"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
Dr. Jean-Pierre Saint-Jeannet, New York University, will present a talk about his work entitled, "Understanding the Role of The Spliceosome in Craniofacial Syndromes: A Tale of Frogs and Embryonic Stem Cells." The Abstract is as Follows: Synopsis: Nager syndrome is a... Read More
The Graduate Organization of Biological Sciences (GOBS), in conjunction with the Department of Biological Sciences, presents the 2024 Biological Sciences Research Symposium. The symposium is designed to showcase our outstanding undergraduate and graduate students and their research in the department.... 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