Sonoma State University
Abbey D giving Colloquium presentation

Spring 2026 Biology Department Colloquium Series

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

Feb
9
Alexia Martin
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

Feb
16
Dr. Brian Hoover
Dr. Brian Hoover
Dr. Brian Hoover

Principal Scientist, Farallon Institute

Feb
23
Dr. Charles Schurman
An Introduction to Mass Spectrometry and Applications: Proteomics
Dr. Charlie Schurman

Postdoctoral Researcher, Schilling Lab, The Buck Institute

Date Speaker Speaker Affiliation Lecture Title
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
Dr. Brian Hoover Principal Scientist, Farallon Institute Dr. Brian Hoover
Dr. Charlie Schurman Postdoctoral Researcher, Schilling Lab, The Buck Institute An Introduction to Mass Spectrometry and Applications: Proteomics
Sarah Gordon Conservation Science Director, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation Conservation in Action: A Lifeline for the Endangered Pitkin Marsh Lily
Lorenzo Del Castillo Ph.D. Candidate, Tetrad Program, University of Californa San Francisco Lorenzo Del Castillo
Dr. David Ensminger Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, San Jose State University The Transgenerational Impacts of Stress in a Wild Caught Lizard
Dino Sbardellati Ph.D. Candidate, Microbiology Graduate Group, Vanette Lab, UC Davis Phage, Antibiotics, and the Bee Gut: Ecology, Resistance, and Synergies
Dr. Louie H. Yang Professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UC Davis Why Study Insect Ecology in the Field?
Ellie Slick Fisheries Biologist, United Anglers Casa Grande High School, Petaluma, CA Student-led Conservation of Steelhead Trout in the Petaluma Watershed
Maria Velazquez Greater Farallones Association/Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Shifting Forests: Examining the Ecological Effects of Kelp Forest Loss and Restoration
Dr. Bijoya Sen Postdoctoral Researcher, Hansen Lab, The Buck Institute The Role of Autophagy in Aging and Age-Related Neurodegeneration

Past Colloquium Speakers

Date Speaker Speaker Affiliation Lecture Title
Dr. Tessa Hill Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences, UC Davis At Every Depth: Stories From Our Changing Ocean
Rebecca Nelson, Ph.D. Candidate Dept. of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis The Effects of Anthropogenic Global Changes on Plant-Pollinator Mutualisms in California Grasslands
Dr. Durell Kapan Senior Research Fellow, Entomology and Center for Comparative Genomics, California Academy of Sciences Regenerating Nature: Reweaving the Web of Life One Species at a Time — The Extinct Xerces Blue Skies Project
Dr. Mitsunori Nomura Buck Institute Ketone Metabolism in Brain Aging
Campus Closed September 2, 2024 - Labor Day
Gabriel Quintero Plancarte, M.S. Sonoma State University Biology Graduate Program Live Imaging Analysis of Chromosome Movement Along a Centrosome, and Apical-Basal Axis During Metaphase to G1 Interphase
Dr. Lorraine Ling Stanford University Aiptasia: A Model for Cnidarian-algal Symbiosis, Sheds Light on Coral Bleaching
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?
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
Dr. Barbara Panning University of California, San Francisco Counting X Chromosomes
Dr. Arina Favilla University of California, Santa Cruz Movement Ecophysiology of Northern Elephant Seals: From Fine-Scale Thermoregulation to Population-Level Foraging Behavior
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

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