Sonoma State University
Colloquium Spring 2024

Spring 2025 Biology Department Colloquium Series

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

27
JAN
Lisa Bentley
Colloquium Introduction
Dr. Lisa Patrick Bentley

Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University

3
FEB
Dr. James Bagley
Skeletal Muscle Cell Physiology, Plasticity, and Performance
Dr. James Bagley

Professor of Kinesiology, San Francisco State University

10
FEB
Dr. Brad Balukjian
The Insect Barcoding Initiative
Dr. Brad Balukjian

Research Associate, California Academy of Sciences

Date Speaker Speaker Affiliation Lecture Title
Dr. Lisa Patrick Bentley Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University Colloquium Introduction
Dr. James Bagley Professor of Kinesiology, San Francisco State University Skeletal Muscle Cell Physiology, Plasticity, and Performance
Dr. Brad Balukjian Research Associate, California Academy of Sciences The Insect Barcoding Initiative
Christian Marsh Downey Brand LLC Habitat Conservation Planning, a Legal Framework for Reconciling Development and Ecological Needs
Nathan Cho PhD Candidate, Tetrad Graduate Program, Dumont Lab, University of California, San Francisco NuMA Mechanically Reinforces the Spindle Independently of its Partner Dynein
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
Campus Closed for Spring Break Spring Break
Russell Huddleston Ecologist Water Division, Wetlands and Oceans Section Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 Title TBA
Campus Closed for Cesar Chavez Day Cesar Chavez Day
Dr. Adrienne Correa Associate Professor, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley Title TBA
Dr. Daniel Swezey Director for Oceans and Aquaculture Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of Stewarts Point Rancheria Title TBA
Bill Keener Cetacean Field Research Associate, The Marine Mammal Center The Unusual Mating Behavior of Harbor Porpoises
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

Past Colloquium Speakers

Date Speaker Speaker Affiliation Lecture Title
Cesar Chavez Day Cesar Chavez Day
Dr. Takashi Mikawa Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco The Fidelity or Mechanism of Chromosome Encapsulation into a Single Nucleus
Enjoy! Spring Break!
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