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Graduate Seminar Archive for 2020

 
Fall Semester 2020
Date & TimeEvent & Location
Nov. 13
3:45 pm to
4:45 pm
Dr. Florencia Meyer: "Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD): Exploring a New Diagnostic Approach using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy"
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University
Location: Online--see webex link in Departmental News
Nov. 06
3:45 pm to
4:45 pm
Dr. Ines Ibanez: "Forests Responses to Novel Environments"
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Conservation Ecology, University of Michigan
Location: Online--see webex link in Departmental News
Oct. 30
3:45 pm to
4:45 pm
Dr. Rui Lu: "Identification of Host Genes Required for Orsay Virus Genome Replication in C. elegans"
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University
Location: Online--see webex link in Departmental News
Oct. 23
3:45 pm to
4:45 pm
Dr. Bing Yang: "Development and application of genome editing in plants"
Affiliation: Professor, Plant Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia
Location: Online--see webex link in Departmental News
Oct. 16
3:45 pm to
4:45 pm
Dr. Svetlana Folimonova: "Virus-virus and virus-host interactions in a complex pathosystem that involves one of the largest RNA viruses and a woody plant host."
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Plant Pathology, University of Florida IFAS
Location: Online--see webex link in Departmental News
Oct. 09
3:45 pm to
4:45 pm
Dr. Jon Oatley: "Developmental Origins of Stem Cell Specification in the Male Germline."
Affiliation: Professor and Director, Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University
Location: Online--see webex link in Departmental News
Oct. 02
3:45 pm to
4:45 pm
Dr. Brandon Barton: "Predator-mediated effects of global change and the implications for food webs in the Anthropocene"
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University
Location: Online--see webex link in Departmental News
Sep. 25
3:45 pm to
4:45 pm
Dr. Devin Drown:"Understanding One Health and the Effect of Microbial Communities through the Lens of Genomics."
Affiliation: Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Location: Online--see webex link in Departmental News
Sep. 18
3:45 pm to
4:45 pm
Dr. Karolina Heyduk: "Integrative investigations into the evolution of CAM photosynthesis."
Affiliation: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Location: Online--see webex link in Departmental News
Sep. 11
3:45 pm to
4:45 pm
Dr. Megan Behringer: "Space and Resources: How Environment Shapes Diversification in E. coli Populations."
Affiliation: Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation
Location: Online--see webex link in Departmental News
Sep. 04
3:45 pm to
4:45 pm
Dr. Job Lopez: "Delineating the mechanisms for the maintenance of tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes in nature"
Affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Location: Online--see webex link in Departmental News
Aug. 28
3:45 pm to
4:45 pm
Dr. John Bickle: "What is the big deal about tool development in wetlab neurobiology?"
Affiliation: Professor of Philosophy, Mississippi State University
Location: Online--see webex link in Departmental News
Aug. 21
3:45 pm to
4:45 pm
Dr. Carlos Onihuela: "Help! Pneumonia put holes in my heart"
Affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Apr. 17
3:00 pm to
4:00 pm
Dr. Jian Li: "Image/Pattern Recognition and Its Application in Identification and Quantification of Mitochondria Fusion"
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Tulane University
Location: 102 Harned Hall
Apr. 03
3:00 pm to
4:00 pm
Dr. Bing Yang: "Development and Application of Genome Editing in Plants"
Affiliation: Professor, Department of Plant Science, University of Missouri-Columbia
Location: 102 Harned Hall
Mar. 27
3:00 pm to
4:00 pm
Dr. Halvor Halvorson: "Interactions between "Green" and "Brown" Pathways of Energy Flow at the Base of Aquatic Ecosystems"
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Central Arkansas
Location: 102 Harned Hall
Mar. 20
3:00 pm to
4:00 pm
Dr. Neo Martinez: "From Effects to Mechanisms: Empowering Ecological Network Theory to Predict the Future"
Affiliation: Adjunct Professor, School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University (Bloomington)
Location: 102 Harned Hall
Mar. 06
3:00 pm to
4:00 pm
Dr. Yan Meng: "Using Biotechnological Approaches to Improve Sweet Potato Viral Disease Resistance"
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture, Alcorn State University
Location: 102 Harned Hall
Feb. 28
3:00 pm to
4:00 pm
Dr. Shien Lu: "Characterization of Antimicrobial Activities of Bacteria for Biopesticide Development"
Affiliation: Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University
Location: 102 Harned Hall
Feb. 21
3:00 pm to
4:00 pm
Dr. Ben Parker: 'Heritable Microbial Symbionts and Insect Evolution"
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Location: 102 Harned Hall
Feb. 14
3:00 pm to
4:00 pm
Dr. Sead Sabanadzovic: "Welcome to the Wonder World of Viruses"
Affiliation: Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University
Location: 102 Harned Hall
Feb. 07
3:00 pm to
4:00 pm
Dr. Monica Kersch-Becker: "Interactive Effects of Plant Defenses and Predators on Herbivore Population Dynamics"
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama
Location: 102 Harned Hall
Jan. 17
3:00 pm to
4:00 pm
Dr. Donovan Bailey: "Using Genomic and Transcriptomic Tools to Explore Complex Patterns of Diversification in the Legume genus Leucaena"
Affiliation: Professor, Department of Biology, New Mexico State University
Location: 102 Harned Hall
Jan. 10
3:00 pm to
4:00 pm
Tyrel Jernigan: "Understanding Diversity, Inclusion & Equity: Creating Inclusive Spaces"
Affiliation: Coordinator of Diversity Initiatives, Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, Mississippi State University
Location: 102 Harned Hall