Xueling Yi, PhD candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences at UW-Milwaukee, will present a talk about her research, entitled 'Molecular Evolution, Diversity, and Biogeography of the New World Bats in the Genus Eptesicus.' Biodiversity is the key to evolution and... Read More
Dr. Amanda Bendia, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Oceanographic Institute of University of São Paulo, Brazil, will present a talk about her research entitled, “Recovering the Unknown: Microbial Genomes From Antarctica, Deep Sea and Caves as Functional Models for Astrobiology.” Dr. Bendia’s research interests... Read More
Bretta Speck, PhD candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences at UW-Milwaukee, will present a talk about her research, entitled ‘Architecture of Mate Choice Decisions in Enchenopa Treehoppers.’ Mate selection is one of the most important choices a female can... Read More
Dr. Tammi Richardson, Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina, will present a talk about her research entitled, “The Colorful World of Cryptophyte Microalgae.” Learn more about Dr. Richardson's work here. Cryptophytes are a... Read More
Dr. Erica Sanchez, Assistant Professor of Biology at San Francisco State University, will present a talk about her research, entitled “Hijacking the Host Cell: How a Cancer-Causing Virus Modulates Metabolism.” Learn more about Dr. Sanchez's research here. Kaposi’s Sarcoma Herpesvirus... Read More
Dr. Mark Tang, Assistant Professor of Biology at Michigan Technological University, will present a talk about his research, entitled “Starving Cancer Cells to Death: Can Cysteine Depletion Combat Cancer?.” Learn more about Dr. Tang’s research here. Metabolic deregulation is an... Read More
Dr. Anaïs Tallon, Research Associate in the UWM Biological Sciences Latch Lab, will present a talk about her research, entitled “The (Hopefully) Happy Marriage Between Disease Vector Biology and Chemical Ecology.” Disease transmission relies heavily on odour- mediated behaviours, including... Read More
Dr. Jeannette Yen, Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at Georgia Tech and Director of Georgia Tech’s Center for Biologically Inspired Design, will present a talk about her research, entitled “Mimicking Nature.” Learn more about Dr. Yen’s research here. In... Read More
Dr. Michelle Gray, Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology at the University of Alabama, will present a talk about her research, entitled “Are Astrocytes Contributors to Huntington’s Disease Pathogenesis?.” Learn more about Dr. Gray's research here. Huntington’s disease (HD) and... Read More
Clint Sergi, PhD Candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences at UW-Milwaukee, will present a talk about his research, entitled “Animals Are Smarter Than You Think.” The tradition among behavioral biologists has been to assume behaviors are products of only the... Read More