group
November 17+ __ VIRTUAL
Jens Rister, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Vitamin A deprivation as a novel approach to identify neuroprotective molecules
https://risterlab.weebly.com/research.html
Host: Johnson
December 1*
In person, virtual access: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/s/99651950114
Paula Cohen, Cornell University
Investigating the marvels of meiosis in the mouse
Host: MacQueen
December 8*
In person, virtual access: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/s/99651950114
Bluma Lesch, Yale University
Epigenetic poising in development, reproduction, and evolution
Host: Holmes
+Hosted by the Department of Biology
*Hosted by the Department of MB&B
^Hosted by the Biophysics Program