Read the latest news and updates from the Biology department.

The Spring 2025 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Josh McKeever, "Deciphering Friend vs Foe: Role of Vitamin D Receptor in Immune Tolerance." McKeever is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Chicago.
The seminar is on Tuesday, February 18th, at 12:00pm.

The Spring 2025 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Jacobus (Jaap) De Roode, "Migration, microbes and medication in the monarch butterfly." The seminar is on Tuesday, February 11th, at 12:00pm.

The Spring 2025 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Christine Sprunger, "Can regenerative agriculture solve the dual crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss?" The seminar is on Tuesday, February 4th, at 12:00pm.

The Fall 2024 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Noorsher Ahmed, "RNA + Robotics + Machine Learning." The seminar is on Tuesday, November 5th, at 12:00pm.

The Fall 2024 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Lucie Suchomelova, "Epilepsy, Antiepileptic Drugs and Aggression." The seminar is on Tuesday, October 29th, at 12:00pm.

The Fall 2024 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Helen Holmlund, "In situ comparison of sporophyte and gametophyte microclimate and desiccation tolerance in California ferns." The seminar is on Tuesday, October 22nd, at 12:00pm.

The Fall 2024 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Ite Offringa, "Leveraging a naturally-occurring immune response as a small cell lung cancer therapy." The seminar is on Tuesday, October 8th, at 12:00pm.

The Fall 2024 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Lamar Thomas, "Bacteria versus Host: The Paradigm in a Female Reproductive Model." The seminar is on Tuesday, September 24th, at 12:00pm.

The Fall 2024 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Walter Adams, "Understanding Pore Outcomes: The Role of Pneumolysin-Dependent Damage During S. pneumoniae infection." The seminar is on Tuesday, September 17th, at 12:00pm.

The Fall 2024 Biology Seminar Series commences with a talk from Dr. Zachary Silver, "Evolutionary Origins of Social Evaluation." The seminar is on Tuesday, September 10th, at 12:00pm.