Due to the the continuing COVID 19 pandemic, the Biology Department's Spring 2021 Colloquium Series will be online.
Updated: 03-30-21
Department of Biology
Spring 2021 Colloquium
Mondays 12:00 - 12:50 pm
To join the presentation, please use this Zoom link: https://SonomaState.zoom.us/
| Date/Host | Speaker/Title of Presentation |
|---|---|
| Jan 25 | Introduction to Spring 2021 Biology Colloquium, Dr. Joseph Lin, SSU Department of Biology |
| Feb 1 Lin |
Anthony Venida, PhD Candidate, University of California, San Francisco. "Lysosomal Degradation of MHC-I Promotes Immune Evasion in Pancreatic Cancer" |
| Feb 8 Zippay |
Dr. Brian Helmuth, Northeastern University. "A Tale of Two Marshes: Challenges of Communicating Climate Adaptation Strategies in Coastal Communities" |
| Feb 15 Lin |
Dr. Mary Markiewicz, University of Kansas School of Medicine. "The Multifaceted Roles of NKG2D in Autoimmunity and Tumor Immunity"s” |
| Feb 22 Bentley |
Ben Young Landis, Creative Externalities. "Science Careers" |
| Mar 1 Lin |
Dr. Peter Wilker, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. "Transmission Bottlenecks and Influenza Virus Evolution" |
| Mar 8 Rank |
Dr. Elizabeth Dahlhoff, Santa Clara University. "Powerhouse of Cards? Role of Mitochondrial-Nuclear Interactions in How Animals Respond to Climate Extremes" |
| Mar 15 Girman |
Natalie Graham, PhD Candidate, University of California, Berkeley. "Biodiversity Dynamics During Community Assembly" |
| Mar 22 | SPRING BREAK (No Class) |
| Mar 29 Lee |
Dr. Sarah Gravem, Oregon State University. "Misalignment Of The Stars: Sunflower Sea Stars Listed as Critically Endangered" |
| Apr 5 Lin |
Dr. Sage Arbor, Marian University. "Using Data Across All of PubMed: How to Utilize Humanity’s Scientific Knowledge" |
| Apr 12 Cohen |
Dr. Robert On, Providence Health and Services. "Envisioning a Biorational Approach to Achieving Community Cardiovascular Health" |
| Apr 19 Whitkus |
Dr. Aaron Jenks, “Molecular Systematics and Ethnobotany within the New World Salvia subgenus Calosphace” |
| Apr 26 Lee |
Dr. Damhnait McHugh, Colgate University. "Jumping Worms! Understanding an Ongoing Invasion of North America by Three Earthworm Species" |
| May 3 Crocker |
Dr. Rachel Holser, UC Santa Cruz. "A Top Predator in Hot Water: Effects of a Marine Heatwave on Foraging and Reproduction in the Northern Elephant Seal" |
| May 10 Rank |
Joanna Elmore, Sonoma State University. "Transcriptional Responses to Heat Stress in a Montane Ectotherm" Elliott Smeds, Sonoma State University. "Genomic Basis of Thermal Adaptation in a Montane Insect" |