Spring 2024 Biology Department Colloquium Series Most Mondays12:00 pm - 12:50 pmDarwin Hall 103 Upcoming Speakers Past Spring '24 Speakers... Date Speaker Speaker Affiliation Lecture Title May 6, 2024 Dr. Lorraine Ling Stanford University Aiptasia: A Model for Cnidarian-algal Symbiosis, Sheds Light on Coral Bleaching April 29, 2024 Dr. Chris Lowe Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University Molecular Evidence of Anteroposterior Patterning in Adult Echinoderms or, Are Sea Stars All Head With No Body? April 22, 2024 Dr. Andrew DeVogelaere Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: The Research program in General and Specifics Related to Deep-Sea Science April 15, 2024 Dr. Barbara Panning University of California, San Francisco Counting X Chromosomes April 8, 2024 Dr. Arina Favilla University of California, Santa Cruz Movement Ecophysiology of Northern Elephant Seals: From Fine-Scale Thermoregulation to Population-Level Foraging Behavior April 1, 2024 Cesar Chavez Day Cesar Chavez Day March 25, 2024 Dr. Takashi Mikawa Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco The Fidelity or Mechanism of Chromosome Encapsulation into a Single Nucleus March 18, 2024 Enjoy! Spring Break! March 11, 2024 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 March 4, 2024 Jeff Alvarez and Jeff Wilcox The Wildlife Project and Sonoma Mountain Preservation Foundation Conservation & Ecology of the Red-legged Frog February 26, 2024 Dr. Hiroshi Ebata The Buck Institute Understanding Aging: The Importance of Taking out the Trash February 19, 2024 Dr. Kenny Wilson The Buck Institute The Influence of Diet on Age-Related Neurodegeneration, from Flies to Humans February 12, 2024 Arthur Dawson Baseline Consulting Vegetation Change in Fire-Prone Landscapes of Sonoma, Napa and Lake Counties. Baseline Consulting & Pepperwood Preserve February 5, 2024 Dr. Monica Sheffer University of California, Berkeley Montane Grasshopper Fitness Constraints in Changing Environments January 29, 2024 Dr. Joshua G. Smith Monterey Bay Aquarium Coastal Ecosystem Transition Dynamics: Insights from Ecological Change January 22, 2024 Dr. Joseph Lin, Professor & Colloquium Coordinator Department of Biology, Sonoma State University Introduction to Spring 2024 Biology Colloquium