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Biology is fundamental to our changing world. The 21st century challenge for our students, our scholars, and the greater society is to understand our place in this changing world and to create fundamental knowledge for informed policies, economies, and social structure.

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Transcriptional control of sex determination in the intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium

Dr. Katelyn Walzer, University of Pennsylvania
- | Leidy 109 and via Zoom.

Abstract: Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of diarrheal disease and infects millions of people worldwide each year. With no…



Seminar with Punit Gandhi

Dr. Punit Gandhi, Virginia Commonwealth University
- | Zoom



Using Symbiodiniaceae mutants to interrogate dinoflagellate-coral symbiosis

Dr. Tingting Xiang, UC Riverside
- | Leidy 109 and via Zoom.

Abstract: The dinoflagellate algae in the family Symbiodiniaceae form critical symbiotic relationships with a variety of cnidarian hosts, including corals, sea anemones, and jellyfish. Residing…