Taylor Zalleck- Turcotte Lab

"Using experimental evolutionary community ecology to study biological invasions"

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

12:10 PM

Zoom Link:

Lacey Rzodkiewicz and Rachael Kramp- Turcotte & Stephenson Labs

Lacey's Title:

"Exploring toxigenicity and system stability in harmful algal blooms"

Rachael's Title:

"Examining Skin Microbiome of Trinidadian guppy and its Role in Ectoparasite Infection Dynamics"

Monday, October 26, 2020

4:00 PM

Zoom Link:

https://pitt.zoom.us/j/99612467670

Meeting ID

996 1246 7670

Abstracts:

(Lacey Rzodkiewicz)

Rachel Reeb-Kuebbing Lab

The Role of Climate in Shaping the Phenology of Invaded Landscapes

Lauren Schricker- Kitzes Lab

Landscape-Scale Wildlife Conservation in Data-Deficient Landscapes

Castilleja Fallon Olmsted 

Herbivory, Phenology, and Cryptic Biodiversity: Towards a Greater Understanding of Processes That Regulate Phenology and Soil Seed Banks

David Clark & Karen Peralta Martinez 

Causes of variation in the distribution and virulence of parasites among hosts (Clark)

Tiffany Betras, Carson Lab

Understanding the causes of biodiversity declines in temperate forests: Disentangling the impacts of browsing and nonnative plant species

Katie Nguyen, Brodsky Lab

Characterizing ROMK gain-of-function mutations and human variants and their roles in hypertension

Katie Nguyen, Brodsky Lab 

Characterizing ROMK gain-of-function mutations and human variants and their roles in hypertension

Department of Biological Sciences

PhD Dissertation Defense

Sebastian A. Echeverri

How Spatial Constraints on Efficacy and Dynamic Signaling Alignment Shape Animal Communication

Thursday, May 21, 2020

1:00pm

PhD Dissertation Defense

Yusan Yang

Divergent Mating Behaviors and the Evolution of Reproductive Isolation

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

9:00am

PhD Dissertation Defense

Yusan Yang

Divergent Mating Behaviors and the Evolution of Reproductive Isolation

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

9:00am

Tiffany Betras, Carson Lab

"TBA"

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Jiaqi Tan, Turcotte Lab 

Postdoc 

"TBA"

Jayesh Sundarum, Lee Lab

Decoding principles underlying maternal mRNA degradation in zebrafish embryos

Aletheia Tamewitz, Lawrence Lab

The Secret Life of Genomes: Revealing Ancient Periodic Motifs That Constrain Gene Transfer

Matthew Hurton, Lee Lab

Characterizing the embryonic gene regulatory landscape in zebrafish

Sarah Sokol Borrelli, Boyle Lab

Elucidating the mechanisms driving stage conversion in Toxoplasma gondii

Deepa Kumari, Brodsky Lab

"Regulation of a major cholesterol transporting lipoprotein at the cytosol/ER interface: Investigating roles of Hsp40s and E3 ubiquitin ligases in the biogenesis of Apolipoprotein B. "

Rebecca Latimer- University of Virginia 

Langley Hall A219B

Michelle Gill- NVIDIA

Langley Hall A219B

2:30-3:30 PM Seminar

Hillary Carter- The White House 

Langley Hall A219B

Carla Durrant and Carly Willard- FBI

Langley Hall 219B

E&E Spring 2020 Seminar Series:

Dr. Nancy Chen 
University of Rochester 

CANCELLED:

University of Pittsburgh Department of Biological Sciences presents:
Spring 2020 Seminar Series 

CANCELLED

University of Pittsburgh Department of Biological Sciences presents:
Spring 2020 Seminar Series 

University of Pittsburgh Department of Biological Sciences presents:
Spring 2020 Seminar Series 

Dr. James Olzmann
University of California Berkeley 

University of Pittsburgh Department of Biological Sciences presents:
Spring 2020 Seminar Series 

Dr. Levi Wood 
Georgia Tech 

University of Pittsburgh Department of Biological Sciences presents:
Spring 2020 Seminar Series 

CANCELLED: