Fall 2025 Biology Department Colloquium Series
Most Mondays
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
Darwin Hall 103
25
AUG
AUG
Dr. Lisa Hua
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University
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
| Date | Speaker | Speaker Affiliation | Lecture Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Lisa Hua | Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University | Introduction to Fall 2025 Colloquium | |
| Dr. Bree Grillo-Hill | San Jose State University, Bridges Stem Cell Center | Dr. Bree Grillo-Hill | |
| Vanessa Sanchez | Ph.D. Candidate, Quantitative Systems of Biology, UC Merced | Vanessa Sanchez | |
| 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 | Dr. Lindsay Dawson | |
| 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 | Dr. Hugo Tapia | |
| Dr. Thomas Jenkinson | Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, CSU East Bay | Dr. Thomas Jenkinson | |
| 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 | Dr. Shiva Adhikari | |
| 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. Hiroshi Ebata | The Buck Institute | Understanding Aging: The Importance of Taking out the Trash | |
| Dr. Kenny Wilson | The Buck Institute | The Influence of Diet on Age-Related Neurodegeneration, from Flies to Humans | |
| Arthur Dawson | Baseline Consulting | Vegetation Change in Fire-Prone Landscapes of Sonoma, Napa and Lake Counties. Baseline Consulting & Pepperwood Preserve | |
| Dr. Monica Sheffer | University of California, Berkeley | Montane Grasshopper Fitness Constraints in Changing Environments | |
| Dr. Joshua G. Smith | Monterey Bay Aquarium | Coastal Ecosystem Transition Dynamics: Insights from Ecological Change | |
| Dr. Joseph Lin, Professor & Colloquium Coordinator | Department of Biology, Sonoma State University | Introduction to Spring 2024 Biology Colloquium |