Sonoma State University
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Spring 2024 Colloquium

Upcoming Colloquium Presentations

25
AUG
Lisa Hua
Introduction to Fall 2025 Colloquium
Dr. Lisa Hua

Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University

8
SEP
Dr. Bree Grillo-Hill
Dr. Bree Grillo-Hill
Dr. Bree Grillo-Hill

San Jose State University, Bridges Stem Cell Center

15
SEP
Vanessa Sanchez
How Sleep Neurons Are Involved in Both Sleep and Alcohol Behavior
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 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