Spring 2025 Seminar Schedule

All seminars will be from 4–5 pm CST and in-person (Ellington Hall, Rm. 100); virtual seminars will be noted.

Listen to podcast interviews with our seminar speakers here.

Next Seminar

Thursday April 10, 2025
Dr. Cissy Ballen—Auburn University
Scientists are people too: Humanizing biologists enhances student engagement
Host: Dr. Philip Kohlmeier
Listen to podcast interviews here

Complete Spring 2025 Schedule

Thursday January 23, 2025
No seminar

Thursday January 30, 2025
No Seminar

Thursday February 6, 2025
Job Candidate—Cell Biology Search
G-quadruplexes: From Cellular Stress Response to Therapeutic Targets
Host: Dr. Amy Abell

Tuesday February 11, 2025
Job Candidate—Cell Biology Search
Dual function chaperones for protein folding
Host: Dr. Amy Abell

Thursday February 13, 2025
Job Candidate—Cell Biology Search
From mtDNA to the immune response: multiple roles of TGFβ/Activin signaling in glycogen homeostasis
Host: Dr. Amy Abell

Thursday February 18, 2025
Job Candidate—Cell Biology Search
The regulation and evolution of gene expression in plant plastids
Host: Dr. Amy Abell

Thursday February 20, 2025
No seminar

Thursday February 27, 2025
Ms. Kendra Wright—University of Memphis (**Dissertation Defense**)
Exploring Factors that Contribute to Student Persistence in Undergraduate Biology Programs
Host: Dr. Jaime Sabel
Listen to the podcast interview with Ms. Wright here

Thursday March 6, 2025
Dr. Scott Sakaluk—Illinois State University
Food Fight: Sexual Conflict and the Evolution of Nuptial Food Gifts
Host: Dr. Keith Bowers
Listen to the podcast interview with Dr. Sakaluk here

Thursday March 13, 2025
No Seminar—Spring Break

Thursday March 20, 2025
Dr. Steve Nowicki—Duke University
Categorical Perception and the Problem of Honest Animal Signaling
Host: Dr. Jim Adelman
Listen to the podcast interview with Dr. Nowicki here

Thursday March 27, 2025
Dr. Richard Webby—St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
TBD
Host: Mr. Frank Tillman

Thursday April 3, 2025
Dr. Natalie Clay—University of Arkansas
Bark beetle impacts on brown food web structure and function
Host: Dr. Shawn Brown
Listen to the podcast interview with Dr. Clay here

Thursday April 17, 2025
No seminar

Thursday April 24, 2025
No seminar