• Biological Sciences Colloquium: Laura Rolfs

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Laura Rolfs will present a talk about his/her/their work entitled, "The role of non-muscle myosins in zebrafish development and MYH9-related disease" The Abstract is as Follows: MYH genes encode highly conserved actin-based motor proteins, non-muscle myosins (NMIIs), which have essential …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: Shanice Piango

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Shanice Piango, UWM graduate student, will present a talk about her work entitled, "Germplasm Conservation Strategies for Understanding Fertility in Giant Kelp (Macrocystis Pyrifera)" The Abstract is as Follows: My research explores the application of germplasm conservation strategies in seaweed, …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: Dr. Devanshi Khokhani

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Dr. Devanshi Khokhani will present a talk about her work entitled, "Harnessing Rhizosphere Microbes to Foster Plant Health." The abstract is as follows: Rhizosphere, a narrow zone at the soil-root interface, is an untapped resource for discovering beneficial microbes that …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: Vidhya Basak

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Vidhya Basak, UWM graduate student, will present a talk about her work entitled, "A New Level of Eukaryotic AMPK Regulation: Lessons From Yeast." The abstract is as follows: In the Kuchin lab, we focus on understanding the mechanisms by which …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: Dr. Claire de la Cova

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Dr. Claire de la Cova, assistant professor of biological sciences at UWM, will present a talk about her work entitled, "The very elegant patient: How the worm C. elegans provides insights into Raf signaling in disease." The summary is as …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: Wendy Shelton

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Wendy Shelton, UW-Milwaukee graduate student, will present a talk about her work entitled, "Exploring the causes and consequences of variation in flowering patterns." The abstract is as follows: "Flowering patterns often vary widely, both within and among populations. Among-individual variation …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: Dr. Carole Labonne

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Dr. Carole Labonne of Northwestern University will present a talk about her work entitled, "Control of Stem Cell Attributes in Early Vertebrate Development." The presentation will begin at 4:00 PM in Lapham Hall N101, preceded by an informal reception from …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: Battle of the Organisms

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Please join us for this special colloquium event: Battle of the Organisms! Participating labs from Biological Sciences each chose a lab member to represent the organism they study. Presenters have 5-minutes to convince you that their organism is the greatest. …