"Adaptations In Biofilms: From Clinics to Climate Change" The Abstract is as follows: My research program addresses two grand challenges in science: antimicrobial resistance and quantifying global biogeochemical cycling. In the first, I am interested in how diversity and metabolic... Read More

Dr. Hoyt from Virginia Tech will present a talk about his work entitled, "Sit-and-Wait Pathogens: Environmental Pathogen Reservoirs and Infectious Disease Dynamics." The Abstract is as Follows: Emerging infectious diseases are recognized as a serious threat to wildlife populations, and pathogen... Read More

Dr. Claire Richardson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, will present a talk about her work entitled, "Sustaining the Brain: Insights into Neuronal Maintenance from Ageless Animals to Lysosomal Degradation” Research Description:    Aging is the principal risk factor for cognitive decline and... Read More

Drs. W.G. Stooksbury and H.T. Millen will present a talk about their work entitled, "Substance Use Disorders and Addiction:  Neurobiological Mechanisms and Treatment Implications" The Abstract is as follows: Addiction and substance use disorders are chronic and relapsing conditions characterized... Read More

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... Read More

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,... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More