Seminars
Department of Biology seminar series - Spring 2018 Seminars
Fall 2018
Fridays at 12 noon, location TBA (generally SENG-118 or LIB-314)
9/14 Dr. Matthew Schaefers, Research Fellow, Boston Children's Hospital
The function and evolution of a two-component system in Burkholderia cepacia complex
9/21 Harrison Tobi, M.S. research proposal - Koop Lab
Host selection and infection dynamics of a marine macroparasite
9/21 Kathryn Marchetti, M.S. thesis defense - Kavanagh Lab
Environmental correlates of primary muscle fiber size in Amphiprion clownfishes
9/28 Renee Halloran, Graduate student in O'Connor lab
Thick or thin? Comparing induced defenses in snail congeners in response to an invasive crushing predator
10/5 Dr. Lydia Mäthger, Assistant Scientist, Marine Biological Laboratory
Why do some animals have such strange pupil shapes?
10/12 Dr. Benedikt Mortzfeld, Postdoctoral Associate, Bucci/Silby labs
Longevity factor FoxO controls development and microbiome resilience in Hydra
10/19 Dr. Michael LeVine, D E Shaw Research, New York
Characterizing gene regulation through the computational microscope
10/26 Retreat weekend - no seminar
11/2 Dr. Scott Chimileski, Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School
Imaging microbial activity through a macro lens
11/9 Dr. Susanne Menden-Deuer, Professor, University of Rhode Island
Topic: Marine plankton food-web structure and function
11/16 Dr. Susan Inglis, Research Associate at SMAST, UMassD
Topic: Isotopes as physiological tracers for protein turnover
11/30 No seminar.
12/7 Student seminar(s), TBA
Spring 2018
2/23 Dr. Kathryn Kavanagh, Associate Professor, UMass Dartmouth Department of Biology
3/2 Dr. Rachel Jacuba, Science Director, Buzzards Bay Coalition
Use of volunteer-collected water quality data to reduce nitrogen pollution in Buzzards Bay
3/9 Dr. Sean Colin, Professor, Roger Williams University
Stealth and resilience: Predatory strategies that enable the small, delicate ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi, to dominate the plankton
3/16 SPRING BREAK - no seminar
3/23 Dr. Bethany Jenkins, Associate Professor, University of Rhode Island
Topic: Molecular biology/genetics of oceanic diatoms
3/30 Dr. Michael Tlusty, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston
Topic: Sustainable aquaculture
4/6 Dr. Gavin Fay, Assistant Professor, UMass Dartmouth, School of Marine Science and Technology, Fisheries Oceanography
Topic: Modeling marine ecosystems and fish stocks
4/13 Dr. Christopher Clark, Cornell University
-Graduate student -coordinated special seminar Topic: Acoustics of whales
4/20 Student seminars
4/27 Student seminars
5/4 Student seminars
Fall 2017 Seminars
9/22 Dr. Sarah Knutie, University of Connecticut
“Environmental change shapes host defenses against parasites”
9/29 Rachael Bonoan, Tufts University
“Honey bee nutritional ecology”
10/6 Dr. Tara Rajaniemi, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
"Underground plant ecology: investigating root foraging strategies and the outcomes of belowground interactions"
10/13 Dr. Jeff Podos, University of Massachusetts Amherst
"Take it to the limit: Sexual selection and ecological speciation"
10/20 Dr. Laura Williams, Providence College
10/27 Dr. Carey Nadell, Dartmouth College
11/3 Avery Hamlin, Master's Proposal
Supervisor: Kathy Kavanaugh
11/10 Rebecca Hamilton, Master's Proposal ** (9.00am)
Supervisor: Richard Connor
11/10 Beth Larson, Master's Proposal **(12:00pm)
Supervisor: Jefferson Turner
11/17 Dr. Heather Marella, Bridgewater State University
11/24 No seminar – Happy Thanksgiving
12/1 Sherri Eldridge, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
12/8 Dr. Vanni Bucci, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
12/11 Tammy Silva, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth