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Fall 2023
Harnessing the metabolic output of the human gut microbiota
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Speaker: Sean Gibbons – Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA
Date: December 5th, 2023
Host: Chris Dutton
Scents of Sociality: Exploring the Intersection of Genetics, Behavior, and Chemical Ecology in Insect Societies
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Speaker:Elizabeth Cash – University of Florida, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE)
Date:November 28th, 2023
Host: Hua Yan
The complex symbiotic spectrum of bloom-forming Phaeocystis algae: unraveling benefits and costs in microbial partnerships
![](https://biology.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/Screenshot-2023-11-15-140740.png)
Speaker:Margaret Mars Brisbin – University of South Florida, College of Marine Science
Date:November 14th, 2023
Host: Bryn Durham
The exploration of venom in establishing sea anemones commensal friends and frenemies
![](https://biology.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/Screenshot-2023-11-14-124300.png)
Speaker:Jason Macrander – Florida Southern College, Biology Department
Date:November 7th, 2023
Host: Stuart McDaniel
Canopy Perspectives: Unveiling microgeographic responses to global change
![](https://biology.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/Screenshot-2023-11-01-152014.png)
Speaker:Brett Scheffers – University of Florida, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation (WEC)
Date: October 31st, 2023
Host: Ana Longo
Gut check: Investigating the role of the gut microbiome on cardiometabolic health
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Speaker:Jarrad Hampton-Marcell – University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Biological Sciences
Date: October 24th, 2023
Host: Chris Dutton
Regulation of mitochondrial remodeling in adipose tissue thermogenesis
![](https://biology.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/Screenshot-2023-10-18-125309.png)
Speaker: Feng Yue – University of Florida, Department of Animal Science
Date: October 17th, 2023
Host: Xiaofei Bai
Microbial chemistry – from coral symbiosis to drug discovery
![](https://biology.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/Screenshot-2023-10-18-101242.png)
Speaker: Sandra Loesgen – University of Florida, Whitney Lab & Dept of Chemistry
Date: October 10th, 2023
Host: Zepeng Yao
The Reemergence and Leveraging of Citizen Scientists
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Speaker: Sam Allen – Friends of Fossil Forests
Date: September 28th, 2023
Host: Nareerat Boonchai
Go with the flow: shear stress mechanosensing in external and internal senses
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Speaker: Yang Xiang – University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Neurobiology
Date: September 26th, 2023
Host: Zepeng Yao
Probing the Chemical Language of Bacteria: Microbial Secondary Metabolism from Evolution to Drug Discovery
![](https://biology.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/Screenshot-2023-09-20-133556.png)
Speaker: Marc Chevrette – University of Florida, Department of Microbiology & Cell Science
Date: September 19th, 2023
Host: Bryn Durham
Computer vision and the promise of phenomics in biology
![](https://biology.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/Arthur-Porto-Seminar.png)
Speaker: Arthur Porto, Florida Museum of Natural History
Date: September 12th, 2023
Host: Brad Barbazuk
Mechanistic basis of amphibian resilience to climate change and disease
![](https://biology.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/Ana-Longo-Seminar.png)
Speaker: Ana Longo, University of Florida | Department of Biology
Date: September 5th, 2023
Host: Mathew Leibold
Olfactory development, phenotypic plasticity and reproductive longevity in ants
![](https://biology.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/Yan-8-13-23.png)
Speaker: Hua Yan, University of Florida | Department of Biology
Date: August 31th, 2023
Host: Derek Cummings
Summer 2023
Genetics And Physiology Assistant Instructional Professor Search Lectures –Scott Taylor
![](https://biology.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/Scott-Taylor-Talks.jpg)
Speaker: Scott Taylor
Date: August 10th, 2023
Host: Charlie Baer
Genetics And Physiology Assistant Instructional Professor Search Lectures – Ashley Elias
![](https://biology.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/Ashley-Elias-Talks.jpg)
Speaker: Ashley Elias
Date: August 9th, 2023
Host: Charlie Baer
Spring 2023
Expanding the human footprint: Understanding human-mediated dispersal of microscopic fungi in the context of tourism and recreation
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Speaker: Sarah McGrath-Blaser
Date: April 25, 2023
Host: Ana Longo
Microbial modulation of host behavior: Insights from Drosophila
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Speaker: Adam CN Wong
Date: April 4, 2023
Host: Zepeng Yao
Adaptation and speciation in plants: bridging the gap between pattern and process
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Speaker: Shelly Sianta
Date: March 28, 2023
Host: Stuart McDaniel
Phylogenomic methods for evolutionary mechanisms in free-living and parasitic plants
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Speaker: Liming Cai
Date: March 23, 2023
Host: Stuart McDaniel
The cost of gossip: Growth-defense tradeoffs & multifunctional traits
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Speaker: Jordan Dowell
Date: March 9, 2023
Host: Stuart McDaniel
Chemical diversity, species interactions, and the abundance and distribution of plant species
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Speaker: Diego Salazar
Date: March 7, 2023
Host: Stuart McDaniel
Assembly, emergence, and change: Understanding microbial contributions to ecosystem biogeochemistry
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Speaker: Britt Bertolet
Date: February 23, 2023
Host: Hannah Vander-Zanden
Hosts-parasite-microbiome community: A system for studying changing ecosystems
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Speaker: Kelly Speer
Date: February 21, 2023
Host: Bryn Durham
Plant microbiomes in a changing world: linking community response to ecosystem function
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Speaker: Jeremiah Henning
Date: February 14, 2023
Host: Mathew Leibold
Microbiomes link human, animal, and environment health
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Speaker: Chris Dutton
Date: February 14, 2023
Host: Mathew Leibold