Events



Time and temperature matter in plant thermotolerance

Dr. Nick Kaplinsky, Swarthmore College
- | Leidy 109 and Zoom

Abstract: Plant responses to heat are finely tuned with even one degree differences affecting the kinetics of induced heat shock responses. Using a genetic approach, we identified a role for intron retention in…



The Panorama: Proteins, Pathogens, and Science in Peril

Dr. Brandon Ugbunu, Yale University
- | Fagin 116 and Zoom

In this seminar, I will discuss various projects in protein evolution and mathematical epidemiology that examine the forces the dictate disease dynamics. Lastly, I will discuss my work at the intersection between…



Deciphering host invasion mechanisms of apicomplexan parasites by cryo-electron tomography

Dr. Yi-Wei Chang, UPenn Perelman School of Medicine
- | Leidy 109 and Zoom

Twitter/X: @yiweichang

Bluesky: @yiweichang.bsky.social



The epic evolutionary journey of an iconic urban animal, the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus): from the grasslands of Asia to the streets of New York City

Dr. Jason Munshi-South, Drexel University
- | Leidy 109 and Zoom

Munshi-South website



Virus-like intercellular communication in the nervous system

Dr. Jason D. Shepherd, University of Utah
- | Leidy 109 and Zoom

Abstract: The immediate early gene Arc is critical for long-term associative memory consolidation in mammals. We discovered that the Arc gene evolved from an ancient retroviral element and has retained viral-…



Deciphering Neural Circuits for Vocal Communication: Insights from the Singing Mice.

Dr. Arkarup Banerjee, Cold Spring Harbor
- | Leidy 109 and Zoom

Abstract: My long-standing interest is to understand how circuits of interacting neurons give rise to natural, adaptive behaviors. Using vocal communication behavior across rodent species, my lab at CSHL pursues two…



The evolution of immunity and pathogenesis within environmental battlegrounds

Dr. Tera Levin, Click here to join.
- | Leidy 109 and Zoom

Tera Levin Lab website.

Bluesky: @teralevin