Spring 2024 Colloquium

Upcoming Colloquium Presentations

Jan
26

Introduction to Spring 2026 Colloquium

Dr. Brent Hughes

Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University

Feb
2

Management-Driven Dynamics in the Hemp Microbiome and Plant Function

Dr. Allison Rietman

Instructor, Biological Sciences, Santa Rosa Junior College

Feb
9

A Sequence- and Lab-based Approach to Investigate Chalkbrood Disease Infection within Blue Orchard Bees

Alexia (Lexie) Martin

Ph.D. Candidate, Entomology Graduate Group, Vannette Lab, UC Davis

Date	Speaker	Speaker Affiliation	Lecture Title
January 26	Dr. Brent Hughes	Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University	Introduction to Spring 2026 Colloquium
February 2	Dr. Allison Rietman	Instructor, Biological Sciences, Santa Rosa Junior College	Management-Driven Dynamics in the Hemp Microbiome and Plant Function
February 9	Alexia (Lexie) Martin	Ph.D. Candidate, Entomology Graduate Group, Vannette Lab, UC Davis	A Sequence- and Lab-based Approach to Investigate Chalkbrood Disease Infection within Blue Orchard Bees
February 16	Dr. Brian Hoover	Principal Scientist, Farallon Institute	Dr. Brian Hoover
February 23	Dr. Charlie Schurman	Postdoctoral Researcher, Schilling Lab, The Buck Institute	An Introduction to Mass Spectrometry and Applications: Proteomics
March 2	Sarah Gordon	Conservation Science Director, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation	Conservation in Action: A Lifeline for the Endangered Pitkin Marsh Lily
March 9	Lorenzo Del Castillo	Ph.D. Candidate, Tetrad Program, University of Californa San Francisco	Lorenzo Del Castillo
March 30	Dr. David Ensminger	Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, San Jose State University	Dr. David Ensminger
April 6	Dino Sbardellati	Ph.D. Candidate, Microbiology Graduate Group, Vanette Lab, UC Davis	Phage, Antibiotics, and the Bee Gut: Ecology, Resistance, and Synergies
April 13	Dr. Louie H. Yang	Professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UC Davis	Why Study Insect Ecology in the Field?
April 20	Ellie Slick	Fisheries Biologist, United Anglers Casa Grande High School, Petaluma, CA	Student-led Conservation of Steelhead Trout in the Petaluma Watershed
April 27	Maria Velazquez	Greater Farallones Association/Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary	Shifting Forests: Examining the Ecological Effects of Kelp Forest Loss and Restoration
May 4	Dr. Bijoya Sen	Postdoctoral Researcher, Hansen Lab, The Buck Institute	The Role of Autophagy in Aging and Age-Related Neurodegeneration