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Speaker(s) / Presenter(s) Date
"Life by a Thousand Cuts: Archaea as a Model for Evo-Devo Mechanosensing" Dr. Alex Bisson | Faculty Host: Dr. Ashely Seifert
"The Role of Oxytocin Signaling Pathways in the Neuroimmune Response to Mate Bond Dissolution" Dr. Erica Glasper | Faculty Host: Drs. Jessica Santollo and Eve Schneider
"The Problem of Time in Climate Change Ecology" Dr. Elizabeth Wolkovich | Faculty Host: Dr. Jake Ferguson
"The Molecular Circadian Clock and the Impact of Disrupted Rhythms and Sleep on Health and Disease" Dr. Fred Turek | Faculty Host: Dr. Vincent Cassone
"Genetic, Social, and Developmental Drivers of Within-population Behavioral Variation" Dr. Kate Laskowski | Faculty Host: Dr. Dave Westneat
"Quantitative Proteomics for Understanding Epigenetic Mechanisms in Human Disease" Dr. Ben Garcia | Faculty Host: Dr. Elizabeth Duncan
"Be Fruitful and Multiply: How Reproductive Capacity Evolves" Dr. Cassandra Extavour | Faculty Host: Dr. Catherine Linnen
"Cells and Molecules for Touch, Pain and Interoception" Dr. Alexander Chesler | Faculty Host: Dr. Eve Schneider
"Leveraging Animal Behavioral Interactions to Learn About Cognition & Social Dynamics" Dr. Elizabeth Hobson | Faculty Host: Dr. Jeremy Van Cleve
"Overwintering in the Arctic: Animal Strategies for Surviving the Long, Cold, and Dark" Dr. Brian Barnes | Faculty Host: Dr. Devraj Singh
"Highlights from 57 Years of Studying the Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Seed Dormancy and Germination" Dr. Carol Baskin | Host: Biology Seminar Committee
"Botanical research at Eastern Kentucky University: Fantastic ferns, conservation and beyond" Dr. Sally Chambers | Faculty Host: Dr. Rosana Zenil-Ferguson
"The Evolution of Cell Types in the Cerebral Cortex" Dr. Maria Antonietta Tosches | Faculty Host: Drs. Jeramiah Smith and Nataliya Timoshevskaya
CANCELLED | "Dissecting Ciliopathies: From Molecular Mechanism to Potential Treatments" Dr. Samantha Brugmann | Faculty Host: Drs. Elizabeth Duncan and Ashley Seifert
"Planarian Stem Cells: A Model for Limitless Regeneration and Renewal" Dr. Carrie Adler | Faculty Host: Dr. Elizabeth Duncan
Thomas Hunt Morgan Annual Alumni Reception
14th Annual Thomas Hunt Morgan Lecture: "Human Evolution and Adaptation in Africa" Dr. Sarah Tishkoff
Thomas Hunt Morgan Annual Lecture 2023: "African Integrative Genomics: Implications for Health and Disease" Dr. Sarah Tishkoff
"The Promise and Practice of Inclusive Education" Dr. Bryan Dewsbury | Faculty Host: Dr. Erin Richard
"Mountains as Biodiversity Hotspots through Time: Integrating Fossils with Tectonics and Climate" Dr. Tara Smiley | Faculty Host: Dr. Robbie Burger
“Behavioral Syndromes: Evolutionary Constraints and Adaptive Explanations” Dr. Ned Dochtermann | Faculty Host: Dr. Dave Westneat
"Functional Screening Approaches to Identify Cellular Toxicity Mechanisms" Dr. Christopher Vulpe | Faculty Hosts: Dr. Jeramiah Smith (BIO 601 Series) and Olga Tsyusko
"Calculating Collapse and Stability of Food Webs Based on Consumption Constraints, Body Size, and Changing Temperature" Dr. Van Savage | Faculty Hosts: Dr. Robbie Burger and Dr. Jeremy Van Cleve
"A Voice in the Wilderness: A Pioneering Biologist Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems" Dr. Joseph Graves | Faculty Hosts: Dr. Jeremy Van Cleve & the DEI Committee
"Metabolic Regulation of the Male Germline Stem Cell Niche" Dr. Rafael Demarco | Faculty Host: Dr. Doug Harrison