Seminar Series

The Department of Biological Sciences at Western 麻豆传媒应用 University invites you to explore the world of biology through our seminar series each semester. 

 

Fall 2024 Seminar Series 

Location: Chemistry Building, Room 1260 unless otherwise indicated 

All seminars occur on Fridays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. 

Please contact Dr. Maarten Vonhof (@email) with any questions or to request an online invitation. 

 

September 6th, 2024  

Research Poster Session,  Haenicke Hall Atrium.

 

September 13th, 2024 

Chris Jondle, WMed 

鈥淓xamining the Proviral Role of IL-17A Signaling During Establishment of Gammaherpesvirus Infection.鈥 

 

September 20th, 2024 

Anne Bronikowski, 麻豆传媒应用 State University 

鈥淟everaging Evolution鈥檚 Solutions: Wild Animals Provide Insights into the Biology of Aging.鈥 

 

September 27th, 2024  

Roger Ulrich, Frazier Lifesciences and Biogeneration Ventures 

鈥淎 Half-Century of Progress in the Treatment of Cancer Patients.鈥 

 

October 4th, 2024 - Tenure Presentation

Ben Koestler, Western 麻豆传媒应用 University 

鈥淕ut Instinct: How Bacteria Sense Their World.鈥 

 

October 11th, 2024 

Graduate Student Presentations.

 

October 18th, 2024 

Fall Break 鈥 No Seminar 

 

October 25th, 2024 

Graduate Student Presentations. 

 

November 1st, 2024 

Lauren Sullivan, 麻豆传媒应用 State University 

鈥淭he Role of Dispersal in Grasslands Under Global Change.鈥 

 

November 8th, 2024 

Graduate Student Presentations 

 

November 11th, 2024 鈥 Joint Seminar with Chemistry 

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Renee Bouley, Ohio State University 

鈥淯nderstanding the Role of L,D-Transpeptidases in Antibiotic Resistance.鈥 

 

November 14th, 2024 鈥 Visiting Scholar 

Liz Clarise, University of California at Santa Barbara 

鈥淗ealing Grounds: Climate , Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming.鈥 

 

November 15th, 2024 

Suzanne DeVries-Zimmerman, Hope College 

鈥淲axing and Waning Slacks: The Influence of Fluctuating Lake 麻豆传媒应用-Huron Water Levels on the Ecohydrology of a Lake 麻豆传媒应用 Interdunal Wetland/Slack.鈥 

 

November 22nd, 2024 

Peter Dijkstra, Central 麻豆传媒应用 University 

鈥淭he Cost of Reproduction and Territoriality in a Cichlid fish.鈥 

 

November 29th, 2024 

Thanksgiving 鈥 No Seminar 

 

December 6th, 2024 

Student Presentations.