GLC-Biology Seminar Series

Mondays 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

The seminar series is organized by the Great Lakes Center and the Biology Department.

Seminars are held in the Bulger 214.

Please note that this schedule is subject to change.

Spring 2025 Seminars

February 3

Dr. Laura Azzarella, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District
"Building Strong: US Army Corps of Engineers Career and Project Highlights"

February 10

Colin O’Connor, NYS Dept Health
"Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology of Ticks and Tick-borne Disease in New York State"

February 17

NO CLASS
President's Day

February 24

Dr. Soren Busch, BioSense Solutions, Denmark
"Developing a unique live-cell imaging analysis technology for microbiology"

March 3

Dr. Jim Watkins, Cornell
"The pelagic and benthic life of Mysis diluviana, native mysid shrimp of the Great Lakes"

March 10

Dr. Zhen Wang, UB
"Medicinal plants: the biosynthesis and ecology of plant natural products"

March 17

Dr. Josie Reinhart, SUNY Geneseo
"Impacts of sex ratio Meiotic drive on stalk eyed flies"

March 24

NO CLASS
Spring Break

March 31

Dr. Gavin Leighton
"The Evolutionary Causes and Consequences of a Continental Interspecific Dominance Hierarchy"

April 7

Dr. Alexander Ford, 4th Family Inc.
"From Buffalo State through Nutrition Educator and Dietitian to Family Medicine – A Career Journey"

April 14

Dr. Maria Sagot, SUNY Oswego
"Calling the Shots: How Vocal Roles Shape Collective Decisions in Disk-winged Bats"

April 21

Dr. Bob Minckley, U Rochester
"Hotspots of species richness and diversification rate for bees are the North American deserts" 

April 28

Dr. Chirantana Mathkari, Canisius University
"The Cow Paradox: An Exploration of the Human-Bovine Dynamic in India"

May 5

Emily Klimczak & Lauren Smith
"BSU graduate student research updates"