The Department of Biology and Geology offers an ongoing seminar series throughout the Fall and Spring semesters. Our speakers join Department of Biology and Geology undergraduate research students in offering an in-depth series of seminars that provide the latest information on a wide array of topics. All seminars take place in SCI 327 from 1:00-2:15 pm.
Seminar Schedule
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Date |
Speaker |
Title |
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Aug. 30 |
Professor Brad Reinhart, USC Aiken |
Laboratory Safety Training |
|
Sep. 6 |
Dr. Todd Pierson, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory |
Reticulate evolution and reproductive polymorphism in lungless salamanders |
|
Sep. 13 |
Dr. Stuart Gordon, Presbyterian College |
The effects of dietary iron on fish gut microbiome composition |
|
Sep. 20 |
Dr. Christopher Walker, Savannah River National Laboratory |
An overview of SRS surface water flow monitoring |
|
Sep. 27 |
Dr. Brian Stansfield, Augusta University |
The lifelong effects of early life |
|
Oct. 4 |
Dr. Brandon Carpenter, Emory University |
Gifts from Mom: A story of how maternal reprogramming specifies germline versus somatic cell fate |
|
Oct. 11 |
No Seminar – Fall Break |
None |
|
Oct. 18 |
Ms. Claudia Fulmer, PhD Candidate, Augusta University |
Campylobacter jejuni digualylate cyclase CbrR regulates mobility |
|
Oct. 25 |
Dr. Jay Pinkney, Baruch Institute |
Three short stories: phytoplankton in bioluminescent lagoons, antimicrobial responses, and long-term trends in North Inlet Estuary |
|
Nov. 1 |
Mr. Jay Cumbee, USDA APHS Wildlife Services |
USDA’s wildlife disease management activities in SC |
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Nov. 8 |
Dr. Mark Ruder, University of Georgia, SCWDS |
Hemorrhagic disease on deer: What have we learned? |
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Nov. 15 |
Senior Capstone Seminar |
TBA |
| Nov. 22 |
Senior Capstone Seminar |
TBA |
| Nov. 29 |
No Class – Thanksgiving Holiday |
None |
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Dec. 6 |
Senior Capstone Seminar |
TBA |