Sonoma State University
Colloquium Spring 2024

Spring 2025 Biology Department Colloquium Series

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

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APR
Emerson Herrmann
Asynchronous Oscillation of the Ca2+-Dependent MLCK-Actomyosin System Defines the Flat Apical Geometry of a Steady State Epithelium
Emerson Herrmann

MS Candidate, Hua Lab, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University

5
MAY
Dr. Bruce Draper
Using Single Cell RNA-seq to Identify Genes that Regulate Zebrafish Ovary Development and Function
Dr. Bruce Draper

Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis

Date Speaker Speaker Affiliation Lecture Title
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. 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

Past Colloquium Speakers

Date Speaker Speaker Affiliation Lecture Title
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?
Jack Hines SoundScape Ecologist and Science Communicator with Ear to the Wild, and GIS Specialist, Sonoma Ecology Center The Art and Science of Soundscape Ecology
Dr. Abby Buchwalter Cool Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco Exploring the Function and Dynamic Regulation of the Nuclear Lamina
Campus Closed November 11, 2024 - Veterans Day
Dr. Angelica Patterson Curator of Education and Outreach, Miller Worley Center for the Environment Seeing the Forest for the Trees: How Northeastern Temperate Trees Are Responding to a Changing Climate
Sahrye Cohen Environmental Protection Agency Government for the Greater Good: Working in Environmental Regulation
Shelby Hotz Sonoma State University Biology Graduate Program Effects of Thermal History and Biogeographic Location on the Heat Shock Response of Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) *This will be over Zoom*