Fall 2025 Biology Department Colloquium Series
Most Mondays
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
Darwin Hall 103
8
SEP
SEP
Dr. Bree Grillo-Hill
San Jose State University, Bridges Stem Cell Center
15
SEP
SEP
Vanessa Sanchez
Ph.D. Candidate, Quantitative Systems of Biology, UC Merced
22
SEP
SEP
Dr. Nathan Rank
Professor, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University
| Date | Speaker | Speaker Affiliation | Lecture Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Bree Grillo-Hill | San Jose State University, Bridges Stem Cell Center | Dysregulated Intracellular pH and Tumorigenesis: from Tissues to Cells to Molecules | |
| Vanessa Sanchez | Ph.D. Candidate, Quantitative Systems of Biology, UC Merced | How Sleep Neurons Are Involved in Both Sleep and Alcohol Behavior | |
| Dr. Nathan Rank | Professor, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University | Insect Population Ecology in the Sierra Nevada - a 40 Year Perspective | |
| Abbey Dias | UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory | Diving for Science in Antarctica | |
| Dr. Lindsay Dawson | Dept of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology, Texas A & M University | The Roadmaps for Mammalian Joint Regeneration: Lessons Learned from Joint Development | |
| Dr. Stefan Materna | Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Merced | Embryonic Endoderm Diversifies During Gastrulation | |
| Dr. Hugo Tapia | Associate Professor, CSU Channel Islands Biology Program | Drying Without Dying: Using Yeast as a Model Organism to Study Desiccation Tolerance | |
| Dr. Thomas Jenkinson | Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, CSU East Bay | Global Change and the Ecology of a Deadly Amphibian Disease | |
| Dr. Elizabeth Dahlhoff | Professor, Department of Biology, Santa Clara University | Getting Chased Up the Mountain: Life at High Elevation in the Face of Environmental Change | |
| Dr. Shiva Adhikari | Process Development Scientist/Supervisor, Nucleic Acid Therapeutics, LGC Biosearch Technologies | An Introduction to Oligonucleotide Therapeutics | |
| Dr. Edward Lyon | Professor, and Single Subject Credential Program Coordinator, Sonoma State University | Why Teach? Becoming a Middle or High School STEM Teacher | |
| Dr. Jolene A. Saldivar | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UC Davis | Investigating Plant-Butterfly Dynamics Across Changing Landscapes | |
| Dr. Michael Cohen | Organic Materials Management in Agri-Food Systems Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension: Agricultural and Natural Resources | Redefining Organic 'Waste' as Valuable Resources Through Composting and Innovative Processing |
Past Colloquium Speakers
| Date | Speaker | Speaker Affiliation | Lecture Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Lisa Hua | Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University | Introduction to Fall 2025 Colloquium | |
| Dr. Bruce Draper | Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis | Using Single Cell RNA-seq to Identify Genes that Regulate Zebrafish Ovary Development and Function | |
| Emerson Herrmann | MS Candidate, Hua Lab, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University | Asynchronous Oscillation of the Ca2+-Dependent MLCK-Actomyosin System Defines the Flat Apical Geometry of a Steady State Epithelium | |
| Dr. Daniel Swezey | Director for Oceans and Aquaculture Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of Stewarts Point Rancheria | Restoration on the Kashia Coastline | |
| Bill Keener | Cetacean Field Research Associate, The Marine Mammal Center | The Unusual Mating Behavior of Harbor Porpoises | |
| Dr. Adrienne Correa | Associate Professor, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley | Thank you for biting? Understanding and Leveraging Microbial Symbioses to Mitigate Global Change Impacts | |
| Campus Closed for Cesar Chavez Day | Cesar Chavez Day | ||
| Russell Huddleston | Ecologist Water Division, Wetlands & Oceans Section, Environmental Protection Agency | Ecology and Conservation of Vernal Pools in the California Floristic Province | |
| Campus Closed for Spring Break | Spring Break | ||
| Lizzie Roeble | PhD Candidate, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Etienne group - Theoretical and Evolutionary Community Ecology, University of Groningen, Netherlands | Asteraceae in Isolation: Island Biogeography of the Largest Plant Family | |
| Nathan Cho | PhD Candidate, Tetrad Graduate Program, Dumont Lab, University of California, San Francisco | NuMA Mechanically Reinforces the Spindle Independently of its Partner Dynein | |
| Christian Marsh, J.D. | Downey Brand LLC | Habitat Conservation Planning, a Legal Framework for Reconciling Development and Ecological Needs | |
| Dr. Sean Reilly | Rausser College of Natural Sciences, University of California, Berkeley | Informing Better Forestry Management Techniques for Fire Hazard Mitigation Through Information and Tools that Managers Can Leverage in Real World Applications | |
| Dr. Brad Balukjian | Research Associate, California Academy of Sciences | Hybrid Vigor: How to Chart a Career Path Doing What You Love, Studying Organisms Two-legged to Six | |
| Dr. James Bagley | Professor of Kinesiology, San Francisco State University | Skeletal Muscle Cell Physiology, Plasticity, and Performance | |
| Dr. Lisa Patrick Bentley | Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University | Colloquium Introduction | |
| Dr. Benjamin Blonder | Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley | Why Do Plants Use Water? | |
| Jack Hines | SoundScape Ecologist and Science Communicator with Ear to the Wild, and GIS Specialist, Sonoma Ecology Center | The Art and Science of Soundscape Ecology | |
| Dr. Abby Buchwalter Cool | Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco | Exploring the Function and Dynamic Regulation of the Nuclear Lamina | |
| Campus Closed | November 11, 2024 - Veterans Day |