Sonoma State University
Colloquium Spring 2024

Fall 2025 Biology Department Colloquium Series

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

22
SEP
Dr. Nathan Rank
Insect Population Ecology in the Sierra Nevada - a 40 Year Perspective
Dr. Nathan Rank

Professor, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University

29
SEP
Abbey Dias
Diving for Science in Antarctica
Abbey Dias

UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory

6
OCT
Dr. 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

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
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
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Dr. Lisa Hua Department of Biology, Sonoma State University Student-driven research in the Hua Lab: Understanding Chromosome Organization and its Implications in Human Disease
Jeff Alvarez and Jeff Wilcox The Wildlife Project and Sonoma Mountain Preservation Foundation Conservation & Ecology of the Red-legged Frog
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