This week, colloquium will feature the third annual Battle of the Organisms, hosted by PhD candidate Madi Rittinger. The description is as follows: Members of the Biological Sciences Labs will create brief presentations about why their study organism/system is the best of the best. What …
Dr. Gabrielle Welsh, postdoctoral researcher in behavioral ecology and genomics at the University of Chicago, will be giving a talk about her work entitled "How parasitoids and relaxed preferences facilitate the evolution of novel signals in a rapidly evolving field …
Dr. David A. Spade, professor of Mathematical Sciences at UWM, will be giving a talk about his work entitled "Characterization of Zooplankton Motion through Detection of Changepoints." The abstract is as follows: Over the last several decades, oceanographers have been …
Dr. Daisy Sahoo, professor of biochemistry at Medical College of Wisconsin, will be giving a talk about her work entitled "Receptor-mediated Approaches to Reducing Cardiovascular Risk." The abstract is as follows: Atherosclerosis, a major cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), is …
Dr. Xiaosa Jack Xu, Professor of Plant Biology at University of California Davis, will be presenting a talk about his work entitled "An Evolutionary View of Plant Inflorescence Development from Single-Cell and Spatial Profiling." The abstract is as follows: Inflorescence …
Lauran Liggan, PhD candidate in the Alberto lab, will be giving a talk about her work entitled "Unlocking the microscopic life of kelp: molecular monitoring reveals gametophyte-driven processes that shape kelp habitat persistence and recovery." The abstract is as follows: …
Maisie Buntin, Outreach Programs Coordinator at Milwaukee Public Museum, will be presenting a talk entitled “Museum Careers,” and the abstract is as follows: Museums offer a unique and exciting work environment, blending academic research, educational outreach, and collections care. Learn …
The 2025 NSF-IRES research cohort will be presenting a talk entitled "Is newer better? Comparing established and emerging methods for tropical conservation in Grenada." The abstract is as follows: Tropical conservation depends on accurate data. Traditional approaches, such as in-person …
Dr. Gerlinde Höbel, professor of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at UWM, will be presenting a talk about her work entitled "Sexual selection theory meets frog behavior: on the architecture of mate choice decisions." The abstract is as follows: Mate choice …
Dr. Ignacio Escalante, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at University of Illinois-Chicago, will be presenting a talk about his work entitled "Bouncing together: behavioral and biomechanical defenses in Neotropical arachnids." The abstract is as follows: Animals have evolved various defenses …