Sonoma State University
Colloquium Spring 2024

Fall 2025 Biology Department Colloquium Series

Most Mondays
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
Darwin Hall 103

29
SEP
Abbey Dias
Diving for Science in Antarctica
Abbey Dias

UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory

6
OCT
Lindsay Dawson
The Roadmaps for Mammalian Joint Regeneration: Lessons Learned from Joint Development
Dr. Lindsay Dawson

Dept of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology, Texas A & M University

13
OCT
Dr. Stefan Materna
Embryonic Endoderm Diversifies During Gastrulation
Dr. Stefan Materna

Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Merced

Date Speaker Speaker Affiliation Lecture Title
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. Nathan Rank Professor, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University Insect Population Ecology in the Sierra Nevada - a 40 Year Perspective
Vanessa Sanchez Ph.D. Candidate, Quantitative Systems of Biology, UC Merced How Sleep Neurons Are Involved in Both Sleep and Alcohol Behavior
Dr. Bree Grillo-Hill San Jose State University, Bridges Stem Cell Center Dysregulated Intracellular pH and Tumorigenesis: from Tissues to Cells to Molecules
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?